Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Well, I had different goals when classes were over. I'd had enough > frustration for the day and did sound effects and ran the board at the > school's FM station, WNYE. It styled itself as the "High School of the > Air." > I took part in a whole slew of radio shows dramatizing various moments in > American History. > > Regards, > > Dick > > > > On Dec 15, 2009, at 4:41 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > >>> >>> Jeez, I was so glad to see the end of them. My high school drafting >>> class >>> required we use them to ink on vellum. Getting a clean line with no >>> breaks >>> or >>> smudges was virtually impossible. The number of drawings I ruined as I >>> attempted to get the last few lines is place is uncountable. That Senior >>> drfating class was a whole year of frustration. Arghhh! >>> >>> I would have sold my soul to the devil to get my hands on a Rapidograph. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Dick >> >> >> To keep up with the mechanical and architectural drawing programs at New >> Trier high school meant you needed to stay after school and hour and a >> half >> every day you were there. It meant when you got home from high school >> every >> day it was dark just in time for dinner. It was a built in extracurricular >> activity like going out for wrestling. And you couldn't do both. >> It was the 60's I learned with drawing pens I got pretty good at it. Even >> my >> lettering was pretty good. It took lots of extra hours. But like anything >> its not "talent" which was the issue its just putting in the hours. >> >> >> Mark William Rabiner >> >> >> >> Our radio station was New Trier Radio WNTH 88.1 FM And still is. http://org.newtrier.k12.il.us/activities/wnth//info.html We also came out with an LP every year. Lots of sound guys all over the place. I'm getting into sound now. Mark William Rabiner