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By: Liberals Make Great Speedbumps

Liberals Make Great Speedbumps — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 07:50:51 +0000

Hi artboy,

Yeah, I’m sure that some artistic license was taken in the series. I’ve never read it so I don’t doubt your word on it. It still makes me sit back and marvel at the generation my Dad belongs to, and somewhat embarrassed for my own.

By: artboyusa

artboyusa — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:56:41 +0000

“Band of Brothers” is great, except for the episode where they have Major Winters shooting that young German who’s all on his own and apparently unarmed. It makes a fine man look like a murderer and it never happened (at least its not in the book). Interesting too that so many of the Americans are played by British actors – I keep recognizing them in movies and on TV over here.

By: Liberals Make Great Speedbumps

Liberals Make Great Speedbumps — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:19:14 +0000

Hey Lurkin,

Band of Brothers is the one that I pull out at least once a year and watch in its entirety. Excellent series, great theme also as you’ve noted.

By: Lurkin_no_mo

Lurkin_no_mo — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 07:13:08 +0000

Love the Lonesome Dove series! Once a year I’ve got to spend a day watching all 4 of the movies in their historical sequesnce: Dead Man’s Walk, Lonsome Dove, Return to Lonesome Dove (not a McMurty book, but a kick off for a short lived TV series with Ricky Schroeder playing Newt), and Streets of Laredo with James Garner playing the role of Call. First one, IMHO, is the best.
I read thatLarry McMurty also wrote the screenplay for Brokeback Mountain….GAG!
I also love the the music from the films. I’ve got it in my will that at my funeral I want the Lonesome Dove theme and the Band of Brothers theme played at the funeral. I think those are two of the most beautiful, moving instrumental songs I’ve heard.

By: Exeter

Exeter — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:50:18 +0000

Prof – hang your head in shame! (I’m still LMAO!)

By: DEZ

DEZ — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:42:45 +0000

OMG prof.
Oh, pas da KFC.

By: sheehanjihad

sheehanjihad — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:34:38 +0000

ROFLMAO! Professor, you are so, so, not politically correct! Watch for the brownshirts anytime now!

By: DEZ

DEZ — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:30:00 +0000

LMAO SJ!

By: Professor_Repulso

Professor_Repulso — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:28:58 +0000

And SJ joins the fracas! Where’s my flare pistol? This one’s for you – and wee wee on ‘em if they can’t take a joke!!
http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/PGS

By: JohnMG

JohnMG — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:28:37 +0000

McMurtry’s book is an excellent read, especially if you know the history involved and the country he described. The movie was remarkably true to the book, I might add, and the casting was brilliant.

Or so I think. ;-}

By: sheehanjihad

sheehanjihad — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:21:20 +0000

And, of course, anyone who doesn’t like Frank Sinatra is a communist :-D” Hey, you started it!

By: DW

DW — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:19:58 +0000

I was referring to the original Lonesome Dove. It’s not as good as the book (very few movie adaptations are) but on it’s own merits it’s a pretty good western. All six hours worth.
(Wow – we managed to simultaneously hijack two different threads with discussions about westerns…Steve’s probably fingering his own taterstick (the one marked “Banned”) right now… :-)

SJ -LOL.

By: sheehanjihad

sheehanjihad — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:11:33 +0000

And, of course, anyone who doesn’t like Frank Sinatra is a communist :-D”

comrades in the night….exchanging secrets.
comrades in the night…like preening egrets
who’d have thought they’d win, before the night was throooooooooooogh…

something in their eyes, was so deceiving
something in their hearts, I’m not believing
they would be in charge, oh man we all are screwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwed

comrades in the night, those stupid masses
comrades in the night, those stump dumb asses
they have voted for a jerk, so they wont have to work…….
they want to do just as they please, with both hands full of gubmint cheese…..

if you watched that night, you’d better worry
socialism’s blight, they’re in no hurry
none of this is right…
for comrades in the night…

dooby dooby doo, doo doo da dee da we are freaking screwed, doo doo be dee da

By: DEZ

DEZ — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:08:33 +0000

“And, of course, anyone who doesn’t like Frank Sinatra is a communist :-D”

How do I look in red comrade DW.
Hmmm never watched the Dove flicks, saw one in the 5 buck bin at Wal-Mart, may have to grab it.

By: DW

DW — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:00:19 +0000

Basil Poledouris also did the music for Lonesome Dove. Try Dimitri Tiompkin's 1960 soundtrack for The Alamo. Also James Horner's Glory soundtrack. Great stuff. And, of course, anyone who doesn't like Frank Sinatra is a communist :-D

By: DEZ

DEZ — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:36:01 +0000

Stone Temple Pilots?

Highway to hell is more my idea of rock and roll prof.
I have ingored music for more than 20 years, Country music is usually to simplistic in nature to entertain me, bluegrass annoys me to the point of blind rage, rap? I will not even go there.
Most rock and roll is to often written and performed by people in a drug induced stupor, but occasionally I enjoy it.
Hip hop is aimed at 12 year olds and is not on my to listen to list.
I can stand instrumentals, but very few of those.
Basil Poledouris is really good, I can watch Conan the Barbarian just for the music.
Maybe I am a fossil.;-)