Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/05

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Subject: Re: [Leica] "Fast Eddie" died today
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2001 12:56:00 -0800
References: <Pine.NEB.4.30.0102051423330.28757-100000@bronze.lcs.mit.edu>
 
Andrew Moore wrote:
> 
> > "Eddie Parker who inspired the film "The Hustler had died after falling ill at a
> > poll tournament. He was 69."
> 
> That's a horribly long name for a film. :)
> 
> (apologies; not a laughing matter.  But I didn't laugh)

if you can't laugh at death what CAN you laugh at?

Myself and most people would have thought he died 50 years ago!

mark rabiner
In reply to: Message from Andrew Moore <dmm@bronze.lcs.mit.edu> (Re: [Leica] "Fast Eddie" died today)