Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/17

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Subject: [Leica] Peter Turnley and Rodney King
From: kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney)
Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 18:20:14 -0500
References: <CAF8hL-HAVkFe_qc=aTxPAsmUsZD-oTgV8JF7_Xr801Dz5wB1Fg@mail.gmail.com>

It seems like just yesterday.  We would dial the toll-free number for AP 
reports (as I recall 1-800-###-####).  Try the veal, folks, and tip your 
waitress.

Ken

On 6/17/2012 6:10 PM, Richard Man wrote:
> Just got Peter and Daivd's book. What amazing work from  a pair of
> teenagers. On his FB, regarding Rodney King, Peter says
>
> I happened to be in Miami the night of the verdict and a friend called me
> and said why aren't you in Los Angeles, and I turned on the television, and
> saw the city in flames. I took a 5am flight from Miami to Los Angeles and
> worked around the clock for the next four days in very difficult
> conditions. One detail I will always remember was that I had 4 Hertz rental
> cars trashed during that assignment, by angry crowds or simple minor
> traffic accidents related to the riots, and each time I would pull into the
> Hertz lot with my hobbled or damaged car, Hertz would give me a new one.
> must have been "Interesting" time.



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