So sad about Enzo. He taught me so much. Such an even temperament, his personality shone through his posts. Farewell mentor.
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UPDATE - since a "funeral" or "visitation" or whatever you want to call it just wouldn't have been his type of thing, we're holding an "Enzo Event" on October 1. It's a potluck/open house style event from 1-4 in Mason, Michigan. The address is:
Jefferson Street Square Senior Community Apartments
500 S Jefferson St
Mason, MI 48854
If you feel so inclined, bring a guitar to share a song.RJ
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The forum is orphaned.
We all knew Mr. Douglas McCallum as Enzo. It is very difficult to come to terms with the idea that there will never be more posts with this signature. He was a unique specialist and, most importantly, a unique person. He was distinguished by both knowledge and experience, and willingness to help.
Everyone who was lucky enough to contact him directly, or in the forum, will always remember him.
Doctor.
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There are a couple of pics of Enzo in this thread: https://music-electronics-forum.com/...awesome-beards
Posts 8 and 29.
With this new fangled Internet thing, there really isn't a way to say thanks and honor someone like Enzo. What could we do ? Re-name MEF; Mister Enzo's Forum ? How about a page on Wikipedia ? You know those phrases that get abbreviated with all caps ? WWED: What Would Enzo Do ?WARNING! Musical Instrument amplifiers contain lethal voltages and can retain them even when unplugged. Refer service to qualified personnel.
REMEMBER: Everybody knows that smokin' ain't allowed in school !
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I've been thinking for some years how all of the Enzo personal stories and recollections, methodologies and philosophies could all be consolidated and made accessible to all. When people posted problems here directly for his attention, he used to point out that the forum wasn't just him, and there were plenty of other people who could assist. I agree - the forum is the collective mind - but Enzo was so much more than a purely technical reply and you always got that unique Enzo charm and spin in his posts. I liken his narrative and enjoyable style to Uncle Tom McCahill, from the long-gone Mechanix Illustrated magazine. It would be a real tribute to consolidate and index all of the meaningful Enzo material. When asked a few years ago about writing a book he said he had some ideas that were at the time "just a pile of notebooks". I hope those are preserved and see the light of day. The task would be to extract all of the meaningful content form the "just change the fuse..." on-liners and edit it all together.
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Originally posted by Mick Bailey View PostI've been thinking for some years how all of the Enzo personal stories and recollections, methodologies and philosophies could all be consolidated and made accessible to all. When people posted problems here directly for his attention, he used to point out that the forum wasn't just him, and there were plenty of other people who could assist. I agree - the forum is the collective mind - but Enzo was so much more than a purely technical reply and you always got that unique Enzo charm and spin in his posts. I liken his narrative and enjoyable style to Uncle Tom McCahill, from the long-gone Mechanix Illustrated magazine. It would be a real tribute to consolidate and index all of the meaningful Enzo material. When asked a few years ago about writing a book he said he had some ideas that were at the time "just a pile of notebooks". I hope those are preserved and see the light of day. The task would be to extract all of the meaningful content form the "just change the fuse..." on-liners and edit it all together.Last edited by glebert; 09-04-2022, 05:00 PM.
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Originally posted by corliss1 View PostUPDATE - since a "funeral" or "visitation" or whatever you want to call it just wouldn't have been his type of thing, we're holding an "Enzo Event" on October 1. It's a potluck/open house style event from 1-4 in Mason, Michigan. The address is:
Jefferson Street Square Senior Community Apartments
500 S Jefferson St
Mason, MI 48854
If you feel so inclined, bring a guitar to share a song.WARNING! Musical Instrument amplifiers contain lethal voltages and can retain them even when unplugged. Refer service to qualified personnel.
REMEMBER: Everybody knows that smokin' ain't allowed in school !
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I drove from Saginaw to Lancing when I visited Enzo. That's about the same distance as the Detroit to Lansing drive so my input is that the drive is certainly practical. I'm going to be in Saginaw for a week in mid September. So close to making the 1 Oct date but I cannot change the travel timing.
Once you get out of Detroit, much of the drive is through farm land and is very pleasant.
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Originally posted by loudthud View Post
I'm actually considering attending. Does Lansing have a big airport, (flights from all over the US) or do you have to get a connecting flight from Detroit ? Is it practical to rent a car and drive from Detroit ?"Take two placebos, works twice as well." Enzo
"Now get off my lawn with your silicooties and boom-chucka speakers and computers masquerading as amplifiers" Justin Thomas
"If you're not interested in opinions and the experience of others, why even start a thread?
You can't just expect consent." Helmholtz
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Originally posted by loudthud View PostThere are a couple of pics of Enzo in this thread: https://music-electronics-forum.com/...awesome-beards
Posts 8 and 29.
With this new fangled Internet thing, there really isn't a way to say thanks and honor someone like Enzo. What could we do ? Re-name MEF; Mister Enzo's Forum ? How about a page on Wikipedia ? You know those phrases that get abbreviated with all caps ? WWED: What Would Enzo Do ?
I like this one pecause there's seems to be a lot of real peace and happiness. I'm thinking of using this image later as a sort "meme" with the plugged in text "Enzo approves of this post"
"Take two placebos, works twice as well." Enzo
"Now get off my lawn with your silicooties and boom-chucka speakers and computers masquerading as amplifiers" Justin Thomas
"If you're not interested in opinions and the experience of others, why even start a thread?
You can't just expect consent." Helmholtz
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Originally posted by loudthud View Post
I'm actually considering attending. Does Lansing have a big airport, (flights from all over the US) or do you have to get a connecting flight from Detroit ? Is it practical to rent a car and drive from Detroit ?
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Originally posted by glebert View Post
Just an FYI my wife recently flew into Grand Rapids MI (which is an hour from Lansing) direct from Portland on Allegiant and she loved it. It was also much cheaper than the big carriers. I don't think they have a flight from Dallas to GRR but they do from Austin. We've regularly flown into Detroit and Flint and Chicago and she liked Grand Rapids best, Flint was second. Rental cars are also often cheaper at the smaller airports.
nosajsoldering stuff that's broken, breaking stuff that works, Yeah!
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