Well, the inaugural session of the Philadelphia Audiophile Society (or whatever we will call ourselves) took place today. By any measure, it appeared to be a rousing success. I for one, had a fantastic time. It was truly rewarding experience to meet such fine people. People who live and breath the the hobby with such obvious passion and commitment.
First things first. Thanks to Rushton for his generosity and skills at being the consumate host. Becoming the locus of the first meeting took courage and grace, both of which he possessed aplenty. Thanks Rush!
The meeting attracted folks with diverse musical tastes. I feel that it will hopefully serve as a vehicle to expand all of our knowledge in the future of both genres and artists. I know that I will be seeking out the featured John Coltrane CD, and will inch into classical with the help of everyone else.
It was clear that this was something that we would all welcome as an activity which continues in the future. Lots of folks hit it off, the conversation was both engaging and lively. One thing I realized was that we are not alone in this area. There are a lot of us out here. I would also venture to guess that there are even more of us around. There are strength in numbers, perhaps our little club will someday come to help its members in some way. There were many ideas thrown on the table for how things might happen in the future. Between the music and the conversation, we probably did not have a chance to forge things out into more crystallized plans. But, I think this forum could potentially serve as a place where each person might submit ideas, and we as a group could come to a consensus.
So, in brief, I would like to state that I spent a perfect Sunday with all of you. How much better can life get when we have great people and music? I hope that this momentum will lead us to more in the future.
Thanks to all who I met today, and again, specifically to Rush.
First things first. Thanks to Rushton for his generosity and skills at being the consumate host. Becoming the locus of the first meeting took courage and grace, both of which he possessed aplenty. Thanks Rush!
The meeting attracted folks with diverse musical tastes. I feel that it will hopefully serve as a vehicle to expand all of our knowledge in the future of both genres and artists. I know that I will be seeking out the featured John Coltrane CD, and will inch into classical with the help of everyone else.
It was clear that this was something that we would all welcome as an activity which continues in the future. Lots of folks hit it off, the conversation was both engaging and lively. One thing I realized was that we are not alone in this area. There are a lot of us out here. I would also venture to guess that there are even more of us around. There are strength in numbers, perhaps our little club will someday come to help its members in some way. There were many ideas thrown on the table for how things might happen in the future. Between the music and the conversation, we probably did not have a chance to forge things out into more crystallized plans. But, I think this forum could potentially serve as a place where each person might submit ideas, and we as a group could come to a consensus.
So, in brief, I would like to state that I spent a perfect Sunday with all of you. How much better can life get when we have great people and music? I hope that this momentum will lead us to more in the future.
Thanks to all who I met today, and again, specifically to Rush.