aquiring the correct other half

I must say I am shocked! Nowhere have I seen a discussion on the most important component of our audio toy world we have.

Our wives (or other half)!

As I sit here looming over my vast kingdom of buttons and lights, I must shed a tear...

(takes a moment of silence)

As the dollar signs glaze across my eyes when I see that new "thing" I want, a smile and simple nod from her are my cue.....It's a beautiful thing! *wipes tear from eye*

God Bless 'Em!

A suggested test for all of those thinking about hooking up:

Take your partner down to your local audio toy store...look around make a list, then say ya know honey...Some day I would really like to get this stuff. Show 'em the list.

Be prepared ahead of time....watch for "that look" you know....the EVIL one!

If you get "the look", flee! Flee for your lives! Your very being of existence is at stake here! Don’t look back, just run! She may still wonder what happened that day, but you can rest assured…it was worth it!

However, if there is a smile that follows and a loving agreement to yes, someday....

Bag it up! You know you got the right one...

Somewhere right now there is someone sitting in their house....only wishing for what could have been....

AudioInsanity

As a partial solution in gaining my girl's understanding about my obsession is to get her involved. I put her to work as a backup singer from time to time.

Now... I'm beta-testing Wife 2.0

As long as she appreciated that it's important to you. I have my toys, my wife has her books.
Although, somehow I always end up with the bills.

As soon as I began recording local bands who were willing to barter labor rather than pay money for recording time, my wife (version 1.0) began to allow more of "our" money (rather than my own gear-allowance) to be invested into my home studio! Thus far, we have had 12 trees/bushes planted, I shed built, and several fairly large landscaping projects completed; all with the help of these local bands. This arrangement has not only saved my back, but it has allowed me to make some rather large gear purchases (i.e. a Portico 5043 compressor, for instance) much quicker than I would have been able to in the past, as I would have had to save up for them for quite a long time, but now I just get "the look" from her and buy them!

She still doesn't "understand" my "need" for gear, as such, but as long as we get work done around the house for "free", she couldn't care less! ...And yes, while this means that I have to put in time using my gear for "free", it gives me the chance to practice with it before I use it to record my own stuff, which (of course) works out perfectly for me.

-mr moon

Here's a public thank you to my wife Laura (above) for her love and support, and belief in my music. Our first dance at our wedding was to a song called Laura's Waltz that I wrote for her. It really does pay to have a significant other that shares the passion of the world of music in some way, shape, or form.