hamradio
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The disco roller skating craze was a very short lived fad. I only wish the present day *text messaging* fad is as short!
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I like that article Fred. Seeing Mona in that photo shows how awkward she really looks. Didn't anyone at the time noticed?
To me the only silent era adult actress that convincingly played a child between the 12 to 15 year old range was Mary Pickford.
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I just hope future generations don't misinterpret the reasoning for keeping the 20th Century Fox logo.
I can just see some 24th century historian digging up an ancient movie made in 2009 by Fox and say to him or herself "ha, those morons didn't even know what century they were living in".
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Just a thought in the back of my mind. Shouldn't 20th Century Fox stop using their logo for *new* movies? This is the 21st century after all. Using the "Searchlight" logo for all their new movies would be Ok.
Too bad MTM used the kitten for their logo, it BEST suits MGM at the present time.
Meow
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That is very stunning and sad news. The movie he starred in "Skatetown U.S.A" is virtually forgotten about. I have the Columbia soundtrack LP of it.
Here is a Youtube clip
R.I.P. Patrick.
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This is the only photo of Mona Ray I can find. She is 104 years old this year, born January 17, 1905 ! This means she was between 21 - 22 during filming. Explains her awkward appearance.
She made only 4 films according to wiki. Even they don't have a photo of her.
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I was referring to the "Harry" charactor. At the beginning Harry looks like a girl. Near the end Harry looks like a boy (wore pants and a boys hat). So is Harry a girl, boy, Chimera or like the SNL's "Pat" charactor unknown?
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The little boy in this movie looks (and acts) like Shirley Temple ! Ha ha ha ha ha ha.
Is this movie Topsy Turvey or what?
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Why is the Clint Eastwood movie "Unforgiven" playing at present on *The History Channel ?*
(and will air again at 12:00 midnight EST)
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......sit and be quite and she talks??
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I don't know if you are referring to novels that has not made it to the big screen or good novels made into bad movies.
The authors Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis's "Mutant 59, The Plastic Eaters" is a good little novel that has not made it to the movies.
As far as good novels made into bad movies, its a matter of opinion.
Here's an article from "The Washington Post".
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/shortstack/2008/09/five_very_good_books_that_made.html
An article written by Willing Davidson about how Hollywood ruins novels.
http://www.slate.com/id/2211410/
As far as turkeys go, I hope no more L Ron Hubbard books make it to the big screen. I rather not call "Battlefield Earth" a novel, its an insult to the meaning.
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Victor, hopefully some good news. The Suggest a Movie has been changed so any suggestions shows the registered member name.
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Suggest a Movie? "Troll" 1986
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I am not even half way through "Drums" and have lost interest. Hard to beleive these are the people who gives me tech support.
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Also best wishes to any child born anywhere in the world on 9/09/09 at 9:09:09.AM/PM/CUT May you receive as a gift the movie "9" on your 9th birthday.
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This is why we should NOT give out any personal information on the internet. I've seen a few posters tell their "life story" here and this is not a very good idea.
This is why I don't say much about myself (try to speak in generalize terms) and refuse to take up offers from other members or even buy merchandise from TCM, best to do it elsewhere, seperately.
People who goes on Facebook, Myspace, etc *what are they THINKING!* They are just asking for trouble. Are we learning yet?
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I should have mentioned that the 3 disc soundtrack came in a special foldout jacket which was heavier made. I took 2 pictures of it showned below.
I am comparing a 3 disc soundtrack along with the foldout jacket next to *single* Victor record that only came in a very thin paper sleeve. Also don't forget the buying power people had during the 1930's.
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This is just for fun only. Like to see old tech still being used -
http://www.ys-audio.com/ysch.htm
http://www.toneimports.com/shindo/shindoamplifiers.html
for more info set Google to images and type Western electric audio amplifiers.
Enjoy
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Nope, I have no plans to give up vinyl, matter of fact I don't even own an MP3 player and rarely use my computers MP3 capability. I still buy 45's once in a while i.e. this evening.
If you have watched on the History Channel "Modern Marvels" the episode "Retro Tech" that was made last year, there is a company that still makes vinyl records and according to the manager, they sold 33,000 lps last year. LP is not dead.
Footnote: Vacuum tube is still not a thing of the past. Still used in some high end audio equipment.
http://www.pulseonline.com/tubes1.htm
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I've played them a couple of times. I have a Panasonic turntable that has a very light tracking tonearm that is only used for playing 78's. It does not place any wear on them.
My main 33 / 45 turnatables are a ReVox and a Technics.
The 78's are in new sleeves I got from "Bags Unlimited".
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Thanks to the Disney Archives and them dragging a few mementos out of the Disney vault when they came out with the "Snow White DVD" and showing what the original 78 soundtrack look like, I was able to obtain the 3 disc 78 soundtrack of the movie. This records are virtually new, manufactured by the Gramophone Corporation.
Historically, this was the very first soundtrack of *any* movie ever released. Most people, because of the Great Depression couldn't afford the yellow label 3 disc set, could buy the single individual seperate disc on the black label Victor records.
Here is an internet photo of one of the yellow label soundtrack disc. ( mines a more cleaner, *brighter* yellow).
Patrick Swayze dies at 57
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In my case such a device would explode.