Roger that!  Added!  Thanks for the reco!   Cheers, Christine


On Apr 21, 2012, at 12:50 PM, Bob W wrote:

> Yes, and yes. 
> 
> Cela won the Nobel Prize in the 80s. His politics were all wrong - he
> offered to be an informer for Franco in the 30s, and somehow always emerged
> on the winning side, but he was a great, great writer. 
> 
> I've read three of his books:
> 
> La Familia de Pascual Duarte - I read that in Spanish when I was a student.
> I can hardly believe now that I was capable.
> The Beehive - this was also made into a prize-winning film
> Journey to the Alcarria - a really good travel book
> 
> B
>> 
>> Nope, never read that one.  Do you recommend it?  Shall I put it on the
>> list?  Cheers, Christine
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Apr 21, 2012, at 12:34 PM, Bob W wrote:
>> 
>>> have you ever read La Colmena (The Beehive) by Camilo Jose Cela?
>>> There's a great scene in it where a father and daughter pass each
>>> other on the stairs of a brothel, each pretending not to have seen
>> the
>>> other in there... The photo reminds me of that.
>>> 
>>> B
>>> 
>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
>>>> Of Christine Aguila
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks, Bob.  On the train ride home I thought about going into all
>>>> these little seedy hotels--just to see what the insides are like.
>>>> When I got home, I ran the idea by Darrel & asked if he'd play body
>>>> guard, and he said, "let's think about this one for awhile"  lol.
>>>> Cheers, Christine
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Apr 21, 2012, at 11:45 AM, Bob W wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> The Tokyo Hotel is great. The sort of place my father warned me
>>>> against.
>>>>> Never did find out how he knew.
>>>>> 
>>>>> B
>>>>> 
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
>>>>>> Behalf Of Christine Aguila
>>>>>> Sent: 21 April 2012 17:40
>>>>>> To: PDML List
>>>>>> Subject: Photo Doodles
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi Everyone:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I'm trying to get out of this photographic slump.  I had a
>>>> retirement
>>>>>> party to attend last night, and when I left for home, I had to
>>>>>> force myself to get the camera out of its bag.  "Just take some
>>>>>> playful pics," I kept saying to myself.  Finally I listened.
>> "Keep
>>>> shooting,"
>>>>>> that little voice kept shouting.  The last five frames were taken
>>>>>> on the way to the train about 7:30ish p.m.  The first two are
>>>>>> day-shots I took some time back--who knows when and who cares.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Once I started shooting, I passed by the closest train stop and
>>>>>> kept walking; I started at the Merchandise Mart off the Brown
>> line,
>>>> headed
>>>>>> east over to Michigan ave, then north to the Chicago and State Red
>>>>>> line stop.  It was windy and cold, but I have to say, in the end,
>>>>>> it felt great--no where near my usual photographic groove, but to
>>>>>> state the obvious, it ain't gonna come back if I don't get the
>>>>>> camera out and press the shutter!!!  So, once again, nothing
>> great,
>>>>>> and just bear with me while I try to get myself out of this slump.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> There are captions under the photos!  cheers, Christine
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> http://www.caguila.com/photodoodles1/
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