Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And of course that most comic photographer, Elliot Erwitt, actually did get to make a 'Son of...' book. 'Son of Bitch' was the second of his profusely popular dog books. I managed to find a copy in a library sell-off sale, unfortunately it was rather marked. When I got to meet the great man and asked him to place his 'monica' inside the volume, he flipped through page after page for what seemed a short eternity before deciding on which was the least offensive sheet of coffee stained paper that he could attach his name to! Poor guy, it put me in mind of those celebrities who are asked to autograph Kleenex tissues... Jem - ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Johnston <michaeljohnston@ameritech.net> > > I'm sure I've mentioned here before that Garry Winograd (or Winogrand, if > you prefer) once threatened to do a sequel to his book _Women Are > Beautiful_, and (a nod to the horror movies popular in the '60s) title it > _Son of Women Are Beautiful_. > > I've told David Vestal I want to do a newsletter called _Son of Grump_. > > --Mike