Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter, you are most fortunate to have those recordings .................... I have tried on numerous occasions to get my parents to "put-down" their knowledge of family. They're great at it, when it comes-up in conversation, but then I have no recorder to hand. Guess I'll just have to be better prepared! And I know, in my father's case, it would be the work of days .............. if not weeks (he's a great talker). Thanks for your thoughts, B. On 7-feb-2006, at 9:03, Peter Klein wrote: > I want to thank everyone who has sent their condolences on the > death of my father. It really helped me to "hear" the outpouring > of sympathy from so many of my LUG friends from all over the world. > > It's also been gratifying to hear the response of people to the old > Kodachrome and recent Tri-X pictures of Dad that I posted here. > When it comes down to what's *really* important, a good, character- > revealing picture of a loved one is worth more to each of us than > the best landscape or the grittiest street photo. > > I'm going to pass along a piece of advice of my own. If your > parents are living, sit down with them and a tape recorder, and > have them tell you their life story. It preserves many details > that will be forgotten otherwise. I did this with my own parents > 20 years ago. The day before my father's funeral, I listened to > his tape. It, along with the old photos, helped me to keep in mind > my Dad as he was most of his life, as opposed to those wrenching > last days. > > --Peter > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information