Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/05

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Subject: [Leica] Re: "Fast Eddie" died today
From: Jeff Moore <jbm@oven.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 13:52:27 -0500
References: <200101281134.MAA30153@gip.u-picardie.fr> <3A7462D5.F0C22ABC@rabiner.cncoffice.com> <3A7469E2.8BCB49E0@rabiner.cncoffice.com> <3A74C0E8.233CAD90@bigfoot.com> <3A7EE91A.DC963BB2@rabiner.cncoffice.com>

2001-02-05-12:55:37 Mark Rabiner:
> "Eddie Parker who inspired the film "The Hustler had died after falling ill at a
> poll tournament. He was 69."

Oh.  I was wondering.  "Fast Eddie", in a photographic context, means
Fast Eddie Weston to me -- I was wondering if he'd climbed out of the
ground sometime only to climb back today.

In reply to: Message from allan burned <ab-lnc@u-picardie.fr> ([Leica] M2 crazyness!)
Message from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> (Re: [Leica] M2 crazyness!)
Message from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> ([Leica] on being photographed with a Leica)
Message from Dennis Painter <dpainter@Bigfoot.com> (Re: [Leica] on being photographed with a Leica)
Message from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> ([Leica] "Fast Eddie" died today)