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  1. 1 hour ago, TankedBevo said:

    I saw it when I was like 12 (way too young), and cried. I saw it a couple more times as a grown ass man and cried then too. It's so fucking powerful, from the acting to the musical score, just perfect. 

    I don't recall ever crying, but the Denzel scene is masterful.  An extended camera shot focusing on just him, with the sound of the whip on his back, and tears flowing down his face as he's showing tremendous restraint and whatever dignity and defiance he can muster, while keeping his eyes squarely on Col. Shaw.  Denzel is one of the best.

    And yeah, it's one of my favorite musical scores of all time, which added to the power of the movie, especially the battle scenes.

  2. 5 minutes ago, Professor Chesney said:

    If it gives anyone comfort, I recently caught up with someone who would generally know that feels positively about Kenny Baker purely as a coach based on this spring.  He isn’t some “rah rah just give more effort” charlatan.  The techniques he is teaching and his methodology seem to be legit.  Didn’t get into if he was better or worse than Bo Davis.  Forgot where I posted it last year but the same person in spring/summer last year insisted Byron Murphy would be a revelation.

    Thank you, Kenny.

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  3. 33 minutes ago, Hook1997 said:

    Closest we have in some backwoods bars are pickled pigs feet.  That looks terrible but I would take one bite to try it atleast.  

    Get me liquored up and I'll do the same.  But I'd eat the fried ones stone cold sober.

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  4. 1 minute ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

    That's nothing.  Two summers ago when we were in a stretch of 50+ days without a drop of rain, I watched a huge rain cloud come towards our neighborhood, got within three houses of mine then veered 90 degrees on a dime.  I didn't get a drop and other houses within eyesight had standing water in their lawns.

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  5. 4 minutes ago, Chad Fuck said:

    So on point. People bitch about the bands, but to stand in a field with friends, beer in hand, and watch the girls walking by dressed up for each other - all set to a soundtrack of whichever stage you’re choosing - may be the closest thing to bliss on this planet. I wish I had been taking better fashion notes since the beginning. But it is probably my second favorite part of ACL.

    Very true.  ACL has the ability to make me feel young in the soul and old as fuck in the body at the same time.

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