Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]e.j. schlup wrote: >Hey Folks, that was my first post because I just >joined. > >I am a photographer, 43 years old and self taught. I >am not into politics or anything driven by ignorance. > >It's kind of simple there's always a first for >everything. I was in the "right place" at the "right >time" to experience the profiling. It happened and I >not going to let it bother me or any of my projects. >Life is full of interesting experiences and one should >learn something from those experiences, I did. > >I spend a good deal of time in the Mississippi Delta >(northwest Mississippi) photographing blues musicians >and the culture that created the blues. My wife Diana >Charles is a fine art portrait artist that is doing an >ongoing project call Painted Blues which is a >documentation of contemporary blues performers. >http://www.paintedblues.com/pages/562631/index.htm > >I am welcomed into the homes and lives of these >wonderful people. They are humble, kind and fly under >the radar in the music world. Working with them has >been a humbling and life changing experience for me. I >am forever greatful for their generosity. > >All the time I have spent in Mississippi I have never >been stopped for photographing anything, period. I >have photographed heavily down there. > >Peace and Harmony, E.J. Schlup > > >--- "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > >>Good catch, Greg - That went right by the rest of >>us...E.J. - who or >>what are you? >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: >>lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org >> >> >> >[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] > > >>On Behalf Of >>GREG LORENZO >>Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 9:03 PM >>To: Leica Users Group >>Subject: Re: [Leica] Yet Another Sign of the Times >> >> >>Not that I doubt that this could happen, not only in >>the US of A or any >>other country in today's world, but I find it very >>odd that the first >>and only Lug Post by "e.j. schlup" that I've ever >>seen should be this >>one... >> >>Regards, >> >>Greg >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: Seth Rosner <sethrosner@direcway.com> >>Date: Sunday, November 14, 2004 3:49 pm >>Subject: Re: [Leica] Yet Another Sign of the Times >> >> >> >>>Where upstate are you, E.J.? >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "e.j. schlup" <schlup13820@yahoo.com> >>>To: <lug@leica-users.org> >>>Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 1:43 PM >>>Subject: RE: [Leica] Yet Another Sign of the Times >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>I was out in Kansas on a personal work >>>>assignment (vacation) and I got to meet the >>>> >>>> >>Patriot >> >> >>>>Act face to face---three times! I was doing >>>> >>>> >>nothing >> >> >>>>illegal and got hassled for the simple reason >>>> >>>> >>that I >> >> >>>>had a camera in my hand. On the first occassion >>>> >>>> >>I was walking from >> >> >>>>my car to my friends house in North Kansas City, >>>> >>>> >>MO with my camera >> >> >>>>bag in my hand and a few minutes later the >>>> >>>> >>police were at the door >> >> >>>>asking all kinds of questions that were answered >>>> >>>> >>correctly. >> >> >>>>The second time I was photographing a street >>>> >>>> >>scene in >> >> >>>>Gypsum, KS in the middle of the day with my >>>> >>>> >>Leica and >> >> >>>>a couple of box cameras. I left that area and >>>> >>>> >>went >> >> >>>>over to photogrqaph a really great rundown flour >>>> >>>> >>mill >> >> >>>>from the street and had to take time out to >>>> >>>> >>reload my >> >> >>>>box cameras. The sheriff pulled up behind me >>>> >>>> >>lights >> >> >>>>flashing. He walked up in all his badged glory >>>> >>>> >>and >> >> >>>>asked me what I was doing? I had a front seat >>>> >>>> >>full of >> >> >>>>cameras and told him I was loading my cameras. >>>> >>>> >>He got >> >> >>>>a little cocky and asked for my ID which I >>>> >>>> >>complied >> >> >>>>and stated that I was clean and he could run the >>>> >>>> >>car >> >> >>>>to because it was clean. He came back a few >>>> >>>> >>minutes >> >> >>>>later and returned my ID and I gave him my >>>> >>>> >>business >> >> >>>>card that states I am a photographer and it >>>> >>>> >>lists our >> >> >>>>website. He wanted to know MORE about WHY I was >>>> >>>> >>there! >> >> >>>>Told him I was working on my vacation and that >>>> >>>> >>seemed >> >> >>>>to satisfy him and he left. The next time I was >>>> >>>> >>in >> >> >>>>Wichita, KS with my friend and were were going >>>> >>>> >>around >> >> >>>>photographing the wonderful regional >>>> >>>> >>architecture when >> >> >>>>we were stopped AGAIN. This officer asked me >>>> >>>> >>what I >> >> >>>>was doing? I told him that the building I was >>>>photographing was an excellent piece of regional >>>>architecture (it was!! really great!!) and that >>>> >>>> >>my >> >> >>>>father inlaw was an architect, my wife was a >>>> >>>> >>portrait >> >> >>>>artist.That seemed to do it for him. We were >>>> >>>> >>both run >> >> >>>>through the computer, both clean. He was nice >>>> >>>> >>and then >> >> >>>>directed us to some really beautiful buildings. >>>> >>>>Folks I live in Upstate NY and have never had >>>> >>>> >>anything >> >> >>>>like that happen in any of my travels down south >>>> >>>> >>where >> >> >>>>I go to the State of Mississippi frequently, >>>>interesting? I told a friend of mine that >>>> >>>> >>produces a >> >> >>>>radio show and travels all around the US what >>>> >>>> >>happened >> >> >>>>to me. He said you were a victim of the Patriot >>>> >>>> >>Act >> >> >>>>E.J. Several of his friends have suffered the >>>> >>>> >>same indignities just >> >> >>>>because they had cameras and were doing NOTHING >>>> >>>> >>illegal! Again >> >> >>>>interesting? >>>> >>>>Makes you wonder what is down the road for the >>>> >>>> >>people >> >> >>>>that reside in the United States of America? >>>> >>>>Peace and Harmony, E.J. Schlup >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>http://www.paintedblues.com/pages/562631/index.htm >> >> >>>> >>>> >>__________________________________________________ >> >> >>>>Do You Yahoo!? >>>>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam >>>> >>>> >>protection around >> >> >>>>http://mail.yahoo.com >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>Leica Users Group. >>>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug >>>> >>>> >>for more information >> >> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Leica Users Group. >>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug >>> >>> >>for more information >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for >>more information >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for >>more information >> >> >> > > > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. >www.yahoo.com > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > E.J. Sorry if you got offended- I think they confused you with Eddie Joe Schlepp, a known radical rabblerousing Leica user that once terrified various members of the group. I heard that he had passed on, however. It appears he had worn a necktie, against all advice as was his nature, into a film processing facility whereupon he was suddenly snatched into a large E-6 film processor. Since he was such a negative person, he was not compatible with the chemistry, and despite all efforts, they were not able to salvage him. His Leica equipment did, however, bring a nice price on the Auction Site That Shall Not Be Named. Dan :o)