Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted, Congrats on the well deserved honour. Lie back, relax and bask in the limelight. Cheers Jayanand On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 7:51 PM, TED GRANT <tedgrant@shaw.ca> wrote: > So here we are more than buns deep in snow in Ottawa for this day of > happeings. > > It starts with a special luncheon at the famed Rideau Club hosted by > ex-Prime Minister Joe Clak and his wife Maureen. Later a media interview. > Then 7PM at the National Archives of Canada a hosted reception for invited > guests whom I have no idea will be there. All I was told was > " you'll be surprised!" :-) Nice way to start off the celebration of the > screening at 7.30 of the film documentary about my wicked wicked life as a > photojournalist and the 280,000 images collected by the Archives of Canada > of my photography. > It's the largest collection in Canadian history by one Canadian > photographer. Quite frankly a surprise! > 7.30 the lights fade and the film begins! Trust me a scary thought as you > have no idea how these people sitting in a big theatre auditorium will > re-act. Me? > Hell I know already there are places I'll be my usual tear shedding Ted > simply because the personal realities of being on location with things like > the Chernobyl cancer ridden kids come sweeping back. > > Do you know why I'm telling this to you folks? > Because I'm as nervous as a kitten! Man nothing like this or even close > has ever happeend to me in my life and I'm kind of reaching out to the LUG > family for strength to cope. I know I'll get through whatever it is, but > it's not going to be easy, trust me. I do have most of my family here for > support, but you folks are special lso. > I'll fill you in later with the events happenings. :-) > the old guy, > ted > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >