Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Brad said in part: >i've wanted to visit the permian basin ever since i read "the last >picture show" when i was about 15. i have this idea that somewhere, out >there, is america. > Parts of it is. I was in Wichita Falls in 1970, attending my first USAF Tech School for the Launching of Titan II ICBMs. "The Last Picture Show" was filmed here and really upset the blue haired fathers and mothers of this town. Larry McMurtry used real stories about the folks here and just changed the names. BTW, he lives in Archer City, just 20 or so miles south of WF, the theatre house showcased in the movie has been worked on, and the local art folks are trying to restore it.. good light ;; jh James A. Harrison II KD5LMX Wichita Falls, Texas, USA _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html