[Leica] Gang of Four Less One

[buzz.hausner at verizon.net (buzz.hausner@verizon.net)]

Found in the archives...

At 12:11 PM 1999-02-21 -0600, Eric Welch wrote:
>Yep. That's right. We sometimes forget we used to be newbies too.

I DO get tired of the accusation that the "gang of four" run the LUG -- 
actually, I suppose, the "gang of five" would be more appropriate -- Jim 
Brick, Ted Grant, Erwin Puts, Tina Manley, and myself.  We don't "run" 
anything, we simply contribute our sometimes acerbic, sometimes sweet, and 
sometimes insightful comments, and we HAVE been around for this forum for a 
while.  And this cheats others, such as Harrison McClary, of their proper 
due as guiding lights on the LUG.

Jim, Ted, and Erwin have changed, radically, my view of the equipmet I use,
and Tina has changed my view of photography as a living art.  We are all
capable of growth.

C'mon, guys, lighten up!

Marc

msmall@roanoke.infi.net  FAX:  +540/343-7315
Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!


Best regards to the four...er...five...er....maybe six of you!

Buzz



>From: Marc James Small <marcsmall@comcast.net>
>Date: 2006/11/28 Tue PM 03:26:18 CST
>To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>, 
        Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Gang of Four Less One

>At 07:54 AM 11/28/2006, FRANK DERNIE wrote:
> >When I first subscribed to the LUG many years ago I assumed Eric Welch
> >was the list owner. He seemed to feel himself honour bound to reply to
> >every post.
>
>Eric Welch was a photojournalist in Grant's Pass, 
>Oregon, when he was on the LUG.  He then took a 
>job as Photo Editor for the Gemological Institute 
>of America in LA.  Personal note:  my father was 
>working at the GIA when I was born in 1950 and, 
>as a tad, I went to a few parties at the beach 
>house of the founder, Mr Shipley.
>
>The Gang of Four was Tina and Eric and I and one 
>other whose name I forget.  I do not believe that 
>it was Jim, though it might have been:  Jim has 
>locked my heels enough times here and on the 
>Hasselblad List.  He recently subscribed to the 
>Rollei List where he is rather quiet, though his 
>contributions have been quite insightful.
>
>Marc