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Old 07-21-2014, 03:03 PM
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Stop trying to run everyone else's life...or rather try and go get one. the post is in memoriam to a good actor and a good guy. No politics were included except for a single comment about his being what he seemed.
It was a joke, and a good one, and the single comment you refer to was somewhat different than how you describe it.

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The best thing you can do for yourself Stoney is to ignore him. I do.
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I too went to see Grand Prix in 1966 but missed most except the opening scene as I spent the time necking. I didn't see the full movie til later and I own a copy now.

The fellow who played Clark (sort of) couldn't drive a stick so they had him wear a scarf over his mouth because all the shots of the full car with him in it were played by other drivers. They used formula three cars (similar to my Formula Ford) with dummy pipes to look like the real cars for shots with the actors driving. A lot of real drivers were in the movie, at least a dozen including Gurny, G Hill, P Hill, and many others.

I often get it out or LeMans if I feel I need some motivation before an autocross event.
With the tartan stripe on his helmet, I thought it was more along the lines of Sir Jackie Stewart, rather than Clark. I do love the shots of Graham Hill, Bruce McLaren, Jochen Rindt, Jack Brabham, Jo Bonnier, Ritchie Ginther . . .
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The best thing you can do for yourself Stoney is to ignore him. I do.
With tremendous success, I might add.
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With tremendous success, I might add.
In that light, would the phrase "misery loves company" be appropriate?
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In that light, would the phrase "misery loves company" be appropriate?
Well, no, because he likes it...
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Almost jubilant.
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The best thing you can do for yourself Stoney is to ignore him. I do.
Every once in a while you just have to scratch that 'roid that irks you...
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Every once in a while you just have to scratch that 'roid that irks you...
Don't scratch . . .

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Perhaps he should take a sitz bath. Try not to make any bubbles...
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The Americanization of Emily.
Not a well remembered movie, but..........

Great cast. Fine Acting.

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There are liberals and there are liberals that are also sleazoids. Hollywood is filled with the latter category.
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With the tartan stripe on his helmet, I thought it was more along the lines of Sir Jackie Stewart, rather than Clark. I do love the shots of Graham Hill, Bruce McLaren, Jochen Rindt, Jack Brabham, Jo Bonnier, Ritchie Ginther . . .
Yeah, that looked like stewart but the farm scene reminded me of Clark. He looked a lot like clark too. Maybe a combination of them.
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I'm liking Big Jim more and more . . .

Garner, in the book, admitted that he has smoked pot for most of his adult life. He dabbled doing some white line fever, snorting cocaine with SNL great John Belushi who died from a drug overdose.

Garner refers to himself in the book as a "bleeding-heart liberal" who felt that Adlai Stevenson the most intelligent man to have ever run for president, with Barack Obama taking the number two slot.

Big Jim doesn’t have kind words to say about his fellow actors either –saying his “Great Escape” costar and pal Steve McQueen was an “insecure poseur and not a very good actor”. He also branded Charles Bronson “bitter and belligerent”.

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