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Subject: [Leica] I Tried an M8; Color Question / Dallas?
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)
Date: Mon Feb 19 20:19:09 2007

Don,

Yep, I lived in the Dallas area for 12 years, and visited Cooters many, many 
times, buying several pieces of Leica goodies.  I lived about 5 miles south 
of South Fork Ranch, of Dallas TV fame.

Gene

-------------- Original message from "Don Dory" <don.dory@gmail.com>: 
-------------- 


> Gene, 
> Cooters is just a hop skip and a jump from SMU where the density of lovely 
> coeds exceeds critical mass. Actually just off suicide alley err Central 
> Expressway inside the LBJ. With all the construction they still haven't 
> obviated the need for nerves of steel and 300HP to merge properly. 
> 
> Don 
> don.dory@gmail.com 
> 
> On 2/19/07, grduprey@mchsi.com wrote: 
> > 
> > Jef, 
> > 
> > As far as I know Cooters is it in the N. TX area. Nothing in Plano, Ft. 
> > Worth or anywhere else. 
> > 
> > Gene 
> > 
> > -------------- Original message from "Jeff S. Matsler" < 
> > jeffmatsler@amaonline.com>: -------------- 
> > 
> > 
> > > Robert and Don (and others who might know), 
> > > 
> > > Someone bemoaned being 2 hours from their Leica dealer and I had to 
> > laugh - 
> > > I'm 8 hours once you deal with Dallas traffic from Cooter's. The 
> > > consignment case at Cooter's is a bit threadbare and hasn't changed 
> > > much 
> > in 
> > > the last year - just that big 135mm they want $700 for). I was 
> > > wondering 
> > if 
> > > you guys know of any other place in Dallas that deals in Leica. I 
> > haven't 
> > > lived in Dallas since I graduated from SMU in 1993, so I'm a bit 
> > > behind 
> > on 
> > > what's going on there these days. Surely with all that growth north 
> > > (and 
> > > all that money up there) there's bound to be a Leica dealer up around 
> > Plano 
> > > or further north. Yes? No? 
> > > Anyone know about Ft. Worth? 
> > > 
> > > Thanks for any ideas or guidance. 
> > > 
> > > Jeff M 
> > > Amarillo, Tx 
> > > 
> > > Not that I really need anything - I've currently got 3 M bodies (M3, 
> > > M5, 
> > > CLE), a Summicron 50mm, a 90mm, 40mm and 28mm; a LTM 135mm, 45mm and a 
> > > Minolta 35 Model II - and all the filters I'll ever use - but hey, 
> > > it's 
> > > always fun to look, right? ;-) 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "Robert D. Baron" 
> > > To: 
> > > Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 8:30 PM 
> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] I Tried an M8; Color Question 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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