[Leica] Diesel in the snow

[durling at cox.net (Mike Durling)]

Mark,

Thanks for posting these.  I always enjoy them.

Mike D

Mark Rabiner wrote:
> I shot this in Patterson New Jersey.
> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/04/automobiles/collectibles/04EGO.html
> Or
> http://preview.tinyurl.com/9yr5kz
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> It's a cream 1985 300D Mercedes diesel, (this fella has three)
> Goes for many thousands of miles. Many decades.
>
> Paterson home of the Colt company who made the Colt Paterson 45
> And Alan Ginsberg who didn't pack one,
> But packed a Leica M6.
> And wrote the pivotal Beat Poem "Paterson".
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> The first planned industrialized city. Because of the Waterfall;
> Right in the center of town. Like Rochester NJ; only closer.
> Mr. Paterson signed the Declaration of Independence.
> Paterson is where "On the Road" starts out at.
> "On the Driveway" .
>
> It's a pretty gritty town.
> I got some grit. 
> But its got nice areas too.
> Was hard to pull over because of the snow drifts.
>
> I sure love the snow!
>
>
> Mark William Rabiner
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