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Audiobooks of John Sandford books make the trips pass quickly. If you like WW2 era espionage with a cool flair, Alan Furst novels on audiobooks all have been good for me. I'm addicted to the Jack Reacher series as well. Those can get you to Marfa and back a bunch of times.
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Directors who get a lotta mileage out of you....
Bama Llama replied to GreenspointTexas's topic in Movies and TV
This thread takes me back to the mid 70s, when my teenage bibliophile niece, out of the blue, gave me Stephen King's anthology Night Shift. I've been a zombie for his work ever since. Still waiting for someone to adapt 11.22.63. Back on thread, Ridley Scott, the Coens and Tarantino are three of my favorite automatic watches. Bravissimo fine films and their makers, spice of life variety and all. -
Hoist on his own dotard, eh?
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A house with a defective foundation will have problems from day one. Fixing education begins with the youngest. If a student has a solid foundation in basic subjects, he has a fighting chance at comprehending plane geometry, algebra and physics. We should triage education and save the elementary schools first.
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Very well done film. Anyone who was alive in October of 1962 has to be in thrall of Thirteen Days. I vividly recall the terrible moaning of late night London Blitz-type air raid siren drills in my hometown. We knew it was only a drill but it scared the living shit out of my young ass just the same. I begged my Army Air Corps WW2 vet father to put a fallout shelter in the back yard. He asked me what I would do when my neighbor pals Jim and Robert came tapping on the door to be let in, given that there would be only enough food, water and space for our family. That one stumped me. Then I thought, "Those little shits will block our air tubes." Thank God Nikita blinked and we had a base in Turkey to trade.
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And evidently a source of inspiration for John Kricfalusi, creator of "Ren and Stimpy." In one of the classic cartoons, an irate Ren, upon learning that Stimpy had given away $37 million, did a dead-on Peter Lorre chastising Sidney Greensteet for the falcon switcheroo, saying, "Yew-w-w-w FAT, BLOATED EEEEDIOT!"
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Watched and thoroughly enjoyed Once Upon A Time In Hollywood with my dear bride last night. She had resisted watching or even reading about this film because previous QT work grossed her out. I persuaded her to watch it but didn't give anything away. She loved it, LOVED it. I graduated from high school in 1969 and she in 1971. Tarantino absolutely captured and cloned the vibe of 1969 - music, style, the bizarro world circus, men's and women's hair adventures, media before streaming, chain smoking. The reimagined history "happy" ending. If only, if only. In any case, we enjoyed it very much.
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Enthusiastically recommend just about anything by any of these guys: John LeCarre Nelson DeMille Alan Furst James Lee Burke Martin Cruz Smith Carl Hiassen Totally agree with above post about A Gentleman In Moscow - fine writing about an aristocrat under house arrest in the Metropole Hotel in Moscow for decades following the 1917 revolution.
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Ellison was such a creative yarn spinner and short story guy. I've been combing the internet trying to refind an Ellison story I first read years ago, about an ancient sound recording embedded in the grooves on the side of a (Sumerian?) urn. Also, The Basilisk, the reading of which will get you hood and high. There are some good H. E. rants on theYouTube. Guy was a trip.
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They're everywhere, man! Then why can't we see them?! (slowly looks up) Ohhhh, shit . . .
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'Scuse me for going slightly off-topic. He wasn't in the 8th AF (was in 15th AF) but George McGovern flew 35 missions in WW2. Stephen Ambrose's The Wild Blue, a fune read, was a good McGovern bio but had much, much more. Cast my first prez vote for GMcG in 1972. He was strong antiwar but had no chance vs Tricky Dick, alas.
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Especially in dimly lit stairwells. Agree, Trumbo is a very good film. McCarthyism bad juju.
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This thread could be captioned Darwin Awards Tryout Qualifying although on further review, the Ex-Buckeye Hot Grad Student should actually win a Darwin. I wager she did not accelerate to her rendezvous with destiny. Her foot simply came off the brake pedal and the vehicle idled forward until crunch time. Such an impatient world we live in. Jesus, put the car in park, turn off the motor, wiggle that slender ass out a window or hop out the other door and retrieve the credit card. C'est dommage.
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I can almost smell the fresh popcorn in the little paper bag and feel the sticky stuff from spilled soft drinks on the soles of my Keds. TravelTalk reminds me of the Saturday morning movies of my kid-dom (credit Jean Shepherd), complete with newsreels, Flash Gordon serial segments and best of all, full color cartoons. Fitzpatrick's nasal voice and musical but monotone delivery start to grow on you after a while. Totally agree with OP - the series provided a window to a world that seemed larger and so much more benign than this one, and in such brilliantly grainy color. Bravo TCM for introducing TT to us and how appropriately, on Saturday mornings. "Here we are in lovely Rio de Janeiro, playground of the globe, overseen by majestic Sugarloaf mountain and the 98-foot tall soapstone statue resting high atop 2,300 Corcovado mountain, Christ the Redeemer . . ."
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What was your most heart breaking moment as a sports fan?
Bama Llama replied to Knoxtnhorn's topic in Football
This thread is so full of pain. There is a clear choice for me and it's not even close. I can still hear those assholes chanting, "PUNT, Bama, PUNT!" over and over, ad nauseum, ad infinitum. Witnessing the loss in person magnified it by 1,000. Bama was undefeated, taking on much-hated Auburn in Birmingham. We were up 16-3 with about four minutes left in the game. Auburn's offense had not crossed the 50 yard line that day. Their field goal had come after a fumble recovery in Bama territory and three plays lost ten yards. And then, . . . IT happened. Twice. The same player blocked consecutive punts. The same guy caught the blocked punt on the first hop and ran it in for a touchdown. The second extra point made it 17-16 a score which lives in Alabama sports infamy. That is was Auburn on the winning side made this my most heartbreaking football memory. The Aubies didn't celebrate, they wallowed in the moment, and it continued for years. I hope they lose every game in every sport and look bad in the losing. Forever. -
Recently rewatched Yesterday with my Lennonphile adult daughter. Thoroughly enjoyed it again, especially watching her enjoy it. At "the" moment, she was rendered mute and wide-eyed, then had some tears. A good film can do that for you. If you enjoyed the Beatles and the positive effect they had on music and humankind, this is a good way to spend a little screen time. Good cast, good editing, excellent musical performances with admittedly superior material to begin with.
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If he actually is put in the dock, Tatertown will plead the Fifth Amendment while wagging the thumb and fingers of his right hand. Asshole.
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To all - Mea culpa for initiating a second Tuberville thread. I am orking wth an ancient tiny screen iPhone 5 and did not see the old thread still had a pulse. Merger was definitely appropriate. Will take inventory in the future before duplicating an existing thread. P.S. Tuberville is a finger-wagging assclown Philistine.
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LONG READ but worth it 1--- From Al.com via Politico: Sen. Tommy Tuberville spoke to Donald Trump just as rioting rocked the Capitol on Jan. 6 and informed the president then-Vice President Mike Pence had been evacuated from the chamber, Politico detailed in a report today. Tuberville, R-Alabama, told Politico he was on the phone with Trump when he had to abruptly end the call. ”I said, ‘Mr. President, they just took the vice president, I’ve got to go,” Tuberville said. (Bama Llama sez: Hey, Tommy, your cell phone will function while you are in motion.) 2--- Just keep talking, Tommy Tuberville Updated Feb 11, 2021; Posted Feb 11, 2021 By Kyle Whitmire | kwhitmire@al.com This is an opinion column. It’s a new twist on an old question: What did Tommy Tuberville know, and when did Donald Trump know it? Alabama’s junior senator has again opened his mouth. This time, rather than revealing what he doesn’t know — like what the three branches of government are — Tuberville let slip he knew something he maybe shouldn’t have. And Donald Trump knew it, too. And it could mean the president knowingly put his vice president, Mike Pence, in danger, or even incited a mob to try to kill him — which is all kind of important in the impeachment of the former president. Here’s what we know so far. On Wednesday, after the second day of impeachment hearings, Tuberville spoke with reporters about a phone call he had with the president the day of the attack on the U.S. Capitol. As insurgents stormed the building, Pence’s security swept the vice president out of the Senate chambers. Tuberville says he was on the phone with Trump, who wanted his help delaying the Senate count of electoral votes. “I said ‘Mr. President, they just took the vice president out, I’ve got to go,’” Tuberville told Politico. At least Tuberville has sense enough to look out for his own safety. But if Tuberville is telling the truth, what he’s revealed is important — not only that Trump would have known Pence was in danger, but more importantly when Pence was in danger. Tuberville would have told Trump that Pence had been evacuated from the Senate chambers around 2:15 p.m. About 10 minutes later, Trump tweeted angrily about the vice president. “Mike Pence didn’t have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our Country and our Constitution, giving States a chance to certify a corrected set of facts, not the fraudulent or inaccurate ones which they were asked to previously certify,” Trump tweeted before his account was suspended. “USA demands the truth!” There are only a few ways to interpret this. Either, Trump didn’t care his vice president was in danger and recklessly put his life at further risk. Or Trump did care — and wanted him pursued, or hurt, or killed. Which is crazy, but that’s where we are. With Tuberville’s revelations, Trump’s attorneys can’t argue that the former president was ignorant of the danger Pence was in. I’ve been tempted to accept that Tuberville is some bumbling fool, stumbling through a political upheaval like a hapless Forrest Gump. But this sort of thing keeps happening again and again, and the evidence keeps stacking up against him — most of it out of his own mouth. Last year, Tuberville told Alabama Daily News’ Todd Stacy that he intended to use his new Senate office space for fundraising — which is illegal. Two weeks ago, Tuberville denied he’d been at a January 5 meeting of Trump confidants at the Trump International Hotel, even though social media posts of two people there put him in the room, and another woman took a picture with Tuberville in the hotel lobby. And now, speaking to reporters, Tuberville has let slip something that might make him the most important witness in Trump’s impeachment. Tuberville campaigned on the promise he’d do everything he could to support Trump in Washington. Now he might be the key to convicting him. The more Tuberville talks, the more we seem to learn — which means there’s just one thing to do. A year ago, Senate Democrats demanded witnesses in Trump’s first impeachment trial but Republicans refused to allow them. This time around, the Dems have been the ones arguing for a witnessless trial. That’s a mistake. The House impeachment team should call Tuberville as a witness. Let’s do on purpose what Tuberville keeps doing by accident. Put him under oath. And keep him talking. Or make him invoke his right to remain silent. We need to hear what Tuberville knew. We need to hear when Trump knew it. And we need to know it now. Kyle Whitmire is the state political columnist for the Alabama Media Group. You can follow his work on his Facebook page, The War on Dumb. And on Twitter. And on Instagram.
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Based on the fine novel by Martin Cruz Smith, one of those rare films that matches the book. Recreating the visage of a murder victim starting only with a skull. William Hurt, Lee Marvin, Brian Dennehy and Joanna Pacula while still nubile, well done and nitty gritty. Better than 80% of the dreck passing for entertainment today even considering the COVID interlude.
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Otis - Try A Little Tenderness Immortal sax and trumpet intro, poignant words about how young girls get wearied wearing that same old shaggy dress, tempo and rhythm changing and building with each verse, that magnificent weeping organ chord at "makes it easier, easier to bea-earr," and that fine ascent to the kickass closing "GOT-ta GOT-ta GOT-ta GOT-ta." That's my favorite "perfect" song.
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I relish the anticipation. If you were listening to music in the early 1960s, the advent of the Beatles changed it all, and it was so wonderful. I play 1964 Ludwig blue oyster pearls to this day for a reason. Tried to get black oyster pearls, but the world was out. Someone once said, about the moment the Beatles stepped out of the dugout at Shea and walked across the infield to the tiny stage at second base, "Before then there was nothing. After, there was everything." Amen. I saw them in person two nights later in Atlanta. Life changing in the best way. Viva los Beatles!
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When you can't see the forest (fire) for the trees
Bama Llama replied to Goredho's topic in Cloak Room
Looking at a screen does not create enlightenment, wisdom, compassion or grace. Since thr rise of the internet the number trouble making assholes seems to have increased exponentially. That being said, I'm not ready to pack it in. Writing off those we don't agree with isn't working. But seriously, how did that precinct in Palm Beach County end up going to Pat Buchanan in 2000? "Close enough for government work" is not an acceptable answer. -
The Hallelujah Trail-1870s mashup of temperance marchers, Plains Indians, mounted cavalry and militant miners, plus Lee Remick and Pamela Tiffin looking very fine. Great Elmer Bernstein score, epic voiceover intro a la 1950s Disney documentaries, great Monument Valley vista cinematograpy. Man, I love this film. Satirizes John Ford westerns without being malicious. Brian Keith chews up scenery. Burt Lancaster at his best as the 6th Cavalry Colonel. Donald Pleasance as "Oracle" needs to be primed with whiskey before he can make a prediction- (swallows a shot) "Ah! There, now I see it!"
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