First of all I'd like to thank david99 for starting this thread.
It's a great idea, and it gives us all the oportunity to get to know each other a little and maybe create lasting friendships beyond our shared obsession / hobby.
My name is George and I live in Austin, Texas with my black Lab / chow mix named Pepper.....the source of my user name Pepperdog.
I am educated in the field of Finance and Management, but I work for myself doing whatever gives me energy or brings me fulfillment and knowledge.
I have owned several businesses of varying sizes and I manage my tiny real estate empire.
I have a very strong environmental conscience and I have strong ties with a group trying desperately to save our Aquifer and river recharge zones from developers.
I enjoy audio gear and have grown to appreciate the aural differences in the good stuff, but it keeps me searching for the next new and different sonic experience.
Mind you, I'm not complaining...it truly is the journey, and not the destination, that is important.
I do have a reference system for most listening, and I set up 2 or more other systems and rotate equipment in and out; listening to the differences and the similarities.
I love the music first and foremost and my interests range from acid jazz ( Bob James, Fourplay,) to acoustic guitar ( Willie and Lobo, Strunz, Acoustic Alchemy, Sephir etc.)to female vocals ( Loreena McKinnett, Eliza, Lucinda etc.) to Rock and "real" Jazz of all kinds.
Fortunately, living in Austin (the "live music capital of the world") provides me with the opportunity to see and hear my favorites all year 'round.
Live music, in my opinion, can't be beat.
I traveled extensively when I was younger and I still make forays into New Mexico and Colorado to the mountains every year for a recharge of the 40 year old batteries.
I ride a Harley when I can, but am currently mending a broken arm from a meeting with the side of a truck that pulled across the lane I was in and stopped 6 feet in front of me while I was traveling at 30 miles an hour.....on said Harley.
I enjoy buying and selling equipment on the web, and have always felt that Audiogon was the class act for this kind of commerce.
Now that I have had a chance to read a little personal stuff about some of you contributing members, it's easy to see why Audiogon is the great site that it is.
Happy trading to everyone!
