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 | Another dog thread. Marine re-united with dog from Afghanistan - IonaTiger on 5/17/13 at 9:11 pm [link=(http://news.yahoo.com/marine-dog-reunited-surprise-ceremony-205112134.html)]LINK[/link]
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 | Taking Chance - IonaTiger on 5/9/13 at 5:00 pm I posted about this movie a few years ago when it first aired. I am watching it again and it is just as powerful as the first time I watched it.
It is a movie everyone should watch.
I needed a good cry anyway. :usa:...
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 | Sopranos fans - Pine Barrens episode comes on in 15 minutes - IonaTiger on 1/24/13 at 6:45 pm @ 8:00 eastern time on HBO Signature.
I have been re-watching at 8:00 each night as "The Sopranos" was one of my favorite HBO series and "Pine Barrens" is one of my favorite episodes. For those who do not want to tune in, here is the scene that always made me laugh:
[link=(http://youtu.be/9m0...
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Music Board
 | A few of the female artists I've been listening to lately - IonaTiger on 12/21/12 at 8:51 pm There are so many great female singers but these are a few that I have been enjoying. Women hate me, but I still love them!
Always had a thing for Dolores O'Riordan:
[link=(http://youtu.be/AOOVyQP5qCA)]The Cranberries "When You're Gone"[/link]
I always thought her music was as beautiful ...
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 | I noticed that my post count was 19,999, so - IonaTiger on 12/17/12 at 5:34 pm for my 20,000th post I send a sincere “Thank You” to the people who run and contribute to this site. I have never made a "milestone post" and I know this is supposed to be a babe thread, but "babes" my age are old enough to be your Moms, you don't need to see that.
I signed up for TD in March of...
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 | OFFICIAL Good Night Thread Sir Drinksalot™ - IonaTiger on 12/4/12 at 9:50 pm I have to get up for an early court appearance, so, Good night, OT.
:daughter: on the cheek.
[link=(http://youtu.be/7qjo15n0mGU)]The Beatles "Good Night"[/link]...
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 | A bit of Warren Zevon - IonaTiger on 12/4/12 at 7:27 pm Those who have been around for a while know my admiration for the work of Warren Zevon. I really miss him and thought I'd post some of his music:
I love the guitar in this one:
[link=(http://youtu.be/B9L8jLPE84g)]Carmelita[/link]
Underrated:
[link=(http://youtu.be/Xt9o8cRLovQ)]Vera Cr...
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 | "One Night With Janis Joplin" - IonaTiger on 10/22/12 at 10:31 pm I saw this performace at Arena Stage in D.C. on Saturday and it was great. The woman who played Janis did a remarkable job. The woman who played "The Blues Singer" was amazing.
Hard to believe that Janis has been dead for over 40 years and died so young as a result of an overdose. She had a he...
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 | R.I.P., Joe South - IonaTiger on 9/7/12 at 8:43 am Read that he died on Wednesday.
[link=(http://youtu.be/iMiutrnur0c)]"Games People Play"[/link]...
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 | In memory of my Dad 5/16/25-8/26/03 - IonaTiger on 8/26/12 at 9:06 am 4 years ago I posted this to remember that my Dad passed away on August 26, 2003. I still miss him and still think of him often:
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Let your parents know how much you appreciate them now! (Posted on 8/26/08 at 7:35 p.m.)
I know that I'm one of the oldsters here a...
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 | The Great Escape (the movie) - IonaTiger on 7/22/12 at 7:05 pm Is just starting on TCM. One of my favorites....
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 | "John Adams" being shown on HBO - IonaTiger on 7/4/12 at 10:51 am This was a great series. :usa:...
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 | An oldie, but one I always enjoyed - IonaTiger on 6/23/12 at 7:27 pm I was cleaning out some of my old documents and came across this. I posted it a number of years ago and it always gave me a chuckle. So, before :germans:,:csb; and tl;dr, I give you "The College Theme Paper":
THE COLLEGE THEME PAPER: HE VS. SHE
Remember the book "Men are from Mars, Women ar...
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 | Taking Chance - IonaTiger on 5/26/12 at 10:49 am I see it's coming on at noon (eastern time) on HBO. I saw it when it first came out and was very moved by the movie.
I remember Kevin Bacon's first screen appearance in "Animal House" and his performance as the despicable Nokes in "Sleepers". But this is far and away his best acting performance...
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 | Rolling Stone reports Robin Gibb has passed away - IonaTiger on 5/20/12 at 6:01 pm No details, just an alert.
The first Bee Gees song I remember:
[link=(http://youtu.be/KCRqAzCevsY)]"The New York Mining Disaster of 1941"[/link]
R.I.P., Robin....
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 | Memphis Belle - IonaTiger on 5/17/12 at 8:43 pm I just watched it again and saw in the credits that it flew its 25th and final mission 69 years ago today, May 17, 1943.
An inspirational movie about brave men. :usa:...
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 | I've just been thinking about my Dad - IonaTiger on 5/16/12 at 7:15 pm This is a post from a few years ago today. I just kind of miss my Dad who would have been 87 today.
In before :csb: and tl;dr.
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Happy Birthday, to my Dad. (Posted on 5/16/09 at 10:18 a.m.)
Last year I posted this on the 5th anniversar...
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 | "Foreign Correspondent" under rated Hitchcock film on TCM @ 8:30pm - IonaTiger on 5/9/12 at 8:05 pm your time.
I've seen a number of threads about Hitchcock films on this board. This is one of my favorites. I recommend it to all....
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 | The Third Man - IonaTiger on 4/28/12 at 6:26 pm Is coming on TCM @ 8:00 eastern. It's old but a good movie. For some reason I enjoy the zither music....
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 | The Bee Gee's Robin Gibb is apparently very ill and in a coma. - IonaTiger on 4/14/12 at 10:03 am [link=(http://news.yahoo.com/reports-robin-gibb-gravely-ill-hospital-103937963.html)]LINK[/link]
Damn, he only has 2 years on me. Hope you get better or at least have a smooth trip, Robin.
This is the first Bee Gee's song I remember. (A precursor of "Timothy"?):
[link=(http://youtu.be/KCR...
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 | Something The Lord Made - IonaTiger on 4/8/12 at 10:03 am Just starting on HBO. I really enjoy this movie....
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 | I've been listening to some Harry Chapin today - IonaTiger on 4/7/12 at 9:49 pm I always enjoyed his music and his stories. He released "Taxi" in 1972:
[link=(http://youtu.be/4qYU9b5OF8M)]Harry Chapin "Taxi"[/link]
And the sequel to "Taxi" when Harry meets Sue again. "The Sequel" was released in 1980, about a year before he was killed in a auto accident on the Long Isla...
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 | Movie scenes that always make you laugh - IonaTiger on 4/4/12 at 9:06 pm "Animal House" is on and I just watched the scene when Kent Dorfmann's name is proposed for membership and his picture comes up on the screen. I laugh everytime I see Bluto's face and he screams. I have no idea how many times I have seen this movie or this scene, but I laugh out loud every time I...
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 | Soundtracks you listen to - IonaTiger on 3/30/12 at 8:41 pm I listen to this one in my car. The music playing when Col. Shaw releases his horse right before the charge on Battery Wagner is a variation of the Main Theme. It is just haunting and sends a chill down my spine.
The music during the assualt on Battery Wagner is amazing.
[link=(http://youtu....
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 | The Sopranos "Pine Barrens" episode just came on - IonaTiger on 3/25/12 at 9:02 am Tony Soprano: [over the phone] It's a bad connection so I'm gonna talk fast! The guy you're looking for is an ex-commando! He killed sixteen Chechen rebels single-handed!
Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri: Get the frick outta here.
Tony Soprano: Yeah. Nice, huh? He was with the Interior Ministry. Guy's ...
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 | Tora! Tora! Tora! - IonaTiger on 3/10/12 at 1:10 pm Is playing on TCM @ 3:00, Eastern Time.
I know that I will be watching college basketball, but for those who enjoy history, this is a great movie. I saw it in Manhattan when it came out in 1970. It tells the story of Pearl Harbor from both the American and Japanese points of view.
The movie ...
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 | For all of you who have watching "Casablanca" on your things to do list - IonaTiger on 2/15/12 at 9:39 pm it starts on TCM in about 20 minutes....
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 | The Loving Story - IonaTiger on 2/14/12 at 9:23 pm I just finished watching this HBO movie and thought that it was very well done. They had a lot of file footage from the 1960s.
When I was in law school I wrote a paper on [i]Loving v. Virginia[/i] (which was then only 6 years old) and the Supreme Court's striking of the anti-miscegenation laws b...
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 | The Tuskegee Airmen - IonaTiger on 1/17/12 at 10:02 pm Damned good movie.
Can't wait to see "Red Tails". :usa:...
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 | CBB Bets 1/6/12 - IonaTiger on 1/6/12 at 9:44 am I told you all that I would give you updates on the Iona Gaels should you want to place a bet on or against them.
The 11-3 Gaels are home tonight (for the first itme in 39 days) against Niagara. Iona defeated Niagara in upstate NY back on December 4, 98-62.
The Gaels last game of 2011 was a r...
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