I was actually referring to Michael Schumacher..... Michael Andretti tried F1 a few years back and failed miserably. His father on the other hand....
Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 4:00 PM Subject: Michael A.'s an ASS > >> "Star and Stooges" I like it! You've hit it right on! I always > >> liked Eddie Irvine because he took the money and sucked up to Michael > >> without pretending that it was anything else... Don't get me wrong, > >> I'm a HUGE Ferrari fan and I hope Michael wins the championship again > >> and ties Fangio for 5. > > > But Michael Andretti's an ass. I had a pit pass once and took some nice > candids of a number of drivers. But the best shot of the day eluded me. I > was wandering alone in back of a garage, when the most amazing scene > presented itself to my camera. It was simply a window, but the crowded > stands and blowing flags were reflected in part of it. Through it I could > see out the front of the garage where there was an Indy car and a throng of > fans. Sitting just inside the window, with his head right where the window > was open, was Michael Andretti. He was talking to a mechanic, just shooting > the breeze. Well, I was about three feet from him, and the window was open. > I had the picture just perfectly framed. It was _glorious_, one of those > setups you just come across once in a blue moon--that makes your heart pound > until you know you've gotten it in the can; the kind of shot where you'll > mark the roll so you can treat it with extra care. You couldn't even invent > a shot that nice. It wouldn't occur to you that it could all go together so > well. > > All I needed was for Andretti to turn his head and glance out the window. > > Too much to ask, it turned out. I waited until the mechanic he was talking > to walked away, and asked very politely if he wouldn't mind looking at the > stands for just a moment. He ignored me. I waited a few moments and asked > again. Finally I tried explaining that I had a very nice picture framed and > just needed _someone_ to be looking out the window, so, even if he didn't > want his own picture taken, would he mind asking the mechanic to come sit > where he was sitting and just look towards the stand for five seconds? > > Slowly and deliberately, he finished his soda, got up and walked away. Never > once glanced my way, never answered. No chance he didn't hear me, unless > he's stone deaf--I was a yard and a half from the guy. > > I've got one word for that guy: PRICK. Selfish, swell-headed, self-centered, > rude prick. (Uh, well, okay, so that's seven words.) > > I'll never wish the guy anything but ill. I don't hope he crashes, but I'll > always hate him. > > --Mike > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
