It seems the latest DU trend is to fight about movies

[CatWoman]

If any of you say anything bad about Johnny Cash, I will personally kick your ass :P

Seriously, tho -- passion here is at an all-time high.

I wish we could bottle it, and/or mass produce it.

[MadisonProgressive]

1. I saw the movie and loved it

[sui generis]

4. actually looking forward to it myself

Other Mr. Sui does a magnificent imitation of JC (Mr. Cash, not the other C)

[sui generis]

2. thicker skin is what we should mass produce

most of the "passion" involves tit-for-tat hair pulling and scratching stuff and not brilliant declamatory prose full of fitty-cent words like my self-important and preening oratario.

:P

[jus_the_facts]

3. mass produce it AND bottle it.....

....into a Molotov cocktail to throw at the GOP and blow 'em to smithereens...ONCE AND FOR ALL OUT OF EXISTENCE?! *dreams on...* :nuke:



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[CatWoman]

5. that's the ticket, Amber!!!!

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[TahitiNut]

6. ((Bending over.))

Johnny Cash came to our NCO Club at Long Binh in '69 and gave a 'concert' that included June Carter. I, along with about 25% of those there, walked out after the first 10-15 minutes. He was disgusting. Totally. Besides dropping f-bombs every 10 seconds, he engaged in the kind of brain-dead, nasty derision of officers and NCOs that only those with a cartoonish comprehension of military people perceive. Even in Viet Nam, we had better things to do than sit and listen to a foul-mouthed asshole. Up until that time, I'd thought Johnny Cash was decent music and experienced in the "school of hard knocks." He portrayed himself as clueless and immature.

[CatWoman]

7. this is the first time I've heard/read someone describe that side of him

but you've gotta admit, "Ring of Fire" is catchy as all hell!!

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[MadisonProgressive]

17. June Carter wrote that!

[MadisonProgressive]

18. He was all durgged out during that period

The movie (Walk the Line) is mostly about his drug problems and how June helped him get past it all.

[TahitiNut]

23. Well, he could've mailed in his performance and done better.

He was clearly under the influence of something. I give no person a 'free pass' for displays of malice and perversion just because they're intoxicated. If anything, the removal of inhibitions permits a more honest portrayal of underlying corruptions. During the 30 years or so that I drank, I never displayed any 'personality changes' - something that gave me solace that I wasn't repressing some 'dark side.' During the 12 years that we were married, even my wife (a light, social drinker) could never really tell when I was moderately drunk - something that made her a bit uneasy - because I never got nasty or belligerent.

Cash displayed a nasty, belligerent, malicious personality. Fuck 'im. :shrug:

The venue, our NCO Club at Long Binh, held perhaps 200-250 people. At least 60 of us walked out, not in some mass, coordinated move but individually getting up and leaving all over the club. It was remarkable.

[RandomKoolzip]

8. DUCK SEASON!!!!

[CatWoman]

9. BWAHAHAHAHAHA

TASTES GREAT!!!!

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[RandomKoolzip]

10. LESS FILLING!

ANd it's RABBIT SEASON!!!!

[CatWoman]

11. ONCE AND FOR ALL --

it's the holiday season!!!

:D

[RandomKoolzip]

12. D'oh!

Blindsided by Goodwill Toward Men! Cold-clocked by a runner on Santa's Sleigh!

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Anyway, yes it's true: you can have a flamewar about ANYTHING on DU. Just state an opinion (Oh, say "apples taste good") and within an hour, you will have a 70+post thread explaing why a)oranges are better, b) you shouldn't eat apples because of pesticides, c) apples are often red, and we should always buy blue, and d) Kerry is a waffler.

[walldude]

20. No kidding.. I posted a thread

for some fun and even mentioned it was for fun and not for debating and yet some asshole with 1 post decided to use his first post to hijack the thread.. check it out:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x5605636

[TahitiNut]

15. "Holiday season" = nutmeg.

:evilgrin:

[walldude]

13. No it's Wabbit Season! n/t

[RandomKoolzip]

16. Duck season! Whaddya think the "D" in "DLC" stands for?!

[Loonman]

14. Johnny Cash was one of the best live shows I've ever seen

If you missed him, pity you.

[tjwash]

19. I loved "Walk the Line", I was disapointed in "Capote" though.

Everyone fancies themselves a critic, don't they?

[CatWoman]

21. Capote got excellent reviews, tho

:shrug:

[tjwash]

22. Just my opinion, but It was just a bit darker than I thought it would be.

And I read "In Cold Blood" many years ago.