Loyal Opposition

@PinkFloydFan (1101)

United States • Age 42

Joined myLot 2 years ago

Music from the 60/70s Movies from the 1930-70s Stand-up --- Mort Sahl, Bill Hicks, George Carlin I don't care about anything else.

Loyal Opposition's Discussions

Why Are Senior Citizens So Much More Talkative Than People My Age?

Loyal Opposition @PinkFloydFan (1101) • United States 13 Dec

I'm in my 40s and always noticed older people being pleasant and talkative. I have no social media or "smart" phone.. I spent my 20s traveling the world. People I know all stay home, and so do I.. It seems like begging trying to...

talking

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Do You Use Your Imagination A Bit Too Much?

Loyal Opposition @PinkFloydFan (1101) • United States 20 Nov

When I was a kid, it made a little more sense, since there was still time to achieve goals and such, but in my 40s, I can't just turn it off. I should consciously try to limit it to earlier in the day, but it might only manifest...

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Favorite On-Screen Couple?

Loyal Opposition @PinkFloydFan (1101) • United States 5 Nov

Forget about real life. Just on the screen. For me, it's easy. Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni. They made a lot of movies together. Most are great, even though there's one where Marcello plays a gay guy! Still a great...

movies

love

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Historical Figures and Accuracy

Loyal Opposition @PinkFloydFan (1101) • United States 2 Sep

Stalin and Saddam are two men I've read off and on for decades, and there's SO many differing accounts, even minor things. There's a handful of stories of a possible trade for prisoner Jakov. I think readers should always...

history

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Do Quiet Characters Have An Advantage?

Loyal Opposition @PinkFloydFan (1101) • United States 31 Aug

The more mysterious an actor is, there’s more curiosity. I’ve seen non-actors play a part in a mediocre movie but come across as a good performance. There’s less probability to come across as fake to the audience, as opposed to a...

movies

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AI, ChatGPT, and other Bots

Loyal Opposition @PinkFloydFan (1101) • United States 31 Aug

There's so many I thought I'd ask here for recommendations (Free) and the things people can do using their imagination. I notice that ChatGPT is full of SO many basic errors. Recommending me movies that don't exist, or mixing up...

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In Old Movies, Everything Cost a Coin!

Loyal Opposition @PinkFloydFan (1101) • United States 29 Aug

It reminds me of a Louis CK bit he did in a stand-up special.. And I notice it, too. No one asks for prices. A guy walks into a saloon, "I need a room. A woman. A shave. Steak dinner" and all you had to do was toss a coin at the...

film

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Reply Do You Consider a Country's Size and Film Quality?

Loyal Opposition @PinkFloydFan (1101) • United States 29 Aug

I've noticed something interesting after years of watching movies: the impact of a country's origin on the quality and quantity of films. I find myself considering not just the country of origin but also its population. For...

movies

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COVID Killed Our Local Coffeeshop, But...

Loyal Opposition @PinkFloydFan (1101) • United States 20 Mar

It's a really nice place. Half of it is a coffeeshop, and in the back, there's a stage and seating. They used to have Open Mic Nights on the last Thursday of the month, which would also appear on Channel 17 (Public Access) and a...

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What Do You Daydream About?

Loyal Opposition @PinkFloydFan (1101) • United States 29 Feb

When I read biographies, I tend to daydream about doing my own thing in that field.. Biography on a musician, or a director. Watching a great movie will exponentially activate my imagination (which never seems to stop) as well,...

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Blaxit - Black Americans Moving to Africa

Loyal Opposition @PinkFloydFan (1101) • United States 19 Feb

We might see a movie in the future. As a former traveler, a big part of it were the round-the-fire conversations with people from all over the world commenting on a certain country from their vantage point, and very rewarding to...

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Nudity in Film

Loyal Opposition @PinkFloydFan (1101) • United States 2 Feb

https://www.amazon.com/Skin-History-Nudity-Kevin-Smith/dp/B08DL6TZHF It takes so many years to get out of the prude censorship, to a time when women would say, "The body is beautiful" or "If using my body gets me a better job, so...

Detroit Pistons

Loyal Opposition @PinkFloydFan (1101) • United States 25 Jan

Detroit still hasn't been 100% healthy. But if Cade comes back and no one gets hurt, they will be. Monte Morris is a hometown kid but didn't play his first game until yesterday. I was a big fan of the trade last year but it sucked...

basketball

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Rock Band Documentaries

Loyal Opposition @PinkFloydFan (1101) • United States 24 Jan

Define "rock" any way you want. If you think it's rock, it's rock. There's a lot on YouTube, and today I checked out the one by the 70s band Kansas. I only knew a couple of songs, definitely not a fan, liked the overplayed "Dust...

music movies documentaries

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Tales of Ordinary Madness

Loyal Opposition @PinkFloydFan (1101) • United States 31 Dec

Tales of Ordinary Madness - 8/10 I heard Pauline Kael mention this movie during an interview, and for some reason, I stopped to type in the few she did mention onto my IMDB watchlist. When I looked this one up, I had to check it,...

movies

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Is Imagination Better Than The Real Thing?

Loyal Opposition @PinkFloydFan (1101) • United States 30 Dec

I have $200 left to my name. I want to spend it because I need to enjoy myself. I've lived in this place for almost 8 years, yet, I've never been to the establishment closest to my house, a strip club. I've tried to enter a few...

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Do You Respect Directors Who Write Their Own Story?

Loyal Opposition @PinkFloydFan (1101) • United States 30 Dec

Most people I ask don't even know who the writer is, and never think about this kinda stuff, including an actor who made a low-budget movie (and had it in a local theater), but I certainly do. If it's no good, then it doesn't...

movies

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Ever Stop a Movie bc You Can't Stand The Soundtrack?

Loyal Opposition @PinkFloydFan (1101) • United States 27 Dec

I know I have once or twice.. I remember the music being so horrible at the very beginning, and the song after was just as bad, and I thought, "I'll just go watch something else" and don't even remember the movies, but the answer...

movies

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Stars Who Quit But Reluctantly Tried To Come Back

Loyal Opposition @PinkFloydFan (1101) • United States 23 Dec

into the band.... I can't think of any. It seems like most don't wanna go back, and if they did, they probably wouldn't publicize it. Lots of those who were fired, although I just had one in the tip of my fingertips but just...

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RIP Ryan O'Neal

Loyal Opposition @PinkFloydFan (1101) • United States 9 Dec 23

RIP "Barry Lyndon" was one of the movies I liked in the first year of my becoming serious about movies. FF to the last time I was in SF (2016), the last thing I did before my red-eye flight was to watch "Paper Moon" on my laptop...

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