Who R U?

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!

I have begun this hobby when I was 11 and living in South America, especifically, Paraguay. I guess my first encounter with gear was through some borrowed equipment from my brother's wealthy Jesuit educated friends. Some old Technics receiver and turntable....Afterwards, I really into hifi or low fi when I got my own 1985 Sony MIDI system. It has been a long road since, 17 years, High school in a rough part of NYC, the Bronx, school in plush upstate private school and graduate school for an MA in Spanish lit from University of Kansas. I am doing this crazy job called teaching now. Not married, thank you, and I am an avid reader to this site, which, by the way, was directed to my attention by a dealer who wanted to make a sale, but I guess he never did....My system in the US consisted of SS, Carver junky amp, Sumo Preamp, Sony CDP, Infinity Kappa 9s and a NAD 3 head tape deck. Now, after selling, wasting money and time, my system for years to come is taking shape. Used SFL-2, new Sonic Frontiers Power 2, Gershman X1 and SW1 4 piece speaker system combination, Mcintosh MR78 tuner - Mint from EBAy - a rarity indeed not even one finger print mark on it!, and either today or Monday, the DAC-1 from Bel Canto which I will use to run with my DVD player. Although there is much I have learned from the site especially about stereos, I am always surprised to find the honesty and the tone of all people in the site, except those feisty types, a great surprise. This site is incredible and I think it is just the beginning of great things to come. Background...I am Korean, speak a few languages, my best being Spanish and English...others include French, Portuguese and Korean. Great thread.