> For who ever Mark Rabiner (mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) is I put the post up > about Wally Schirra and the Hasselblads. Mark is very quick to call it > his. So I forgot to space between 2 & 1/4. Big deal. > T. Mike Fletcher ----- QWhoZeiss > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Rabiner <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Tue, Oct 27, 2009 4:10 pm > Subject: [rollei_list] Re: NASA & Rollie > >> When LIFE Magazine made the deal with the original "7". They were the >> best jet drivers in the world, but they were not making a lot of >> money. We all know what the gov. pays, but they did have fast toys. >> So when they got tons of money from LIFE. Wally Schirra went out and >> got the two thing he always wanted a Corvet and a Hasselblad. When > his >> mission came up he was told to look out the window and tell them way > it >> was like. He said that under his seat was a space just as big as his >> Hasselblad, so he could take some photos. Everyone said ok. When > they >> saw those big 21/4 in full color that was it Hasselblad were on every >> flight. So not corp. deals of any kind just a right thing at the > right >> time and th right place. > > 21/4? > > Mark William Rabiner > Well I just typed "21/4?" at the bottom of a post. How this rates as identity theft or forgery I don't know. I got enough things to say I don't need to steal stuff from others. And all I ever wanted my whole life was a Hasselblad (system) and a Citroën. Mark William Rabiner --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list