Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/01/19

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Subject: [Leica] Dr. Kaufman quoted me at M10 launch
From: gerry.walden at icloud.com (Gerry Walden)
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2017 12:49:04 +0000
References: <3b351e4f-0ad2-afc0-2385-5b492ea9200e@gmail.com>

That's great Peter. Is the rumour that there is a M10 on its way to you in 
lieu of royalties correct?  ?
Gerry 

Sent from my iPad

> On 19 Jan 2017, at 04:35, Peter Klein <boulanger.croissant at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> Long time LUGgers might remember that back in 2004, I wrote a parody song 
> about Leica users and their foibles, to the tune of Gilbert and Sullivan's 
> "Modern Major General."  The following year I sang it at the LHSA 
> gathering in San Francisco.  The words are here:
> <http://leica-users.org/v27/msg07907.html>
> 
> This morning, I received a Facebook message from a friend at the M10 
> launch, telling me that Dr. Kaufman had just quoted my lyrics in his 
> opening remarks. A few minutes later, another friend sent me a phone video 
> of those remarks. My name and a few of my rhymes were heard by the 600 
> attendees, in the presence of not only the M10, but the UR-Leica.
> <https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1200536296696986&id=870449696372316&hc_location=ufi>
> 
> I must confess that it made my day, and I've been walking around with a 
> silly grin on my face.
> 
> --Peter
> 
> 
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