Re: It felt good to be out of the rain.
 

Back then, the Mets didn't choke.

The 1970s in pictures, part one.
 

Hmm. Fathers looked like this:

http://mikerowave.com/images/reed2.jpg

Or this:

http://artofmanliness.com/wp-content...hie-bunker.jpg

Or this:

http://www.mentalfloss.com/wp-conten...07/10/amos.jpg

Except sometimes there was no father around, so there was just a mom, and you had families like this:

http://www.geocities.com/jkfunpage/f...es/coopers.jpg

The 1970s in pictures, part 2.
 

Gas prices were high, so we bought these:

http://www.adclassix.com/images/78ho...dhatchback.jpg

instead of these:

http://www.carrosyclasicos.com/nuke/...978_foto12.jpg

And we had good hair:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2233/...10b0afcf_o.png

http://www.justdawn.net/blog/wp-cont...7/09/shaun.jpg

http://rerevealed.com/wp-content/upl...ah-fawcett.jpg

In short, it was a magical time.

Re: The 1970s in pictures, part 2.
 

Magical?

http://www.motorcities.com/media/ima...-Ad-A-640.jpeg

Re: Subtle innuendos follow.
 

Elisabeth Hasselbeck turned out to be such a letdown. I cheered for her on Survivor (uh, yeah, that period when she ran around on primetime tv with basically nothing on - she had the sexy on display but the puritan under wraps) but now my hindsight taints my enjoyment of that season.

Re: Subtle innuendos follow.
 

Well, sure, because you're a dirty old man and I'm a MILF hunter.

Re: The 1970s in pictures, part 2.
 

Why must you scare the children like that?

It's ok, Flinty. NFH was just kidding. The 1970s were a beautiful, magical time. Look at this picture -- see? Doesn't it look like she and I had fun?

http://blog.digitalrailroad.net/membershowcase/Kiss.jpg

Re: The 1970s in pictures, part 2.
 

That was AWESOME! What were the 1980's like? More of the same or what?

Re: The 1970s in pictures, part 2.
 

sort of, except normal people could suddenly get coke, and herpes

Re: The 1970s in pictures, part 2.
 

Well, believe it or not, Madonna was very popular.
http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2007/..._300x421,0.jpg
And bright colors and kooky haircuts were big.

http://ec3.images-amazon.com/images/...V64884696_.jpg

But the threat of aids was a total downer on the whole free sex thing.

Are we not men?
http://www.realbuzz.com/images/articles/devo(0).jpg

Sarah Does Her Part
 

http://vimeo.com/1808434

spree: cursing, so keep sound down

TM

another sure sign of the coming of the apocalypse
 

http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?mid=200809273559293

(Tampa Bay Rays celebrate first title)

Klingons for Jesus
 

Heather's DWI Arrest Photo from yesterday
 

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/media...9/42643399.jpg

Except for the split ends and smudging of eyeliner, I'm impressed. She looks pretty good to me - youthful and love her lips. At her age, she should look more like Tawny Kitaen's mug shot. I would kill to look this good hammered and driving around in the middle of the night.

Re: Congratulations Slave and Catrin!!!
 

fuck saving the credit markets. we need to come up with a plan for the FB

Re: Congratulations Slave and Catrin!!!
 

I'd propose a bailout plan, but it appears most have already taken it.

Re: Congratulations Slave and Catrin!!!
 

that's no attitude to have now. the two of us need to work together to rebuild, bring in new posters, generate some page hits. First step? let's figure out which of us would be the best to post naked pictures of our breasts.

Big Bad Slave is sweet Slavey now.
 

Thanks to everyone for all of the well wishes!

***

PS - it's nice to see that nothing eventful happened while we were gone, save perhaps the collapse of the entire global economy.

Re: Big Bad Slave is sweet Slavey now.
 

Welcome back.

Re: Congratulations Slave and Catrin!!!
 

This guy may be pretty, but he's still an idiot. Click on the link above to see the pics (SFW). He totally was posing for gay men.

someone whom he'll listen to make it change its avatar
 

Okay, here's something you all cannot ignore-

top five Paul Newman Movies?

me-

cool hand
verdict
the hustler
nobody's fool
the sting

Who *are* these guys?
 

Excellent call on Nobody's Fool -- a great book turned into a great movie. And I don't just say this because Paigow (sniff) said that I reminded her of Sully.

Your list looks good to me. Maybe I'd add Butch Cassidy (one of my favorite movies, period) to the list. But which would I drop? I loved them all -- guess it would be Cool Hand Luke taking the fall.

Re: Who *are* these guys?
 

I'd drop The Verdict, on general principle that law movies are bad (My Cousin Vinny being the sole exception).

Re: Who *are* these guys?
 

I'd have to add Sweet Bird of Youth and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - the Tennessee Williams/Paul Newman duo.


I haven't seen Nobody's Fool, so I'd have to drop that one. Probably also the Sting, though there are no easy calls.

The Newman/Faulkner combo in Long, Hot Summer is also pretty mind blowing.

Re: Who *are* these guys?
 

i actually would put BC ahead of the sting, good work not bob. BUT the verdict is not a movie about a lawyer, it's a movie about a guy who wakes up on the floor next to a urinal, isn't that an exception?

Sully is actually my father with a bit less responsibility.

Re: Who *are* these guys?
 

fix this, seriously, you'll thank me. and really read the novel too.

Re: Who *are* these guys?
 

Twelve Angry Men?

a.k.a. the PB.

Re: Who *are* these guys?
 

I'm willing to grant a general exception to my "lawyer movies suck" rule for all movies filmed in black-and-white. Twelve Angry Men, To Kill A Mockingbird (to the extent that can be called a lawyer movie), and probably a few others.


If you compare Twelve Angry Men to the PB, then you've apparently forgotten the movie. When was the last time anyone on the PB convinced anyone, let alone everyone, to change their mind and agree on something?

Re: someone whom he'll listen to make it change its avatar
 

Cool Hand Luke is the top 1 Paul Newman film. We watched it in Christian Scripture class in high school. The only problem with this movie is that it made Cuckoo's Nest totally redundant, culture-wise.

Re: Who *are* these guys?
 

I'm not dropping anything, but I'd add Cat on a Hot Tin Roof to any Paul Newman must view lists.

Re: someone whom he'll listen to make it change its avatar
 

good point. it's weird, the RNC knows to pander to the religious, but Hollywood doesn't know to put an unchallengable Jesus figure in every movie? butts in seats equal dollars, it don't matter if they are wearing crosses.

Thomas Pynchon's niece fired.
 

Re: someone whom he'll listen to make it change its avatar
 

I'd add Butch Cassidy and lose the Sting.

Re: someone whom he'll listen to make it change its avatar
 

no one likes Hud?

Re: Thomas Pynchon's niece fired.
 

I'm worried that without her day job, she'll turn to a life of pornography.

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/image.../taormino.jpeg





Upon further reflection, maybe "worried" is the wrong word for that sentence.

Re: someone whom he'll listen to make it change its avatar
 

Reading these posts has made me realize that I don't think I've ever seen a Paul Newman movie. Seriously, I can't think of any. That's kind of messed up, isn't it?

Re: someone whom he'll listen to make it change its avatar
 

Yes! Paul Newman was sexy, sexy, sexy.

Re: someone whom he'll listen to make it change its avatar
 

I would recommend that you see The Sting first -- it's a great period piece (set in the 1930s), funny, and well-written/acted. Definitely some twists and turns -- it's like a Donald E. Westlake novel in its combination of humor and mystery. Plus, the Scott Joplin music is great.

Alternatively, if you have any appreciation for, or tolerance of, Westerns, Butch Cassidy is a good choice, too. Written by William Goldman (who wrote the delightful novel The Princess Bride, and the movie version, too, I think), it is a most enjoyable flick, yet it has some deeper themes running though it as well.

Re: someone whom he'll listen to make it change its avatar
 

Great movie. Great Novel. But not better than the others.

Re: Congratulations Slave and Catrin!!!
 

2 on Cool Hand Luke.