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[Mike Frezon]

I was feeling rath-ah Dickensian this morning...

 

[Moe Dickstein]

I miss snow.

 

[Dennis Nicholls]

Well I'm not sure where the externals were shot in Pale Rider. I know they were shot in the Sawtooth NRA, and the town shots in the ghost town of Bodie, California. The film opens with mountains with forrested morianes below them, which could be someplace like this shot of the southern Sawtooth range:

But it was a great day anyway. Nothing like snow capped mountains, an alpine lake, my Stetson, and my S&W revolver.

That's Pettit Lake, one of the smaller ones between Alturas Lake and Redfish Lake. The surface of Pettit Lake is at 6996 feet elevation.

 

[Mike Frezon]

I think I just got a nosebleed!

Beautiful pictures, Dennis. Beautiful country.

 

[Dennis Nicholls]

Heck it just clears out your sinuses.

Part of the trip was to see fall colors, but I got there too late. The aspens turn bright yellow but they are past their prime now up there and are just dry brown. Fall comes early at high elevations - and it got down to 13 degrees F last week in Stanley. IIUC trees use the onset of cold to trigger color change and loss of leaves in the fall. Serious snowfall is supposed to start next week with temps down to minus 3 degrees F next Tuesday.

 

[Moe Dickstein]

I hate Los Angeles in winter

 

[Mike Frezon]

I miss snow.

I hate Los Angeles in winter

Ted: Irving Berlin wrote a song JUST for YOU:

The sun is shining, the grass is green,The orange and palm trees sway.
There's never been such a dayin Beverly Hills, L.A.But it's December the twenty-fourth,—
And I am longing to be up North—

I'm dreaming of a....

 

[Moe Dickstein]

It's good he takes commissions.

 

[Dennis Nicholls]

Irving Berlin is certainly in commission in this film....

Eagles, American eagles
America sings of her wings in the sky

Eagles, American eagles
America's strong just as long as they fly

Give us some more bombers to attack with
More bombers till the skies are black with

Eagles, American eagles
America sings of her kings in the sky

 

[Elijah]

 

[Zen Butler]

Ladies & gents. The site blockers are down at work. Thought this a good time to drop in and say 'ello

 

[Elijah]

Zen! Hey, welcome from the whole group

Ladies & gents. The site blockers are down at work. Thought this a good time to drop in and say 'ello

They got you working under Cheyenne Mtn these days?

 

[Zen Butler]

I am actually testing. Imagine that

Damn sig

 

[Dennis Nicholls]

Gee whiz Zen,

You've been gone so long that I've been able to restore the beater Miata in the meantime. Check out my $75 used glass window top.

 

[Zen Butler]

Dennis, that looks very clean. And Elijah, that is Haibane Renmei. One of me favorites

dang, too big. I'm out of practice

 

[Zen Butler]

Testing my iPhone app sorryOkie doke. Works nowDennis, what color was that before? Post a before

 

[Elijah]

Testing my iPhone app sorry Okie doke. Works now

Lest you forget!

 

[Mike Frezon]

Zeeeennnnnnnnnnnnnn!

Welcome home!

I hope all is well with you and your family!

 

[Dennis Nicholls]

History here:
http://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?t=441044

 

[Steve Christou]

Zeeennnnn! I love the new signature, very moving!

Saw Ender's Game at my local Vue, it was good not great, sticks fairly closely to the book from what I can remember of it. 15 year old Asa Butterfield was a good choice for the role of Ender Wiggin, who was even younger in the book. You may remember Asa from Scorsese's film Hugo. Harrison Ford looks old, really old, surrounded by all these kids, even his chin scar is older than most of the cast and crew. Sir Ben Kingsley turns up near the end as a legendary pilot who helped defeat the insect-like alien race when they first invaded Earth, It's Starship Troopers with an even younger cast. Excellent visual effects. 4 out of 5.

I saw the 2 minute trailer to Gravity on the big screen in 2D. Still haven't decided on seeing the other 88mins.

Thor 2 next week.

Spoiler Ahead.

Avert Your Eyes!

Spoiler

Ender is traumatised when he discovers the game simulation was real and he was instrumental in wiping out an entire alien species. Xenocide? I think that was one of the titles for the sequels. I have the other books on Kindle, I'm curious to see where the story goes from here.