Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Stasys, Worked hard all my life, never made a lot of money, in fact, thinking about it, living and practicing law with my dad, brother and two other lawyers in New York City, I never earned as much as $100K till in my mid-50's and probably wouldn't have made ends meet had my wife not also worked and, as adjunct Professor of Law at N.Y.U. Law School (they paid me the elegant honorarium of $2,000./year for teaching what in effect was 2/.3rds of a normal full-time teaching load), had the benefit of a wonderful 3 bedroom, 2-bath 30th floor penthouse apartment at university-subsidized rent of $1,000./month, including parking in the garage beneath the building. But over the years I've made a reputation as something of an expert in legal ethics counseling lawyers and law firms on how to run their practices without getting in trouble and expert witness work in cases involving lawyer conduct. Now, when I choose to accept a client, I charge fees that I couldn't afford if I needed a lawyer! The real goodness of the good life I'm living includes the liberating feeling of being able to say: no - when I do not wish to represent a prospective client. Actually, the funding of the new Ferrari comes from having bought an old used Ferrari 330/365GTC in 1978, a car that I adored and kept for over 30 years. Turned out thaat it was a one-of-a-kind prototype built by Enzo Ferrar on special order for Leopoldo Pirelli, Chairman and CEO of the patronymic firm.I finally sold it at David Gooding's Pebble Beach Ferrari auction in 2007 for a scandalous amount of money. Best 'investment' I've ever made. And I had the fun of driving it and seeing it on loan in exhibitions at the Petersen Museum in Beverly Hills, the Behring Museum at Blackhawk in Danville CA and here at our Saratoga Automobile Museum. I loved the 928, magnificent mechanical specification. Unloved by the Porsche market and, as you know, ferociously expensive to repair today. Good luck with the engine rebuild and enjoy! Seth ----- Original Message ----- From: <stasys1@cox.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Cc: "Seth Rosner" <sethrosner@nycap.rr.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 9:57 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] HCBilia - now HCB would have approved > Seth- From reading your post- I'd say you're are living the "good life" ! > I'm looking at rebuilding the engine in my 1985 928s probably at a cost of > upwards of $15K. I worked as a juror a few weeks ago in > Long Beach Calif- made $98.50 - covered my gasoline and lunches. I cannot > afford a Ferrari- but looking at then here in LA is still free. Best, > Stasys > ---- Seth Rosner <sethrosner@nycap.rr.com> wrote: >> Alastair, when I was in Paris a century ago, I was a suitable bread stick >> carrier though I used to slog straight through the puddles on the rue St >> Andre des Arts where I lived. >> >> May as well begin the day confessing to all my friends on this list that >> yesterday I succumbed, burdened my future, both temporal and fiscal, and >> acquired a panda-destined black paint M8.2; no, I'm not going to fret >> that >> my 35mm and 50mm optics are silver (the 90/2,8 Elmarit and 25/4 C/R >> Skopar >> are black). Probably will need a new 21/3,8 Elmar as w/a. Forgot to get >> an >> extra battery and memory cards - almost don't know what to ask for in >> which >> store!! I'm in a particularly busy time in my law practice, have been >> engaged as, in effect, a quasi-judge to render a binding decision on a >> legal >> ethics issue in a substantial commercial litigation. Thursday morning I'm >> off to Boston for the Amer Bar Assoc midyear meeting, away till next Wed. >> Lucky if I begin to understand this device by March. >> >> As Frank Dernie, Henning, Tom A., and several others on the list know, in >> addition to my almost life-long affliction as a Leicaholic image-maker, >> I'm >> also a car nut. Yesterday, the sports car market having collapsed at >> least >> as dramatically as have the Leica, Hasselblad, world equity markets and >> economies, and being no longer obliged to run financial decisions past >> SWMBO, I lost my [alleged] mind and also acquired a new (actually >> 'pre-owned') Ferrari, a 575M Maranello. In fact, the private seller and I >> closed on the transaction last Thursday late afternoon, the car was >> collected Friday in Virginia Beach by transport company and delivered >> Saturday to the Ferrari dealer in Spring Valley NY where I went yesterday >> for my first visit. Perhaps the best road car that Ferrari has ever made >> at >> a jaw-droppingly low price (you know, one can buy a pre-owned 8-cylinder >> Ferrari in excellent condition in the US$20-30,000. range). >> >> As of tomorrow I'll be unsubscribed for at least a week. Will miss you >> all. >> Don't take any wooden nickels. >> >> Seth >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Alastair Firkin" <afirkin@afirkin.com> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> >> Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 6:33 PM >> Subject: RE: [Leica] HCBilia >> >> >> > You and I both. I had trouble with suitable bread stick carriers as >> > well, >> > and as for men in hats jumping puddles!!! May have to buy some of GB's >> > blow ups ;-) >> > >> > --- leica@web-options.com wrote: >> > >> > From: "Bob W" <leica@web-options.com> >> > To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org> >> > Subject: RE: [Leica] HCBilia >> > Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 23:27:05 -0000 >> > >> > I also went for a walk along the rue Mouffetard yesterday morning. I >> > was >> > most disappointed by the absence of proud-looking gamins carrying huge >> > bottles of wine! >> > >> > Bob >> > >> >> >> >> Bob we did exactly the same: same visit, bought the dvd and >> >> took the picture: the weather did not behave for me ;-) >> >> >> >> Cheers >> >> >> >> >> >> I hope this doesn't make people feel too bilious! >> >> >> >> http://www.web-options.com/HCBilia/ >> >> >> >> When I was at the Fondation HCB this weekend I bought a copy >> >> of this DVD >> >> boxed set: >> >> http://www.maurice-pialat.net/Articles/cartier-bresson/cartier >> >> -bresson.htm >> >> >> >> It includes a booklet that reveals his address. Since I was >> >> going to the >> >> Tuileries anyway I took a tiny detour to take a couple of snaps. >> >> >> >> Bob >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Leica Users Group. >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Leica Users Group. >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 8.0.233 / Virus Database: 270.10.19/1942 - Release Date: >> 02/09/09 >> 17:40:00 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. 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