LOL, See ya' later!
It's not nice to pick on people. I'm not a Boomer or a Gen-X'er, but
in-between. So I do what I like and buy what I like, without the worry of
what others think or what "group" I fit into.
I hope you'll lurk for a while and come back less uptight.
Good luck
Skip
At 5/27/99 05:02 PM -0500, you wrote:
>I can't believe that it has come to this, but I too will cease to
>participate in this list.
>
>Why? Because it has been revealed, as of late, that most of you are Baby
>Boomers with an attitude of "technogeekism." That's right, technogeekism.
>We Gen-Xers have a problem with that as we believe it is important to be
>able to "deliver." Sure, we spends thousands on our titanium skateboards,
>skis, snowboards and mountain bikes and so forth, but we go all and
>actually ride! You Baby Boom Coots, on the other hand, are into all the
>minor variations of the 50/1.8. Rediculous, I tell you.
>
>Furthermore, I'm offended. In the "Age Data" post I put some terrific
>humor in it. Did I receive a single LOL comment? Noooooooooooo! I go
>out of my way trying to induce some levity into this list and all the
>thanks I get.
>
>All this talk about Paul Simon, Mozart, etc., is really tiring. Mozart is
>DEAD and Paul Simon is a "has been." The fact is, Simon's music is only
>enjoyable if you are stoned--and trying desparitely to remember your lost
>youth. You baby boomers were so "anti-establishment" in your youth, but as
>soon as you entered the workforce you became just like your parents. Yes,
>you, with your minivans. Those minivans are just like the station wagons
>your parents owned. And don't tell me that they are "modern versions" of
>the VW bus either. Oh! You drive SUVs? Sure you do. What a waste--you
>are so careful to never get a scratch on your leased Ford Explorer, that
>you never take it off the pavement. What? Dirt on your $35,000 vehicle?
>For shame! Go get your belly button pierced--then we'll talk.
>
>What about the photo contest? If you can't handle the criticism--don't
>enter. Besides, if you are that concerned about reviews by your peers your
>pictures probably stink anyway. Just try doing picture sales sometime.
>You want to talk about a lesson in humility--try taking your portfolio to a
>stock agency and watch them rip your photography apart, limb-from-limb. Or
>how about wedding photography where the only picture of "Favorite Aunt
>Mimi" shows here picking ham out of her dentures?
>
>I've decided, that this list has outgrown itself and must be split into a
>list for you humourless old codgers and us Generation-Xers. I should
>create a new list called "Zuiko-X". Participation requirements require
>proof that you have at least one pierced body part other than the ear, and
>that you have broken your clavicle in an Xtreme sport. Furthermore, you
>must NOT own any 50/1.8 lenses. 50/1.8 lenses and pocket protectors go
>hand in hand. Zuikoholics are not welcome in Zuiko-X. Rule #1 is that you
>must carry your ENTIRE OM kit with you at all times.
>
>Now, let's stop sniping about our poor feelings being hurt and go out and
>take pictures!
>
>Come on, Vert. Come on, Toky. We need to go get our piercings now.
>
>Ken <TIC> Norton
>
>
>Kenneth E. Norton
>Image66 Photography, Broadcast Consulting and Audio Engineering
>
>image66@xxxxxxx
>(515) 791-2306
>
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