Yes, I have it on video - it's very enjoyable. Whenever I'm abroad (in fact, even here in England) I like to track down Burton locations. Perhaps the most atmospheric that I've been to are Harar, where he spent 10 days in fear of his life, and Zanzibar from where he & Speke launched their journey to the Great Lakes. Neither place seems to have changed much. His tomb here in London is also very atmospheric.
Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Christine Aguila > Sent: 10 June 2008 15:13 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Ruffian Dick > > I'm a huge fan of the movie "Mountains of the Moon". No > doubt you've seen > it? I'm sure it's highly fictionalized in various ways, but > it probably > caught the spirit of the man & the times ok. Burton was, to > be sure, an > incredible man. Cheers, Christine > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" <pdml@pdml.net> > Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 6:15 AM > Subject: OT: Ruffian Dick > > > > Absolutely nothing (much) to do with photography, but there was a > > really enjoyable programme on British TV last night about Capt. Sir > > Richard Francis Burton, who is one of my all-time great heroes - one > > of the most interesting lives ever lived. I'd like to > recommend it to > > everyone - it's a good introduction to the man. > > > > The programme is about his fascination with sex, and was wonderfully > > presented by Rupert Everett, who bearded bears a good resemblance to > > Burton. You can watch it here: > > > http://www.channel4.com/video/brandless-catchup.jsp?vodBrand=the-victo > > rian-sex-explorer > > > > The tenuous link to photography is that I have photographed many of > > the places that Burton explored. I took this picture (which > I've shown > > before) in Bombay's red light district, where Burton learned many > > interesting things: > > www.web-options.com/Saris.jpg > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Francis_Burton > > > > Bob > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and > > follow the directions. > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly > above and follow the directions. > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
