[Leica] Titanic and Kennedy

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Great story, Ted!!  I hope it's going in the memoirs.

Tina

On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 7:34 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Geoff Hopkinson OFFERED:
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Titanic and Kennedy
>
>
>  When the news of the Titanic sinking arrived, Ted had already finished his
>> photo lecture cruise duties and had rowed ahead to New York for his next
>> assignment where was supposed to cover the ship's arrival!<<<<
>>
>
> Hi Geoff old buddy a little easy on the old guy by numbers with the
> Titanic! :-)
>
> Hey com'on maybe I'm getting old but not quite that in numbers!!!!!!
> HOWEVER?  There are days when I bet old Methuselah and myself are in a tie
> body feeling manner! :-)
>
> How about this for a Kennedy story?
>
> Irene and I arrive at the Ottawa airport as she is flying to Toronto. And
> mingling in the stand around people is a Cabinet Minister of the Government
> of the day and a couple of his assistants.
> All of a sudden word began to spread like wild fire through the airport
> about the assassination.
>
> Now remember there were no mobile phones or dinky phones in those days and
> most people if requiring a phone put a quarter in the slot and made the
> call.  Obviously the Cabinet Minister required making an urgent call to
> Parliament and his main office and that of the Prime Minister.
>
> Neither he nor any of his staff had a quarter for a phone call.
>
> So there I am to the rescue and offered... "Mr. Martin here's a quarter!"
> Handed it to him. He said thank you and made his phone call. That's how I
> remember the Kennedy assassination! And no I never got my quarter back!
> Such is life as I remember of such a disasterous day even for Canadians!
>
> cheers,
> ted
>
>
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