In Reply to: Dudley REALLY doesn't like HP posted by Fishfood on February 23, 2007 at 22:04:18:
...for criticism.He's a pretty private guy with a big ego and sort of a dual personality - an excited kid full of wonder in a candy store, or a critical, condescending ass when you cross him.
You could see this in his reviewing vs his answers to critical readers in the old 'Letters' columns.
Many of the writers who worked for HP and TAS in its heyday ended up leaving for various reasons.
That includes AD who I met at the only big staff meeting weekend TAS ever had in about 1986. AD seemed like a very nice guy to me.
Most of the writers I spoke with after they left were critical of HP, particularly his management style, or lack thereof.
Many of the writers wanted and expected more personal attention from HP, which they never got. It was usually an editor you dealt with about your reviews who said "HP wants you to do this..." I gave HP a hard time about this once and he agreed to call and talk with every writer at least twice a year. It never happended.
He drove the magazine into bankruptcy twice with his big spending habits and lack of business acumen, usually hiring personal friends as business managers.
But everyone I spoke with still had a lot of respect for what he writes and had accomplished, virtually creating high end audio.
He's a truly creative and talented guy.
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Follow Ups
- HP is an easy taget... - mkuller 11:14:46 02/24/07 (30)
- Scott Markwell said he "Saw the writing on the wall" when the new management team took over. - howard 21:14:58 02/24/07 (1)
- I suspect that wasn't the issue... - mkuller 21:30:15 02/24/07 (0)
- Re: HP is an easy taget... - middleground 15:54:43 02/24/07 (1)
- There are many around here can relate to that -nt - Feanor 06:41:45 02/25/07 (0)
- Respectfully disagree about "virtually creating high end audio". - M3 lover 13:22:23 02/24/07 (19)
- Take this simple test... - mkuller 17:15:00 02/24/07 (18)
- In Stereophile....:-) nt - JimL 13:03:39 02/27/07 (0)
- Re: Take this simple test... - Tom Brennan 08:51:37 02/25/07 (0)
- Re: Take this simple test... - AP1 06:16:13 02/25/07 (0)
- Sorry Mike, you lose . . . - M3 lover 23:29:03 02/24/07 (2)
- I first read about the . . . - mkuller 14:00:22 02/25/07 (0)
- Another example - plantsman 04:21:42 02/25/07 (0)
- Re: Take this simple test... - Steve Eddy 20:05:44 02/24/07 (1)
- Re: Take this simple test... - TomLarson 20:41:13 02/24/07 (0)
- Re: Take this simple test... - Bruce from DC 19:19:35 02/24/07 (5)
- I don't think TAS started... - mkuller 21:34:26 02/24/07 (4)
- Re: I don't think TAS started... - TomLarson 08:02:34 02/25/07 (3)
- agreed - Bruce from DC 15:22:35 02/25/07 (2)
- What's a TA? nt - Tom Brennan 16:15:04 02/25/07 (1)
- Teaching Assistant - Charles Hansen 16:24:45 02/25/07 (0)
- Re: Take this simple test... - TomLarson 17:43:25 02/24/07 (3)
- The early days... - mkuller 11:16:25 02/25/07 (2)
- Re: The early days... - TomLarson 17:52:44 02/25/07 (1)
- Re: The early days... - Charles Hansen 11:15:32 02/26/07 (0)
- He Does Take a Lot of Arrows..... - Todd Krieger 13:09:41 02/24/07 (5)
- Re: He Does Take a Lot of Arrows..... - middleground 11:29:24 02/25/07 (0)
- Much more than a 'propensity for ambiguity' that was troublesome in his writing... nt - TomLarson 20:39:47 02/24/07 (3)
- I Remember That "Lip Service" Thread..... - Todd Krieger 02:21:50 02/25/07 (2)
- He was a combination of BOTH..(nt) - mkuller 13:52:58 02/25/07 (0)
- Re: I Remember That "Lip Service" Thread..... - TomLarson 08:03:53 02/25/07 (0)