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[deadlyhandsome]

Wow, that was fast! It took me about three months to get my Campdraft. Great pics, but I wonder why you, like so many others, scowl when shooting a selfie? I'd scowl because I'm terrible at taking selfies, but when I try, I like to smile, because wearing a nifty hat is reason to smile!

It’s hard for me to smile when taking a selfie. I have to make myself do it and consciously think about it while talking the photos. I decided early on that I wanted to be a smiler.




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[Zombie_61]

It’s hard for me to smile when taking a selfie. I have to make myself do it and consciously think about it while talking the photos. I decided early on that I wanted to be a smiler.

I have the same problem. I'm a completely amateur photographer and had never taken a "selfie" before I joined this forum, so my mind is far more focused on trying to get half-way decent shots of whichever hat I'm wearing. Also, I much prefer using natural lighting (i.e. sunlight) but my eyes are very sensitive to bright light. Fortunately that works in my favor, because at least half of the time it looks like I'm smiling when I'm really just squinting.

 

[LuvMyMan]

I have the same problem. I'm a completely amateur photographer and had never taken a "selfie" before I joined this forum, so my mind is far more focused on trying to get half-way decent shots of whichever hat I'm wearing. Also, I much prefer using natural lighting (i.e. sunlight) but my eyes are very sensitive to bright light. Fortunately that works in my favor, because at least half of the time it looks like I'm smiling when I'm really just squinting.

Think back when you first heard the word use...selfie....first thing that came to my mind was Richard Simmons....LOL!

 

[LuvMyMan]

Need some mineral spirits. Oh well.

Wow what happened?

 

[LuvMyMan]

Here's another Zappa recollection: I attended college in Munich, Germany on the army base (McGraw Kaserne). My dorm room was the corner room on the top (fourth) floor. I took paint (not acrylic) and painted my window. Half of the window was an America hot dog (re: Firesign Theatre, "A mighty hot dog is our lord") and the other half a stylized portrait of Frank Zappa. Both the locals and the army types really got a kick out of them!

Have to ask as we have a friend that was in the motor pool there a long time ago, but when were you there? Just wondering if you may have know our friend, James Thompson?

 

[Zombie_61]

Think back when you first heard the word use...selfie....first thing that came to my mind was Richard Simmons....LOL!

I think the first thing that came to my mind when I first heard the word "selfie" was, "What the hell is a 'selfie'?" And I'm almost positive that I followed that up with some "adult" humor referring to the possible definitions.

My wife and I met Richard Simmons years ago at Los Angeles International Airport. What you see on TV is what you get--he is that guy. Long story short, my wife had injured her knee at work and was using crutches. The moment he saw her he walked right up to us like we were old friends, inquired about her injury, and immediately began giving her/us advice on how to properly treat it and for her to not undergo surgery unless it was absolutely necessary. And once he was convinced we would follow his advice he trotted off to talk to someone else, with his entourage waiting at their flight's departure gate the entire time nervously looking at their watches and trying to get his attention. Finally one of the women in the entourage ran to him, grabbed his hand, and dragged him to the gate like he was a lost child. And yes, he was wearing a tank top and color-matched shorts. He was very nice and I got the feeling that he was sincerely trying to help my wife, but if he's like that all of the time I could completely understand his entourage's frustration.

 

[LuvMyMan]

I think the first thing that came to my mind when I first heard the word "selfie" was, "What the hell is a 'selfie'?" And I'm almost positive that I followed that up with some "adult" humor referring to the possible definitions.

My wife and I met Richard Simmons years ago at Los Angeles International Airport. What you see on TV is what you get--he is that guy. Long story short, my wife had injured her knee at work and was using crutches. The moment he saw her he walked right up to us like we were old friends, inquired about her injury, and immediately began giving her/us advice on how to properly treat it and for her to not undergo surgery unless it was absolutely necessary. And once he was convinced we would follow his advice he trotted off to talk to someone else, with his entourage waiting at their flight's departure gate the entire time nervously looking at their watches and trying to get his attention. Finally one of the women in the entourage ran to him, grabbed his hand, and dragged him to the gate like he was a lost child. And yes, he was wearing a tank top and color-matched shorts. He was very nice and I got the feeling that he was sincerely trying to help my wife, but if he's like that all of the time I could completely understand his entourage's frustration.

To this day not one time have I taken a "selfie"....whoopy! Haha!

 

[Hurricane Jack]

To this day not one time have I taken a "selfie"....whoopy! Haha!

 

[andrew_AU]

To this day not one time have I taken a "selfie"....whoopy! Haha!

The only time I seem to take a selfie is to show you guys one of my hats

 

[CRH]

Wow what happened?

That's a lacquer spill from the factory finish. It's my summer time work hat so I've never bothered to fix it. It's one size too large and resides on my noggin over a Headsweats skull cap.

Just home from work, donned the Planter. The blooper is a Byron..

 

[pavementends]

Here's another Zappa recollection: I attended college in Munich, Germany on the army base (McGraw Kaserne). My dorm room was the corner room on the top (fourth) floor. I took paint (not acrylic) and painted my window. Half of the window was an America hot dog (re: Firesign Theatre, "A mighty hot dog is our lord") and the other half a stylized portrait of Frank Zappa. Both the locals and the army types really got a kick out of them!

When were you there. I was at McGraw in 65 and 66.

 

[OldStrummer]

When were you there. I was at McGraw in 65 and 66.

1970 - 1072

The rest of the story: I got into some hot water for the painting I did on the other window (my room was the upper corner). Popular at the time was the "Work for Peace" button that many of my age -- stateside -- were wearing. I painted a likeness, thinking it was a kind, gentle sort of message.

The German locals, on the other hand, thought it too similar to "Arbeit Macht Frei" (Work Makes You Free), a slogan that hung over the entrance to Auschwitz and other concentration camps. I removed it and replaced it with a stylized American flag...

 

[LuvMyMan]

That's a lacquer spill from the factory finish. It's my summer time work hat so I've never bothered to fix it. It's one size too large and resides on my noggin over a Headsweats skull cap.

Just home from work, donned the Planter. The blooper is a Byron..

I have one hat just like it I wear it out when doing lawn work.

 

[LuvMyMan]

1970 - 1072

Wish I had some pictures of our friend that was there...he would have been there when you were.

 

[LuvMyMan]

I think the first thing that came to my mind when I first heard the word "selfie" was, "What the hell is a 'selfie'?" And I'm almost positive that I followed that up with some "adult" humor referring to the possible definitions.

My wife and I met Richard Simmons years ago at Los Angeles International Airport. What you see on TV is what you get--he is that guy. Long story short, my wife had injured her knee at work and was using crutches. The moment he saw her he walked right up to us like we were old friends, inquired about her injury, and immediately began giving her/us advice on how to properly treat it and for her to not undergo surgery unless it was absolutely necessary. And once he was convinced we would follow his advice he trotted off to talk to someone else, with his entourage waiting at their flight's departure gate the entire time nervously looking at their watches and trying to get his attention. Finally one of the women in the entourage ran to him, grabbed his hand, and dragged him to the gate like he was a lost child. And yes, he was wearing a tank top and color-matched shorts. He was very nice and I got the feeling that he was sincerely trying to help my wife, but if he's like that all of the time I could completely understand his entourage's frustration.

I did know he is a serious person when it comes to really helping others that need help. But man is he ever "strange"....!!!!

 

[OldStrummer]

Wish I had some pictures of our friend that was there...he would have been there when you were.

As a student? Or as a GI? Or a civvy?

There are student records, and reunions that occur from time to time. I haven't been to any, but I get notices about them. I also bought a Munich Campus t-shirt recently!

 

[Zombie_61]

I did know he is a serious person when it comes to really helping others that need help. But man is he ever "strange"....!!!!

I got the impression that he's intelligent and certainly knew what he was talking about with regards to the exercises he recommended my wife perform to strengthen her knee after it had healed. And he was very personable. When my wife explained how she injured her knee, he gave me a faux dirty look and joked, "I know you did it, ya' big brute." And I got no feeling or sense of insincerity from him; he seemed to be honestly concerned about her well being. But his general behavior was otherwise very childlike as he bounced from group to group, chatting casually with people and seemingly oblivious about needing to re-join his group and board the plane before it left. This thought was reinforced when, as I mentioned above, the woman in his group literally retrieved him and pulled him towards the gate in the same way a mother might treat a wandering child.

Four or five years later my wife's sister met him when she was invited to a training session at his Slimmons exercise studio in Beverly Hills, California, and at a family gathering afterward she told us almost the same thing--as long as he was focused on discussing diet and exercise he was rather insightful and engaged, but that the moment his mind wandered off-topic he was like a giggling teenager.

 

[andrew_AU]

I always get a kick out of that one. I only got to see Frank four times, but he was my first concert, so he kinda left an impression...

This one doesn't get seen as much, but way cool. And oddly appropriate for this thread.

For anyone interested, the TV show host is Ernie Sigley. He was a famous Australian television talk show host in his day, as well as hosting radio talk shows for about 50 years. He also had a moderately successful singing career.

 

[Frunobulax]

For anyone interested, the TV show host is Ernie Sigley. He was a famous Australian television talk show host in his day, as well as hosting radio talk shows for about 50 years. He also had a moderately successful singing career.

I knew he was a big deal, but of course we were never exposed to him. He seems to take the whole thing in stride and have fun with it. And the first rule of a good host is to know when to sit back and let it play. Plus, it seems like the band is having a good time.


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[andrew_AU]

I knew he was a big deal, but of course we were never exposed to him. He seems to take the whole thing in stride and have fun with it. And the first rule of a good host is to know when to sit back and let it play. Plus, it seems like the band is having a good time.


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Yes he certainly knew how to host a show.

Totally off topic, here is a clip of Ernie Sigley singing in the 1970s with Denise Drysdale. The two of them went on to co-host a successful tv talk show together too