By any chance......

On 9/22/09 11:59 AM, "Truman Adkins"

<trumanadkins@*^%&$$%^.com> wrote:

…..in the year 1991 did you live on Pine Street in San Francisco?

I was cleaning out a drawer the other night and found an envelope containing a number of exquisite photos in black and white, taken with a two and a quarter, made into post cards, a story on the back of each one. The return address said "note new address".

I believe this was related to a post card/photography group centered around a photo mag I subscribed to at the time. If this is you, I hope you will please accept my thanks for this wonderful gift that had completely left my mind, but now fills me with warmth and appreciation.

Have a nice day.

Truman Adkins
Fieldale, Virginia

Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:03:48 -0700
Subject: Re: By any chance......
From: stephen@stephenzeigler.com
To: trumanadkins@^&%$#!.com

Re: By any chance...... Hello Truman!

WOW! This is probably the coolest email I think I have ever received. Especially since it’s regarding images I made before email ever really existed.

To be honest I have no recollection of sending you any postcards although in 1991 I was crazy for mail art and making postcards and I have no idea how many or to where they were mailed to.
I know that if I had an address it got something mailed to it.

Was the mag “Shots” photoZine? I know I sent that guy a lot of cards as well as others from there I would correspond with.

Truman, thank you for getting in touch and sharing.

I would love to make a blog entry out of this.
http://it-aint-pretty.blogspot.com/
Would it be possible for you to scan a few of the cards for me?
May I have permission to reprint your email on my blog?

Would love to leave your name on it though if that’s cool?

I think you just made my year!
Best,
sz

On 9/22/09 6:35 PM, "Truman Adkins" <trumanadkins@.#$%*#.com> wrote:

Yes, it was Shorts, I still have copies of that on the shelf.

I am so happy that I was able to connect with you on the first try! Damn that is amazing. I will scan those photos tomorrow and send them to you. I think it is a testament to creation, the written word, the image. All those things.

Please feel free to blog about it, you can use me name and location, it is a small town but I'm real proud to be from here. Include whatever you want.

This makes today a good one.

On 9/22/09 6:35 PM, "Truman Adkins" <trumanadkins@.#$%*#.com> wrote:

I scanned all 12, front and back, and the envelope, will attach as many as I can and send them along.

I have them numbered so the first number is the photo and the second number is the side.

Enjoy.

Truman

1_1
1_2

2_1
2_2


3_1
3_2

4_1
4_2

5_1
5_2


6_1
6_2

7_1
7_2

8_1
8_2

9_1
9_2

10_1
10_2





Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:06AM
Subject: Re: By any chance......
From: stephen@stephenzeigler.com
To: trumanadkins@^&%$#!.com

Hey Truman,
Thanks for this walk down amnesia lane.

Wow what a trip. I only have vague recollections of making these.
I remember being really into native american symbols back then...still interested in symbols now...
Mostly south east asian and Tibetan buddhist symbols.
My hand writing and spelling haven’t changed a bit....sadly.

Again, thanks so much for this Truman.

I’ll let you know when the blog post is up.

The very best to you,
sz


Date: Thursday, 24 Sep 2009 3:53PM
Subject: Re: By any chance......
From: stephen@stephenzeigler.com
To: trumanadkins@^&%$#!.com


Hey Truman,

The blog post is up.

Thanks for this.

SZ