Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/11

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Subject: Re: [Leica] New Leica M6 brochure
From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net>
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 13:11:39 -0700

InfinityDT@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 9/11/99 1:45:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> tedgrant@islandnet.com writes:
> 
> << But I'm sure they could have found a more meaningful image than, "who was
>  that bearded man?"
> 
>  ted >>
> 
> I'll wager 1/2 of American people will think it's Charles Manson and the
> other 1/2 Jim Morrison. ><Snip> 

It could be the guy on the rolling papers. 
An Icon, a pictograph whose main meaning lies in the fact that it is so
recognizable more that who he actually was. Just like a president on money.
Mark Rabiner