Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/20

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Subject: [Leica] LeMans the movie on now
From: rclompus at mac.com (Richard Clompus)
Date: Mon Aug 20 17:08:37 2007
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Rob, motorcycling is indeed exciting.  BMW bikes are a good match for  
Leica shooters.  I hope you're OK and the bike can be repaired.

Richard Clompus
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
2003 K1200GT

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On Aug 20, 2007, at 7:55 PM, Rob McClure <rmcclure2@woh.rr.com> wrote:

> Len,
>
> I had a new red 1992 Mustang 5.0 liter 5 speed .  It was my 40 year  
> old midlife crisis machine.  I loved it, but then my son got his  
> license and insurance went through the roof, so I traded it on  
> something more pedestrian.  Now I get my kicks from a motorcycle  
> (which I wrecked yesterday, but that's another story).  I saw  
> Vanishing Point at the drive in when I was a teenager.  Everyone was  
> so fired up at the end of the movie that it was like an Indy 500  
> start tearing out of the parking lot.  I just bought the DVD from  
> amazon.com and it is still exciting, while being a neat period piece  
> with naked hippies, drugs, etc.
>
> Rob McClure
>
>
>
> On Aug 20, 2007, at 5:31 PM, Leonard Taupier wrote:
>
>> OK, Rob.
>>
>> Now I've got to rent the Vanishing Point. Ric started it, but I had  
>> to rent Bullitt to see the Mustang chase since I just got a new GT  
>> stick. Just what a 69 year old needs, right? Funny thing. I was in  
>> the camera shop on Friday and one of the regular customers, a 70  
>> year old, bought a GT 2 weeks before me. Neat car. Beckons old  
>> timers. I did have a '65 some 35 years ago though.
>>
>> Len
>
>
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