Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/10/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Oct 22, 2011, at 3:37 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > Howdy Crew, > I haven't been around much for the last bit due to family illness. However > that's behind us and all is basically well. :-) > > However the absents will continue for sometime, other than a quick stop by > for a break once in awhile. I have been asked to get my butt in gear and > write a book pertaining to my wild wild life as a photojournalist during > the past 61 years. > > Trust me it will not be an easy task as you can see in the "Opening piece > for the 1960 decade!" :-) This merely touches on a small portion of > assignments during those 61 years. > > Take care, have a look and think about this AS merely a tiny portion > within the 61 years of fun and loving it every moment! > > cheers, > ted > ============================================= > THE SIXTIES! --- Now that was a Time: > > > > Death, discovery, baby birthing, Pot Pipe - :-) -- plane crashes-Arctic -- > Europe -- Orient -- cowboys -- round-up, Stampedes -- Grey Cup football -- > Prime Minister Louise St. Laurent -- Arctic ice-breaker -- Interpol-Madrid > -- Spain -bull fighting -- Paris - artists -- Munich-Oktoberfest -- > Monaco-French Riviera -- London - Hyde Park -- New York-Martha -- The > Congo -- Zambia, Israel 6 Day War -- Egypt -- Vietnam-war -- Hong Kong -- > Tokyo -- Sweden - World Hockey Championships -- Norway-NATO military > exercises -- Japan-Canada industrial works -- Attacked by Rabid Fox -- > Thrown from high speed boat during assignment -- shooting from inside > stock car and crash -- seal hunting with Eskimos -- eating seal meat -- > helicopter fire and crash landing-Arctic -- shot at during war -- beaten > by police -- shooting from horse back for a month during round-up -- > Vancouver Stanley Park love-in and hash! -- Mexico bull fighting -- > Olympic Bob-sled shooting from sled - Sapporo, Japan -- Kno > cked flying on sideline by football players -- Caribbean training with USA > Marines -- First ever Sushi-Japan -- World Hockey Championships-Sweden -- > Common Wealth Games-Edinburgh -- Laser weapon research - Newcastle-UK -- > Coal mining-Wales -- Dawson City Gold Rush Festival -- Searching for oil, > NWT & off shore Atlantic -- Seattle World's Fair -- Buffalo Days-Regina -- > Blue Nose Schooner disaster-Bermuda! AND MORE! > > > > Yes it was a time! looking forward to this Ted, Steve > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information