Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Wonderful Ted, I needed a good laugh today! Jay On 9/24/2012 3:05 PM, tedgrant at shaw.ca wrote: > Hi Crew, > Well I have a half million.... well it seems like that. Stories written > over the years that some day would become a book. Partly because anytime I > was engaged in conversations of.... "Over the years what have you done?" > People have encouraged me to start writing and collecting. > > You have seen the odd one or two over the years. But I'm going to give it > a shot of at least one or two stories a week, possibly more. > > Then you the CREW can say yea or nay whether any good. interesting or file > 13 it! A sort of test drive read: > > Here goes: > > > > Branding Action: > > Before I knew what was happening, they had me on the ground. One relieved > > me of my boots, others had stripped me of my jeans and I was held down like > > a calf with bare buns to the breeze. I yelled and struggled for freedom, > > but with those young fellas holding me down, I wasn't going anywhere. > > > > It was the end of an assignment in Alberta and a group of cowboys had > > decided I should have a souvenir. One of them arrived with a long needle > > syringe used for calf inoculation, another with the branding iron. In my > > mind, I knew they were kidding-I hoped they were kidding! > > > > Even when they held the branding iron close enough to feel the heat, I > > wasn't too concerned since I felt it was all in the name of "fun at the > > ranch." But when they yelled for "Harry," the rancher who did the > castration, > > I nearly died. Old Harry, known as "The Cutter," came towards us. Smiling > > and sharpening his knife on a wet stone, he prepared for his. . . next > > patient? > > > > Harry knelt down, "Hold him boys; it'll only take a second." I wasn't a > > great singer in any event, and I thought old Harry wouldn't help a bit with > > his planned action. Then he made a few choice un-complimentary remarks > > about my "under-pinning!s" Breaking everyone-except me-into howling > laughter. > > > > The "cutting affair" ended with Harry spraying me from my knees to my belly > > button with a purple dyed antiseptic. The final note of embarrassment > > occurred when they threw my boots and clothes around the corral as they let > > me go, forcing me to run around bare-assed purple before the hollering and > > whooping cowboys who hadn't been involved in the initiation. Of course, I > > eventually managed to regain my clothes, cameras and composure to finish > > shooting the real action of the day. > > > > But, imagine my wife's reaction when I arrived home from the assignment and > > tried to explain the purple coloring! > > > > We'll make it two for openers:................................ > > > > Louis Riel: > > St. Boniface, Manitoba -- > > It appeared rain was imminent and I rushed to > > unpack my equipment for the last location shot where Louis Riel, leader of > > the Northwest Rebellion was buried. His grave site and head stone were the > > subject of the assignment. > > > > I grabbed a camera and started shooting, only to run out of film after the > > first couple of frames. I yelled at my son to hurry-up and load another > > camera, meaning of course to hurry before the rain started. > > > > Much to my surprise he replied, "What's you're hurry, he's been there a > > hundred years." > > > > So let's see what happens. Thanks for your assistance. > > cheers, > > Dr. ted :-) > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Jay, Dripping on the shutter button here in Seattle Jay Burleson Gallery <http://jayburleson.com/leica/gallery/index.php/>