X-F Guest Star sighting in "Perfect Storm"
Mary H
fishing boat "Andrea Gail" ("Bugsy", aka "Michael") was played by John Hawkes. You may remember him as the writer
"Phillip Padgett" in the episode: "Milagro".
I see from the IMDB that he's done a number of guest shots on "The Practice", as well.
Not a bad movie, by the way -- suspenseful and great special effects.
ASP
guy who couldn't get the girls. I've also seen him in an episode of "The Crow", he played some stunt biker.
The movie was pretty good, took a while to get to the action though.
Just Me
From: ASP per...@sympatico.ca
>I just saw "The Perfect Storm" yesterday
>The movie was pretty good, took a while to get to the action though.
I saw it, too. Didn't really know what I was getting in to. I never read the
book, and wasn't expecting the ending that happened at all. Yes, I blubbered my
way out of the theater into the womens bathroom where I proceeded to join
several dozen other women who were blubbering as well. The place was packed. It
was a good story. But I tell ya, I am really naive, becasue I didn't see the
ending coming until the last wave...then I was mad becasue I was NOT in the
mood for a depressing movie like that. So, we went to the video store and
rented several "better" movies..IWTV, Stigmata, Dudley Do-Right (gag) and Dogma
( way cool).
BTW, anyone want to comment on Me, Myself & Irene? I unknowingly took my 12
year old to see it..Didn't check the rated R, but definitely wasn't expecting
GIANT RUBBER.....and CHICKENS..and..well, lactating mothers...well, we had a
very interesting talk after the movie..And I, looking the fool, trying to cover
her eyes during certain parts..Boy am I stupid...
trish..what a friggin' weekend...
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story and I'm gonna take out my gun and shoot somebody
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ReLi
>BTW, anyone want to comment on Me, Myself & Irene? I unknowingly >took my 12
year old to see it..Didn't check the rated R, but definitely >wasn't expecting
GIANT RUBBER.....and CHICKENS..and..well, lactating >mothers...well, we had a
very interesting talk after the movie.
LMAO! I thought it was hilarious! Its only good for those who can enjoy the
fine quality toilet humor tho...I bet you had some 'splaining to do. I
especially enjoyed the whistling nose part :D
.>And I, looking the fool, trying to cover her eyes during certain parts..Boy
>am I stupid...
Yeah, the covering eyes thing never worked, there was always a way to peek, and
it probably posed more questions about what was behind that hand....
-Reli
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>Yeah, the covering eyes thing never worked, there was always a way to peek,
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>it probably posed more questions about what was behind that hand....
>
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> BTW, anyone want to comment on Me, Myself & Irene? I unknowingly
took my 12
> year old to see it..Didn't check the rated R,
[sound of Michael's head exploding]
You have just touched upon a very raw nerve for me.
You took a TWELVE YEAR OLD to a Farrelly Bros. movie, rated R?!? And
you claim you didn't know it was rated R? Were the movie posters in
front the of the theater or the big neon marquee too hard to read? Or
were the print ads or the reviews keeping it hidden?
I have two little girls, and while I am not going to keep them naive
and sheltered, I am absolutely do my darnedest to let them stay kids
and keep them from inappropriate material. I am simply flabbergasted
by parents who refuse to even simply read a review or look at the
movie's rating before buying a ticket! The nonchalant attitude of
letting kids seeing anything at earlier and earlier ages is, IMNSHO,
appalling.
Three or four years ago, I attended a 10 PM screening of Face/Off. I
noticed, in the front section of the theater, a man and woman with two
little girls (both easily under 10). Anyone who has seen this movie
knows it is a "hard R" rating -- very graphic violence, a lot of
sexual overtones, and very harsh language. I was infuriated that they
would bring two little girls to a such a movie, and came very close to
asking the man where his brains were, since they obviously weren't in
his head.
>but definitely wasn't expecting
> GIANT RUBBER.....and CHICKENS..and..well, lactating mothers...well,
we had a
> very interesting talk after the movie..And I, looking the fool,
trying to cover
> her eyes during certain parts..Boy am I stupid...
If you had simply read one or two reviews (or better yet simply seen
it was an R-rated film), you would have avoided this.
Any reason why you didn't leave the movie? Or is $20 worth more than
your child's mind?
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Ruth
> [sound of Michael's head exploding]
>
> You have just touched upon a very raw nerve for me.
>
> You took a TWELVE YEAR OLD to a Farrelly Bros. movie, rated R?!? And
> you claim you didn't know it was rated R? Were the movie posters in
> front the of the theater or the big neon marquee too hard to read? Or
> were the print ads or the reviews keeping it hidden?
>
I wouldn't take my kid to see Something About Mary and then she ended up
seeing it at a friends sleep over ( and the friend's dad is a conservative
minister...) when it came out on tape.
I give up.
Anyone seen the previews for the new Harrison Ford flick? Now that I want
to see..
Didn't much care for The Perfect Storm-nice effects( if that is your cup
of iced tea) but bad writing and Geroge Clooney never took his shirt off.
I hear the book is terrific though.
Last year my kid and I decided to take in a movie and the only one that
wasn't R rated was something we had never heard anything about...it had
just opened. It was The Sixth Sense. Now , that was one heck of a pleasant
surprise.
Alan Hurshman
> Anyone seen the previews for the new Harrison Ford flick? Now that I want
> to see..
> Didn't much care for The Perfect Storm-nice effects( if that is your cup
> of iced tea) but bad writing and Geroge Clooney never took his shirt off.
> I hear the book is terrific though.
Well it works if you grew up around the sea. Though
they really needed James Cameron's effects guys to get
the force of the water right. It hits like a sledge hammer.
But I enjoyed Chicken Run much more.
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Molly
> Ruth" <rufi...@rcn.com> wrote in message
> > Anyone seen the previews for the new Harrison Ford flick? Now that I
want
> > to see..
> > Didn't much care for The Perfect Storm-nice effects( if that is your
cup
> > of iced tea) but bad writing and Geroge Clooney never took his shirt
off.
> > I hear the book is terrific though.
>
> Well it works if you grew up around the sea. Though
> they really needed James Cameron's effects guys to get
> the force of the water right. It hits like a sledge hammer.
>
> But I enjoyed Chicken Run much more.
I liked Chicken Run very, very much. Interesting both
stylistically/technically and storywise. I love Wallace and Gromit too :)
--Molly
has animated quite a few things in her time, including M & S action
figures--they were attacked by the creeping unknown and bravely staved it
off with a nail file
Molly
> Molly wrote:
> > I love Wallace and Gromit too :)
>
like
> one of the sheep from W&G. <wide eyes> I *so* want one of those.
Ohhh <stomps foot> I want one too!! I've never seen one before. I do have
Gromit and Shaun keychains though. Too cute. I absolutely love W&G--can't
decide which short is my favorite. I am partiuclarly partial to Shaun, but I
like the penguin too...
--Molly :)
has many, many keychains
Miss Moo
> I love Wallace and Gromit too :)
I saw a woman yesterday who was wearing one of those mini-backpacks shaped like
one of the sheep from W&G. <wide eyes> I *so* want one of those.
Katie
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> Miss Moo <marit...@aol.comehither> wrote in message
> > like one of the sheep from W&G. <wide eyes> I *so* want one of those.
>
> Gromit and Shaun keychains though. Too cute. I absolutely love W&G--can't
> decide which short is my favorite. I am partiuclarly partial to Shaun,
> but I like the penguin too...
> --Molly :)
> has many, many keychains
eBags has Shaun backpacks, shoulder bags, purses, & fanny packs
(which I assume have another name in the UK ... ;-D
http://www.ebags.com/products/index.cfm?ModelID=2137
http://www.ebags.com/products/index.cfm?ModelID=2138
pam
> --Molly
> has animated quite a few things in her time, including M & S action
> figures--they were attacked by the creeping unknown and bravely staved it
> off with a nail file
Is there a photo record of this adventure somewhere? 8-)
Molly
> Molly wrote:
> > Miss Moo <marit...@aol.comehither> wrote in message
> > > I saw a woman yesterday who was wearing one of those mini-backpacks
shaped
> > > like one of the sheep from W&G. <wide eyes> I *so* want one of
those.
> >
> > Ohhh <stomps foot> I want one too!! I've never seen one before. I do
have
> > Gromit and Shaun keychains though. Too cute. I absolutely love
W&G--can't
> > decide which short is my favorite. I am partiuclarly partial to Shaun,
> > but I like the penguin too...
> > --Molly :)
> > has many, many keychains
>
> eBags has Shaun backpacks, shoulder bags, purses, & fanny packs
> (which I assume have another name in the UK ... ;-D
Oooh! Thanks, Most Thorough One :) I don't think I just justify getting one,
but now I've seen them at least.
--Molly :)
*hearts* Pam and Shaun
Molly
> Molly wrote:
There is as a matter of fact--it is ever so professionally done :) My cousin
recently whisked it away for sound editing though, so we'll see if it ever
turns up again.
--Molly :)
also has an animated Darth Vader/Obie Wan fight scene
laura capozzola
Well it works if you grew up around the sea. Though
> they really needed James Cameron's effects guys to get
> the force of the water right. It hits like a sledge hammer.
>
> But I enjoyed Chicken Run much more.
I saw both of them and liked both of them although the movement of the
camera was making me literally ill in The Perfect Storm. I must say,
our alluring X-Files Mr. Padgett (John Hawkes) was absolutely wonderful,
you know, despite the name "Bugsy." I didn't realize he had such a big
part...and he does. But, I also have to say this about the movie
(spoilers ahead):
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For a movie that's supposed to be based on fact probably about 90
percent of it is made up. Once the Andrea Gail left the dock in
Gloucester, everything that happened to that fishing boat after that
point in time is fabricated since no one on the boat lived to tell the
story. We don't know how they did fishing and we don't know what
happened to them or the boat. Since that's the main story, that's a lot
of made up stuff. The only "real" experience was what the woman skipper
had to say on her boat and what the Coast Guard later related about what
happened to them.
Laura
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VerlindaH
>From: laura capozzola laur...@erols.com
>Date: 7/7/00 19:39 Central Daylight Time
>
>Alan Hurshman wrote:
>Well it works if you grew up around the sea. Though
>> they really needed James Cameron's effects guys to get
>> the force of the water right. It hits like a sledge hammer.
>>
>> But I enjoyed Chicken Run much more.
>
>I saw both of them and liked both of them although the movement of the
>camera was making me literally ill in The Perfect Storm.
I'm supposed to be taking my mom to see The Perfect Storm next week. She gets
nauseated at IMAX movies that feature a lot of motion, sweeping camera work,
etc.
Do you think I need to bring along a Stomach Distress Bag for The Perfect
Storm?
VerlindaH, anticipating a Technicolor Pukarama starring my mom
Alan Hurshman
> For a movie that's supposed to be based on fact probably about 90
> percent of it is made up. Once the Andrea Gail left the dock in
> Gloucester, everything that happened to that fishing boat after that
> point in time is fabricated since no one on the boat lived to tell the
> story.
But there were radio contacts with the boat. They know where
it fished. They know the ice plant broke down and they know they
had almost a full load of fish. They also know the boat went down
probably near Sable Island (or Cape Sable, I'm not sure which).
But you are right the rest is made up. But the events are based on
what is known to have happened to other ships out there during the
storm. In particular the experiences of Judith Reed on a Japanese
swordfish boat twice the size of the Andrea Gail were very important
to the author of the book.
> The only "real" experience was what the woman skipper
> had to say on her boat and what the Coast Guard later related about what
> happened to them.
There are much larger and much better documented shipping disasters
that have happened off the Atlantic Coast over the last 20 years. The
Andrea Gael story just happens to be one of the few that involves Americans.
And given how narrow minded Hollywood is they would rather make it
up than feature what actually happened to a bunch of Greeks.
Mary Aileen Buss
>
> There are much larger and much better documented shipping disasters
> that have happened off the Atlantic Coast over the last 20 years. The
> Andrea Gael story just happens to be one of the few that involves Americans.
> And given how narrow minded Hollywood is they would rather make it
> up than feature what actually happened to a bunch of Greeks.
>
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>Do you think I need to bring along a Stomach Distress Bag for The Perfect
>Storm?
I would "fail safe" (as we say on submarines) and take one. :)
--Brian
VerlindaH
>Date: 7/8/00 18:18 Central Daylight Time
Thanks. Nothing like being prepared. :)
Anchors Aweigh!
VerlindaH
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Boondoggler
> Ruth" <rufi...@rcn.com> wrote in message
> > Anyone seen the previews for the new Harrison Ford flick? Now that I want
> > to see..
> > Didn't much care for The Perfect Storm-nice effects( if that is your cup
> > of iced tea) but bad writing and Geroge Clooney never took his shirt off.
> > I hear the book is terrific though.
>
> Well it works if you grew up around the sea. Though
> they really needed James Cameron's effects guys to get
> the force of the water right. It hits like a sledge hammer.
>
I just got back, and I'm immediately hopping on the internet to register
my disappointment with The Perfect Storm.
I'd also like to register my complaint with the American Public for not
letting it be known through the grapevine that this movie sucked.
Spoilers
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Diane Lane? Who could love her? She's whiny, she beats up on men, and
every scene with her is a bit too melodramatic. (Oh, and I've never
liked her eyebrows...even way back when she was leading Ponyboy on.) I
was falling out of my seat laughing at the Marky Mark and Diane Lane
Rochester-Jane Eyre impression thing was going on at the end. Twuu Wuv.
Awwww. Where's a big honking wave when you need one. Make it stop!
The only two characters I cared about were Bugsy and Irene. They were
cool. Goodnight Irene. Hahahahahahaha.
The Mistral? Hello? Am I supposed to care for these people? I need a
little bit more than a brief scene showing three rich people sailing off
to Bermuda in a yacht without charts to make me feel a little bit of
emotion for them when all hell kicks in.
Almost ditto for the Air National Guard/Coast Guard people. Now as a
collective whole they were cool. They were doing the whole risk your
life thing. That brings out the empathy in me. However, they were a
dime a dozen. If they didn't say that one was missing, I would have
never known. I still don't know which one didn't make it. Sure we
learn he has three kids and a wife after the fact. Maybe a little
reading his kids to sleep scene before hand would have gone a long way.
The weatherman was more annoying than Holman. The music might have been
more effective if almost every scene was scored with the BIG DRAMATIC
musical selection. (I'll give em points for playing Bruce Juice in the
bar though.)
Oh and the plot? Uhm, big waves keep coming. And coming. And coming.
Yay! Will they survive? Who knows? After an hour or so of the endless
water crashing over the boat, who cares?
--
Boondoggler
laura capozzola
>
> >Subject: Re: OT "Perfect Storm"-Me, Myself &Irene spoilers
> >Date: 7/7/00 19:39 Central Daylight Time
>
> >
> >Alan Hurshman wrote:
> >> they really needed James Cameron's effects guys to get
> >> the force of the water right. It hits like a sledge hammer.
> >>
> >
> >I saw both of them and liked both of them although the movement of the
> >camera was making me literally ill in The Perfect Storm.
>
> I'm supposed to be taking my mom to see The Perfect Storm next week. She gets
> nauseated at IMAX movies that feature a lot of motion, sweeping camera work,
> etc.
>
> Storm?
>
I was in a Stadium seating movie theatre. If you go to one like that
sit more towards the middle to the back of the theatre. I think I was
too close so the rolling around, up and down, up and down on the screen
affected me more. I'm also in the middle of having my eye perscription
changed (had the exam, don't have the new perscription yet) so that may
have had something to do with it. My friend who saw the movie with me
wasn't affected and she also has graduated lenses and was sitting next
to me. I get motion sickness, too. I take Dramamine...but I didn't
think I'd need it for a movie. ;-D
laura capozzola
>
> "laura capozzola" <laur...@erols.com> wrote in message
> > For a movie that's supposed to be based on fact probably about 90
> > percent of it is made up. Once the Andrea Gail left the dock in
> > Gloucester, everything that happened to that fishing boat after that
> > point in time is fabricated since no one on the boat lived to tell the
> > story.
>
> But there were radio contacts with the boat. They know where
> it fished. They know the ice plant broke down and they know they
> had almost a full load of fish. They also know the boat went down
> probably near Sable Island (or Cape Sable, I'm not sure which).
>
> But you are right the rest is made up. But the events are based on
> what is known to have happened to other ships out there during the
> storm. In particular the experiences of Judith Reed on a Japanese
> swordfish boat twice the size of the Andrea Gail were very important
> to the author of the book.
Yeah but the character details on the boat are all fictitious which BTW,
doesn't make it any less exciting from an entertainment perspective. We
don't know if the captain chose to stay with the vessel or just couldn't
get out. We don't know that a few guys were swept over the side and
were temporarily rescued by their shipmates...or not. We don't know if
Mark Wahlberg's character tried to fix the antenna. We don't know if
they were assaulted by a lot of big waves or one big one that flipped
the boat right away. We don't know if the two guys who didn't like each
other actually became civil. We don't know that they took a vote to go
through the storm originally (a big point, I think). We don't know that
Mark Wahlberg's character bobbed in the water daydreaming of his
girlfriend before drowning. All of it is interesting and exciting but
people shouldn't walk away from the theatre with the impression that
that's what really happened to the Andrea Gail. All we know is the boat
went out to get fish, they went pretty far to get them, they ran into
the storm coming back and the boat sunk, and whatever conversation
Mastrantonio's character had with George Clooney's character on the
radio - which wasn't much.
We do know the women on the little boat and the Coast Guard's and air
rescue's piece was true because they lived to tell the tale.
Again, I still enjoyed the movie. And I got a really big kick out of
seeing John Hawkes (Bugsy) in such a big part.
Alan Hurshman
> The Mistral? Hello? Am I supposed to care for these people? I need a
> little bit more than a brief scene showing three rich people sailing off
> to Bermuda in a yacht without charts to make me feel a little bit of
> emotion for them when all hell kicks in.
This is the big weakness of the movie. The book spends
a lot of time introducing the characters so by the time the
storm breaks they are real people. The movie is too much
effects and too little character. But you could say that about
most Hollywood movies these days.
giz...@ix.netcom.com
Alan Hurshman <> wrote
> This is the big weakness of the movie. The book spends
> a lot of time introducing the characters so by the time the
> storm breaks they are real people. The movie is too much
> effects and too little character. But you could say that about
> most Hollywood movies these days.
Except "Return To Me" :)
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VerlindaH <> wrote
> I get motion sickness, too, so I better buy 2 large Cokes.
Yeah, that way you'll have productive puking instead of the
dry heaves...
VerlindaH
Oy! Ok, thanks Laura. It is stadium seating, so I'll make sure we sit far
back and on an aisle just in case.
I get motion sickness, too, so I better buy 2 large Cokes.
VerlindaH
BethanyTee
my disappointment with The Perfect Storm.
I'd also like to register my complaint with the American Public for not
letting it be known through the grapevine that this movie sucked.
I apologize for not doing that. I wish I had thought to not advertise for the
Imperfect Storm here. Clooney is, afterall, a friend of DD. No one should
waste his or her hard earned money on this crap.
Spoilers
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k
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Diane Lane? Who could love her? She's whiny, she beats up on men, and
every scene with her is a bit too melodramatic. (Oh, and I've never
liked her eyebrows...even way back when she was leading Ponyboy on.) I
was falling out of my seat laughing at the Marky Mark and Diane Lane
Rochester-Jane Eyre impression thing was going on at the end. Twuu Wuv.
Awwww. Where's a big honking wave when you need one. Make it stop!
I agree. Rumor is she is a good actor. It wasn't evident in this movie. She
detracted from it, in fact.
The only two characters I cared about were Bugsy and Irene. They were
cool. Goodnight Irene. Hahahahahahaha.
Wasn't Bugsy also Philip Padget, Scully's stalker in Milagro?
The Mistral? Hello? Am I supposed to care for these people? I need a
little bit more than a brief scene showing three rich people sailing off
to Bermuda in a yacht without charts to make me feel a little bit of
emotion for them when all hell kicks in.
The only reason they were there, I believe, is to show the coast guard at work.
My mother tells me Karen Allen and Cherry Jones (the two women) are good
actors and doesn't know why they were used in this way.
The weatherman was more annoying than Holman. The music might have been
more effective if almost every scene was scored with the BIG DRAMATIC
musical selection. (I'll give em points for playing Bruce Juice in the
bar though.)
LOL. He did look like Holman. What did Sheila do to him to create this storm?
Oh and the plot? Uhm, big waves keep coming. And coming. And coming.
Yay! Will they survive? Who knows? After an hour or so of the endless
water crashing over the boat, who cares?
They died. Who cares? It wasn't the Titanic.
Boondoggler
Bethany
C. Morgan
Boondoggler wrote:
> I just got back, and I'm immediately hopping on the internet to register
> my disappointment with The Perfect Storm.
>
> I'd also like to register my complaint with the American Public for not
> letting it be known through the grapevine that this movie sucked.
>
> Spoilers
> s
> s
> s
> s
> s
> s
> s
> s
> s
> s
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> s
> u
> c
> k
> e
> d
> Diane Lane? Who could love her? She's whiny, she beats up on men, and
> every scene with her is a bit too melodramatic. (Oh, and I've never
> liked her eyebrows...even way back when she was leading Ponyboy on.) I
> was falling out of my seat laughing at the Marky Mark and Diane Lane
> Rochester-Jane Eyre impression thing was going on at the end. Twuu Wuv.
> Awwww. Where's a big honking wave when you need one. Make it stop!
>
> The only two characters I cared about were Bugsy and Irene. They were
> cool. Goodnight Irene. Hahahahahahaha.
>
> The Mistral? Hello? Am I supposed to care for these people? I need a
> little bit more than a brief scene showing three rich people sailing off
> to Bermuda in a yacht without charts to make me feel a little bit of
> emotion for them when all hell kicks in.
>
> Almost ditto for the Air National Guard/Coast Guard people. Now as a
> collective whole they were cool. They were doing the whole risk your
> life thing. That brings out the empathy in me. However, they were a
> dime a dozen. If they didn't say that one was missing, I would have
> never known. I still don't know which one didn't make it. Sure we
> learn he has three kids and a wife after the fact. Maybe a little
> reading his kids to sleep scene before hand would have gone a long way.
>
> The weatherman was more annoying than Holman. The music might have been
> more effective if almost every scene was scored with the BIG DRAMATIC
> musical selection. (I'll give em points for playing Bruce Juice in the
> bar though.)
>
> Oh and the plot? Uhm, big waves keep coming. And coming. And coming.
> Yay! Will they survive? Who knows? After an hour or so of the endless
> water crashing over the boat, who cares?
>
I didn't hate it quite as much as you, Boonie, but I was kinda disappointed
myself. I really enjoyed the book, but the movie was little too hokey...I just
didn't buy these guys would be whooping it up and high fiving in the middle of
this mess. I mean, it seemed a lame attempt to make them into heroes instead of
just telling their story, which was dramatic enough without all that. I just
didn't buy it.
I thought the movie got better when they got out in the ocean, but I'm with you
on the weatherman. He was bad. And truthfully I thought the waves looked kinda
fake sometimes. Like they were computer animation.
Also, re: the rich people on the sailboat? Not that you would know this from the
movie, but in real life the 2 women were crew who signed on to sail the guy's
boat. They were employees; they wanted the hell off that boat because they
thought it was going to flip; he refused to ditch it or let them call for help.
Finally they did. Coast Guard made him get off it. It washed up on a beach
somewhere intact, amazingly enough.
On the plus side, George Clooney was in it.
Connie
MBC agent
Other!Sarabelle*
FPSSG
Brian Mueller
>Anchors Aweigh!
Don't remind me of boot camp...just brings back memories of the
Confidence Chamer... they expose you to tear gas so you will have
"confidence" in your Navy issue gas mask...
Let me put it this way. Gas mask on. enter room with other guys. hear
"plop, plop" (chemicals being dropped in). gas released. remove gas
mask. recite:
"seaman recruit mueller! division one one six!"
comes out as:
"seaman [phlegm-chocked cough] -cruit Mueller! Division One
On-[phlegm-chocked cough] Si- [phlegm-chocked cough]!"
The things we go through for the United States. At that point I was
thinking, "Brian, why didn't you stay the f*** in college?"
At least it clears up upon exposure to clean air.
--Brian
SkeltonCE
>Don't remind me of boot camp...just brings back memories of the
>Confidence Chamer... they expose you to tear gas so you will have
>"confidence" in your Navy issue gas mask...
>
It's a good thing they don't want to increase confidence in flak jackets.
Ouch.
Catherine
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