[Lynne]

I just placed it where they spit out the authors name:

			<vb:if condition="$showuser">
<img src="{vb:raw avatarurl}" alt="Author Avatar" />
				<div class="article_username_container<vb:if condition="!$showrating">_full</vb:if>">
					{vb:rawphrase by_x_nolink, {vb:raw memberaction_dropdown}}
				</div>
			</vb:if>

However, it needs some styling, so you'll have to add some CSS to move things around. (Since I don't actually use this code, I never got that far.)