Hello from Seattle

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Long-time prog fan, since I was a kid, really.  I'm 50 now, but back in the early 1970's - I had older siblings who were constantly spinning Tull, ELP, Mike Oldfield, Yes, etc. on the stereo, so I developed a taste for all that stuff pretty early on.
In the late '70's and early '80's I went through a huge electronic phase, getting into Vangelis, Tangerine Dream, Jarre, Kraftwerk, Klaus Schulze (and many others) - a love affair which lasts to this day.

I turned my high school sweetheart on to all of this stuff, and she really got into it.  We split up for a while, but eventually got back together and married (now my wife of 25 years)... she got even deeper into prog while we spent those few years apart, so we spent our honeymoon unpacking boxes in our living room, turning each other on to different albums in our collections (she had owned a prog rock record store for a couple of years), smoking pot, and...

Anyway, I may not stay around the forum for very long, I get tired of computers and tech stuff pretty quick.  Fun to chat about good music, though.

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ProfPanglos Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 25 2017 Location: Austin, Texas Status: Offline Points: 624	Topic: Hello from Seattle Posted: July 25 2017 at 22:35
	Long-time prog fan, since I was a kid, really. I'm 50 now, but back in the early 1970's - I had older siblings who were constantly spinning Tull, ELP, Mike Oldfield, Yes, etc. on the stereo, so I developed a taste for all that stuff pretty early on. In the late '70's and early '80's I went through a huge electronic phase, getting into Vangelis, Tangerine Dream, Jarre, Kraftwerk, Klaus Schulze (and many others) - a love affair which lasts to this day. I turned my high school sweetheart on to all of this stuff, and she really got into it. We split up for a while, but eventually got back together and married (now my wife of 25 years)... she got even deeper into prog while we spent those few years apart, so we spent our honeymoon unpacking boxes in our living room, turning each other on to different albums in our collections (she had owned a prog rock record store for a couple of years), smoking pot, and... Anyway, I may not stay around the forum for very long, I get tired of computers and tech stuff pretty quick. Fun to chat about good music, though.

Atavachron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 30 2006 Location: Pearland Status: Offline Points: 64333	Posted: July 25 2017 at 22:53
	Welcome, Professor, sound like my kinda guy.
	"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy

YESESIS Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 26 2017 Location: Maine Status: Offline Points: 2215	Posted: July 28 2017 at 23:35
	"she got even deeper into prog while we spent those few years apart, so we spent our honeymoon unpacking boxes in our living room, turning each other on to different albums in our collections" That honestly sounds like the most fun ever. Big welcome to you.

ProfPanglos Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 25 2017 Location: Austin, Texas Status: Offline Points: 624	Posted: July 29 2017 at 16:03
	Yeah, it was fun! :) I remember she played Gong's Flying Teapot for me, with a big gleam in her eye.

Finnforest Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: February 03 2007 Location: . Status: Offline Points: 16913	Posted: July 29 2017 at 16:08
	Welcome, good to have you!