Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]BD, I agree with you 100%, and may I add that the most polite group of people I have taken pictures of in the past ten years or so are a related group, punk rockers. They seem genuinely flattered to let me shoot, and when I shared pictures for web use, they ALWAYS gave me a credit. Among the good folks who forget, The National Park Service, The United Way, and a few dozen other model citizens. Others have said that Billboard magazine "forgets" to credit, and the list goes on. Sonny http://www.sonc.com - ----- Original Message ----- From: "bdcolen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 5:51 PM Subject: RE: [Leica] OT: snowboard/skateboard culture > Okay, I know I shouldn't, but I will take offense. Having had > skateboarders in and out of my house for the past 15 years or so - from > the level of goofy kids to semi-pros and pros - I'll say I'd much rather > have my kids hang out and around with skateboarders than with any kind > of socially acceptable high-school/college jock types - i.e., football > players, hockey players, basketball players, etc. When was the last time > you read a news story about a group of skateboarders at a house party > getting into a brawl in which, for example, someone was stomped, shot or > killed? When was the last time you read a news story about a carload of > skateboarders, drunk out of their minds, running into a family with > young children? When was the last time you read about a group of > skateboarders involved in a rape, gang or otherwise? > Yes, skateboarders wear ludicrously baggy clothes, are often tattooed, > and may annoy you by skating with their boards on "your sidewalk." But I > would suggest that serious skateboarders get into less serious trouble > than their jock peers, do less binge drinking, and tend not to do allot > of drugs - you CAN'T skateboard stoned. > > Yes, many skateboarders are blue collar kids, outsiders, but they are > kids with an outlet that keeps them out of doors, physically active, and > out of other trouble. > > I have skateboarders at my family table every Thanksgiving and > Christmas, and have had them crashing in my home for various lengths of > time - one for a year - and find them to be nice, polite, fun kids. > > So there. > > B. D. > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Jeff Moore > Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 4:49 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] OT: snowboard/skateboard culture > > > > Noel Carchuk: > > > BD, what caliber does your son use when shooting skateboarders? > > > Where can I sign up to join in? I would welcome him up here to shoot > > > > some snowboarders too. Oh, you mean he uses a camera?!?! Dang, > > > sorry, I read it wrong. > > 2003-02-07-10:11:04 bdcolen: > > Hey! That's my skateboarder kid - unfortunately - who you're talking > > about!! :-) > > Puts me in mind of this joke -- actually told me by a snowboarder, I > guess 'cause they relish that special rebel image: > > Q: What's the difference between a snowboard and a vacuum cleaner? > > A: The way the dirtbag is attached. > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html