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RIP Michael Wright

Posted by BigAppleTiger on 8/24/26 at 5:48 pm
He was mostly known for The Five Heartbeats and Oz, but I will always remember discovering him in The Principal with Jim Belushi. He played a thug like no other- but in real life he was the most erudite, educated, and complex man. We distrusted each other at first, but in time grew to become what I would call a friend. His mother owned a great restaurant on 9th Avenue in Hells Kitchen called Jezebel. We actually bonded over French cinema. His favorite film of all time was Jean de Florette and Manon du Source was a close second. RIP to a good human being.



GOA will last about as long as Freedom Fries. But you fight the good fight. :cheers:
I think he and Alan Ritchson should do a buddy movie. This board would LOVE that. :bow:
And yet I can't find anyone who really compares to Joy - personality and looks factoring in the equation..



"Why would you deny yourself something you want?"
I will make it a point to watch anything Statham is in. He is just bankable. His moves are some of the best on screen. He is powerful and fluid to look at while he kicks arse. I keep on finding new movies I've never seen or heard of with Statham. I came across Redemption this past week. About a homeless alcoholic veteran with PTSD who is tracking down the killer of his homeless waif roommate who he shared a box with on the mean streets of London, while flirting with an sexually abused Polish nun and trying to be a better man for his abandoned daughter while working for the Chinese Mob. Yep. It was fricking great. :bow:
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The medical profession or the health insurance industry?



It is a parasitic relationship. At this point it nigh impossible to separate the two. One has to ask which is the parasite and which is the host.

re: Reacher Season 4

Posted by BigAppleTiger on 8/16/26 at 9:06 pm to
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Getting a kick out of some of the Philly shutouts


I gottta say that it occurred to me that Philly never looked so good as that drone shot with the statue to open the first episode. Also really enjoying the callbacks to Marc Blucas (Riley from Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and the actor that plays the journalist. He was always a favorite as Marshall in Alias.
I thought the episode was allright. The one complaint I have besides too many comedic and colorful episodes is the casting of James T. Kirk. I think the actor they chose is too neutered for the character. He is not physically or emotionally muscular enough for Kirk. Kirk's default setting was always more reserved and masculine and the lightness and vulnerability seeped out little by little. This actor is just a little too light and breezy for my liking. Not enough steel.
Well you sure seem to not be able to keep it out it. It's just a hammer to a knee with this board.

re: Reacher Season 4

Posted by BigAppleTiger on 8/13/26 at 5:12 pm to
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They do have some reacher kicking arse. But, a few of those guys gave him all he wanted.



I liked this aspect because it tells you that these particular guys he's dealing with have had the same level of training that he has so the threat level of the people behind the scenes is heightened.
I bartended in Manhattan in the mid 90's for about 6 years. There were neighborhood drunks, famous drunks, and professional drunks and all sorts in between. I noticed that the true alcoholic either got his click after the first drink and would progressively erode over the course of hours OR they would never get the click and never got sloppy over the course of hours. Lots of different types of drinkers out there and they all play the game differently.

re: Reacher Season 4

Posted by BigAppleTiger on 8/12/26 at 10:55 pm to
First 3 episodes are SOLID. So far leagues better than Seasons 2 and 3 and if it keeps the momentum it could top Season 1 for me. :bow:
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Some states are different.


Doesn't this bring you back to your original question? Rutgers must have you in a real quandry.
Ironic from an alumnus of the flagship Louisiana State University.
Noted. This is from yesterday. I think she's 51 now. None too shabby.

It's about a TV show but really about food so hence posting on this board. I recently watched all 3 series with Eva Longoria. It's a follow up to Stanley Tucci's series Searching for Italy. I really enjoyed it and learned a lot, particularly about Mexican and Northern Spanish cuisine. I've travelled mostly throughout France and enjoyed that series. I've travelled a lot throughout Southern Spain but never made it to Madrid or the Northern regions. Spanish cuisine has evolved a lot since the advent of Ferran Adria and El Bulli and interesting to see the effect on Spanish and consequently world cuisine. Eva Longoria is very likeable and still very beautiful IMO. It did make me want to travel more in Mexico. The food from Mexico looks interesting and a little more blunted but definitely different from my limited experience. The evolution of ingredients from Mexico via Spanish and French occupation surprised me a bit. Interesting stuff.