[Leica] Re: was the PAW kyle's idea of a joke?

[Allan Wafkowski <allan@sohogurus.net>]

KYLE! How ever could Jeffery have doubted you???

Allan


On Saturday, March 9, 2002, at 12:57 AM, kyle cassidy wrote:

>> Jeff, if I may just step in here for a moment--
>>
>> Cassidy, you bozo, you have the obligation to state in clear terms
>> whether you initiated the PAW as a joke, or on the uppity-up.
>> We're waiting, Kyle--get your butt away from those nudies and stop up 
>> to
>> he microphone.
>>
>> Alan
>
> well, as i've said numerous times, the PAW wasn't my idea. there was a
> thread on the LUG end of 1999 where a bunch of people were saying "hey,
> wouldn't it be great to do a picture every week and put it up on the 
> web"
> and all sorts of people were chiming in that this was a great idea, but 
> come
> new years day 2k, i was the only one with an image up. (sort of like in 
> 1987
> when Van Halen all said "hey, let's shave our heads after practice 
> tonight!"
> and the next morning Alex showed up bald as an egg with the rest of the 
> band
> pointing and laughing: "he actually did it!") i kept going, and so did 
> bob
> kramer, who was doing a series on an intersection in his home town (if i
> remember correctly). so, it may have been a joke, but if it was, alas, 
> it
> wasn't mine. (my jokes are a little more heavy handed and not as 
> subtle --
> think leica-h) i think it was kirk tuck on the LEG (which i don't 
> subscribe
> to, so i don't know for sure) who speculated that the whole thing was a
> cruel joke. and even if it was -- did you take more pictures this year 
> than
> last? now if i bought a tilly hat _that_ would be a joke. in any 
> event, i
> expect to be subpoenad soon in the enron hearings, you can save the 
> rest of
> your questions inre the PAW for when i'm under oath; feel free to submit
> them to your congressperson.
>
> remember class, every time you press that shutter button, your
> cost-per-image goes down. (as long as there's film in the camera, i 
> should
> point out)
>
> kc
>
>
>
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