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Subject: [Leica] The Big Day!!! :-)
From: eric.calderwood at btinternet.com (Eric Calderwood)
Date: Wed Mar 26 08:09:34 2008
References: <d3fbf6a91b8a6.47ea1592@shaw.ca>

Many, many, Congratulations Ted,

Don't forget the M8. :-)

All the Very Best
Eric Calderwood




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "TED GRANT" <tedgrant@shaw.ca>
To: <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 2:21 PM
Subject: [Leica] The Big Day!!! :-)


> 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
>
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