The NZA

Sure, its a wanky dumb question, but if there had to be one song you'd say was yours - be it for personal definition or simply just your favorite goddamn song of all time - what would it be? There's quite a few that get me goin, from Classic Rock on up to contemporary shit, but if it had to be one, id go with Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird. How bout the rest of ya?

But...but there's no pictures? None?? I...i dont understand... :scared: :emotions: Bah, youll get your chance when I'm livin spittin distance from your home. Dont think i havent noticed those salesmanship skills Service Merchandise imbued ya with.

I agree. Sadly tho, i lean towards the latter. Idealism is important; people need somethin to strive for. Complacency leads to stagnation. Again, in reality, even tho he owned a large ranch, it's said that the Duke secretly resented horses. His name, his walk...all artificial. It was the ideal that was to be recognized/emulated. When the line towards realism is crossed, we get things like Unforgiven - a great movie of course, but sucessfully deconstructs the image so many earlier westerns tried to instill. I still dont think the void has been officially filled. Your example of the Punisher is a good one, too. The heroes are grittier, but injustices wrought upon them (both by evil and neglegent systems, such as Dirty Harry's battle against the incompetent police force, mucked up with red tape) still justify his actions. In Braveheart, Wallace seems justifed the whole way through; they took his woman, homeland etc. Details such as him killin his first man barehanded at the age of 14 or keepin "souveneirs" of his victories are left out; he's portrayed as a noble savage, rather than just a psychotic with a purpose. In that regard, the idealistic hero still exists. But as far as the manistream has been heading for the last so many years, I'm not so sure. The idealistic hero will always have a place, but the anti-hero still seems to hold the limelight.

Haha...Kirby I like your editing. :kirby: Ok found a much quicker DL site for those intros - that initial server was a bogged-down Signapore one, here's one from Japan thats got more bandwith. Xenosaga intro + battle movie Again, the intro is in 3 parts, and massive. I can show it to anyone who wants if i still have room on my drive. I wonder if anyone but my blue Kirby & Junker are readin this..?

Ya might be on to something. My film teacher just sent out some class notes, and it seems her theory is that the next step after westerns was sword & sorcery type fantasy, which i consider to be a cunthair away from your sci-fi anyway. Here's what she wrote, some interestin ideas on movies & society as well. Bascially, it seems she'd blame Spaghetti Westerns & movies like Unforgiven, Costner's Wyatt Earp, and Little Big Man for the shift, or evolution of film, which i found interestin. What do ya think? (I wish more folks joined in here, Witness flooded this place with interestin shit...)

Argh must find videos now.... me? Id go for the criterion collection edition of Hard Boiled on DVD. It goes on ebay for upwards of $200, so make sure the seller takes "layaway" as payment.

My ass. Did you see the sales figures over in Japan? Shit box sold like it had anthrax in it. PS it sucks.

Youre right, i just assume theyre givens, m'self. Nah, the pope-picture thing was funny, kinda poor taste but funny. Even her battle to get Ireland pro-choice was amusing, i just thought everyone was a fan of this huge wanker. Prince, i guess i can understand if you say ya like just his music, i know many others'd agree. Paula...was a childhood crush who ...im not gettin into this one. I assure you, i have my reasons. ...whore!

This is a picture of the Japanese PS2 launch (top) vs Japanese X-box launch (bottom). PS X-box sucks. Thank you and good-day.

Oh, so now that you're a teenage chick, youre just too cool for video games now, eh? Whaddya say to that, Mario? "It's ah-me, Mario!" :scared: :angry: :scared: ....i hate you so much.

Havent seen the show much, saw a clip that was kinda funny...you hittin me up for a birthday gift? :plain:

I thought the Police, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran Pixies etc were assumed.. Biz Markie...ha, "You say he's just a friend.." I think Soundgarden was early 90s, and why does everyone like Culture Club? :ill: Prince sucked, ill go with Kevin Smith & say Morris Day & The Time were cooler, even tho they lost out. Sinead was never cool, and Paula Abdul......lets just say she's a whore.

oh sure, laugh at me & my friend! Youre just jealous. So, uh...mario, uhm how was Nebraska? "It's ah-me, Mario!" Right, heard that one. Uhm..so hey how is Chris and all our other inside-friends doing?! "Ah thank you for playing Nintendo 64." :scared:

Uh...anyway. Meant to add "Pink (?) - I'm coming out (get this party started)" to my list of hellish songs; this one is fuckin retarded. The chick is kinda hot in the video but she sucks it up by singing/jumpin around like an idiot, etc. I fuckin hate this song.

Hey Artistic, lets talk bout PSA people so we can look like we got friends outside of the board too. So uh hey, Mario's still livin under my sink, but the man seems pretty happy bout it nonetheless. :arrow:

Nope they look all 80's to me..here's some help tho: Send me an Angel - Reel Life Video Killed the Radio Star - Primitive Radio Gods (?), then Presidents of the United States.

Dance wolvy dance.

The...the post right before the one you did in 2 degrees.... alright ill give your challenge a try later on tonite then. :jay: & :bob:

heh...hey Jewels, no spoilers! musnt ruin it for others... :thinking:

Another fine Duke movie, good call Jumbie. Hey wait, i did 2 degrees first! Jones to 007...ill get back to ya on that one, i think its someone else's turn.

Easy-peezy. 1)James Dean's most popular flick (of the 3 or so he did) was "Rebel Without a Cause", opposite Natalie Wood. 2)Natalie Wood plays Debbie Edwards, niece of former confederate soldier Ethan Edwards, played by John Wayne in "The Searchers", one of my 3 favorite Duke flicks.

Yeah. especially Primetime.

Phuck yuu. He'll be a heavyweight, one day soon. He's gotta get tired of beatin up stockyard hobos one day.

I think i got it...not to spoil, but is it that picture in the background, above the table?

Holy shit. You were listenin when i was ranting bout "The Shootist"? Ah, ne'ermind that, ya did it in 7 degrees, and it wasnt an easy one....damn fine job, Yahven. But this means you gotta issue the next challenge, i believe.