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Subject: Re: [Leica] Nathan's PAW 14: More walkabout in Zurich
From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net>
Date: Sun, 06 Apr 2003 14:00:40 -0700
References: <3E9091B8.5060702@bluewin.ch>

Nat

That poster and the mannequin really make that photo!

Trying to exist in Switzerland without an income can be
tough.  I know I tried it in 1957 when things were a bit
cheaper than they are now.

We had to go back to living in the Algerian quarter of
Paris, where our main problem was to find a place to
park the Porsche.

Jerry

"Nathan Wajsman (private)" wrote:

> This week's offerings have little in common except that they were shot
> on the same roll of film while walking around the city, enjoying the
> nice weather we have been having. First, a heavily cropped detail of a
> parked Harley with a self-portrait in there:
>
> http://www.wajsman.com/2003_14.jpg
>
> Then some street musicians on Zurich's answer to 5th Ave.,
> Bahnhofstrasse. They claim to be from St. Petersburg, as do many such
> people these days. A few years ago a symphony orchestra from Russia was
> touring the UK; the attendance at the concerts was low, and the promoter
>   did not have money to fly them back to Russia. So they resorted to
> playing on the streets of London to earn their airfare until someone
> took pity and paid for it. Since that well-publicized story, a lot of
> street musicians who have never set foot in Russia claim to be from
> there. Whether this applies to this quartet, I don't know:
>
> http://www.wajsman.com/2003_14alt1.jpg
>
> Finally, a scene from the lakefront. A pair of musicians, not claiming
> to be Russian, take a break:
>
> http://www.wajsman.com/2003_14alt2.jpg
>
> All three pictures with M6, 50mm Summilux, on Fuji Acros.
>
> The complete PAW index is at:
> http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2003.htm
> and comments/critique are always welcome and appreciated.
>
> Nathan
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>
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