We're on Chapter 8 right now...


Supposedly covering 1965-69. In his expected knock on Hollywood, it is mentioned that Columbia Pictures, as a sign of the wave of change, is sold to the Coca-Cola Company.

That didn't happen until 1982.



It ain't easy being green, or anything else, other than to be me

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I'm just surprised he didnt say they were sold to Irn-Bru or refer to them as Sony Pictures then.


"Security - release the badgers."

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The UA/Transamerica deal was within the time frame, and not mentioned. And the Paramount/Gulf and Western deal in 1975 was closer to the era under discussion than the Columbia sale.

But he did mention that WB was sold "to a company that operated car parks." The earlier Seven Arts merge was unmentioned, nor was Kinney mentioned by name.




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Starts off with him saying that as the 60s were ending, Joplin and Hendrix died, as did Sharon Tate. I guess that was a Joplin impersonator that I saw at the Fillmore East in winter of 1970.

I guess one out of three isn't bad.

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clore_2, I don't know how you are surviving this torturous thing, but I appreciate you reporting what is going on for those of us too weak to stand another sentence ending with a questioning tone.

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Usually by the midway point, I resort to turning the sound off and relying on the captions. Man, this guy never allows a clip to speak for itself, he's so in love with himself that he forgets that the images can survive and would probably function better without him.

As to how I survive through it, well, you never met my ex.

It ain't easy being green, or anything else, other than to be me

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Gotcha. Below is a conglomerate of my ex, in no particular order, which is the way he actually did behave, inconsistently.

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My ex is a Borderline Personality Disorder type, combined with a touch of multiple personality symptoms. This comes from my son who wrote a paper on his mother when he was a psych major. We could never get her to admit she even needed to see one and we tried.

It was like dealing with a completely different person at the drop of a hat. Saying "Bless you" after a sneeze wasn't enough - she would get furious if you didn't say "God bless you." We all walked on eggshells.



It ain't easy being green, or anything else, other than to be me

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Oh, well, sounds like we both landed on our feet after those experiences! Yay for us!

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Yep, that's the right attitude. Just keep looking forward.



It ain't easy being green, or anything else, other than to be me

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Saying "Bless you" after a sneeze wasn't enough ...
I once suggested to a colleague at work that since sneezing spreads germs, we should say "damn you" to sneezers. He liked the idea so much that he did it once in a while.

You gotta start off each day with a song ... even when things go wrong ....

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We all walked on eggshells


Which reminds me, miy sister is coming to stay for a few weeks from tomorrow. Oh joy...


"Security - release the badgers."

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