Girlfriend'S' :eek:... Hey Bridge - How many girlfriends have you got? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by bridge
Jem
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Girlfriend'S' :eek:... Hey Bridge - How many girlfriends have you got? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by bridge
Jem
Hi all!
Name: Steve
Age: Ehm!..... next 51:o
Location: 44°09'55" lat. N - 9°53'22" long.E
Region: Liguria
Nation: Italy
Occupation: Petty Officier of Italian Navy (very next to pension...)
Married, one son (28 y.o. , policeman)
My greatest memory: my trip all around the world: 17 months long from departure to return (May 2002 - September 2003).
Hobby: Laser, computer, model railways (at present anymore), lighting, old disco music. I am , I say better..., I was a Dee Jay and radio speaker.
As my wife is always use to say.... I have a 15 y.o. brain into a 50 y.o. body:D
Cheers!
Hey Steve, Same here - i'm 50 too and my wife says exactly the same thing :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Steve Milani
Jem
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Originally Posted by Jem
A great welcome, "brother" Jem!:)
What about to send both our wives to North Pole>:), so we finally can live fine for the rest of our days?:D
NAME: Marc Arotsky
LOCATION: Connecticut, USA. About 40 minutes from New York City. :)
OCCUPATION: Regular "Day Job"- Engineering Technician. ECG Cardiac Trigger Monitors.
I also own Connecticut Lasers.
I also Remix Music and DJ Nightclubs.
AGE: 32 (July 3, 1976)
MARRIED: Not yet. Serious girlfriend though. But i have been told by her that i need to propose by Christmas. So i guess Christmas it is! LOL. :) (youre all invited to the wedding. if you cant come, please send cash!!!) HeHeHe...
HOBBIES: Building things. (of course). Classic cars. built a few old chevys with my pops. Miss those days! :( But, pretty soon will get back into it. Next is going to be a 1964 GTO!!! Remote Controlled airplanes.
OTHER: Hmmm.....Going to Beijing to see LaserWave. Bridge just doesn't know that his company is paying for it yet!! LOL LOL. :p
Next summer i will be going to Italy which i am VEEERY excited about to a wedding. will be over there probably for about a week and a half.
2 step brothers. 1 real sister. father re-married. my dad and REAL mom are still best friends. and my step mom and my real mom are like sisters. weird huh??
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Originally Posted by Jem
Take it easy, brother Jem...
As you well know in China there are at least something like eight hundred million women!!!
I think Bridge haven't any problem of choose...:D:D:D
Looking at some of those beautiful young ladies at the Olympics closing ceremony I think I need to move to China... Did you really say 800,000,000 women :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve Milani
I wish I was 20 and not 50 ;) :D
Jem
I wish I was 20 and not 50 ;) :D
Jem[/quote]
Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D:D:D:D:D:D
Hell - I wish I was 50 and not 53... :D
You mean it's gonna get worse in another three years :eek: :DQuote:
Originally Posted by trwalters001
The older you get, the less you notice... :eek::p
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Originally Posted by trwalters001
Guys... no problem...
Somebody (very wise) has said: "Life starts at 40 y.o."
...So we all are just kids!:D:D:D
When you come to Italy, let me know, so I can arrange a welcome party!!! Of course with a well-made laser show :DQuote:
Originally Posted by gottaluvlasers
P.S. I'm not kidding ;)
my my my god, so so so sorrry for my mistakes.
I must declare I only had one girlfriend.
Jem, Steve, there are 800,000,000 man here, only 500,000,000 woman here.
so you know the compete here is very cruel. hehe.
Mr Darwin is the most clever foresee man. ;).
Hi Marc, welcome, Beijing welcome you, laser-wave welcome you, Bridge welcome you.
welcome all of you to Beijing, my friends.
Best regards!
Bridge
Name: Martin
Location: Galloway, UK
Age: 49
Occupation: Too many to mention but off the top of my head: Ice cream van sales, professional photographer, student, lighting technician, bar manager, high risk food production manager, hospital porter, diagnostic coder, care worker, shelf stacker, a/v technician. Anything that would pay for the drink and the girls really. I've never been much more ambitious than my next fix of fun.
Hobbies: I'm looking forward to getting some soon.
Other: Well, it took me 35 years to get here but I'm here now. I see you've started the party without me. I've had a life-long love affair with entertainment lighting and lasers, mostly as an interested observer but I was lucky enough to get to work with some of it for a couple of years.
The first laser that blew me away was one that a Mr P. Collins had in his hand in Glasgow in the mid-seventies at the Glasgow Apollo. The Pink Floyd sealed it for me on 8.8.88 at Maine Road Manchester, and it was an old picture of a boy beside a Mac SE30 that prompted me to join this board. I'm getting to the stage now where I'll be ready to build my own soon, possibly starting next year. My partner paints but is also interested in all the disciplines, including video and lighting so a day in the Poppy household revolves round shape and colour so it's only natural that we'd be interested in one of it's fundamental and purest expressions....the laser light.
I've already learned a huge amount in the short time since I found this board and I thank you all for your inspiration and contributions.
I won't have much to say for a while but I'll be around.
Well after being around here for almost a year i suddenly noticed this thread, so here it goes:
Name: Dimitri Modderman
Location: Amersfoort, The Netherlands (yup i live in the city where the world famous Hugo Bunk has his company Laser Image....).
Age: 36 (1,5 weeks from being 37...)
Occupation: IT projectleader for a bank, trying to become teamleader again. Before that (1994-1998) i worked in Video Post Production as a Field Engineer, doing maintenance on Sony Betacams (analogue and Digital), Grass Valley Switchers, and Sony Mixers.
Hobbies: Lasers, Organising LAN Parties, Electronics, eating/making oriental food, motorcycles (have a Suzuki RF600 and Honda XR400 dirtbike), playing online games (shooters, at this moment Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, only on PC, i'm not a console n00b...)
Always have had a weakness for computergraphics, videoediting, 3D animation.
The laser hobby is what brings this all together for me: first the technical part of soldering, tinkering with the projector, then the software part and recently i try to teach myself converting (3D) graphics to ILDA with all the (mostly) free or cheap tools i can get my hands on. A very allround hobby.
Other:
When i was around 18 and doing technical school had a mobile disco with a friend (called Dentri Drive Inn Show). Denis & Dimitri made Dentri. Funny anecdote is that we once where announced and the poster said DJ Dimitri, but we have a famous DJ in the Netherlands called DJ Dimitri.
So the people were a bit disappointed that the "real" DJ dimitri wasn't there ;-)
But we had a lot of fun and the people enjoyed ;-)
In that time i built our first laser, HeNe tube around 3-5mW.
With 2 DC motors and glued on (Ordinary) mirrors, using a signal generator to drive them.
Later i experimented with a Velleman Stepper motor kit and used Parallel port.
In that time i sometimes saw a green beam hitting the sky, then i knew it was Hugo testing his big gas lasers. Fired up the moped and tried to locate the lasergod. Unfortunately never met him :(
Seeing that green was real inspirational.
My turn!!:p
Name: Magnus Forslund
Age 24, mentally im like 4 tho (25 in june 20 but i whish it would be 60 as im referred to as a kid)
Occupation: used to work at a transformer winding shop, nowdays im kindof freelance
Hobbies: Electronics, internal combustion engines and lasers. The laser interest started back when i was around 12 and got internet, it dident take me long to stumble upon samīs laserfaq, after i got my first laser(a small red pointer) i was hooked, and here i am today on PL.
Other: I like sleeping and occationally dream about sex.O_o
Just like most married men. :rotfl:Quote:
Originally Posted by Experimentonomen
But im not married, havent even had a girlfriend yet, im still a virgin.:p
Well then at least you have something to look forward to..... The rest of us, we just remember.. *vigilQuote:
Originally Posted by Experimentonomen
Just really noticed this thread, so here goes:
Born the year of Sputnik, and grew up south of Chicago near Lockport. My interest in science and chemistry took a back seat to bicycling and normal high school behavior of the early '70s. Rode transcontinental in '76 with Bikecentennial.
Went to Vincennes University in Indiana to become a Laser Technician (LEOT), then moved to the Silicon Valley for work (Spectra-Physics, Line Lite Laser, LiConix). Built a holography studio in my apartment and started making holograms there in '81.
I've been a professional holographer since around '84. Made all kinds of holograms for all kinds of applications. Working for the past ten years with a research venture looking for applications for a relatively new type of hologram recording material.
Other hobbies include telescope building, solar observing, and collecting vintage lasers. I also still ride a bike (built my me in '82 on a custom built frame by Bruce Gordon), mostly as a fair weather commuter but recently with the San Jose Bike Party.
So after 53 trips around the sun, I'm just as fascinated by laser now as on the first day I saw one advertised in the 1967 Edmund catalog (which I still have). Wish I had one of those lasers in my collection now!
alright i have seen most people has already gone before so now its my turn:p
Name: Johan Bernardus aka Edison
Occuption: Electricien, (sparky for some ) electrical cabinets builder.
Hobbies. Building lasershowprojectors, Restoring old gramophones, phonographs (edisons great invention besides the lightbulb) restoring cars. Traveling in a camper.
when i was 18 years old i bought a ELV system and it didn,t work out that well. A good quality system in those days was not affordable. I discoverd that i have an eye for restoring things so that became my hobby and still is. Acctually i have 4 in my living room at the moment. About year ago i rediscovered the lasers and it has certainly changed alot, especially prices;) So i tought lets do it right this time so i build my first RGY. Next will be an RGB. With 457nm 250mw!!!!
Cool :)Quote:
Originally Posted by edison
I have an old original Edison wax cylinder phonograph in mint condition and a fair few rolls, also have various other old music boxes (Reuge) and Victorian picture albums with built in music boxes.
Nice to find someone else here who appreciates that sort of stuff.
Jem
I knew there was something about you guys :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Jem
Got any Metallica? :D:p My aunt had an Edison phonograph that I've wanted so bad since I was a kid. She ended up dumping it for like $30 to feed her gambling addiction. :( I would have given her a couple hundred.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jem
Great! Nice to see that there are more people like old stuff. I have two edison Phonographs , a His Masters Voice and 2 Pathe,s . I also have a coin-operated Gramophone from slovenia. I have restored more then 60 machines but to keep everything that is impossible. I like the restoring part but i rather sell them to share them with others so people can enjoy these machines.Nice picture of the golden moulded wax cilinder. You have them in two and 4 minutes. The 78 rpm record eventualy won the race because famous artist where contracted true companies lik columbia and HMV. If any one has a crappy old machine that needs restoration send me pm Here,s a picture of my edison:
Name: Tony
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Age: 34
Occupation: Software Designer and Director of TLTech Pty Ltd
Hobbies: DJing with vinyl, CD, virtual vinyl, traffic light sounds (I'll pretty much try and mix anything with a beat;)), electronic music production (especially Trance), electronics & technology (especially when used in creative audiovisual ways), VJing and lighting design & production, club/dance night production, snowboarding
Other: I grew up in Zimbabwe, Africa
Name: Peter
Location: Lippenhuizen, Netherlands
Age: 18
I'm running my own audio visual company (www.zwartlicht.com) since im 16 years old.
In the mean time i have learned very much about light and sound / audiovisuals / theatretechnical facilities.
But i learn every day more and more.. i gues we all do.
Now im trying to learn new special effects like laser system's and software's.
My referental = Hobbybob.
Other hobby's except Light and Sound systems are:
Photography
Wakeboarding
Diving
Music (playing drums and bassguitar)
Computers and stuff..
Name: darry
Location: canton, cn
Age: 27
Occupation: software,electrical.
Hobbies: lasers, music, movies.
weird...Quote:
Originally Posted by laserpic
as far as im aware darry got sacked from laserpic for fraud!
Hi everyone! I have been here for a few years, I think it is time that I do this!
Name: Brian Karrick
Location: Rowland Heights, CA
Age: 32
Occupation: IT Technician; PacSun
Hobbies: Lasers, Lights, High Voltage, acutally, anything that has electricity running though it.
Other: I got into lasers when I was 13 right after going to Laserium at the Griffith Observatory. That was the start. Got my first laser when I was 15. It was a $350 4mW 670nm diode laser. It had the worst beam characteristics EVER!! After graduating high school, I got a job working at MWK Industries. Only the old school laser dudes here will know what MWK is :p. After that, I have been acquiring lasers and junk and I have just recently (within the last 2 years) gotten back into lasers. Everything is so cheap now. I remember saving up $1500 for 143mW argon system, just the laser, no glavos or anything. I just built a 400mW RGB for less than that! Anyway, that is my story. I am glad to be here.
Name: Frank
Location: Miami, FL
Age: 25
Occupation: IT
Hobbies: LASERS!!! DUH!!! photography, audio
Other: I work in the porn industry... no, seriously, its awesome
I am addicted to photons, I always NEED MOAR PHOTONS!!! MOAR!!! :D
Name: Anders
Location: Karlstad, Sweden
Age: 31
Occupation: Studying electronic engineering at the moment. Been working primarily with IT.
Hobbies: Photons, computers and random geeky stuff
Other: maybe later, I'm not quite awake yet :p
Name: Jim Burrill
Location: Surfleet, South Lincs, UK
Age: 43
Occupation: Industrial Electrician, Panel Designer Builder.
Hobbies: Lasers, RC stuff, Power kiting, Jet Turbines.
Other: I have a 3yr old Daughter and a 2 Month old Son. Live with my Partner, Dawn.
Tv & Audio Repairs, Film industry, Jet Ski Mechanic, Auto Electrician, Domestic Electrician, Industrial Electrician, Machinery fitter, Electrical panel designer/builder.
Name: Jason Collins
Location: Hackney, London
Age:41
Occupation: Facilities Manager
Hobbies: Clay/Game Shooting, RC Planes & Helicopters, Coherent Light.
Other: I have had a dream to own a decent laser projector for 20 Years, I will live that dream in 2010-2011!
Name: Marc Arotsky
Location: New Haven, CT. (USA)
Age:33
Occupation: CT. Lasers
Other: Nightclub DJ (since I was 15). Audio production. Not real professional with it. do remixing mostly for fun and to just make boring music fun!
Hobbies: Shooting (not a gun pro, but enjoy going to the range). Old cars- Built (2) 1957 Chevy Bel-airs and a 1956 Chevy Bel air with my dad. Looking for a nice GTO to restore in the next year or 2.
Getting married in about a month (May 6). then will work on adding some kids to our family.
-Marc
Name:Ian Woodworth
Location:Black forest
Age:33
Occupation:Yeah don't you see the red indicator,when it turns green enter at your own risk.
Hobbies:Conversations of obscure reference and Corpuscular Philosophy,Free energy,Pretending like I have what it takes to unplug the modem,Forced induction,LOVE,30HZ-120HZ,Making the "MAN" feel like a child,Helping a child feel....,Pondering balderdash,Muppets,wondering,Finding the sweet spot,Slipping on banana peels(BANANAS)
Other: Devoted lover of one woman,Children will come when I figure out how to not have my cynic out look on social behavior effect innocence. I spend much time on developing my character because I believe that the worth of one reflects on many.
Name: Daniel Sisson
Location: Redlynch, FNQ, Australia
Age: 16
Occupation: School (Ugh :p )
Other: Lighting and sound technician for school and local theatres sometimes
Hobbies: All the expensive stuff (Computers, lasers, high voltage, lighting, sound, electronics etc :p )
Time spent on internet: Stopped counting a while ago :D
name is Emory.
they call me beeman.
live in Phoenix, Arizona.
I work pt as a truck driver and as helicopter pilot. my side line is light shows.
my hobbies are, vacationing around the world, electronis, holography, beekeeping (ex commercial bee keeper) , chickens, ducks, dogs, and pet plants.
I've been doing laser shows since the mid 80 s and looking to do them as a proffestion, been stug on some software for shows bought from hong kong called mamba elements, it was a hacked illigal reproduction and caused me all kinds of computer problems and of corse won't save any shows, found that out the hard way, 32 hours of hard way. learnd my lesson, going to get mamba black or mb2 version soon.
please fell free to hackel me, advise me, mentor me or any thing else related to this forum or light shows, I welcome any input, I'am a open minded pesonality.
Just found this thread whilst searching for MWK!
Mike Gunn
Riverside,CA.
44,single,NEVER married,Harley Davidson tech./custom bike builder,still can see with both eyes!
First laser was .9mw from Mike Kinney at,you guessed it,MWK in Anaheim,CA. 20 yrs. ago,way before most people had ever even heard of such a thing. Back then we had to either plug it into the wall,or carry a 12v alarm panel battery with us to be portable! But it got all the attention when you had the tube hidden up your sleeve and made someones cocktail sparkle in the lounge! Good times!
Nowadays,any 5yr. old with 99 cents can outdo that!
Mike
And I recently dug out my lissajous pattern generator I built from an MWK kit like 20 years ago! And back then only had the laserdisc player x-y "galvos/scanners" to use. Then comes Ebay and that awesome little box does some cool stuff hooked up to GSI Z2229's,and others.
shit! MWK in anaheim?? , i remember as far back as when he was in Corona, i purchased my first laser gear from MWK, ( american laser 60X), and i built from scratch, a simple DAC, that took me weeks to complete.....
Harley Davidson tech? , kewl, i got a 2000 heritage softail , that i just finished modding with a 95" , cams , and Carl's speed shop carb,
Are you going to Laughlin this year?
Off topic,but,,
Hi Carlos,negative on Laughlin,haven't been since the big shootout!
Whereabouts in the west? Would be cool to hook up with someone who gives a $@#! about lasers and such! And we're always open to a new rider/friend/customer at the shop! (hint hint)
15 yrs. in Corona,we do it all at the big store!
Mike
Name: Magnus
Location: Uppsala, Sweden
Age: thirtieish =)
Occupation:
What I love and have been doing the last 17 years is djing and I am a selfemployed it-technician, as I noticed a few more here were :)
Hobbies: Aaah, got to love lasers, I have always been amazed by lasers since I got to experience a full colour for the first time and since I realized it was possible to build your own I have totally lost track of time and economy [popcorn], otherwise longboarding, djing, music, sometimes beer and India.
Other: I wish I had a motorcycle again, and unlimited money *vigil
oh yeah, someone talked about naked girls on the internet, haha that too mostly not when my girlfriend is around >:)
Hi! My friends call me Wolfe!
Current Location: Athens, Ohio USA
Occupation: General restaurant management.
Hobbies:
Learning about lasers, computers, DJing, game modding, learning 3d studio max, Anime, Touhou!, sketching...etc
Other: I first saw a laser show when i was in 6th grade. My father took me to a show in CT on the 4th of july. I was impressed. I never thought i'd have within reach the opportunity to build a system for my self as a hobby. And here I am today learning as much as I can from everyone on this forum.
I'm hoping to gather enough information to build my own laser projector. I'm looking forward to the learning experience!
Right now i'm researching safety precautions, hardware components, and software needed.
Name: Pieterjan Ruysch
Location: Rijswijk, The Netherlands
Age: 18
Occupation: Student
Hobbies: 3D animation / 3D modeling / Lasers / Anime *I know it's wacky* / random experiments / Gaming? (not too often anymore) / Drinking massive amounts of cola / Being very random
Other: :confused::confused::confused: yes? *types random message*
PL = awsome
PL = 42 .... YES that must be the answer
*byson approves*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3ALwKeSEYs
woop another anime person?Quote:
Originally Posted by 0okamiDigital
Welcome to photonlexicon I hope you will enjoy your stay, just like I am and many others im sure.
If you need any help with 3ds max feel free to contact me.
I just smell a toehoe fan~
Lawl that makes it 4
Ok, my turn.
Name: Wayne Osborn.
Location: Far far far Western Australia.
Age: 42+4 but who's counting. It feels better when I say I am 0x2E years old.
Occupation: Product Development Manager - Digital & Electronics with Australian Monitor
Hobbies: Lasers, Drinking, Procrastination, Photography, Gadgets, Drinking.
Other: I graduated with honors from the Unseen University. I have a degree in Obstinance and I majored in Procrastination.
I love hot foods, and red wine.
Seriously though, I am an Electronics Engineer with a varied background and past. In the 80's I worked as a live touring sound engineer, working with some pretty fine acts. Motorhead is the most memorable!
I have worked in studios, both sound recording and TV. I can still remember what NAB is. Later I moved to product development, digital, DSP, control and automation. My last job was pretty cool, developing secret stuff for the military. I spent a few years in system integration, now I have a more cozy management position.
I love fast cars, especially my current ride, powered by a nice big filthy noisy Hemi V8. Real men smoke rubber.
My moto? He who dies with the most toys wins. *retardo
There are only 10 types of people in the world. Those that understand binary and those that do not.
Introduce yourself!
Name: Michael Fuller (Mike)
Location: Northampton MA
Age: Fifties
Occupation: Radiation Safety Program Manager, Manager of Everything Else (no sales or ops) for a company that provides protective clothing to the nuclear industry. Lawyer.
Hobbies: laser, computing, muscle car (Challenger SRT8), swimming, boating, golf, softball, basketball, skiiing, trikke-ing, amateur radio (N1COH).
Other: What else could there be?
I've been lurking around trying to figure out what's going on around here. I will be one of those hobbyists looking for advice from time to time and occasionally contributing. Right now I'm working on a holiday display that involves rear projecting holiday figures on the eight little windows near the top of my garage door. I am the proud owner of one pair of CT 6800HP galvos (currently in the shop getting new mirrors after I wiped the coating off of the X mirror) and a laser projector setup and software from New Method Lasers. That should do for an introduction. Oh yes, I'm an ILDA individual member and was at the most recent Holland show and also at the 1999 show at Disneyland where we got the tour of the control room at Epcot. Nice to meet y'all.