[Leica] LUG Yearbook off to slow start

[leica_r8 at hotmail.com (Aram Langhans)]

I submitted mine a few weeks ago, but Ted has me quaking in my  boots and 
shaking at the computer.  Maybe I should get ready for NEXT year.

Aram, a first timer after lurking for  many years.

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From: <tedgrant at shaw.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 9:12 PM
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Subject: Re: [Leica] LUG Yearbook off to slow start

>>>> LUG Yearbook off to slow start!<<<<<<<<<<<
>
> OK so now the old timer has arrived on the scene to kick ass and get you 
> bunch of half wit dimwits moving your ASSES INTO ACTION! RIGHT NOW!
>
> DON'T COMPLETELY TICK ME OFF AS "VENGEANCE IS MINE!" :-)
>
> To the new people? The "OLDSTERS SHOULD KNOW BETTER!" Nobody is going to 
> give a flying hoop whatever your 2 photos are! We are all brother and 
> sister photographers, not witch hunters looking to rag your ass over the 
> quality of your photo submissions of 2, that's right 2 photos of some 
> happy snap you clicked on sometime during the past 11 & 1/2 months!
>
> That's right you have a week and a few days to move yer damn asses and 
> don't be time fiddling and waiting for the last day! If you are doing that 
> then yer just a damn stupid moron!
>
> Do you know when I open a file for the year book? On the first day of the 
> New Year! Where? In a folder on my desktop marked 2013 book. Or whatever 
> the New year is?
> Then as the year moves along and I have a what I believe to be an 
> interesting neat photo? I file it in that folder!
>
> December 1 or there about? I open it and have a PEAK for a couple of 
> interesting photos for me! Do I select an image to impress the rest of the 
> crew? Not on your bloody life! WHY NOT?
>
> I don't ever want to go up against the brilliant talented shooters as 
> everyone is on the LUG! Yep all of you beginners and ancients! :-) Well OK 
> I maybe exaggerating a tiny bit on that one? ;-)  HOWEVER? :-)
>
> I bet 99.% of you have never had a photo published anywhere? Certainly 
> with your name creditline? Not even in the "OUTHOUSE JOURNAL?"
>
> Let alone in a smashing Great Book as the  "LUG YEAR BOOK?"
>
> This book isn't about winning brownie points and impressing others? If it 
> is? Please go some place else and show your imagined talents! This is like 
> a family album happening where we all show a couple of Happy Snaps we kind 
> of like! If the others don't like it? Heck who cares? Besides you'll never 
> know who likes or dislikes any image.
>
> Now for all those with feelings hurt?
>
> GET STUFFED! FILE A COUPLE of photos right now and take yer wrath out on 
> me by filing your photos quickly!!
> See I don't care about your tidily ass whining and pain in the ass weak 
> excuses about time, how to, wait until two minutes to midnight "as I may 
> miss the picture of the year crap!" None, well OK 99.9999% of you wont be 
> out shooting before midnight as you'll be partying, drinking and  having a 
> wonderful time as it should be when welcoming a NEW YEAR IN!
>
> Now please don't waste yer time trying to rag my ass!
> It wont work as I don't care other than get mad and yer  face into the 
> screen, grab a couple of frames and become a part of the LUG FAMILY BOOK 
> 2013! RIGHT NOW!!
>
> Thank you all so very much for another wonderful LUG family book year!
>
> And lets bring a huge smile to our "MASTER OF CEREMONIES OF THE LUG BOOK 
> 2013!"
>
> Our most Honorable Jim Schulman! Thanks again Jim for all your magnificent 
> efforts not just on this one?  But for each of the past 5 years putting 
> this book project together! Without you they never would happen!
>
> OK EVERYONE MOVE YER ASS! CLICK AND SEND! :-) :-)
> cheers,
> Dr. ted :-)
>
>