Nanook of the North

[Scorpion8]

Hello All. As the resident glacier inhabitant, I thought I'd fill out an intro too. My road to all-the-free-a/c-you-can-want in Alaska took me thru many years growing up on the East Coast, a 20-year stint in the Navy, and a second chance at life out here in what is still in many ways a frontier. My first audio experience was as a teenager in PA putting a Sparkomatic 8-track deck into my 72 Mercury Capri 2600, and that rocked me across the state for a long time. I'm in the process of re-obtaining my original significant stereo purchase (an AU-717 and TU-217) thru an outstanding guy here on AK, as it was a system that I had left with my first family so they'd have something to listen to when we went our own ways.

Pickings on vintage audio are rather thin out here, as the closed economy makes stuff pass around much more than be sold or donated. But I've managed to acquire a few pieces of happiness, and thru the process have met many more superb people who share the same loves: good music, good equipment, tinkering, and having fun. Discovering AK rekindled those old joys that had fell dormant for a while due to the many other pressing concerns of life: children, job, 2nd career, re-inventing one's-self so to speak. In fact, I need to remember to schedule that mid-life crisis some day now and get around to that finally too.

Anyway, I also have the big 50 in the picture window ahead of me, but it's also another new day every day so I don't let that bother me. I may never make it to an AK Fest, I may never actually meet anybody on AK, but I've made many friends and shared many experiences that make this place so worthwhile.

Excuse my many "gotta see Alaska" posts..... but this place amazes me like a little kid every day. Thanks, AK!!

[cableguy]

Nice to meet you....
Your in really beautiful part of the world...:yes:


Bill

[tentoze]

Thoroughly enjoy the amazing pictures of that wild and vast place you share here.

[pmsummer]

Excuse my many "gotta see Alaska" posts..... but this place amazes me like a little kid every day. Thanks, AK!!

Is that "Thanks, Audio Karma" or "Thanks, Alaska"?

Pleasure to meet you. I used to feel bad about Alaska taking away Texas' claim as "Largest State", but now it looks like you guys are going to take away our claim of "Most Corrupt Politicians", too.

;)

My Dad spent WWII in Nome listening for the Japanese. I came VERY close to being born in your wonderful state.

[Army]

Always enjoyed your posts from the vast white north and the humor :thmbsp:

Welcome to AK... again :D

[rickr15]

What Tentoze said.

[merrylander]

Thoroughly enjoy the amazing pictures of that wild and vast place you share here.

Amen to that.

[hakaplan]

Well, we joined at the same time and have about the same number of posts, so I guess we're sort of post-mates.

Always thought they should have done a TV show called Alaska Four-9 just for balance. Still Jack Lord, but eskimos helping him out. :D

[Scorpion8]

Well, we joined at the same time and have about the same number of posts, so I guess we're sort of post-mates.

Kindred souls, of a sort, since I grew up in Phiily ....

Always thought they should have done a TV show called Alaska Four-9 just for balance. Still Jack Lord, but eskimos helping him out. :D

Northern Exposure came the closest, even though that was filmed in WA. There are some odd ducks around up here, and lots of people who have gone "off the grid" to disappear from society. It's still a place where you can do that. I've met all sorts of bush pilots (one with enough Federal warrants to have a steady supply of toilet paper but he kept on flying because "the village needed him"), loggers (men and women), underground hard rock miners (many who suffer from not-enough-sun syndrome), and white collar guys like myself.

There is a post card around from the TransAlaska Pipeline days when men outnumbered the women in this state by 10:1. It was from the female perspective, and it stated "The odds are good, but the goods are odd". And it's soooooo very true.

[opt80]

Scorpio,

I really enjoy your posts,they are usually laced with humor

Alan

[Duffinator]

Pickings on vintage audio are rather thin out here, as the closed economy makes stuff pass around much more than be sold or donated. But I've managed to acquire a few pieces of happiness, and thru the process have met many more superb people who share the same loves: good music, good equipment, tinkering, and having fun. Discovering AK rekindled those old joys that had fell dormant for a while due to the many other pressing concerns of life: children, job, 2nd career, re-inventing one's-self so to speak. In fact, I need to remember to schedule that mid-life crisis some day now and get around to that finally too.

Anyway, I also have the big 50 in the picture window ahead of me, but it's also another new day every day so I don't let that bother me. I may never make it to an AK Fest, I may never actually meet anybody on AK, but I've made many friends and shared many experiences that make this place so worthwhile.

Excuse my many "gotta see Alaska" posts..... but this place amazes me like a little kid every day. Thanks, AK!!I think you're enjoying life too much for a mid life crisis. :D I missed mine too.

I predict you will meet someone from AK one day and probably sooner than you think. Who knows, maybe the Juneau T-Ball champions will play the Sacramento T-Ball champions one day. :thmbsp:

[Sluggo]

"The odds are good, but the goods are odd". And it's soooooo very true.
:lmao:
&
"Where all here,Cause were not all there!

Thanks for your posts also-It helps me to remember
your only 3 days by boat away~
Mark

[Rex Everything]

Always enjoy the great pics and tales of Alaska. It brings back some fond memories as I spent my first 12 years in Alaska. Went to the sate Jr Olimpics for swimming in Juneau back around '82. Beautiful part of the state. Is the Scarf n'Barf still there?

[Scorpion8]

your only 3 days by boat away~
Mark

Big Blue canoe, baby! (Short for the Alaska Marine Highway System ferries, the only inter-community transport short of bush plane for many communities up here).

Is the Scarf n'Barf still there?

Scarf n' barf? Which of the many slightly unsavory eating establishments might that be?

[Rex Everything]

Big Blue canoe, baby! (Short for the Alaska Marine Highway System ferries, the only inter-community transport short of bush plane for many communities up here).



Scarf n' barf? Which of the many slightly unsavory eating establishments might that be?


As I remember that was the name of the joint.

[Scorpion8]

As I remember that was the actual name of the joint.

No, nothing by that name. Unless you consider the oil company bbq's that almost our entire congressional delegation is under indictment for on charges of corruption.

[alexkerhead]

I'd love to see Alaska one day, sure be a change from the 100+ temps we get in bama in the summer..lol

[Tapehead47]

Scorpion8: thanks for all the interesting posts, and the fabulous photos you provide us. I would love to live in a place like that!

Ain't the internet great?!!

[merrylander]

So where's that eskimo girl I hafta wrassle?:D

[luvvinvinyl]

I'd love to see Alaska one day, sure be a change from the 100+ temps we get in bama in the summer..lol

Last time I was in Haines, it was 98.

[ozmoid]

So where's that eskimo girl I hafta wrassle?:DVideo. We need video.

[Scorpion8]

So where's that eskimo girl I hafta wrassle?:D


She's grinning that toothless grin while she prepares the traditonal muqtuk (Beluga whale blubber). She needs a man on those cold Arctic nights ....