Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/01/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Scott Gregory OFFERED: Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: I've retired NOT ME! :-) > As always Ted, great advice and you are living proof of that advice. > Keep on smiling and "clicking" that shutter. > All the Best with your new Book and 2014. I see you had a very nice write > up in Photo Life magazine, Dec/Jan issue now on the news stands. Good for > you! Hi Scott, Thank you very much. PhotoLife magazine available in both the USA & Canada gave the biography book written by Thelma Fayle a magnificent review! I wish I could write as well as she. Thelma has created a magnificent tribute to the old lad and my life career!:-) Which has been similar in all magazines devoted to giving reviews on books/ magazines of all types! In this case, Thelma's efforts of taped interviews of nearly two years has produced a wonderful book with writing and fabulously reproduced photographs from my 65 year career. 135 photographs, 75 of which will be shown 24 April at the LEICA GALLERY in NEW YORK as a 4 months exhibition! A considerable honour to say the least as a lifetime LEICA using photojournalist! I will get all my catch-up orders from LUG members cleaned up this coming week. As the Christmas & New Years totally screwed-up many orders from the LUG CREW. In any event thank you most graciously! cheers, Dr. ted >> On Jan 2, 2014, at 8:57 PM, tedgrant at shaw.ca wrote: >> >> Leland Deane offered: >> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 4:08 PM >> Subject: [Leica] OT: I've retired >> >> >>> Interviewer to retired professor: "What's the best thing about being >>> retired? >>> Professor: "Every day is Saturday." >>> Interviewer: "Then, what's the worst thing about being retired?" >>> Professor: "Every day is Saturday."<<<< >> >> Hi Leland, >> >> HOW TRUE! how true. >> ======================== >> >> I've heard people say "Man when I retire I'm just going to sit on my >> butt, watch the sunrise and go down. In the middle? I'm going to watch >> all the TV I possibly can! >> >> AND SUNRISE OF SURPRISE'S? 12 MONTHS LATER?????? Or SOONER?????? >> >> It's R.I.P. big-time! >> >> If you do not keep active / busy you will die! An absolute medical fact! >> >> I suppose I'm in some kind of retirement only because I'm in a state of >> recovery after having my right shoulder replaced May 2/2013. Oh it's >> coming along and I'm back to using my M8 more and more. Including two >> photo projects to work on shortly. >> >> One an assignment; Once again on and in the medical profession with some >> of my medical student material of the past and new material to shoot now >> we're into the NEW YEAR! >> >> The second on the School of Medicine at UVIC. celebrating the past 10 >> years of the University's School of Medicine. And I'm going to be 85 >> years young, May 27/2014!:-) >> >> You just have to love the time as it's been 65 years of the greatest >> life fun since I started when my dear departed Irene, wife of 64 years, >> handed me my first camera as a birthday gift May 27/195O ! :-) First >> photo published. 17 September 1951 Ottawa Citizen newspaper! >> >> I don't want it no other way! WHY? Well my past during the years, I have >> been involved with photography with what seems a string of never ending >> assignments. Yes assigned work covering subjects beyond your wildest >> imagination. Retire? Not in my vocabulary! >> >> Never going to happen! WHY? Because when my last breath comes along? I'll >> just fall over dead , LEICA whatever in hand, a smile on my face still >> doing what I've done! :-) Being a photojournalist! Gotta love it! :-) >> >> Damn I've got lots to look forward to yet! >> >> WATCH TV? Not on your life, nor mine! :-) >> >> To all those retired or about to be? Trust me Lads & Ladies. Keep as busy >> as you can doing what you love with great passion......... >> "PHOTOGRAPHY!" OR? >> >> "KISS it!" Keep it simple, don't over do it, shoot for the subjects and >> content that turns you on and you "feel great about!" It should >> constantly be "FUN!" If it isn't? >> >> OK then just die and get it over with! Sorry I'm kidding! :-) Keep >> active involved in/with whatever turns you on without any mental stress. >> >> Walk every single day and start a short over all series of simple, not >> over stressful exercising. Gently >> >> CHEERS ALL! >> Dr. ted :-) >> >> Oh yeah and "EPL?" That includes you also old buddy! Have a nice day! :-) >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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