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  1. MikeKardec

    Indiana Jones V

    It's really just a better idea to move on to new material but that is just not the modern Hollywood works. I'm an avid "adapter" however, I always believe that you can make something better, that the foundation of a great work can be built upon and improved ... expectations can get the best of...
  2. MikeKardec

    Vintage Concealed Weapons

    I've shot but I haven't owned any of these but my impression was that the Walther had a very heavy action which kind of balanced out the fact that it was built in a way that could make it very accurate. The Savage is just Buck Rogers cool but I have no memory of it's quirks. The Colt was VERY...
  3. MikeKardec

    The Decaying Evolution of Education...

    Yes! But I fear that the only way that would work would be to start at a few select schools, the ones most likely to be motivated to accept a new program and then create a school that only teaches self education. Absolutely no subject content whatsoever; no history mathematics, science or...
  4. MikeKardec

    What are you Writing?

    It is from a kid who grew up in West Hollywood in the 1960s!
  5. MikeKardec

    What are you Writing?

    Welcome! No need to be concerned about being good, bad or indifferent. As long as you can stare into the abyss regularly you are a total bad-ass no matter what you end up producing. We all have to be humble before the infinite. Jeeze, I'm getting all woo-woo or esoteric or something. Well...
  7. MikeKardec

    The Decaying Evolution of Education...

    I have to say that I know LOTS of "intelligent" people, but I vote for what I call "traction." Many of the super IQ types I deal with have a VERY hard time applying all that horsepower without a lot of wheel spinning. When it comes to a partner in work or a friend I'll take traction any day...
  8. MikeKardec

    Vintage Concealed Weapons

    I'm a great fan of the Remington 51, I always felt the Colt .380 pointed "down." The 51 is a bit hard to strip, but only compared to a post war, one lever and it comes apart, wunder nine.
  9. MikeKardec

    Vintage Concealed Weapons

    I believe that Karla at Purdey Gear could make you one like that -- http://www.purdygear.com/
  10. MikeKardec

    Why does Indiana Jones wear a leather jacket in the dessert?

    If the alien ship in the last Indiana Jones film had taken Indy away he might have actually become Han Solo!
  11. MikeKardec

    Oranges and the vitamin-C complex

    A number of years ago I started doing a blood test that analyzed a patients nutritional needs, the company then compounded a vitamin, amino acid, mineral specifically for you. Immediately, I stopped getting sinus infections and have had maybe two in a decade where two a year had been common...
  13. MikeKardec

    The Decaying Evolution of Education...

    I thank god that I have always been able to make a living and to support my extended family very nicely even as they support me. I work most of the time in a family business where responsibilities are split up coherently and most everyone does their part and their best without issue. The...
  14. MikeKardec

    Indiana Jones V

    It's odd how involved in these things we fans seem to get these days ... I feel the same way but I'm not sure it's healthy. The franchise is not public property and the potential customers will vote with their feet, or their butts, or something. We are not involved except a audience members...
  15. MikeKardec

    What are you Writing?

    Good to hear! I'm in that limbo where I try to organize my life again before starting something else. Cleaning up is a pain but ultimately cathartic.
  16. MikeKardec

    Your "perfect" films

    Many of my favorites have been mentioned but I'd add The Wind and the Lion, as just a general favorite with a great combination of qualities, an adventure you can take seriously but with great humor and a very nice romance between two characters who barely touch each other. A beautiful film. I...
  17. MikeKardec

    Vinatge Racing and Vintage Cameras

    My uncle raced Lotus cars in this era. He claims that their attitude was that if the car wasn't falling apart by the end of the race, it wasn't light enough. Wasn't the Coventry Climax (the Lotus engine) originally a water pump or something? Realistically though, I'm guessing Lotus and...
  19. MikeKardec

    Richard III (1995)

    I believe this film was ground breaking in many ways, and I'm not a Luhrmann fan at all. Quite influenced by and a serious influencer of MTV. My favorite of the tongue in cheek brand names was the FedEx like messagenger service Post Haste. As in: "Send this Post Haste!" It could only have...
  20. MikeKardec

    Vinatge Racing and Vintage Cameras

    THAT is very cool! Somehow significantly more interesting than the idea of being part of the battle simulation! It would be great to see some of your photos. It's cool because what you are doing is one step closer to being real than the "historical exercise" around you. You're shooting live...
  21. MikeKardec

    What are you Writing?

    Your writer in residence may or may not be right but the MOST important thing is to get all the way through to the end. In my opinion you never even begin to know what your story is about until you finish a draft and only then can you choose how to evaluate it. If you are finished with a draft...
  22. MikeKardec

    Tramp Steamers

    I've never read it and will put it on my list. I've seen the movie dozens of times and it's one of my favorites. As a youngster I even knew some of the people who worked on it. I was actually just down in San Pedro a few weeks ago staring at the engines they used for the San Pablo which are...
  23. MikeKardec

    Tramp Steamers

    The problem with many movies is they can never seem to take the blue collar work of transport seriously or deal with the size of the sort of cargoes that actually pay for ships (or would pay for starships) voyages. It's not that I don't enjoy Star Wars but ... The nice thing about the Howard...

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