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Posted on 04/01/2025 2:04:30 AM PDT by DollyCali
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Thanks etabeta, join in more often if Dolly will please keep this thread open. This is the kind of information I wouldn’t know about unless someone posts it here.
“...now that things have gotten so much sunnier up here..”
Winter time does cause a rather depressing time for a lot of us. The sun does warm our souls unless it gets to d*mn hot then you feel like you are in hell. Which I expect will be happening rather soon here.
Besides who can I tell all my woes to if I don’t have this thread to do it on. My cell phone messages is very limited then I have to start deleting.
Here is my woe for today. I learned that at about 5:30 this morning there was an incident at a house not quite directly behind me but the next one over. Apparently there are 3 people living there. 2 guys and a woman (renters for the past 9 months) and one of the men went beserk. Screaming and ripping his clothes off then running up the street. Cops were called and he grabbed something out of the yard up the street and threw it at the cops car. He was taken into custody but the way things go here he will be right back out.
I went and talked to the neighbor directly behind me and apparently the one that went beserk has a scar covering half his face. She didn’t know if he got it from a wreck or what. She said this isn’t the first episode with him but this was the worst. She said they have 3 big dogs and they think they are breeding them and now have puppies.
Now mind you I have been sleeping with my sliding door, in my bedroom, open some to get some air. I guess I better stop doing that. Maybe get me a Byrna Launcher just in case. “Description: Byrna launchers are CO2-powered, non-lethal pistols and rifles that fire .68 caliber projectiles containing kinetic or chemical irritants.
Functionality: These launchers can effectively disable an attacker from a distance of up to 60 feet by delivering painful impacts and/or chemical irritants.
Legal Status: Byrna launchers are legal to own and carry in all 50 states, and no permits or background checks are required.”
My once quiet town that we moved back to from California has gone to hell in a hand basket. :-(
Well Spunkster, I may be coming down to your neighborhood in Richland, boat, doggy and all, live with our youngest son.
“.... live with our youngest son.”
Hope that goes well for you. My youngest daughter who lives here in Pasco also, turns up her nose whenever I suggest selling my house and moving in with them.
Oh that sounds worrisome, Spunky. It only takes one or two people to ruin a neighborhood - sorry you have to deal with that.
Geesh, with all of these protesters and crazy people on the streets today, I’m surprised not everyone is carrying one of those Byrna Launchers! They sound quite useful!
That sounds great, norsky!
I was sitting out on the deck the other day, looking around at all of the lush green trees and beautiful flowers on the farm, and thanked God for how fortunate my last few years have been. I was thankful that I was so close and able to help while Natalie was sick, but also very thankful for living so close to the kids. My son and his very nice wife and little girl drop in regularly, the grands pop in numerous times a day, and I see Natalie daily and Matt almost as much. During the summer months Matt will have a cold beer on the deck with us at the end of the work day, and it’s so relaxing and enjoyable.
I hope you have a wonderful time with your son if you make that decision. My advice (not that you need it....or asked for it lol) is to always be encouraging and positive, always be helpful, give them their space, and enjoy. I’d take closeness with my family over money and all it buys, any day of the week.
Let’s keep this going. I’m traveling right now and so have intermittent access, but I’m open to possibilites.
PS I agree with you about Noah.
Thanks. I didn’t know about it.
etabeta!
What a nice surprise! It’s been a decade at least that we shared posts
Thanks for dropping in
etabeta!
What a nice surprise! It’s been a decade at least that we shared posts
Thanks for dropping in
One of my life long avocations is Cinema. Past couple years with woke mentality in films and astronomical prices at box office, I do my movies DVD & BluRay
I’ll probably breakdown and do MI at theater - maybe IMAX. I figure the cost to be well below my former yearly expenditures
This article caught my eye
When “Platoon” began pre-production in the early 1980s, Oliver Stone was no celebrated director he was a Vietnam veteran carrying a script no one in Hollywood wanted to touch. Studios passed on it for years. The realism Stone injected into the script based directly on his own harrowing experiences as an infantryman in Vietnam was seen as too bleak, too raw, too anti-heroic for audiences still accustomed to war films that glorified conflict. It took the success of “Salvador” in 1986, also directed by Stone, to finally convince producers to back “Platoon.” But even then, the budget was limited, and the project was considered a gamble.
Charlie Sheen, who would go on to deliver one of his most career-defining performances as Chris Taylor, was not Stone’s first choice. Stone initially wanted his first pick from a decade earlier: Martin Sheen, Charlie’s father. But by the time the film finally gained traction, Martin was too old to play the young, naive soldier. Instead, Stone saw the younger Sheen as a natural fit, not only because of the physical resemblance to his father who had played a similarly tormented role in “Apocalypse Now” but because of the emotional range Charlie could bring to the role. Even so, Sheen had to prove himself. He trained rigorously for the part, participating in the now-infamous “boot camp” that Stone required for the entire cast.
That boot camp wasn’t just for show. Stone flew the actors into the remote jungles of the Philippines, stripped them of contact with the outside world, and immersed them in near-combat conditions for two grueling weeks. They slept in dugouts, wore the same sweat-drenched uniforms for days, and received minimal food. Stone deliberately wore the men down to erase any sense of Hollywood glamour. Willem Dafoe, cast as the compassionate Sergeant Elias, later said the experience bonded the cast in a way that no acting workshop ever could. Tom Berenger, who played the hardened and brutal Sergeant Barnes, called it “controlled psychological warfare” that put them directly into the mental headspace of their characters.
Berenger’s transformation into Barnes shocked the crew. Usually known for more heroic roles, Berenger embraced the physical and emotional ugliness of Barnes scars carved into his face, a permanent snarl on his lips. His intensity during filming was so overwhelming that younger cast members, including Johnny Depp and Kevin Dillon, avoided him off-camera. Dafoe, by contrast, was warm and approachable, mirroring his character’s empathy. The contrast between the two actors translated directly to the tension on screen, particularly during the infamous scene where Elias is left to die in the jungle. That sequence, shot in the dense underbrush of Luzon, was physically punishing. Dafoe ran through thick mud as real military helicopters hovered overhead. There were no stunt doubles, no CGI tricks everything was filmed as raw and close to reality as possible.
Filming was interrupted multiple times by monsoon rains, logistical nightmares, and political unrest. Equipment was damaged, actors fell ill, and tempers flared. At one point, Charlie Sheen collapsed from heat exhaustion. Despite the chaos, Stone refused to compromise. He often shot scenes using natural light and handheld cameras, insisting on multiple takes until emotions broke through. Crew members began to crack under the pressure, but the footage coming in was unlike anything anyone had seen. Gritty, emotional, and terrifyingly authentic.
Even the final battle scene, one of the most memorable in the film, was chaotic both on screen and off. Pyrotechnics exploded around the actors, trees were blown apart, and there were moments when it became difficult to tell whether someone was acting or truly reacting. The intensity reached its peak when Sheen’s character wakes up in the aftermath of the firefight an emotional collapse that mirrored the exhaustion felt by the entire cast.
When “Platoon” premiered, audiences were stunned. The film didn’t present soldiers as invincible heroes it showed them as flawed, frightened, and deeply human. For many Vietnam veterans, it was the first time they saw something close to their reality portrayed on screen.
Stone didn’t make “Platoon” to entertain he made it to exorcise demons, and in doing so, created a war film that tore away the myths and laid bare the trauma. Each scene still feels like a wound that hasn’t fully healed.
Breakfast is served:
Thank you.
Makes me want to see that movie after your description.
Thanks, Dolly. I believe since the Facebook days. I left FB several years ago; I got busy with a different project and then the enthusiasm for my art page disappeared.
I hope this thread continues..Hugs.
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