Hi
Welcome to my bloated ego self-importance page wherein I entertain
my delusions of significance.
Grew up in Watsonville California. Played drums in numerous garage bands turning semi-professional enuff at age 16 to open for the legendary rock band Moby Grape. Tossed out of the house for deciding to be a no good bum musician. Age 18, hit the skids, streets, for several years. Met and married a sympathetic woman
(from New Orleans) who after 3 years dumped me due to issues of immaturity (mine).
Floundered about 1 more year finally making it out of the gutter by getting a degree in electronics from a liberal socialist funded institution in the Silicon Valley, called West Valley College
Landed a job with Memorex Corporation working 4 years as a tech in the engineering department of their "Large Disk Drive" division.
Used all of my spare time and training to study sound and musical electronics. Developed a digital ring memory based signal processor at a time when such things were unheard of.
Tired of the smog in Santa Clara Ca.., I took up my ex-wife's offer to re-marry. Moved to New Orleans to be with her.
Lived there for about 10 years, fixing TV's and guitar amplifiers
My wife and I were involved heavily in a charitable spay and neuter group which had as it's goal to reduce the numbers of starving animals on the streets and also the numbers of animals destroyed ( violently) by the animal shelters. This charitable work called for huge investment in time, so I opted for self-employment in the repair business so I could set my own hours.
After accumulating a large number of animals as a result of the charity work, we moved to ten acres in the country in Mississippi, but still within striking distance of New Orleans.
Have been here for almost 12 years now, where I have been devoting every bit of spare time (what little I have) to cracking the mystery of why tube amplifiers sound good.
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