[Leica] CHRISTMAS WISHES!

[george.imagist at icloud.com (George Lottermoser)]

> On Dec 24, 2016, at 5:04 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:
> 
> MY CHRISMAS 2016 WISHES TO THE CREW! J 
> 
> I wish you all the most exciting moments you can possibly enjoy while
> opening a gift from a friend or your caring LOVING FAMILY! J
> 
> I realize the CREW is made up of a number of varying religions. So be it. 
> 
> May I suggest for a "tiny moment" if you possibly can? Here's my "Great
> Spirit" that has brought/got me this far? 
> 
> "The GREAT SPIRIT?" In reality, each and everyone of us has a "GREAT
> SPIRIT". Each religion has a different name for "HE? or SHE?" 
> 
> Maybe you aren't involved in a religion? 
> 
> BUT DO YOU KNOW WHAT? Out there somewhere there is a "Great Spirit" that
> looks after you just as you "click?" The shutter assisting you to capture a
> magical moment.
> 
> Now don't get all "TTTTTTing" J
> 
> Nor get all anti-religion as this has nothing to do with religion? "WELL AS
> FAR AS I'M CONCERNED!"
> 
> My "GREAT SPIRIT" has pretty well always been on my shoulder saving my ass
> during a few of the following!
> 
> 1/ Crashing in a Sprint car during a race on a half mile dirt track! 
> Flipped
> upside down and destroyed! The car was a write off. Me? Stitches in face 
> and
> head!
> 
> 2/ Crashing in a Stock Car then crashed into while I'm upside down hanging
> on my seat belt!" four other cars into me destroying my car! 
> 
> 3/ In the high arctic on assignment the helicopter filled with smoke and we
> are hundreds of miles from base camp falling toward the arctic ocean frozen
> ice at 50 below zero. OOPS!JWalked away! Damn cold  
> 
> 4/A ski equipped twin Otter plane bad landing on Arctic ice, breaking a 
> wing
> and strut off. Rather bumpy one might say!  L
> 
> 5/ Survived two war assignments.. 1967 Mideast and a short time in  Vietnam
> 1968.
> 
> 6/ While in the center field shooting at car race and wheel came off car,
> hit & FLIPPED me and cameras into the sky! OH YEA that hurt! I was by
> ambulance to hospital!  but I survived! 
> 
> That merely touches the 65 years as a photojournalist hopping about the
> world! That's because my "GREAT SPIRIT" has been on my shoulder all those
> years! 
> 
> So there you go a bit about my "GREAT SPIRIT!"J
> 
> HAVE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS DAY & a HAPPY NEW YEAR 2017!
> 
> CHEERS,
> 
> Dr. Ted Grant  C.M.  O.C. 

Always a delight to hear your ?life of a photo journalists? stories.

Wishing you wonderful holidays and a happy new year TOO.

George Lottermoser
george.imagist at icloud.com