Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]okay. it's not as juicy as everybody elses. but about six months ago i was taking some, er, inappropriate photos of a model when her grandmother walked in. (how was i supposed to know?) from her precarious position, the model, one kimberly, says "oh hi grammy, this is kyle, he's a photographer. he's going to make me fameous." grammy looks me up and down with the eye of a farmer with a butcher knife eyeing hogs. i'm not sure if i should untie her granddaughter or just run for it. she sets down her groceries. "i see," she says, "that you have a leica." there is a pause and she nodds her head. "did kimmy tell you that her grandfather wrote several books about Leica?" she turns and pulls from the shelf a volume of yellowed newspaper clippings. "we love leicas," she says, "this is a leica family! i'm glad kimmy has such nice friends." i decide to leave kimmy where she is for the time being. and the leica chatting ensues. grammy likes me. when i leave, she presents me with some bootie: http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/leica-ash.jpg now that's out of the way. kc - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html