Re: GFM NPW 2010 - head count

2010-01-07 Thread David Mann
On Jan 7, 2010, at 8:27 AM, Cotty wrote: On 5/1/10, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: I'm thinking maybe a 39 tooth small ring might help a lot. Come for a curry with my mate and I and that sentence will be obsolete :-) Just watch out for jealous women...

Re: GFM NPW 2010 - head count

2010-01-06 Thread mike wilson
Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: All this exercise talk makes my arthritis hurt. Let's talk about hot tub sports for a bit. Or flail at each other in a sauna with birch boughs! Too manly for me. I prefer birch twigs. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: GFM NPW 2010 - head count

2010-01-06 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 9:12 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 9:24 PM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Bring your bike to GFM: A ride through the Blue Ridge Mountains with Frank Theriault will make the Himalayas seem easy! I'd like to go,

Re: GFM NPW 2010 - head count

2010-01-06 Thread Cotty
On 5/1/10, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: I'm thinking maybe a 39 tooth small ring might help a lot. Come for a curry with my mate and I and that sentence will be obsolete :-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche --

Re: GFM NPW 2010 - head count

2010-01-05 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2010-01-05 21:12, frank theriault wrote: I'd like to go, but it might be difficult to do both GFM and Chicago. It might depend which (if any) Chainsaw might decide to go to. I'd like to go, too, but I have the same problem this year that I have every year ... it's right between Father's

Re: GFM NPW 2010 - head count

2010-01-05 Thread Stan Halpin
We will need to miss it this year - I'll be in Costa Rica for a couple of weeks at that time. But I will make the Chicago pilgrimage! stan On Jan 4, 2010, at 4:35 PM, Cotty wrote: Bit early but anyone got plans to attend from far and wide this year? I'm finally putting together some

Re: GFM NPW 2010 - head count

2010-01-05 Thread Larry Colen
On Jan 5, 2010, at 6:12 PM, frank theriault wrote: On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 9:24 PM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Bring your bike to GFM: A ride through the Blue Ridge Mountains with Frank Theriault will make the Himalayas seem easy! I'd like to go, but it might be difficult

Re: GFM NPW 2010 - head count

2010-01-05 Thread Joseph McAllister
All this exercise talk makes my arthritis hurt. Let's talk about hot tub sports for a bit. Or flail at each other in a sauna with birch boughs! :-) On Jan 5, 2010, at 17:46 , Subash wrote: On Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:52:12 -0500 Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Amazingly, there are

Re: GFM NPW 2010 - head count

2010-01-05 Thread John Francis
On Tue, Jan 05, 2010 at 09:25:47PM -0800, Larry Colen wrote: If people really want wild life there's the francis household with their 17 or so cats less than an hour's drive away. Only 8 (and one of those is coming near to the end of her allotted span). We had a falling out with the person

Re: GFM NPW 2010 - head count

2010-01-05 Thread AlunFoto
2010/1/4 Cotty cotty...@mac.com: Does this conflict? It may not be an issue to you, but... :-) Yes. In so many ways. :-( Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: GFM NPW 2010 - head count

2010-01-05 Thread eckinator
2010/1/5 Raimo K raimo.m.korho...@uusikaupunki.fi: Well - anybody going to the Photokina? Just about might go there. GFM only if the international cormorant preservation society pays for my flight and accommodation... All my money lately has been going into supporting the poor folks at Novoflex

RE: GFM NPW 2010 - head count

2010-01-05 Thread Bob W
Nah - it'll be cormorants that beam down in a blue light from the mothership I'd have thought 8 foot tall smc Pentax 35mm f1.4 lenses, (maybe fabricated from mashed cormorant). On 1/4/2010 5:35 PM, Cotty wrote: this year? I'm finally putting together some [video] material from

Re: GFM NPW 2010 - head count

2010-01-05 Thread Rob Studdert
On 05/01/2010, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Bit early but anyone got plans to attend from far and wide this year? I wish, I get one step closer then a few back so not this year I suspect. Cheers, -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype,

Re: GFM NPW 2010 - head count

2010-01-05 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 9:24 PM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Bring your bike to GFM: A ride through the Blue Ridge Mountains with Frank Theriault will make the Himalayas seem easy! They got abit testy when Frank rode his bike in the park and made him stop. Out side its ok. Dave

Re: GFM NPW 2010 - head count

2010-01-05 Thread John Sessoms
From: David J Brooks On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 9:24 PM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Bring your bike to GFM: A ride through the Blue Ridge Mountains with Frank Theriault will make the Himalayas seem easy! They got abit testy when Frank rode his bike in the park and made him stop.

Re: GFM NPW 2010 - head count

2010-01-05 Thread mike wilson
Cotty wrote: Bit early but anyone got plans to attend from far and wide this year? I'll be at Ulaan Bator, I'm afraid. Can't miss those new body announcements. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

RE: GFM NPW 2010 - head count

2010-01-05 Thread Bob W
Bring your bike to GFM: A ride through the Blue Ridge Mountains with Frank Theriault will make the Himalayas seem easy! They got abit testy when Frank rode his bike in the park and made him stop. Out side its ok. They have a couple of annual rides. There's one called the

Re: GFM NPW 2010 - head count

2010-01-05 Thread Bob Sullivan
It's the mix Bob. Cars and people walking or Cars and folks on bikes would be dangerous. And our drivers aren't very skilled on steep, narrow, winding roads either. We have toput you into a metal box to make you safe... Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 3:27 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com

Re: GFM NPW 2010 - head count

2010-01-05 Thread Mark Roberts
John Sessoms wrote: From: David J Brooks On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 9:24 PM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Bring your bike to GFM: A ride through the Blue Ridge Mountains with Frank Theriault will make the Himalayas seem easy! They got abit testy when Frank rode his bike in the

Re: GFM NPW 2010 - head count

2010-01-05 Thread Scott Loveless
On 1/5/10, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Mostly insurance/liability reasons from what I've been told but it keeps bikes off the road, whatever the reason. Not after the park closes. Mwahahahah Anyone else interested in midnight downhill races? Shortcutting the course is an

RE: GFM NPW 2010 - head count

2010-01-05 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bob W Bring your bike to GFM: A ride through the Blue Ridge Mountains with Frank Theriault will make the Himalayas seem easy! They got abit testy when Frank rode his bike in the park and made him stop. Out side its ok. They have a couple of annual rides. There's one called

Re: GFM NPW 2010 - head count

2010-01-05 Thread Subash
On Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:52:12 -0500 Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Amazingly, there are two other century rides in the same area, the Blue Ridge Brutal 100 and the Blood, Sweat and Gears Century (purportedly the toughest - 13,000 feet of climb). I've done the BSG twice and it's truly

Re: GFM NPW 2010 - head count

2010-01-05 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 9:24 PM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Bring your bike to GFM: A ride through the Blue Ridge Mountains with Frank Theriault will make the Himalayas seem easy! I'd like to go, but it might be difficult to do both GFM and Chicago. It might depend which (if any)

GFM NPW 2010 - head count

2010-01-04 Thread Cotty
Bit early but anyone got plans to attend from far and wide this year? I'm finally putting together some [video] material from last year in anticipation of attacking the networks for a commission. Just be interesting to see how far people might be traveling from. I had to laugh. I was explaining

Re: GFM NPW 2010 - head count

2010-01-04 Thread Mark Roberts
Cotty wrote: This resulted in a sudden vision of dozens of PDMLers clawing away at mashed potatoes with forks to produce 8-foot high cormorants. It's a bit early for quotation of the year but I think this one's gonna be a contender. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: GFM NPW 2010 - head count

2010-01-04 Thread AlunFoto
No GFM for me, I'm afraid. This year GFM has competition from the exhibition in Chicago. Jostein 2010/1/4 Cotty cotty...@mac.com: Bit early but anyone got plans to attend from far and wide this year? I'm finally putting together some [video] material from last year in anticipation of

Re: GFM NPW 2010 - head count

2010-01-04 Thread Cotty
On 4/1/10, AlunFoto, discombobulated, unleashed: No GFM for me, I'm afraid. This year GFM has competition from the exhibition in Chicago. !! Does this conflict? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: GFM NPW 2010 - head count

2010-01-04 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 5:52 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 4/1/10, AlunFoto, discombobulated, unleashed: No GFM for me, I'm afraid. This year GFM has competition from the exhibition in Chicago. !! Does this conflict? Only if you scratch it. I would love to attend, but alas there is

Re: GFM NPW 2010 - head count

2010-01-04 Thread P. J. Alling
I'd have thought 8 foot tall smc Pentax 35mm f1.4 lenses, (maybe fabricated from mashed cormorant). On 1/4/2010 5:35 PM, Cotty wrote: Bit early but anyone got plans to attend from far and wide this year? I'm finally putting together some [video] material from last year in anticipation of

Re: GFM NPW 2010 - head count

2010-01-04 Thread Subash
On Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:35:03 + Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Bit early but anyone got plans to attend from far and wide this year? cotty, i was seriously considering attending the GFM (or the chicago exhibition) this year as anyway the wife and the son are travelling in the US around that

Re: GFM NPW 2010 - head count

2010-01-04 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Jan 4, 2010, at 14:35 , Cotty wrote: Bit early but anyone got plans to attend from far and wide this year? Was planning on it, but... I have to go to Dallas in mid July for a long weekend, and am afraid I will not be able to save up for both from the rock bottom I'm at right now.

Re: GFM NPW 2010 - head count

2010-01-04 Thread Mark Roberts
Subash wrote: On Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:35:03 + Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Bit early but anyone got plans to attend from far and wide this year? cotty, i was seriously considering attending the GFM (or the chicago exhibition) this year as anyway the wife and the son are travelling in the

Re: GFM NPW 2010 - head count

2010-01-04 Thread Graydon
On Mon, Jan 04, 2010 at 09:24:13PM -0500, Mark Roberts scripsit: Subash wrote: for me and if i do come, i'll have to cancel the three-week cycling ride in the himalayas for which i have been training quite hard the last three months and which is scheduled for july next. that's a real tough

Re: GFM NPW 2010 - head count

2010-01-04 Thread Subash
On Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:24:13 -0500 Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Subash wrote: On Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:35:03 + Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Bit early but anyone got plans to attend from far and wide this year? cotty, i was seriously considering attending the GFM

Re: GFM NPW 2010 - head count

2010-01-04 Thread John Sessoms
From: Cotty Bit early but anyone got plans to attend from far and wide this year? I'm finally putting together some [video] material from last year in anticipation of attacking the networks for a commission. Just be interesting to see how far people might be traveling from. I hope to be

Re: GFM NPW 2010 - head count

2010-01-04 Thread Christine Aguila
Darrel I are planning to go to GFM. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Cotty cotty...@mac.com To: pentax list PDML@pdml.net Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 4:35 PM Subject: GFM NPW 2010 - head count Bit early but anyone got plans to attend from far and wide this year

Re: GFM NPW 2010 - head count

2010-01-04 Thread Christine Aguila
- Original Message - From: Subash pdml.l...@gmail.com btw, when exactly does the bookings for GFM open? If I remember correctly, it's April 1st. cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: GFM NPW 2010 - head count

2010-01-04 Thread Subash
On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 11:17 AM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: - Original Message - From: Subash pdml.l...@gmail.com btw, when exactly does the bookings for GFM open? If I remember correctly, it's April 1st. cheers, Christine thanks Christine. plenty time yet to

Re: GFM NPW 2010 - head count

2010-01-04 Thread Raimo K
Well - anybody going to the Photokina? All the best! Raimo K personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho/ Lainaus Subash pdml.l...@gmail.com: On Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:35:03 + Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Bit early but anyone got plans to attend from far and