May 2008 Family Visit

Sister Kittie and Mom and Dad came to visit us in Stamford...

At Hotel Breakfast 

Gathering on Our Patio

Greg and Rich at Lacrosse

Greg's Confirmation at First United Methodist Church

In May of 2008, Greg was confirmed in the Methodist Church. Kittie and Mom came down to visit.

Church Bulletin Board

Cris Speaking

July 2007 -Trip Upstate

Time With Kittie

Kittie took me on her favorite walk, located south west of Amsterdam along the old Erie Canal remnants.

Kittie by Fallen Tree

Kittie by locks at beginning of trail

Looking eastward

At the "snake" lock
(snake colony 15 ft in front of me)

Sitting in the "Tireman's" driveway while my car is getting serviced.
What an adventure!

At 9 Cortland Drive

Quality time with the family...

Greg on Skateboard in Driveway

Family Portraits in Living Room

Sonic Adventures in My Early Years...

Sonic Explorations...

While at Ithaca College, I managed to unearth an unused EML synthesizer that the music school owned but never used. I spent many a hour tinkering with the knobs and learning the ropes of electronic music synthesis.

During one inspired moment creating loud bizarre gurgling noises with the SAMPLE and HOLD module, I was rudely interrupted from my auditory explorations by someone from the faculty viola recital that was going on a floor below: "Your ruining the Mozart with this lunacy! Stop this immediately!"

Sadly, a continued trek down this uncharted musical avenue was quickly curtailed by the school. The EML was locked away and I was forever banned from using it... 😏

Further Info

• The EML ElectroComp 101 was very similar to the Mini Moog
  http://www.vintagesynth.com/eml/eml101.php
• EML 101 Demo (YouTube)
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVW1H5AGwk4