Episode 22 - Egbert Schroer - A Highway Star

Egbert Schroer was born in the small but historic town of Dorsten in Westphalia, Germany , in 1958 . He grew up with a love of water that has stayed with him all his life as has his love for music, both listening and playing his beloved guitars. Egbert's musical choices cover a wide range but his real love is the big , powerful challenging Rock music (and lyrics) of the 60's, 70's and 80's.  . 

He is also a bit of an anglophile and a fan of Douglas Adams and Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. As you will hear in the episode in 1990 he had his own "42" moment and made a significant and successful career change. After winning a battle against cancer in 2006 the next "42" " moment was in 2013 when he and his wife Petra left Germany and moved to live in Seattle where they continue to live and work today.. 

Given his German background the Playlist for this episode includes some great classics as well as a fair smattering of Krautrock from the 70's . You will need to cut & paste the link below into your browser - enjoy !

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0IUTo0jbD49wpn2HoQj8pZ?si=zP8HUqrgSNaMgC4lU3N8_w

P.S. The day after this recording was made Egbert & Petra celebrated their 40th Wedding Anniversary. It therefore felt appropriate to add "Ruby" by Kaiser Chiefs to the playlist :-)



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