Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yeah, and there's five more of you over on the map :-) Daniel On 10/31/05, GeeBee <geebee@geebeephoto.com> wrote: > Great news for my fan base and ebay, I'm still around :-) > > I did indeed turn up the volume and get in close to the screen but managed > to avoid the reported heart attack. Unfortunately the shock did trigger an > involuntary bowel movement but the clean up is well under way and with any > luck I won't have to re-decorate. > > --Graham > > p.s. Don't be too hard on Simon, I'm sure he meant no harm. My attempts at > humour have also bee known to go astray. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Simon Ogilvie" <simon.ogilvie@gmail.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: 31 October 2005 13:53 > Subject: Re: [Leica] RE: Filming a television commercial > > > > It is with much regret that I have to report the sad passing of our > > fellow > > LUGGER Graham Battison (known as GeeBee to his friends) who passed away > > earlier today. Cause of death was a heart attack, which close family say > was > > brought on after watching a TV commercial of a car. Lawyers have been > > instructed to find the source of the commercial in order to bring a civil > > action against the publishers... > > > > :-) > > > > (Sorry Graham - only kidding!) > > > > Simon. > > > > On 10/31/05, Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com> wrote: > > > > > > :-) I'm guessing that you DID turn up your volume. > > > > > > Jim > > > > > > > > > hlritter@mindspring.com wrote: > > > > > > > Nice Trick-or-Treat. I'm still comforting my 16-year-old budding > > > photojournalist, and rubbing my ears! > > > > > > > > It translates "You've never been so awake! Coffee in tall cans." > > > > > > > > --howard > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: lug-bounces+hlritter=mindspring.com@leica-users.org [mailto: > > > lug-bounces+hlritter=mindspring.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Jim > > > Hemenway > > > > Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 5:33 PM > > > > To: Leica Users Group > > > > Subject: [Leica] Filming a television commercial > > > > > > > > I sent this to some of you many months ago, but not all LUGgers have > > > been lucky enough to appreciate this great photographic endeavor. > > > > > > > > The following is a car advertisement that was never released. When > > > > the > > > crew finished filming, the folks in the cutting room noticed something > > > moving along the side of the car, like a ghostly white mist. They also > > > noticed that the soundtrack had a strangely pitched ghostly sound as > > > the > > > mist disappeared. The ad was never put on tv because of the unexplained > > > phenomenon. > > > > > > > > Watch closely... as the car comes from behind the trees, about > > > > halfway > > > through the commercial, look and you will see the white mist crossing > > > in > > > front of the car, then following it along the road. > > > > > > > > You'll need to turn up your sound in order to hear the strange low > > > pitched noise. > > > > > > > > http://209.197.89.228/Automobile.mpe > > > > > > > > I've been told that Leica glass was used for the last portion of the > > > filming. :-) ;-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > 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 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >