Anchorhead

Imrahil said:

... really love Daley's Star Wars.  He is the only person besides Harrison Ford to get Han Solo right.

I just started reading his Han Solo novels again after a long hiatus.  I agree. 

I also prefer the Daley\NPR Solo.  He's even more selfish and untrustworthy than he is in the film.

TV's Frink said:

You'll get there too - faster than you expect.

;-)

Markdav said:

I have to admit that I'm a little shocked that Anchorhead seems to only like the original Star Wars, and none of the others, not even Empire.  Not that there's anything wrong with that, but I've never seen someone with that opinion in a Star Wars fan forum before.

I don't dislike Empire, I just don't dig it enough to want to own it.  I would probably never watch it. It's been about 14 years since I last saw it.  To me, the shrinking of the universe via writer's block started with Empire. The far, far away emotion of Star Wars was lost.  I started to see the polished formula that would eventually be fully realized in Return, along with the continued shrinking of the story.  All we know of the Star Wars universe in 1977 is all I ever wanted to know. I was drawn to and moved by the vast unknown.  Lucas became obsessed with making it the tiny over-explained.

If you're new to the board, the NPR Radio presentation of Star Wars is how the story exists for me.  In fact, I'm currently listening to it for the third time this year (takes me about a week each time).  I'll start up again on Monday,  on episode 7 - The Han Solo Solution.  Truth is, I haven't watched the film version of Star Wars since the day I bought the 2006 DVD. I watched it that night and put it away. I have no desire to go back to a two-hour version of the only story I'm interested in, when I can have my 6-hour version which I happen to like better.

There's no denying my Star Wars world is different than most, but you can rest assured it's as important to me as others' are to them.

TV's Frink said:

R2 doesn't even have a mouth.  It took me right out of the video.

*spit-take*

;-)

TV's Frink said:

(in more dramatic news, Warb has a slim 0.5 lead over Anchors for sixth place)

I gotta tell ya, there's part of me that doesn't really care for that.  ;-)

I feel like I did a fair job at rebounding after taking several weeks off, plus having 4 guys going on the DL at once when I checked back in - even managing to crawl out of the cellar.  However, I'd like to finish as strong as I can.  I'll play these last three days to the finish. 

Because I really like it.  It's one of several I collect\drink.

Re: True Grit;  As a really big fan of the original, I was apprehensive at first also.  Until I saw the cast and eventual trailer.  I have to say, it looks like it's going to surpass the original on every level.  Without spoiling anything for those who haven't read the book, there is something in the trailer for about one second that looks as though they are sticking very close to the book.  Again, really looking forward to this one.

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/truegrit/

TheBoost said:

I heard somewhere once that later in life Monet destroyed as many of his old paintings as he could find because he was crazy or an ass or both.

It was Monet.  Not really as many as he could find, but it was several series of works that he had decided weren't perfect.

The release & first shipment of the 2007 Hourglass Cabernet Sauvignon;

True Grit in December;

I'm a huge fan of Stewart.  I'll be following this closely.

ChainsawAsh said:

I don't think they'd CG Yoda in the OT.  There'd be too much of an uproar for them to do that.

I think that's exactly why he would do it.  He really does have a mental flaw where he does almost the exact opposite of whatever his staff, film critics, writers, and fan base want.  He's like a bratty kid who can't get along with others, so he just throws a tantrum until he wears everyone down or he just simply refuses to play. 

Look at the myriad of changing stories & excuses - lost, ruined, Grand Vision, money, technology, no demand, etc, etc - that he's given for not properly releasing the 1977 version of Star Wars. It doesn't matter how many people continually ask for it, or expose and prove him a liar.  He just doesn't want to, so he digs his heels in even more.

All kidding aside, he's not right mentally.

doubleofive said:

Mine is small but mighty

Anyone?.........anyone?

;-)

fishmanlee said:

YOU THREW OUT ESB!!!?!?!?!?!?!?1010101!!

IM APPALLED!

(jk)

I never purchased Empire.

Bingowings said:

That's daft you should have put them in a charity shop.

I thought seriously about it.  In fact, somewhere way back is my post from that day where I mentioned leaving them outside until I decided what to do.  In the end, I just couldn't help perpetuate something I don't believe is right. 

As far as charity is concerned, I donated my Faces box set to charity - a retail storefront for a battered women & children shelter. I donate several times a year.  Just took my old stove and a new pair of boots over there a couple of weeks ago.  But I digress.

Daft is your opinion.  I feel otherwise.

A video would be a waste on my "extensive" collection.  A single picture will do, taken a few moments ago.

2006 DVD of the 1977 theatrical version, in a generic case, with a home-made cover (the original one-sheet).  All other parts of the purchase never made it inside the house.  The day of the purchase back in 2006, they went into the trash can out by the curb.  They are now buried in a landfill somewhere far outside of town - "with the rest of the garbage".

Thela Hun Ginjeet

 

Well, first of all
I couldn't even see his face.
I couldn't see his face.
He was holding a gun in his hand.
Umm... I was thinking...
This is a dangerous place..
This is a dangerous place..

I said
I'm nervous as hell from this stuff. I thought those guys were going to kill me for sure. They ganged up on me like that. I couldn't believe it.

Look, I'm still shakin'. Weird. There out in the streets like that. It's a dangerous place. It's a dangerous place.

So
Suddenly
These two guys appear in front of me.
They stopped.
Real aggressive.
Start at me
You know.
What's that?
What's that on that tape?
What do you got there?"
I said
Huh?
They said
What are you talking into that for?
I said
It's just a tape, you know
Well play it for me
I said "oh no"
I put it off as long as I could.
And finally they turned it on
You know
They grabbed it from me.
Took it away from me.
Turned it on.
And it said
He held a gun in his hand. This is a dangerous place.
They said
What dangerous place?
What gun?
You're a policeman!
And the deeper I talked
The worse I got into it.
I talked
I told him... I said

Look man, I'm not talkin'....
It went on forever.
Anyway
I finally unbuttoned my shirt
And said

Look, look... I'm in this band, you know, I'm in this band you know,and we're makin' a recording, you know. It's about New York City, it's about crime in the streets...
The explanation was going nowhere
But

Finally
They just kinda let me go.
I don't know why.
So I walk around the corner

And I'm like shakin' like a leaf
And I thought
This is a dangerous place.
Who should appear
But two policeman.

One For The Vine

Fifty thousand men were sent to do the will of one.
His claim was phrased quite simply, though he never voiced it loud,
I am he, the chosen one.

In his name they could slaughter, for his name they could die.
Though many there were believed in him, still more were sure he lied,
But they'll fight the battle on.

Then one whose faith had died
Fled back up the mountainside,
But before the top was made,
A misplaced footfall made him stray
From the path prepared for him.
Off of the mountain,
On to a wilderness of ice.

This unexpected vision made them stand and shake with fear,
But nothing was his fright compared with those who saw him appear.
Terror filled their minds with awe.

Simple were the folk who lived
Upon this frozen wave.
So not surprising was their thought,
This is he, God's chosen one,
Who's come to save us from
All our oppressors.
We shall be kings on this world.

Follow me!
I'll play the game you want me,
Until I find a way back home.

Follow me!
I give you strength inside you,
Courage to win your battles--

No, no, no, this can't go on,
This will be all that I fled from.
Let me rest for a while.

He walked into a valley,
All alone.
There he talked with water, and then with the vine.

They leave me no choice.
I must lead them to glory or most likely to death.

They traveled cross the plateau of ice, up to its edge.
Then they crossed a mountain range and saw the final plain.
Still he urged the people on.

Then, on a distant slope,
He observed one without hope
Flee back up the mountainside.
He thought he recognized him by his walk,
And by the way he fell,
And by the way he
Stood up, and vanished into air.

As an uber Genesis nerd since the 70s, this is a subject that is very big in my world.  Way too many to list, so I'll just drop in a few of my favorites.

The Colony Of Slippermen

The Arrival

Rael:
I wandered lonely as a cloud,
Till I came upon this dirty street.
I've never seen a stranger crowd;
Slubberdegullions on a squeaky feet,

Continually pacing,
With nonchalant embracing,
Each orifice disgracing
And one facing me moves to say "hellay".

His skin's all covered in slimy lumps.
With lips that slide across each chin.
His twisted limbs like rubber stamps
Are waved in welcome say 'Please join in.'

My grip must be flipping,
Cos his handshake keeps slipping,
My hopes keep on dipping
And his lips keep on smiling all the time.

Slipperman:
"We like you, have tasted love.
Don't be alarmed at what you see,
You yourself are just the same
As what you see in me."

Rael:
Me, like you? like that!

Slipperman:
"You better watch it son, your sentence has only just begun
You better run and join your brother John."

A Visit to the Doktor

Slipperman:
"You're in the colony of slippermen.
There's no who? why? what? or when?

You get out if you've got the gripe
To see, Doktor Dyper, reformed sniper-
he'll whip off your windscreenwiper

Rael:
John and I are able
To face the Doktor and his marble table.

The Doktor:
Understand Rael, it's the end of your tail.

Rael:
"Don't delay, dock the dick!"
I watch his countdown timer tick......


The Raven

He places the number into a tube,
A yellow plastic "shoobedoobe".
It says: "Though your fingers may tickle
You'll be safe in our pickle."
Suddenly, black cloud comes down from the sky.
It's a supersize black bird that sure can fly.

The raven brings on darkness and night
He flies right down, gives me one hell of a fright.
He takes the tube right out of my hands
Man, I've got to find out where that black bird lands.

"Look here John, I've got to run
I need you now, you going to come?"
He says to me.

John:
"Now can't you see
Where the raven flies there's jeopardy.

We've been cured on the couch
Now you're sick with your grouch.
I'll not risk my honey pouch
Which my slouch will wear slung very low."

Rael:
He walks away and leaves me once again.
Even though I never learn,
I'd hoped he'd show just some concern.

I'm in agony of Slipperpain
I pray my undercarriage will sustain.
The chase is on, the pace is hot
But I'm running so very hard with everything I've got.
He leads me down an underpass
Though it narrows, he still flies very fast,
When the tunnel stops
I catch sight of the tube, just as it drops.
I'm on top of a bank, to steep to climb,
I see it hit the water, just in time,
to watch it float away.

The New York Times ran a piece on it today in their Arts section.  I had this to say in the comments section;

Here's hoping they don't pull it because I put in a link.

Interestingly enough, one of their other Star Wars articles (Blu-ray releases) had a fair amount of detractors with regard to the SEs. 

I saw that our man KenKraly came to the rescue touting the SEs and how we shouldn't complain, since they're the preferred versions. He did throw us a bone, however, saying the originals should be preserved.

DuracellEnergizer said:

If they didn't feature or mention any of the characters or events in the PT ... maybe.

I'm going to amend my ideas for what I'd be interested in seeing in a new film, to include the above post.  I have zero interest in hearing any references to the prequels, including the laughably childish character names.

TV's Frink said:

However, my trade with Anchorhead... ;-)

Well, You didn't need the trade.  But for me,  No regrets at all. I have no doubt I'd be in worse shape if I hadn't picked up Cruz in that deal.

Dotel isn't an issue.  I made the trade to get Cruz.  Dotel was just an add-on as a back-up.  Truthfully, having seen him pitch in person several times many years ago (former Astro), I'm surprised he's still playing.

Plus I have no problem at all with my decision to go with Chris Johnson at third and Rolen as his back-up.

Sluggo said:

Anchorhead said:

Sorry to disappoint, man.  That's about as smack as I get.

I wasn't being sarcastic.  Any time you dip into the EU, it must be for something serious.

I didn't think you were.  I was just goofing on Warbler.

Including the four-game sweep in your yard last month, ESPN has this to say:

The Astros have owned the Phillies in recent years. They are the only NL team with a winning record (30-16) against Philadelphia since 2004.

"Houston has been a team that for years has given us problems," Phillies shortstop  Jimmy Rollins said. "Doesn't matter if they're good or bad, they give us problems."

My point being, Warbler, is that you might want to give some thought to the teams you will be playing, as opposed to the teams you wish you could play.

It was my attempt at a little friendly smack\banter - but I see it fell short.

Because you start 2011 against the Astros.

Sorry to disappoint, man.  That's about as smack as I get.