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  1. PrettyBigGuy

    Steve McQueen

    Steve McQueen was the greatest! In his day he DEFINED cool. If you are a fan, take a look at the "Making Of" Featurette on The Magnificent Seven DVD. James Coburn points out how aggrevated McQueen was with sharing the spotlight with Yul Brenner. He explains that every time they shared a scene...
  2. PrettyBigGuy

    Caps

    Yeah, I've got one made in Ireland and sold here: http://www.noggintops.com It's a very nice warm cap and I've been wearing it a lot since moving to the midwest. I would like to get one with a fuller crown and longer brim like they used to be in the old days though. Maybe even a leather...
  3. PrettyBigGuy

    Retro Radar Visit

    They're good folks. I was fortunate to meet them when they came out to SoCal last year.
  4. PrettyBigGuy

    High Recommedation: "Legend of 1900"

    I finally caught this film on IFC the other day and I couldn't resist dusting off this old thread. Really a great film. I liked it so much I picked up the DVD today at Tower Records.
  5. PrettyBigGuy

    The Black Stallion

    It looks like you're off to a good start! Let us know if you get back "up to steam" on this. PBG
  7. PrettyBigGuy

    See these?

    Not to nit-pick, but she's the RMS Queen Mary, not SS. MK will have kittens if he hears you call his ship that! :eek: Great pics though. The night shots under construction are very nice. I agree with you about the perspective shot of the automobile on the dock in front of her bow.
  8. PrettyBigGuy

    The Black Stallion

    I really dug trhis movie as a kid. I just saw it again recently and it was still pretty entertaining. I've never read the book, but in the movie, A boy gets shipwrecked on a desert island in the Med with a black arabian horse. Soon after winning the horse's trust they are rescued and return...
  9. PrettyBigGuy

    WWII Boots - Service, Jump, etc.

    If you watch the "Video Diary" made by Ron Livingston on the Band of Brothers DVD, he does the same thing with his jump boots the night before begining boot camp with Dale Dye! I've been kicking around the idea of buying a pair of brown Corcoran jump boots for awhile but I haven't decided if I...
  10. PrettyBigGuy

    Cameras and film

    I've always thought that the old Leica cameras were pretty cool looking. One of these days I'm going to have to pick one up.
  11. PrettyBigGuy

    Vintage flashights...any sources?

    I'd be interested in this info as well. Just last night I did an Ebay search and came up empty handed. Who's hot the info?
  13. PrettyBigGuy

    Early War Birds or Late War Birds?

    Re: More research . . . I've preferred the Invader to the Marauder. A good movie that features these planes is the 1989 Spielberg film Always with Richard Dreyfuss. The Invaders are used to fight forest fires instead of dropping bombs, but the film does have some cool scenes. A PBY Catalina...
  14. PrettyBigGuy

    Uniform Hats

    Chicago police still wear the uniform hats with the black and white checkers. Also, Illinois State Troopers wear campaign (aka "Smokey Bear") hats. Just watch The Blues Brothers for evidence of this. LAPD and officers don't wear hats unless they are in their dress uniforms. I'm not sue about...
  15. PrettyBigGuy

    The beginning of the end of Daylight Savings Time

    C'mon Nathan, read my post again. I grew up in the Chicago suburbs and that means–DA BEARS! Although they're not doing much better than the Rams this season so far!
  16. PrettyBigGuy

    The beginning of the end of Daylight Savings Time

    I am envious. As a transplant to LA from Chicago, I miss the change of seasons almost as much as real pizza, hotdogs, and a pro football team! Enjoy it fellows.
  17. PrettyBigGuy

    The Bridges at Toko Ri

    I'm not sure if they used it for the movie, but the carrier was supposed to be the USS Oriskany (CVA-34).
  19. PrettyBigGuy

    mug shots!

    Talk about a Babyface! :D ;)
  20. PrettyBigGuy

    Optimo Heavyweights

    I have an Optimo heavyweight in Dove Gray. I received last February and I am very happy with it.I'm wearing it in my avatar, but here's another pic: It's pretty light in color so I'm probably "over careful" with it because I don't want to stain it. I'm going to be back in Chicago this...
  21. PrettyBigGuy

    What did you do in the war Daddy...?

    My mistake. It was still a cool story though!:D
  22. PrettyBigGuy

    What did you do in the war Daddy...?

    Years ago I was talking with some co-workers of mine and somehow the topic turned to WWII. We started talking about our families' participation, if any, in the armed forces. I knew that two of my father's uncles had served in the army, and that one of them was killed in action after taking a...
  23. PrettyBigGuy

    Sky Captain Review!!!

    I also really enjoyed this movie! It was fun to try and place it in time. As was stated above, it took place after WWI, but probably just before WWII. Sky Captain himself was flying around in a pre-WWII fighter (h11od), and there was mention of himself and "Frankie" being part of the...

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