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  1. MikeKardec

    The Exiles ...

    This is a film made at USC in the late 1950s that "documents" (in quotes because I believe the shots and scenes were set up but intending to record moments like real life) the lives of American Indians living in Los Angeles. Some SPECTACULAR night photography out on the streets of old LA. The...
  2. MikeKardec

    Texas rising

    I haven't seen it but many of the cast members are pretty talented and have a fine track record when it comes to good performances. My guess from what you're all are saying is that you are right: Bad Script. It's pretty rare that an actor can produce a decent performance from a bad script and...
  3. MikeKardec

    Vintage Paper

    I got a laugh out of that! That's exactly the sort of response my Dad would have had. "Whatever I could get a hold of" probably would have been his reply. When he had a choice (in the '30s and '40s) he used "onion skin" because it was easier to erase and was thin enough to work well with...
  4. MikeKardec

    Z Force= Precursor to Aussie SAS

    Weren't they the ones headquartered at the Darwin quarantine station at East Arm under the name "Lugger Maintenance Section?" I read something about them doing research for a project and met an old guy in Taz who served with them. I poked around when I was up there but didn't learn much more.
  5. MikeKardec

    Inside a real WWII U-Boat!

    I believe Lothar Buchheim, the author of the original "Das Boot" book was the model for the red haired kid in the film. Buchheim was a war correspondent and later (amongst writing a bunch of other books) compiled a great number of photos from the submarine service into large coffee table books...
  7. MikeKardec

    Wood-Splitting Help

    With a little practice you can get both the weight of the head and the centrifugal force of you swing to strike very hard and accurately. Feeling the weight at the end of the radius of your arm and the tool handle will allow you to sense how to increase velocity. Most of your muscle power is...
  8. MikeKardec

    New Audio Drama Release Date and Website ...

    The Diamond of Jeru will be out May 12th on CD and MP3. Our website - http://www.thediamondofjeruaudio.com/ - has lots of information, history, sample clips, photos, videos, and very high quality (320k) MP3s (also available May 12th). Deep within the jungles of Borneo flows a legendary river...
  9. MikeKardec

    Did you attend a college or university?

    Many of the people I met living in Australia didn't go to college in a typical American fashion, studying for four intense years and then never returning. They tended to go to TAFE (someone correct me if I have that wrong), which is like our community colleges, on and off their whole lives. A...
  10. MikeKardec

    Did you attend a college or university?

    It's probably best for kids to go to college when they want to go but it IS a good idea to keep reinforcing that they should do it eventually and for them not to paint themselves into a corner until they try. Sometimes an early marriage or too good a job too young can do that. I have a number...
  11. MikeKardec

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

    It did seem kind of silly. I like to tell myself that it was because we had differentiated ourselves from Raiders enough by the point we started production that they were happy to NOT be seen as a clone. For a $4m TV movie it really had an exceptional look, very lush and exotic.
  13. MikeKardec

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

    In Texas and California chaparral country cowboys who worked as "brush poppers" would often wear leather for protection for branches and thorns. Protection just like motorcycle jackets. I can't say I've worn leather for protection when scrambling around on rocky slopes and such but I've been...
  14. MikeKardec

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

    I don't know about Egypt but I've worn leather jackets in a number of American deserts and appreciated them mightily ... as we all know Indy never had any time to take it off! A funny story about the hat. Without mentioning any names, (though I've posted about this) I worked on a fairly high...
  15. MikeKardec

    Did you attend a college or university?

    I've met a LOT of people with stunning educations and advanced degrees who were pretty damn ignorant AND not too intelligent. I've even met a couple of Nobel Prize winners who, though having contributed significantly in their field of expertise, were none too impressive outside of it ... except...
  16. MikeKardec

    The End of the Collector Mindset

    A funny story ... their security may be more serious now than in the past: When I was a film school student in the 1980s a relative of a friend who was in the Church arraigned permission for us to shoot at the old Chateau Lysee, now known as the Scientology Celebrity Center. It was very nice...
  17. MikeKardec

    The End of the Collector Mindset

    I've noticed some significant and hugely unfortunate changes in Los Angeles that are similar to gentrification but without the class aspect ... basically, wealthy neighborhoods are doing it to themselves and the outcome is good for no group. Individuals might benefit, but the community is not...
  19. MikeKardec

    The End of the Collector Mindset

    I'm not so sure about some of this material on millennials ... or rather, I think we are quick to suggest that they are different as opposed to young. When I was their age I didn't care about privacy or possessions, except for whatever car I was fixing up at the time. Then I changed. When...
  20. MikeKardec

    Show us your Guns!

    In the 1950s my mother used to leave her rifle in the back seat of her car while she was attending Westlake School for Girls ... one of the fanciest private schools in LA. Then she and her friends would go down to land that my granddad was developing near Palm Springs and shoot cans all...
  21. MikeKardec

    Show us your Guns!

    I hadn't heard of the "U" shape before! A higher ground scenario?
  22. MikeKardec

    Show us your Guns!

    Not so ignorant on the shooting side ... totally ignorant on the video/computer game side. I'm always wondering if the tendency or reaction to shoot before thinking could leak through from gaming to real life weapons safety. I get the learned trade, actual survival and competence learned in...
  23. MikeKardec

    Electric meters on the side of houses in the 30s and 40s?

    If you really want to get into the details of that here's the conspiracy of the decade - http://jeffwise.net/the-spoof-part-1-why-a-speculative-scenario/ Personally, I believe we should start a fad on social media to spoof smart devices into reporting erroneous information. Vastly more fun...

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