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  1. skydog757

    Omega Speedmaster Watches

    Marriage is indeed a wonderful thing, but I believe purchasing the watch before getting married is probably in your best interest if you really want this watch. As for Tang, I know that they still make it but I don't know anyone who buys it. Something else that is also still made is Space Food...
  2. skydog757

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Ummm . . . Getting back to "Terms which have Disappeared"; I have not heard the phrase "boarding house reach" used since my grandmother died.
  3. skydog757

    Courage to Wear a Fedora

    If you belong to a church, start wearing it to services. No matter where you live, wearing a dress hat to church has been an accepted, long standing tradition. Plus if you have some elderly members you won't believe the number of positive comments you'll get. When I was a kid no one went to...
  4. skydog757

    Stetson Roadster

    Rick, Thanks to your photos I ordered a Roadster from Sid's today. Yours looks really sharp. Any chance to post the alterations that you made?
  5. skydog757

    Courage to Wear a Fedora

    I'm 57 and I live in the Thumb Area of Michigan; not too many jazz clubs hereabouts. I was diagnosed with skin cancer about six years ago, of course it was in the very center of my nose. When I went in for surgery they had to perform six separate operations to remove all of the cancer. I had...
  7. skydog757

    Your favorite movie quotes

    Thank you for articulating that so well. I agree, that simple line encapsulates so much.
  8. skydog757

    Your favorite movie quotes

    Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard: Listen up, ladies and gentlemen! Our fugitive has been on the run for ninety minutes. Average foot speed over uneven ground barring injuries is 4 miles per hour and that gives us a radius of... six miles. What I want out of each and every one of you is a hard-target...
  9. skydog757

    The MONTH from HELL!

    I have no idea of how difficult all of this must be for you right now. But you appear to have two of the main character elements that will help you through - tenacity and a sense of humor. Another key to surviving and remaining sane is being able to share your difficulties and vent to others...
  10. skydog757

    Your favorite movie quotes

    "You do have a point there. Well, I'm sorry to have bothered you; I'll be going now." (Turns, starts to leave, pauses and turns back.) "Oh, just one more thing. I almost forgot . . ." From every Columbo that they ever made.
  11. skydog757

    Unappreciated masterpieces?

    I remember seeing "A Simple Plan" when it first came out and enjoyed it quite a bit. I just read the novel and it has spurred me to watch it again. Although the film does not follow the book, I think it is the better for it.
  13. skydog757

    Unappreciated masterpieces?

    In honor of the passing of James Garner, I have to mention Support Your Local Gunfighter! (1969). The genre was ripe for a good parody at that time. Garner is great as always.
  14. skydog757

    DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

    Garner was a class act on and off screen. The Rockford Files gave us one of the most realistic private investigator characters ever.
  15. skydog757

    Unappreciated masterpieces?

    48 Hours with Nolte and Murphy. Probably my favorite Walter Hill film. His Southern Comfort tends to get overlooked; it shouldn't. Almost forgot Hard Times 1975. I saw that movie three times when it was released.
  16. skydog757

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Did they tell you to knock off all that tomfoolery also?
  17. skydog757

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    I have never heard the term used, but I remember having read it in a novel or short story at one time. I enjoy writers that have an ear for authentic regional dialogue.
  19. skydog757

    What's on your keychain?

    I drive several cars, but on my 1989 Oldmobile Ninety Eight ring I have the original rectangular flexable plastic fob that the dealship gave out with it (long since closed), a round metal "Oldsmobile" logo, the original autolock fob and one key for the ignition, one for the locks/trunk.
  20. skydog757

    Where were you 50 years ago when JFK was shot

    I was six years old and in a small parochial school in rural Michigan. Our teacher, Ms. Perkins, told us that the President had been shot and killed and that our parents were coming to pick us up. Even as young children we understood the seriousness of the event, we were all quiet and somber...
  21. skydog757

    What Song Would You Like Played At Your Funeral.

    Don't Say Goodnight by The Jon Butcher Axis. Back when I was making compilation tapes for friends I would always include that tune.
  22. skydog757

    Unappreciated masterpieces?

    Cyrano de Bergerac (1950) is seldom seen or discussed much; probably because it's black and white and was shot on a relatively low budget. However, I'm mesmirized by Jose Ferrer's performance - he runs the gamut of emotions and deservedly won an Oscar and a Gloden Globe for best actor.
  23. skydog757

    What Song Would You Like Played At Your Funeral.

    Joni or Judy? I listened to Mitchell's original the other day and just marveled at how brilliant it is.

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