Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/01/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Long time LUGgers might remember that back in 2004, I wrote a parody song about Leica users and their foibles, to the tune of Gilbert and Sullivan's "Modern Major General." The following year I sang it at the LHSA gathering in San Francisco. The words are here: <http://leica-users.org/v27/msg07907.html> This morning, I received a Facebook message from a friend at the M10 launch, telling me that Dr. Kaufman had just quoted my lyrics in his opening remarks. A few minutes later, another friend sent me a phone video of those remarks. My name and a few of my rhymes were heard by the 600 attendees, in the presence of not only the M10, but the UR-Leica. <https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1200536296696986&id=870449696372316&hc_location=ufi> I must confess that it made my day, and I've been walking around with a silly grin on my face. --Peter