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Post by Roman85 on Aug 13, 2019 19:56:01 GMT -5
This scene from the "Buck Rogers" episode "I dream of Jennifer" is very powerful, this was the first time since the pilot that we as viewers felt Buck's loss.....this scene tugs at me even more now since I lost Star..... www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK3FlrcnhqY
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Post by Roman85 on Aug 13, 2019 20:13:12 GMT -5
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Post by OrangeJulius on Aug 13, 2019 20:49:52 GMT -5
Silons !
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Post by ROcK! on Aug 14, 2019 7:56:10 GMT -5
I, too own this series, but I have to admit, "Battlestar Galactica" had a more realistic feel to it by comparison.....& I like it a bit better.... Oh, yeah sure... I really enjoyed Battlestar Galactica a lot too and never missed an episode of it. I can remember being bummed out when I heard that it had been cancelled. But not as disappointed as one fan of the show who I remember hearing being reported in the news at the time who committed suicide by jumping off of a bridge because of the cancellation. It is a really great show though. I still haven't seen the newer version of it yet starring Edward James Olmos. Been meaning to get around to watching that one one of these days.
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Post by ROcK! on Aug 15, 2019 8:26:31 GMT -5
Here is a really good video that was uploaded to You Tube recently of the Monroeville mall in Pittsburgh, PA and how it looks today, the same mall where the movie "Dawn of the Dead" was filmed at. I've been a fan of this movie ever since it first came out and have watched it many times over the years. It's a classic that many people consider to be the best zombie movie ever made. Dawn of the Dead Filming Locations - 41 Years Later
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Post by OrangeJulius on Aug 16, 2019 23:19:51 GMT -5
Keep em coming..
I sometimes get an opportunity to watch the vids posted here..like Epstein security guard.
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I received typed history of veterans benefitspayments from two sources and was able to speak with a third.
Every one of them confirmed that it appears that I am owed several thousand dollars from 2018-2019...
When today, in reality, I am not getting my full pension because of a clerical error? Where someone reduced my pension to pay back an 'overpayment' that never occurred.
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Supposedly they are doing an audit and eventually it will be corrected.
I am hopeful that it will.
Be nice if I am able to get a place with Veterans Affairs assistance and the funds that I am owed get to me.
Certainly help me in getting to where I had hoped, a decent place and school.
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As for my situation it is hard to fathom. I am not currently permitted to go to the Veterans downtown clinic which is precisely where you have to go to ask for help as a Veteran when you are in my situation.
Within the last two weeks Episcopal told me I was a priority and once I did all the legwork and gave them all the paperwork . I was informed that I have to go to the Veterans VASH program.
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Basically I am in a CATCH 22. Currently neither is doing anything after 20 months.
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I appreciate the Salvation Army recommendation. Thing is there are so many in the system here. And as I have said, oddly, the organizations that are helping most, tell me that I am supposed to go to Veterans outreach.
Which I am not allowed to go to Veterans outreach because of an incident at the Veterans hospital over a year ago where I was in an altercation with a Veterans Affairs police officer.
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I know if I keep to it. Eventually everything will work out.
However, right now, is the first time in eighteen months were I actually get to sleep under a roof.
The things you see. Serving people in my situation is a full-time job with decent pay for many. However that is where the conflict is. From my experience, it is a shell game where all the money is largely going to their salaries.
Not surprisingly it was recently reported in the newspapers here that an effort to create an oversight commission to assess how the city and agencies are using funds to address this was removed from the ballot.
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When you read the newspaper and see the news figures on the amount of people in my situation here, well, I currently live here and in all honesty I believe those figures are lower than reality.
Poverty, and shelterless people in record numbers..
Oddly or not, simultaneously it is public knowledge here, that more billionaire s call San Francisco and the East Bay home than anywhere else in the world.
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The hardest part for me. Is the rampant drug use. It is almost as if I do not want to even see a place that I am offered because it will be filled with drug users and all that entails.
Drugs here in San Francisco currently means heroine, methamphetamine, and Fentenyl.
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I am not bullshitting. You can be just walking down a sidewalk downtown and someone is just holding a hype needle getting ready to, or holding foil smoking Fentenyl.
Oddly marijuana is legal, illegal to use in public. In comparison to the use of syringes and aluminum foil I rarely see people smoking marijuana.
However, marijuana shops are fairly common, and appear to be doing well.
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"One of the charms of San Francisco is all the people outside all the time."
That would be a perversely hilarious statement if it were the Mayor's public response to what do you propose to address the shelterless population problem that San Francisco is currently experiencing.
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Post by OrangeJulius on Aug 16, 2019 23:20:44 GMT -5
Holy Shit...
I completely rambled on and on there.
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Post by OrangeJulius on Aug 16, 2019 23:25:04 GMT -5
Think the Simpsons
Reporter "Mayor, what do you propose to do to alleviate our city's current homeless crisis?"
Mayor "One of San Francisco's many charms is all of the people outside enjoying our fair city".
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Post by OrangeJulius on Aug 16, 2019 23:41:06 GMT -5
'Sometimes you're Flush. Sometimes you're Bust."- Ray Liotta "BLOW"
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I am very thankful to have the world's worst forum to share to.
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Post by ROcK! on Aug 17, 2019 8:57:17 GMT -5
Hey... Did you hear this news? A Navy veteran, Joe Collins, who was totally ignored by Maxine Waters when he asked her for some assistance, is now running against her in the upcoming 2020 elections! Haha! Let's hope that he is able to take her down and start making some positive changes there in her district in California. That would be sweet justice. Navy veteran to challenge Calif. Rep. Maxine Waters "A Navy veteran says California Representative Maxine Waters is letting her district down, and he intends on challenging her in 2020. One America's John Hines has more from Washington."
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Post by OrangeJulius on Aug 17, 2019 17:24:44 GMT -5
My first thought before watching the video , this guy will be a Trump supporter.
Sure enough he is.
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Post by ROcK! on Aug 22, 2019 7:43:50 GMT -5
Whoa! 165 guests in the last 24 hours. We haven't had that much activity here in a long while.
Users Online in the Last 24 Hours 1 Staff, 4 Members, 165 Guests.
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Post by Roman85 on Aug 23, 2019 6:33:06 GMT -5
You may have gotten the attention of the "Twitter" trolls or as I like to call them "Social Justice LOSERS"!!!......I looked up to see when "Twitter" came about, they have been around since 2006, but I don't think they really took off until about 2014 replacing "Facebook" & "Instagram" as the go-to site, since the 2016 Election the cry-babies on there have somehow convinced mainstream Hollywood & other forms of media that they matter which is why we are getting crap movies, T.V. shows, games, sports talk, morning talk shows, even WWE wrestling is afraid of their own shadow now, it blows my mind....in the old days these "Twitter LOSERS!!!" would have been ignored.
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Post by ROcK! on Aug 23, 2019 9:23:21 GMT -5
You may have gotten the attention of the "Twitter" trolls or as I like to call them "Social Justice LOSERS"!!!...... Well if I did then I would really like to hear their comments, criticisms, complaints, and/or insults. And I would not delete or censor them at all. They are free to express their views and opinions here as much as they like. The only thing that I will not tolerate are ads, like the Russian trolls keep posting here for Viagra and other nonsense. I keep deleting those as I see them. Otherwise, I will let anyone have their say here.
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Post by OrangeJulius on Aug 23, 2019 15:08:14 GMT -5
Ah darn I am always on the look out for a sweet deal on some Viagra from eastern Europe.
Surely, I jest.
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Post by Roman85 on Aug 28, 2019 7:29:02 GMT -5
Hey, Rock.....since you are a "KISS" fan, I wonder if you ever saw this "Phil Donahue" episode featuring Peter Criss from 1991......the girl with the black hat reminds me of Bittersweet in that sidewalk photo, this was a pretty interesting story where the "Star" tabloid payed a homeless guy to impersonate Peter, Peter was a lot more calmer than I would have been....I still think he banged the chick with the hat despite his denial....I sure would have.... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw85hRL4ZeE
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Post by ROcK! on Aug 28, 2019 9:07:44 GMT -5
Hey, Rock.....since you are a "KISS" fan, I wonder if you ever saw this "Phil Donahue" episode featuring Peter Criss from 1991......the girl with the black hat reminds me of Bittersweet in that sidewalk photo, this was a pretty interesting story where the "Star" tabloid payed a homeless guy to impersonate Peter, Peter was a lot more calmer than I would have been....I still think he banged the chick with the hat despite his denial....I sure would have.... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw85hRL4ZeEWow, now that is crazy. I have never even heard of this story until now. I watched the first five minutes or so of the video and will definitely watch the rest of it later and give my thoughts.
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Post by ROcK! on Aug 28, 2019 14:22:46 GMT -5
Hey, Rock.....since you are a "KISS" fan, I wonder if you ever saw this "Phil Donahue" episode featuring Peter Criss from 1991......the girl with the black hat reminds me of Bittersweet in that sidewalk photo, this was a pretty interesting story where the "Star" tabloid payed a homeless guy to impersonate Peter, Peter was a lot more calmer than I would have been....I still think he banged the chick with the hat despite his denial....I sure would have.... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw85hRL4ZeEOkay, I just finished watching the entire show and all I can say is, Wow, what a complete circus! Seriously. Either that girl and her mother are pathological liars just looking to cash in on their 15 minutes of fame, or they are delusional. Who knows... Maybe she really did meet a guy who resembled Peter Criss and he pretended that he was just to take advantage of her? I am sure that sort of thing has probably happened in the past with charlatans who resemble other famous people. It must have been really rough for this to have happened to Peter Criss at that point in his life, and you're right, he seemed to take it pretty well under the circumstances. Although he was visibly upset about it, quite understandably. Peter is known to be the hothead of the group though so that impostor is lucky that Peter didn't clock him one right there on the set.
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Post by Roman85 on Aug 29, 2019 16:16:38 GMT -5
Hey, Rock.....since you are a "KISS" fan, I wonder if you ever saw this "Phil Donahue" episode featuring Peter Criss from 1991......the girl with the black hat reminds me of Bittersweet in that sidewalk photo, this was a pretty interesting story where the "Star" tabloid payed a homeless guy to impersonate Peter, Peter was a lot more calmer than I would have been....I still think he banged the chick with the hat despite his denial....I sure would have.... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw85hRL4ZeEOkay, I just finished watching the entire show and all I can say is, Wow, what a complete circus! Seriously. Either that girl and her mother are pathological liars just looking to cash in on their 15 minutes of fame, or they are delusional. Who knows... Maybe she really did meet a guy who resembled Peter Criss and he pretended that he was just to take advantage of her? I am sure that sort of thing has probably happened in the past with charlatans who resemble other famous people. It must have been really rough for this to have happened to Peter Criss at that point in his life, and you're right, he seemed to take it pretty well under the circumstances. Although he was visibly upset about it, quite understandably. Peter is known to be the hothead of the group though so that impostor is lucky that Peter didn't clock him one right there on the set. "Peter is known to be the hothead of the group" Funny you should say that....in this video/audio clip....Paul Stanley has some not-so-kind words about Peter & why he was let go..... www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_8OEylXIiE
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Post by ROcK! on Aug 29, 2019 19:44:08 GMT -5
Yep, Peter was moody and hard to get along with from what I hear. He really hated being on the road or in the studio all of the time and away from his wife and family. That's why he wrote the song "Beth", which ironically turned out to be one of KISS' biggest hits. What Paul Stanley said about Peter not really caring much when he was finally let go doesn't surprise me. In the only song that he wrote and sang on the 1979 Dynasty album, "Dirty Livin'" you can pretty much tell how unhappy he was being in the band by those lyrics. Even the photo of him on the album's cover he looks tired and sad. But, that's the price of fame. It takes a lot of hard work, sweat and commitment to be in a successful band and I guess Peter just couldn't handle all of the pressure. Kiss - Dirty livin'
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Post by ROcK! on Aug 30, 2019 9:11:57 GMT -5
Here's a great interview with the band back in 1997 during their KISS reunion tour. Ace lays it out perfectly how hectic and tiring it can be being on the road for months at a time. It is very hard and grueling work. It was nice seeing all of the original members back together again. Rare Raw KISS Backstage 1997
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Post by Roman85 on Aug 31, 2019 18:42:33 GMT -5
Apparently the old problems came back.....Ace seems like a cool reserved guy, pretty good interview, replacing band members is like replacing a actor in a sequel movie.
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Post by Roman85 on Aug 31, 2019 18:49:53 GMT -5
Yep, Peter was moody and hard to get along with from what I hear. He really hated being on the road or in the studio all of the time and away from his wife and family. That's why he wrote the song "Beth", which ironically turned out to be one of KISS' biggest hits. What Paul Stanley said about Peter not really caring much when he was finally let go doesn't surprise me. In the only song that he wrote and sang on the 1979 Dynasty album, "Dirty Livin'" you can pretty much tell how unhappy he was being in the band by those lyrics. Even the photo of him on the album's cover he looks tired and sad. But, that's the price of fame. It takes a lot of hard work, sweat and commitment to be in a successful band and I guess Peter just couldn't handle all of the pressure. Kiss - Dirty livin' Such a cool song.....I don't know how this one got by me........hard to believe these guys are pushing 70
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Post by ROcK! on Sept 1, 2019 8:45:36 GMT -5
Apparently the old problems came back.....Ace seems like a cool reserved guy, pretty good interview, replacing band members is like replacing a actor in a sequel movie. Ace is The Man! Ace Frehley.....ROCKET RIDE w/ pics
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Post by Roman85 on Sept 3, 2019 21:03:58 GMT -5
Hey, Rock....since you are a fan of Rutger Hauer.....did you ever seen the film "Wanted Dead or Alive"?....it came out in 1987 & had Hauer trying to stop a terrorist played by Gene Simmons.....it wasn't that good & Simmons was really under used as the bad guy......it was a low budget film & did little to boost Hauer & Simmons' careers as movie stars.....however the ending where Hauer dispatches Simmons is quite....well....a scene like that wouldn't be shot today... www.youtube.com/watch?v=25cDNLOLayU
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Post by Roman85 on Sept 3, 2019 21:12:01 GMT -5
Gene Simmons had the acting chops.....another thankless bad guy role was the 1984 film "Runaway" where he is being chased by Tom Selleck.......Cynthia Rhodes & Kirstie Alley(when she was hot) was also in it.... www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCZY9Z6WvSY
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Post by ROcK! on Sept 4, 2019 7:13:44 GMT -5
Hey, Rock....since you are a fan of Rutger Hauer.....did you ever seen the film "Wanted Dead or Alive"?....it came out in 1987 & had Hauer trying to stop a terrorist played by Gene Simmons.....it wasn't that good & Simmons was really under used as the bad guy......it was a low budget film & did little to boost Hauer & Simmons' careers as movie stars.....however the ending where Hauer dispatches Simmons is quite....well....a scene like that wouldn't be shot today... www.youtube.com/watch?v=25cDNLOLayUNope, I haven't seen that one, but it looks really good. I'll have to keep my eye out for it.
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Post by ROcK! on Sept 4, 2019 7:21:51 GMT -5
Gene Simmons had the acting chops.....another thankless bad guy role was the 1984 film "Runaway" where he is being chased by Tom Selleck.......Cynthia Rhodes & Kirstie Alley(when she was hot) was also in it.... www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCZY9Z6WvSYI haven't seen that one either. Mostly because back when it came out a lot of critics panned it. Watching the trailer now it looks like a cheesy good time. I will have to try and watch it one of these days. Gene Simmons short acting career created a lot of angst between him and Paul Stanley at the time. Stanley felt that Gene wasn't giving his all to KISS and their fans by doing it.
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Post by ROcK! on Sept 4, 2019 8:57:17 GMT -5
Wow... I didn't know that Gene was still acting in movies as late as 2017? I also forgot that he had a role in "Trick Or Treat" a really good Horror film from 1986. Gene Simmons - All movie characters - 1978 - 2017
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Post by Roman85 on Sept 4, 2019 19:49:14 GMT -5
Gene Simmons was also a guest star on the show "Third Watch" in I think either season 5 or 6......WB has yet to finish this show on DVD.....only the first two seasons have been put out on DVD.......in it Simmons was a drug lord who orchestrates this attack scene on the cops at a hospital....although not here the shootout gets more intense......he is later apprehended by the dark haired woman & shot by the blond woman a few episodes later....this second scene leads up to that, but no one has posted the actual scene of him being killed... www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSt5ZtoPrJIwww.youtube.com/watch?v=S-kkcaXrheM
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