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In Reply to: Do you remember that "moment" when the audio/music bug bit you? posted by Maniac on February 27, 2007 at 14:01:56:
I grew up in the south suburbs of Chicago, and went to high school in the late 1970s. My best friend Bill had an older brother who lived in the basement of his parent's house, and had hung a pair of Bose 901s from the ceiling beams. He had a TT and I think a McIntosh amp of some sort. Even though it probably wasn't the most expensive thing in the world, we were under strict orders never to touch it.Anyway, like a lot teenagers in that time and place, we soon discovered drugs, particularly acid (LSD). Bill and I took to ditching school in our senior year and dropping whatever it was we had. One of the first times we did this, we had a version of what used to be known as "4-way Window Pane", which was a clear square that was supposed to be broken up into 4 pieces and taken individually. This time, we took all four at the same time. After kicking around Bill's empty house for a while, we went downstairs and put on a record. It was Jeff Beck's "Wired." Loud. I remember standing in front of one the 901s, tripping my little teenaged buns off, and feeling the air pumping out of the speaker blowing my perfectly feathered, 1970s-styled long hair off of my forehead. Needless to say, the experience left a deep impression on me. It was a combination of the thrill of doing something forbidden, a small understanding of the importance of rock and jazz music, and a huge appreciation for the power of audio equipment.
After that, "Wired" was the very first record I ever bought, and, like many of you, I've dropped thousands and thousands on vinyl and gear ever since.
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Follow Ups
- Warning: drugs involved in story - newanvil 05:33:05 02/28/07 (2)
- Interesting story.. - marc-homeslice 06:38:00 02/28/07 (1)
- Re: Interesting story.. - newanvil 07:37:09 02/28/07 (0)
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