"You're the only one who cares about any of this stuff," says—who else?—Dave. (1 Viewer)

[Edwin-S]

He can't like it that much. He has it in P&S and has an opportunity to replace it by upgrading to a DVD player, but won't. Obviously, he only wants to watch 2/3 of the movie.

 

[Julie K]

Although gun racks aren't required for transport in California

Indeed. I wouldn't be surprised if they were illegal here

2000 S10
MER baseball cap


Jack,
Ok, you've got to tell us - how did your evening with your friend turn out?

 

[Max Leung]

A cursory Google search shows quite a few hits on "dave cohen photographer", scattered all over the country.

Tell Dave he's not unique, and show him all the pretentious photographer pages.

 

[Jack Briggs]

What was going to bring him back into my neighborhood was that he had to pick up an attachment accessory for his new monopod at a well-known camera shop near where I live (Samy's). Turned out he got a call from Samy's and the assistant said the part was at the company's Pasadena store, which is where The Mouth went.

Off the hook, but, as Malcolm pointed out, the Pillsbury Doughboy trick worked on me and I'm not boiling over with anger any longer.

He called not much longer than an hour ago. I mentioned to him that I am getting a boatload of DVDs next month, and, jokingly, I asked him what I should get. Dave then launches into a diatribe about some of the films in my library. He has no clue about Star Trek, so I let his ignorant anti-Trek mouthings roll off my back.

But he actually tried to crack wise about seeing a copy of the recent Fox reissue of All About Eve on my shelves.

"Dave," I said in as condescending a tone as possible, "that is a classic film, and one of Bette Davis's finest performances. Have you ever heard of Bette Davis, Dave?"

A torrent of verbal abuse came from the other end of the line, then we changed subjects.

Oh, and an interesting update: Cohen has decided to accept that still-in-its-unopened-box, brand-new, unused Panasonic CT-27D12D NTSC 27-inch direct-view set after helping me move all my bulky displays around. The only thing holding matters up is that I still haven't decided which set I want to buy. Holding off on a 47-inch 16:9 Panny RPTV because of its lack of a DVI/HDCP input. Maybe a non-issue, but I'm trying to be forward-thinking.

Wonder if I should ask for Dave's advice?

 

[Holadem]

Did you not win that set at circuit city or something? I hope not because it would mean I have been spending waaaaayy to much time on HTF if I remember such details. Yikes.

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Holadem

 

[Max Leung]

You should get yourself a 42" Panasonic plasma TV. Put it in torch mode, and play concert DVDs of scantily clad female pop stars bouncing around the stage (my favorite is the trio of violin and bass violin playing chicks). That should calm Dave down a bit next time he comes over.

Make sure you wear sunglasses though...I hear them plasma TVs are rootin'-tootin' bright!

 

[JohnRice]

Would you be referring to a Viola, Max?



I believe you're referring to Bond. Sure hope you turn the sound off when you play that.




Sorry, I'm in a sarcastic mood today.





"How can you tell?" Someone in the background whispers.

 

[Max Leung]

Hey, I was about to say viola, but I thought better of it, because it might be confused with the correctly-spelled voila! exclamation that people love to associate with the fine musical instrument!

For the record, I have never heard any of Bond's (so that's what they are called...huzzah) music. Only watched the muted video on a plasma TV screen at a boutique HT store.

 

[Pamela]

...he had to pick up an attachment accessory for his new monopod

For goodness sake, what does he need a monopod for? He has two hands to hold the camera, doesn't he?


Samy's...sigh. That's a blast from the past. Harkens back to better days. Good times. Now you've gone and made me all weepy.

 

[MarkHastings]

He has two hands to hold the camera, doesn't he?

But if you read Zen's and my replies, it sounds like he might be using one hand for his Schlitz beer and the other hand to hold his shotgun.

 

[Jack Briggs]

Pam, on the day the original Samy's store was burning (during Day Two of the great Civil Unrest of 1992), it was uncanny to be watching a live network feed from NBC-TV in New York of the store going up in flames while, at the same time, being able to look outside my window and see the billowing plume directly. Strange. Oh, and I have some Dave Cohen stories related to the 1992 riots. JB

 

[Pamela]

Jack, I remember that day very well. I sat glued to the TV, watching it go up in flames and saying to myself, "All those Nikons. All of those Hassleblads. Going up in smoke. Do I have time to get down their and loot before it burns to the ground?" No, but really...it was like a dagger through my heart watching it burn.

I spent a lot of time and money at that place. Camera stuff was to me then, what HT stuff is to me now. Me and my then-sweetie hangin' at Samy's. Fond memories of a better time.... I'm getting all sentimental now...

 

[Dennis Nicholls]

Actually I think Jack is pretending to be having a spat with Dave Bowman.... Jack is, by any practical definition of the words, foolproof and incapable of error.

 

[Malcolm R]

Things a little boring out there in Idaho, Dennis?

You keep resurrecting these fossilized threads.

 

[MarkHastings]

I was just gonna say "Who the hell keeps bringing up OLD threads?", but then I see Dennis's name as the one in each one.

 

[Malcolm R]

Either that or he's left his computer logged in and Fluffy Pumpkin is toying with us.

 

[Garrett Lundy]

Nah, maybe he's got AOL Dialup and it took this long to refresh the page.....

 

[Dennis Nicholls]

Actually we are one of the introductory sites for www.clearwire.com which is a pretty good way to get broadband and yet cut out the local cable and local telephone company.



Jack won't mind kitty photos in his thread. The Flufferdoodle is much too tired to hang out on line at the present time.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

... and that's when the evening got creepy.

A rant written like a feature article. Bravo, Jack.

 

[Malcolm R]

Ah, yes, the kitty "bear trap" pose. You just can't resist reaching down to scratch that fuzzy tummy and before you know it four sets of claws snap on your hand and a set of fangs sinks into your wrist.

What're those scars on your wrist? You didn't attempt suicide, did you?

No, I just live with a cat.