still have it, with the soldering iron and screwdriver and all that stuff. We threw an antenna up in a tree, turned it on for the first time, and it worked. I heard this woman with a foreign accent. It was the BBC (British Broadcasting Company). To me it was like magic. That was the moment I got infected by technology. I get goose bumps thinking about it, and technology stills feels that way to me. Everyday I'm amazed by what we can do and how far technology has come since I've been paying attention. And that's a gift he gave me. Did your father have any formal engineering training? He did. He went to a school called Valparaiso Technical Institute. I remember him telling me that when he was in high school he started a car radio repair and installation business. He also told me about ruining a few cars and getting in trouble, for drilling holes in the wrong places. Valparaiso Technical Institute (circa 1950) It was radio that got him first interested when he got drafted into the Army and went into the Signal Corps. He did mostly live recording and some of the broadcasts for the Armed Forces radio. So when he came out of the war he got right into recording. He worked with some of the best in the industry, people like Sinatra, and Nat King Cole. What about Music in your life? My dad got me excited about music when I was really