Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/10/04
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At 09:05 PM 10/4/96 -0600, fl1pper@frii.com wrote:
>Today I was in downtown Denver making pictures of winos and addicts when two
>young hispanic males very firmly asked me for my bag. Not a fool I gave it
>to them. I lost an M setup I've had for many years. Body, lenses, meter -
>everything that I carry with me every day. I put on that bag right after my
>shoes and was never without it. They'll probably sell it to a pawn shop for
>50 to 75 bucks. The police are aware of what I do down there and sincerely
>promised to work to get my stuff back. I wonder how many rocks (crack) a
>Leica goes for these days. May they rot in hell
>
>ben.holmes
My sincere condolences, Ben. It is like losing a family member. I'll also
betcha that your indignation is not yet complete. It's only a matter of time
until some g.d. do-gooder chastises you for being in their "hood". If your
journalistic approach is like most, you probably have been portraying the
winos and addicts in a rather sympathetic manner to boot!
Indeed, may they rot in hell!
--
Roger Beamon, Naturalist & Photographer
Docent: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Leica Historical Society Of America
INTERNET: beamon@primenet.com