Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Alastair Firkin wrote: > > From what I hear this morning its more like New York pre electricity > but without the candles ;-) > > Hope the lights come on soon > > Cheers > On Friday, Aug 15, 2003, at 05:51 Australia/Melbourne, > LRZeitlin@aol.com wrote: > > > Mark writes: > > > > <<It's like trying to talk about anything else but baseball in New York > > > > City during baseball season during the Brooklyn Dodgers New York > > Yankees > > > > world series's 1952 to 1956.. (I was there, but small) > > > > There was NO other topic of conversation,>> > > > > Mark, > > > > Believe it or not SOME New Yorkers don't even like baseball. And I > > assure you > > that some of us were talking about the Korean War, the > > Eisenhower/Stevenson > > presidential campaigns, and New York City's bid to be the 51st. state. > > And > > don't forget the most important event that during that period. The M > > series Leicas > > were introduced. > > > > Larry Z > > > > -- Sorry Larry i just always think of those world series in the mid to late 50's when i was first learning to walk and talk. The first stuff I heard being talked about other than "finish your baby food." I only yesterday found out they'd been battling it out in the early 50's as well! And so I put that there. The Korean War timeline ends in 53. That wouldn't mean you couldn't stop talking about it. Or the Existential dilemma. http://www.korean-war.com/TimeLine/KoreanWarChronology.html Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.rabinergroup.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html