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Subject: OT: [Leica] Bob Shell and one's daughter
From: s.dimitrov at charter.net (slobodan dimitrov)
Date: Sun Nov 4 07:59:21 2007
References: <472DD4B1.5040602@waltjohnson.com> <00E31FC2-7D34-4A98-92AA-8E99B62466D2@charter.net> <59BEB832-BFA9-4799-81F9-1F527B997862@shaw.ca>

 From what I recall of his photography, he almost single handedly  
created a market for the boudoir schtick in studio portraiture.
You're right about one's constitution and receptivity for certain  
behaviors. Then also, there is the roll of internal abuse within the  
family, such as an individual who is close and has opportunity. The  
statistics are fairly grim about that.
I worked on a number of prison stories. During the interviews, I  
can't seem to recall of any individual who wasn't abused, or gave the  
writer a "what the heck, I did it because it felt good" explanation.
S.


On Nov 4, 2007, at 7:44 AM, John Collier wrote:

Not necessarily, drugs are a bit of crap shoot.

I once read an interesting article on cocaine where the author  
reported having tried it with no effect other than a stuffy nose that  
lasted two or three days. He contrasted that with a woman who  
reported a burst of joy that flooded her whole being. She knew right  
then that she would use cocaine until she died.

It would seem that people's different biochemical make-ups produce  
varying reactions to different drugs, ranging from the sublime to the  
mundane. Hardly surprising news really.

I am not saying the girl was or wasn't abused, neglected or  
otherwise, just that it could have started with one, "oh what-the- 
hell," unlucky choice on her part.

As for Bob, the only thing you can say for sure was that he was  
thinking with his Dick while playing with fire. His published work  
would seem to indicate that this has been a life long practice.

John

On 4-Nov-07, at 8:14 AM, slobodan dimitrov wrote:

> Someone threw away that 'little' girl a long time ago, long before  
> Bob got there.
> It took some gall for her parents to sit in court, watching like  
> they were an injured party.
>
> On Nov 4, 2007, at 6:18 AM, Walt Johnson wrote:
>
> If it were my daughter I might be looking in the mirror and asking  
> myself how this could happen. Many of the failings might be staring  
> back at me?? Even though 19 is well past the age of consent  the  
> problems with that young girl  started years before, and in the home.

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