Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]So, Ted, is that like being a doctor of Jazz:-) ...and congratulations for not flubbing the speech. s.d. On Nov 10, 2008, at 3:30 PM, Ted Grant wrote: > The Doctorate ceremony report. :-) > > WOW! HOLY COW! IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED AND I DIDN'T SCREW - UP! :-) > I don't > think? :-) > > Going on stage I was as nervous as all get out! But calmed down > once things > began to happen. > > A major difference between giving a lecture and being the subject!! > > The auditorium was packed with parents and friends of graduating > students, > so lots and lots of folks. Add my friends from the Victoria area > along with > folks from the mainland and all this added to a nervous condition. :-) > > > > If you want to experience a weird feeling, it's being plain "Ted, a > photojournalist one minute." And short time later everyone calling > you Dr. > Grant or Dr. Ted? I think I'll be very happy to be ted! > > Given my grandsons have always called me "G pa." The older of the > two has > changed it to "Dr. G pa." > > > > During the past several days I've read, re-read and re-re-read my > speech and > for each of the re-reads I've said them from memory to the point my > memory > banks are almost blown to oblivion! :-) > > We attended a small luncheon, were driven home and will be picked- > up for an > evening reception. Those things are easy to handle anytime, > shooting or > enjoying. > > 1/ > > The pressure is off!!!!! :-) > > 2/ > > I didn't cry, but there were a number of calming deep breathing > moments! :-) > > > 3/ > > An amazing life experience if ever there was one! > > 4/ > > I just wished my Mom and Dad were still around to be there as > they'd have > been so happy. My Ma would've said.. "My son the photographer > finally made > it!" :-) > > 5/ > > Lot's of photos taken, I expect to see some shortly as Tom & Tuulikki > Abrahamson were there along with Henning & Tanya Wulff all shooting > away. > Plus the official Uvic photog. One of the grandson's and what > seemed like an > almost paparazzi kind of shooting! > > 6/ > > So there you go eh? :-) Now I can relax, well I'm going to have a > nap. ;-) > > ted > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information