[Leica] A Leica story, with music

[pswango at att.net (pswango@att.net)]

I just had an email exchange with an old friend who reminded me of a great 
Leica story, especially for those who enjoy classical music.  In 1968 when I 
lived in Memphis, the great Romero family from Spain played a guitar concert 
there.  My friend went to the concert and took his Leica along, shooting 
from a balcony seat while the Romeros performed.  After the performance he 
managed to get backstage to meet the artists.  When he shook hands with 
Celin Romero, the guitarist noticed my friendâ??s Leica and said â??Oh, I 
saw you shooting from the balcony.  Do you know you had your lens cap on?â?? 
 This attracted the attention of Angel Romero, who joined the conversation 
and expressed his own interest in photography.  After a brief chat my friend 
blurted out an invitation for Angel to come over to his apartment (more like 
a hippie pad) for a drink.  Angel said he was supposed to go to a social 
function, but he thought he could get out of it, and accepted my friendâ??s 
invitation.  The outcome was that Angel went home with my friend and spent 
several hours there talking and drinking wine.  Eventually he picked up my 
friendâ??s guitar and started playing Rodrigoâ??s Concierto de Aranjuez, 
which he had just recorded, humming the orchestra part.  Unfortunately, I 
didnâ??t witness any of this but I heard plenty about it the next day!

My friend has promised to send pictures from both the concert and the visit. 
 I guess at some point he took his lens cap off!