> > From: Graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/03/21 Mon PM 03:39:13 GMT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: PESO: "Gotcha" - Jerusalem > > Veitnam War: All of the blood, guts, mud, and misery; none of the glory. > > Everyone learned from it except seemingly GWB, jr. > (Sorry, I could not resist the tagline)
He wasn't there... (I couldn't resist, either) > > graywolf > http://www.graywolfphoto.com > "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" > ----------------------------------- > > > Bob Sullivan wrote: > > Frank, > > > > In the 50's, all of us kids played WAR. > > John Wayne was a box office hero in numerous war stories. > > My dad served in WWII and my uncle Bill was off in the Korean war. > > By the time we got to the late 60's, it was the Vietnam era... > > and I didn't want to play war anymore. > > > > We all grew up just fine. They will too. > > > > Regards, Bob S. > > > > On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 22:42:04 -0500, frank theriault > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 21:54:36 +0100, Jostein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >>>Not a shooting style I'm familiar with. > >>>Any and all comments are most welcome. > >>> > >>>http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/2213/display/2790694 > >>> > >>>Thanks for looking. > >>> > >>>Jostein > >>> > >> > >>Hmmm... > >> > >>I don't know what others think (as I have yet to read the other > >>comments), but I find this a very disturbing photo, especially given > >>where it was taken. > >> > >>I'm hoping that this was a toy gun, but even if it was, given what we > >>in North America are presented with on the news WRT violence and > >>terrorism in Jerusalem and Israel, if kids are playing with guns, I > >>find that very disquieting. > >> > >>And, of course, if it's a real gun, presuming that this young man is > >>carrying it for protection, the fact that he's pointing it at people > >>and making light of it is an even scarier proposition. > >> > >>I think what bothers me even more is the laughing friend to his immediate > >>right. > >> > >>The third young man, apparently oblivious to it all, separated > >>slightly from the other two, is a very interesting image as well - > >>does he just not notice, doesn't he care, or is violence and gunplay > >>so commonplace that it's all meaningless to him. > >> > >>Don't get me wrong, Jostein, this is a very powerful image, and a > >>terrific (if depressing) photo. > >> > >>Whether playing with toys or dead serious, it scares the hell out of > >>me one way or the other. Your photo certainly touched a nerve, and > >>that's a good thing. > >> > >>Very strong image!! > >> > >>cheers, > >>frank > >> > >>-- > >>"Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.4 - Release Date: 3/18/2005 > > ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.ntlworld.com virus-checked by McAfee visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
