On 23/9/08, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: >> <http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/portraits/images/pic31.html> >> >> The subject, one of 5 remaining UK ex-soldiers from WWI (and WWII) is >> having his 108th birthday today... >> >> <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/berkshire/7629095.stm> > >Your portrait is much much better than the one in the article. > >Thanks for the update. He sounds like an amazing man!
Thanks Frank. He was on good form but his short term memory is hosed. Our reporter asked him what he wanted most for his birthday and he said 'is it my birthday?' and then couldn't remember his age - lots of prompting by 4 generations of offspring. He sang at every opportunity. I showed him my portrait of him on my iPhone and he was genuinely amused - he remembered when it was shot 3 years ago, so he's not gone completely. Lovely bloke - 108 - can you believe it! He kept saying, "Yes I'm not bad for 106 am I !" And then off from camera right: "108!!!" And he would quickly add: " 108! " It was beautiful. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
