Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you, Ted, for sharing with us this event. For me it was a pleasure to meet and walk the streets of my beloved Barcelona with your presence and bodyguards, Geoff & family, Daniel, Luis. (Unfortunately I could not see Philippe and Nathan) See you soon! Mariela Maglia ;-) 2012/7/18 <tedgrant en shaw.ca> > Hi Crew, > Well what can be added to the wonderful times of Barcelona that hasn't been > said and shown? It was a meeting of pure unadulterated magic and fun for > all. :-) Combined with so many great and fun "Happy Snap" images! :-) > > Well I don't know if I looked all that happy in some? However the truth is > now out! :-) I'm not as pretty as I was 50 years ago! ;-) ;-) Dang old guy! > ;-) > > Love you guys and gals of the Barcelona gathering! And the ensuing week in > London and Wales with > family on the Welsh side. A very important time for me to begin turning my > life around after the loss of my dear Irene. > > A great heartfelt wish of gratitude to everyone on the LUG who gave me > encouragement to go to Barcelona. Thank you all so very much as it gave me > moments of a past Olympics' covered. And the first time I've returned to an > Olympic site where we worked our buns off fighting the other 1000 > photographers! Quite an emotional moment of life long past. > > Certainly with a huge thank you to Lluis for taking me to the stadium 20 > years later. :-) And in particular to the diving tower pool where one of my > best sports photos of 62 years was captured! The diver in peak action > leaving the tower and the city of Barcelona background. > > Phillip mon ami, what can I say for your most precious gift of a "Flower > Portrait" that will become the centre piece of respect for Irene! To you > and Alice my most heartfelt love of thanks! A pleasure indeed to meet you > and spend time having fun! :-) > > To Geoff and family! First class folks all the way! Their children became > my body guards against tripping off a curb or cobble stone. They don't come > any better than these two children. > > Daniel Ridings! A first class "car finder!" ;-) "Old man Ted" finder after > they lost me! :-) I knew where I was, I just didn't know what day it was > after 24 hours of travelling around the world to get to Barcelona! :-) Damn > I was stunned! Yea I know more than usual! :-) Daniel, a champion LUG chap > and wonderful to talk with. What I found once again when meeting like this > we solidify friendships as though we've known each other for years when in > reality it's been on the screen! > > Mariela Maglia. It was indeed a pleasure to meet Mariela as she was > interpreter, organizer and all round wonderful person roaming the streets > with us. I'm sure there must be some nice photos of her in the multitude of > photo e-mails. > > And a wonderful meeting for me was to finally come face to face with > Nathan after all these years. We have missed a couple of times in bygone > years and it finally happened! :-) Indeed a pleasure that many of you would > enjoy speaking with this fine gentleman and photographer. Once again Nathan > thank you for looking after my grandson when he visited Alicante several > years ago. > > Last but not least was the great honour to be face to face with my friend > Lluis after the many many e-mails about photography, Leica's and things. > This was successful simply because Lluis did a champion job of working it > out and guiding us through the streets as we snapped away at all kinds of > things. And people! :-) Mostly from the tribe... LUGGITE!" :-) > > Now I'm slipping away as I'm back on the west coast of Canada and my sleep > time is still in Barcelona time. So I must say good night all and hopefully > tomorrow I may find a few snaps I can post. > > cheers and good night crew, > ted > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > more information > -- *Mariela Maglia* http://www.marielamaglia.wordpress.com http://www.paseoscontintin.blogspot.com