Speaking of folks from back home, one of the old guys that sang in our church choir when I was a kid was a survivor of the Bataan Death March. I didn't find out about it until years later.
Das Boot, Stalingrad and Saving Private Ryan are the final bosses of good war movies. Also, the miniseries North and South.
That movie is absolutely spine-tingling. It's my vote as the best submarine movie, although Red October (in spite of the absence of Russian accents) is a GREAT film, complex and intelligent. And a helluva cast. Band of Brothers is a treasure. The final word in World War II films, done to technical perfection. Full Metal Jacket: because R. Lee Ermey sets the screen ablaze like none other, the first half of this two-part film on Parris Island greatly overshadows the still very good second act, which takes place in a more suburban setting of Vietnam than typical "jungle films". I watched this movie with my folks when it came out on video, I was ten. D'Onofrio's suicide haunted me to say the least.
Gotta love the German U-Boat Commander with the Scottish accent. That being said, my favourite U-Boat Commander is Tom Cruise:
My favorite Hunt for the Red October scene; I love the half-joking, half-despairing nature of the exchange.
So anyone else shame eat? I got my bad interview news yesterday and decided to kill a whole bag of Doritos and binge the last season of Bloodline. My stomach felt like shit this morning. I don't eat too bad so that much processed corn and chemical flavoring fucked my shit up. At least Bloodline ended alright.
I'm thinking storm shutters might be a wise investment when I build my house in MO. The town recorded an 80mph gust today and this came down nearby:
Holy FUCK. Hail doesn't usually get huge around here. That is goddamn insane in that photo. How badly does that fuck up everyone's cars? Or skulls, for that matter? Those are garden stones raining from thousands of feet up.
Why? I mean I get it, fuck Nazis* and all that, but ignorant people do ignorant bullshit. Why let some moronic asshole ruin your day? It's not like people seeing that horseshit will immediately convert to Nazism or something. Eventually it will get washed/painted over. *There's an Audrey-fucking-a-nazi joke somewhere in there, but I'm too tired/buzzed to figure it out.
Actually, I think it was originally a Hindu symbol. Maybe Native American too. The '30's really need some SJW's screaming at them for cultural appropriation and how he was literally Hitler. It might of confused everyone, but they would be right. He was literally Hitler, unlike everyone else who is not literally Hitler.
I hope you're all enjoying your long weekend. Personally, I spent today basically cleaning my room. Built out a custom cedar closet system that basically eliminates the need for a dressor, so ripped out the old closet, repaired the interior, installed the new cedar stuff, then basically did laundry and cleaned shit up. As corny as it sounds, it was a relaxing way to spend the afternoon/evening. Finished off the day by setting up some low intensity LED lights on the deck. Perfect for enjoying the night with a few bourbons and a cigar. Just finishing that up now, actually.
I had a very nice if exhausting day. Hauled an old unused charcoal grill up to the oldest son in San Jose so he can finally get back to grilling. Then came back and put on some new shocks on the motorcycle. Tomorrow is booked solid. Monaco F1 at 5:00am, Indy 500 at 10ish and of course the World 600 in the evening. Sprinkle in the Athletics at Yankee stadium and I should be absolutely worthless for most of the day. It may be the best day ever. Hope all of you have the greatest of Holiday weekends.