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I used to play guitar, mostly blues. Played live a couple times on jam nights and discovered I had horrific stage fright, which surprised me since I used to perform in live theatre. Gave it up.

 

Live theatre. Mostly as an observer and photographer now. Used to act, direct, write, whatever needed doing.

 

My grandsons.

 

Fishin'.

 

Used to enjoy target shooting. Don't do much anymore - bad back, neck.

 

Xenia Seeberg's lips. Yeh...

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"4 BMW riders....Seems like a lot for such a small group posting. Do you all have German cameras to go along with the BMWs?...

 

yes... a Zeiss Ikon Contessa (Stuttgart, Germany).. a Rollei 35T...that with a solo bike.... with the K100RS hooked to a sidecar.. I bring the LF gear...

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Listening to jazz & blues; fly fishing for anything finny but mostly wild trout; fly tying;

native trees and shrubs; making & growing bonsai (mostly with natives); database

development; Macintosh computers; digital imaging. I used to cook too until there

was no one but me to cook for (daughters are grown).

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Skiing, winter alpinism (with Linhof on my back!), writing for newspapers and literature magazines, or for scientific magazines, science. Listening to jazz, classical or any good music. Good literature and movies. (The latter criterion based on the quality of actors acting not on �special effects� applied).
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Renovating my century home, since the last century, and commuting 150 miles a day has cut significantly into my life not to mention my passion for photography. Then of course there are my wife and kids! Growing children make for wonderful photographic opportunities, as well as the personal rewards of course! Many years ago I made the decision to focus any available resources on photography, so I have a lot of mothballed model train stuff and aquarium stuff that may eventually be brought back to life and my stereo speakers that are each the size of a small fridge are holding up the shelves in the basement!

 

Photography on a budget has also created an addiction to eBay! It has served me well and as my camera bag, or should I say closet, has grown quite full my addiction is beginning to wain - there is hope yet!

 

Good luck to all!

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With what else are you obsessed? Grammar :)

 

I wasn't going to jump onto this dogpile, but I didn't want to leave Richard Martel hanging in the wind. I am a guitar player, and doing math in grad school (in a mad attempt to add letters to the end of my name :).

 

PS: Hogarth... I find Dean a bit too far right of centre, but I can't vote in your country anyways ;)

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Jazz drummer since age 14. Into Tibetan singing bowls for past 10 years...I have two New Age cd's out which are doing very well worldwide. Astrology, tarot and metaphysics. All things that speak to the other side of reality. How to take the known physical reality and the invisible, and merge them into one reality. Currently trying to do that with a 12x20. Who are we before we are born and who are we after we die? What is the real story for humanity? These are my questions and passions. In my higher moments there are no more questions...only....well...my presence/self...at last.
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Hmmm,

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1. Trying not to get killed by taxi drivers while riding my fixed gear Pista in Brooklyn. Recumbent!? Maybe when I'm older! (Hi Christopher, let's chat...)

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2. Cooking. Just got a pasta machine!

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3. Philosophy. Finishing up on Nietzsche, heading towards Hume, with another small detour of Smith. Avoiding Hegel for the time being.

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4. Jeet Kune Do (martial arts)

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5. Women. Which often makes riding my bike in Brooklyn seem safe...<div>005rbu-14235584.jpg.05c2829853d4bfe415cf9fa81c3f10fe.jpg</div>

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Wow! That�s the first time I�ve been called a �personality�. Or even having one.

 

For the past 20 + years my interests have been photography. Been playing folk guitar for the past 40 years and can�t read a note. Hmmmmm . . maybe I should photograph the guitar.

 

And now, a few comments on the comments:

 

James D � My first car was a �55 Buick Special � a 3 holer.

 

CXC � Watch out for him in SF. Especially down Lombard St.

 

Brian A � How do you breed snakes.? Answer: Very carefully. Very carefully.

 

Blake A � Hassey�s will cost a lot less than women.

 

Gene M � Combine hobbies � Photograph fit bass.

 

Michael S � You can have some of mine. The wife says I�ve got BS to spare.

 

Ed C � 40 pounds ago I was . . well . . lighter. And much younger. Much younger.

 

Ole T � Fry up a handful of mushroom, a nice trout and poor the wine. I�m there.

 

John N � When you find the �perfect� dough � I�m there. Call Ole T.

 

jnorman � you too?

 

Richard M � Let�s see � A filter factor of 3 is . . . . ? ? I dunno.

 

Art H � The English language is not rational. English spelling even worse.

 

Eric R � Waddu got gainst country???

 

John E � I�ll help you with the Yiddish. Can�t help with the Swedish. Hmmmm . . . sweet and sour matzo balls? A meter for white tail deer? A Gossen WTD of course.

 

Tim O � What can you tell me about starting an apricot tree.

 

H. C. � A man after my own liver. Have you and Ole heard about the Charles Shaw Merlot? Available at Trader Joe�s @ $1.99. It�s pretty good. Locally we call it �Two Buck Chuck�.

 

David G � I�m tracks 2, 7 & 8.

 

Bruce W � �Recovering rock climber and fighting gravity. Always remember, �Gravity ALWAYS wins�.

 

Per V � Sorry I can�t come to Shasta in Oct. Anyone who can should listen to this guy. Olives in wine??

 

Hogarth H � You�re kidding . . Aren�t you?

 

Hugo Z � Damn long pool.

 

Peter G � Mark Twain said, �Golf � A pleasant walk in a beautiful park setting . . . ruined by a little white ball.�

 

Kevin B � Ana one Ana two

 

Brian E � What can I say? Renaults? Cushmans?

 

Lex J � I performed once on stage � barfed � before AND after. Never again.

 

Sam C � Always remember, �Gravity ALWAYS wins�.

 

Wieslaw Z � Amen!

 

John C � There IS hope.

 

Cheers, my obsessed friends.

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Playing a musical instrument certainly seems to be the most popular second obsession followed by astronomy, motorcycling, guns, and food & wine. This is the result of my mental tally, so your mileage may vary.

 

Sir Brian Ellis, my earlier post indicated that this thread is more interesting to me than the countless "Which equipment is best for such-and-such arcane situation" questions this thread receives. I did not intend to imply that this thread is more interesting than the actual practice of photography as you may have inferred. There's nothing I'd rather be doing right now than metering a deer's fuzzy white butt. Zone VIII, right?

 

Steve M, thanks for the offer. I just might take you up on it someday.

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Stay at home Dad to a just over one year old daughter and just under three year old son.

 

Another guitar player, though for as long as I�ve been playing, I should be much better. Doesn�t matter much now that I�m in my Guy Clark, Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt phase.

 

Rockclimber, though that is on hold until the kids are older

 

I�m a science geek both professionally (chemist, now on hold) and as a hobby. I can�t decide if I want to be a geologist or forest ecologist when I grow up.

 

I love old tractors, though at this point, I don�t have one. Same with old sportscars.

 

And finally, I�m an unapologetic liberal!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Bob Fowler: YEAH! I recently sold my Selmer Ser III soprano in favor of a beautiful original silverplate 1927 TT soprano - it's the best soprano I've ever had the pleasure of playing. Nice nice nice.

 

My other horns are a 1954 SML tenor, a 1949 SML alto, and a Buescher Big B bari (whose age I've forgotten...). I've also got an early 90s Ser II tenor sitting here, but it's been demoted to "backup" status... (I'm keeping it for sentimental reasons, although I recently saw a low-A SML bari that made me consider offering it up for trade.)

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