Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]an event to fuel fantasies for a lifetime;^) ric On Aug 31, 2009, at 3:03 PM, Richard Taylor wrote: > Back when I was a mere 'yoot as we say in Noo Yawk, and working at > ABC as a TV maintenance guy (read TV camera repairman), I was > assigned one Saturday afternoon to the studio where they were > rehearsing the Dick Clark show. Since all the gear was working just > fine at the moment, I was killing time standing behind a cameraman > watching Chubby Checker sing and gyrate through the number he was > rehearsing for the show that night. This was before the days of > video tape, BTW, so the show was going out live. > > As he finished I glanced over towards the folding bleacher seats > that had been set up for the audience and there was Annette sitting > a few rows up in the middle of the bleachers all by herself. I > smiled at her and she smiled back, if not with a come-hither look, > at least with one that was friendly. > > As I started to work my way over in her direction, two burly guys > with no necks and wearing black suits, who these days one would > easily identify with the "Sopranos," appeared out of nowhere and > simultaneously shot me looks that clearly said go-thither *NOW.* > Stopped me in my tracks they did. > > I glanced over at Annette and, with a slight shrug she showed me a > rueful, what are ya' gonna do, kinda smile. I quickly returned to > my position behind the cameraman. > > End of my encounter with Annette. She was really one cute gal in > person, BTW. > > Regards, > > Dick > > P.S. I've told this story so often I've lost track of who I've told > it to. So, if you've heard it before, my apologies in advance. > > > > On Aug 31, 2009, at 1:41 PM, Sonny Carter wrote: > >> Maybe it was Darlene . . :-) anyhow, I'll never forget what's her >> name. >> >> On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 12:40 PM, Sonny Carter >> <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> Roger showed: >>>> Subject: [Leica] DISNEYLAND- >>> >>> >>> Ya know Roger, as a kid who fantasized over Doreen and Annette, I >>> really >>> would have like to have had you stick that hecktor in your pocket >>> and put >>> something like a 15 cv on that camera so we could see more of that >>> pretty >>> girl, also the one you told us about, and the Magic Kingdom you >>> mentioned in >>> the caption! Nice shots though. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Regards, >>> >>> Sonny >>> http://www.sonc.com >>> http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ >>> Natchitoches, Louisiana >>> (+31.754164,-093.099080) >>> >>> USA >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Sonny >> http://www.sonc.com >> http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ >> Natchitoches, Louisiana >> (+31.754164,-093.099080) >> >> USA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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