[Leica] How it began-- "THE FAMILY OF 6!"

[lluisripollquerol at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll)]

HI TED, querido amigo!

This is wonderful!, you and the others can imagine how much happy I'll  
be to meet too this very nice family!  thanks to BRian!

ENJOY, ENJOY, ENJOY!

Cheers, Saludos cordiales, amiti?s!
Lluis


El 05/12/2011, a las 2:33, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> <tedgrant at shaw.ca>  
escribi?:

> A SPECIAL LUG FAMILY: "WHAT CAN EVOLVE!"
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> Once upon a time long long a go on the LUG lived three members,  
> separated by a body of Pacific water between Big Vancouver Island  
> and mainland Canada.
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> One member on the island, two in the great city of Vancouver, a mere  
> 90 minute ferry ride away.
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> Quite often with LUG Leica subject posts back and forth .. "Some day  
> we'll meet and greet and do Leica photography face to face was  
> always part of the chit-chat."
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> After a few years a Leica demo day at a Vancouver camera shop looked  
> like a face to face meet and greet would be possible, as the Island  
> shooter was the Leica key-note celebrity for the event. However,  
> things went a foul due to the stupidity of the shop owner and his  
> small minded complex against one of the three members. :-(
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> Eventually another opportunity presented a visit to the mainland and  
> a quiet afternoon of sharing Leica conversation, the LUG, an  
> excellent presentation of fine food fare provided by Tom and his  
> wife Tuulikki celebrated with "Fine single malt scotch." And the  
> family of 6 was born.
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> However the sealing of it's birth was topped off with an excellent  
> Japanese dinner which has become the "dinner of celebration" at each  
> of the families following gatherings. Not very many of late.
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> As it turned out it was the beginning of the "Family of 6!" The 6  
> newly found Leica using friends. Three husbands and wives. It   
> created a bonding that began on the internet, but became "The  
> Family!" Face to face as very warm hearted friends. We eventually  
> became closer in sharing our lives as photographers, technical and  
> manufacturing, editing. Family up's and downs through thick and thin  
> and in illness when it occurred.
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> So where is this going?
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> Well after a very long absence of gathering opportunities? A nice  
> story of how our friendship evolved through the internet created a  
> bonding between real life face to face humans in such a completely  
> supportive manner.
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> Last evening celebrating the survival of my wife's recent situation.  
> We had one of the most enjoyable , yep Japanese dinner, sake and  
> tea. Then completed the evening at home gabbing and enjoying our  
> many years of friendship. Of course closing the evening with a wee  
> dram of single malt and short bread cookies. J
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> A classic gathering of friendship. However! I must add! Damn love  
> them all so much! And I'm so happy my wife was still here to  
> celebrate the family of 6! It just wouldn't be right if only 5! :-(
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> Our thanks to our Saloon Keeper Brian Reid for the creation of the  
> LUG. Because without it we may never have met.
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> Thanks from, Tom Abrahamson, Henning Wulff, Ted Grant and our wives.
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> Cheers and thanks Brian old buddy for the LUG!!
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