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otaking
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response 175 of 348:
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Aug 9 19:15 UTC 1999 |
I saw Inspector Gadget last Friday. It was a fun movie. It covered all of the
old standards of the cartoon show, except for the obligatory scene in each
TV episode where Chief Quimby gives Gadget his assignment. (Chief Quimby does
appear in the film, played by Dabney Coleman.) It was a silly stupid film,
but not as silly or as stupid as George of the Jungle. I give it a B+.
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aruba
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response 176 of 348:
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Aug 9 19:38 UTC 1999 |
Re #174: I was at the 4:15 show too - down near the front on the right. Sorry
I missed you!
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mooncat
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response 177 of 348:
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Aug 9 20:35 UTC 1999 |
Heh, askhe and I were probably very near you then. <laughs> Although, we
arrived just in time to miss most of the previews... (We intended to
see "Matrix" but were too late)
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richard
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response 178 of 348:
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Aug 9 21:43 UTC 1999 |
re: way back there...Jay "Tonto" Silverheels died back in the late 70's
(maybe 1979?) One of the pallbearers was his real-life best friend
Clayton Moore, who of course played the Lone Ranger along side his Tonto
for years first on radio and then on television.
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bruin
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response 179 of 348:
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Aug 9 22:44 UTC 1999 |
RE #178 I believe that Clayton Moore played The Lone Ranger exclusively on
television. But, of course, I may be wrong on that.
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md
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response 180 of 348:
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Aug 9 23:07 UTC 1999 |
Brace Beemer was the radio Ranger.
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richard
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response 181 of 348:
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Aug 9 23:59 UTC 1999 |
Brace Beemer was the first radio Ranger....or actually the second...Clayton
Moore was the Lone Ranger on the radio during the 40's. John Hart played
the LR on TV first, but was replaced by Clayton Moore for most of the tv
series run as well.
Jay Silverheels was of course, always Tonto
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md
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response 182 of 348:
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Aug 10 01:39 UTC 1999 |
I bow to your superior Lone Ranger knowledge.
I used to listen to TLR on the radio when I
was a kid, but it wasn't until I moved to
this area that I learned that the show was
broadcast from Detroit.
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i
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response 183 of 348:
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Aug 10 02:09 UTC 1999 |
But who played Silver?
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jazz
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response 184 of 348:
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Aug 10 04:05 UTC 1999 |
You folks know what "tonto" and "kemo sabe" mean, right?
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omni
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response 185 of 348:
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Aug 10 04:44 UTC 1999 |
And while were doing Lone Ranger stuff:
The Lone Ranger was produced live on WXYZ radio, from Detroit. The same
company would also go on to produce The Green Hornet. WXYZ was located in the
old Maccabees building on Woodward. The Maccabees is now known as the Detroit
Public Schools Center. There still is a radio station, and it is known as
WDET. And lastly, a man named Rube Weiss, who died a few years ago did the
introduction to the Lone Ranger. Even though he is gone, Rube can still be
heard on the Guardian Alarm TV commercials.
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mcnally
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response 186 of 348:
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Aug 10 17:05 UTC 1999 |
I also saw "Mystery Men" over the weekend and also thought it was really
funny, though I might qualify that with "if you like superhero stories or
enjoy movies whose basic joke is playing with the 'rules' of a genre.."
Whatever -- I thoroughly enjoyed it, even after paying Showcases's
amazing $8 ticket price, which is usually enough to sour me on even a
really good movie..
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bru
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response 187 of 348:
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Aug 10 21:11 UTC 1999 |
I did like mystery men, tho they could have lost the spleen, there was enough
conflict in the other characters that we could have lost him. It played on
the spacialization of the character traits very well, and the screwups were
great. Thats Specialization up there, by the by.
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richard
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response 188 of 348:
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Aug 10 21:52 UTC 1999 |
You know the Green Hornet was supposed to be the great great grandson
of the Lone Ranger or something like that...they have the same last name
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md
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response 189 of 348:
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Aug 10 23:50 UTC 1999 |
Get out of here.
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other
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response 190 of 348:
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Aug 11 06:30 UTC 1999 |
just saw the matrix. wow. i've had dreams like that, but not nearly so
stylish.
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aaron
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response 191 of 348:
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Aug 11 13:17 UTC 1999 |
re #188: What was the Lone Ranger's last name?
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otaking
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response 192 of 348:
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Aug 11 14:17 UTC 1999 |
Re #187: I think the Spleen was a necessary character. Having someone with
a super poewr noone wanted nearby was a great twist on the superhero genre.
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anderyn
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response 193 of 348:
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Aug 11 18:26 UTC 1999 |
Saw "Entrapment" last night at Fox Village. Definitely a fun movie, but
a bit too scary for us height-scardy-cats!
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remmers
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response 194 of 348:
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Aug 11 21:42 UTC 1999 |
Try watching it at 13,000 feet sometime.
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janc
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response 195 of 348:
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Aug 11 22:53 UTC 1999 |
Rather low for an airplane. Are you suggesting climbing a peak in the
rockies to watch it?
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anderyn
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response 196 of 348:
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Aug 12 02:11 UTC 1999 |
I haven't been in a airplane in over twenty years -- and I'm never
climbing a peak.
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remmers
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response 197 of 348:
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Aug 12 12:44 UTC 1999 |
Forget my figure in resp:194 - how high do airplanes fly these days? In
any case, "Entrapment" was shown on an airborne 747 on which I was a
passenger a few days ago. I paid only sporadic attention to the movie;
general impression is that it's a rather cookie-cutter Hollywood
romantic thriller.
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aruba
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response 198 of 348:
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Aug 12 13:28 UTC 1999 |
I think 30,000 feet is pretty typical.
Carol and I saw Notting Hill at the Fox last night. I liked it a whole lot.
Very funny and very romantic.
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gull
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response 199 of 348:
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Aug 12 14:48 UTC 1999 |
I think anything from 30,000 to 50,000 is typical for a 747. 25,000 or less
for short commuter flights on things like ATR turboprops. Under 12,000 for
non-turbocharged general aviation aircraft like Cessna Skylanes and Piper
Cherokees. (Friend of mine whose wife is an ATC says they refer to that
level as 'indian country' because of all the Piper aircraft.)
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