Other hobbies

[jrporter]

I really enjoy getting out on my Harley and riding the Blue Ridge Parkway and back roads of Albemarle County, Va.

[dcarey]

OK hobbies...besides guitar.
RC airplanes:





Knife collecting, mostly WWII bayonets and survival knives.   I can't believe I have no pictures!


Antique cars:

I learned how to drive on this one. Owned it since December , 1964


Got this one in 1973:


Got this one in 1976...wasn't an antique yet:


Antique Firearms:




And keeping up my wife's toy:


And now this:

Dang! No wonder I have no spare time!

[stepchildusmc]

those airplanes look like fun Dcarey ! do they make an A-10 i love that tank !

[dcarey]

those airplanes look like fun Dcarey ! do they make an A-10 i love that tank !

Yes, they do...it's a bit out of my league, though...the best kits available have twin turbine power...to the tune of $7000 + for each engine! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4im7JotdOBA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4im7JotdOBA

I'll spend that kind of money on a car...not an RC plane.

[CodeBlueEMT]

 I prefer wind power.

 

 

 

[jrporter]

Love the Chevy II wagon, DCarey....

[dcarey]

CodeblueEMT...look at my avatar.   It's an "Air Guitar" kite!

[CodeBlueEMT]

 Love your air guitar kite. I remember your kite photos from an older thread. Looks like that octopus should be tied off to a telephone pole. I can't imagine how hard that kite must pull. 

[dcarey]

Love your air guitar kite. I remember your kite photos from an older thread. Looks like that octopus should be tied off to a telephone pole. I can't imagine how hard that kite must pull.

As a matter of fact, it IS tied to telephone poles! The entire flying field in Newport RI is lined with telephone poles!

[mikeguywest]

Primarily guitar playing and song writing. Time doesn't allow for much more than that. If I were to take up a new hobby it would probably be woodturning, making pens and other small items.

Well, I took the plunge and bought some equipment for wood turning. I've made three pens so far as a trial run. I've learned some techniques since then, primarily in the area of finish, and have eight more pen blanks waiting to be turned. My interest in guitars has spurred a great appreciation for different types of wood and grain patterns, so this hobby fits nicely. Eventually, I'm going to get into making other items that show off the wood even more. I'll try to get some pictures posted after my next batch of pens is completed.

[Jersey tuning]

Current list of additional hobbies:

Active:
Birding
choral singing
hiking
Wine drinking, tasting and collecting
cooking

Dormant:
Tennis
skiing
stamp collecting
biking
photography

[Captain Jim]

Traveling.  Nice that I can bring a guitar along.     We divide our time between the boat and the RV, generally for several months at a time.  I enjoy writing (used to be a regular contributor to a couple professional photography magazines (I was a professional photographer for 32 years - Master of Photography, Photographic Craftsman, Certified Professional Photographer, International Affiliated Photographic Juror, etc).

These days, we spend time playing on our scoots...



We have been riding motorcycles for 45 years (almost as long as I've been playing guitar).  Last year, I was beginning to feel like I was about done with two wheels... my wife suggested we buy a couple scooters ( yes, she rides - I taught her to ride on my Triumph Bonneville when we were in high school).  I didn't think much of that idea, so we compromised... and bought a couple scooters.  We have been enjoying the heck out of these things.  No desire for cross country riding (we've both had full dressers, HD and Goldwings), so now we are "urban cruising": taking the scoots across town for lunch... or, to check out a music store we haven't visited.  BIG fun - up to about 65 mph and around 100 mpg.  We haul 'em in a cargo trailer behind the RV.

Coming up on my 50th anniversary of guitar playing, the last few years I have learned a lot about tonewoods and body styles.  This forum has been a bit of a hobby, too, I guess.

Captain Jim

[timfitz63]

I seem to have a list of hobbies and interests that rise and fall in importance in my life:

• Automobiles (particularly the Corvette); slowly building a car collection, but I'm still looking for that '63 Split-Window Coupe that I've alway wanted...
• Aviation (I hold a private pilot's certificate and own a Piper Cherokee)
• Numismatics (coin collecting)
• Playing guitar/collecting Taylors
• SCUBA diving
• Snow skiing
• Softball
• Target shooting/gun collecting
• Volleyball

Something that I do not enjoy, but has dominated my life for the past two months:  General yard work, in particular, raking leaves.  I never saw so many leaves in my life -- and I'm from Pennsylvania!  I didn't think there were enough trees in Texas to produce the number of leaves I've found in my yard...!  I wish leaves would become legal tender...!

[Jersey tuning]

Went snow shoeing today--add that to the hobby list

[stepchildusmc]

fitzy, someday when your older, i'll tell you my '63 corvette story. it'll have to be on a day when your feeling strong as it'll make you wanna cry !