[Leica] A Photograph and a few comments about Orlando and the Philly Gay Pride Parade

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I can’t say it better…
Lluis



> El 13 juny 2016, a les 5:16, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> va escriure:
> 
> Hi Jim,
> I can only in my deepest human feelings offer my sorrow in this dastardly killing. I never cease to be absolutely amazed about the USA and their weird fascination with weapons of murder and massacre.   
> However, know you have my kindest thoughts about this ridiculous slaughter of human beings. They were "good folks" out for a grand evening of celebration. And along comes some "wing nut loose critter?" And you have this bloody slaughter!
> Take care and comfort my dear friend that there are many of us who think highly of you and your clan! Fear not I will stand with you as a friend any day!
> cheers,
> Dr. ted Grant  OC 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Jim Shulman
> Sent: June-12-16 7:09 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: [Leica] A Photograph and a few comments about Orlando and the Philly Gay Pride Parade
> 
> Today I did about the only thing I could do in light of Orlando: dusted off
> my culottes, packed a dozen rolls of film along with my Bronica S2,  and
> marched in the Philly Gay Pride Parade—exactly as I’ve done every year
> since '79 (my feet ached less then, though I was also several stone
> lighter.) The purpose of terrorism is to get people to panic and hide,
> which I refuse to do (Including when I walked around Boston the day of the
> dragnet/shutdown.)  After a Facebook friend put out one of those fatuous
> "be alert and be safe" notes (of course, from some aerie far from the
> streets), I said that fearing attack the day after Orlando is like one of
> those irrational snowstorm warnings that come immediately AFTER every major
> snowstorm. The best place to be is out on the street—and ironically, after
> a mass shooting one of the safest, since the streets were packed with
> police, and I’m sure no shortage of plainclothes FBI personnel.  I’ve lived
> long enough to remember the Upstairs Lounge arson attack in ’73, Dan
> White’s rampage in ’78, and God knows how many shootings, stabbings, and
> other horrors since.  Still here, still marching—next in NYC, Baltimore,
> and many other spots where fine homosexuals are served.
> 
> 
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/focusit/Philly+Pride+Parade+06+12+16+sm.jpg.html
> 
> 
> 
> Bronica S2, Zenzanon 150/3.5, Arista EDU100 at 200
> 
> 
> 
> Jim Shulman
> 
> Wynnewood, PA
> 
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