Having read Mark Rabiner's recollection reminded me of my own background...Went to a high school which specialised in music and art and I was involved in both. I started doing commercial photography together with an art director way becak then. I kept body and sould together by working at Willoughby's Camera for about 10 years- At that time it was classed as "the largest camera store in the world"- How times have changed. At Willoughbys I became acquainted with W. Eugene Smith, with whom I had many aninteresting chat.- Others also- some of whom I actually worked with- Lou Bernstein comes to mind- Ah! those days...voger --- FreeLists Mailing List Manager <ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > leica Digest Sun, 22 May 2005 Volume: 02 Issue: 138 > > In This Issue: > Re: Leica at the crossroads: a photographer's > perspective > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 23:40:04 -0700 > Subject: Re: Leica at the crossroads: a > photographer's perspective > From: Mark Rabiner <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > On 5/20/05 1:59 PM, "Mark Bohrer" > <lurchl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed: > > > Mark: > > I worked for Harry at Stern's Camera in Winnetka > part-time for six years, > > including when I was a high school student at New > Trier West and home from > > vacations my first couple years at University of > Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. > > > > > Well your name sure sounded familiar I guess. > I was in the class of 69 of New Trier West and lived > a block away on > Riverside Drive. > I've got Doug and Bruce Bohrer in my 68 yearbook. > You may have known Bill Rosauer who also worked > under Harry probably around > then. > I went to Sterns about every Saturday in the 60's. > Hang out until they > kicked me out. > I went back 20 years later and they moved it where > that Electro something > camera store on the other side of the tracks used to > be. > I remember Vose Bootery and Betty's of Winnetka and > Fells. > They were closing Betty's while I was visiting. > That most have been there 60 years. > > When I was 11 the guy at Vose Bootery tell us a joke > that made a big > impression on me and changed my whole life: > "what's black and white and read all over?" > Newspaper. > > Also > "What's red and hangs on the ceiling" > Red Dingle Dangle. > "What's blue and hangs on the ceiling" > Blue Dingle Dangle?? > "no they only come in red" > > That guy was a great child shoe salesman. > > Mark Rabiner > Photography > Portland Oregon > http://rabinergroup.com/ > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > End of leica Digest V2 #138 > *************************** > To Unsubscribe: send email to > leica-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in > the Subject field OR by logging in to the Web > interface. > ========================================================= To Unsubscribe: Send email to leica-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. The acknowledgment that you then receive MUST be replied to per instructions. You may also log in to the Web interface to unsubscribe.