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Tully Mars · 06-09-2009, 01:17 PM

No one here's big on WWII history I take it.

Phil's closest, Shell's closest to the name. I'm looking at my map to find Nick.

101st Airborne, d-day, some what famous soldier hanging around until he went deaf. Famous enough they still have him, or a mock of of him, still hanging there.

Edit-

Found Nick, split the difference between Phil and Nick and you'll find me. I'm just hanging around waiting for you to let me down.

uncle phil · 06-09-2009, 01:28 PM

sainte mere eglise?

Tully Mars · 06-09-2009, 01:46 PM

And Phil for the win!

I am hanging out in Ste-Mère-Église Private John M. Steele style-

From Wiki-

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On the night of the D-Day (June 5-6, 1944), American soldiers of the 82nd Airborne parachuted into the area west of Ste-Mère-Église in successive waves. The town had been the target of an aerial attack and a stray incendiary bomb had set fire to a house east of the town square. The church bell was rung to alert the town of the emergency and townspeople turned out in large numbers to form a bucket brigade supervised by members of the German garrison. By 0100hrs, the town square was well-lit and filled with German soldiers and villagers when two sticks from the 1st and 2nd battalions were dropped in error directly over the village.

The paratroopers were easy targets and Steele was one of only a few non-casualties. His parachute was caught in the steeple of the village church in Ste-Mère-Église, leaving him hanging from its roof-top to witness the carnage. The wounded paratrooper hung there limply for two hours, pretending to be dead, before the Germans took him prisoner. Steele later escaped from the Germans and rejoined his division when US troops of the 3rd Battalion, 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment attacked the village capturing thirty Germans and killing another eleven. For these actions and his wounds, Steele was awarded the Bronze Star for Valor and the Purple Heart.
Window from Ste. Mere Eglise Church depicting the Virgin Mary and Paratroopers descending on the town

John Steele born November 29, 1912, his Social Security card was issued in Illinois, died of cancer on May 16, 1969 in Fayetteville, NC, just two weeks short of the 25th anniversary of the D-Day invasion.

Today, these events are commemorated by the Airborne Forces Museum in Place du 6 juin in the centre of Ste-Mère-Église and in the village church where a parachute with an effigy of Private Steele in his Airborne uniform hangs from the steeple. Bullet holes are still visible in the church's stone walls. Inside, there are stained glass windows, with one depicting the Virgin Mary with paratroopers falling in the foreground.

Though injured and deafened by the church bells, Private Steele survived his ordeal. He continued to visit the town throughout his life and was an honorary citizen of Ste. Mère Église. The tavern, Auberge John Steele, stands adjacent to the square and maintains his memory through photos, letters and articles hung on its walls.

Someday I'm going to visit the beaches of Normandy and a few of these towns where so many gave so much. Also planning on seeing a Nazi concentration camp museum. After that I think I'll need to spend a few days or a week in some of the Italian beach towns Shell spoke of above.

You up Phil, go hide.

I still got cable to run.

uncle phil · 06-09-2009, 03:33 PM

i had trouble with the blind guy...

ok, where am i?

clues...

birthplace, 19th century..

Tully Mars · 06-09-2009, 04:18 PM

You had trouble with the blind guy?

NH?

BadNick · 06-09-2009, 08:15 PM

Thanks John Steele, and all the other soldiers, too.

U.S.?

uncle phil · 06-10-2009, 02:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Tully Mars

You had trouble with the blind guy?

NH?

i'm so stupid - i saw "deaf" and read "blind..."

tully - yes

nick - yes

Tully Mars · 06-10-2009, 03:12 AM

East of the river?

uncle phil · 06-10-2009, 03:26 AM

east of the river...

Tully Mars · 06-10-2009, 03:30 AM

North of 40?

uncle phil · 06-10-2009, 03:31 AM

north of 40...

golfing, back this afternoon...

Shell · 06-10-2009, 03:37 AM

...island?

Tully Mars · 06-10-2009, 03:40 AM

Atlantic coast state.

Morning Shell.

BadNick · 06-10-2009, 03:41 AM

Top'o the mornin' to you all!

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Originally Posted by uncle phil

...birthplace, 19th century..

was this person a president of the US?

Shell · 06-10-2009, 04:06 AM

...hey, good morning but....guess we'll have to check back later....see ya'll in the other threads

Tully Mars · 06-10-2009, 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Shell

looks like the unc would rather play with his balls...

Better him then me.

I have to go change the address on my FM-3 Visa. Given this is Mexico I could be back later this morning or early tomorrow.

Shell · 06-10-2009, 04:53 AM

...hey, tully,

i chickened out and edited that out...grrr, ...lol...now my lily white persona is tainted...and you left off the reference to playing golf...what am i gonna' do wit you...ya want i should make ya watch anudder chick flick???

BadNick · 06-10-2009, 05:56 AM

was the person born where you are a literary figure?

Tully Mars · 06-10-2009, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Shell

...hey, tully,

i chickened out and edited that out...grrr, ...lol...now my lily white persona is tainted...

Lily white, Ha!

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Originally Posted by Shell

and you left off the reference to playing golf...

Now how would it be any fun if I included that?

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Originally Posted by Shell

what am i gonna' do wit you...

What do you have in mind?

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Originally Posted by Shell

ya want i should make ya watch anudder chick flick???

Best of luck with that.

BadNick · 06-10-2009, 11:27 AM

unc, is the person born where you are famous for anything related to golf?

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Originally Posted by Shell

...ya want i should make ya watch anudder chick flick???

(ps: Shell, my fingers are crossed hoping for anudder chick flick! My popcorn is ready!)

squeeeb · 06-10-2009, 11:46 AM

are you in Boston, birthplace of Edgar Allen Poe?

oh, i should have asked....mind if i play along?

uncle phil · 06-10-2009, 11:57 AM

shell - no
tully - yes
nick - no, no, no
squeeb - no, and you're playin', aren'tcha?

Tully Mars · 06-10-2009, 12:17 PM

Hey squeeb, welcome to the chase.

Hmm, Phil ya in New York state?

Shell · 06-10-2009, 12:28 PM

(...don't listen to tully...he's been a bad boy while you were gone...i'll have to punish him...how was the golf game? ...and welcome squeeeb...good to have you join us! ...and if i read between the lines, nick, your idea of chick flick and mine is..um...different

)

...new england?

uncle phil · 06-10-2009, 12:36 PM

TULLY - YES

SHELL - YES

fuckin' capslock...

Tully Mars · 06-10-2009, 12:56 PM

Tsk, tsk, tsk such language. We finally get new blood in here and you go dropping the "F" bomb all over. squeeb might take offense, never return. Then, then it'll all be your fault.

Just to be clear we're looking for the birth place of a person, right?

(Shell- I've been very bad for a very long time. What, do tell, do you have in mind?)

Shell · 06-10-2009, 01:13 PM

...geez, Phil...you don't have to yell..YES YES YES.....that musta' been a helluva golf game!

...Susan B Anthony or Gilbert Stuart in Rhode Island?

uncle phil · 06-10-2009, 01:13 PM

tully - yes

and shell, golf was just a shade above mediocre today...

not that that's a bad thing...

Shell · 06-10-2009, 01:26 PM

...i take it that's a "no" to Rhode Island and Massachusetts then? How about Connecticut?

uncle phil · 06-10-2009, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tully Mars

Hey squeeb, welcome to the chase.

Hmm, Phil ya in New York state?

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Originally Posted by uncle phil

TULLY - YES

Tully Mars · 06-10-2009, 01:38 PM

Theodore Roosevelt's birthplace at 28 East 20th Street NYC?

Edit- you already told Nick this person wasn't a former POTUS.

I shall go think some more.

Shell · 06-10-2009, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shell

(...don't listen to tully...he's been a bad boy while you were gone...i'll have to punish him...how was the golf game? ...and welcome squeeeb...good to have you join us! ...and if i read between the lines, nick, your idea of chick flick and mine is..um...different

)

...new england?

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Originally Posted by uncle phil

TULLY-YES ... SHELL-YES ...fuckin' capslock

...sorry, was confusing. I asked, "new england" and you said YES. Just curious, what were you saying YES to then?

`

uncle phil · 06-10-2009, 01:55 PM

i am in new york state, a subset of new england...

sorry about the confusion; i think you and i posted at the same time...

squeeeb · 06-10-2009, 02:09 PM

new york city, home to Commodore Matthew Perry, Commodore of the US Navy who opened Japan and later starred on the hit tv show friends.

Tully Mars · 06-10-2009, 02:24 PM

Not a POTUS, not a literary figure and no connection to golf.

Was this person a woman?

Shell · 06-10-2009, 02:39 PM

...theodore roosevelt...nyc?

Tully Mars · 06-10-2009, 02:44 PM

*cough, cough*

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tully Mars

Theodore Roosevelt's birthplace at 28 East 20th Street NYC?

Edit- you already told Nick this person wasn't a former POTUS.

I shall go think some more.

Shell · 06-10-2009, 03:00 PM

...okay, sorry tully...this is not my day...i'm out

uncle phil · 06-10-2009, 03:33 PM

no to all of the above...

shell, don't quit...
this is when it gets interesting...

Tully Mars · 06-10-2009, 04:08 PM

Hey, hey, hey. Don't leave. We've all done it. I did it a couple posts above where I missed Nick's question. In fact we both did it on the same missed clue.

Certainly don't leave on my account. We need fresh faces in this joint. For what seems like forever Phil, Nick and I have been it around these parts.

So, dude, famous dude... actor?

06-09-2009, 01:17 PM	#6281 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	No one here's big on WWII history I take it. Phil's closest, Shell's closest to the name. I'm looking at my map to find Nick. 101st Airborne, d-day, some what famous soldier hanging around until he went deaf. Famous enough they still have him, or a mock of of him, still hanging there. Edit- Found Nick, split the difference between Phil and Nick and you'll find me. I'm just hanging around waiting for you to let me down. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club Last edited by Tully Mars; 06-09-2009 at 01:23 PM..

06-09-2009, 01:28 PM	#6282 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	sainte mere eglise? __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

06-09-2009, 03:33 PM	#6284 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	i had trouble with the blind guy... ok, where am i? clues... birthplace, 19th century.. __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

06-09-2009, 04:18 PM	#6285 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	You had trouble with the blind guy? NH? __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

06-10-2009, 03:12 AM	#6288 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	East of the river? __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

06-09-2009, 08:15 PM	#6286 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	Thanks John Steele, and all the other soldiers, too. U.S.?

06-10-2009, 03:26 AM	#6289 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	east of the river... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

06-10-2009, 03:30 AM	#6290 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	North of 40? __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

06-10-2009, 03:31 AM	#6291 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	north of 40... golfing, back this afternoon... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

06-10-2009, 03:37 AM	#6292 (permalink)
Shell Cheers Location: Eastcoast USA	...island? __________________ ..."Say what you think. Those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind" ~ Dr. Seuss

06-10-2009, 03:40 AM	#6293 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Atlantic coast state. Morning Shell. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

06-10-2009, 04:06 AM	#6295 (permalink)
Shell Cheers Location: Eastcoast USA	...hey, good morning but....guess we'll have to check back later....see ya'll in the other threads __________________ ..."Say what you think. Those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind" ~ Dr. Seuss Last edited by Shell; 06-10-2009 at 04:20 AM..

06-10-2009, 04:53 AM	#6297 (permalink)
Shell Cheers Location: Eastcoast USA	...hey, tully, i chickened out and edited that out...grrr, ...lol...now my lily white persona is tainted...and you left off the reference to playing golf...what am i gonna' do wit you...ya want i should make ya watch anudder chick flick??? __________________ ..."Say what you think. Those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind" ~ Dr. Seuss

06-10-2009, 05:56 AM	#6298 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	was the person born where you are a literary figure?

06-10-2009, 11:46 AM	#6301 (permalink)
squeeeb part of the problem Location: hic et ubique	are you in Boston, birthplace of Edgar Allen Poe? oh, i should have asked....mind if i play along? __________________ onward to mayhem!

06-10-2009, 11:57 AM	#6302 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	shell - no tully - yes nick - no, no, no squeeb - no, and you're playin', aren'tcha? __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

06-10-2009, 12:17 PM	#6303 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Hey squeeb, welcome to the chase. Hmm, Phil ya in New York state? __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

06-10-2009, 12:28 PM	#6304 (permalink)
Shell Cheers Location: Eastcoast USA	(...don't listen to tully...he's been a bad boy while you were gone...i'll have to punish him...how was the golf game? ...and welcome squeeeb...good to have you join us! ...and if i read between the lines, nick, your idea of chick flick and mine is..um...different ) ...new england? __________________ ..."Say what you think. Those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind" ~ Dr. Seuss

06-10-2009, 12:36 PM	#6305 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	TULLY - YES SHELL - YES fuckin' capslock... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

06-10-2009, 12:56 PM	#6306 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Tsk, tsk, tsk such language. We finally get new blood in here and you go dropping the "F" bomb all over. squeeb might take offense, never return. Then, then it'll all be your fault. Just to be clear we're looking for the birth place of a person, right? (Shell- I've been very bad for a very long time. What, do tell, do you have in mind?) __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

06-10-2009, 01:13 PM	#6307 (permalink)
Shell Cheers Location: Eastcoast USA	...geez, Phil...you don't have to yell..YES YES YES.....that musta' been a helluva golf game! ...Susan B Anthony or Gilbert Stuart in Rhode Island? __________________ ..."Say what you think. Those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind" ~ Dr. Seuss

06-10-2009, 01:13 PM	#6308 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	tully - yes and shell, golf was just a shade above mediocre today... not that that's a bad thing... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

06-10-2009, 01:26 PM	#6309 (permalink)
Shell Cheers Location: Eastcoast USA	...i take it that's a "no" to Rhode Island and Massachusetts then? How about Connecticut? __________________ ..."Say what you think. Those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind" ~ Dr. Seuss

06-10-2009, 01:38 PM	#6311 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Theodore Roosevelt's birthplace at 28 East 20th Street NYC? Edit- you already told Nick this person wasn't a former POTUS. I shall go think some more. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club Last edited by Tully Mars; 06-10-2009 at 01:41 PM..

06-10-2009, 01:55 PM	#6313 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	i am in new york state, a subset of new england... sorry about the confusion; i think you and i posted at the same time... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

06-10-2009, 02:09 PM	#6314 (permalink)
squeeeb part of the problem Location: hic et ubique	new york city, home to Commodore Matthew Perry, Commodore of the US Navy who opened Japan and later starred on the hit tv show friends. __________________ onward to mayhem!

06-10-2009, 02:24 PM	#6315 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Not a POTUS, not a literary figure and no connection to golf. Was this person a woman? __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

06-10-2009, 02:39 PM	#6316 (permalink)
Shell Cheers Location: Eastcoast USA	...theodore roosevelt...nyc? __________________ ..."Say what you think. Those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind" ~ Dr. Seuss

06-10-2009, 03:00 PM	#6318 (permalink)
Shell Cheers Location: Eastcoast USA	...okay, sorry tully...this is not my day...i'm out __________________ ..."Say what you think. Those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind" ~ Dr. Seuss

06-10-2009, 03:33 PM	#6319 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	no to all of the above... shell, don't quit... this is when it gets interesting... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

06-10-2009, 04:08 PM	#6320 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Hey, hey, hey. Don't leave. We've all done it. I did it a couple posts above where I missed Nick's question. In fact we both did it on the same missed clue. Certainly don't leave on my account. We need fresh faces in this joint. For what seems like forever Phil, Nick and I have been it around these parts. So, dude, famous dude... actor? __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club