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20 hours ago, RochesterRob said:
Although anti-racist in general there are a fair amount of non-PC moments in the film that if deleted will harm the essence of it. Valentine's house party with his street associates, Lewis Winthorp proposing assault with a deadly weapon, Beeks in the guerrilla cage, and street hookers in general to name a few. I thought the original was fairly cast dependent with Murphy, Ackroyd, Ameche, Bellamy, and even Paul Gleason as the slimy Clarence Beeks.
Agreed, there are some parts that definitely couldn't be redone point by point, and I'm not saying I would approve of a reboot at all. In fact, I wouldn't. I'm just surprised one has not been done. To be honest I would rather see a 30 years later sequel or something if they absolutely HAD to do something with that movie to bring it back.
20 hours ago, The Real Buffalo Joe said:Please, don't. There's a huge difference between Eddie Murphy and Kevin Hart. Mainly, Eddie Murphy is funny.
Again, I'm not saying I condone it, but it seems like Hart is the African-American comedian du jour right now and until very recently with the Academy Awards fiasco everyone was basically throwing every single thing at him.
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I'm actually surprised Trading Places hasn't had a sequel or a reboot yet. Most of the main actors are still around for a sequel or I'm sure they could cast Kevin Hart in a reboot.
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On 1/8/2019 at 4:25 PM, mead107 said:
To bad Beerball is not on the wall anymore ?
I really miss the guy. (Edit: I did not know he was actually back, a little birdie let me know he's here under a different nom de plume) During my hiatus is when he left the wall originally. I remember sending him a "get well" package when he was recovering from a procedure and knowing his dislike of candy corns I basically used those as packing material around the books that I had sent him. He cursed a blue streak after he thanked me for the books about the early years of the Bills and the AFL. haha!!!
Happy b-day Beerbawl...
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I finally got around to reading "Live From New York" by James Miller and Tom Shales and it brought back a lot of memories of the show and behind the scene stories I hadn't ever read. It's written as a oral history piece so it's easy to pick up and put down as needed.
Like Augie said, we need a bigger mountain, but if I had to narrow it to four:
Darrel HammondEddie Murphy
Bill Hader
Norm McDonald
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32 minutes ago, row_33 said:
hatchet piece written out of bitterness from the cover photo
thank goodness we don't have to pay any attention to horrible writers like that any more, back then basically 6 of them controlled the entire national conversation
***** every one of them
I've read a few Feinstein books and it's like anything west of Indiana doesn't even exist. I'm currently reading a book he wrote about life in minor league baseball and it's like he never even heard of the Pacific Coast League, the Pioneer League, etc... His book on service academy football? A few scraps about the Air Force Academy. As I've aged, I find his work more and more myopic.
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I read A Season on the Brink while in high school and that portrayal pales in comparison to what I saw in that 30 for 30. The term megalomaniac is just the tip of iceberg with Knight. He's a sad, bitter old man who will go to his grave with so many grudges and ill feelings towards so many people. I can't imagine living life so angry all the time.
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Had to be either my Intellivision gaming console or a hot wheels garage set. I played with both for a loooooooooong time.
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6 minutes ago, bbb said:
It probably was meant to be. Labatts were the first owner of the Blue Jays, and went with that name, hoping people would call them the Blues.
I did not know that!
One Bills related story when I was 5 years old I asked my dad where they "make" or print money in Buffalo, because I assumed the Bills were named after dollar bills, ala the Pittsburgh Steelers, Houston Oilers or whatever. I Bill to me had mean we had a US mint somewhere in the city.
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Congrats CGF! Out of curiosity, I checked my profile on Friday I will have been a member here for 17 years. Sweet Jesus, I've had some great laughs here over the years. Took some breaks here and there, but I've made some real friends here. Thanks for joining CGF!!!
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1 minute ago, row_33 said:
and the light blue bird in the top of the Blue Jays logo?
Whoa... never saw that either. Looks like the Partridge Family bird!!!!
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5 hours ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:
This is no reflection on Gugny, but this is 'Post of the Week'. I don't care what else is posted to the forums.
Agreed... I don't post often anymore, but when I read Tom's post I actually "did el oh el" in my office.
As far as embarrassing admissions:
I didn't see the M and B in the brewers logo until long after I was an adult, but I somehow saw the M E and B in the old Expos logo.
As a child I thought the National League New York team was the Mitts, because you play baseball with a mitt, not a met. I thought everyone but me pronounced it wrong.
In 1976 I became a Buccaneers fan strictly because I liked "Bucco Bruce." (I always was and still am a uni-geek)
There's many show-boaty things I did as a HS athlete that completely embarrass me now. I'm glad the films have been destroyed.
I threw a bat after a strike out in Babe Ruth baseball and my father said, "Oh "young bullpen" if that bat hits the ground your on the bench for the rest of the game." I later found out he borrowed that line from some other coach.
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3 hours ago, shrader said:
Why do I get the feeling that both Carol and Ezekiel won't make it through this season and the kid will be left with Daryl?
I think Ezekiel, I don't think the show could survive losing another "OG" cast member this season.
Bonus points for no "Annie Oakley" Grimes. Let alone an 8 year old deftly handling a long barrel .357. ?
Michonne seems to be carrying the torch of "don't trust anyone" and "be angry at everything" now that Rick can't volley back and forth between moods.
Daryl naming the dog, "Dog" is the best thing "
What's with the matching "X" scars? Methinks this has something to do with the schism between Mags and Michonne.
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I'm already preparing myself for Hardwick's over-dramatic and breathless promo for Talking Dead next week, when he'll help us "process" what we saw in next week's episode. I enjoy TWD, but the talking dead is just too much for me. It's like when the WWF kept trying to push that it was real. There's no stakes in this show or characters that I need therapy after the fact.
For my money I think someone flies in on a magic carpet, saves Rick and then he lures the herds to the bridge and Rick has to metaphorically and literally take out the bridge to save Alexandria, etc... -
On 10/24/2018 at 5:07 PM, ChevyVanMiller said:
I met him last year, he stayed at my hotel while appearing at Comic Con in Niagara Falls, ON. We had a 15 minute conversation about his brother, his career and Vince McMahon. Really nice guy and he really enjoys interacting with fans and keeping the Macho Man's memory alive.
I'm always glad when I hear stories about these guys being genuinely nice people. Keeping any "stage persona" going for so long it has to be a relief to just be and everyday guy after awhile. Great story... thanks for sharing.
On 10/25/2018 at 4:37 AM, Hirly5 said:My favorite wrestler of all time was from Truth or Consequences, New Mexico ..... Cactus Jack
The pride of Cortland State!
On 10/25/2018 at 6:07 AM, row_33 said:The coconut is still one of my top 10 amazing sports moments in 45 years of watching
My buddies and I still laugh at this like we're kids when we see this and we're all now in our mid to late 40s. I'd argue Piper and Flair played the heel card so well that they got over with fans better than many of the faces. I remember in a PPV commercial that in the mid 80s when Piper was fighting Mr. T. He actually something to effect of "You see Mr. T, I DO play Sun City" a direct shot at the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa. Even as a young teen, I knew that was edgy even for that time.
17 hours ago, Koko78 said:Did flair have his own million dollar championship? I think not.
I think that was the Million Dollar Man who had that.
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On 8/24/2018 at 1:32 PM, Chef Jim said:
Yes was my favorite band at the time. I felt that Seger stole the show especially when Alto Reed (his sax player) was on top of the speaker stack. I remember how pissed Chris Squire was when a frisbee (or beer bottle) hit his bass! For those that were there that day just over 41 years ago here is a great site.
http://forgotten-yesterdays.com/dates.asp?ftype=1&qdec=1970&qdateid=1277
BTW how many of these vintage concerts were promoted by our "friend" Harvey Weinstein of Harvey and Corkey?
Harvey and Corkey... oh my God I haven't heard those names in at least 35 years. Made me also think of Melody Fair in N Tonawanda!
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Admin assistant that used to work in our office:
Legitimately asked us how to use a ruler to measure something.Didn't understand what "quarter til" and "quarter after" meant when she asked what time it was.
Couldn't place a call to a customer in Canada because of "overseas charges."
The capper though:
When walking past a photo of Mt. Rushmore, she asked us "That's man made right?"
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I've had the following
Obscure category:
55 Mark Maddox (in a landfill)
95 Bryce Paup (goodwilled)
15 Todd Collins (landfilled)
36 Rodney Bellinger (pretty sure that's 1 of 1 ever ordered)
HOF category:
34 Thurman Thomas (still own)
78 Bruce Smith (cheap so surely landfilled after too many military PCS)
Just didn't last with the team:
51 Takeo Spikes (goodwilled)
11 Drew Bledsoe (landfilled)
Child sized edition:20 Joe Cribbs (3/4 sleeve kind you could get at Sears, Hills, etc back in the early 80s)
I had two orange Buccaneers
42 Rickey Bell
63 LeeRoy Selmon
(as a kid I loved the old Bucs jerseys and helmets, so they were always my second, sometimes first team in grade school.)
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6 minutes ago, teef said:
i'm not even sure how to approach this thread. i'm just going to leave.
This is just about my reaction. I had to click on the topic, just to see what was going on. 7/10 would recommend.
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7 minutes ago, Johnny Hammersticks said:
Well, it’s a mute point now.
It is probably mute, but the powers that beat at OBD are going to realize sooner or later that the picks they made don't JIVE with the holes they have in the roster.
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"Mark my words, the bills will rule the day they drafted Josh Allen."
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1 hour ago, Jauronimo said:
Your countless threads with unsubstantiated rumors, wild theories, erratic mood swings, loose connections and hot takes have made these last few days truly special! In no particular order.....
- Thank you to every guy who had a chance encounter with a Delta Sonic employee with a cousin who works at a Best Buy in Buffalo that had a big scoop.
- Big thanks to the guy whose district regional sales manager knows Russ and believes we may draft a QB this year.
- Thank you to everyone who follows the Incarcerated Steves and Prison Bobs of the twittersphere for keeping us up to date on all the latest fiction.
- Big thanks to the guys that shared every mock draft on the internet and had meltdowns based on the mock results.
- Thanks to the peeps who are "so f@#$ing done with this team if the pick _______________!"
- Thank you to the guy who cruises the Brown's reddit page and uncovered the 26 team trade scenario that lands us a top 3 pick with only giving up Jerry Hughes.
- Thanks to everyone who started a reaction thread for every permutation and draft outcome.
- Thank you to everyone who reminded us how many holes there are to fill and for those wise men among us that reminded us that it really isn't about filling all the holes but finding the one hole that you think you might be able to spend the rest of your life with.
Without all you emotionally unstable, gullible schmucks who find authority in the strangest of places none of this would have been possible!!!
Though I rarely post anymore and mostly lurk, Jauronimo you good sir have earned my nomination for Post of the Year for 2018. In fact, I think we can shut the forum down now because nothing will top this!
"Delta Sonic employee with a cousin who works at a Best Buy" and "Incarcerated Steves" gave me the gigglesnorts!-
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6 hours ago, Gary M said:
I can see Maggie and Daryl wanting Negan dead, but why would Jesus go along with it, he has been the people don't need to die guy.
Exactly... that plot point aggravated me so much.
The one scene that encapsulated how total disjointed this season was was when Negan woke up with Rick and Michonne standing over him.
Rick threating to tear out his stitches one whole minute before saying, "We're not going to hurt you."Not to mention during their fight scene he pleads for Negan to stop so they can discuss Carl's wish for peace... AND THEN SLICING HIS FREAKING THROAT!!!
Maggie are you ever gonna drop that kid? Well I suppose you have to actually show some signs for pregnancy first.
And the Fear the Walking Dead mini episode was just bizarre!! That is quite the family truckster they had in that show!
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Hey Jimmos have a great birthday. Oooops sorry for the advice!!!
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She's still stunning! Wow... always had a thing for her!!!
Who Is The Most Obscure Bills Player/Coach You Remember Meeting?
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Met Jeff at at Hills Department Store promo way back in the day when I was kid. It was one of those meet and greets, sign a picture deal. He was the reason I always tried to get #38 in sports as a kid. (didn't work out so much with youth baseball)
Met Mark while shooting photos on the sideline of a preseason game between Houston and the Bills in the Alamodome in San Antone. You're right, super nice guy and really down to earth. This also happened to be time Bruce and Phil Hansen borrowed my camera and zoom lens to scope out the Oilers cheerleaders on the opposite sideline.
Interviewed Greg Cater back in 1983 for a mock television program during a kids summer program at SUNY Fredonia. Another fantastic guy with the best southern slang terms 12 y/o me had ever heard. I he was wearing sandals during the interview and I remember being freaked out at the blood blisters on his kicking toe.
Knew Bryce Fisher when he was at the Air Force Academy. Spent some time with him and saw him in a couple bars in the local area before he reported to Bills camp back in WNY.