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philo
Apr 24, 2013, 7:48:41 PM4/24/13
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Thanks to your good advice I ordered the G1-X and it arrived a few hours
ago. Have not read the manual yet, but here is one if my first shots:
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/s480x480/931180_613561355337904_1445750299_n.jpg
Though the resolution was reducedto display on-line, the image is *very*
sharp. Looks like a great camera.
My first shoot is scheduled for tomorrow and I will be using both the
G1-X and my 50D
ago. Have not read the manual yet, but here is one if my first shots:
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/s480x480/931180_613561355337904_1445750299_n.jpg
Though the resolution was reducedto display on-line, the image is *very*
sharp. Looks like a great camera.
My first shoot is scheduled for tomorrow and I will be using both the
G1-X and my 50D
Tim Conway
Apr 24, 2013, 10:44:41 PM4/24/13
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experience with this camera, but from what I've read it really looks like a
good substitute for a DSLR. I'm thinking of getting one before too long.
Happy shooting!
Tim
Tim Conway
Apr 24, 2013, 10:50:54 PM4/24/13
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What sold me on it was dpreview's write-up on it. They gave a really good
review.
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canong1x
philo
Apr 24, 2013, 10:32:48 PM4/24/13
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Plus it's more compact. The lens is really sharp. Possibly even better
than the one I have on my 50D which I originally bought with a 35mm Rebel.
Fred McKenzie
Apr 24, 2013, 10:38:43 PM4/24/13
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In article <kla1ia$dac$1...@dont-email.me>,
Tim & Philo-
I'm impressed by its sharpness and low-light capability, but three
things bug me about my G1-X:
1. Between pressing the button and having an exposure, people have
sometimes moved out of the frame, even when pre-focusing by holding the
button half way down. I think it is as slow as any camera I've ever
tried.
2. The closest focusing distance when zoomed to maximum focal length,
is what I believe to be the best distance for portraits. That is close
to where Philo's subject appears to be located. (A wide angle shot would work if you
don't mind a subject with a big nose!)
3. When a subject is near the closest focusing distance, after pre-
focusing, focus will sometimes jump from the subject's face to a distant
background when the exposure is made.
Searching for reviews, I found others with similar complaints. I don't
think my camera is any more "broken" than any other. Mine was from
early production, so it will be interesting to find out if Philo's recent copy is improved.
Fred
I'm impressed by its sharpness and low-light capability, but three
things bug me about my G1-X:
1. Between pressing the button and having an exposure, people have
sometimes moved out of the frame, even when pre-focusing by holding the
button half way down. I think it is as slow as any camera I've ever
tried.
2. The closest focusing distance when zoomed to maximum focal length,
is what I believe to be the best distance for portraits. That is close
to where Philo's subject appears to be located. (A wide angle shot would work if you
don't mind a subject with a big nose!)
3. When a subject is near the closest focusing distance, after pre-
focusing, focus will sometimes jump from the subject's face to a distant
background when the exposure is made.
Searching for reviews, I found others with similar complaints. I don't
think my camera is any more "broken" than any other. Mine was from
early production, so it will be interesting to find out if Philo's recent copy is improved.
Fred
philo
Apr 24, 2013, 10:50:29 PM4/24/13
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idiosyncrasies. More than likely the camera I have is identical to yours
but somewhere down the road, Canon may have a firmware update if enough
users complain.
Bottom line: No camera is perfect, but I am very impressed with the
camera thus far. (This is still day one of course.)
philo
Apr 25, 2013, 6:57:46 PM4/25/13
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Used the G1-X
I felt familiar enough with it that I did not bother to bring the 50D
with me.
Very pleased with the results.
Did notice a delay between shots...by no means as fast at the 50D, but I
can live with that.
After the shoot was over I also needed to get some "sneak" shots of one
of the subjects, as my wife has gotten a commission to do a portrait and
I needed to get photos...unknown.
No one knew I was shooting .
Also, managed to get another photo of my wife after the whole thing was
done. In the elevator,she could not get away!
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/904189_614002005293839_1118900_o.jpg
I felt familiar enough with it that I did not bother to bring the 50D
with me.
Very pleased with the results.
Did notice a delay between shots...by no means as fast at the 50D, but I
can live with that.
After the shoot was over I also needed to get some "sneak" shots of one
of the subjects, as my wife has gotten a commission to do a portrait and
I needed to get photos...unknown.
No one knew I was shooting .
Also, managed to get another photo of my wife after the whole thing was
done. In the elevator,she could not get away!
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/904189_614002005293839_1118900_o.jpg
Tim Conway
Apr 25, 2013, 8:44:29 PM4/25/13
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buying a $1500+ DSLR. LOL.
Good shot of your wife. The G1-X seems to have a good sneakiness to it.
:-)
philo
Apr 25, 2013, 8:39:31 PM4/25/13
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On 04/25/2013 07:44 PM, Tim Conway wrote:
> "ph
I am really enjoy using the rotatable viewer...
and since I am holding the camera at waist level, no one really knows I
am shooting.
> "ph
>>
>>
>> https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/904189_614002005293839_1118900_o.jpg
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>>
>>
> I'm glad it's working out. The delay is probably the price you pay for not
> buying a $1500+ DSLR. LOL.
>
> Good shot of your wife. The G1-X seems to have a good sneakiness to it.
> :-)
>
>
>
As long as I know any weaknesses I can work around them.
>>
>> https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/904189_614002005293839_1118900_o.jpg
>>
>>
>>
> I'm glad it's working out. The delay is probably the price you pay for not
> buying a $1500+ DSLR. LOL.
>
> Good shot of your wife. The G1-X seems to have a good sneakiness to it.
> :-)
>
>
>
I am really enjoy using the rotatable viewer...
and since I am holding the camera at waist level, no one really knows I
am shooting.
Tim Conway
Apr 26, 2013, 12:20:17 AM4/26/13
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philo
Apr 26, 2013, 12:55:45 AM4/26/13
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On 04/25/2013 11:20 PM, Tim Conway wrote:
> X
FWIW: I got a favorable comment on that shot from a "famous" local
photographer.
> X
>>
>>
>> As long as I know any weaknesses I can work around them.
>>
>>
>> I am really enjoy using the rotatable viewer...
>> and since I am holding the camera at waist level, no one really knows I am
>> shooting.
>
> Sounds like the perfect street camera. Like to take one to New York...
>
>
Yep, when we go to NY this year, I'll be bringing it for sure.
>>
>> As long as I know any weaknesses I can work around them.
>>
>>
>> I am really enjoy using the rotatable viewer...
>> and since I am holding the camera at waist level, no one really knows I am
>> shooting.
>
> Sounds like the perfect street camera. Like to take one to New York...
>
>
FWIW: I got a favorable comment on that shot from a "famous" local
photographer.
Tim Conway
Apr 26, 2013, 5:20:55 AM4/26/13
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philo
Apr 26, 2013, 6:24:03 AM4/26/13
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On 04/26/2013 04:20 AM, Tim Conway wrote:
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>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Yep, when we go to NY this year, I'll be bringing it for sure.
>>
>>
>> FWIW: I got a favorable comment on that shot from a "famous" local
>> photographer.
>
> Cool. That kinda makes it worthwhile.
>
>
Although I do photography just for myself really, it is nice when
>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Yep, when we go to NY this year, I'll be bringing it for sure.
>>
>>
>> FWIW: I got a favorable comment on that shot from a "famous" local
>> photographer.
>
> Cool. That kinda makes it worthwhile.
>
>
someone well known in the photographic world (at least locally) gives
you a positive comment.
PeterN
Apr 26, 2013, 9:01:43 AM4/26/13
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interesting street shots, the Mermaid parade, on Saturday, June 22nd it
always fun shooting, and you don't need to shoot at waist level.
<http://www.coneyisland.com/mermaid.shtml>
The Coney Island-Brighten Beach area is always has interesting street
shots. However, except for the Mermaid parade, you need to do waist
level shooting.
though not as gaudy, we have street festivals almost every weekend.
(with apologies for the ads.
<http://www.newyorkled.com/nyc_events_Street_Fairs.htm>
When are you planning to come?
--
PeterN
philo
Apr 26, 2013, 9:15:14 AM4/26/13
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On 04/26/2013 08:01 AM, PeterN wrote:
>
>
> If you have time, give me a shout, when you are coming. If you want
> interesting street shots, the Mermaid parade, on Saturday, June 22nd it
> always fun shooting, and you don't need to shoot at waist level.
> <http://www.coneyisland.com/mermaid.shtml>
>
> The Coney Island-Brighten Beach area is always has interesting street
> shots. However, except for the Mermaid parade, you need to do waist
> level shooting.
>
> though not as gaudy, we have street festivals almost every weekend.
> (with apologies for the ads.
> <http://www.newyorkled.com/nyc_events_Street_Fairs.htm>
>
> When are you planning to come?
>
We will be out the end of August.
>
>
> If you have time, give me a shout, when you are coming. If you want
> interesting street shots, the Mermaid parade, on Saturday, June 22nd it
> always fun shooting, and you don't need to shoot at waist level.
> <http://www.coneyisland.com/mermaid.shtml>
>
> The Coney Island-Brighten Beach area is always has interesting street
> shots. However, except for the Mermaid parade, you need to do waist
> level shooting.
>
> though not as gaudy, we have street festivals almost every weekend.
> (with apologies for the ads.
> <http://www.newyorkled.com/nyc_events_Street_Fairs.htm>
>
> When are you planning to come?
>
Most of the time we don't plan anything...we just walk as much as possible.
We typically "hang out" between Midtown and Chelsea.
Tim Conway
Apr 26, 2013, 10:32:37 AM4/26/13
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my photos. It sure made me feel good.
Tim Conway
Apr 26, 2013, 10:35:37 AM4/26/13
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hippie. LOL
PeterN
Apr 26, 2013, 9:48:09 AM4/26/13
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Maine. Give me a shout, on my email if you have time to say hello.
BTW there are nice, hotels, but with smallish rooms, in the Chelsea
area, for reasonable prices.
There is a Fairfield & Garden Inn on W 26th st. They are both quiet,
clean, comfortable and moderately priced. That is the heart of the
Flower district, near FIT, and the streets there are full of interesting
looking people.
--
PeterN
PeterN
Apr 26, 2013, 9:51:25 AM4/26/13
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Village, and Tompkins Square.
.ok, so I'm an old ex
> hippie. LOL
>
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PeterN
philo
Apr 26, 2013, 10:56:42 AM4/26/13
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I'm kind of an old hippie myself...
spent some time in both NY and California back in the late 60's.
Even in more recent times, my wife and I used to stay at the Chelsea Hotel.
Heck, just sitting in the lobby was better than going to a B'way play!
Over the years, we even got to know Storme DeLaverie just a bit.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm%C3%A9_DeLarverie
I got a photo of her that was just good enough for my wife to do a
portrait of her.
Nowdays, we just "camp out" at one of the Holiday Inns.
PeterN
Apr 26, 2013, 11:56:46 AM4/26/13
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and a lot of other places. We thought a lime Coke was the height of
sophistication, and would buy our copies of Mad from some guy who called
himself Maurice.
We admit we were never real hipies.
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PeterN
Tim Conway
Apr 26, 2013, 1:32:41 PM4/26/13
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Village Hotel on Bleecker.
philo
Apr 26, 2013, 4:42:28 PM4/26/13
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On 04/26/2013 12:32 PM, Tim Conway wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Nowdays, we just "camp out" at one of the Holiday Inns.
>>
>> In my college days we would hang in the Village, go to Eddie condons, and
>> a lot of other places. We thought a lime Coke was the height of
>> sophistication, and would buy our copies of Mad from some guy who called
>> himself Maurice.
>> We admit we were never real hipies.
>>
> Remember The Gaslight, The Village Gate, or The Back Fence? and that crummy
> Village Hotel on Bleecker.
>
>
I used to go to the Red Garter
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Nowdays, we just "camp out" at one of the Holiday Inns.
>>
>> In my college days we would hang in the Village, go to Eddie condons, and
>> a lot of other places. We thought a lime Coke was the height of
>> sophistication, and would buy our copies of Mad from some guy who called
>> himself Maurice.
>> We admit we were never real hipies.
>>
> Remember The Gaslight, The Village Gate, or The Back Fence? and that crummy
> Village Hotel on Bleecker.
>
>
one of those peanut shell on the floor kind of places.
philo
Apr 26, 2013, 4:43:22 PM4/26/13
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On 04/26/2013 10:56 AM, PeterN wrote:
> On 4/26/2013 10:56 AM, philo wrote:
>> On 04/26/2013 08:51 AM, PeterN wrote:
>>> On 4/26/2013 10:35 AM, Tim Conway wrote:
>>>> "philo " <philo@priv cy.not> wrote in message
>>>> news:klduf2$nj$1...@dont-email.me...
>>>>> On 04/26/2013 08:01 AM, PeterN wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you have time, give me a shout, when you are coming. If you want
>>>>>> interesting street shots, the Mermaid parade, on Saturday, June
>>>>>> 22nd it
>>>>>>
>>
> On 4/26/2013 10:56 AM, philo wrote:
>> On 04/26/2013 08:51 AM, PeterN wrote:
>>> On 4/26/2013 10:35 AM, Tim Conway wrote:
>>>> "philo " <philo@priv cy.not> wrote in message
>>>> news:klduf2$nj$1...@dont-email.me...
>>>>> On 04/26/2013 08:01 AM, PeterN wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you have time, give me a shout, when you are coming. If you want
>>>>>> interesting street shots, the Mermaid parade, on Saturday, June
>>>>>> 22nd it
>>>>>>
>>
>> Nowdays, we just "camp out" at one of the Holiday Inns.
>
> In my college days we would hang in the Village, go to Eddie condons,
> and a lot of other places. We thought a lime Coke was the height of
> sophistication, and would buy our copies of Mad from some guy who called
> himself Maurice.
> We admit we were never real hipies.
>
Yes, I was more of a fake hippie.
>
> In my college days we would hang in the Village, go to Eddie condons,
> and a lot of other places. We thought a lime Coke was the height of
> sophistication, and would buy our copies of Mad from some guy who called
> himself Maurice.
> We admit we were never real hipies.
>
but it was fun!
PeterN
Apr 26, 2013, 5:55:15 PM4/26/13
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Gaslight. I did my drinking and card playing at AEPi.
--
PeterN
PeterN
Apr 26, 2013, 6:00:11 PM4/26/13
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And thinking about it makes me feel younger. (Why do my knees hurt when
I get up from my chair? In my Village days, they didn't.)
--
PeterN
PeterN
Apr 26, 2013, 6:09:03 PM4/26/13
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Broth House. Steamers cost $.75 for a large bowl, and $1.00 for a pot.
Beer was about a quarter. We threw the clam shells on the sawdust
covered floor.
Then they allowed women in, prices went up, and no more throwing clam
shells on the floor.
--
PeterN
Tim Conway
Apr 26, 2013, 7:13:35 PM4/26/13
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Tim Conway
Apr 26, 2013, 7:14:30 PM4/26/13
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LOL figures
Tim Conway
Apr 26, 2013, 7:17:04 PM4/26/13
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I saw Seatrain at the Gate just when they released their first album, and
Blues Magoos trying to make a comeback at the Gaslight. This was around
'71-72
Blues Magoos trying to make a comeback at the Gaslight. This was around
'71-72
Tim Conway
Apr 26, 2013, 7:18:06 PM4/26/13
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Tim Conway
Apr 26, 2013, 7:19:46 PM4/26/13
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How true.
Tim Conway
Apr 26, 2013, 7:24:52 PM4/26/13
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Wow, that must've been fun to be barefoot there. Most of the time I went to
the Village, I was always barefoot, even walking around down near the
Bowery. I dunno how I never got cut feet. lol
the Village, I was always barefoot, even walking around down near the
Bowery. I dunno how I never got cut feet. lol
PeterN
Apr 26, 2013, 6:30:35 PM4/26/13
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agents, came to fanciful conclusions about the tax effects of my
clients' financial transactions.
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PeterN
Tim Conway
Apr 26, 2013, 7:36:30 PM4/26/13
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Yep.
Where/what was AEPi?
Where/what was AEPi?
philo
Apr 26, 2013, 6:45:35 PM4/26/13
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On 04/26/2013 05:00 PM, PeterN wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Yes, I was more of a fake hippie.
>>
>> but it was fun!
>
> Yup!
> And thinking about it makes me feel younger. (Why do my knees hurt when
> I get up from my chair? In my Village days, they didn't.)
>
Well. I had my knees replaced last year.
>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Yes, I was more of a fake hippie.
>>
>> but it was fun!
>
> Yup!
> And thinking about it makes me feel younger. (Why do my knees hurt when
> I get up from my chair? In my Village days, they didn't.)
>
As far as my hair: about 90% of it is gone.
My wife spends about five minutes every few months trimming it.
philo
Apr 26, 2013, 6:47:40 PM4/26/13
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On 04/26/2013 06:18 PM, Tim Conway wrote:
> "
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Yes, I was more of a fake hippie.
>>
>> but it was fun!
>
> I know what you mean. I was called a hippie more than I really was.
>
>
I had the long hair...but perhaps not the "love".
> "
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Yes, I was more of a fake hippie.
>>
>> but it was fun!
>
> I know what you mean. I was called a hippie more than I really was.
>
>
Some kids (from across the street) made derogatory remarks, so I picked
up a stone and threw it at them.
Though I never meant to hit them...
I bonked one of the guys and never got harassed again.
I felt bad about it though.
Savageduck
Apr 26, 2013, 6:48:35 PM4/26/13
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On 2013-04-26 16:36:30 -0700, "Tim Conway" <tconw...@comcast.net> said:
>
> "PeterN" <peter.n...@verizon.net> wrote in message Yep.
> Where/what was AEPi?
Peter is telling us he was a frat boy at NYU.
--
Regards,
Savageduck
>
> "PeterN" <peter.n...@verizon.net> wrote in message Yep.
> Where/what was AEPi?
Peter is telling us he was a frat boy at NYU.
--
Regards,
Savageduck
PeterN
Apr 26, 2013, 6:58:56 PM4/26/13
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PeterN
Tim Conway
Apr 26, 2013, 8:12:49 PM4/26/13
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> On 2013-04-26 16:36:30 -0700, "Tim Conway" <tconw...@comcast.net> said:
>
>>
>> "PeterN" <peter.n...@verizon.net> wrote in message Yep.
>> Where/what was AEPi?
>
> Peter is telling us he was a frat boy at NYU.
>
ok, that explains it. My knowledge of NYU is Washington Square Park and the
>
>>
>> "PeterN" <peter.n...@verizon.net> wrote in message Yep.
>> Where/what was AEPi?
>
> Peter is telling us he was a frat boy at NYU.
>
artists on the sidewalk. lol.
Tim Conway
Apr 26, 2013, 8:14:06 PM4/26/13
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Apr 26, 2013, 8:15:13 PM4/26/13
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Tim Conway
Apr 26, 2013, 8:20:14 PM4/26/13
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Did you ever read The Strawberry Statement by James Simon Kunen? I guess
that was more Columbia U than NYU though...during the days of antiwar and
the SDS.
that was more Columbia U than NYU though...during the days of antiwar and
the SDS.
Savageduck
Apr 26, 2013, 8:01:38 PM4/26/13
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On 2013-04-26 16:17:04 -0700, "Tim Conway" <tconw...@comcast.net> said:
<<< Le Snip >>>
> I saw Seatrain at the Gate just when they released their first album, and
> Blues Magoos trying to make a comeback at the Gaslight. This was around
> '71-72
Graduated from high school in '66, some travel to strange and exotic
places, and '71-74 in Syracuse with some odd road trips inspired by
extreme weirdness. I was undoubtably a refugee from the '60s.
I only got down to NYC occasionally in those days, usually with some
pals who lived in and around the city.
--
Regards,
Savageduck
<<< Le Snip >>>
> I saw Seatrain at the Gate just when they released their first album, and
> Blues Magoos trying to make a comeback at the Gaslight. This was around
> '71-72
places, and '71-74 in Syracuse with some odd road trips inspired by
extreme weirdness. I was undoubtably a refugee from the '60s.
I only got down to NYC occasionally in those days, usually with some
pals who lived in and around the city.
--
Regards,
Savageduck
Tim Conway
Apr 26, 2013, 9:42:21 PM4/26/13
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In '73 in the military, my best friend was from Syracuse. We were a bunch
of "civilians in the military" as they said. He was enlisted, I was one of
the last ones to be drafted.
It mostly was like being in the boy scouts being that we were mainly a
transportation unit and not combat.
of "civilians in the military" as they said. He was enlisted, I was one of
the last ones to be drafted.
It mostly was like being in the boy scouts being that we were mainly a
transportation unit and not combat.
Savageduck
Apr 26, 2013, 8:49:47 PM4/26/13
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On 2013-04-26 18:42:21 -0700, "Tim Conway" <tconw...@comcast.net> said:
>
> "Savageduck" <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote in message
> news:201304261701386853-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom...
>> On 2013-04-26 16:17:04 -0700, "Tim Conway" <tconw...@comcast.net> said:
>>
>> <<< Le Snip >>>
>>
>>> I saw Seatrain at the Gate just when they released their first album, and
>>> Blues Magoos trying to make a comeback at the Gaslight. This was around
>>> '71-72
>>
>> Graduated from high school in '66, some travel to strange and exotic
>> places, and '71-74 in Syracuse with some odd road trips inspired by
>> extreme weirdness. I was undoubtably a refugee from the '60s.
>> I only got down to NYC occasionally in those days, usually with some pals
>> who lived in and around the city.
>>
> In '73 in the military, my best friend was from Syracuse. We were a bunch
> of "civilians in the military" as they said. He was enlisted, I was one of
> the last ones to be drafted.
What fun it was to have a draft number of 54.
>
> "Savageduck" <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote in message
> news:201304261701386853-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom...
>> On 2013-04-26 16:17:04 -0700, "Tim Conway" <tconw...@comcast.net> said:
>>
>> <<< Le Snip >>>
>>
>>> I saw Seatrain at the Gate just when they released their first album, and
>>> Blues Magoos trying to make a comeback at the Gaslight. This was around
>>> '71-72
>>
>> Graduated from high school in '66, some travel to strange and exotic
>> places, and '71-74 in Syracuse with some odd road trips inspired by
>> extreme weirdness. I was undoubtably a refugee from the '60s.
>> I only got down to NYC occasionally in those days, usually with some pals
>> who lived in and around the city.
>>
> In '73 in the military, my best friend was from Syracuse. We were a bunch
> of "civilians in the military" as they said. He was enlisted, I was one of
> the last ones to be drafted.
> It mostly was like being in the boy scouts being that we were mainly a
> transportation unit and not combat.
Regards,
Savageduck
Tim Conway
Apr 26, 2013, 9:56:34 PM4/26/13
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Hmmm...the year before it counted my draft number was 354. The year it
counted it was 15. ouch!!! I tried conscientious objector, medical
deferments, but all to no avail...Finally got a medical discharge a year and
a half later. I told them if they drafted me, I was gonna get sick. ha ha.
counted it was 15. ouch!!! I tried conscientious objector, medical
deferments, but all to no avail...Finally got a medical discharge a year and
a half later. I told them if they drafted me, I was gonna get sick. ha ha.
Savageduck
Apr 26, 2013, 9:16:20 PM4/26/13
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Damn! Anything above 300 was pretty safe.
> I tried conscientious objector, medical
> deferments, but all to no avail...Finally got a medical discharge a year and
> a half later. I told them if they drafted me, I was gonna get sick. ha ha.
Regards,
Savageduck
Tim Conway
Apr 26, 2013, 10:26:54 PM4/26/13
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Yeah, I thought, how unlucky can I get? One good thing about the whole
thing, because I had a breakdown in the military, they paid my medical
bills, and subsequent disability compensation.
thing, because I had a breakdown in the military, they paid my medical
bills, and subsequent disability compensation.
Savageduck
Apr 26, 2013, 9:41:06 PM4/26/13
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It seems to have reached me an hour before you sent it. It is 18:40
here now, and I received this post at 19:26?????
--
Regards,
Savageduck
Tim Conway
Apr 26, 2013, 10:46:38 PM4/26/13
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I don't think so. It is now 9:46 pm EST
Tim Conway
Apr 26, 2013, 10:47:51 PM4/26/13
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Excuse me, that's daylight savings time...9:47pm
PeterN
Apr 26, 2013, 9:51:37 PM4/26/13
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On 4/26/2013 6:45 PM, philo wrote:
> On 04/26/2013 05:00 PM, PeterN wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Yes, I was more of a fake hippie.
>>>
>>> but it was fun!
>>
>> Yup!
>> And thinking about it makes me feel younger. (Why do my knees hurt when
>> I get up from my chair? In my Village days, they didn't.)
>>
>
>
>
>
> Well. I had my knees replaced last year.
Not ready for that, yet. Doc says I don't need it.
> On 04/26/2013 05:00 PM, PeterN wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Yes, I was more of a fake hippie.
>>>
>>> but it was fun!
>>
>> Yup!
>> And thinking about it makes me feel younger. (Why do my knees hurt when
>> I get up from my chair? In my Village days, they didn't.)
>>
>
>
>
>
> Well. I had my knees replaced last year.
>
> As far as my hair: about 90% of it is gone.
>
> My wife spends about five minutes every few months trimming it.
--
PeterN
PeterN
Apr 26, 2013, 9:53:57 PM4/26/13
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--
PeterN
PeterN
Apr 26, 2013, 9:57:27 PM4/26/13
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kids and a house.
--
PeterN
Savageduck
Apr 26, 2013, 10:07:57 PM4/26/13
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On 2013-04-26 19:46:38 -0700, "Tim Conway" <tconw...@comcast.net> said:
>
> "Savageduck" <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote in message
> news:201304261841068228-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom...
>
> "Savageduck" <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote in message
<<< Le Snip >>>
>> BTW: is your computer clock out of whack?
>> It seems to have reached me an hour before you sent it. It is 18:40 here
>> now, and I received this post at 19:26?????
>>
> I don't think so. It is now 9:46 pm EST
sure fire indicator that your computer is not adjusted for Daylight
Saving Time.
--
Regards,
Savageduck
PeterN
Apr 26, 2013, 10:09:45 PM4/26/13
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basic, everybody thought I was politically connected, (I wasn't,) so
they treated me with kid gloves. I had no clue on military protocol. I
tapped a colnel on the shoulder and asked him where do we eat. He put
his arm on my shoulder and led me to the mess hall, talking all the
time. After that, I did as I pleased.
I asked for MP training. Turned out the company XO was a fraternity
brother. He made me company Jeep driver. My duties consisted of picking
up the Jeep before chow, and after chow, driving him to the BOQ where we
both changed into civvies and wnet to play golf. It was really tough
duty. He played golf about as poorly as did.
--
PeterN
Savageduck
Apr 26, 2013, 10:09:55 PM4/26/13
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On 2013-04-26 19:47:51 -0700, "Tim Conway" <tconw...@comcast.net> said:
>
> "Savageduck" <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote in message
> news:201304261841068228-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom...
>
> "Savageduck" <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote in message
>> BTW: is your computer clock out of whack?
>> It seems to have reached me an hour before you sent it. It is 18:40 here
>> now, and I received this post at 19:26?????
>>
> Excuse me, that's daylight savings time...9:47pm
There are certainly more than 2 hours difference between the East and
West coasts.
--
Regards,
Savageduck
Savageduck
Apr 26, 2013, 10:16:18 PM4/26/13
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Eastern DST zone, and you are an hour out of whack on your computer.
...or there is something screwy going on with OE, which is an awful
Usenet client.
--
Regards,
Savageduck
Tim Conway
Apr 26, 2013, 11:22:08 PM4/26/13
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Hell, it's possible. It's a loaner computer and I have no say over most of
it. My computer clock says 10:20 at the moment, but it really isn't set on
daylight savings time because that part of Windows XP doesn't allow me to
set on that.
I wouldn't worry about it. I know what time it really is here, and you know
what time it is there.
Tim
it. My computer clock says 10:20 at the moment, but it really isn't set on
daylight savings time because that part of Windows XP doesn't allow me to
set on that.
I wouldn't worry about it. I know what time it really is here, and you know
what time it is there.
Tim
Tim Conway
Apr 26, 2013, 10:29:00 PM4/26/13
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Duck, How does it look now?
I've set it for daylight savings time and reset the time to the correct
hour. I don't have the latest windows updates, so when the DST occurred on
the calendar it didn't do it automatically. (Windows XP, OE)
Tim
I've set it for daylight savings time and reset the time to the correct
hour. I don't have the latest windows updates, so when the DST occurred on
the calendar it didn't do it automatically. (Windows XP, OE)
Tim
philo
Apr 26, 2013, 10:43:16 PM4/26/13
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On 04/26/2013 09:26 PM, Tim Conway wrote:
> X
>>>>X
off to Germany.
That's when I got my first 35mm camera and started taking photography
seriously. They had a nice dark room on base and no one complained that
I spent most of my time either shooting photos or in the dark room.
We couldn't be idle, but they really didn't care what we did.
> X
>>>>X
>>
>>
> Yeah, I thought, how unlucky can I get? One good thing about the whole
> thing, because I had a breakdown in the military, they paid my medical
> bills, and subsequent disability compensation.
>
>
I got drafted in '69 but instead of getting sent to 'Nam, I was shipped
>>
> Yeah, I thought, how unlucky can I get? One good thing about the whole
> thing, because I had a breakdown in the military, they paid my medical
> bills, and subsequent disability compensation.
>
>
off to Germany.
That's when I got my first 35mm camera and started taking photography
seriously. They had a nice dark room on base and no one complained that
I spent most of my time either shooting photos or in the dark room.
We couldn't be idle, but they really didn't care what we did.
philo
Apr 26, 2013, 10:46:11 PM4/26/13
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On 04/26/2013 08:51 PM, PeterN wrote:
> On 4/26/2013 6:45 PM, philo wrote:
>> On 04/26/2013 05:00 PM, PeterN wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Yes, I was more of a fake hippie.
>>>>
>>>> but it was fun!
>>>
>>> Yup!
>>> And thinking about it makes me feel younger. (Why do my knees hurt when
>>> I get up from my chair? In my Village days, they didn't.)
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Well. I had my knees replaced last year.
>
> Not ready for that, yet. Doc says I don't need it.
>
Good, I put mine off until it was no longer possible to go on.
> On 4/26/2013 6:45 PM, philo wrote:
>> On 04/26/2013 05:00 PM, PeterN wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Yes, I was more of a fake hippie.
>>>>
>>>> but it was fun!
>>>
>>> Yup!
>>> And thinking about it makes me feel younger. (Why do my knees hurt when
>>> I get up from my chair? In my Village days, they didn't.)
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Well. I had my knees replaced last year.
>
> Not ready for that, yet. Doc says I don't need it.
>
I am no longer in pain, but one of my knees does not bend as far as the
other and I will require some arthroscopic surgery to remove excess scar
tissue. Should not be a big deal.
>>
>> As far as my hair: about 90% of it is gone.
>>
>> My wife spends about five minutes every few months trimming it.
>
> I figure, I pay the barber to find it, not cut it.
--
philo
Apr 26, 2013, 10:49:45 PM4/26/13
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On 04/26/2013 08:53 PM, PeterN wrote:
>
>>
>> I had the long hair...but perhaps not the "love".
>>
>> Some kids (from across the street) made derogatory remarks, so I picked
>> up a stone and threw it at them.
>>
>> Though I never meant to hit them...
>> I bonked one of the guys and never got harassed again.
>>
>> I felt bad about it though.
>
> Which! Bonking the kid, or not being harassed? ;-)
>
>
I felt bad because the stone bonked the kid on the head and he started
>
>>
>> I had the long hair...but perhaps not the "love".
>>
>> Some kids (from across the street) made derogatory remarks, so I picked
>> up a stone and threw it at them.
>>
>> Though I never meant to hit them...
>> I bonked one of the guys and never got harassed again.
>>
>> I felt bad about it though.
>
> Which! Bonking the kid, or not being harassed? ;-)
>
>
crying.
However had I not done so, based from prior experience, the harassment
would have gotten much worse.
I learned many years before not to put up with crap.
Tony Cooper
Apr 26, 2013, 11:09:54 PM4/26/13
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business trip once. An employee of mine had gone to high school with
one of MAD's contributing artists, still kept in touch, and arranged a
tour of MAD's office for my son and me.
We were disappointed that none of the artists actually worked out of
the office, but Bill Gaines personally conducted the tour and spent
almost an hour with us in his office regaling us with stories about
the history of the magazine and EC Comics and his involvement in
Senate hearings on violence in comic books.
Bill had hundreds of dirigible and blimp models hung from the ceiling.
He had a thing about them. He loaded up my son with autographed
copies of MAD publications.
On another trip, I took my then teen-aged daughter with me. I usually
stayed at the Essex House on Central Park South between 5th and 7th.
The morning we checked out, my daughter was sitting out in front
waiting for me and some passer-by tossed a couple of bucks in her
shopping bag thinking she was a panhandler. What got me was the
shopping bag was from Bergdorf Goodman's.
(I went to NYC about monthly to visit a supplier: Carl Zeiss, Inc.
Zeiss was in Thornwood NY, then, but I usually spent at least a day in
Manhattan in conjunction with my business purpose.)
--
Tony Cooper - Orlando FL
Tony Cooper
Apr 26, 2013, 11:15:27 PM4/26/13
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On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:48:35 -0700, Savageduck
<savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote:
>On 2013-04-26 16:36:30 -0700, "Tim Conway" <tconw...@comcast.net> said:
>
>>
>> "PeterN" <peter.n...@verizon.net> wrote in message Yep.
>> Where/what was AEPi?
>
>Peter is telling us he was a frat boy at NYU.
Apes, as they were affectionately known at Indiana University. There
was also a Zeebee and a Sammy chapter at I.U.
<savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote:
>On 2013-04-26 16:36:30 -0700, "Tim Conway" <tconw...@comcast.net> said:
>
>>
>> "PeterN" <peter.n...@verizon.net> wrote in message Yep.
>> Where/what was AEPi?
>
>Peter is telling us he was a frat boy at NYU.
Apes, as they were affectionately known at Indiana University. There
was also a Zeebee and a Sammy chapter at I.U.
Tony Cooper
Apr 26, 2013, 11:28:09 PM4/26/13
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to Haight-Ashbury (on a business trip) all I noticed about the girls
with the flowers in their hair was that their feet were dirty and they
all had bad skin. I did make it to City Lights Bookstore that trip,
and bought a couple of books with some stuff by Ferlinghetti and
Ginsberg to save for my son. He wasn't old enough at the time to
appreciate them. He still has them.
Savageduck
Apr 27, 2013, 2:19:18 AM4/27/13
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--
Regards,
Savageduck
Tony Cooper
Apr 27, 2013, 8:20:22 AM4/27/13
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House" came to mind.
PeterN
Apr 27, 2013, 9:10:40 AM4/27/13
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Technically though, although Essex House is between 5th and 7th, it's
also between 6th and 7th. The St. Moritz is between 5th & 6th.
>> The morning we checked out, my daughter was sitting out in front
>> waiting for me and some passer-by tossed a couple of bucks in her
>> shopping bag thinking she was a panhandler. What got me was the
>> shopping bag was from Bergdorf Goodman's.
>>
>> (I went to NYC about monthly to visit a supplier: Carl Zeiss, Inc.
>> Zeiss was in Thornwood NY, then, but I usually spent at least a day in
>> Manhattan in conjunction with my business purpose.)
>>
>>
--
Tony Cooper
Apr 27, 2013, 10:50:17 AM4/27/13
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On Sat, 27 Apr 2013 09:10:40 -0400, PeterN
I deliberately avoided mentioning 6th. You wouldn't understand this,
but in another newsgroup there was a long-running argument about this.
The street signs in Manhattan in that area say "Avenue of the
Americas" and not 6th.
Mentioning 6th is like an evil incantation summoning the spirits of
Argument Past.
>
>>> The morning we checked out, my daughter was sitting out in front
>>> waiting for me and some passer-by tossed a couple of bucks in her
>>> shopping bag thinking she was a panhandler. What got me was the
>>> shopping bag was from Bergdorf Goodman's.
>>>
>>> (I went to NYC about monthly to visit a supplier: Carl Zeiss, Inc.
>>> Zeiss was in Thornwood NY, then, but I usually spent at least a day in
>>> Manhattan in conjunction with my business purpose.)
>>>
>>>
--
but in another newsgroup there was a long-running argument about this.
The street signs in Manhattan in that area say "Avenue of the
Americas" and not 6th.
Mentioning 6th is like an evil incantation summoning the spirits of
Argument Past.
>
>>> The morning we checked out, my daughter was sitting out in front
>>> waiting for me and some passer-by tossed a couple of bucks in her
>>> shopping bag thinking she was a panhandler. What got me was the
>>> shopping bag was from Bergdorf Goodman's.
>>>
>>> (I went to NYC about monthly to visit a supplier: Carl Zeiss, Inc.
>>> Zeiss was in Thornwood NY, then, but I usually spent at least a day in
>>> Manhattan in conjunction with my business purpose.)
>>>
>>>
--
George Kerby
Apr 27, 2013, 10:53:50 AM4/27/13
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On 4/26/13 10:09 PM, in article 1iemn8l7g4q7gakju...@4ax.com,
to NYC. So we DROVE from Houston and my most important mission was to go to
the offices of Mad Magazine. Like you, we were given a tour of the offices
by a very patient person, although I did not know if it Gaines himself.
Also, I was disappointed that I could not meet my hero, Don Martin, who
submitted his work from Florida, as well as others who were not in that
location. I don't remember the hanging models, tho.
I DO remember that coming over from Jersey, being from Texas at that time,
my dad had NO idea about tolls. We hit the Lincoln Tunnel and he had
absolutely no cash to pay the guy in the tollbooth. They did not take credit
cards or traveler's checks, so he took a self-addressed envelope from the
guy and promised to enclose the four bits or so in toll fee and mail it as
soon as we got to our hotel.
Robert Coe
Apr 27, 2013, 11:37:32 AM4/27/13
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On Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:44:29 -0500, "Tim Conway" <tconw...@comcast.net>
: > Used the G1-X
: >
: > I felt familiar enough with it that I did not bother to bring the 50D with
: > me.
: >
: > Very pleased with the results.
: >
: > Did notice a delay between shots...by no means as fast at the 50D, but I
: > can live with that.
: >
: >
: > After the shoot was over I also needed to get some "sneak" shots of one of
: > the subjects, as my wife has gotten a commission to do a portrait and I
: > needed to get photos...unknown.
: >
: > No one knew I was shooting .
: >
: >
: > Also, managed to get another photo of my wife after the whole thing was
: > done. In the elevator,she could not get away!
: >
: >
: >
: > https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/904189_614002005293839_1118900_o.jpg
: >
: >
: >
: I'm glad it's working out. The delay is probably the price you pay for not
: buying a $1500+ DSLR. LOL.
:
: Good shot of your wife. The G1-X seems to have a good sneakiness to it.
: :-)
Needs a bit of white balance correction. What's the original, .CR2 raw? You
probably have Lightroom or Photoshoppe; if not, DPP (which must have come with
the GX1 or your 50D) will fix it up.
Bob
wrote:
:
: "philo " <philo@priv cy.not> wrote in message
: news:klcc7d$f29$1...@dont-email.me...
:
: "philo " <philo@priv cy.not> wrote in message
: > Used the G1-X
: >
: > I felt familiar enough with it that I did not bother to bring the 50D with
: > me.
: >
: > Very pleased with the results.
: >
: > Did notice a delay between shots...by no means as fast at the 50D, but I
: > can live with that.
: >
: >
: > After the shoot was over I also needed to get some "sneak" shots of one of
: > the subjects, as my wife has gotten a commission to do a portrait and I
: > needed to get photos...unknown.
: >
: > No one knew I was shooting .
: >
: >
: > Also, managed to get another photo of my wife after the whole thing was
: > done. In the elevator,she could not get away!
: >
: >
: >
: > https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/904189_614002005293839_1118900_o.jpg
: >
: >
: >
: I'm glad it's working out. The delay is probably the price you pay for not
: buying a $1500+ DSLR. LOL.
:
: Good shot of your wife. The G1-X seems to have a good sneakiness to it.
: :-)
Needs a bit of white balance correction. What's the original, .CR2 raw? You
probably have Lightroom or Photoshoppe; if not, DPP (which must have come with
the GX1 or your 50D) will fix it up.
Bob
Robert Coe
Apr 27, 2013, 11:52:54 AM4/27/13
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On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:35:37 -0500, "Tim Conway" <tconw...@comcast.net>
: hippie. LOL
I *never* get to NYC, except driving through a corner of it several times a
year. But if I did visit there, one tourist attraction I wouldn't want to miss
is the giant B&H store on 9th Ave in midtown. ;^)
Bob
wrote:
:
: "philo " <philo@priv cy.not> wrote in message
: news:klduf2$nj$1...@dont-email.me...
:
: "philo " <philo@priv cy.not> wrote in message
: > On 04/26/2013 08:01 AM, PeterN wrote:
: >>
: >>
: >> If you have time, give me a shout, when you are coming. If you want
: >> interesting street shots, the Mermaid parade, on Saturday, June 22nd it
: >> always fun shooting, and you don't need to shoot at waist level.
: >> <http://www.coneyisland.com/mermaid.shtml>
: >>
: >> The Coney Island-Brighten Beach area is always has interesting street
: >> shots. However, except for the Mermaid parade, you need to do waist
: >> level shooting.
: >>
: >> though not as gaudy, we have street festivals almost every weekend.
: >> (with apologies for the ads.
: >> <http://www.newyorkled.com/nyc_events_Street_Fairs.htm>
: >>
: >> When are you planning to come?
: >>
: >
: >
: >
: > We will be out the end of August.
: >
: > Most of the time we don't plan anything...we just walk as much as
: > possible.
: >
: >
: > We typically "hang out" between Midtown and Chelsea.
:
: Hah, New York to me has always been Greenwich Village...ok, so I'm an old ex
: >>
: >>
: >> If you have time, give me a shout, when you are coming. If you want
: >> interesting street shots, the Mermaid parade, on Saturday, June 22nd it
: >> always fun shooting, and you don't need to shoot at waist level.
: >> <http://www.coneyisland.com/mermaid.shtml>
: >>
: >> The Coney Island-Brighten Beach area is always has interesting street
: >> shots. However, except for the Mermaid parade, you need to do waist
: >> level shooting.
: >>
: >> though not as gaudy, we have street festivals almost every weekend.
: >> (with apologies for the ads.
: >> <http://www.newyorkled.com/nyc_events_Street_Fairs.htm>
: >>
: >> When are you planning to come?
: >>
: >
: >
: >
: > We will be out the end of August.
: >
: > Most of the time we don't plan anything...we just walk as much as
: > possible.
: >
: >
: > We typically "hang out" between Midtown and Chelsea.
:
: hippie. LOL
I *never* get to NYC, except driving through a corner of it several times a
year. But if I did visit there, one tourist attraction I wouldn't want to miss
is the giant B&H store on 9th Ave in midtown. ;^)
Bob
philo
Apr 27, 2013, 12:00:12 PM4/27/13
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On 04/27/2013 10:52 AM, Robert Coe wrote:
> I *never* get to NYC, except driving through a corner of it several times a
> year. But if I did visit there, one tourist attraction I wouldn't want to miss
> is the giant B&H store on 9th Ave in midtown. ;^)
>
> Bob
>
We were just talking about B&H last night.
> I *never* get to NYC, except driving through a corner of it several times a
> year. But if I did visit there, one tourist attraction I wouldn't want to miss
> is the giant B&H store on 9th Ave in midtown. ;^)
>
> Bob
>
A friend of mine bought a lens there.
Came back a year later and the salesman still remembered him.
Robert Coe
Apr 27, 2013, 12:01:14 PM4/27/13
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On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:56:46 -0400, PeterN <peter.n...@verizon.net>
wrote:
: On 4/26/2013 10:56 AM, philo wrote:
: > On 04/26/2013 08:51 AM, PeterN wrote:
wrote:
: On 4/26/2013 10:56 AM, philo wrote:
: > On 04/26/2013 08:51 AM, PeterN wrote:
: >> On 4/26/2013 10:35 AM, Tim Conway wrote:
: >>> "philo " <philo@priv cy.not> wrote in message
: >>> news:klduf2$nj$1...@dont-email.me...
: >>>> On 04/26/2013 08:01 AM, PeterN wrote:
: >>>>>
: >>>>>
: >>>>> If you have time, give me a shout, when you are coming. If you want
: >>>>> interesting street shots, the Mermaid parade, on Saturday, June
: >>>>> 22nd it
: >>>>> always fun shooting, and you don't need to shoot at waist level.
: >>>>> <http://www.coneyisland.com/mermaid.shtml>
: >>>>>
: >>>>> The Coney Island-Brighten Beach area is always has interesting street
: >>>>> shots. However, except for the Mermaid parade, you need to do waist
: >>>>> level shooting.
: >>>>>
: >>>>> though not as gaudy, we have street festivals almost every weekend.
: >>>>> (with apologies for the ads.
: >>>>> <http://www.newyorkled.com/nyc_events_Street_Fairs.htm>
: >>>>>
: >>>>> When are you planning to come?
: >>>>>
: >>>>
: >>>>
: >>>>
: >>>> We will be out the end of August.
: >>>>
: >>>> Most of the time we don't plan anything...we just walk as much as
: >>>> possible.
: >>>>
: >>>>
: >>>> We typically "hang out" between Midtown and Chelsea.
: >>>
: >>> Hah, New York to me has always been Greenwich Village..
: >>> "philo " <philo@priv cy.not> wrote in message
: >>> news:klduf2$nj$1...@dont-email.me...
: >>>> On 04/26/2013 08:01 AM, PeterN wrote:
: >>>>>
: >>>>>
: >>>>> If you have time, give me a shout, when you are coming. If you want
: >>>>> interesting street shots, the Mermaid parade, on Saturday, June
: >>>>> 22nd it
: >>>>> always fun shooting, and you don't need to shoot at waist level.
: >>>>> <http://www.coneyisland.com/mermaid.shtml>
: >>>>>
: >>>>> The Coney Island-Brighten Beach area is always has interesting street
: >>>>> shots. However, except for the Mermaid parade, you need to do waist
: >>>>> level shooting.
: >>>>>
: >>>>> though not as gaudy, we have street festivals almost every weekend.
: >>>>> (with apologies for the ads.
: >>>>> <http://www.newyorkled.com/nyc_events_Street_Fairs.htm>
: >>>>>
: >>>>> When are you planning to come?
: >>>>>
: >>>>
: >>>>
: >>>>
: >>>> We will be out the end of August.
: >>>>
: >>>> Most of the time we don't plan anything...we just walk as much as
: >>>> possible.
: >>>>
: >>>>
: >>>> We typically "hang out" between Midtown and Chelsea.
: >>>
: >>
: >> I went to NYU. the character of the Village has moved to the East
: >> Village, and Tompkins Square.
: >>
: >> .ok, so I'm an old ex
: >> I went to NYU. the character of the Village has moved to the East
: >> Village, and Tompkins Square.
: >>
: >>> hippie. LOL
: >>>
: >> So was Steve Jobs.
: >>
: >>
: >
: >
: >
: > LOL
: >
: >
: > I'm kind of an old hippie myself...
: >
: > spent some time in both NY and California back in the late 60's.
: >
: >
: > Even in more recent times, my wife and I used to stay at the Chelsea Hotel.
: >
: > Heck, just sitting in the lobby was better than going to a B'way play!
: >
: > Over the years, we even got to know Storme DeLaverie just a bit.
: >
: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm%C3%A9_DeLarverie
: >
: > I got a photo of her that was just good enough for my wife to do a
: > portrait of her.
: >
: >
: >
: >
: > Nowdays, we just "camp out" at one of the Holiday Inns.
:
: In my college days we would hang in the Village, go to Eddie condons,
: and a lot of other places. We thought a lime Coke was the height of
: sophistication, and would buy our copies of Mad from some guy who called
: himself Maurice.
: We admit we were never real hipies.
In a random observation of questionable relevance, I read this morning that
: >>
: >
: >
: >
: > LOL
: >
: >
: > I'm kind of an old hippie myself...
: >
: > spent some time in both NY and California back in the late 60's.
: >
: >
: > Even in more recent times, my wife and I used to stay at the Chelsea Hotel.
: >
: > Heck, just sitting in the lobby was better than going to a B'way play!
: >
: > Over the years, we even got to know Storme DeLaverie just a bit.
: >
: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm%C3%A9_DeLarverie
: >
: > I got a photo of her that was just good enough for my wife to do a
: > portrait of her.
: >
: >
: >
: >
: > Nowdays, we just "camp out" at one of the Holiday Inns.
:
: In my college days we would hang in the Village, go to Eddie condons,
: and a lot of other places. We thought a lime Coke was the height of
: sophistication, and would buy our copies of Mad from some guy who called
: himself Maurice.
: We admit we were never real hipies.
Diane Arbus's ex-husband cashed in the other day. Who knew that he was a
professional photographer before he became an actor?
Bob
philo
Apr 27, 2013, 12:05:23 PM4/27/13
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On 04/27/2013 10:37 AM, Robert Coe wrote:
>
> : >
> : >
> : > https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/904189_614002005293839_1118900_o.jpg
> : >
> : >
> : >
> : I'm glad it's working out. The delay is probably the price you pay for not
> : buying a $1500+ DSLR. LOL.
> :
> : Good shot of your wife. The G1-X seems to have a good sneakiness to it.
> : :-)
>
> Needs a bit of white balance correction. What's the original, .CR2 raw? You
> probably have Lightroom or Photoshoppe; if not, DPP (which must have come with
> the GX1 or your 50D) will fix it up.
>
> Bob
>
The light in the elevator is incandescent I believe.
>
> : >
> : >
> : > https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/904189_614002005293839_1118900_o.jpg
> : >
> : >
> : >
> : I'm glad it's working out. The delay is probably the price you pay for not
> : buying a $1500+ DSLR. LOL.
> :
> : Good shot of your wife. The G1-X seems to have a good sneakiness to it.
> : :-)
>
> Needs a bit of white balance correction. What's the original, .CR2 raw? You
> probably have Lightroom or Photoshoppe; if not, DPP (which must have come with
> the GX1 or your 50D) will fix it up.
>
> Bob
>
I did nothing as far as processing the photo and generally keep it to a
minimum. I like it the way it is... but could of course "correct" it if
I wanted to. (Or have my wife do it, she has essentially perfect color
vision, unlike myself.)
I generally do not shoot in RAW, I just set the camera for best quality
jpg. I noticed that the G1-X seems to compress the jpgs more than my 50D
without a sacrifice in quality.
Weather here is finally nice, so will probably be going out "shooting"
pretty soon.
Robert Coe
Apr 27, 2013, 12:14:51 PM4/27/13
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On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:24:52 -0500, "Tim Conway" <tconw...@comcast.net>
wrote:
:
: > On 4/26/2013 4:42 PM, philo wrote:
: >> On 04/26/2013 12:32 PM, Tim Conway wrote:
: >>
: >>> Remember The Gaslight, The Village Gate, or The Back Fence? and that
: >>>
: >>
: >>
: >>
: >> I used to go to the Red Garter
: >>
: >> one of those peanut shell on the floor kind of places.
: >
: > We would take the ferry to Hoboken and go the Mens bar, at the Clam Broth
: > House. Steamers cost $.75 for a large bowl, and $1.00 for a pot. Beer was
: > about a quarter. We threw the clam shells on the sawdust covered floor.
: > Then they allowed women in, prices went up, and no more throwing clam
: > shells on the floor.
Hoboken has gotten at least semi-yuppified in recent years. But they suffered
acutely in Hurricane Sandy. My son-in-law's sister lives there; they got water
in their basement storage area, but were very lucky that it wasn't much worse.
: Wow, that must've been fun to be barefoot there. Most of the time I went to
: the Village, I was always barefoot, even walking around down near the
: Bowery. I dunno how I never got cut feet. lol
Now you can't go into any restaurant with bare feet. No doubt the result of
relentless lobbying of state legislatures by the Great Shoe Cobblopoly. :^(
Bob
wrote:
:
: "PeterN" <peter.n...@verizon.net> wrote in message
: news:517afaf2$0$10831$8f2e...@news.shared-secrets.com...
: > On 4/26/2013 4:42 PM, philo wrote:
: >> On 04/26/2013 12:32 PM, Tim Conway wrote:
: >>
: >>
: >>>>>
: >>>>>
: >>>>>
: >>>>> Nowdays, we just "camp out" at one of the Holiday Inns.
: >>>>
: >>>> In my college days we would hang in the Village, go to Eddie condons,
: >>>> and
: >>>> a lot of other places. We thought a lime Coke was the height of
: >>>> sophistication, and would buy our copies of Mad from some guy who
: >>>> called
: >>>> himself Maurice.
: >>>> We admit we were never real hipies.
: >>>>
: >>>>>
: >>>>>
: >>>>>
: >>>>> Nowdays, we just "camp out" at one of the Holiday Inns.
: >>>>
: >>>> In my college days we would hang in the Village, go to Eddie condons,
: >>>> and
: >>>> a lot of other places. We thought a lime Coke was the height of
: >>>> sophistication, and would buy our copies of Mad from some guy who
: >>>> called
: >>>> himself Maurice.
: >>>> We admit we were never real hipies.
: >>> Remember The Gaslight, The Village Gate, or The Back Fence? and that
: >>> crummy
: >>> Village Hotel on Bleecker.
: >>>
: >>> Village Hotel on Bleecker.
: >>>
: >>
: >>
: >>
: >> I used to go to the Red Garter
: >>
: >> one of those peanut shell on the floor kind of places.
: >
: > We would take the ferry to Hoboken and go the Mens bar, at the Clam Broth
: > House. Steamers cost $.75 for a large bowl, and $1.00 for a pot. Beer was
: > about a quarter. We threw the clam shells on the sawdust covered floor.
: > Then they allowed women in, prices went up, and no more throwing clam
: > shells on the floor.
Hoboken has gotten at least semi-yuppified in recent years. But they suffered
acutely in Hurricane Sandy. My son-in-law's sister lives there; they got water
in their basement storage area, but were very lucky that it wasn't much worse.
: Wow, that must've been fun to be barefoot there. Most of the time I went to
: the Village, I was always barefoot, even walking around down near the
: Bowery. I dunno how I never got cut feet. lol
Now you can't go into any restaurant with bare feet. No doubt the result of
relentless lobbying of state legislatures by the Great Shoe Cobblopoly. :^(
Bob
Robert Coe
Apr 27, 2013, 12:17:50 PM4/27/13
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On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:13:35 -0500, "Tim Conway" <tconw...@comcast.net>
wrote:
:
I never liked Ballantine, but I do miss another bygone NY beer, Rheingold.
Bob
wrote:
:
: "philo " <philo@priv cy.not> wrote in message
: news:kleolk$ob4$1...@dont-email.me...
: > On 04/26/2013 12:32 PM, Tim Conway wrote:
: >
: >
: >>>>
: >>>>
: >>>>
: >>>> Nowdays, we just "camp out" at one of the Holiday Inns.
: >>>
: >>> In my college days we would hang in the Village, go to Eddie condons,
: >>> and
: >>> a lot of other places. We thought a lime Coke was the height of
: >>> sophistication, and would buy our copies of Mad from some guy who called
: >>> himself Maurice.
: >>> We admit we were never real hipies.
: >>>
: >> Remember The Gaslight, The Village Gate, or The Back Fence? and that
: >> crummy
: >> Village Hotel on Bleecker.
: >>
: >>
: >
: >
: >
: > I used to go to the Red Garter
: >
: > one of those peanut shell on the floor kind of places.
:
: The Back Fence was like that...and Ballantine drafts...
: >
: >
: >>>>
: >>>>
: >>>>
: >>>> Nowdays, we just "camp out" at one of the Holiday Inns.
: >>>
: >>> In my college days we would hang in the Village, go to Eddie condons,
: >>> and
: >>> a lot of other places. We thought a lime Coke was the height of
: >>> sophistication, and would buy our copies of Mad from some guy who called
: >>> himself Maurice.
: >>> We admit we were never real hipies.
: >>>
: >> Remember The Gaslight, The Village Gate, or The Back Fence? and that
: >> crummy
: >> Village Hotel on Bleecker.
: >>
: >>
: >
: >
: >
: > I used to go to the Red Garter
: >
: > one of those peanut shell on the floor kind of places.
:
I never liked Ballantine, but I do miss another bygone NY beer, Rheingold.
Bob
George Kerby
Apr 27, 2013, 1:53:21 PM4/27/13
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On 4/27/13 11:00 AM, in article klgsgb$oui$1...@dont-email.me, "philo "
I'll be perusing and drooling all over it this weekend...
Robert Coe
Apr 27, 2013, 3:23:25 PM4/27/13
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On Sat, 27 Apr 2013 11:00:12 -0500, philo�ｿｽ <philo@priv cy.not> wrote:
I was born in Boston, where my dad, a creature of habit, would often buy a
newspaper at a newsstand outside of the Park St subway station. But when I was
three years old, we moved to Pennsylvania and then Mississippi. We couldn't
afford to travel much, so it was seven years before we made it back to Boston
to visit relatives. When we did, my dad naturally stopped at Park St station
to buy a newspaper. The proprietor took a look at him and remarked, "I haven't
seen you around here in quite a while."
Bob
newspaper at a newsstand outside of the Park St subway station. But when I was
three years old, we moved to Pennsylvania and then Mississippi. We couldn't
afford to travel much, so it was seven years before we made it back to Boston
to visit relatives. When we did, my dad naturally stopped at Park St station
to buy a newspaper. The proprietor took a look at him and remarked, "I haven't
seen you around here in quite a while."
Bob
Robert Coe
Apr 27, 2013, 3:36:03 PM4/27/13
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On Sat, 27 Apr 2013 10:50:17 -0400, Tony Cooper <tonyco...@gmail.com>
wrote:
: On Sat, 27 Apr 2013 09:10:40 -0400, PeterN
of the Americas"? It's been AotA on street signs at least since I was in
college (i.e., more than 50 years), but I've never heard anybody call it that.
Bob
wrote:
: On Sat, 27 Apr 2013 09:10:40 -0400, PeterN
: <peter.n...@verizon.net> wrote:
:
: >On 4/27/2013 8:20 AM, Tony Cooper wrote:
: >> On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 23:09:54 -0400, Tony Cooper
: >> <tonyco...@gmail.com> wrote:
: >>> On another trip, I took my then teen-aged daughter with me. I usually
:
: >On 4/27/2013 8:20 AM, Tony Cooper wrote:
: >> On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 23:09:54 -0400, Tony Cooper
: >> <tonyco...@gmail.com> wrote:
: >>> stayed at the Essex House on Central Park South between 5th and 7th.
: >>
: >> It was the St Moritz hotel, not the Essex House. Dunno why "Essex
: >> House" came to mind.
: >>
: >
: >Doesn't matter. It's still a cute story.
: >Technically though, although Essex House is between 5th and 7th, it's
: >also between 6th and 7th. The St. Moritz is between 5th & 6th.
: >
: I deliberately avoided mentioning 6th. You wouldn't understand this,
: but in another newsgroup there was a long-running argument about this.
: The street signs in Manhattan in that area say "Avenue of the
: Americas" and not 6th.
:
: Mentioning 6th is like an evil incantation summoning the spirits of
: Argument Past.
So you're saying that there are people who actually call that street "Avenue
: >>
: >> It was the St Moritz hotel, not the Essex House. Dunno why "Essex
: >> House" came to mind.
: >>
: >
: >Doesn't matter. It's still a cute story.
: >Technically though, although Essex House is between 5th and 7th, it's
: >also between 6th and 7th. The St. Moritz is between 5th & 6th.
: >
: I deliberately avoided mentioning 6th. You wouldn't understand this,
: but in another newsgroup there was a long-running argument about this.
: The street signs in Manhattan in that area say "Avenue of the
: Americas" and not 6th.
:
: Mentioning 6th is like an evil incantation summoning the spirits of
: Argument Past.
of the Americas"? It's been AotA on street signs at least since I was in
college (i.e., more than 50 years), but I've never heard anybody call it that.
Bob
Savageduck
Apr 27, 2013, 4:18:52 PM4/27/13
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Park area, educated me that the locals never used AofA, always 6th Ave.
It was a standard test of who was an out of towner or not, something
like knowing what an egg cream is. From his father's store it was not
far to Bryant Park at 6th & W40th which was always a good place to
enjoy the passing parade.
They lived in Queens and we had another couple of college pals in
Maspeth, one across the Hudson in Spring Valley, and one who lived near
where the Clintons are now, North of White Plains at Mt. Kisco.
--
Regards,
Savageduck
Robert Coe
Apr 27, 2013, 5:34:52 PM4/27/13
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On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:14:06 -0500, "Tim Conway" <tconw...@comcast.net>
: > As far as my hair: about 90% of it is gone.
: OH TO BE YOUNG AGAIN!!!!
I'd settle for just having the calendar stop running so fast. Every year feels
shorter than the one before. I rationalize it by supposing that my brain gets
fooled by the fact that every day that passes is a smaller and smaller
percentage of the time I've been alive and therefore seems shorter by
comparison.
For quite sometime, I've wanted Congress to legislate a 28-hour day and an
8-day week. But with recalcitrant Republicans in control of the House and
mealy-mouthed Democrats in charge of the Senate, it's obviously not going to
happen. 8^(
Bob
wrote:
:
: "philo " <philo@priv cy.not> wrote in message
: news:klevsf$sur$1...@dont-email.me...
:
: "philo " <philo@priv cy.not> wrote in message
: > On 04/26/2013 05:00 PM, PeterN wrote:
: >>
: >>>
: >>>
: >>>
: >>>
: >>> Yes, I was more of a fake hippie.
: >>>
: >>> but it was fun!
: >>
: >> Yup!
: >> And thinking about it makes me feel younger. (Why do my knees hurt when
: >> I get up from my chair? In my Village days, they didn't.)
: >>
: >
: >
: >
: >
: > Well. I had my knees replaced last year.
: >
: >>
: >>>
: >>>
: >>>
: >>>
: >>> Yes, I was more of a fake hippie.
: >>>
: >>> but it was fun!
: >>
: >> Yup!
: >> And thinking about it makes me feel younger. (Why do my knees hurt when
: >> I get up from my chair? In my Village days, they didn't.)
: >>
: >
: >
: >
: >
: > Well. I had my knees replaced last year.
: > As far as my hair: about 90% of it is gone.
: >
: > My wife spends about five minutes every few months trimming it.
:
: > My wife spends about five minutes every few months trimming it.
: OH TO BE YOUNG AGAIN!!!!
I'd settle for just having the calendar stop running so fast. Every year feels
shorter than the one before. I rationalize it by supposing that my brain gets
fooled by the fact that every day that passes is a smaller and smaller
percentage of the time I've been alive and therefore seems shorter by
comparison.
For quite sometime, I've wanted Congress to legislate a 28-hour day and an
8-day week. But with recalcitrant Republicans in control of the House and
mealy-mouthed Democrats in charge of the Senate, it's obviously not going to
happen. 8^(
Bob
Tony Cooper
Apr 27, 2013, 7:42:05 PM4/27/13
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Mayflower Hotel. I shared a cab from the airport with someone who was
staying in some other hotel on 59th Street. It was late in the
afternoon, so I got out of the cab at his hotel intending to walk to
the Mayflower and do a little sight-seeing. My ride told me to go up
6th Avenue and turn left at Central Park South and the Mayflower would
be in sight.
I wandered around, gawking like a tourist, and eventually decided to
go on to hotel. I looked up at a street sign and it said "Avenue of
the Americas", so I walked over a block to 5th Avenue. And then back.
There was no 6th Avenue.
I stopped some local (who acted like he was afraid I'd spray ricin
over him) and asked which way was 6th Avenue. He snarled "You're
standing on it, you fucking idiot". Only later did I notice that the
street sign also had 6th Avenue in smaller letters at the bottom.
(The current street signs have 6th Avenue in larger letters)
The next morning I got on the elevator at the Mayflower and recognized
the other person in the elevator as an actor I knew from some show,
but couldn't think of what show or what character he played. I didn't
say anything, though.
He saw me looking at him and said something like "You know you've seen
me on some television program, doncha?" I said "Yes".
He said "You know who I am, then?". I said "No", expecting him to
tell me.
Then, just as he exited the elevator, he said "Well, you never fucking
will, then" and stalked away. I never did figure out who he was. Some
character actor.
I was beginning to think that all conversations in New York would
involve the word "fucking".
PeterN
Apr 27, 2013, 7:59:32 PM4/27/13
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the length of the avenue say Avenue of the Americas. Some names just
don't catch on.
>>
>>>> The morning we checked out, my daughter was sitting out in front
>>>> waiting for me and some passer-by tossed a couple of bucks in her
>>>> shopping bag thinking she was a panhandler. What got me was the
>>>> shopping bag was from Bergdorf Goodman's.
>>>>
>>>> (I went to NYC about monthly to visit a supplier: Carl Zeiss, Inc.
>>>> Zeiss was in Thornwood NY, then, but I usually spent at least a day in
>>>> Manhattan in conjunction with my business purpose.)
>>>>
>>>>
--
PeterN
Apr 27, 2013, 8:04:46 PM4/27/13
to
the Metropolitan Museum of Art; and Carnegie Hall.
--
PeterN
PeterN
Apr 27, 2013, 8:11:07 PM4/27/13
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On 4/27/2013 3:23 PM, Robert Coe wrote:
We went to a restaurant, Shabu Shabu, in Carmel, CA. Two years later, we
went back and were greeted by the owner, who said "good even Mr. & Mrs.
Newman. it blew my mind, as we did not have a reservation. We were at
another restaurant a few days later, and he came over to say hello.
--
PeterN
went back and were greeted by the owner, who said "good even Mr. & Mrs.
Newman. it blew my mind, as we did not have a reservation. We were at
another restaurant a few days later, and he came over to say hello.
--
PeterN
Tim Conway
Apr 27, 2013, 8:24:47 PM4/27/13
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"Robert Coe" <b...@1776.COM> wrote in message
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I saw studies that support that.
Tim Conway
Apr 27, 2013, 8:28:39 PM4/27/13
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"Tony Cooper" <tonyco...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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sorry, couldn't resist.
PeterN
Apr 27, 2013, 8:42:30 PM4/27/13
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talented actor.
I just wnet back and read a fascinating sumary of her career.
<http://www.utata.org/sundaysalon/diane-arbus/>
--
PeterN
PeterN
Apr 27, 2013, 8:56:04 PM4/27/13
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--
PeterN
PeterN
Apr 27, 2013, 9:21:04 PM4/27/13
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and how they ask.
Many times when a driver honks and says: "do you know how to get to...."
I have been known to say "yes" and walk away. OTOH I did not give into
temptation when someone asked me if I knew how to get to Carnegie Hall.
I gave clear and concise directions.
--
PeterN
philo
Apr 27, 2013, 9:28:02 PM4/27/13
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On 04/27/2013 06:42 PM, Tony Cooper wrote:
X
<portions snipped for brevity>
> The next morning I got on the elevator at the Mayflower and recognized
> the other person in the elevator as an actor I knew from some show,
> but couldn't think of what show or what character he played. I didn't
> say anything, though.
>
> He saw me looking at him and said something like "You know you've seen
> me on some television program, doncha?" I said "Yes".
>
> He said "You know who I am, then?". I said "No", expecting him to
> tell me.
>
> Then, just as he exited the elevator, he said "Well, you never fucking
> will, then" and stalked away. I never did figure out who he was. Some
> character actor.
>
> I was beginning to think that all conversations in New York would
> involve the word "fucking".
>
In general I've never found New Yorkers to be rude.
I do find them to put on a lot of showmanship however.
Just one example:
The people who go around and check the fire hydrants for example.
Here in Milwaukee, it's going to be some schlub who spits first,
wipes his brow with a rag, then slogs through the process of opening the
spigot.
In NY, I saw one guy put on such a show you'd think he was a movie star.
A stainless steel wrench &the body of an athlete.
When he opened the spigot, he gleamed like he just won a gold medal at
the Olympics.
>
X
<portions snipped for brevity>
> The next morning I got on the elevator at the Mayflower and recognized
> the other person in the elevator as an actor I knew from some show,
> but couldn't think of what show or what character he played. I didn't
> say anything, though.
>
> He saw me looking at him and said something like "You know you've seen
> me on some television program, doncha?" I said "Yes".
>
> He said "You know who I am, then?". I said "No", expecting him to
> tell me.
>
> Then, just as he exited the elevator, he said "Well, you never fucking
> will, then" and stalked away. I never did figure out who he was. Some
> character actor.
>
> I was beginning to think that all conversations in New York would
> involve the word "fucking".
>
I do find them to put on a lot of showmanship however.
Just one example:
The people who go around and check the fire hydrants for example.
Here in Milwaukee, it's going to be some schlub who spits first,
wipes his brow with a rag, then slogs through the process of opening the
spigot.
In NY, I saw one guy put on such a show you'd think he was a movie star.
A stainless steel wrench &the body of an athlete.
When he opened the spigot, he gleamed like he just won a gold medal at
the Olympics.
>
Robert Coe
Apr 28, 2013, 12:45:41 AM4/28/13
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On Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:42:05 -0400, Tony Cooper <tonyco...@gmail.com>
wrote:
I'd say you won that round. Apparently he was irritated that you didn't care
who he was enough to ask him.
Most of the prominent people I've met (and I've met only a few) were polite
and approachable. I once met the elder George Bush when he was trying to get
the presidential nomination. (At the time, my wife was active in the National
Federation of Republican Women.) He had been supposed to speak at a meeting of
the Yale Club of Boston, but had cancelled in favor of some campaign event. I
half-jokingly berated him for that, and he responded, "Well, if it's any
consolation to you, I stood up the Harvard Club too!"
Bob
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who he was enough to ask him.
Most of the prominent people I've met (and I've met only a few) were polite
and approachable. I once met the elder George Bush when he was trying to get
the presidential nomination. (At the time, my wife was active in the National
Federation of Republican Women.) He had been supposed to speak at a meeting of
the Yale Club of Boston, but had cancelled in favor of some campaign event. I
half-jokingly berated him for that, and he responded, "Well, if it's any
consolation to you, I stood up the Harvard Club too!"
Bob
Robert Coe
Apr 28, 2013, 12:51:04 AM4/28/13
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On Sat, 27 Apr 2013 20:28:02 -0500, philo�ｿｽ <philo@priv cy.not> wrote:
Maybe he spotted the camera around yur neck. ;^)
Bob
Bob
Tony Cooper
Apr 28, 2013, 1:59:41 AM4/28/13
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On Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:45:41 -0400, Robert Coe <b...@1776.COM> wrote:
>Most of the prominent people I've met (and I've met only a few) were polite
>and approachable. I once met the elder George Bush when he was trying to get
>the presidential nomination. (At the time, my wife was active in the National
>Federation of Republican Women.) He had been supposed to speak at a meeting of
>the Yale Club of Boston, but had cancelled in favor of some campaign event. I
>half-jokingly berated him for that, and he responded, "Well, if it's any
>consolation to you, I stood up the Harvard Club too!"
>
I didn't approach him, but I saw Ed Muskie in O'Hare Airport in
>Most of the prominent people I've met (and I've met only a few) were polite
>and approachable. I once met the elder George Bush when he was trying to get
>the presidential nomination. (At the time, my wife was active in the National
>Federation of Republican Women.) He had been supposed to speak at a meeting of
>the Yale Club of Boston, but had cancelled in favor of some campaign event. I
>half-jokingly berated him for that, and he responded, "Well, if it's any
>consolation to you, I stood up the Harvard Club too!"
>
Chicago shortly after he dropped out of contention as the Democratic
nominee for President in 1972.
He was standing all by himself leaning against a wall while people
rushed around him. No one paid any attention to him. It struck me
that, just a few months earlier, he would have been the center of
attention in that setting.
Savageduck
Apr 28, 2013, 2:16:06 AM4/28/13
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Then my wife's theatrical and drama school connections led me Samantha
Eggar, who is still a good friend, Terence Stamp,(the three of them
were students at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London)
Ernest Borgnine, Alex Cord, Joanna Pettet, & a few others.
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Regards,
Savageduck
Tim Conway
Apr 28, 2013, 5:56:17 AM4/28/13
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"Savageduck" <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote in message
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visiting in Murrell's Inlet, SC that he was a member of. It was funny. I
shook his hand, some of the other guys had fun with my name (Tim Conway)
sayiing I was the legitimate one and Mickey was faking it! He was a very
nice and humble man for being so rich and famous.
philo
Apr 28, 2013, 6:44:48 AM4/28/13
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On 04/27/2013 11:51 PM, Robert Coe wrote:
Unfortunately I did not get a decent shot of him, but he was a real
showman...as are many New Yorkers.
I certainly never bother going to Broadway plays when I'm there...
they can't beat the street life!
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showman...as are many New Yorkers.
I certainly never bother going to Broadway plays when I'm there...
they can't beat the street life!
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https://www.createspace.com/3707686
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