Re: PAW PESO - Engine 4712

2004-10-12 Thread John Francis
Peter J. Alling mused: > > Christian wrote: > > >Cotty wrote on 10/12/2004, 2:15 PM: > > > > > it was right out of scene from Some Like It Hot > > > >Including our Cot in drag playing in an all-girl band > > > There's something you won't see everyday... For which we are appropriately thankfu

Re: PAW PESO - Engine 4712

2004-10-12 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I used to use a QuikSnap logo ... Shel > [Original Message] > From: Frantisek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Yes. And it's a nice happy snap. But you probably missed the HappySnap logo you used to put on > such pics ;-)

Re: PAW PESO - Engine 4712

2004-10-12 Thread Frantisek
Wednesday, October 13, 2004, 1:22:58 AM, Shel wrote: SB> Hi ... you got it ;-)) The pic is just a "happy snap" made with a P&S SB> digicam. Wasn't looking for much more than to record the scene, hadn't SB> much time to do anything with composition, etc. If it gave someone a smile, SB> so much the

Re: PAW PESO - Engine 4712

2004-10-12 Thread Caveman
Hey Cotty this is to let you know that I just came across that pic of you wearing Eeyore ears ;-) Methinks this is great magazine stock ;-) Cotty wrote: Caveman's just 'hanging out'in the wrong places ;-)

Re: PAW PESO - Engine 4712

2004-10-12 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Indeed! Back around 1969-70 I took a train from Shelby, Montana to San Francisco. The high point was going over the Rockies at night. In those days one could ride outside on an observation deck on the last car of the train. Well, maybe it wasn't an official deck, but you could still ride outsid

Re: PAW PESO - Engine 4712

2004-10-12 Thread Cotty
On 12/10/04, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: >Thanks for the chance to reminisce, Cotty. Bless you Frank. Memories, eh..l Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: PAW PESO - Engine 4712

2004-10-12 Thread Cotty
On 12/10/04, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: >> There's something you won't see everyday... > >you're obviously hanging out in the wrong bars. Caveman's just 'hanging out'in the wrong places ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.

Re: PAW PESO - Engine 4712

2004-10-12 Thread Cotty
On 12/10/04, Caveman, discombobulated, unleashed: >Guess what I was up to Oh God. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: PAW PESO - Engine 4712

2004-10-12 Thread Cotty
>>Christian wrote: >> >>>Cotty wrote on 10/12/2004, 2:15 PM: >>> >>> > it was right out of scene from Some Like It Hot >>> >>>Including our Cot in drag playing in an all-girl band >>> >>There's something you won't see everyday... > >And let's *not* have any magazine covers based on this conce

Re: PAW PESO - Engine 4712

2004-10-12 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi ... you got it ;-)) The pic is just a "happy snap" made with a P&S digicam. Wasn't looking for much more than to record the scene, hadn't much time to do anything with composition, etc. If it gave someone a smile, so much the better. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Frantisek <[EMAIL PROTE

Re: PAW PESO - Engine 4712

2004-10-12 Thread Cotty
On 12/10/04, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed: >Including our Cot in drag playing in an all-girl band LOL. Jack Lemon - that's me ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: PAW PESO - Engine 4712

2004-10-12 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 19:15:40 +0100, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://home.earthlink.net/~digisnaps/4712b.html > > > Whenever I see a North American railroad engine, it always takes me back > to when I was eleven years old (1971), and my mother, grandmother and > myself were travellin

Re: PAW PESO - Engine 4712

2004-10-12 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 07:14:11 -0700, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I waited around a bit and the engineer returned, started up that big > engine, and agreed to pose for a quick "happy snap." Here he is holding his > coffee and wishing you all a pleasant day > > http://home.earthlink.

Re: PAW PESO - Engine 4712

2004-10-12 Thread Peter J. Alling
Except Corty's about 6'6". Bob W wrote: Hi, it was right out of scene from Some Like It Hot Including our Cot in drag playing in an all-girl band There's something you won't see everyday... you're obviously hanging out in the wrong bars. -- I can understand why mank

Re: PAW PESO - Engine 4712

2004-10-12 Thread Frantisek
Hi Shel, I expected a more intersting photo from you given your later scans. It's a nice snapshot, with nice (for some people) subject matter, but nothing more. I think that anything more wasn't intended on your part, so it does its role well. Good light! fra

Re: PAW PESO - Engine 4712

2004-10-12 Thread Bob W
Hi, >> >> > it was right out of scene from Some Like It Hot >> >>Including our Cot in drag playing in an all-girl band >> >> >> > There's something you won't see everyday... you're obviously hanging out in the wrong bars. -- Cheers, Bob

Re: PAW PESO - Engine 4712

2004-10-12 Thread Caveman
Mark Roberts wrote: Including our Cot in drag playing in an all-girl band And let's *not* have any magazine covers based on this concept. Please. Guess what I was up to http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/mutley.html

Re: PAW PESO - Engine 4712

2004-10-12 Thread Mark Roberts
"Peter J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Christian wrote: > >>Cotty wrote on 10/12/2004, 2:15 PM: >> >> > it was right out of scene from Some Like It Hot >> >>Including our Cot in drag playing in an all-girl band >> >There's something you won't see everyday... And let's *not* have any ma

Re: PAW PESO - Engine 4712

2004-10-12 Thread Peter J. Alling
Christian wrote: Cotty wrote on 10/12/2004, 2:15 PM: > it was right out of scene from Some Like It Hot Including our Cot in drag playing in an all-girl band There's something you won't see everyday... -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks t

Re: PAW PESO - Engine 4712

2004-10-12 Thread Christian
Cotty wrote on 10/12/2004, 2:15 PM: > it was right out of scene from Some Like It Hot Including our Cot in drag playing in an all-girl band -- Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PAW PESO - Engine 4712

2004-10-12 Thread Cotty
>I waited around a bit and the engineer returned, started up that big >engine, and agreed to pose for a quick "happy snap." Here he is holding his >coffee and wishing you all a pleasant day http://home.earthlink.net/~digisnaps/4712b.html Whenever I see a North American railroad engine, it alway

Re: PAW PESO - Engine 4712

2004-10-12 Thread Keith Whaley
Shel Belinkoff wrote: I waited around a bit and the engineer returned, started up that big engine, and agreed to pose for a quick "happy snap." Here he is holding his coffee and wishing you all a pleasant day http://home.earthlink.net/~digisnaps/4712b.html Shel So THAT's how they get inside!

Re: PAW PESO - Engine 4712

2004-10-12 Thread Shel Belinkoff
" would have be relegated to a place in the past as well. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Peter J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 10/12/2004 8:19:35 AM > Subject: Re: PAW PESO - Engine 4712 > > Now for the real stupid comment,

Re: PAW PESO - Engine 4712

2004-10-12 Thread Peter J. Alling
Now for the real stupid comment, for some reason I was expecting the tradition big striped cap. Shel Belinkoff wrote: I waited around a bit and the engineer returned, started up that big engine, and agreed to pose for a quick "happy snap." Here he is holding his coffee and wishing you all a pleas

Re: PAW PESO - Engine 4712

2004-10-12 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I waited around a bit and the engineer returned, started up that big engine, and agreed to pose for a quick "happy snap." Here he is holding his coffee and wishing you all a pleasant day http://home.earthlink.net/~digisnaps/4712b.html Shel > From: Patrick Genovese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Nice

Re: PAW PESO - Engine 4712

2004-10-12 Thread Patrick Genovese
Shel, Nice shot. Interesting story about the driver & brakeman, maybe the boss lent the the "company car" to go and get some lunch :-). Btw try it in B/W it think it has some potential but you'll need to do something about the sky in colour the blue looks fine but in B/W a few white clouds woul

PAW PESO - Engine 4712

2004-10-11 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Was toolin' along in my Rocket 88, when I saw, stopped on the tracks, Engine 4712. The engineer and the brakeman just stopped the train, shut it down, jumped off, and hit a local diner for a cuppa Joe and a sandwich. It sure was strange to see that big engine sittin' there, with no one in the dri