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\"EPSON<\/a>I was born in Rome in 1964 in a family from Molise. I always say that I am a Roman citizen of Samnite<\/a> origins who married an Etruscan <\/a>woman. So I had no shortage of anything. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

Since before I learned to read and write, I used to sing. I would memorize the lyrics to songs I heard on my parents’ radio and repeat them, crooning both the words and the music. I also involved my sister who was two years younger. At some point she discovered an uncle’s guitar<\/strong><\/a> and from there I started playing it and never stopped. We finally had an instrument with which to accompany our singing, something that was a more or less constant background to our childhood and youth.<\/p>\n

My passion for guitar and singing, for music in general, also led me towards high fidelity<\/strong><\/a>. Everyone had a stereo system at home in the 70s, even a couple of my uncles. At their house I discovered the stereo effect and was really impressed. Their stereo turntable was passed on to me when they bought a coordinated system. Later, my parents bought me some components and I set up my first system. To this day, I can’t do without a high-fidelity stereo system.<\/p>\n

As teenagers we lived in a small town and our father was in the forensic police. He and a couple of co-workers who lived near us took turns using cars to get to the office. One of them had a wonderful Alfa Romeo<\/strong><\/a> Giulia, the car of my dreams. When it was his turn I was thrilled! I had grown up with the myth of my father whizzing around in police Alfa and the Giulia was the number one car in those days. All of this sparked a passion for a brand that at least originally built cars from the heart, not for commercial reasons.<\/p>\n

When I got out of school, I would stop at the police station and wait for my father to finish his shift. Sometimes I would be with him in the darkroom watching in fascination the process of developing a black and white roll (the subject was usually less interesting if not macabre). One day my father came home with a beautiful chrome Nikon FM and since then it has been the ultimate photographic camera<\/strong><\/a> for me.<\/p>\n

While I was in elementary school, a colleague of my father presented me with The Little Chemist Lab; it started my fascination with science, from chemistry to astronomy. This was coupled with a passion for science fiction born with UFO in the 70s and Space 1999 to follow. You only heard about computers<\/strong><\/a> in science fiction movies, and when they started showing up in homes I was intrigued. I bought some computer publications at the newsstand and seriously considered enrolling in a university course. It turned out differently, but computer skills would always distinguish me and one day they would allow my professional rebirth.<\/p>\n

Dreaming of relativity, black holes, and time travel, which the wonderful high school math and physics teacher told us about, I certainly had to choose a scientific subject to study at the university and found Geology<\/strong><\/a>. Thanks to another wonderful teacher I became passionate about it and it became my job for a happy period of time in which I started a family with a beautiful wife and a wonderful son. Unfortunately the geology career came to an abrupt halt and I had to recover with computer science.<\/p>\n

Just as my career as a geologist was getting into full swing, I came across a martial art that took me by surprise: I had never bothered to learn how to defend myself nor was I fascinated by oriental disciplines. A friend was opening his Aikido class and invited me to try it. Reluctant, I went and it was love at first sight. For 20 years I practiced Aikido<\/strong><\/a> intensely, and for 10 of those I also taught it with passion. I lost my job as a geologist, which I had fought so hard for, and I rediscovered my love for the guitar. Probably the combination of the two events, then a relocation and the Covid finally distanced me from Aikido…<\/p>\n

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