paul
On Jun 6, 2004, at 10:37 PM, Tanya Mayer wrote:
Hey PDML-ers,
Well, after tv's skillful driving, Cotty, Tom, and myself are back in DC.
I have some great photos of the weekend to post, and warning to you all in advance, you will get some education when you see them - particularly the shots of Norm Baugher modelling for his boyfriend...
A big thankyou must go out to the distinguished and gentile Don deLurker for his hospitality and continued support in motivating me to make this trip. If it weren't for Don, it is a safe bet that I wouldn't have had the opportunity to meet this truly wonderful and eclectic group of people.
Another mention to Cesar who I thank for making me cry when we were saying our goodbyes...!
And to Bill and Phyllis Owens for their fantastic southern hospitality!
I have given myself the task of writing a "GFM 2004 Wrap Up" essay, which I intend to work on during the 37 hours flying time that I have to look forward to come 8am tomorrow morning!
I expect that those of you who were not able to attend will soon become very accustom to the phrase "igotyourviewfinderrighthere.com" and as soon as I return home, I will be purchasing a domain name to suit for our ongoing "project"...
Frank, of course was the hands-down winner in the "viewfinders suck" category, with his stone faced, stealth approach to paparazzi photography...
I was going to post some pics but just realised that they are all RAW files and tom doesn't have the Pentax RAW converter (and I am typing this on his 'puter), so you'll all just have to wait, and I expect that by the time I next get to a computer, you'll all be sick of photos of GFM anyways!
Thankyou to my new dear friend Tom for putting up with me all week and for teaching me more in an hour than I have been able to teach myself in over a year.
Thanks to Ash for allowing me to "borrow" Tom for the past week and for allowing some weird Aussie chic that her boyfriend met on the internet to take over her lounge room for over a week!
Many more thankyous and recounts to come, but now I have to work out how the hell I am going to get home the 100kgs of CRAP that I have accumulated since I have been here and still be able to afford to EAT over the coming week...
This time tomorrow night, I will be in Japan, and then the following night, back home to see my little angels.
BTW, tom and I have already organised our pilgrimmage for next year which will include meeting up in Denver, hiking in Colorado and culminating in attending GFM. Oh, and Cesar, if you even THINK that you won't be joining us, you'd better think again, cause I'll be needing a model when tom teaches me how to set up studio lighting in the snow...
btw, the food at GFM was really NICE (that one is for tv...)...
'night y'all (that's my new southern drawl there....)
tan.
