[Leica] LUG The Year of the M8. :-)

[jmaddox01 at suddenlink.net (Jack Maddox)]

Ted,

What a pep talk coach! I'm ready lets go!

Jack

Ted Grant wrote:
> LUG Yearbook 2007
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> The year of the M8. :-)
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> Ladies and gentlemen there have been accolades by the dozen about this book
> so I?m adding one more. :-)
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> But first, Jim Shulman!
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> Where the heck would we be if it weren?t for Jim? He had an idea and 
> floated
> it by the crew two years ago for 2006. Well it seemed a good idea by the
> masses, but everyone didn?t jump out of a warm bed with a warm body to get
> with the programme. It did take some beating the bushes, yelling and 
> e-mails
> close to ?aggravated assault? for pictures to come in.
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> Everyone, well most did there thing and sent photos. Heaven only knows how
> Jim managed the first edition. But he did and we were blessed with a not 
> bad
> book at all. If ever there was a miracle birth I think the 2006 LUG book 
> was
> it. Actually more of a miracle than Jim might admit. :-)
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> But we did end up with a book to share with each other and the world. I?ve
> gone through my 2006 copy I bet at least a couple dozen times since it
> arrived. It creates a kind of motivational thing as any good photography
> book should.
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> I know Jim as a humble kinda guy and his response about the first book 
> would
> be , ?It was nothing just dropping pictures on a page, you guys and gals 
> did
> all the work!? :-)
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> Well not quite mon ami, because time must be backed up, I suppose 2 years 
> if
> we go back to your presenting your concept for a book with photography
> created by a group of ramshackle Leica carrying/user photographers who 
> cling
> together because of one camera, ?A Leica!
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> 2006? A very nice book, not bad at all for a first collection and
> publication. Overall quality of the photography? Not bad for a rabid group
> of Leica fruit cakes. :-)
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> 2007? WHEW! BABY! WOW! :-)
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> Now we?re cooking on all burners and after burners lighting up! Quite
> frankly in common language ?Baby we are kicking ass!? 
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> Jim a beautiful job all round. The cover is a smashing accolade to Leica 
> and
> the M8. Inside? Great accolades to the crew for a job well done. Only one
> thing to say? ?DAMN YER GOOD!? :-) 
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> So with that I?d like to suggest to the crew the way to approach the year
> 2008. Don?t anyone sit back on the laurels! Take on an attitude or 
> challenge
> for yourself of ?I?M GOING TO BLOW EVERYBODY OUT OF THE BALLPARK IN THE 
> NEXT
> EDITION!? 
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> As always it must be fun or why do it?
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> But by creating a challenge for yourself you?re going to kick butt and 
> it?ll
> make you reach that extra inch, foot or mile to be better! Trust me it
> works.
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> Look if we don?t retain some kind of extra effort starting right now for 
> the
> next 11 ? months, 2007 might just be the best so far. Is that what you 
> want?
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> My answer to that is an immediate ?NOT ON YOUR LIFE!? 
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> As a goal for 2008 we must all attempt to create the most mind blowing
> collection of pictures by an international group ever produced!
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> People get wet pants in praise of ?Family of Man.? So big deal! It can be
> beat and was in the LUG collection of photography for ?Family of Man 2!?
> Allastair Firkin?s concept we started Jan 1, 2000! If we did it then why 
> not
> do it again in our LUG book? 
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> Think about it folks, let?s kick the world of photography in the butt come
> Jan. 1, 2009 with a book of 2008 photographs that will blow the minds of
> everyone in photoland! We can do it and will! Hang tough and make great
> exposures every time the camera goes click!
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> OK let?s get out there and kick some photo butts! :-)
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> ted
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