tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077075252525438159.post2946875118124365758..comments2023-10-22T02:35:41.216-07:00Comments on Citizen K.: Demise of the ValkyriesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077075252525438159.post-5528445826911446972009-01-17T14:05:00.000-08:002009-01-17T14:05:00.000-08:00Back in the early 80's, I saw Rice hit a double of...Back in the early 80's, I saw Rice hit a double off the Green Monster in Fenway Park deep in the left-center alley. I swear that it took all of two seconds to get from his bat to the wall. I've seeb Manny Ramirez and Mark McGwire hit some real bombs, and I once saw Sammy Sosa pound one that measured out to 464 feet, but none of those hone run shots made an impression on me like Rice's double. I don't care what the statmeisters say about his OBP; for 10 years, the thought of Jim Rice made a lot of pitchers and managers reach for the Kaopectate. When a player's peers are uniformly say he belongs in the HOF, that's good enough for me.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10222703055177237209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077075252525438159.post-68525293570063789822009-01-16T07:14:00.000-08:002009-01-16T07:14:00.000-08:00Your review of "Valkyrie" doesn't ma...Your review of "Valkyrie" doesn't make me rue the fact the nearest cinema is a 120 mile round trip....<BR/><BR/>Jim Rice-- absolutely belongs in the hall of fame. He played in a different era, & was as feared a hitter during that more pitching-friendly time than any of today's renowned sluggers. His decline was precipitous, tho-- when he lost his skills, he lost them quickly, & that may have hurt him in terms of a legacy.<BR/><BR/>& thanks for your kind boost of the recipe post-- always appreciated.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077075252525438159.post-91031210577181141802009-01-15T10:41:00.000-08:002009-01-15T10:41:00.000-08:00Ima: I didn't even recognize Eddie Izzard in a Weh...Ima: I didn't even recognize Eddie Izzard in a Wehrmact uniform!<BR/><BR/>Ren: Those are all on our list. (OK, <I>The Wrestler</I> is on my list, but hasn't made it to T.'s.) People out here are raving about <I>Slumdog.</I>K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10222703055177237209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077075252525438159.post-62360052169745238432009-01-15T09:29:00.000-08:002009-01-15T09:29:00.000-08:00I was distracted by the accents in Valkyrie.I like...I was distracted by the accents in <I>Valkyrie</I>.<BR/><BR/>I like your comment about the lack of suspense. Like <I>Titanic</I> we know the ending beforehand. We didn't know how close the project was to winning.<BR/><BR/>Tom Cruise was miscast in my opinion. I don't hate his performances like many, but wow was he in over his head.<BR/><BR/>See <I>Slumdog Millionaire, The Wrestler, Revolutionary Road & The Reader</I>. <I>Gran Torino</I> is a good time.Frank Partisanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536211653082893030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077075252525438159.post-15974811168121943372009-01-15T04:55:00.000-08:002009-01-15T04:55:00.000-08:00I LOVE Eddy Izzard! But, in drag.......can't imag...I LOVE Eddy Izzard! But, in drag.......can't imagine him in this role.Ima Wizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03433038947071428711noreply@blogger.com