Flashback to Sept. 22, 2011 —
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Robert De Niro as Irving Thalberg in "The Last Tycoon." A possible acceptance speech for the Thalberg Award—
"Let me put you in this unit." |
A possible unit —
Monday, July 8, 2024
Lit Note
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Thursday, November 20, 2014
The Unit
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Sunday, September 25, 2011
Transformation
Random thoughts from A Story (September 13th)—
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797 April 24, 2003 |
451 August 26, 2002 |
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1734 April 24, 2005 |
3276 March 24, 2008 |
A September 24th story from The Washington Post —
"James R. Adams was author or co-author of seven books,
beginning in 1971 with 'The Sting of Death.'"
Adams, an Episcopal priest, died on September 13th.
The September 13th Log24 post from which the above numbered links were
taken was in memory of film producer John Calley, who also died on that day.
A quote from Adams on the resurrected body of Christ:
"This new body had peculiar powers."
"Let me put you in this unit."
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
Product Placement
And the Irving Thalberg Award goes to…
Robert De Niro as Irving Thalberg in "The Last Tycoon"
Text and Context—
Text:
Jerky Treats for dogs
Context:
"Mad Dog and Glory" (March 5, 1993)
"Point of No Return" (March 19, 1993) —
Note Jerky Treats in background.
A possible acceptance speech for the Thalberg Award—
"Let me put you in this unit." — John Calley, via Buck Henry
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