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[Mark_Poole@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Mark Poole)]

     Related to the discussion regarding the relative lack of 3-d Beatles 
     photos, I have a few comments:
     
     I have tried to make it a point to document local dramatic events as 
     much as possible.  I don't live near Hollywood, so, the big movie 
     stars are not within my reach.  But there are things that happen in my 
     local community that may have some worth, maybe years from now, and 
     only to historians, but still that in itself has merit.
     
     The event that sparked me into thinking this way was a powerful 
     windstorm that ran over central Virginia like a freight train two 
     years back.  It caused millions of dollars of damage from fallen trees 
     and it literally blew apart buildings (and the usual assortment of 
     house trailers).  I live in downtown Lynchburg, in the historic 
     district.  Within view of my home is the First Baptist Church, with a 
     steeple that rises up well over two hundred feet.  It has been a 
     landmark of Lynchburg for many years.  The storm blew off the steeple, 
     sending parts of it through the roof.
     
     Now, I managed to get shots of the ruined affair.  And they have since 
     replaced the steeple with a stronger and lighter-framed one.  But what 
     if they hadn't rebuilt this landmark of our town?  There was debate 
     among it's parishioners as to if this would happen.  I searched my own 
     collection for "before" images, and even though I dwell two blocks 
     from it, I only have one shot showing a bit of the steeple in the 
     upper left corner of each frame, there by accident.   
     
     So, I try to get shots of local happenings.
     
     Now, I did get some good shots of downed trees and damaged buildings, 
     and this is valuable, too.
     
     Again, I am under no obligation to do this, but I feel voices from 
     future generations that start with "...if only..."
     
     To reiterate:
     I have just learned, to my chagrin, that the Tour duPont will not come 
     through Lynchburg next year.  This great bicycle race is a riot of 
     bright color and presents a great opportunity to get shots that 
     include repetitive images (all those bikes lined up at the start, 
     etc.).  It has been coming through here for a number of years, and I 
     had always been saying "One year I need to get a few shots of that..."
     
     The route has passed right by my home.  Now, I'll have to travel many 
     miles to get these images (guilt, guilt).
     
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     Mark Poole               |  Mark_Poole@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
     
     The ants find kingdoms in a foot of ground -William Rose Benet 
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