Your Best Hobbies (other than Audio)

In no particular order: Univ of Washington Husky football; jazz and classical music; woodcarving and woodworking; scuba diving; underwater photography; international travel; good food and wine.

Tubegroov..Bruk..Lindeman, thanks for your support. But it seems to me that world doen't need another "artis"! World, needs plumber or garage mechanic. Anyway, i'll plug along, and if anything happens, it's just a bonus!

Though not nearly as accomplished as Eldragon, I also took up painting (about 5 years ago). Don't do much more than a couple of canvases per year, and basically give my paintings away to friends or strangers who express an aprreciation (usually hang them in my office, and several have gone to suppliers ot business acquaintances who bug me enough). I am also a semi-serious oenophile, collecting (and drinking!) mostly French and Italian wines (california wine is too expensive these days!). Cooking is my wekeend hobby (mostly Itlaina and French cuisine), and reading is my passion since I was a little boy. As for convertibles, I've owned two Alfa Romeos in the past 6 years, and now get lots of enjoyment out of my BMW M Roadster..got to have a ragtop!

If that is the name of it, than i am an ONEOPHILE (drinking not collecting)and far better at it than a painter! I also had old, beat-up(looked like me) '72 ALFA Spider! It was fun, except it had trouble starting on a rainy day!

These are listed in no particular order and reflect varying degrees of expertise/incompetence. Photography - allows much obsessive gear behavior, but also gives the joy of the once in a while shot that makes you happy- guitar - once the system started getting good had to start noodling with an old Martin to keep from listening to 3Am, Yoga - addict for about a year, Women- much research, nothing really learned. ...and before my move into NYC, cars- a 72 240Z, but that's ancient history. Now's it mostly the # 6 downtown, I'm very jealous of those of you can really enjoy your bikes/cars and the open roads out wherever they are.