Who R U?

thedautch: good to have you among us. your story is another exemplar of timing being everything. i feel for you, having been a law school graduate a mere 32 years ago. i was a "fed" lawyer for 13 years (FTC). since joining the dark side of the force, my income has been as the ocean, troughs and peaks. thankfully, the peaks have been more frequent than the troughs. may the same be true for you. -Kelly

kjg: tho you've been posting for a goodly time, i've not gotten acquainted with you before. great to hear your story. i do hope you find success and good fortune in the coming months. -kelly

I'm 45, married for almost 25 years to a wonderful woman who understands that my SoundLABs need to be out at least 6'. I have loved music all my life and took years of piano lessons. I still play, but am sure my piano teachers would deny that they ever taught me. I have been an avid reader of the audiogon forums for over 2 years and only wish I would have discovered audiogon a lot sooner as it would have saved me a fair bit of time, effort and $$. I currently stay at home with my 2 boys by choice, courtesy of a corporate restructuring and buy out. They will both be in school next year and the job search will begin. Yes we waited by choice a long time before having kids. In the mean time, I get to listen to music a lot. My music tastes mainly rest with what used to be called fusion jazz, some new age, and classical.

tthomas: you are a fortunate man, being able to spend so much time with your sons during their most formative years. i have two sons, as well, tho mine are aged 32 and 28. i hope your boys turn out to be young men in whom you can take as much pride as i do mine. they will, i am sure, be better for having lived with music all their young lives. welcome, and may your days be always filled with the sounds of music amid the voices of those you love. -kelly

Tthomas-lucky you! I second Comfedboy on being fortunate to spend time with your kids. Mine are 17 and 24. The older one is on his own and paying his own bills, while the younger is a senior in high school. Both love my music (mostly classic rock and roll). Watch out if you have any nude styli around - maybe CD is a better choice although sonically inferior to LPs with a good 'table. I still don't understand how all this voodoo (upsampling, etc) can restore something that was never there in the first place.