RE: [Leica] Kyle's Fine Art

["Jeffery Smith" <jsmith45@bellsouth.net>]

Sorry about the dean/doc signature. My Eudora decided to go belly up, and I
had to switch to Outlook (my real life business email program). Although,
with all of the paranoia lately about people hiding behind pseudonyms, it
should result in one less dragnet.

Jeffery Smith
New Orleans, LA



> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of B. D. Colen
> Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 6:00 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Kyle's Fine Art
>
>
> Hey, Dean Doc, or Doc Dean :-)  - Whatever Kyle's motives, he is:
>
> 1 - A serious and regular contributor to the few rational
> discussions on the
> LUG;
>
> 2 - Far and away one of the best photographers/artists on the LUG;
>
> 3 - One of the most amusing contributors to the LUG;
>
> 4 - The man who gave us the PLUG 10 Commandments, which we could
> all benefit
> by following at least part of the time.
>
> Judge his images as images, and don't worry about whether or not he is
> laughing up his sleeve. Hell, I'll give Picasso and half the stars of the
> modern art world the benefit of the doubt and assume - pray - that they're
> laughing up their sleeves. ;-)
>
> B. D.
>
> B.een D.igging Kyle's work for as long as he's been posting.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Jeffery
> L.Smith
> Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 6:19 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Kyle's Fine Art
>
>
> I'm a bit ambivalent on Kyle's images of late. After the
> revelation that he
> initiated PAW as a cruel joke, I have difficulty taking his images
> seriously. I suppose his credibility has been compromised in my mind, and
> anything out of the ordinary (like this goth girl) seems a bit tainted.
>
> Practical jokes are not a good idea when one wishes to be taken seriously.
> I'm glad you are pleased with the image, but I tread cautiously around Mr.
> Cassidy. :-(
>
> JLS (I'm getting to enjoy this abbreviated name nonsense)
>
> Jeffery L. Smith, Ph.D.
> Dean of Academic Affairs
> Delgado Community College
> 615 City Park Avenue
> New Orleans, LA 70119
>
> 504-483-4080 - voice
> 504-483-4577 - fax
> jsmith@dcc.edu
>
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