Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/01

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Subject: [Leica] Kodak, now Alfredo
From: jerryleh at pacbell.net (Jerry Lehrer)
Date: Thu Apr 1 20:14:48 2004
References: <336A0D99.40A91D46.000035C7@aol.com> <6.0.1.1.2.20040401092058.01e23140@pop.runbox.com> <p06100401bc926cc248da@[10.0.1.4]>

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
> >>>  >>
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Replies: Reply from ahgraves at prodigy.net (Allen Graves) ([Leica] Kodak, now Alfredo)
In reply to: Message from SonC at aol.com (SonC@aol.com) ([Leica] Kodak, now Alfredo)
Message from jls at runbox.com (Jeffery Smith) ([Leica] Kodak, now Alfredo)
Message from ahgraves at prodigy.net (Allen Graves) ([Leica] Kodak, now Alfredo)