He was about 5 weeks older than my Grandpa who passed away about 5 weeks ago. Odd.
Will always love Cool Hand Luke, Road to Perdition and The Sting. Of course Slapshot. But there were some lesser known movies that I really enjoyed like Harry and Son & Absence of Malice.
Great stuff.
__________________ I am in love with Montana. For other states I have admiration, respect, recognition, even some affection, but with Montana it is love." - John Steinbeck
Truly an iconic actor. What a character he created in probably the best hockey movie ever.
Not the most original handle I have, but I do like to "use my imagination" and "mess with their f***in' minds" and I guess that's an inspiration of sorts.
I think you really capture the spirit of the handle Reg.
__________________ I am in love with Montana. For other states I have admiration, respect, recognition, even some affection, but with Montana it is love." - John Steinbeck
Will always love Cool Hand Luke, Road to Perdition and The Sting. Of course Slapshot. But there were some lesser known movies that I really enjoyed like Harry and Son & Absence of Malice.
Great stuff.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof was a great show. Very hubba hubba for its time.
Sounded like he was ready for it (well, as ready as you ever are), he took his race car out for a final spin a month ago.
Quote:
Legendary petrolhead Paul Newman took his GT1 Corvette out for a few laps earlier this month as he said goodbye to one of his greatest loves. The actor and former driver is terminally ill with lung cancer and is believed to have just weeks to live. Lime Rock Park race track in Connecticut was close for two hours so that Newman, aged 83, could take his race car out for the last time. His friends, family and race team mechanics were in attendance for Newman’s final race.
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"The problem with any ideology is that it gives the answer before you look at the evidence."
—Bill Clinton
"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance--it is the illusion of knowledge."
—Daniel J. Boorstin, historian, former Librarian of Congress
"But the Senator, while insisting he was not intoxicated, could not explain his nudity"
—WKRP in Cincinatti
Don't know if this was posted anywhere else, but the Syracuse Crunch did a banner raising ceremony to retire Newman's #7 at their home opener. Pretty classy move I thought.
__________________ There are excesses in science and there are excesses in religion. A reasonable man wouldn't be stamped by either one - Carl Sagan
Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy assassins!
A great tribute to Newman from David Letterman, especially for us gearheads. I followed the exploits of the Newman/Haas team closely during the glory days of the CART series and it was a first class operation.
The whole thing's worth watching, but at around 3:45 in, Dave gets to the story about when Newman called him up one day and talked him into buying a custom Volvo wagon (a 960) with a supercharged Ford V8 underhood. You see, Newman was having one made and was very pumped up about it, so he asked if Dave wanted one, too. And you know, how do you say no to Paul Newman? Dave recounts the whole affair beautifully, and of course, it's also funny
A great tribute to Newman from David Letterman, especially for us gearheads. I followed the exploits of the Newman/Haas team closely during the glory days of the CART series and it was a first class operation.
The whole thing's worth watching, but at around 3:45 in, Dave gets to the story about when Newman called him up one day and talked him into buying a custom Volvo wagon (a 960) with a supercharged Ford V8 underhood. You see, Newman was having one made and was very pumped up about it, so he asked if Dave wanted one, too. And you know, how do you say no to Paul Newman? Dave recounts the whole affair beautifully, and of course, it's also funny
