Mister Pig
Pigamus Maximus
earlier this year AK member Sparky became silent on this board and other audio forums. Due to the diligent efforts of PIO1980 it was determined that Sparky left this spinning blue orb in May of this year.
Now Sparky was a polarizing person, with a huge love of audio that was very narrow in scope. He did rub a lot of AK'ers the wrong way, but I think his heart was in the right place in regards to the advice he gave. His goal was to brings others down the pathway of superior analog play back, and in his mind there was the right way to do things and then compromise. Now not everyone agreed with Sparky, and that certainly was understandable. But I think his passion was unquestioned. For those that are left, I think Sparky gave us an example of what audio can mean. For it clearly brought him great joy and satisfaction to listen to music and participate in this hobby, and he did it with all his might. For myself I hope to enjoy this hobby for as many years as I have left at the kind of level Sparky did.
Now there is a lesson to be learned from Sparky also. Ole Spark did not have the best of people skills, and to be honest, many people did not like him. As we pass through this world, all our possessions are borrowed, and when we finally do leave...everything stays here. Now for the common person, our legacy is not establishing financial institutions and companies, writing legislative law, or creating memorable works of art such as books, music, or art. For the regular person all we leave in this world is how we treat our fellow man, and how we interact with them. A small act of kindness or encouraging word can leave a lasting impression that we could not possibly have predicted. On this board, and in other arenas of net life, many of us....me included....behave in a way that is really nothing to be proud of. I have seen members leave, get angry, cough cough...get banned, and perhaps even behave poorly in their day to day lives because of what has been said on this and other boards. Some would say grow a thicker skin, and hey its a rough world. Well why should we try not to learn from the life of Sparky and temper our words with a bit of kindness, patience, and empathy? Make our interactions with friends and acquaintances, heck our fellow man a thing to be proud of. To help others with a kind word, which in reality costs us nothing but a bit of effort.
Well Sparky, I hope your stylus stay clean and your records flat and true. I guess his last experiment will never be played out to the end. It was good to meet your acquaintance, even though it was a very short one.
Regards
Mister Pig
Now Sparky was a polarizing person, with a huge love of audio that was very narrow in scope. He did rub a lot of AK'ers the wrong way, but I think his heart was in the right place in regards to the advice he gave. His goal was to brings others down the pathway of superior analog play back, and in his mind there was the right way to do things and then compromise. Now not everyone agreed with Sparky, and that certainly was understandable. But I think his passion was unquestioned. For those that are left, I think Sparky gave us an example of what audio can mean. For it clearly brought him great joy and satisfaction to listen to music and participate in this hobby, and he did it with all his might. For myself I hope to enjoy this hobby for as many years as I have left at the kind of level Sparky did.
Now there is a lesson to be learned from Sparky also. Ole Spark did not have the best of people skills, and to be honest, many people did not like him. As we pass through this world, all our possessions are borrowed, and when we finally do leave...everything stays here. Now for the common person, our legacy is not establishing financial institutions and companies, writing legislative law, or creating memorable works of art such as books, music, or art. For the regular person all we leave in this world is how we treat our fellow man, and how we interact with them. A small act of kindness or encouraging word can leave a lasting impression that we could not possibly have predicted. On this board, and in other arenas of net life, many of us....me included....behave in a way that is really nothing to be proud of. I have seen members leave, get angry, cough cough...get banned, and perhaps even behave poorly in their day to day lives because of what has been said on this and other boards. Some would say grow a thicker skin, and hey its a rough world. Well why should we try not to learn from the life of Sparky and temper our words with a bit of kindness, patience, and empathy? Make our interactions with friends and acquaintances, heck our fellow man a thing to be proud of. To help others with a kind word, which in reality costs us nothing but a bit of effort.
Well Sparky, I hope your stylus stay clean and your records flat and true. I guess his last experiment will never be played out to the end. It was good to meet your acquaintance, even though it was a very short one.
Regards
Mister Pig
