RE: [Leica] OT: Bob Shell news

["Chandos Michael Brown" <cmbrow@wm.edu>]

"Not true, once someone asked for a Leica and got one ;-)"

You're absolutely correct.  Didn't Steve LeHuray send off some LTM gear
to a guy in Estonia or some such place?  And then later had to announce
that he hadn't received so much as an email acknowledgement or thanks?

C



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From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Alastair
Firkin
Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2003 5:28 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Bob Shell news


On Sunday, Jun 29, 2003, at 11:39 Australia/Melbourne, Chandos Michael 
Brown wrote:

> "And, Chandos, if you have something you wish to say to me, kindly say
> it to me directly by private e-mail and leave the rest of the List in
> peace."
>
> Marc, I have responded to you off list, but I feel no obligation to do
> so.  You post on a public list, expect response on a public list, most
> especially when you directly solicit funds to compensate yourself for
> the defense of Mr. Shell, who is on record claiming that he makes a
> "comfortable" living through his various enterprises.
>
> Funny, I've been on the LUG for longer than I can remember, but,
except
> for Kyle's promoting, not inappropriately I thought, the young fellow
> who was off to Bosnia to photograph the effects of the war, yours is 
> the
> only posting that I can remember that asks us to contribute money, and
> not for a "cause," mind you--rather, you made perfectly clear that any
> donation would go to your fee.
>
> And the best thing about it, as far as I am concerned, is that you did
> it on a "for sale" Friday.  It's simply too rich for words.
>
> As to leaving the list "in peace," Marc, I've conveyed to you my 
> certain
> knowledge of attitudes that have not appeared in the public forum.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Chandos
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Marc 
> James
> Small
> Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2003 8:16 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: RE: [Leica] OT: Bob Shell news
>
> At 12:11 PM 6/28/03 -0400, Chandos Michael Brown wrote:
>> I spoke, though, to the defense strategy that Mr. Shell's attorney
>> posted to this list, and I questioned both the wisdom of that
strategy
>> as he expressed it and the propriety of his posting it at all.
>
> Chandos
>
> You do not have a clue to Mr Shell's defense strategy.  I merely
> mentioned
> that both his models and many relatively significant camera folks have
> volunteered to testify in his defense as an honorable person.  I have
> not
> discussed the defense strategy on this forum nor shall I do so.
>
> And, as I have written to you off-List, folks want to know the status 
> of
> Bob and his present situation.  I am merely posting information which
I
> am
> being asked to post by dozens of List members.
>
> By the way, Mrs Shell will testify for Bob, and not against him.  Your
> prurient and puerile thoughts jumped to the wrong conclusion on this
> point!
>
> And, Chandos, if you have something you wish to say to me, kindly say 
> it
> to
> me directly by private e-mail and leave the rest of the List in peace.
>
> Marc
>
> msmall@infionline.net  FAX:  +540/343-7315
> Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir!
>
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