Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]DK, thanks for your well thought out articulation. An outstanding contribution to the lug, You should be proud. Alistair - -----Original Message----- From: D. K. [mailto:tekapo@golden.net] Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 12:18 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] RE: Who is Natalie Merchant? Let me get this straight, Alistair: HCB is an over-rated hack, you say -- but Natalie Merchant is: "interesting... delectable... compelling...". Henri-Cartier Bresson is one of the greats. 10,000 Maniacs are as interesting, delectable and compelling as a baloney sandwich. > From: "Stewart, Alistair" <AStewart@gigaweb.com> > Subject: RE: [Leica] Who is Natalie Merchant? > > She's a very interesting singer/songwriter, who fronted a band called > "10,000 Maniacs" until the mid 90's, when she left to pursue an independent > career. Hir first solo album, "Tigerlily" had a track, which was also a > single, called "Carnival", with an associated video featuring the utterly > delectable Ms. Merchant street shooting with her M3. And the use of the M3 > in that way fit perfectly with the song. > > Her songwriting work touches and captures the human sensibilities in a > similar way to work of the best of M-users, from whimsical observations of > the human condition, to very focused and compelling arguments on some truly > absurd and insane aspects of being human. Ane most things in between. > Socially commited to, and involved in, changing things for the better.