Who R U?

Redkiwi, being a Junior Wells fan, has inspired me to post. My username is hdm, short for Hoodoo Man, one of Junior's many great songs. Had the opportunity to see him numerous times before he passed away a few years ago. I'm a 41 year old real estate broker (selling real estate in London, Canada, right smack between Toronto and Detroit) for the past 21 years, married with a great wife who is pretty tolerant of my hobby and two boys, 7 and 4. Have really enjoyed music since about the age of 14, but my musical tastes have definitely changed over time. Now mainly a post war Chicago Blues and Jazz fan, but enjoy lots of different stuff-Tom Waits, recent Johnny Cash, female vocalists etc. Pretty much a "budget audiophile" and have built a modest, but musical system over the years. Don't change much in the way of equipment, and didn't even have a CD player until about 4 years ago. System must sound ok as my wife's comment after seeing Diana Krall live about a year ago was "she sounds better at home". Actually, the venue we saw her in is notorious for lousy acoustics, and we prefer to see blues acts in seedy bars where we can drink to enhance our appreciation of the musical event!

Yes indeed Hdm, Junior Wells is fantastic, and Hoodoo Man Blues is one of my very favourite CDs. I also like a CD of Junior and Buddy which is an acoustic session recorded in France. These two CDs are the stand-outs that I have heard to date, with many of the others being of much lesser quality, but if you have any tips for me on that score I would be very grateful.

The CD made by Buddy and Junior in France is called 'Alone and Acoustic'. From Alligator records , box 60234, chicago IL 60660. One of my all time favorite albums. You can also buy it at Buddy's bar 'Buddy Guys Legends' in downtown Chicago, 748 S Wabash. Who am I ? I'm a single 33 y/old independent computer consultant. I specialize in middleware and enterprise interface systems. I was a traveling nomad for about six years which allowed me to experience live music in cities all over the United States. I recently hung up the laptop, bought a house, and took a day job working as a systems architect for a local telephone company (I still consult on the side (hint hint). My hobbies are downhill skiing( Crested Butte & Jackson Hole Rule!), bicycle riding, mountain climbing, and classical guitar. It is such a great thing to be able to HAVE a stereo. I actually knew a consultant who would ship his stereo to whatever job he was working at. I've enjoyed reading all of your posts. Even Carl_eber's. Cheers to all.

Hi Redkiwi, Hdm, John_1; Nice to meet you on this thread and read your bio-info. I'm a big Junior Wells and Buddy guy fan also, and Hoodoo Man Blues is great-- listened to it last night. I saw Buddy Guy live several years ago. He's a tremendous performer with a smile that could light up Oregon, and his version of "Mustang Sally" is killer. Redkiwi, I now have 5 Shirley Horn CDs (your influence), she's great, but I only like the ballads. I'm really enjoying this thread. Cheers. Craig.

Treyhoss - I have stories galore..but many my wife shouldn't know about, so I think I'll save the book for when I'm REALLY old. BTW, a build on the thread. I posted a message a while back asing if there were any audiophiles in Cincinnati, OH. Via this thread, I met a fellow Audiogoner who lives a few blocks away (!) and we've done 4 listening sessions together since, loaned each other interconnects and music, etc. Alway glad to have a seocnd opinion, so if any of you is ever in Cincinnati..drop me a line in advance!