Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]But did you get any free food and drinks? On 7/20/06, Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> wrote: > Smart Ass Remarks 2 > > > There are times when it is much better to tell the truth than make a smart > ass remark. > > I was about to enter the main ballroom at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto > to cover the Miss Grey Cup football finalist selection. A kindly gentleman > in uniform > stopped me asking for accreditation. ( I'd accidently left it in my hotel > room 3 blocks away.) > > At this time in my career I carried a bunch of gear. I had a small > equipment bag, > a Hassleblad camera on each shoulder and three Leica's hanging around my > neck. > > To anyone dealing with media, it would be obvious I was a news > photographer. > I thought he was just putting me on, so I replied, "I don't have any > accreditation, usually all this camera equipment gets me into places for > free food and drinks." Not for one moment expecting to be taken seriously! > > So I continued to the door. When much to my surprise he grabbed me by the > arm > and replied, "Well you ain't getting in here!" He was dead serious and > quite forceful in grip and > expression. > > I quickly explained I was only joking and really on assignment for the Star > Weekly magazine.This explanation didn't move him one iota as he kept me in > a > firm > grip allowing others with accreditation to enter > > I began to realize I was up against a stubborn, no fun security guard, > vintage 60-plus > who didn't understand frivolous remarks. I pleaded with him to let me > in as the event was about to start, no avail. He just tightened his grip. > > Man I knew I had a major problem. Just then the reporter I was working with > saw me being held at the door walked over and saved my butt. > > > I swore never to make smart ass remarks again! Right!.......... Well you > know eh? > > > ted > > tedgrantphoto.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- --Dave