Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Congratulations and a Merry Christmas to you and your family. Raimo photos at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen nyt myös Kameralehden juttuja suomeksi - ---------- > From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@islandnet.com> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] big Christmas gift! Kinda off topic!:) > Date: 24. joulukuuta 1998 4:15 > > Hi everyone, > > Well am I excited or what! A great Christmas gift! YAHOO! :) > > I just received a phone call telling me I had been nominated for the Life > Time Achievement Award by CAPIC..."The Canadian Association of > Photographers & Illustrators in Communications." (CAPIC), Canada's > premiere association of visual communicators. > > This is akin to being nominated for an Oscar and winning! :) :) > > On March 26 in Toronto I'll receive the award at a big wing ding affair! It > can't get any better than this. :) > > I may just go out and buy myself a new M6 and a couple of lenses to celebrate!:) > My wife on the other hand will have other ideas of celebrating. :) None of > which have the word Leica attached. > > Howver this only happens once in a lifetime, so maybe I can do a real sweet > talk job on her and she wont complain ____TOO___ much! :) > > Just wanted to share this wonderful news with the LUG family and the > world!:) I had heard some rumours, but I never put much creedence in things > like that as it's always someone else who gets nominated and wins. Me? Damn > it's great!:) > > Yes teddy, there really is a Santa Claus after all. :) > > Going to be a tough night to get to sleep! :) :) Hell who cares. :) > > ted > > Ted Grant > This is Our Work. The Legacy of Sir William Osler. > http://www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant >