@newtboy
true romance is in my top 10 as well,and i didn't even see in the theaters.the trailers didn't grab me and the marketing was utter shit.

i saw it when i lived in miami at the time,and my roommate and i were having a party and i just happened to have HBO on at the time,and i remember seeing the opening credits:chrisitan slater,val kilmer,christopher walken,dennis hopper

and i was like...how the fuck did i not hear about this movie?
look at all these awesome actors!

so i started watching,and even as people started showing up..i couldn't stop watching.in fact half the party ended up in my living room watching true romance with me,while rest stayed out in the patio and got drunk.

yep..i know how to throw a shindig.
ya'all come over and we watch tv.

yeah, I got that... I meant what city or thereabouts. I see now from their website it's well north of Houston. Anyone interested in being in an actual city, instead of the middle of east bumfuck? No offense - I'm just thinking it might attract a few more people that way. >> ^ctrlaltbleach:

For now it looks like Texas Renaissance Festival>> ^jonny:
Texas is big... whereabouts are you planning on holding this shindig?

For now it looks like Texas Renaissance Festival>> ^jonny:

Texas is big... whereabouts are you planning on holding this shindig?

Texas is big... whereabouts are you planning on holding this shindig?

Thank you Chicchorea

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No Twang played here...he was truly a phenomenal piece of work.

Nice sift, *promote.

Notice in the credits that MY mom and dad helped put this little shindig together, So don't go criticizing their work Payback!!

>> ^Payback:

False advertising or deceptive advertising is the use of false or misleading statements in advertising. As advertising has the potential to persuade people into commercial transactions that they might otherwise avoid, many governments around the world use regulations to control false, deceptive or misleading advertising. Truth in labeling refers to essentially the same concept, that customers have the right to know what they are buying, and that all necessary information should be on the label.
FOR SHAME, NAPALM! SHAME!

"without jesus, your solstice would mean nothing!"

Actually, the christians stole the holiday from the "dirty pagans." Same with Easter, and "All Hallow's Day." People weren't celebrating your shindigs, so you decided to put it on the same day as theirs.

It's like in highschool, a popular kid throws a party at his house and invites all your friends when it's your birthday. No one comes to your birthday because he's got hookers and blow.

Okay, so I'm ending this shindig and handing out the awards.

Gold: EDD, who gets three promotes for his story, because it involved math and striking back at authority (two of my favorite hobbies).

Silver: UsesProzac, for her courageous battle with the supreme darkness that is education mistresses with short tempers and low IQs.

Bronze: Ornthoron, because I just can't bear to leave him without a medal.

Fourth: videosiftbannedme, because I also did the same thing with orange juice and Diet Pepsi. Luckily I didn't have a mammy who forced me to drink it all. Cheers!

Fifth: Throbbin, because that was the perfect "feel-good" story I was looking for.

And last, but not least, we have Fusionaut for his gate story. Thanks for hanging in there.

Honorable mention: Rasch, who quoted my favorite song, but forgot that Crowns get nothing from me!

And longde, millions of children around the world are out back, ready to kick your ass.

Thanks everyone! See you next time I have eight promotes!

Hey Eklek! Thanks for coming along to the shindig, sure now you get to take your pick of all the wallets and phones and such left around by the revelers! Thanks for saying hi, much appreciated!

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I was late to the moodonia party in a castle along the Irish coast..cling! (rolling empty bottles of an unidentifiable substance)..
the wind whistling a spooky tune..

Congrats!
I yelled into a corridor..

Hey, you're welcome! Always happy to celebrate the accomplishments of our dedicated sifters.

You know, I actually still have my Sega CD... And I think I've got about 3 games for it. One of those childhood-rivalry-must-have deals. It's actually that bad.

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Hey Kevlar! Thanks for dropping by the shindig! and thanks for the tip o the hat!

I loved the Seaga CD ad, did they only have three games for that when it came out?I thought I saw night trap, nfl and something else. Oh well I couldnt afford one anyway

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A tip of me hat to you, fine sir!

Hey! and a happy Wednesday to you! thanks so much for the promote! ITs great that someone else is feeling the B36 love! I had to try and sift that, those planes are just so cool and kinda scary! Anyhow thanks for dropping by the gold star shindig too. I havent tried out my shiny new powers yet, with great power, responsible yadda yadda. See what happens!

In reply to this comment by my15minutes:
imdb link?
- check
playlist?
- check
congrats?
- check
*promote!

Hey Kevlar! Thanks for dropping by the shindig! and thanks for the tip o the hat!

I loved the Seaga CD ad, did they only have three games for that when it came out?I thought I saw night trap, nfl and something else. Oh well I couldnt afford one anyway

In reply to this comment by Kevlar:
A tip of me hat to you, fine sir!

Currently reading Wikipedia, I brought only one book on my trip and I read it twice already. So Wiki is filling a large void, did you know that SS uniforms were designed by Hugo Boss? No wai!

As for the book, if you can call it that it's called "The Know It All Book" and basically covers topics on Science, Philosophy, History, Visual Arts, Music, Literature and Religion. A sort of refresher course, expanding horizons and completing education shindig (I totally got that off the back cover). But at least now I can say that late 19th century Romanticism is for douche bags with some certain authority.

Recently I also read Richard Herman's "Against All Enemies", this is about as airport trash as you can get, and the man is totally phoning in Tom Clancy, still a very good page turner though afterwards I felt like I simply wasted my time. I just noticed on Nexttag that he has some perverse pleasure in having the front cover of his books ripped in two, must be some stylistic thing, but god it annoyed me when I was reading the book. It's selling for less then a dollar now... its worth less then the paper its printed on.

Before leaving Kuwait I read Fear up Harsh - An Army Interrogator's Dark Journey Through Iraq which was a great first account of someone whose idealism for helping his nation win a war slowly wanes after witnessing pressure to produce 'results', using dubious techniques. It's a very human account, highly recommended reading for those trying to get an insight into how Army Intelligence operated in Iraq, both good and bad. The comments on Amazon.com are hilarious really -

"No matter how poignant, timely, or interesting Mr. Lagouranis's story may be, or how sincere and intelligent he comes across in an interview on television, we are at war, ladies and gentleman. Our soldiers' lives are risked every day in Iraq and Afghanistan. Efforts such as Mr. Lagouranis's, written in the safety and shelter of the United States, undermine theirs so far away, and play into directly the hands of our sophisticated enemies."

Which shows the person hardly read the book at all.

On my last trip here I read two books of Robert Heinlein, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress and Tunnel In The Sky. Both excellent sci-fi books, especially the Moon Is A Harsh Mistress which reads like a manual for rebellion against an oppressive government, especially interesting if you read Starshi
p Troopers.

I also read P.D. James' Children of Men, which was adapted into the movie, and wasn't surprised that I liked the book far more then the film as it is beautifully written, far darker then the film and ends differently.

PS: If you are looking for some good Sci Fi to read, its always good to consult Hugo Award winners, here is a list on Amazon for pre-2000 winners, there is another for post-2000 as well.

PPS: I also highly recommend Life of Pi, one of the best books I read.

Now I will shut up.

Well, well. Perhaps this might be interesting after all.

Sorry I haven't been around, I've been paintball-scenario-mom this weekend... I haven't seen that much testosterone since 10th grade.

So when are we on for this shindig, kids?

...this'd be great for a backdrop multi-media display at a rave, or a hippy shindig!