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Hop aboard for a thrilling second episode with Bātar, packed with stories that will make you laugh, gasp, and question if pilots moonlight as comedians. The adventure kicks off with the baffling “Hawaii out of gas” debacle and revisits the unfinished “Football Island” tale from last week. Bātar shares a white-knuckle “Utility Hydraulic Failure” and a hilariously questionable moment with his pilot, Fox, debating their sobriety before a mission. Get ready for livestock mishaps, slapstick-worthy landing gear incidents, and the thrill of 685 combat missions (including a wild drop of 24 bombs at once!). From dodging enemy fire to reflecting on the rare boredom when it wasn't there, Bātar's experiences are anything but ordinary. Add in SR-71 “that didn't happen” moments, Great Santini antics, and an F-4 showdown, and you've got an episode that's impossible to miss! See below for Bātar's Memoir! window.option_df_2877 = {"outline":[],"autoEnableOutline":"false","autoEnableThumbnail":"false","overwritePDFOutline":"false","direction":"1","pageSize":"0","source":"https://sothereiwas.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/F4-Memories.pdf","wpOptions":"true"}; if(window.DFLIP && window.DFLIP.parseBooks){window.DFLIP.parseBooks();}
This is a conversaiton with one of the funniest guys I know. He's had me laughing so hard I had to get partially undressed. We talk about magic and comedy and their intersection before landing on a long explorations of how to select and manage audience volunteers. Nick is an expert at handling volunteers and gets SO much out of the people he gets up, I try to learn from him.You can find out about Nick Difatte on his websiteNick has written a brillian book on magic called Offbeat (it's sold out but will soon be reissued) published by Squash Publishing creators of some of the hottest books on magic.we talk about:the Great Santini's toaster (my dad's magic invention)Steen Pegani - danish magic shop owner and all around good guy.Mortenn Christiansen - link to him on Penn & Teller's Fool UsNick blows my mind with the news that he is writing and editing a chapter in Richard Kaufman's re-release of Greater Magic. The chapter will be on comedy magic.Borrowin/stealing/reinventingbecoming an original performer.saving the earth with a yo yoAuthenticityFinding shit no one cares aboutcostume as character amplifier and definerme loosing my shit seeing Nick perform for the first time.worst "emotional speech" in a show ever...being funnier off sage and how to transfer this to stage.choosing volunteersoffbeat, Nick's book is sold out.Amazing Johnatan as example of a masterful use of and control of audience volunteers.Nick on getting along with older guys and how to harness this in his ShowsSupport the Show....Now you can get t-shirts and hoodies with our wonderful logo. This is the best new way to suport the podcast project. Become a proud parader of your passion for Showmanship and our glorious Craft whilst simultanously helping to gather more followers for the Way.You'll find the store here: https://thewayoftheshowman.printdrop.com.auIf you want to help support this podcast it would be tremendous if you wrote a glowing review on iTunes or Spotify.If you want to contact me about anything, including wanting me to collaborate on one of your projects you can reach me on thewayoftheshowman@gmail.comor find out more on the Way of the Showman website.you can follow the Way of Instagram where it is, not surprisingly thewayoftheshowman.If you find it in you and you have the means to do so, you can suport the podcast financially at:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/captainfrodo
Why did the US military support a film about a drunken, abusive husband and father who is a textbook narcissist?... The post ClandesTime 271 – The Great Santini first appeared on Spy Culture.(Read more...)
Will Rogers gave good advice about taking the right path in life. You better keep moving to avoid getting knocked down; suffering from paralysis caused by too much analysis will keep you stuck in the same position. In other words, dynamic action beats inaction. The blockbuster movie, An Officer and a Gentleman, starring actors Lou Gossett, Richard Gere, and Debra Winger closely mirrored the real-life plot lines and scenarios that marked the beginning of the Naval careers of both Commander Drew and Dr. Paul. Perhaps is was coincidence, but it was remarkable that in roughly the same time period of our service, a series of military themed movies were released that further chronicled the journey of your two favorite wingmen, but in different ways. Of all of the authority figures we encountered in the Naval establishment, it was our Marine Corps Drill instructors whom we met first, that had the most lasting impact upon us. A few other great films to check out are: The Great Santini, The Final Countdown, Full Metal Jacket and of course,Top Gun. Even though the Navy and Marine Corps no longer fly the EA-6, this remarkable electronic warfare aircraft, in operation for forty five years, had the power to shut down radar and electrical systems in the air as well as on the ground.College can be really expensive. For the highly affluent and wealthy, a college education that costs a half million dollars is quite affordable and considered a necessity for those who want their children to be in the company of a cadre of special students groomed to be the future leaders of government, business and industry. The nation of Finland was able to cut its suicide rate in half through aggressive reforms in the way they approached mental illness. This remarkable transformation has helped the general population of Finland so much so that this country has been labeled the happiest country in the world for the past several years.Mackenzie Scott is a philanthropist that has donated over sixteen billion dollars to charitable causes in a few short years. Her goal is to disperse almost all of her money to others. Her great wealth comes from being one of the principal founders of the ubiquitous company known as Amazon.
For the last guest week of NDNM, Scott's dad joins for a diverse week of movies. 7:11 - Number One16:56 - Avengement25:13 - The Great Santini34:44 - In Full Bloom50:38 - Cat People1:00:07 - Pee Wee's Big Adventure1:09:53 - The Isle
This week, Danielle and Millie are joined by the talented director Berkley Brady to talk film craft and her new movie DARK NATURE. Plus, she introduces a new game to the show - Jason Alexander or Larry Miller? Millie and Danielle also discuss THE GREAT SANTINI (1979) and FATAL ATTRACTION (1987), the many mistakes of Michael Douglas' character, and bad Dads. To see a full ISWYD movie list, check out our Letterboxd here:https://letterboxd.com/isawwhatyoudid/films/diary/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In the thirty-sixth episode of Season 8 (Coming-of-Ages) Kyle is joined by fellow podcaster Ben Thelen and script supervisor/editor Katy Baldwin to discuss the coming-of-age process as seen through the lens of informed militarism, oppressive parenthood, domineering expectation, and lasting trauma imposed through the sheer force of one man's will in Lewis John Carlino's adapation of Pat Conroy's semi-autobiographical novel The Great Santini (1979).
Philip and Courtney talk about the Scandoval, getting a puppy, different alcoholic beverages, and whether or not people know what other people are doing while in the bathroom. Oh yeah, they also talk a little bit about "The Great Santini". Enjoy this...ummm...interesting episode!!
7:11 - Number One16:56 - Avengement25:13 - The Great Santini34:44 - In Full Bloom50:38 - Cat People1:00:07 - Pee Wee's Big Adventure1:09:53 - The Isle
"Tender Mercies" (1983) is about a former successful musician named Mac Sledge (Robert Duvall) who lost everything good in his life due to alcohol. When the film opens, he and a friend are staying in a motel, getting drunk and fighting while the proprietor, Rosa Lee (Tess Harper), and her young son, Carl (known as Sonny, played by Allan Hubbard), watch from their porch. When the friend skips out before paying the bill the next day, Mac offers to work for Rosa Lee in order to compensate for the room. She agrees, but tells him that he can't drink while he's working there. Thus begins Mac's slow streak of improving his life. He sticks with sobriety, marries Rosa Lee, and starts writing music again. It's the kind of movie that's not really plot-driven … more slice of life, at arm's length, character study about Mac's quiet redemption. Other highlights are Betty Buckley, who plays Mac's successful country star ex-wife, Dixie, and Ellen Barkin as Mac's estranged teen daughter, Sue Ann. The screenplay is written by Horton Foote, who won the best adapted screenplay Oscar for “To Kill a Mockingbird” in 1962. He also won a best original screenplay Oscar for “Tender Mercies” in 1983 and has a Pulitzer Prize for drama for his play, “The Young Man From Atlanta” and an Emmy for a TV adaptation of William Faulkner's “Old Man.” The director, Bruce Beresford (who we completely forgot to mention by name — sorry, Bruce), is probably best known for “Driving Miss Daisy” (1989), although my personal favorite film of his is “Double Jeopardy” (1999). Here are some things we mentioned during the episode and/or that we think you should check out: Norman K. Denzin's article in The Sociological Quarterly that provides a feminist close-reading of the film. Unfortunately, you need access to JSTOR to read it, but if you email me (lindsay@womaninrevolt.com), I can send you a copy. 1991 Robert Duvall interview on "Later with Bob Costas" 2002 Horton Foote interview at the Austin Film Festival Tess Harper presenting an award to Bruce Beresford at the 2010 Woodstock Film Festival Some interesting trivia: Duvall's only Oscar is for this film. He had been nominated for the following films (but did not win): “The Godfather” (1972), “Apocalypse Now” (1979), “The Great Santini” (1979), “The Apostle” (1997), “A Civil Action” (1998), and “The Judge” (2014). Duvall's contract stipulated that all of the songs had to be sung by him. “Over You,” the song Dixie performs at the Opry, was also nominated for an Oscar. Duvall wrote two of Mac's songs, "Fool's Waltz" and "I've Decided to Leave Here Forever.” Others were country classics and not written for the film. Universal Studio lost faith in the film after it performed poorly at test screenings. They also sort of ignored Willie Nelson's offers to promote the film. David Lynch was a contender for director at one point. Can you imagine this film with him at the helm? Actually, it probably would have been like “The Straight Story" (1999). The film was selected to screen in competition for the prestigious Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) Award at the Cannes Film Festival in 1983. Robert Duvall made his official cinema movie debut as Arthur "Boo" Radley in “To Kill a Mockingbird” (1962), whose screenplay was written by Horton Foote. Horton Foote and Duvall worked together on five projects: “TKAM,” William Faulkner's “Tomorrow” (1972), “Tender Mercies,” “The Midnight Caller” (play, 1958 debut), and “The Chase” (1966, based on his 1956 novel). Tess Harper and Bruce Beresford worked together on three films: “Tender Mercies,” “Crime of the Heart” (1986), and “Alibi” (1989). Jeannine Oppewall was hired as art director. Beresford praised her as "absolutely brilliant," especially for her attention to very small details, "going from the curtains to the color of the quilts on the floors." It was Oppewall who named the motel Mariposa, Spanish for "butterfly," which symbolizes the spiritual resurrection Mac Sledge would experience there. Oppewall has four academy award nominations for best art direction: "Seabiscuit" (2003), "LA Confidential" (1997), "Pleasantville" (1998), and "The Good Shepherd" (2006).
Jack and Joe are joined by Dr. Becca Hayes (scientist, Pittsburgh improv comedian, and Joe's partner) to talk about the wildly troubling, weirdly campy, and terrifyingly not-supposed-to-be-funny Mommie Dearest (1981), winner of the second-ever Razzie Award for Worst Picture. But we don't just tackle the film -- Jack directly compares it to the memoir it's based on to highlight the differences between these accounts of Joan Crawford's problematic parenting. We dig into the life-threateningly glaring omissions, reminisce on Cabbage Patch dolls and other childhood toys, somehow manage to reference the Simpsons and F. Scott Fitzgerald multiple times, and accidentally provide Jack with a therapy session regarding narcissism and parenting through a conversation on the Internet with ACTUAL NUANCE! Also, in a DeRazzled first, we get an alternative fix for this movie from our guest! Pour yourself a Pepsi, throw out your wire hangers, and awkwardly strap yourself into bed as you enjoy this one. CW: Discussions of sexual assault, child abuse, narcissism and cluster B disorders, misogyny People & Stuff Discussed: Christina Crawford, Garbage Pail Kids, Mildred Pierce, What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?, hagsploitation, horror, It, Rashomon, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, the Stinkers Bad Movie Awards, The Great Santini, Austin Powers, Mike Myers, Faye Dunaway, Diana Scarwid, Steve Forrest, Mara Hobel, Frank Perry, Last Summer, Surviving Mommie Dearest Podcasts Plugged in This Episode: If You Give A Dad A Podcast (@DadPodcast11 on Twitter); The Red Dove (@dove_podcast on Twitter) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derazzled/support
Don visits with Pat Conroy, author of The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini.
Stan Shaw chats with Nicholas Vince (HELLRAISER, NIGHTBREED) about acting on Broadway then starving in Hollywood, working with Sylvester Stallone on ROCKY, turning down a better paid job to star in JEEPERS CREEPERS 3, the joy of THE MONSTER SQUAD, THE GREAT SANTINI with Robert Duvall, why everyone hated him at the casting for THE BOYS IN COMPANY C, what he looks for in a director, becoming friends with Henry Fonda on ROOTS: THE NEXT GENERATION and much, much more in this extended edition. Stan Shaw on instagram https://www.instagram.com/thestanshaw/
The last time we saw a father this bad, the Catholic Church was moving priests around to new parishes. Join Robert and Ira as they discuss THE GREAT SANTINI and share their top 5 mean dad movies. Listen for free through iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, iHeartRadio, or Google Podcast Music. So, if you've ever wondered what it would be like to be a rugged macho marine who's a jet pilot and likes to raise hell and get drunk, and you move your family next to a military base in the South in the early 1960s, and you're kind of a dick to your family and always barking orders at them like you're a fucking drill sergeant, and your wife is sweet but kind of a pussy and your son is on the school basketball team, and while playing at home, your son beats you and you get fucking pissed and continuously bounce the ball off your son's head and taunt him with “Are you gonna cry?” and during a school game, you tell your son to strike back at a rival player and your son breaks the kid's arm and your boy is off the team, and your son becomes buddies with a black kid who stutters, but the kid dies, and then you go out on one last aerial mission, but your engines fail and you sacrifice your life to save a town and your son takes up the role of family leader, but you're dead so you don't know that, then this podcast is for you!
The last time we saw a father this bad, the Catholic Church was moving priests around to new parishes. Join Robert and Ira as they discuss THE GREAT SANTINI and share their top 5 mean dad movies. Listen for free through iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, iHeartRadio, or Google Podcast Music. So, if you've ever wondered what it would be like to be a rugged macho marine who's a jet pilot and likes to raise hell and get drunk, and you move your family next to a military base in the South in the early 1960s, and you're kind of a dick to your family and always barking orders at them like you're a fucking drill sergeant, and your wife is sweet but kind of a pussy and your son is on the school basketball team, and while playing at home, your son beats you and you get fucking pissed and continuously bounce the ball off your son's head and taunt him with “Are you gonna cry?” and during a school game, you tell your son to strike back at a rival player and your son breaks the kid's arm and your boy is off the team, and your son becomes buddies with a black kid who stutters, but the kid dies, and then you go out on one last aerial mission, but your engines fail and you sacrifice your life to save a town and your son takes up the role of family leader, but you're dead so you don't know that, then this podcast is for you!
What if Jeremy and Ash ruled the world, Erik drinks apple juice and crys during spiderman, and the gang breaks down "the Great Santini" .
In celebration of Walter Edgar's Journal at 21, this week's episode is an encore from 2014 with world-renowned author, the late Pat Conroy in conversation with 4 of his 6 siblings.In his 2013 memoir, The Death of Santini (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday) author Pat Conroy admits that his father, Don, is the basis of abusive fighter pilot he created for the title role of his novel, The Great Santini, and that his mother, Peg, and his brothers and sisters have all served as models for characters in The Prince of Tides and his other novels. Now, for the first time, Pat gathers with four of his surviving siblings, Kathy, Tim, Mike, and Jim, to talk about the intersection of “real life” and Pat's fiction, and what it was like to grow up with “The Great Santini” as a father.
Review time so soon? Yes, here are six more, with 4 from 1974. 1974 was also a good year for progressive rock. Your decade under the influence crew starts things off today with (Across 110th street 1972). Here you have Anthony Quinn, Yaphet Kotto, and A truly radical ending, also the damned theme song is still stuck in my head. Next we review the second Dick Lester musketeers movie, (The four Musketeers 1974) same cast as the first plus Charlton Heston. Quickly moving on to (it's Alive 1974) What if your baby came out of the Shute with baby hands that kill almost everything that gets too close to them. Also what is it? Where is it from? And just perhaps maybe, why is movie? Next up Steve McQueen and Paul Newman try to out Star each other in (The towering inferno 1974). Oily rags do it again here, also the hunk from the thorn birds cut corners, and mommy dearest wasn't given enough to do. In (Willie Dynamite 1974) Gordon leaves Sesame Street and is big pimpin in a car with huge ass pipes, and Diana Sands as Cora tries to get Willie to wise up. Finally today we end with 1979's (The great Santini) Robert Duvall stars as a Military douche with a wife, four kids, and a heart of gold. Hmmmmm I dunno don't quote me on that last one. Hey friends, thanks for listening. Find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, and let us know what you think.
As part of our continuing series of encore episodes celebrating The Journal at 21, we encore a 2014 episode with the late novelist Pat Conroy, author of The Water is Wide, The Great Santini, The Prince of Tides, and The Death of Santini. Conroy joins Walter Edgar for an event celebrating the author's life; his work; and One Book, One Columbia's 2014 selection, My Reading Life (Nan A. Talese, 2010). The conversation was recorded before an audience of over 2000, at Columbia's Township Auditorium, on the evening of February 27.
The Law Offices of Quibble, Squabble & Bicker kick off Season 3 with a childhood friend of Greg's, Luke McCullough, a commercial film producer who decides to help with our first client of the season, Growing Up Bald. This client, like most of our clients, really gets avoided and instead they talked about Troma Films, qsblaw.clownpenis.fart, silly ass face, his little fiefdom, the Dead Zone, fever blisters on my lips, a little birdie, stole a Bolex, stuck in a couch, Lloyd Kaufman, Wrath of Cannes, pissed on the floor & maced in the eyes, John Waters, Lichtenstein, Tromeo and Juliet, threaten plants, the Great Santini, rub foreheads, Mr. Milligan, hipponize, Fresh Jizz Sock Day, green mussels, bring down more pants, God's mercy, a cultivator, a prison of crappy politics, murdering cleft palate people and highknife.com. For other episodes, go to www.qsblaw.org. They are also internettable on: Instagram - @lawofficesofquibble; Twitter - @qsblaw; TikTok - @qsblaw; Uhive - www.uhive.com/z/QTTCLFU; Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quiblle.bicker.3; Tumblr - quibblesquabblebicker; Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/user/QuibbleSquabble or watch them on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/LawOfficesofQuibbleSquabbleBicker --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/qsb/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/qsb/support
In this episode of the Inner Coastal Podcast, Robb and Natasha take you on a cinematic tour of movies filmed in the Beaufort, South Carolina Port Royal area such as Forrest Gump, The Great Santini, G.I. Jane and many more. Enjoy new films at Beaufort's ever-growing International Film Festival that takes place each February. And of course, learn about another delicious recipe: Low Country Chicken Bog. The Inner Coastal Podcast is a part of the Destination Marketing Podcast Network. It is hosted by Natasha Lye and produced by the team at Relic. Music is Inspirational Outlook by Scott Holmes For more information about Beaufort, click here To learn more about the Destination Marketing Podcast Network and to listen to our other shows, please visit https://thedmpn.com/. If you are interested in becoming a part of the network, please email adam@relicagency.com.
19! We talk to Honolulu City Council Chair Ernie Martin about the hot issues on Oahu, including his controversial proposal for an island-wide homeless sit/lie ban and the ongoing saga behind the rail project. We also discuss his race for Congress and his thoughts on Trump's Washington, how growing up in public housing influenced his politics, and his of The Great Santini and Earth, Wind, and Fire. His restaurant recs are Mr. Oji-san and Assaggio's. Have a listen, subscribe, share, and get in touch!
Pat Conroy, the beloved author of The Great Santini, The Lords of Discipline and The Prince of Tides, died March 4, among his family, at home in Beaufort, S.C. He was 70 years old. He had announced his diagnosis of pancreatic cancer in early February.
Pat Conroy, the beloved author of The Great Santini, The Lords of Discipline and The Prince of Tides, has died. Conroy — who announced last month that he had pancreatic cancer — died, March 4, at his home among his family in Beaufort, S.C. He was 70 years old.
(Originally broadcast 04/18/14) - In his 2013 memoir, The Death of Santini: The Story of a Father and his Son, author Pat Conroy admits that his father, Don, is the basis of abusive fighter pilot he created for the title role of his novel, The Great Santini, and that his mother, Peg, and his brothers and sisters have all served as models for characters in The Prince of Tides and his other novels. Now, for the first time, Pat gathers with four of his surviving siblings, Kathy, Tim, Mike, and Jim, to talk about the intersection of “real life” and Pat's fiction, and what it was like to grow up with “the Great Santini” as a father.
(Originally broadcast 04/04/14) - Pat Conroy, author of The Water is Wide, The Great Santini, The Prince of Tides, The Death of Santini, joins Dr. Walter Edgar for an event celebrating the author's life; his work; and One Book, One Columbia's 2014 selection, My Reading Life (Nan A. Talese, 2010). The conversation was recorded before an audience of over 2000, at Columbia's Township Auditorium, on the evening of February 27, 2014.