Hi Steve and Andy, I'm sure there are more Leica users of whatever model camera that have never met face to face, hand shake to hand shake, than those who have. Those who've been online many years and lived through the ups, downs, trials and tribulations, successes, births & deaths and everything else that effects our daily family lives, it's quite an amazing group of human beings. We are something like brothers and sisters, a bonded group through our cameras and computer screens as Leica camera members of a crew. My good fortune? I've met face to face many of the crew! I've actually, my wife and I, have become personal friends with a number, visited their homes and them ours. Sure some folks do not care for, nor want to go beyond the screen text or JPEG image, that's fine. But there are those whom a face to face meet and greet is such an immediate "friend recognition" when we first meet that is wonderful! I would say for those who've never had the experience, it is a nice feel good moment! It is a greeting of, not strangers, but between friends whom you feel you've known for many years, just never seen them face to face, hand shake to hand shake! Maybe some day more of us will meet and enjoy the warm hand shake of friendship and gab fest that is such a wonderful moment of "friends!" ted -----Original Message----- From: leicareflex-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:leicareflex-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Barbour Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 5:43 PM To: LRF Subject: [LRflex] leica guy... On Sep 25, 2008, at 5:08 PM, Andy Wagner wrote: > All > Steve and I had the pleasure of meeting face to face this past > Tuesday. We managed to spend a couple of very enjoyable hours > discussing photography,philosophies and assorted other items. I > don't think I need to tell you what a great guy Steve is, even > though his picture didn't shave any years off my looks. Now I > remember why I stay on the back side off the camera. Steve I'll pay > the repair charges on the M8. > > Again the topic came up about a group get-together. I know it is > late this year maybe we can look into it for next year. While it is > nice to look at the pics of others on this list and as cordial as > everyone is, I do believe that to sit down with a few of us all at > once would be a great time. > > ------ >-- > Regards > YXAndy Andy and I met for the first time, we felt like old friends...he's terrific, we had a great dinner and conversation, it was hard to end the evening... he says that my photo of him should have taken off a few years, but he's a lot younger than me, good for him...I guess he said that if my M8 quits soon, I can send him the bill... :-) we said it would be fun to have a get together of this group, so we may bring it up again... take care Andy, Steve > > ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.526 / Virus Database: 270.7.2/1690 - Release Date: 9/25/2008 7:05 AM