[Leica] Ted honoured - Lifetime Achievement award

[Pat Fretts <pfretts@cyberus.ca>]

Hello from Ottawa,

Arrived here last evening for the big date on Tuesday. If you don't think I'm a
tad nervous you're mistaken, as this is the most important event
photographically ever to occur for me, as you might imagine.

Thank you to the many who sent congratulations, I'll fill you in with details
Wednesday. It's still hard to believe this is happening to me, but I accept it
with great feelings of humbleness.

I don't beieve any of us go through our careers with any thought of being
rewarded in this fashion, we do the assignments to the best of our abilities and
sometimes wonder whether we make any difference or not.  Then one day you're
receiving a Life Time Achievement Award for your efforts, quite amazing! In
reality it wasn't photographic effort or work, it was doing something you love
with great passion and enjoyment. And blessed with the good fortune that a
number of people had faith in your ability, also being in the right place at the
right time.

As I try to "hang loose" for a couple of days in the capital city, my trusty M6
and Noctilux are being polished to hang fittingly from my shoulder, after all I
wouldn't be there if I had not found the psychological mystique associated with
a Leica many years ago.

Watch for the details.

regards,
ted


Dan Post wrote:

> Horst-
> I saw the reference to 'Dan' and immediately read the post! Reminds me of
> why I drink single malts! They never breathe upon opening! They all require
> CPR!
> You'll have to excuse me, I must minister to a recently acquired bottle of
> Knockando which is in respiratory distress, even as I write!
> Dan Post,
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: A.H.SCHMIDT <horst.schmidt@actek.com.au>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 1999 5:59 AM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Ted honoured - Lifetime Achievement award
>
> >
> >
> > D Khong wrote:
> >
> > > Ted
> > >
> > > Congratulations on your recent achievement and honour.  As a friend and
> > > fellow LUG member, I think you have done us all proud.
> >
> > > I am now going to sip my second glass of a superb red wine (after
> letting
> > > it "breathe for a while").
> > >
> > > Dan K.
> >
> > Congratulations to Ted  from me too.
> >
> > > By the way Dan, does your wine breathe?  Every time I open a bottle, I
> check
> > > to see if it breathes. It never does, so I have to give it instant mouth
> to
> > > mouth resuscitation.
> >
> > Regards,  Horst Schmidt
> >