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Caputh
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Actually, I'd never made the connection between the end of Full Metal Jacket and Paths of Glory; that's a very interesting thought!
The end of the latter just doesn't seem to "fit" for me, though.
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Possibly. I suspect Kubrick was in love. He'd marry that girl later.
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Nothing much to report here. After the very turbulent second half of 2012 my life seems to be normalising. I'm having a very busy weekend, but nice
busy, doing stuff that I mostly want to do. My Mum is now well settled in a care home and we picked her up for a family dinner at our place last night
which went well.
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Glad to hear that Poly.It's about time you caught a break.
After an Inch of rain on Wednesday,it's been spring weather.Nice and sunny with a slight breeze.The trees are all bloomington Illinois....ooops,my
hand was temporarily posessed by FZ.One more time for the world,the trees are all blooming at once.It's really nice weather right now.I have an
audition Sunday for a part in an Indie film by Little Thunder Films about the Miwok Indians.The 1st natives of this land called El Dorado or as we say
California.It's like serindipity as I was an extra about 35 years ago in a film called Ishi,about the last "wild indian" in California and a Miwok too
of course! I hope I can be an asset to their production. 
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BBP
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We're awaiting the snow; sort of bizarre since the weather was nice and warm this week.
Am rather sleepy; I'm knitting an elephant. For the eyes I needed black wool. Couldn't find black so I picked dark green.
The green turned out to have the mother of all knots in it. I spent two hours undoing it, until it ran so late I went to bed, but there's at least an
hour worth of untangling it.
You'd think I'd be used to something with my hair, but no.
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KAPTKIRK
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Got a call back for the part of Old Jack,next Sunday.I think they'll use me as crew too.We shall see.Nice bunch of kids,taking their first steps outta
university and makeing a few Indie shorts to start.I hope I can be of service to them.
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KAPTKIRK
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Got a call back to read for the part of "Old Jack" an old and wise American Indian,next Sunday.Should be fun.The old parts easy......the wise parts
tricky! Ha! Ha!
Also scheduled an Egyptian Revolution hour update show with a member of The Muslim Brotherhood and two moderate christain Egyptians and a
non-denominational Egyptian Dr.as host. Should be quite exciting! I've produced 5 half hour shows and this will be my first hour show.(somebody's
gotta do it)
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BBP
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Congratulations Kirk! Enjoy!
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BBP
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Hmmm... Zappa.com is out again...
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KAPTKIRK
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I thought it was my computer.I placed an add on craigslist.Lotta,human-bots and stuff replying.So I went here and wahla! Presto Majico,Bonny has the
same problem in a different counrty.
Thanks Bonny! BTW: In the thesbian world the proper salutations would be "Break a leg" It dates back to Shakespearian times I've been told.
[Edited on 10/10/10 by KAPTKIRK]
[Edited on 10/10/10 by KAPTKIRK]
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BBP
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(looks up) The origins of Break a leg are unknown but in writing it first popped up in the 1920s. There are similar phrases in Dutch, German and
Italian that I'm aware of, not sure if there are other countries where they do that.
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KAPTKIRK
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That sounds more like it.In the 20's a real star was on Broadway here.Before the talkies came out stage shows were very big business.Who could
imagine...I could,that someone "broke" their leg and still went on.The bravado and all that,would have been big media fodder back then.It's probably a
Barrymore quote.(thinks he might wiki it)
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punknaynowned
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"... expression is often said to relate to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in his private box at Ford's Theatre.... The murderer .... Booth, a
Shakespearean actor of some repute, made good his escape after firing the shot by leaping down on to the stage, breaking his leg.... [the phrase]
supposedly as an example of black humour. However, there is no record of the phrase before the 1950's, and it seems more likely to be simply an
example of the convolutions through which superstitious theatrical folk will go to avoid tempting fate (in this case, by apparently wishing someone
the reverse of good luck). It may have been a partial translation of Hals- und Beinbruch, 'neck and leg break', which serves the same purpose
in German."
-- from Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, 18th ed. Edinburgh, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd. 2009
It was explained to me that if someone tells you before a show 'break a leg', they are rhetorically wishing they had your part in the show and would
be willing to replace you should such an injury occur. But actually, in practice this almost never happens as directors/producers/actors would rather
you just go on with crutches and work with it.
As far as superstitious show people, professional sports people often have similar fixations. The same clothing, the same pre-game rituals, the same
repeated phrases etc. have wide currency from tennis, ping-pong, basketball, diving, golf, football, baseball, weight-lifting etc. "The show must go
on..."
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Zappa forum is back.
Tried stevia sweetener, gross.
Been to the dentist, had X-ray, all's looking well. Bought some extra bird feed on the way back.
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BBP
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Little new on the agenda for today, am still looking for ideas for my birthday gift.
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And my thoughts are qith Aquabot, I hope he's coping with the snow and the traffic.
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I haven't worked since monday morning, we tried a bit but the road was too slippery so we came back to the warehouse and went back home. We tried
again today but the situation is just the same. So I've spent almost all the week home. 
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Thanks for telling about the snow out there! There was no mention here and so I went and found many gorgeous photos!
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We've been having snow for days on end now; fortunately it just doesn't stay put.
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