[Leica] IMG: Two for Bonnaroo

[Douglas Barry]

Thanks Jim. I needed a Daddy with a Lear jet when I was younger...

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2016 2:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Two for Bonnaroo


> Hi Douglas,
>
> Yes, these are fans, here for the shows.  There have been chartered jets 
> in and out all weekend.  We have no scheduled airline service, so, perhaps 
> that is the reason that our airport is not listed.
>
> A number of the bands and groups have, in past years, flown in for their 
> performance, been chauffeured for the twenty minute drive to Bonnaroo, 
> then back to the airport for a flight to their next performance location. 
> The heat has been too great this year for me to stay around the airport to 
> see them all.  And a lot of them come in and out in the evening.  Charter 
> jets are a way of life for them.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 6/12/2016 5:16 AM, Douglas Barry wrote:
>> My jaw dropped when I saw this, Jim. That is some treat for a teenager. 
>> My father or mother wouldn't even lend me their cars - although riding 
>> past the pair of them at twice the speed limit on a motorbike might have 
>> helped that :-)
>>
>> Are you sure they're just fans? I looked at the line up for Bonnaroo, and 
>> there are a huge number of music acts playing there. Maybe they are one 
>> of the headliners at it?
>>
>> Interestingly enough, the Bonnaroo site gives a number of airports close 
>> to it, but Tullahoma - the closest isn't listed, so maybe that secret is 
>> just for the stars??
>>
>> Douglas
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Nichols" 
>> <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
>> To: "LUG at Leica-Users.org" <lug at leica-users.org>; "Olympus Camera 
>> Discussion" <olympus at thomasclausen.net>
>> Sent: Friday, June 10, 2016 2:21 AM
>> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Two for Bonnaroo
>>
>>
>>> The four-day Bonnaroo music festival begins today at neighboring 
>>> Manchester, TN.  What greater gift could a teenager receive than a 
>>> flight to Bonnaroo in a Gulfstream IV with friends.  This one came in 
>>> from Tampa.
>>>
>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Gulfstream+IV+Arrival+for+Bonnaroo.tif.html
>>>
>>> This one is just because it was there, going nowhere, and I had the 
>>> time. The noisy part of the jet plane, manipulated by me.
>>>
>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Noise+Maker_.TIFF.html
>>>
>>> Fuji X-E1 with Fujinon 35mm f/2.0, manually set to f/8 to hide the 
>>> sensor lint
>>>
>>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>
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