Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim, Great story and photo. Charles Hehl Pottstown, PA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Shulman" <jshul@comcast.net> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 2:27 PM Subject: [Leica] PESO: Merry Christmas, Oy, Oy, Oy > Yesterday I visited Reading PA's GoggleWorks, the city's recently opened > center for the arts. There was a lot to see (and photograph), including > glassblowing exhibitions, jazz musicians playing, artists painting, > dancers > dancing, and a Visit From Santa. The Polish American Heritage Association > was sponsoring the visit from Santa, who was slated to sit in their > special > Visitors Chair and greet kids of all ages. > > So I showed up with my M2, ready for some snaps of kids with Santa. No > Santa--but there was a long line of kids in the hall. I asked one of the > ladies from the Association about Santa's estimated time of arrival, and > she > said he was due fifteen minutes earlier. They had the suit in the back, > but > no Santa, and no word from his home. I thought for a minute and said, > "Give > me five minutes to suit up." > > So the Polish American Heritage Association had their first gay Jewish > Santa. All the kids were thrilled, and a few adults as well. The lady on > my knee admitted to being naughty. > > http://tinyurl.com/2j5nj9 > M2, Summilux 50, Ilford XP2. > > Jim Shulman > Bryn Mawr, PA > Who was invited back for Santa duties next year, but chose an escape > clause > instead. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information