David Mann mused:
Not sure how I'm going to set up for movies at the moment... my sound
system is optimised for music (and always will be), and the layout of
the living room means the speakers are along a different wall to the
TV.
One of the few benefits of getting older is that your
frank theriault wrote:
On Sat, 25 Dec 2004 12:08:45 -0500, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
A Best of Mystery Science Theatre 3000 DVD!
Woo hoo!
I LOVE Mystery Science Theatre 3000.
You lucky bastard! vbg
cheers,
frank
My daughter got me the full set of Star Trek ~ The Motion Pictures
On 28/12/04, Keith Whaley, discombobulated, unleashed:
My daughter got me the full set of Star Trek ~ The Motion Pictures DVDs!
Nice one Keith.
Have you seen Nemesis yet? Quite good.
Cheers,
Cotty
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Christmas was a little leaner for me than most. If you don't count this:
http://community.webshots.com/photo/16822530/235682063icDgcj
The kids got about everything they asked for and the Wife got a couple
really nice coats and some nice clothes.
No camera or electronic stuff but I DID get the
Cotty wrote:
On 28/12/04, Keith Whaley, discombobulated, unleashed:
My daughter got me the full set of Star Trek ~ The Motion Pictures DVDs!
Nice one Keith.
Have you seen Nemesis yet? Quite good.
You know, I thought I had, but just to be sure, I read the back of the
DVD box...
Just going by
cbwaters wrote:
Christmas was a little leaner for me than most. If you don't count this:
http://community.webshots.com/photo/16822530/235682063icDgcj
Aha! Is _that_ why Christmas was lean?
Nice machine ~ for a Beemer that is... g
The kids got about everything they asked for and the Wife got a
On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 06:19:04 -0500, cbwaters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Christmas was a little leaner for me than most. If you don't count this:
http://community.webshots.com/photo/16822530/235682063icDgcj
snip
Niice!
-frank
--
Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
cbwaters mused:
No camera or electronic stuff but I DID get the new Star Wars DVDs from Mom.
I wasn't allowed to wait until Christmas to pick up that set.
Or the final installment of the LOTR extended editions.
We did spend some time watching some of _last_ year's boxed
set again, though -
No one gave me anything for my camera, but Nate liked the battery grip,
spare batteries and Pentax cable release I got him...
Amita
On Dec 29, 2004, at 8:36 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I wasn't allowed to wait until Christmas to pick up that set.
Or the final installment of the LOTR extended editions.
Hmm, I don't think I've watched the non-extended RoTK yet, even though
I bought it as soon as it was available.
Not sure how
Updated,my sister showed up.LOL
(so far)
A clock radio for my office
New set of frying pans
New track pants and work socks(love new socks):-)
Bobble had Snowman
Ansel Adams books:
The Negative
The Print
The camera
On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 21:15:37 -0500, Collin R Brendemuehl
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I got a circular saw.
No lenses. No cameras.
Gave the wife 3 Hummel figurines: 2051/B, 4041/B, 239/B.
Well, lemme see.
The usual joke gifts from sister, along with some books and the
traditional Audrey
On Sat, 25 Dec 2004 12:08:45 -0500, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
A Best of Mystery Science Theatre 3000 DVD!
Woo hoo!
I LOVE Mystery Science Theatre 3000.
You lucky bastard! vbg
cheers,
frank
--
Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
On 26/12/04, Markus Maurer, discombobulated, unleashed:
(regarding Once Upon A Time In The West')
some years ago I got the french film poster of Il etait und fois dans
l'ouest
in a red frame on a flee market ., Film posters are quite hard to get
here.
Col. Sounds good.
The DVD must be
I got what I asked for: one of those thermometer/barometer/hygrometer
gadgets. A proper one with dials and no batteries.
Also another Jeremy Clarkson book which is a problem because I haven't
quite finished reading the last one yet.
I got the Mrs a Tintin book (a book about Tintin, that is),
Hi,
Sunday, December 26, 2004, 8:27:24 AM, David wrote:
I got the Mrs a Tintin book (a book about Tintin, that is), which she'd
asked for,
During 2004 there was a terrific exhibition here in Greenwich about
Tintin:
http://www.nmm.ac.uk/tintinfun/
It included many interesting details about
Hi Cotty
1. I only would be interested to buy the DVD Once Upon A Time In The West
if it where some kind of directors cut with new, additional scenes,
widescreen is not very nice here on normal 4:3 TV's.
2. some nice films on your list, I love Blade runner and most others too.
Would have to
Hi,
[...]
To go a little more on topic:
national Swiss television SF1 released a DVD lately with interviews of 8
minutes duration
of well known Swiss photographers and their work and view of Switzerland, a
series they broadcasted on TV first.
Sadly, I only saw one the interviews partly,
about
subtitles or languages in the shop.
Thanks for the links, I will soon follow them :-)
greetings
Markus
Subject: Documentaries about HCB, Capa et al. (was Re: OT: What did you
get for Christmas?
Hi,
[...]
To go a little more on topic:
national Swiss television SF1 released a DVD lately
A book:
Henri Cartier Bresson The Man, The Image the world - A retrospective.
Well, actually I got a gift card. The best presents are the one you
choose for yourself :-)
An Epson 2100 printer from the wife.
DagT
På 25. des. 2004 kl. 03.15 skrev Collin R Brendemuehl:
I got a circular saw.
No
12:26:07 AM
Subject: Re: OT: What did you get for Christmas?
On 26/12/04, Markus Maurer, discombobulated, unleashed:
(regarding Once Upon A Time In The West')
some years ago I got the french film poster of Il etait und fois dans
l'ouest
in a red frame on a flee market ., Film posters
Cotty wrote:
On 26/12/04, Markus Maurer, discombobulated, unleashed:
(regarding Once Upon A Time In The West')
some years ago I got the french film poster of Il etait und fois dans
l'ouest
in a red frame on a flee market ., Film posters are quite hard to get
here.
Col. Sounds good.
Hi,
Sunday, December 26, 2004, 11:55:29 AM, Markus wrote:
Hi Bob
I have a link here for you and you can watch all the series as Real Time
video, but the commentary is in German.
Should be still enjoyable for most of you.
http://www.sfdrs.ch/system/frames/highlights/photosuisse/index.php
Hi,
Sunday, December 26, 2004, 7:57:21 PM, I wrote:
But the nation that produced Werner Bischof
and Ernst Haas can't be all bad g.
then decided I ought to check. Turns out that Haas is Austrian, not
Swiss. Sorry. That's the type of mistake that causes small wars.
The nation that produced
On Dec 26, 2004, at 10:30 PM, Bob W wrote:
During 2004 there was a terrific exhibition here in Greenwich about
Tintin:
http://www.nmm.ac.uk/tintinfun/
She was in the UK during April so if she'd known about it she could
have gone.
Cheers,
- Dave
http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
Lots of photo opportunities.
Malcolm
On 24/12/04, Collin R Brendemuehl, discombobulated, unleashed:
I got a circular saw.
No lenses. No cameras.
Nothing photographic.
(so far)
Special DVD set of Sergio Leone's 'Once Upon A Time In The West' (BRILLIANT)
Roger's Profanisauraus (HILARIOUS) http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/
On 24/12/04, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed:
I get lots of love and good feelings. I have four children and a
grandchild, so my role is primarily that of a gift giver. I like it
that way.
Here here!
Cheers,
Cotty
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Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2004 21:45:05 -0500
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I get lots of love and good
On 24/12/04, Collin R Brendemuehl,
discombobulated, unleashed:
I got a circular saw.
No lenses. No cameras.
Nothing photographic.
(so far)
A clock radio for my office
New set of frying pans
New track pants and work socks(love new socks):-)
on the material front:
sweat pants
shirt
FA 31/1.8 Limited
Singh-Ray Variable ND filter
Herb...
A Best of Mystery Science Theatre 3000 DVD!
Woo hoo!
--
Mark Roberts
Photography and writing
www.robertstech.com
On 25/12/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed:
Bobble had Snowman
Bobble is very naughty.
Cheers,
Cotty
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_
During the course of the year I have obtained:
DA 16-45
FA 77
DA 14
FA 20
There are always things I want (FA 600 f4, Cotty's autograph), but
nothing at the moment that I really need. My wife and son are doing well
this Christmas, with some nice surprises, and that gives me a lot of
pleasure.
An HP IPAQ (Pocket PC).
No camera, no lenses.
Doe aka Marnie
Actually, I bought the IPAQ for myself. So not sure it counts. :-)
This year my Mom and I bought presents for the kids in Juvenile Hall, through
the local Juvenile Hall Auxiliary Xmas drive.
That and some other things, gave me Xmas cheer more than getting presents.
Good thing too, since I
Good for you. Nothing feels better than giving. But that thing you bought for
yourself sounds kind of cool. Merry Christmas.
Paul
Actually, I bought the IPAQ for myself. So not sure it counts. :-)
This year my Mom and I bought presents for the kids in Juvenile Hall, through
the local
Well my readers know I got a bargain on a lens/shutter for the Graphic, and an
M35/2.0 all the way from Merry Olde England. Needed but considered Xmassy anyway
were a Steel to keep my Kitchen Knives sharp (the one thing that was planned),
some warm socks that were on sale, and a new cel-phone*.
The usual selection:
socks
edibles etc.
I'm never that concerned about receiving anything, I enjoy the atmosphere and
a break from work in a busy IT role. However this year I treated myself to a
lens at an unmissable price on eBay (Sigma 135-400 f4.5/5.6 APO) and it
arrived a few days ago,
Merry Christms to you, Tom. And may you find a family to share it with.
Happy Holidays,
Paul
Well my readers know I got a bargain on a lens/shutter for the Graphic, and
an
M35/2.0 all the way from Merry Olde England. Needed but considered Xmassy
anyway
were a Steel to keep my Kitchen
Good for you!
Shel aka Shel
[Original Message]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
This year my Mom and I bought presents for the kids in Juvenile Hall,
through
the local Juvenile Hall Auxiliary Xmas drive.
Doe aka Marnie
In a message dated 12/25/2004 1:53:46 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Merry Christms to you, Tom. And may you find a family to share it with.
Happy Holidays,
Paul
He's got us. :-)
Now all I have to do is heat up the Safeway Xmas dinner. I am sure glad they
Well, it is an actual fact that many folks on this list have been more of a
family to me than the one I was born into. But then, not to belittle what I just
wrote about the list, strangers on the street have also.
Merry Christmas, Marnie.
graywolf
http://www.graywolfphoto.com
Idiot Proof ==
A Citizen Eco-Drive watch.
A Brookstone Gift card, and the final installment of Stephen King's Dark
Tower series. After I read this, I hope to go back to the beginning and
read all 7 books again.
Bill
Subject: Re: OT: What did you get for Christmas?
Actually, I bought the IPAQ for myself. So not sure it counts. :-)
This year my Mom and I bought presents for the kids in Juvenile Hall,
through
the local Juvenile Hall Auxiliary Xmas drive.
That and some other things, gave me Xmas cheer more than
A bottle of vodka (dutch -- sheesh...).
A bottle of sake.
And a sake set. Which I am using for vodka now.
Merry Xmas!
Mishka
Graywolf wrote:
All in all this has been a good holiday, lacking only a family to share it
with.
Maybe next year I can adopt one...
I know how it feels. This was the first holiday season that I have been back
in Mass. I have a group of friends that have become a large functional
family to me
Thanks for the inspirational words, Butch. A very merry Christmas to you. And
may we always have the list to keep us warm.
Paul
Graywolf wrote:
All in all this has been a good holiday, lacking only a family to share it
with.
Maybe next year I can adopt one...
I know how it feels.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] mused:
In a message dated 12/25/2004 1:53:46 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Merry Christms to you, Tom. And may you find a family to share it with.
Happy Holidays,
Paul
He's got us. :-)
Now all I have to do is heat up the Safeway
Glad to hear that, Butch. It must be great to have that.
It is kind of sad that sometimes family = enemy. Unfortunately it is not an
uncommon situation.
graywolf
http://www.graywolfphoto.com
Idiot Proof == Expert Proof
---
Butch Black wrote:
Graywolf wrote:
All in
Hi Cotty
some years ago I got the french film poster of Il etait und fois dans
l'ouest
in a red frame on a flee market ., Film posters are quite hard to get
here.
The DVD must be great, are there any Extras or cutted scenes of the film on
it?
lovely Claudia Cardinale ;-)
greetings
Markus
Collin R Brendemuehl mused:
I got a circular saw.
No lenses. No cameras.
Well, it's not Christmas here yet, but I'm pretty sure
that the battery grip for a *ist-D that arrived here
the other day is destined to end up in my stocking :-)
I get lots of love and good feelings. I have four children and a
grandchild, so my role is primarily that of a gift giver. I like it
that way.
Paul
On Dec 24, 2004, at 9:15 PM, Collin R Brendemuehl wrote:
I got a circular saw.
No lenses. No cameras.
Gave the wife 3 Hummel figurines: 2051/B,
I don't know yet, but I have some ideas. I think my
Nikon-using sister might have gotten me a 77mm
skylight filter for my Vivitar 24-48 f3.8
chunk-o-zoom.
Mom got me a small bundle, feels like it may be a
shirt that caught my eye at the cracker barrel. Also
the label says it has a secret... maybe
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