mijostyn- I knew it! mc is James Patterson. Tom Clancy. But don't tell anyone. The NSA will have me killed again.
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geoffkait:
Needling Freudian slip. A rare moment of truth and relevance. Its been reported you are on a mission to irritate and make fun of audiophiles. Nice to see you admit it for once. The question however is what other interests you may have. We now see that there are none. Thanks! |
My main hobby addiction is running, represented by my avatar - a running W E Coyote.
He is symbolic, and represents everyone that posts here on this AudioGon forum.
Chasing but never getting.
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Critical overthinking.
Mangling sentences.
Future predictions that come out of a weed pipe. Or too much acid. Not sure.
New physics. (forces you don't understand, now that's the fun stuff...)
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Collecting cheap tupperware.
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All-City Macho Man, Steel frame, Thomson Masterpiece seat post, Brooks Cambium TEST seat, Vittoria inner tubes, Continental Grand Prix 4000 tires. Campagnolo quick release skewers.
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Road cycling - 200 miles weekly on average
Peloton bike - when it rains
Hiking
Marriage mentoring
Foodie
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After beating my body up most of my life with hard physical jobs and athletic type hobbies, I'm not able to pursue that stuff anymore. I'm too damned old, and everything hurts. What doesn't hurt, doesn't work anymore. Here's some of my past hobbies:
Sport Judo. (fought in tournaments)
Motorcycle racing in the Mojave Desert. (Actually was in one race with Steve McQueen. He was fast.)
Weight lifting.
Road cycling. I had a custom frame built in England and outfitted it with all Campagnola Record equipment. The thing was like riding a bicycle made by Ferarri. With the steep frame angles, it was a very quick handling bicycle. Coming down the canyon twisties was a thrill. It truly was a precision instrument. Very stiff frame made from Reynolds 753 tubing. It would beat you up pretty good on century rides, but it was perfect for the daily 30-mile training rides, with lots of tough hills thrown into the mix.
I love motorcycles and bicycles. Now, alas ... it's all in the past.
Now, I read a lot. I love U.S. history, free-market economics, authors from the "Old Right." Into Hayek, Mises, Rothbard, Mencken, Rand, etc.
In today's political climate, a must-read is Hayek's "The Road to Serfdom." It is a mind and an eye-opener. Check it out.
Frank |
To many hobbies have been my downfall lol, I have been into audio for well over 40 years, also into Bench rest, high power, and air gun shooting, competition BBQ, 1/5th scale radio control cars, enduro riding, biking, four wheeling, and photography. Those $7000.00 dollar camera lens and $5000.00 camera bodies got expensive quick, I ended up selling off a few of my prized audio equipment, Nagra PLP DC powered pre-amp VPA 50 watt amps, and Wilson Watt puppies to fund my photog habit, looking back at all the pictures I took of our family over the years takes some of the sting away from the fact that I had to sell some audio gear. |
@mijostyn I love the look of a diamond frame bike--but that's about it. Recumbent's are a perfect touring machine for long comfortable rides that I do now. Check out the Bacchetta CarbonAero 2.0. It's not a bad machine. |
My first two autos were a Mercedes and a GTO ragtop so I'm done with cars especially since driving for a living.
Currently cheese and Traegering.
Cooking simple meals like lobster mac, shrimp & grits and smoked brisket.
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Corelli, recumbent? Fausto Coppi is rolling over in his grave! |
Noromance, it sounds to me you might need an anti depressant, or a slight reorganization of your life. I have patients that work in Boston. They leave here (Southern NH) at 4:00 AM to beat the traffic, go to a gym near work, take their shower and go to work. Then they head back at 2-2:30 and beat the traffic again. They spend an hour commuting instead of two and get their workout in. Not much we can do about taxation except keep the bastards at each others throats so they can't hurt us as much. TERM LIMITS!!!! You have to look at houses as another hobby. I'm OK with property tax as long as it is giving our kids a good education. |
Weightlifting
Gardening
Reading |
In the number one slot, of course, is music. But many other interests compete for time
--recumbent biking 2-3k miles a year
--cross country skiing in the winter (lousy snow year!)
--fish keeping/breeding
--landscaping
--I do enjoy my Civic Type R (not sure what can perform as well overall for the money)
--woodworking/carpentry
--almost forgot, took up bass fishing the past year |
Fly fishing and rodbuilding. I've only recently been bit (again) by the stereo bug, during a period when I couldn't build rods. That spurred me to get some of my old audio gear serviced, and to start putting together a second system for the basement. I'll listen to that as I build.
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Geoffkait, a needling mystic? Sounds voodoo to me.....ouch! |
I knew it! mc is James Patterson.
Woodworking. I have a 3 phase workshop in my basement
911's I have an 06 C4S and a 14 Turbo S. If I hit the lottery I'd get a Singer 911 and an Eagle Speedster along with a lift. I am darn tired of working on jack stands.
Bicycling and Skiing. Two years ago we climbed the Stelvio and the Mortirolo. A fractured sternum and 4 ribs ended my mountain biking days. We just got adventure bikes and are going to start exploring the gravel roads up north. Garmin Nav is a must!
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Besides listening to music I enjoy gardening, bicycling, reading, drinking fine wine and craft brews and in season fishing for bass and northern pike. Fortunately , consuming beverages can be done while pursuing some of my other hobbies.
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No time for other interests. Commuting to works wastes 15 hours a week. Work another 40. Maybe some reading and complaining about taxation without benefits and representation. Most money goes on home repairs and property tax.
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Along with listening to my steereo, playing music has always been my first and foremost passion. I play the violin. Banjo. Dobro. Steel string acoustic guitars. Electrics, both single-poled and Humbucker-ed. I eventually had to sell my grand piano but its replacement is a fine early 20th Century Mason-Hamlin upright. For a while I was hooked on still photography. I went deep enough into the hobby to drag a 4x5 field camera outfit (including tripod) on several vacations. Then there are the road racing bicycles. Nothing can top 'em when it comes to beautifully-made precision instruments.... Well, maybe those fiddles.
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Gardening
Fly Fishing
Mountain Biking
Basket weaving and the occasional midget toss
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Gardening
Home repair
Competition obedience with my dogs
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Landscaping. Reading. BBQ'ing. Exercise. |
Motorcycles. Been riding pretty much my whole life. Have had at least one since age 12. Currently down to 2.
I also like Fiat's... Laugh all you want |
Jay: hiking, mountain biking, attending live music shows once or twice a week, cars (own a Dodge Challenger), reading history oriented books and gardening |
I love to fish for Smallmouth ,Walleye at Dale Hollow Lake . I might add I like to sip bourbon while fishing. A 2005 ford F150 gets me their with ease! |
