[Leica] Darkroom or computer music

[gerry.walden at me.com (Gerry Walden)]

Ted

A wonderful reply - and proof (if proof were needed) that age is a  
state of mind, and yours is in a very good state at the moment.

Gerry

Gerry Walden
+44 (0)23 8046 3076
Web: www.gwpics.com
Blog: www.stockuk.blogspot.com





On 29 Mar 2009, at 17:22, Ted Grant wrote:

> Gerry Walden asked:
>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Darkroom or computer music
>
>
>
> Ted, how old did you say you were?  ;>)<<<<<<
>
>
>
> Hi Gerry,
>
> Come May 27th I'll be the young age of a full blown 80 years! And  
> looking
> forward to the 100th as long as I can still kick ass! :-) If I  
> can't, then
> no point in being here  if yer only a pain in the ass for others to  
> look
> after you.
>
>
>
> On January 30th  my work out gal and I were looking for a  
> celebration thing
> for the big 80.  As I've done in the past, at 65 I did my first and  
> only
> solo parachute jump because I always wondered what it would be like  
> on many
> occasions sitting on the floor of a helicopter doing aerial photos  
> while
> legs dangling over the side & door open.
>
>
>
> So there I was at 65, Jump master yelled. GO!"  I went!  Hell of a  
> ride. On
> the 76th BD day I flew in a P51 Mustang doing imaginary WW 2 dog  
> fights all
> over the sky. Another boyhood dream accomplished. :-)
>
>
>
> Now the big 80 I tried to get my nephew who's a senior rank type in  
> the
> Canadian air force to get me a ride in one of our fighter jets..  
> These young
> guys have no imagination.. Certainly neeeeeeeeither do the super  
> senior
> ranking types.
>
> He says" Not a hope! Do you know if you have to eject you could  
> break a
> whole bunch of bones?" Besides there'd be a hell of a public out cry  
> about
> taking a civilian for a free ride. My response . "Screw them, just
> re-activate my commission for test purposes, do the flight then I  
> can resign
> again!" Not a hope.
>
>
>
> OK second try.. A submarine when it dives and a trip under water.  
> Always
> thought that a neat thing to have ago. Damn Navy isn't any brighter  
> than the
> air force. :-) They all have this idea that age matters!  "You want  
> to do
> what at 80?" As we older gentlemen know, "age is just a number."   
> Screw it!
> It's all about attitude that's far more important for the driving  
> force to
> keep on rockin' and rollin'!
>
>
>
> So what to do just to kick ass? I've been working at the rec centre  
> and at
> home twice a day preparing to do, "80 sit ups one right after the  
> other on
> the morning of the 80th birthday."  As of two days ago I'm doing 85  
> twice a
> day.  :-) That's everyday from now until May 27th
>
> However, it simply means I've only got 15 more to go and I'll make a  
> 100!
> :-) So why not, go for it!!  See what I mean? It's all about  
> attitude, screw
> the world and their number nonsense.
>
>
>
> So that's how old I am! :-)
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> ted
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Leica Users Group.
> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information