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Oh, no no, Byron, please don't be so modest!
I can assure you, in the realms of sophistry you have few peers.

That pricked ego still smarting, is it? Tsk, tsk. You know there is a saying that bearing bitter grudges is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die.

Namaste,

~ Makera

The syntax of the 'sentence' that started this thread is beneath Leonard's eloquence. And I was just thinking there should be a Topic that reads: " Dear Leonard ..." in which people actually trouble to confide their sincere questions to Mr. Cohen in the conceivable event that he might elect to answer just a few. I'm gonna write to see if this is a possibility.

A wonderful likeness of Leonard, Davideo. Was that the one he bought? Did you get a photo of it first; or did you have copies of the original, at the time?

Hi LizzyT- That is not the picture that he bought ( that I wish I'd Given to him). I have no photo, no copy. I had no idea my boss would stick it in the front window, nevermind that the 'subject' would, himself, come along, see it and buy it!! So, Mr. 'C' has the only and original rendition thereof- if, indeed, he has kept it. Dave [It's not that it was a great painting, but, being, then, a beginner, I very diligently attempted to do justice to its inspiration.]

Well, no, I guess that wouldn't have ever occurred to you , Dave. I didn't see the earlobes on this one, but I sure loved what you saw; so I still took it to be the one. Going by the one [which you have replaced here] that was here, I can't imagine how good the initial one had to be. I guess we can't rely on the effectiveness of this method with, "Draw it and they [he] will come," though, eh ? I see you've never quite gotten over accepting his money, have you? I can understand that. Hindsight is always 20/20, however; if that gives you any comfort. If all else fails, send him a $50 bill, with an account of your original story. It would bring back pleasant memories of his earlier days, no doubt. The delight of walking past a gallery window and seeing a portrait of yourself, a well-done one at that; the words of an admiring young man; and that woman coming out of the photography shop with him.......perhaps, she was gifted with it.

~ Lizzy