At the time I subscribed to Minidisc Community Forums I was heavily listening to The Mars Volta (I really like 'em still, but listen to postrock / drone more nowadays). I didn't want to make my screenname an overly obvious reference to the band still, so I opted for 'The Low Volta'.
I soon learned that the reference was a) pretty vague (no one linked it to the band) and b) created expectations as to me knowing something about electronics and electricity (and while I have had two years of uni level physics, I remember jack all from that) so I couldn't help anyone with those questions
So switched handle to make the reference clearer and less electricity linked, hence: Televator
Only later I learned that there is also a Televators on these boards, so it is a bit confusing
I've used Finthen as my email account and screen name since the early days of my internet useage. It actually is the name of a small German town, just outside of which was the airfield I was stationed at durring the early '70s, which had its own microbrewery and beer named Finthen...
So somewhat naturally, I thought, I would prefix the word to Hi-Fi.....
My handle is a portrayal of my disdain of organized religion vs spirituality, the archetype also represents the adversary (the one that goes against) in the popular religions.
It also suits me because I look innocent and think thoughts considered by most at least cynical.
I've been using mine going way back also, long before Head-Fi. I almost stayed with just F107 which was still available back then, but F112 was just as important, and the only way I could easily join the two was with a "+" sign, but the answer would have simply been F112. And the F107 would have been lost.....
Mine comes from my surname, Beesley but it wasn't my creation. As my friend once exclaimed "Chisel my nizzel, Bizzel!" To this day, I still have no idea what he meant by that.
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