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Got Shrooms' Peyote' LSD' Really Good Pot' Well Check out THE FOUNTAIN website!
Well I don't either - but after spending about 15 minutes staring at THE FOUNTAIN website - I began to see people tormented in the flames of damnation, and then... I swore I saw Moriarty cackling whilst seeing the screaming masses burn... but... but... that couldn't be. THE FOUNTAIN website has the most disturbingly benign tranquil image of impressionistic rage/passion... either that or it's just randomly swirling "hot" colors with no residual meaning other than to furl your brow and ponder like Mongo on the way of life. They've also got a screensaver - that is essentially well... you'll see. Ya gotta love Darren Aronofsky - he certainly doesn't go down the well tread path of sameness.
FountainMovie.Com
A really cool looking screensaver showing what looks to be an example
of Peter Parks' chemical reactions photography they are going to use
in place of CGI. Hopefully we'll get the trailer soon too.
Dr. Stat
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I may just download that screensaver.
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Hawt.
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So what the hell is this film about anyway?
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Seriously. It's been down for like two weeks.
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Gonna smoke and watch this!
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Just stare at it for about an hour. It will freak you out more than The Decent.
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and here it is.. I can't wait for this movie. I wish the comming attractions website was still up to provide more info about this... Yahoo's Greg's Previews isn't very good.
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Aug 03, 2005 6:13:59 PM CDT
seriously ive been waiting for this film since before i knew wha
by s0nicdeathmonkey
since the first time i read requiem for a dream and found out indie kid autuer had the guts to film it. then i found out he was the same guy who did PI, which was a huge mind fuck. i saw Requiem and it was even better than i hoped for, and i couldnt wait for mr. aronofsky's new film. and here it is almost. i cant wait.
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Nothing approaches THE FOUNTAIN in terms of anticipation, save perhaps Cameron's next project (Battle Angel/Project 880).
It seems like Aronofsky is the only writer/directer who embraces (rather than spurns) intellectual material, but also has the raw filmmaking talent to turn his ideas into kinetic, powerful films.
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I saw a penis! It's like some kind of crazy pandora's box!
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HSX shows no release date, Yahoo movies is pretty much clueless. But then I found this... cut and paste if you care... http://movies.about.com/od/ thefountain/a/ fountain072205.htm
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and, apparently, they love me.
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I sat and watched it.....
Now, like after watching all Aronosky
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Don't know what it is, but i'll watch anything Aronofsky does. Can't wait.
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I hope this film will be as good as when Cartman ate that guy's parents in the chili-eating contest. Is anything worth seeing if it doesn't meet this newly created Cartman-Chili Standard? (
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I'm on a MAC at home and of course the screensaver is only for the PC.
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Aug 03, 2005 7:16:15 PM CDT
It looks like a shot of someone cut open in surgury... it looks
by antonphd
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WTF?,,,,Oh yeah. I took LSD. This is supposed to be pink!!!
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I am both pissed and stoned and that site has nearly sent me under. Whatever they are trying to do its worked. I am officially interested. Interested and mentally battered.
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Well, the film definitely sounds like it's going to be worth watching, but I really can't see the point in getting a full-on robot chubby just because somebody's seen Solaris and tried to recreate it in Flash.
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i've got a Mac, Russman, and the screensaver works just fine. maybe all the colors have pushed you into an alternate reality where the screensaver doesn't work on your computer
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Inky.
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it's a schooner!
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Ice digit bee knot camera. Taste the flat?
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and this is fascinating how? From a female perspective, I cannot share on a open forum what that reminded me of.
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as far as this shit goes . . . whatever.
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what the fuck am I supposed to be looking at?? I like art however this .....is just pretentious pig-shit. Stupid.
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Its exactly what the movie is supposed to be about...I knew there was something screwy about that image. ITS SUPPOSED TO BE PINKISH or BLOODY!!! The Fountain...ah, what an allegorical term for a something that happens in that time of the month. Orright. I m done being Juvenile... Oh and 43rd....BITCHES!!!!
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I really like Aronofsky's films, but I see no reason to watch them more than once. Far too emotionally taxing. Not to mention that the man is singularly responsible for my horrible and debilitating fridge phobia. I can only eat canned goods now you bastard.
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"Since when did space look like the inside of my fucking head? Groovy."
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Like the front cover to Kyuss's Blues for the red sun.
Other than that it works well as a screensaver. -
...Jell-o pudding and Hawaean Punch - no doubt.
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Aug 04, 2005 6:45:07 AM CDT
Wow, not like I've seen a thousand versions of that before..
by jackburton
How strikingly original and not at all boring and pointless.
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I kept expecting to see a giant metal skull materialize from the flames with a voice-over from Sara Conner, "So we had to send him back...again."
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-Doc Thompson.....We need a new 12 Monkeys, this may be it.
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But this isn't CGI, it's a lot more organic and ridiculously cheaper. That's the point.
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But I wonder how exactly they'll utilize the technology. I mean that graphic right there will NOT pass as space. Maybe a "conceptual" space, but nothing legitimately real. Although judging by what I've heard about the "futuristic" part of the film, Aronofsky is certainly dealing with the surreal. But a blue version of that, mixed with black, kind of undulating... That'll certainly be itneresting to see. Aside from that I can't see it working unless there is some definition to it. But I trust in Aronofsky, and I'm really pining for a trailer right now. I want to see where this baby is headed.
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... genius.
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Aug 04, 2005 8:21:48 AM CDT
I Saw The Fibbonachi Sequence as a Golden Spiral That Runs Throu
by zombiesolutions
then i put a drill to my head and had a conversation with a cute little girl in washington square park. there was undergroundish electronic music circa 1998 in it too. the beats, the girls, the jewish stereotypes, and the poor acting. it all added up to Pi. wow. who put my brain on the train platform? new york is too expensive.
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It doesn't really look like space...but does it have to be space?
I'm not up on cosmology or whatever, but what if that's the heart of a nebula or some such thing? What if that's the heart of Jackman's ball sack on the point of orgasm??? -
In which Hugh Jackman gets his arm and legs chopped off after refusing to throw the Ring into the lava.
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I don
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This is the most boring flash site I've seen. And I'm not trying to be pretentious. I just think it is extremely boring. And what the fuck is the movie about?
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They did end it like the books, dumbass. And anyone who thinks that the hobbits were gay is...well...gay themselves (talk about being childishly homophobic!). Are you just unable to comprehend the idea of young boys being hurled into a war with the task of destroying the most powerful and dangerous object known having an emotional breakdown from time to time? I submit to you, sir monkeyboy, that you cannot.
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and he was naked.
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Aug 04, 2005 10:46:51 AM CDT
The reason why we like that site, although it's nothing spec
by derlanghaarige
Nobody expected something like this from a website of a Film with Hugh Jackman (Even if it's directed by Aaronofsky!)!! And we got nothing better to do...
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You know when your really sick and cant eat for days except maybe some tea and toast.Your just full of medication and when you look at your pee in the toilet its kinda neon with a cloudy effect.This is one of my most anticipated films of the year though..peace
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It's amazing how quickly people whip that word out when they're exposed to art they don't understand. Why the fuck can't you just appreciate art for arts sake? God it's like film school all over again...
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I know what it is its Underworld 2 you memeber that time where the liken Dr was mixing the bloods this is it its mixed with Marcus's blood changed now he will shirley rule with his hyper beast strength and keen wisdom......... yhea wel F-you come up with something better.
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It reads like a bad mash-up of 2001, Timeline, and Mission to Mars. Mark my words, this movie will be a preposterous mess.
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tits!
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Is that even a word?
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Aug 04, 2005 12:12:31 PM CDT
Well, what do you expect, it's still a teaser site, an empty
by biko salamar
Hope that this will be a sign that we'll see that damn trailer soon, I'm really bored of waiting for that trailer.
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Oh happy days are here at last!
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Saw it. Even in its rough form it was beautiful. It certainly won't be "nonsense" like so many people fear when it comes to anything outside of the mainstream. If anybody deserves our trustas far as handling challenging subject matter and visuals, it is Darren Aarinofski. I have to say that he was scared to death at the Comic-con panel, thinking that no on would "get it"
Why is the ultimate praise for a movie "getting it"? I "get" that most of the movies in my local mega plex suck my sweaty balls. I can't wait for this film. -
Aug 04, 2005 12:30:19 PM CDT
oh wow, a screen saver that looks like... a screen saver... more
by uncooked_meat
see a doctor, dude. 'cuz that ain't right.
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Because that's all that website is.
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Can't wait for this movie. One of the best young directos working right now....and you know what? He actually likes movies! I think this movie will actually fuck people up.
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I see the word "intellectual" applied to any movie and immediately I think of a movie that might have interesting characters, but doesn't know what to do with them except give them volumes of "clever" dialogue because they can't actually tell a coherent story. On IMDB, this movie doesn't even have a plot summary. In the plot keywords section, it just says "metaphysical." Sometimes I think I could film my cat tearing up furniture over a matter of days and some idiot would call that intellectual just because nobody had done it and it didn't adhere to any "rules" of Hollywood movie storytelling.
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But in all fairness I see that anytime I close my eyes too. I close my eyes A LOT.
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I can appreciate art for art's sake. There are many movies, books and pieces of music that I absolutely love that others "don't get". I used to do a lot of LSD when I was younger (among other things), and this isn't close. I don't know if that's what he was going for, though. To me, it just looks like a loop of some chemical reaction under a scope with a looped minimalist soundtrack in the background. Oh, I get it. It's just not that special to me. Oh, well.
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I hate it when a director just films some stupid stageplays with a shaky mini DV-camera (*cough*Von Trier*cough*)and everybody calls it "The future of modern cinema" or "A great piece of art". Or when an overrated hack who goes by the name of Quentin uses his work just to show us, how many films he saw in his life and that he likes to film gangsters, while they are talking bullshit and suddenly everybody wants to make films like him, because his films are a commercial success (which means:His films must be good!). When you have an interesting idea for a film, it's okay. When this idea works great, hooray! But when your idea sucks, don't call it "art" to let the audience think: "Oh, I must like it or I'm not smart." But I still got high hopes in this project. I like "Pi" and "Requiem for A Dream" is okay. We will see if it's bullshit or not.
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In my opinion, Pi was annoying as hell to watch.
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You must be interested in films like this. It has nothing to do with being smart or not smart, but not every film is for every audience. I was more than annoyed by Moulin Rouge and turned off the TV after 45 minutes. I tried to watch it! God knows, I tried so hard...
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Aug 04, 2005 2:16:42 PM CDT
I wanna see Jennifer Connelly and Rachel Weisz double-dong it in
by chickychow
but thats just me...
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It's ultimately subjective what constitutes a "good" piece of art, be it a book, movie or song. It's subjective, I think, because it's not a necessity. It can't be judged based on positive or negative results. You can live with bad art. Consuming bad food, for instance, bad in the sense of being rotten or contaminated, can make a person sick or kill them. That's taking a brutally literal stance, but it's still true.
One of the things a lot of filmmakers who make so-called "intellectual" films forgets is that what they're supposed to be making is a MOTION picture. However, either because they don't know how to incorporate action into a story, don't know how to tell a cohesive story in the first place, or because they think they don't have the money or resources, there's very little actual MOTION involved. It's just a lot of people talking, and the only thing that might warrant putting it on film is the setting and / or costumes. You'd think that would be fundamental in understanding how to do a movie or even a play. A fictitious movie has "acting," which is people commiting "acts," which means that there is, or should be, "action." Almost always in acting class, even during a monologue, actors are told to give the character something to DO while talking.
It's easy nowadays to ridicule a movie that relies on action and visuals to entice and hold an audience, but what is a movie without them? You may as well do a radio program. Having said that, though, the general consensus is that if the conglomeration of images and actions that make up a movie do not tell a story or relay a relevant message, then it's not a "good" movie. At least, it doesn't do what a movie can or should do, or live up to the potential of the medium. I've never seen a Darren Aronofsky film so I won't say one is good or bad, but I don't have a desire to watch "Requiem," for instance, because the so-called "plot summary" doesn't tell me anything more than that I'll just be watching a bunch of junkies ruin their lives. I might be wrong, of course, but I can only know what I'm about to watch from the advertising for the film, which doesn't even say that there's a point to it, just that it is. Does the movie take a stand on that kind of behavior or not? If the drug addiction was a by-product of, say, character-A trying to actually DO something or GET SOMEWHERE, then that would give me something to watch. How do they do it? Right? But I know how they take drugs and get addicted. What's the point?
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My brain hurts a lot from reading your last post bro. You views and opinions on this matter are, quite frankly, convoluted swiss cheese.
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You guys...It's a close-up of the sun. The turbulent reaction of hydrogen turning to helium. It's not someone's flash nightmare. It is the real deal.
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"You views and opinions on this matter are, quite frankly, convoluted swiss cheese."
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Ri-cockulous. I just knew that your response was going to be even more stupendous than your original post. OK - besides not including the "Scouring of the Shire", tell me, how did the movie not end like the book? And judging by your masterful use of phrases such as "testicle wart" and "butt spelunking ways" you clearly have a dizzying literal intellect. Yes, you are quite dizzy. "Bucket of monkey spunk"? "deviants"??? What the hell is this dude, 6th grade??? Come on Warrior!
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I just hope it doe'snt bomb TOO bad at the box office. I tend to like films that no else does. That includes "last action hero". Sorry, but you have to admit the action sequences were amazing to watch. Anyhoo, this film sounds like its going to be difficult to digest by the mainstream audience. The rest of us movie geeks will more than likely have the DVD in our collections. :)
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You seem to emphasize alot on "motion" and "doing" in your post when mentioning film.I assure you it is not necessary if the subject matter is compelling enough.Look at the film PERSONA for example just two people talking with hardly any movement.Yet i thank the gods that Bergman decided to portray this on film and not on radio for lack of "motion".For the most part I dig what you had to say..peace
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Aronofsky, you hack! "OR MAYBE IT'S GENIUS!"
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Acid is wicked! Bust some trips out! Everyone should try it! :P
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I think its amusing when people talk shit about great directors. it's very easy to do, but then you have to ask yourself- "How the fuck do I have the right to say that?" "What the fuck am I doing in film besides just watching them and giving my opinion?" So everyone who at least don't like aronofsky's films can at least have respect for him.
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Aug 04, 2005 6:37:55 PM CDT
"You're a bucket of monkey spunk you shit eating testicle wa
by wickedmonster
No offense lord john, but warrior: Three words:
BEST LINE EVER!!! I think i will use it out of context. -
Word from the studio sets is that the flick is pretty solid. Hell, what do I know...I'm a marketer!!!!
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Sorry for the delayed response! As was stated above, your emphasis on things HAPPENING, ACTS, and ACTION, I believe, is limiting the "potential of the medium". Film indeed lends itself to motion and action, it is what makes the moving pictures so unique. But even though it's a terribly young medium, I think that film has progressed to the point where we can fully experiment and push the boundaries of what "good" is. You also said that if a film doesn't "tell a story or relay a relevant message, then it's not a 'good' movie". Again--I think this is a very limiting label to put on movies. Tone poems and character studies (2 things that Requiem for a Dream are) are just as involving and merit-worthy as any straight-up narrative. Yes Requiem is about 3 addicts spiraling down into...addiction... but so what? The way the entire film is structured and made, if character-A had to do something-B or get to somewhere-C, it would feel cheap and forced. I think film, just like art, is about interacting with an audience (even an audience of one). And Requiem sure as hell interacted the shit right out of me. I recommend you give it a try dude. Anyways, no hard feelings, just my opinion. Thanks.
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First, thanks for the "no hard feelings" part. I like that somebody doesn't automatically assume I'm an asshole for debating. Forgive me if this is overly long, but like the subject says, these are my "Last words" on the subject, no doubt to everyone's relief. ;)
Regarding what you've written, again, it boils down to whether a movie is "good" or "bad" being subjective. And as for my saying that a movie without a well-structured story or relevant message is not "good," well, if I said that, I would be contradicting myself by declaring a type of movie "good" or "bad" absolutely after having just said it is subjective. My exact words were: "...the general consensus is that if the conglomeration of images and actions that make up a movie do not tell a story or relay a relevant message, then it's not a 'good' movie." I'm stating the general consensus, meaning what I see a majority of moviegoers believing, either consciously or subconsciously, and reacting to by either choosing to see or not see a movie. On that basis, though, neither are you wrong. Experimentation is fine, it's just that I believe that some of it -- not all -- wastes the medium, if you will, by not putting it to great use. I, for one, would hate spending a year-and-a-half of my life trying to get a million dollars to use expensive equipment and 35mm film just to tape two people talking. The equipment to get good production sound in taping the dialogue alone would probably cost more than I make in a week, and good production sound is hard to come by even for the majors. I could record the dialogue on a tape recorder for under $30, and that's only if I actually had to buy the recorder and maybe a microphone. What's more, maybe it's my lack of sophistication (LOL), but I'd probably be more apt to pay attention to the audiotape recording than the movie, as staring at a static image would probably get on my nerves a bit.
Lastly, you write: "The way the entire film is structured and made, if character-A had to do something-B or get to somewhere-C, it would feel cheap and forced. I think film, just like art, is about interacting with an audience (even an audience of one). " My OPINION is that if action in a movie makes it feel "cheap" and "forced," then the story of the movie -- if there is a story -- ought to be reconsidered. Furthermore, I operate under the assumption that film IS art, and I'm only calling it an assumption as opposed to a fact because I half-expect someone on this board to disagree with that. ;) In terms of interacting with an audience, I couldn't agree more. Personally, the parts in my favorite movies that interact most with me have no dialogue whatsoever, but usually still have someone DOING something -- not jumping off cliffs or wrecking cars, mind you, but doing something, making some physical gesture or what not. And while you can gesture and talk and still not have a multitude of camera angles when filming it, the moments I refer to focus in on those gestures, on the action, to where the effect is something I couldn't get from a radio program, hence the reason I can appreciate the story in its medium.
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I'm actually gonna let that slide WM. You seem like a nice fella. Late!
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...it probably would have been bourbon. Actually, nothing came out of my nose, it was more like a half-assed spit take.
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And I'm sure there is a joke coming after that post! :) Cheers.
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