In May 2003
Kevin and Wendy O'Connor visited Sweden, because the IKEA store in
Hamilton, Ontario ran out of meatballs ...
Actually, Kevin
was invited to give a workshop on the inner workings of tube amplifiers
to members of Sweden's GMF tube-tips
newsgroup. For more information on how that went, see our 2003
workshop report. In a nutshell, it went great!
In the course
of running our business, and of the workshop trip, we have found that
Swedes and Canadians are eerily similar - there aren't that many of
them in the world, but they wield great influence in technology and
culture. Think of Sweden next time you peel a potato or sit on a juice
box; think of Canada next time you admire Lorne Greene on Bonanza
or Lorne Michaels on Saturday Night Live.
Canadians and
Swedes also have a similar brand of silliness - or, we hope so, because
some Swedes might read this ...
In any case, we
are proud to count many Swedes among our friends, and to promote their
enterprises. Check out Sweden - it's up north and a bit to the right.
In May 2004
Kevin and Wendy again visited Sweden, this time in search of the elusive
muppet, The Swedish Chef. During our quest we stayed in the homes
of Owe, Martin and Ola, all of whom are wonderful chefs, and all of
whom are Swedish, but none of whom are muppets, as far as we can tell.
The trip would have been a complete failure but for the well-received
workshop Kevin gave, entitled "Tube Amps - What Makes Them Go".
Well, actually,
the workshop didn't have a title, but that would have been a good
one...
Thanks again to
all our friends in Sweden - chefs, muppets and otherwise. We were
truly touched by your warm hospitality!
For more marvy info on Sweden, visit www.sweden.se
