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Mach 1

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  1. Catching up with past recorded episodes to get current ... the time jumps in Season 1 were done by a master, those in season 3 by an apprentice.

    There's an interesting story in season 3, but it's being told poorly, IMO.

    And here I thought Dorf was a douchebag.  Turns out he's a douchebag that can act.

  2. Saw it this weekend, loved it.  I especially liked how Jackson started off with typical documentary footage, then subtly slid into his upgrades.

    The Carlin podcast is a must listen for anyone interested in history - period.  I need to go back and hand out some thank yous to whomever recommended...

    What struck me about the horrors of the podcast vs. the horrors of the movie was how *relatively* opposite they were portrayed.  The podcast was so detailed and raw - which I loved since so much of history is sanitized - but the movie quoted British soldiers that described everything as kind of matter of fact. Rats? We shot 'em. Machine guns? We just had to keep going.  "We had a job to do" was said over and over.  Tough sons of bitches, stiff upper lip stuff.   

    The stuck in mud is nightmare fuel.

  3. The Wire, Breaking Bad and Sopranos get a lot of attention for best TV series ever, and deservedly so.  But I think Justified is close to the top of the second tier.  I fucking loved this show.  It's so well written and acted, and the storylines from season to season just worked.  It wasn't perfect and I'm sure critics could nitpick stuff, but goddamn from start to finish it was entertaining as hell.  Favorite season is Noble's holler - Limehouse didn't fuck around.

    Boyd Crowder, Dewey, Sheriff Steffy, Mags Bennet ... the characters in this show were awesome.  

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  4. 1 hour ago, HenryJames said:

    The Trump Presidential Library is going to be incredible.

    I don't think there will be one.  This shithead has broken so many basic Presidential principles I think we can add no library to the list.

    I guess once Mueller's evidence drops and is slowly, horribly, digested by all of us, and he's either impeached or loses in 2020, maybe the Huckabee family could raise enough for a kind of Ripley's Believe it or Not type deal.  Branson, MO might work.  Shit, it even might make some money to pay off the Trump Org legal fees.

  5. I was looking forward to this but turned it off after 30 minutes.  Maybe I just don't get the source material, fine to each his/her own.

    It seemed like a poor mash up of Kill Bill (great) and Smoken Aces (sucked), but it couldn't decide what the hell it wanted to be.  So it went from brooding tension to ridiculous cartoon character villains from one second to the next.

    Maybe it got better as it went along but fuck it, with Netflix it's always hit or miss so I checked out.

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  6. Next step is weld in the DS floor pan.  Luckily this was the only part of the car that needed serious rust repair.

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    This will be my first welding job.  Took a couple of classes and I still need a little practice, but hopefully it goes smooth.  I've already beaten the shit out of the replacement panel to fit the as is conditions.

    351 Cleveland off the machine shop shortly.  Beyond the matching numbers I have something else to tell me the engine is original.   An original dizzy fused to the block.  I can't get it off no way no how.  Fingers cross they can get it off without serious damage.

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  7. 3 minutes ago, Patrick Bateman said:

    Correct.... and the Wall Street sequel opens with Gecko getting out of prison.

     

    JFC that movie came out in 2010

    The original WS came out in 1987.  The Gecko character was iconic for anyone living in NYC at the time, regardless of business. Yes I lived there 89-93.

    Point being Trump's entire persona has an interesting correlation to Gecko's character.  I think it has heavily influenced him.

  8. I'm entering here at my own risk, once and only once.

    I'm watching the movie Wall Street and it's very prescient re: Donald Trump.  He's obviously the Gecko character, preaching greed and loyalty above all else, selling bullshit to further his personal interests. 

    The movie came out when Trump was on the rise in New York ... I suspect this is part of his DNA, the "greed is good" speech.  His (and our) problem is he probably assumed when the movie ended and Bud Fox went to jail without any mention of Gecko, that everything was cool, the rat took the heat and Gecko sailed off into the sunset.

    Problem is none of that translates to government.  He'll hopefully learn soon enough.

  9. MIght as well join this thread considering the username.  I'm restoring a numbers matching 70 Mach 1.  Here it is as I drove it off the trailer and into my garage,

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    Here it is now

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    And the 351c broken down and ready for the machine shop

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  10. Oh and while we're at it the shitheads that plant themselves in the middle of the cream and sugar table, even though there's room for one, maybe two more people if they'd move to the edge.  But no. These fat fucks pour sugar, after sugar  ... then lesiurely stir it, take a sip, shake their head "nah" .. then pour another sugar, leisurely stir it....  Meanwhile they are oblivious to the 5-10 people behind them, waiting patiently, but also fantasizing of grabbing a bat and hitting away.

  11. People who hang out to socialize with Starbucks baristas while they're fucking working.  Yes, we see you in your yoga pants/cycling shorts hanging over the glass discussing your latest vet visit with Sparky while the goddamn history degree having employee is trying to manage 20 fucking cups around hot liquid and gas while also trying not to be rude and giving you an "Uh huh" and "You don't say?"

    JFC I order plain coffee but my wife and daughter like iced teas, so I have to stand there and watch this shit.

    Get a life and get some friends and get out of the way of tired people and their caffeine.  Dumbasses.

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    So I saw a scene last night I've never seen before - I guess there's an extended cut of the movie out now.  It's where Tuco hooks up with his crew before catching up with Blondie at the hotel.  I thought Tuco just hired some guys to take the first round of bullets, but nope, he had a gang.   

  13. Watching it for the 20th time or close to it..

    Best Western of all time?  Check

    Best movie of all time?  Top 10, only thing holding it back is the awkward voice overs.

    Eli Wallach - robbed for an Oscar nomination

    Lee Van Cleef - best Western villian 

    Clint - he's Clint

    I defy anyone to watch the Tuco sprint through the cemetery while the music is playing to not think they are watching greatness.

    And the close out.  Perfect.

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  14. 2 minutes ago, UnivTex34 said:

    I stand corrected. They were 2A back in the day when I was in school, and in their district, (pre-reorg of A’s) so I assumed they were still about the same size, surprised they have dropped a classification since then. 

     

     

    CSB, when I was an 8th grader, we lived across the street from the FB coach, and he had daughters a year younger than me, so he loved me, so all through junior high, I traveled with the varsity team and was either ball boy or ran the camera. 8th grade year, ran the camera in our district game at the Puncher Bowl. That camera box is on top of the home side of the stands, which is an old wooden, covered, horse racetrack stands. So the camera box, is on top of the sun shade, at the edge. The entire thing shook. Never been so terrified in my life.

    Ha, good times.

    I froze my ass off in that stadium as a kid with Meemaw.  Vaguely recollect them squeaking by Sonora with those awful uniforms...   It's fun to watch Mason kick ass, my grandparents would have loved it.

  15. 1 minute ago, UnivTex34 said:

    It’s 3A football, so he also starts in the secondary. Got called hitting a guy coming across the middle.

    I would have responded sooner but I keep watching your damn avatar .... 

    2A actually.  They last played Canadian in the finals who is now thankfully 3A.

    Have to check out NHSF channel if all these games are on there.

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  16. 1 hour ago, UnivTex34 said:

    Would have been worse, but Mason QB got ejected in the first half for targeting. He was rolling, and while the backup did get it moving, they had some stalled drives that likely would not have happened.

    How the hell did a QB get ejected for targeting?

    My 80 year old mom is a Puncher, planning her travels to the semis once location is announced.  I try to keep her up on details.

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