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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Job? Hobbies? Special Skills?

From: Rick Reger <rjtr2958@yahoo.com>
Date: 2013-07-30

I'm a marketing writer for a big insurance company.
 
Before starting here 9 years ago I was a freelance writer for about 10 years. In addition to marketing work, I was also a freelance music journalist. I wrote for a variety of rags but primarily for the Chicago Reader and Chicago Tribune, where I had a weekly concert preview columm from the fall of '95 to the summer of '04. I also reviewed shows, records and did the occasional feature story.
 
Years ago I did a lot of fiction writing but never sold anything -- now I focus on writing/recording music in my home studio.
 
I also sail Hobie Cats (catamarans) in the summer and practice zen buddhism.
 
I like fishing and the race track (horse racing) but don't spend very much time doing either of those these days, which is too bad.
 
Rick

From: tron400 <tron400@yahoo.com>
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 8:14 AM
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Job? Hobbies? Special Skills?
 
I'm sure there's more to our lives than just Mellotrons. So, what else do you do?

I'm an IT guy with The Hartford, but I'm retiring at the end of this year. I'm primarily a bass guitarist, but I fool around on guitar, keys and modular synth. Other hobbies/skills are model and high power rocketry, martial arts (American-style Kenpo Karate, Chinese Wushu, Japanese Ninjutsu), traveling, walking in the park with Wifey and watching my stepdaughter struggle through college.

OK, your turn.

Bernie