[rollei_list] Re: Sammy Davis, Jr. and his Rollei

That would be a nightmare for me. I hate to buy clothes. I found one
make/model of shoe that fits me, so I ordered 10 pairs from www.zappos.com.

Jeffery Smith
New Orleans, LA
http://www.400tx.com
http://400tx.blogspot.com/



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Jerry has had other expensive habits..... I think he is the guy that never
wears the same clothes twice...wear them and toss them....whether they be
Armani suits or cotton socks...

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Jeffery Smith" <jls@xxxxxxxxxx>
> The Rollei on the book cover looks more like a Baby Rollei (Sammy was 
> a pretty small guy, and the Rollei looks small in his hands.
> 
> I do remember Jerry Lewis from decades ago talking about photographer 
> (I think he was substituting for Johnny Carson on the Tonight Show). 
> He said that the hobby was an expensive addiction. How right he was.
> 
> Jeffery Smith
> New Orleans, LA
> http://www.400tx.com
> http://400tx.blogspot.com/
> 
> 
> 
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> [mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stan Yoder
> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 11:04 AM
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> Subject: [rollei_list] Sammy Davis, Jr. and his Rollei
> 
> 
> Our local rag had a feature review yesterday of "Photo by Sammy Davis, 
> Jr." Text by Burt Boyar, Regan Books, $49.50.
> 
> Apparently he started documenting his life/entertainer environment 
> early with a Brownie. Later on Jerry Lewis gave him a Rollei TLR. A 
> couple of pix from the book were
> included: Robert Kennedy, Judy
> Garland, and what seems to be a self-portrait showing Sammy with the
Rollei
> (finger on the release, 
> L-R reversed,) and Jerry.
> 
> Stan Yoder
> Pittsburgh
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