Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Al Is this the guy who makes that terrific Fettuccini? Jerry Allen Graves wrote: > Unless he has changed a lot over the last 25 years. I don't think I'd > have the nerve to ask him. > > >Exotic car mechanic? Does he wear pasties? > > > >At 09:03 AM 4/1/2004, you wrote: > >>Alfredo moved back to New Orleans from Argentina several years ago. > >>Last time I talked to him he was working part time for as an exotic > >>car mechanic in Kenner. > >> > >>As far as the antique Leicas, the Afrika Korps one was I believe > >>authentic, as well as several other war-time Leicas. > >> > >>BTW, I don't think swastikas were commonly on even military > >>cameras. Some privately owned cameras were so engraved.) > >> > >>I may be mistaken, but I don't think Alfredo was replicating > >>wartime cameras. He had an extensive collection of Leica that he > >>kept in a case in the middle of the store. > >> > >>Sonny > >> > >>In a message dated 4/1/2004 9:36:10 AM Eastern Standard Time, > >>jls@runbox.com writes: > >> > >>> >>It went out of business years ago, the store was boarded up and moldy, > >>> >>and it is now a multistory parking lot. I shot this just after they > >>> >>demolished it. I think Sonny told me that the owner moved > >>> back down to > >>> >>Argentina. > >>> >> > >>> >>Jeffery > >>> >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Leica Users Group. > >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Leica Users Group. > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information