[pure-silver] Re: Law of demented returns....

Dear Nephew Ron,

     Unlike the controversy about Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny, there is no 
doubt about Uncle Dick. He really does exist and pursues studio photography and 
dentistry in Perth, Western Australia. He is happy to be the official 
unofficial uncle of the pure-silver and Hasselblad lists, as well as the Grey 
Company - a Perth-based medieval reenactment group.

     Uncle Dick is a responsible position, though some of the things it has 
been responsible for are best left unsaid. The original model for Uncle Dick 
was provided in and Australian newspaper cartoon of the 60's and 70's - " Uncle 
Dick and the Potts". Uncle Dick liked the ladies and the grog and was not 
adverse to speaking in an earnest manner to the local SP bookie. He wore a 
natty blazer, a straw hat, and round eyeglasses, as do I. The only difference 
is the newspaper character was round and chubby and I most closely resemble the 
farmer in Grant Woods' "American Gothic", including the bib overalls and the 
pitchfork.

    Uncle Dick does not know everything....as he discovers daily in the 
darkroom. But he knows lots of people and they generally put him right. When 
all else fails he reads their instructions.

    And the best part - Sunday, 1st of April is Uncle Dick's 59th birthday. Now 
he is old enough to drink whiskey, smoke cigars, and join the army.

Uncle Dick

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