Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]He'd probably be over here working on a second edition, or selling the movie rights to the first. Since we're veering away from Brian's request to keep this back on photography and related info, I just received word that Velvia 50 is available in 16mm movie film. Alas, it's not inexpensive: just sold a passel of platelets to buy a 100' roll--can's wait for a colorful, sunny day. Jim Shulman Bryn Mawr, PA -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Walt Johnson Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 10:28 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] THe Bay 101 - The Underground Railroad Jim: I'm sure de Tocqueville was right in his assessment but can you imagine had he done one on 20th century France? *1916*...grab your ankle men here come the Heinies..*1940*, o.k. men, you know the drill...now grab your ankles and run like hell. *1954*, "Sacre bleau, where did all these damn Vietnamese come from?" Somewhere in his dialogues he might have mentioned "those damn Yankees" Walt Jim Shulman wrote: >It seems as though every pre-1860 house in this area is described as a "stop >on the Underground Railroad." Several years ago friend of mine used to give >tours of their late 18th-century place, which they called "a rest stop on >the Underground Railroad." They'd say, with serious expressions, that >Harriet Tubman stopped by for the bathroom and a TCBY yogurt cone. > >Since the crowd usually nodded in agreement, my friends chalked it us to >Tocqueville's assessment of Americans and their history. > >Jim Shulman >Bryn Mawr, PA > >-----Original Message----- >From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org >[mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of J&F >Safaries Ltd. >Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 9:30 AM >To: leica users group >Subject: [Leica] THe Bay 101 - The Underground Railroad > >It should be noted that Philadelphia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and >New England were only stations on the Underground Rail Road due to the >"Fugitive slave act" and the Dread Scott >Decision. The final destination and only safe refuge was Canada. >NF .org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information