P3D Seasons Greetings Review of the Meeting

[markaren@xxxxxxxxx (Karen Obusek)]

I enjoy this festive time of year, the rows upon rows of beautiful
lights and bulbs, colorful boxes stacked high and full of surprises,
treats for all, and my favorite stocking............yes.......Dr.T's
"show & tell" table was well stocked for last night's OSPS open house
meeting! The open house event featured "Prints night". A
misunderstanding occured as word hit the streets of Cleveland, youth
flocked to the meeting expecting "Prince night". The homonym error was
corrected as I assured everyone the pop star Prince would NOT be
performing this evening.
I arrived early to secure prime real-estate, to seek a table in a high
traffic area would allow me to demonstrate my film-gel effects and plug
my soon to be released book on the  subject. I would have been more
successful setting up a Chia-Pet display and offering complimentary
Hai-Karate cologne samples. Dr. T assured me that setting up shop in the
far corner would afford me the privacy and personalized attention my
work deserved. Some folks stopped over to escape the crowd reminding me
of those street hotdog vendors that have people darting under the
umbrella when it begins to rain. Using this reference as my inspiration,
I did not feel inappropriate to ask " Well.........are you going to buy
anthing or just stand here!?" In puppeteer fashion I was flicking the
Red Button viewer on and off to grab attention. The rapid depletion of
my batteries encouraged me to commission Dr. T to custom design a
special AC adapter for me. 
There was a lot of neat stuff to look at. Ron Fross brought in some
nifty viewers. Dr. T did well. Folks lined up and handed him checks with
that blank Stepford Wives stare on their faces and drinking the
Kool-Aid. I am thankful Hale-Bop wasn't in the neighborhood or I'd find
myself penniless, swinging from a hammock in an open field somewhere
taking "shoot, swing and shift" shots in Dr. T's hyper stereo workshop,
eating applesauce and drinking Kool-Aid while willing all of my 3-D
hardware to the club. George is the greatest 3-D sellevangelist of our
time! Amen brother!!
Next year I plan to place my Red Button on a stand and rig the light to
a continuous "clapper" type device. The illumination will shut off when
the observer stops clapping. Bystanders will believe everyone is
applauding my work.....and deservingly so! I find it difficult to
applaud my work, especially when I have to hold the illumination button
down. And since my images seem to leave club members speechless, this
will give them another way to express their opinions. :-) 
Next month the slide competiton is "Animals". I am going to phone a few
buddies. Perhaps one of them got a deer this week. I've got to start
somewhere................................
    :-)                                  MARK DOTTLE


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