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Long time no see, Ross. Welcome back!!!! I hope you're hanging in there and taking it easy, especially if health is becoming an issue. I'm not around much either but still lurkin' every once in a while!!! ;)
Angie
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Happy B-day, Mike, and hope you have many more to come, enjoy!!!!
:)Angie
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Another love and that is sooooo much fun is last minute road trips, (love the spontaneity of it all) especially driving with the top down, listening to great music with great friends to pass the time!!!!! Nothing like upping and leaving everything behind when the opportunity presents itself and visiting old friends!!!! The 12 hour drive will be worth it, lots of fun, visiting a truly great musician for even more fun, staying for a day and night and then driving back home!!!!
God, I truly LOVE LIFE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Oops, deleted post. Tried to edit the one up above the more I thought about when I went and it double posted. LOL
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I should have said, is there anyone posting without a military background...Brant served -in- the military.
For the rest of us, with our parents and all the shuffling around to military bases and 'stand attention while you're sleeping, children', maybe it just felt like it.
Little ole me. But do have extended family that ultimately served and proudly.
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Angie,
Was your dad the stunt double for Kenny in "Six Pack?"
I don't think I could sink $3K for a meal for two. Wow! If I had the money, maybe...but that's not the case right now...haha! I'll stick with fluffer nutters at home!
But food is goooooooood. I do love to indulge when I can. There aren't many foods that I don't like, but I'm nowhere near Andrew Zimmern on the number of things tasted.
~ Shane
The price makes no sense to me. I assume wine had a lot to do with it. That'd make it a little less nuts. Not by much. But when I was in the army I liked "Shit on a Shingle."
--Brant
I know it sounds nuts but some of the most creative minds who work with food are employed at some point at this restaurant and absolutely AMAZING. Some very innovative stuff going on there!!!!! Yes, very very fine wine was involved!!! Wow!!!
Previous to the French Laundry trip, I had gone to the wine country when I was about 18 years old or perhaps 19?? and toured the wineries but nice because we had access to areas that most tourists if you will didn't have and it was amazing and very interesting!!!!!! They did not care in the least bit that I was under 21. Totally catering to what you wanted or desired at any time and experiencing what they had to offer!!! The partying days of my youth if you will were over at that point. Didn't take much of their wine to do me in. LOL I then followed up with the French Laundry and going there again in my early 30s perhaps, 3 years ago, maybe 4. Great indulgence and worth the money spent for what they offered.
New experiences, what it is, what it feels like, how it's done, understanding it, your own firsthand knowledge truly is a beautiful thing not just with food but in soooo many many other areas of life!!!!!!!!! Of course, if it's some crazy ass shit and may prove fatal or what have you, then no doubt reluctanct, apprehension or HELL NO. There are always lines drawn if you will. But my experiences in this context with that restaurant was absolutely amazing and truly enjoying some of the finest food in the world and enjoying tremendously!!!!
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Angie,
Was your dad the stunt double for Kenny in "Six Pack?"
:D LMAO. He might as well have. Wow, I trip out how much they look alike. Amazing. Of course, there are somew dissimilarities but there have been many times when he would get double takes and people wondering if he was Kenny Rogers. As for me and my mom and who I look like the most, definitely mother. Of course, not exact, she has brown eyes, I have green, different looking noses, but there were times and so long ago and walking together in the mall or whatever that we were sometimes asked if we were twins.
I don't think I could sink $3K for a meal for two. Wow! If I had the money, maybe...but that's not the case right now...haha! I'll stick with fluffer nutters at home!But food is goooooooood. I do love to indulge when I can. There aren't many foods that I don't like, but I'm nowhere near Andrew Zimmern on the number of things tasted.
~ Shane
When we went there, it was a special event. I do enjoy GREAT food though. But I'm also not too picky with food. Although love to cook, etc., food is food. If I'm hungry, will eat whatever is in the fridge. Hell, it could be two pieces of bread with lettuce and no meat or just meat, no condiments, etc. I don't care. Or may get creative and looking for something more complex such as a sandwich where I mixed raspberry jelly, dijon mustard, a bit of ketchup and mayo and WOW, the sandwich turned out pretty damn good. LOL Will just start putting crazy shit together and it turns out to be...DAYAMMM!!! Gotta write that one down. LOL I've tried a lot and may attempt to try something or a small bite to see if I like it or not but there are limits for me.
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Hi Shane ;)
I too would have been upset because Supras are fast cars. And to my understanding, handle extremely well. I can't believe you listened to Megadeath. Were you a head banger or as they called it in my circle of friends so long ago a heshen? LOL I never listened to Megadeath I don't think. But may very well have. The people I hung out with then were into heavy metal as was I. I listened a lot to Ozzy, Black Sabbath, Dio, etc. But still my roots so to speak and music I am drawn to the most is classic Rock and Roll; have always enjoyed this music tremendously. But I'm not limited to just this genre; I enjoy most of it. I too used to and still do the same thing and just wanting to get out and drive for a while and rolling the windows down and usually listening to Rush or another song that hits my soul if you will, gets me deep in thought, etc.
Cars, music, movies...ah, to bask in the accomplishment of others' creativity! I really want a '98 Supra TT. That's my favorite import. Well, aside from the Aston DB9
But the Supra is within a reasonable budget...ha!I used to listen to whatever my dad played. Back in the 70s and early 80s it was Bee Gees, Lionel Richie, Kenny Rogers, Elvis Presley, ABBA, Richard Clayderman and a host of others. But a lot of my musical interests were influenced by my oldest cousin. Those were Metallica, Megadeth, Queensryche (my all-time favorite), Cinderella, Iron Maiden, Ozzy, KISS, etc. What impresses me most is that as hardcore as some of their songs can be, they make some of the absolute best ballads. I also like Linkin Park and System of a Down for their innovative music. Back during hurricane Katrina, I earned the nickname Cigaro...long story, but funny and embarassing at the same time.
But speaking of Ozzy, my favorite song of his is Killer of Giants. It had a very strong political message. When I lived at Pease AFB just outside of Portsmouth, NH, President Bush used to land there for home visits in Maine. I remember wanting to hand him a copy of that song.
~ Shane
The Bee Gees!!!...The Ventures were played quite often in my house when I was very very young. I never got much into the Glam Rock stuff but do like some of Kiss' music. Queen is also another for me. You made mention of KENNY ROGERS. OMG, that's too funny because my dad is Kenny Roger's double. LMAO, especially now that he's gotten older, they look so much alike. Oi LOL
It seems this thread has been put to a bit of a halt, although still want to go through it. Have to work a bit though first after this...well, a lot of work but I'll see how that goes and how much I can tolerate this one job which was brutal and my needing breaks from it.
Another one of my passions is that of Newberry's and what he mentioned and that is cooking and food. It's funny that I don't eat much of it but I love to cook and create new recipes, tweaking the hell out of old recipes, etc.
Oh, and another passion is camping, hiking, esp photography stuff, water sports (lots of fun here), parasailing, have been sky diving which I know sounds crazy but I think everyone should try at least once...totally surreal, absolutely breathtaking. We're going to be going to Cancun here probably within the next few months perhaps and staying at a resort -- girlie trip -- and I'm hoping to find a sky diving place out there to take my sister. She's never been. With my taking her sky diving, she'll be taking me snorkeling which I've never done and my reluctance of the ocean and sharks but very good reason for sharks. Some crazy stories here and one being out in Hawaii and a way too close encounter for me. YIKES!!!!! But it's going to be soooo much fun!!!!
Newberry, authetic italian food is amazing. Imported, that much more if here in the US!!!! When I do cook seriously which I haven't done much of as of late, always so busy, I rarely use local products but will have them imported from the country I am looking. Everything fresh, herbs, etc., makes a HUGE difference rather than the dried spices, etc., as I'm sure you know. Probably the two ingredients used most in all of my cooking is that of olive oil and garlic. I love garlic. But for me, the best place I have ever eaten was a place in Napa Valley, wine country called The French Laundry You wanna talk about explosion similar to that of an orgasm. I can't even describe and put words to the delectable sensations, flavors on my palate, complexities of it when I ate there and completely fills the senses!!!! WOW, it was divine and heavenly!!!
Very expensive to eat there though, our tab for two ran about $3,000. BUT if you ever get the opportunity at least once, please go to the French Laundry. Gives me chills just thinking about it and my experience there. ADDICTIVE!!!!
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Awesome to hear, Angie! Foundation, indeed. I try to instill the same in my kids...to think for themselves. But there's a limit under my roof if they're going against house rules (which aren't that restrictive...mostly homework and chore issues.)
Most definitely and structure. Kids thrive off of this, certainty, they know what's coming and consistency is key as well.
And I think it's great that he's asking the whats and whys. I tell my kids, and my prior students, it's not enough to know the what about something. It's more crucial to know the why and how things work the way they do. That's what separates book smarts from the combination of book smarts and experience.~ Shane
I do have to say thank you, Shane, and you know why!!! Me and my rough edges as Charles so eloquently put and personality can be abrasive, no doubt.
post: I'll get these damn quote things and bold stuff down eventually. Oi
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One of my all-time favorite scores is the music that Miklos Rozsa wrote for "El Cid" (1961). Here is the love theme:
Rozsa was the MASTER. Thank you for that, George. There've been more than a few times when I've felt down or low, and happened to hear something by him, and been powerfully pulled back to a deep sense of who and what I am -- and to the joy, and glory, and possibilities of what it means to be human and alive.
Judith
OMG, Judith, it's been sooooo long. I haven't seen you around in years and have to admit I'm smiling. It's great to see you after so long. How have you been? I hope life is going good for you!!!!!!!!
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Shane, I don't mean to sound like a bitch but it is what it is and there are some things that I have to express my view on and this is certainly one of them. Please don't think that I am attacking you or what have you. It's just a bit of a disagreement. I hope to see you on the other thread still and there are no "scars" ;) ;) ;)
Angie,
I'm in full agreement with you. I guess what I stated was a bit too short and maybe didn't come across as accurately as I wanted. Ultimately everyone has to man up to the decisions they make and face the consequences. I'd argue that you and those like you make up a small percentage of success stories. One question I'd ask is if you take the same approach with your son? Knowing what you know, would you parent the same way you were brought up? If not, why?
My point in my reply is that that is how parents feel and it's society driven. That would show why it's a problem all over the US. However, as you said, it's the youngsters' decision in the end and they should be held accountable.
~ Shane
That's sometimes the drawback to writing on forums and even just talking in person is that there's so much to elaborate on and to explore. It starts off with just the identification of it and then you have to figure out the why and that alone can take a while to figure out and so many different avenues or branches of that tree you take that sometimes leads to a dead end and then you have to back track and attack it at another angle. Or sometimes someone may completely misunderstand something. It makes sense to you but doesn't make sense to the other person.
My son is being raised very very differently than how I was raised, no doubt. He is being raised as an O'ist. The reason why is because I downright refuse to sentence him to the amount of pain and destruction I endured...too much suffering, suffering I am too familiar with. I would never wish it on anyone, let alone my own son. It is a constant battle though because I am one person that has him most of the time and I am protective of him of course. But when he goes out into the world and deals with people, some of these values and what they believe in is instilled into him and I do my darndest to undo it. So it is a constant battle. I can only hope that I set the foundation strong enough for him and for him to build on it and continues to build on it throughout his life. BUT I'm also allowing him to be an independent thinker for him to draw his own conclusions from his own firsthand knowledge and experience and understanding. I do what I can to set the foundation for him and will reinforce it as much as I can. He loves to ask questions and always wanting answers which I absolutely adore in him, always the whats and whys. I sometimes answer them for him but a lot of times I will ask him what he thinks of it and for him to tell me the answer. I want him to think and I am doing what I can to ensure this. He sometimes will blame others for his actions and a choice he has made but again I ask him to look at it again and to tell me who is the one that made the decision and sometimes I will get from him, "Yeah, I know, mom." He knows it as well as I do. But other times I will have to explain to him, "Honey, it was your choice and you acted on it and that is what happened."
I won't go into the details of what happened a few days ago or maybe a week ago with my son but I was soooo very pleased with his response and how he reacted to it, his thought processes and emotional state regarding the situation....as O'ist as you can get, no guilt, no turmoil within, that there was nothing wrong with what he had done and he knew it and politely asked everyone to please leave him alone and it truly brought a huge smile to my face and made me very very happy. It was something that happened at home and I was at work but it was witnessed by family members and it was relayed back to me and what happened when I got back home. I later had a talk with him and reinforced his conclusions that he had made regarding it already. The foundation is there already.
If anyone is wondering about the outcome of my situation with my family, I posted a brief part of it on that other more fun thread but again not all the details are there as to why I chose to bring them back into my life. I don't mind writing about it though and my thinking and reasoning and why I chose to bring them back into my life rather than ostracizing them forever. I'm not that much of a cold hearted bitch and I am totally capable of forgiveness and is something I will do and have done. There's much more to that story but anyway.
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Nice song ;) Never really listened to Rush back in the day. There are SO many bands I should listen to. Maybe I'll hang out with Jack Black and learn a thing or two
When I was stationed in Okinawa, I picked up a Supra Mark III twin turbo. I thought I was getting the 3.0 (that's the only version US put out). I later learned that it was an inline 2.0 six-cylinder. Man, I was pissed. But that got me interested in cars, promising never to go into another purchase without knowing what I was getting. The car was very quick for the engine. I did a few aftermarket upgrades. At night time, I'd just go for a ride with the windows down and play Megadeth's Crush. I had installed a new sound system and this song was what got my blood going at the red lights
~ Shane
Hi Shane ;)
I too would have been upset because Supras are fast cars. And to my understanding, handle extremely well. I can't believe you listened to Megadeath. Were you a head banger or as they called it in my circle of friends so long ago a heshen? LOL I never listened to Megadeath I don't think. But may very well have. The people I hung out with then were into heavy metal as was I. I listened a lot to Ozzy, Black Sabbath, Dio, etc. But still my roots so to speak and music I am drawn to the most is classic Rock and Roll; have always enjoyed this music tremendously. But I'm not limited to just this genre; I enjoy most of it. I too used to and still do the same thing and just wanting to get out and drive for a while and rolling the windows down and usually listening to Rush or another song that hits my soul if you will, gets me deep in thought, etc.
Here's some Ozzy songs for you if you ever listened to him
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MLp7YNTznE&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LjbMVXj0F8
I don't listen to him much now but did when I was younger and will now on rare ocassion will listen to it if I come across it on the radio. Primarily now it's rock & roll, hip hop, some rap, r & b, etc.
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I liked CNA's post, particularly the quote "It is YOUR LIFE." I'm going to remember that when I raise my child before I decide whether certain behaviors demand punishment
I don't think anyone doubts the virtue of self-responsibility on this forum. But I'd like to point out that crazy behavior demonstrated by these sorority girls might be precisely because they had parents/society who didn't acknowledge that it was their life. Impulsive lawless behavior could easily be a reaction to over-control, not the case in CNA's childhood from what I gather. Rebellion (or at least escape)!
Wild behavior is not causeless, and I think it could be argued that it is often a release from some pressure, some attack on the self that one is reacting against. After all, humans act with a reason, and pure hedonic pleasure is rarely a stand-alone force that operates dominantly in a healthy person.
So I see the healthiest response to this article as confirming both that individuals are responsible for their actions but that society and parents contribute to problems. If we want a healthy society full of healthy individuals, I think we need to address both issues.
*sighing* I had this written out, although brief, ready to go and send and internet ate it up so now I am back to attempt to rewrite what I said. So here I go again and hopefully it will stick this time...LOL...but can't gaurantee it's exactly the same as what I wrote before the damn internet ate it:
Thank you, Christopher. Yep, you are right. It's how I was taught to live. It's how we all have been taught to live for the most part with the exception of some. It's not only parents that contribute to the problem but it's friends, schools, society, etc., etc. As for my rebellion, very much so and a very very intense internal battle going on throughout my teenage years and reason ultimately prevailed, my life and love of it and I made the right choices!!!!
There's much much more to my story as a few on here know that involved tremendous sacrifices that involved my money, giving up my life for others and my future as well as so many other aspects of my story but no need to go into details here nor even elsewhere on OL but to a small extent can be pieced together through a lot of my postings here on OL but details have been left out for a reason. Always drama, drama, drama but now peace and quiet and no more drama....still ups and downs as can be evidenced in other threads and what happened to my son but still that pain is to be fought tooth and nail and tossed to the side because I know and we all know I think that it is not our normal state and that we are to forever suffer in the remainder of our lives. This is not right. I know this too well. Unfortunately, what we're witnessing in society as a whole is only to get worse and this has been evidenced year after year, decade after decade. It's a very very vicious cycle until there is utter destruction. It's rather scary to see. Whoever can disagree with me but ugh, anyway. We all have our views and opinions.
I think I am about done with this thread and heading over to the other thread for some fun and entertainment and laughs and no more drama!!!!! I think after all that I've been through I am well deserving of peace and quiet and NO MORE DRAMA....LOL
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I think these young people did what is now in their spirits.
This one got under my skin...
Michael
Michael,
Occasionally, but not to this excess, we hear about outlandish goings on in the military. I believe it is a generational thing we're witnessing. I think part of this event can be tagged to "belonging" to a sorority/fraternity with the notion you can do anything and get away with it. I'm not stereotyping sororities or fraternities, but this is the example posted. The other part comes straight down to parenting and upbringing. Kids these days do not have any respect for authority whatsoever. Why? Because it was not instilled by their parents. Whether out of lack of giving a shit, or fear of reprisal from CPS for anything that might be construed as abuse, parents have taken a back seat to teaching their children any form of morality (and making it stick). It's only going to get worse, as these kids will become parents one day.
~ Shane
Hi Shane,
No disrespect and it's all good. I'm choosing to keep my participation to this thread to an absolute minimum. This is just my view and a disagreement amongst friends. What I'm going to say is based on my firsthand knowledge, experience, and understanding, especially HOW I was raised which is far I am sure from any of the girls described above experiences and their ever having to deal with what I ultimatately endured at the hands of my family, friends, etc., but mainly family.
What you've said struck a bit of a nerve with me. It's like that damn Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory movie crap (yeah, I actually watched a movie ;)....LOL) and that song about how it's all the parents' fault. Yeah, right, more evasion. I'm going to try to keep this as concise and to the point and won't elaborate too much into all the other areas that what I'm going to write about can extend as it will become extensive and I'm not too willing right now to invest that much time into it and going into all the areas and that tree that has many many branches, LOI and LOC and that ripple effect.
It is not the parents' fault and their lack of involvement and whether or not their kids will come out okay, productive, and successful. This is just another excuse and evasion and refusing to take responsibility for your life, making the choices to act either that which will kill you or to act in a manner that will enable you to survive, to think or not to think. The way I was raised and having absolutely no structure, no certainty, no rules and did pretty much what I wanted, I got into a lot of heavy heavy shit and extremely destructive but I soon realized that it wasn't anybody's fault and their being responsible for my life and it was their duty to take responsibility of it. But in reality, it was that of my own responsibility; I was the one making the decisions and ultimately suffered the consequences of those decisions. I realized that I didn't have to stay and continue to endure it, to keep allowing them to put tons of crap onto my shoulders that I ultimately had to bear BUT the choice and decision is rather simple; that is, life or death, either you tolerate it and continue allowing them to abuse you and say "Yes" to it or you say "No," I've fucking had it and I will no longer tolerate it," and you leave. It's my life and I won't allow you to affect me the way you want me to be affected, to allow you or them to destroy me and to take me down with them.
It's all about choices, making those decisions, and taking responsibility for your own life, despite any tragedies that you have been through. If you use these "tragedies" or so called lack of parental involvement as an excuse as to how your life has turned out, just more evasion and refusing to man up and take responsibility for your decisions and actions and your life. Then you can get into group thinking and being a follower, blah, blah, blah, and wont' get into this.
My parents were around but rarely. They were more like room mates. Morals instilled into me? Yeah, right. Never happened. Got into heavy duty stuff? Always. Did I get into trouble? Rarely but boy did I suffer consequences physically in the way of being beaten. Doing crystal meth and wired for 3 days in either the 8th grade or 9th grade and parents knew full well and did they do anything? Hell, no. 8th grade and had no curfew, came and went when I wanted to, and partying hard like you wouldn't believe, the ultimate in complete and utter destruction and at that time unwavering path to hell if there was such a thing. Was it their fault and the decisions that I was making and how my life was turning out? Hell, no. It is YOUR LIFE and you make it what you want to make it out to be, what you envision your life to be and you work towards that vision. If you don't achieve the ultimate vision, that's okay, you still achieved a tremendous amount of working towards it and attempting to attain it. You don't blame others for how your life has turned out because of your fuck ups. You set your goals, short term and long term and you work your ass off to achieve it and to succeed. Success and achievement is the best revenge if you will and it shows them that all that they did to you or lack thereof DID NOT WORK and you chose to further your own life, your happiness, to become successful and productive rather than allowing them to destroy you or to continue to inflict pain upon you.
There's tons more I can write and elaborate more on but no need and I've chosen not to. I am sure things may very well be worded wrong or may be taken the wrong way but I'm not going to go through it again and edit or add to it or whatever. I am sure I have made my point.
Shane, I don't mean to sound like a bitch but it is what it is and there are some things that I have to express my view on and this is certainly one of them. Please don't think that I am attacking you or what have you. It's just a bit of a disagreement. I hope to see you on the other thread still and there are no "scars" ;) ;) ;)
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Angie,
It'd be hard to top you birthplace ;) It's cool that you were around muscle cars at that age. My dad was a bit of a gearhead. He owned a '72 Cuda that didn't get taken care of when we were in Spain (he had one of my uncles be the caretaker). My younger uncle Marc is in the auto body industry and is always buying auction cars, restoring and selling them. He had this one badass '70 Chevelle SS. Took me and my g/f for a ride in it one time. 4-speed manual that he'd top off with a gallon of JP-4. That thing hauled! Sadly, I own an '02 V6 Mustang. Eventually I plan on squeezing the most hp I can out of it without forced induction. But money is tight, so it's on the back burner for now. But I do love that car...it's been good to me.
I'd be curious if you've got gas in your veins
What car do you drive now?~ Shane
My dad also had a '67 Chevelle. Another very nice car but he had a bad habit of going way too fast and totalling his cars. The show truck was absolutely amazing, set up with nitrous ta boot. Sound system in that thing that was bordering on scary. Sound system alone, sponsored though, was $26,000 thereabouts through Alpine at the time. If you sat in that truck and he did his thing with that sound system, you would literally feel your internal organs jumping and vibrating and wasn't turned all the way up. He ALWAYS would play Rush's song Distant Early Warning because of the lyrics and "Red Alert" because that was the name of his truck "Red Alert". LOL Rush has always been a huge aspect of my life and being so young. It's a great song!!!!!! Ayn Rand written all over this song like you wouldn't believe!!!!!!! "World weighs on my shoulders but what am I to do?" ;)
His truck was wicked fast and took us for more than our share of rides. BUT once he really started putting it together, many sponsors, etc., it never saw the road again.
Me and my car, I'm the feasible, economical, nonmaterialistic kinda girl....LOL I have a "little tiny 4" cylinder Camry. GREAT gas MILEAGE!!!!!! LOL You're doing okay with your V6 though. But once I get back into my photography, that'll be changing more than likely, I need a 4 wheel drive, at least V8 because not always easy getting to the places I want to go and that 4 wheel drive comes in handy like you wouldn't believe and 4 bying is a whole lotta fun!!!!
Have many great memories with his truck. I was tiny then of course and the engine was chrome and my hands were the tiniest of everyone's so I was always put in charge of polishing that engine up before shows and being able to get my hands into places that no one else could reach. He would pick me up, clothes had to have no zippers, etc., to prevent scratching, etc., and he would sit me right on top of that engine, gave me what I needed to go to town on the engine and I'd spend hours in there. LOL
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Believe it or not, the music that my family listened to most while I was growing up was by Spike Jones, and I still like him.
Although there is a lot of Spike Jones on YouTube, I couldn't find one of my favorites, so I uploaded it a few minutes ago. This tune, which I listened and laughed to countless times during the 1950s, probably explains why I don't like opera to this day.
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Ghs
ROFLMFAO -- I think I've gone deaf.....LOL That is some funny ass shit right there. OMG. Yikes.
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Shane, I did not continue doing any work on cars beyond the designing and building of models from age 14 to 18, one model each year. It was very consuming. They were for the competition of the Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild. I have owned two cars only, as most of my years were on public transportation. As you might guess, they were GM designs. For eleven years, I had a 1984 Fiero. For one year, we have had a Solstice.
1961 and 1966 are very cool! Of the two cars you had, I always wanted a Fiero. Now, I just want one of the new Shellby Mustang Cobras or a '68 Dodge Charger. I'm not picky ;) All in all, I think it's pretty cool to have belonged to an endeavour such as the Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild. Gotta love cars!
~ Shane
Shane,
Very nice!!! My dad had a '68 Dodge Charger but unfortunately totalled it. He was a huge car buff. My family was into racing. I was born in Mooresville, Indiana; very small town -- one road in and one road out at that time. Of all things, was born in one of John Dillinger's hideouts. Yikes but interesting stories about that house and his involvement with my great great grandmother.
Anyway, so close to Indianapolis, they all were into racing -- more so my dad -- mainly dragsters. After their band broke up, he no longer pursued much in the music industry, just ocassionally. Instead, he started to build cars and racing cars. Built one I remember well from the ground up this beautiful candy apple red 1978 Chevy Stepside and would only show it. My sneaky ass would get into the car shows, under age, and what started a brief stint of a few years modeling that started there and then branched out into other areas of the modeling industry and realized it just wasn't quite for me for a number of reasons.
I don't think he knew it though in the beginning and what I was doing but did towards the end. And no doubt got some flack for it as those magazines that the photos were published in got around to those I wasn't quite expecting and man, oh, man, high school changed drastically thereafter for me. Wow, talk about serious flood of memories and may very well trigger some memories that I've been wanting to and trying to dig up so to speak!!!!! It definitely sounds like you guys would get along well and the car buffs here. LOL
Stephen, thank you for the compliment on my photography stuff!!! Much appreciated!!!
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There's still a number of other posts I want to read and respond to and will soon.
George has been offering up a great little intro for me and am enjoying what I'm hearing.
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Another beauty and tugs at the heart strings. New fan over here!!!! Nothing like introductions!!! Thank you.
Even if you are not familiar with Henry Mancini by name, some of his tunes have become so embedded in American culture as to be instantly recognizable and well-liked even by people who don't consider themselves to be jazz fans. Mancini did more during his heyday to popularize jazz in America than any other person. His "Pink Panther Theme" is probably the best example.
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I've definitely heard of him and have heard "some" of his work but would have never taken such an interest in him as to pursue his music until now and what you initially showed me so thank you for the introduction and now sparking my interest to pursue his work.
As for Pinkie, yes, most definitely. But I'm not one to watch much TV and haven't for many many years. There are shows that I watch but it is extremely limited in the amount of time I spend in front of the TV so I'm not familiar with the "classics" or what people call the "classics" or many other movies. This may account for Ninth making a comment a while back as to my misquoting someone.....LMAO Have heard that phrase used but don't know the exact details or the person who said it but it got the point across. LOL I'm a bit quirky obviously.
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George, nice pieces. I never saw the John Wayne movie, but I've heard the Peter Gunn piece quite a few times. That's a classic!
If I had to pick a favorite of all the movie scores, it would have to be Basil Poledouris's "Anvil of Steel" for the opening of Conan the Barbarian. I had seen the movie dozens of times, but it wasn't until I bought the movie sountrack that it him me...the music! Brass rules! Haha!
This is an excellent score; I recall liking it when I first saw the movie in Hollywood. (I also thought the movie was well done for a genre film.)
The late Roy Childs was a huge fan of movie scores; he often played some of his favorites for me while we were living in the same Hollywood apartment building during the early 1970s. One of his favorite movie composers was Erich Korngold, who wrote the score for Errol Flynn's "The Adventures of Robin Hood," as well as for many other classic movies.
Roy was a serious movie fanatic, and some of the films he liked were not what you might expect from a high-powered intellectual. For example, he was crazy about Bruce Lee films, especially "Enter the Dragon." I recall that he tried to drag Barbara Branden to see this movie, but I don't know if he succeeded. Perhaps Barbara recalls his efforts.
One of my all-time favorite scores is the music that Miklos Rozsa wrote for "El Cid" (1961). Here is the love theme:
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With such beauty to my ears now on this thread, I could sit here for hours and being completely submersed in it!!!!
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The next major influence on me, in terms of music, occurred in 1958, with the airing of the first episode of the television show "Peter Gunn."
The fantastic jazz score by Henry Mancini -- one of the great geniuses of American music -- was revolutionary; nothing like it had ever been associated with a television series before. This was the tune that first sparked my interest in jazz, a passion that has remained with me ever since.
OMG, that was awesome!!!!!! A definite fave of mine and honestly couldn't help but get a little groove on with it too while listening to it!!! Superb!!!!!
A score by Henry Mancini could make even a mediocre movie memorable. A good example is "Two For the Road" (from the forgettable movie with the same name), one of the most beautiful ballads ever written. Some time ago I uploaded one of my favorite versions of this tune to YouTube. It is by the pianist George Shearing. Although Shearing was not a great vocalist, his voice and style are perfectly suited to this number.
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Talk about an unforgettable memory!
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Another beauty and tugs at the heart strings. New fan over here!!!! Nothing like introductions!!! Thank you. Reminds me of something I've always wanted to take up and will eventually and that's Ball Room dancing, Latin, Tango, Salsa, etc. Girlie thing perhaps. I've always enjoyed dancing but have never taken it to anything serious but have thought about it and will eventually. I know it's something I would be very good at, love how graceful and the sensuality of it is. At a Christmas party quite a number of years ago,
I was asked to dance and ended up dancing with a Latina girl, had a lot of fun and playing around and she showed me how to dance the Salsa and I picked it up very quickly, amongst other dancing that was going on. I have to admit it was a lot of fun!!!!!Hmmm....once things cool down on the homefront, only a week left for me I think until June 1st!!!!!!!!! and being home free so to speak and then perhaps another month or two after June 1st, it will be all good and may look into it then!!!!!!!! I've wanted to do it for a long time and many places where I am!!!!!
As for your story, what an experience and would be interesting definitely!!!
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The next major influence on me, in terms of music, occurred in 1958, with the airing of the first episode of the television show "Peter Gunn."
The fantastic jazz score by Henry Mancini -- one of the great geniuses of American music -- was revolutionary; nothing like it had ever been associated with a television series before. This was the tune that first sparked my interest in jazz, a passion that has remained with me ever since.
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OMG, that was awesome!!!!!! A definite fave of mine and honestly couldn't help but get a little groove on with it too while listening to it!!! Superb!!!!!
Music has always been a passion of mine as well. Grew up around it because of my father being in a band, touring, etc., from when I was a kid. Exposed to a lot no doubt and have many great memories from those days!!! And had the opportunity at that party the other weekend to see so many of them again which was amazing in and of itself!!!!! Good times, no doubt!!!!
I enjoy most all genres but more drawn to classic rock and roll. It was what I was raised on and music always playing in the house or my dad practicing his guitar which he is quite skilled at to say the least or going with them to watch them practice!!!!! Music is still this way now for me and will always be a major focal point in my life!!!
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I really like your photos. You have a good eye for nature ;)
I'm always very critical of anything that I produce and how it can be improved or not entirely happy with the results and wanting to learn and get better with it.
I empathize with you there. I have this habit of trying to get things done right the first time. I abhor rough drafts...lol.
Your idea for your book does sound quite interesting. Have you written anything at all, just for yourself, that you may want to consider posting here on OL? Or maybe you have already? I browse OL often and read but really taking the time to go through the site I don't do often. I will usually just scan real quick, looking for something that may perhaps interest me and then move on to the next.
Earlier in this thread, I linked my story summary. I was trying to come up with music lyrics and all of a sudden, ideas came streaming in and I scrapped it in favor of novel
I don't actively sit down and try to come up with stories. Some little thing is usually the catalyst for the brainstorming that ensues. I might just pen a few of my ideas here. In light of O'ism, I've wanted to rethink them all. One of the reasons I hadn't really sat down to go all out on these stories is that I was missing philosophy as the foundation for them all.Phil,
I ride my bike to work most days...10-min ride there so I get a daily workout. Coming home, I get a great view of Diamond Head. I really hate that
haha!~ Shane
I really would like to see you put some of your ideas onto paper and written down and posted onto OL and for you to start dabbling in it. It seems like you have some great ideas for stories!!!! Constructive criticism if there is any is always a good thing because it will help you improve and refine it even more. I know a lot of people don't like constructive criticism because they take it as an attack on them and they percieve it as a threat but always keep an open mind when you are wanting to improve. I don't like to be criticized either but I am always open to constructive criticsm from others. Although I am very very very very stubborn and wanting to learn on my own and perfecting whatever I am working on, if I am a newbie, I welcome it. They can help but it's my job to make it better, to either accept their criticsm and take it into consideration or reject it because it's not my style and I'm wanting to find MY STYLE rather than emulating someone else's style. My photography is a good example. I very much enjoyed the critiscm from the more seasoned photographers and their criticizing my work. It always made me want to improve and get better, to learn, etc. I'm this way anyway but it does help and I know you know this. But of course, compliments are always always welcome even if mixed in with that criticsm. Hmmm..I wonder if I can misspell the word criticism more.....LOL Ah, screw it. LOL
Time to get back to some work. More later
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Hi Shane,
>...did you ever play the card game Mind Trap? That's another love of mine...puzzles.
Shane, I haven't heard of it. I used to play cards a lot in junior high and high school with my cronies - hearts mostly (and chess and "Go"). "Go" is the only game I miss. Right now my mother is in a nursing home - I moved to Florida to take care of her - and I've been doing crossword puzzles with her to try to fight off any mental decline. I don't enjoy them all that much, but they're ok. She likes it and her mind is much better than it was even six months ago because of the challenge.
> Do you still go on bike rides to revisit your childhood fun?
I've had a bike in several places I've lived as an adult and greatly enjoyed it. Maybe it's time again!
BTW, there is no greater joy than biking fast years ago through New York's Central Park and down Broadway from 59th street thru Times Square and down to work near Madison Square Garden (mid 30's?) when there is a transit strike and you are going faster than all the gridlocked taxis. Glory daze, glory daze, glory daze...
Phil, I keep being drawn to this passage of yours that I put in bold. I love the joy you took in your knowing and utilizing efficiency, ingenuity, and making your life that much easier rather than being caught up in the rat race!!!!! This efficiency, ingenuity, overcoming obstacles and standing out from the rest and how much pride you took in it, how much by doing this made you so happy and gave you such a tremendous RUSH!!!!! Always the way it should be !!!!!! and I really like this passage of yours!!!!
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I don't think he knew it though in the beginning and what I was doing but did towards the end. And no doubt got some flack for it as those magazines that the photos were published in got around to those I wasn't quite expecting and man, oh, man, high school changed drastically thereafter for me. Wow, talk about serious flood of memories and may very well trigger some memories that I've been wanting to and trying to dig up so to speak!!!!! 
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OMG, the third struck a very special place in my heart!!! I love the piece but even more so the photography!!!! Wildlife photography is a huge passion of mine and adore it so. Watching the video, I greatly now miss Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Tetons, etc., WOW!!!!! I greatly look forward to heading up north on another road trip with cam and equipment in hand, my own little private adventures and going it alone and true bliss but nothing crazy!!!!! Thank you, George, very much for posting this. I will certainly be back on this thread watching it over again!!!