Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bruce, Thanks for a wonderful message. It really does put things in perspective. For me this list is a source of useful information about all things Leica, but it is also more than that. I have met and befriended several LUGgers and my life has become richer for that. And yes, I do have a life, reading e-mails or surfing the web is only a small part of it. Nathan MicroGrid@aol.com wrote: > LUGGERS > > I would like to express my thanks to all of you for your contributions to > this list. I first discovered this list about 8 months ago and would read the > digest occasionally. My interest in photography, and my forgotten Leica's > were both rejuvenated a bit, but -- no time. Suddenly I was blessed with > time. I suffered a stroke while traveling on business, in Chicago. When I > returned home to my laptop your digests were waiting. Suddenly, in reading of > your adventures, I discovered again what had so fascinated me about > photography 30 years before. I looked at Tina's pictures of Honduras, Ted's > of Doctors,(boy did that hit close to home).I posted on occasion and made > some new E friends. > > Marc Small's fascinating history lessons returned me to my youth, working for > my father in a large photography store in Ohio. Walt's Texas Tirades > sometimes made me laugh but mostly made me think. Eric's ubiquitous posts -- > before and after his hiatus -- reminded me of the photographers I waited on > 25 years ago, their trials in doing what, to everyone but the subject, and > their peers, is an almost invisible job. > > The friendly banter, of you all helped me a lot through this tough time in my > life. I will always be grateful that you let me eavesdrop on your > conversations. > > I am going to take some time off until this Anthony thing blows over. It's > clear he's not going away. I'll come back when the list is back to normal, > and arguing over some other great photographs, photographers, or the demise > of Leica Camera. > > You all helped to restore my health, but most importantly you restored in me > the love of photography that I had foolishly let lapse. I just wanted to let > you all, mentioned or not, know the value of this list. > > Ted, I am going to go take pictures with my Leicas, which came out of their > early retirement performing flawlessly. > > Bruce Bowman > Killingworth CT > > (Marc; Email me your address and I'll send you the pictures of Deer Lake-20 > years after.) - -- Nathan Wajsman Overijse, Belgium General photo page: http://members.tripod.com/belgiangator Belgium photo page: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman