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In this new game, one person posts something - the name of an actor, a picture, a concept, anything, and the next person who comes along finds a way to tell us why that thing is Brokieish. These first two examples are both by seriouscrayons. The game's name is by Penthesilea.
(One person posts something.)
Judy Garland
(The next person explains one way Judy Garland is Brokieish.)
Judy Garland starred in The Wizard of Oz, in which the Wicked Witch of the East wore striped socks. Heath Ledger wore striped socks. Thus, Judy Garland is Brokieish.
(Then that person posts.)
Next: Weight Watchers
(The next person explains one way Weight Watchers is Brokieish.)
Well, my son really likes these red velvet bars I buy at Weight Watchers (one point each!). atz75 and cellardweller both love red velvet cake. So there you go, Weight Watchers is Brokieish.
(Now here's one more example by me that will take us into the next post.)
Next: Diamonds
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Diamonds are known for their hardness. In BBM, Jack says, "Shit that's hard." Thus, diamonds are Brokieish.
Next: a fish bowl
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Next: a fish bowl
Alma says "And you know how me and the girls like fish." Thus, a fish bowl is Brokieish.
Next: The Sahara Desert
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Next: a fish bowl
The lyrics to Pink Floyd's song "Wish You Were Here" remind a lot of Brokies of Jack and Ennis. One line in that song goes, "We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year." Thus, a fish bowl is Brokieish.
Oops, Meryl beat me! Is this one of those games that if you miss it you miss it, or can more than one person answer?
Well, rather than post a new challenge and make this too confusing, I'll work on Meryl's challenge.
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Oops, Meryl beat me! Is this one of those games that if you miss it you miss it, or can more than one person answer?
Well, rather than post a new challenge and make this too confusing, I'll work on Meryl's challenge.
I think you chose the best possibility. I'd say it's fine if more than one person post an answer, but only one person (the first, normally) posts a new challenge. Otherwise it's gets too confusing.
Elle, you started the game. Feel free to set the rules differently.
Still thinking about Meryl's Sahara Desert.
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I think you chose the best possibility. I'd say it's fine if more than one person post an answer, but only one person (the first, normally) posts a new challenge. Otherwise it's gets too confusing.
Elle, you started the game. Feel free to set the rules differently.
I agree, Ch. It's fun to see the different paths people take to make a connection.
Next: The Sahara Desert
The Sahara Hotel, named after the Sahara Desert, is the only remaining hotel in Las Vegas that hosted the Rat Pack. Dean Martin was a member of the Rat Pack. Dean Martin's show-biz persona was a heavy drinker. Jack, as Lureen explained on the phone to Ennis, drank a lot. Thus, The Sahara Desert is Brokieish.
Next: The Rorschach test.
P.S. What a fun game, C! Thanks for starting it.
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The Rorschach Test is Brokieish, because the images are mirrored ink-blots. Our movie has tons of examples where it is build just like that, its structure is ink-blot like and many scenes mirror another.
Next: Phil Collins
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Phil Collins was in the group 'Genesis'
Jack and Ennis' time on Brokeback has been compared to the creation myth in the Book of Genesis.
Phil Collins is sooooo Brokeish.
Next: Citizen Kane
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“In 1938, a young Orson Welles makes history when he performs a radio play he wrote based on Brokeback Mountain. His use of voices and sound effects is so convincing, thousands of listeners actually believe they are hearing two cowboys falling in love. Legend has it that dozens of people committed suicide fearing a wave of gay cowboyism. Three years later, Welles and his cowriter Herman Mankiewicz work a Brokeback Mountain joke into Citizen Kane but RKO insists that their reference to ‘stemming the rose’ be changed to ‘rosebud.’” ...
;D
Next: Cranberries
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“In 1938, a young Orson Welles makes history when he performs a radio play he wrote based on Brokeback Mountain. His use of voices and sound effects is so convincing, thousands of listeners actually believe they are hearing two cowboys falling in love. Legend has it that dozens of people committed suicide fearing a wave of gay cowboyism. Three years later, Welles and his cowriter Herman Mankiewicz work a Brokeback Mountain joke into Citizen Kane but RKO insists that their reference to ‘stemming the rose’ be changed to ‘rosebud.’” ...
Good one, BCJ!
Next: Cranberries
A 2003 album by the rock band the Cranberries is titled Wake Up and Smell the Coffee. Coffee pots are an important symbol in BBM, and the substance itself is invoked in an important scene. Because the Cranberries are from Ireland, not Texas, they probably even drink coffee. Thus, Cranberries are Brokieish.
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very good.
next ??
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“In 1938, a young Orson Welles makes history when he performs a radio play he wrote based on Brokeback Mountain. His use of voices and sound effects is so convincing, thousands of listeners actually believe they are hearing two cowboys falling in love. Legend has it that dozens of people committed suicide fearing a wave of gay cowboyism. ::) ;D Three years later, Welles and his cowriter Herman Mankiewicz work a Brokeback Mountain joke into Citizen Kane but RKO insists that their reference to ‘stemming the rose’ be changed to ‘rosebud.’” ...
;D ;D :laugh: :laugh:
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“In 1938, a young Orson Welles makes history when he performs a radio play he wrote based on Brokeback Mountain. His use of voices and sound effects is so convincing, thousands of listeners actually believe they are hearing two cowboys falling in love. Legend has it that dozens of people committed suicide fearing a wave of gay cowboyism. Three years later, Welles and his cow-riter Herman Mankiewicz work a Brokeback Mountain joke into Citizen Kane but RKO insists that their reference to ‘stemming the rose’ be changed to ‘rosebud.’” ...
Did he create rituals for cows??
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Next: Gävle Goat (Yule Goat)
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Next: Gävle Goat (Yule Goat)
;D ;D ;D
How nice of you to make a custom made challenge for us Swedes, John!!
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Next: Gävle Goat (Yule Goat)
Well, the Yule goat in Gävle (northern Sweden), is world famous in all Sweden.
They create a new one every year (made of straw), put it up in the town square, and a couple days later it's promptly set on fire by some of the good citizens of Gävle.... ::)
This "tradition" repeats itself year after year....
(they don't have a too many ways to enjoy themselves up there in the dark.... ::)) :-* Berit
However -- the Brokie connection?
The goat is on fire. And so are Jack's and Ennis's hearts. Simple as that.
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very good.
next ??
Whoops! I realized later I had forgotten to add a "next." Then I thought of one. But I forgot to add it. Now I'll just wait and try to jump in after someone solves Gävle Goat, because it won't be me. ;D
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Well, the Yule goat in Gävle (northern Sweden), is world famous in all Sweden.
They create a new one every year (made of straw), put it up in the town square, and a couple days later it's promptly set on fire by some of the good citizens of Gävle.... ::)
This "tradition" repeats itself year after year....
(they don't have a too many ways to enjoy themselves up there in the dark.... ::)) :-* Berit
However -- the Brokie connection?
The goat is on fire. And so are Jack's and Ennis's hearts. Simple as that.
not what I was thinking, but that's pretty good.
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not what I was thinking, but that's pretty good.
Oh, that is good. I missed it the first time, somehow. So OK, now I'll go with my previous challenge (though BCJ, if you want to elaborate more on your original ideas for Gävle Goat, go ahead).
Next: John James Audubon (1785-1851).
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Elaboration, from Wikipedia
The Yule Goat is one of the oldest Scandinavian and Northern European Yule and Christmas symbols and traditions. Yule Goat originally denoted the goat that was slaughtered around Yule, but it may also indicate a goat figure made out of straw. It is also used about the custom of going door-to-door singing carols and getting food and drinks in return, often fruit, cakes and sweets. "Going Yule Goat" is similar to the British custom wassailing, both with heathen roots.
I am a fan of Heath Ledger, a/k/a "Heathen"
So the Yule Goat is very Brokeish.
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Oh, that is good. I missed it the first time, somehow. So OK, now I'll go with my previous challenge (though BCJ, if you want to elaborate more on your original ideas for Gävle Goat, go ahead).
Next: John James Audubon (1785-1851).
(http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj282/SanFranciscoJohn/AA113_Bluebird-framed.jpg)
Blue-bird. From "The Birds of America"
Where bluebirds sing...
John James Audubon is Brokeish.
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Next: Carson McCullers
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Blue-bird. From "The Birds of America"
Where bluebirds sing...
John James Audubon is Brokeish.
Nice! My thoughts involved
(http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j266/thisiskaty/bird_watcher.jpg)
but yours works just fine.
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Next: Carson McCullers
Carson McCullers is best known for two novels.
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/brokebackmtn_1453.jpg)
Member of the Wedding
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/brokebackmtn_1407.jpg)
So Carson McCuller is Brokieish.
Next: Jethro Tull
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Next: Jethro Tull
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Jethro_Tull_%28agriculturist%29.jpg)
Jethro Tull (1674-1741) had a pulmonary disorder, and Uncle Harold had pneumonia.
So, Jethro Tull is Brokieish.
Next: Johnny Mercer
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Next: Johnny Mercer
One of Johnny Mercer's lesser-known songs was "Candy."
(http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/Ellemeno_2006/B000LAZDPG01_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg)
Thus, Johnny Mercer is Brokieish.
Next: India.
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Next: India.
BBM opened in India on March 10, 2006.
(http://www.sujojohn.com/uploads/images/other%20pics/india_map.jpg)
So, India is Brokieish.
Next: Arthur Miller
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BBM opened in India on March 10, 2006.
(http://www.sujojohn.com/uploads/images/other%20pics/india_map.jpg)
So, India is Brokieish.
Well, the graphic is cool. ;)
Next: Arthur Miller
When Jack died :( it was the Death of a Combine Salesman. Thus, Arthur Miller is Brokieish.
Also, he was married to Marilyn Monroe, and Michelle may be about to play her in a biopic.
Next: cinnamon
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Carson McCullers is best known for two novels.
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
Member of the Wedding
Cool.
Not what I was thinking, but it works.
Here's what I had:
In 1943, Carson McCullers wrote 'The Ballad of the Sad Cafe'.
A hunchbacked dwarf named Cousin Lymon (Michael Dunn) comes along to claim kinship with Miss Amelia and monkey-walk his way into her barricaded heart. Cousin Lymon is sly, querulous and malevolent, but in her shy-smiling gladness Miss Amelia turns her store into a café where her half-pet half-child holds court. One night Marvin Macy shows up, and it is the dwarf's turn to love unrequitedly. Cousin Lymon is infatuated with the ex-jailbird who has seen the world, but Marvin cruelly cuffs him and calls him "Brokeback."
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897027,00.html#ixzz0Z2L0YYOl
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Well, the graphic is cool. ;)
All right, I get it, mine was not the most creative response!
When Jack died :( it was the Death of a Combine Salesman. Thus, Arthur Miller is Brokieish.
Also, he was married to Marilyn Monroe, and Michelle may be about to play her in a biopic.
Good one two!
Next: cinnamon
(http://heirloom--seeds.com/tn_cider1.jpg)
Annie Proulx wrote the book Cider: Making, Using & Enjoying Sweet & Hard Cider, and included a recipe for New England butter rum cider that includes, among other things, cinnamon.
New England Butter Rum Cider
For a quiet evening à deux when the winter wind howls outside and snow heaps up on the window sill, with a cheery fire snapping in the fireplace, there are few more comforting and soul-satisfying drinks than this.
3-4 teaspoons raw or brown sugar, or honey
2 wide strips lemon, orange or lime peel
4 ounces dark or medium-dark rum, warmed
2 teaspoons butter
4 whole cloves
pinch allspice
1 pint strong, dry cider
1 cinnamon stick, halved
Into each eight-ounce cup or mug put 1 1/2-2 teaspoons sugar, a strip of orange peel, and an ounce of rum. Be sure the peel is wet with alcohol, then fire it with a match to release the citric oils. After the flame dies out, recharge each cup with a second ounce of rum, a teaspoon of butter, the cloves and allspice. Heat the cider until piping hot, pour into the mugs, and stir with the cinnamon sticks.
Thus, cinnamon is Brokieish!
Next: Morse Code
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Morse Code
An album by "Brokeback"
(http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj282/SanFranciscoJohn/402828.jpg)
Brokeback Morse Code In The Modern Age: Across The Americas CD
http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1577039/a/Morse+Code+In+The+Modern+Age:+Across+The+Americas.htm
(http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1577039/a/Morse+Code+In+The+Modern+Age:+Across+The+Americas.htm)
Morse code is thus Brokeish
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Next: The Seventh Babe
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Next: The Seventh Babe
(http://img1.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n10/n54281.jpg)
The Seventh Babe by Jerome Charyn, 1979. Excerpt: "...A skinny fella and a brokeback. The skinny one got out of the car..."
Thus, The Seventh Babe is brokieish.
Next: Philadelphia
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The Seventh Babe by Jerome Charyn, 1979. Excerpt: "...A skinny fella and a brokeback. The skinny one got out of the car..."
Thus, The Seventh Babe is brokieish.
Next: ...
Yes!
Also mentioned on the next page where the story mentions the cowboys and the ranch foreman:
http://books.google.com/books?id=zhDCoxZdRcoC&pg=PA277&lpg=PA277&dq=%22The+Seventh+Babe%22+%22brokeback%22&source=bl&ots=zeGG2QYiga&sig=J7m06MAb-LoBL1EwIKEmA2ZvcWc&hl=en&ei=hmcdS6PMI5T-tQOjvtT8BA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CA4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=&f=false (http://books.google.com/books?id=zhDCoxZdRcoC&pg=PA277&lpg=PA277&dq=%22The+Seventh+Babe%22+%22brokeback%22&source=bl&ots=zeGG2QYiga&sig=J7m06MAb-LoBL1EwIKEmA2ZvcWc&hl=en&ei=hmcdS6PMI5T-tQOjvtT8BA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CA4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=&f=false)
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Wow! You two are good! Hoping to pounce on the next one. :)
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Tough one, John!
Next: Philadelphia
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Tough one, John!
Next: Philadelphia
Child's play. ;D
I'm sitting this one out.
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Child's play. ;D
I'm sitting this one out.
Hey! They can't all be googlimpossible!
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Tough one, John!
Next: Philadelphia
Well, it's the City of Brotherly Love. That makes it Brokieish.
There's probably a better one.
Next: a paper clip
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Well, it's the City of Brotherly Love. That makes it Brokieish.
There's probably a better one.
I was thinking Roberta Maxwell as the Judge. But that's more for the six degrees game.
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I was thinking Roberta Maxwell as the Judge. But that's more for the six degrees game.
Wow, I didn't know that. I saw it so many years ago.
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Next: a paper clip
A paper clip can be twisted and torqued back to its original shape, just like a wire hanger.
Thus, a paper clip is Brokieish.
Next: Queen Victoria
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A paper clip can be twisted and torqued back to its original shape, just like a wire hanger.
Thus, a paper clip is Brokieish.
Next: Queen Victoria
My guess was Michelle Williams' recent interview:
"Brokeback Mountain was an unrepeatable moment in time, a very charmed time in my life," she tells Vogue. "I was in love. I was in a movie I was proud to be a part of, and with a beautiful brand-new baby. Everything was good in that moment.”
When he died, she struggled to cope.
"I was holding it together by a string and a paper clip in the fall and winter," she says. "I didn’t know if I could keep it all together… You console yourself by saying it’s all a deepening process. But it’s wired. After the first year, the pain is less intense -- it’s less immediate. But the magical thinking goes away too. And that’s a whole new reckoning."
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I didn't have a plan for "paper clip." Wanted to see what you all would come up with. Good one, both a ya's.
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Queen Victoria:
Queen Elizabeth II is the daughter of King George VI, who was the son of George V, who was the son of Edward VII, who was the son of Queen Victoria; hence, Elizabeth II is descended from Queen Victoria's son Edward VII.
Elizabeth's mother (the Queen Mother Elizabeth) drank a lot. She was known as "Gin Lizzie"
thusly, Queen Victoria is Brokeish in a roundabout convoluted way.
Next: Elton John
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Elaboration, from Wikipedia
The Yule Goat is one of the oldest Scandinavian and Northern European Yule and Christmas symbols and traditions. Yule Goat originally denoted the goat that was slaughtered around Yule, but it may also indicate a goat figure made out of straw. It is also used about the custom of going door-to-door singing carols and getting food and drinks in return, often fruit, cakes and sweets. "Going Yule Goat" is similar to the British custom wassailing, both with heathen roots.
I am a fan of Heath Ledger, a/k/a "Heathen"
So the Yule Goat is very Brokeish.
LOL! That's pretty good too, John!!
Just one thing.
Wiki describes it as if people do this door-to-door going nowadays.
That's NOT the case!!!
It's an old rural tradition, at least from the 1800s.
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Queen Elizabeth II is the daughter of King George VI, who was the son of George V, who was the son of Edward VII, who was the son of Queen Victoria; hence, Elizabeth II is descended from Queen Victoria's son Edward VII.
Elizabeth's mother (the Queen Mother Elizabeth) drank a lot. She was known as "Gin Lizzie"
thusly, Queen Victoria is Brokeish in a roundabout convoluted way.
Good! I was thinking of the Alberta connection.
Next: Elton John
(http://www.whizzo.ca/elton/images/candle_in_the_wind.jpg)
Elton John's famous song "Candle in the Wind" is about Marilyn Monroe, who Michelle is reportedly considering playing in a new film.
Next: Cher
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Elton John's famous song "Candle in the Wind" is about Marilyn Monroe, who Michelle is reportedly considering playing in a new film.
Next: Cher
Very good!! I was thinkin' of the Bernie Taupin connection.
Only thing I can think of offhand about Cher is her never-ending farewell tour which is like our never-ending forum discussions about Brokeback.
That is not my answer though ^^^
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Very good!! I was thinkin' of the Bernie Taupin connection.
Of course! Duh!
Only thing I can think of offhand about Cher is her never-ending farewell tour which is like our never-ending forum discussions about Brokeback.
That is not my answer though ^^^
You can do better than that!
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^^^^^ sorry. I'm at work
Let's see...
Cher's daughter wants a sex change operation (Doctors say it should be an easy one since they actually thought at first she wanted to change into a woman), and in an unpublished version of Brokeback Mountain, Alma Jr. undergoes sexual reassignment surgery.
I give up.
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Next: Cher
Cher dropped out of high school, just like Our Boys - thus, Cher is clearly Brokieish.
(Remember, outlandish and tenuous responses are good. Highfalutin' and fancy responses are good too.)
Next: James Brolin
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James Brolin is married to Barbra Streisand.
Barbra performed at the Palace of Auburn Hills during her 'farewell tour', the same venue where I saw Cher and Elton John.
Barbra also stayed at Bay Valley Hotel in the early 1990's. Bay Valley was the host hotel for the Feb 2007 Oscar Night gathering of Brokies.
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Next: Oscar Wilde
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Cher dropped out of high school, just like Our Boys - thus, Cher is clearly Brokieish.
Cher's daughter wants a sex change operation (Doctors say it should be an easy one since they actually thought at first she wanted to change into a woman), and in an unpublished version of Brokeback Mountain, Alma Jr. undergoes sexual reassignment surgery.
I give up.
LOL! I was thinking of the Allman Brothers connection.
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Next: Oscar Wilde
Stephen Fry starred in the film Oscar Wilde and presented the BAFTAs in 2006.
So, Oscar Wilde is Brokieish.
Next: Billy Joel
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My thought on the Oscar Wilde Brokeish connection:
Michael Flanagan wrote a short essay a couple of years ago for the Oscar Night event in Bay City.
I wanted something to print in the program I made for the screening that night. I had a vague idea of what I wanted, but it just wasn't coming together for me.
I PM'd Michael and asked if he would write something. He knew what I was looking for immediately, I didn't have to explain anything.
(http://baycityforums.com/images/OscarNight.jpg)
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Yet each man kills the things he loves
By each let this be heard
Some do it with a bitter look
Some with a flattering word
The coward does it with a kiss
The brave man with a sword
Some kill their love when they are young
And some when they are old
Some strangle with the hands of Lust
Some with the hands of Gold
The kindest use a knife, because
The dead so soon grow cold
When Oscar Wilde wrote ‘The Ballad of Reading Gaol’ while imprisoned in Reading Prison for gross indecency in 1897 he could easily have been describing the world of Ennis Del Mar in ‘Brokeback Mountain’. Who hasn’t found themselves looking back at a world that could have been, only to say those saddest of words ‘if only’?
Oscar himself would become the posthumous victim of Lord Alfred Douglas (affectionately known to Wilde as ‘Boise'). Douglas would call Wilde "the greatest force for evil that has appeared in Europe during the last three hundred and fifty years." Unlike Ennis Del Mar’s feelings toward Jack Twist, Douglas would later say that he intensely regretted having met Wilde.
Had Wilde been prescient he probably would have regretted ever having met Douglas. Wilde (with Douglas’ encouragement) brought suit for libel against Douglas’ father who had called him a sodomite. In court Wilde denied that there was any substance to the allegations - and found himself on trial when several young men were brought to the stand to testify otherwise.
Have we come very far from the world Oscar lived in? In 2006 we found the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences wanted to disassociate themselves from the powerful indictment of homophobia that existed in ‘Brokeback Mountain’ - choosing instead to celebrate ‘Crash’ as the best picture of the year - a film which posits that everyone is racist. So instead of celebrating a film which argues for compassion we found the Academy casting its vote with those who would say that bigotry is part of the human condition. This snub came after a season of vile commentary - from reviewers like Gene Shalit, who called the character of Jack Twist a rapist; from Jack Cafferty on CNN who said ‘there aren't too many closet doors that are left closed in this country’ and from Tony Curtis who told Fox News that he hadn’t see it and that John Wayne wouldn’t like it. Surely these views on homosexuality fit right in to the 19th century world of Oscar Wilde.
We find ourselves in 2007 living in a world where a film about homosexuality has never won a ‘best picture’ award. Of course this has been true for a while, ‘The Color Purple’ lost out to ‘Out of Africa’ in 1986 and ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ lost to ‘Forrest Gump’ in 1995. And yet a film about a transvestite serial killer has won (‘Silence of the Lambs’ in 1992) and a film about a schizophrenic man whose homosexual encounters have been conveniently excised from his story has won (‘A Beautiful Mind’ in 2002). Actors and actresses have won for gay roles, of course - Tom Hanks for ‘Philadelphia’ and Philip Seymour Hoffman for ‘Capote’. So to take a broad view the Academy appears to be telling us that if you want to be successful in a gay film you should be dead or obvious - but don’t scare the horses by appearing to be an everyday person, please. Clearly these are views that would make perfect sense to Oscar - thinking like this made him deny his own homosexuality in court.
Gay people and their friends have been fans of the Academy Awards for a long time. It just appears that the feeling isn’t reciprocated. So perhaps it is time for us to kill the thing we loved and move on. We don’t need their Oscar - we have our own. And in his ‘De Profundis’ he says:
“. . . Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. We can only record its moods, and chronicle their return. With us time itself does not progress. It revolves. It seems to circle round one centre of pain.”
Can there be any question that he would understand the world of Ennis Del Mar?
Michael Flanagan, San Francisco
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Stephen Fry starred in the film Oscar Wilde and presented the BAFTAs in 2006.
So, Oscar Wilde is Brokieish.
Next: Billy Joel
Billy Joel is a pianist and has performed with Elton John at the Palace of Auburn Hills, the same venue that Cher and Barbra Streisand performed in.
The Cher and Barbra Brokeish connections are already clearly established.
So, Billy Joel is just as Brokeish as the others.
Just kidding. That is not my final answer
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Billy Joel sang "We Didn't Statrt the Fire" and to Jack, Ennis was a campfire in the night.
Therefore, Billy Joel is Brokieish.
Next: The Nash Metropolitan
(http://www.vintageairstreamer.com/otherinterests/metropolitan/images/minnie/kelsey_minnie_stella_600x450.jpg)
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The singer, Alma Cogan, who died of cancer in 1966, owned a Nash Metropolitan.
Alma is the name of a character in Brokeback Mountain.
Nash Metropolitan is Brokeish.
next: Kensington Gardens
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Next: The Nash Metropolitan
(http://www.vintageairstreamer.com/otherinterests/metropolitan/images/minnie/kelsey_minnie_stella_600x450.jpg)
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9hUNYileM8[/youtube]
The singer Alma Cogan owned a Nash Metropolitan, and Alma is Alma.
Thus, The Nash Metropolitan is Brokieish.
OOps, John! Great minds google think alike!
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So are we still at Kensington Gardens?
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So are we still at Kensington Gardens?
Yes!
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next: Kensington Gardens
(http://images.google.com/url?source=imgres&ct=img&q=http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/99/116299-004-B05D650E.jpg&usg=AFQjCNFCVC7Zf6pBkOFqs-d4szq6vZ5yUw)
At the southeast corner of Kensington Gardens stands the Albert Memorial, for Prince Albert, whose daughter (with Queen Victoria) Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, provided the name for the beautiful province of Alberta, where BBM was filmed. (Lake Louise is also named for her.)
Thus, Kensington Gardens are Brokieish.
Next: Copeland Spode
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At the southeast corner of Kensington Gardens stands the Albert Memorial, for Prince Albert, whose daughter (with Queen Victoria) Princess Louise Caroine Alberta, provided the name for the beautiful province of Alberta, where BBM was filmed. (Lake Louise is also named for her.)
Thus, Kensington Gardens are Brokieish.
too cool. I was going for the Peter Pan statue.
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John, I still possess and treasure that program! You are a lightning rod that galvanizes Brokies everywhere!
Copeland Spoke is a variety of English tableware featuring an old rose pattern. In their early years, Jack and Ennis stemmed the rose. In their later years, they drank Old Rose whiskey. Not from Copeland Spode dinnerware but nevertheless, Copeland Spode is muy Brokeish.
Next: Mill Canyon Peak
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Next: Mill Canyon Peak
(http://www.utahmountainbiking.com/trails/pics-trails/b-milpk1.jpg)
Mill Canyon Peak is in Utah, and Ennis grew up in Sage, on the Utah line.
Next: Sam Shepard
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this was my answer, but I was too slow :(
Next: Copland Spode
(http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj282/SanFranciscoJohn/4ab65e861b309_114715n.jpg)
(http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj282/SanFranciscoJohn/Lureensmile.jpg)
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this was my answer, but I was too slow :(
Bingo!! India tree. (Damn, that would have been a better answer to "India" earlier today!)
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this was my answer, but I was too slow :(
(http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj282/SanFranciscoJohn/4ab65e861b309_114715n.jpg)
(http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj282/SanFranciscoJohn/Lureensmile.jpg)
Wow!!! Some seriously good observation skills involved here! Very impressive!
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Next: James Brolin
May I still throw in another answer to this one?
James Brolin is married to Diane Lane, who starred in the TV miniseries of Lonesome Dove, based on the book by Larry McMurtry. So James Brolin is Brokieish.
Still thinking about Sam Shepard ...
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Next: Sam Shepard
Sam Shepard had a long-ago relationship with Patti Smith. Patti Smith's debut album was Horses. Jack and Ennis rode horses. Thus, Sam Shepard is very Brokieish.
Next: Lord of the Rings.
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May I still throw in another answer to this one?
James Brolin is married to Diane Lane, who starred in the TV miniseries of Lonesome Dove, based on the book by Larry McMurtry. So James Brolin is Brokieish.
Still thinking about Sam Shepard ...
Diane Lane is married to Josh Brolin.
Josh Brolin is Brokeish too.
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Diane Lane is married to Josh Brolin.
Josh Brolin is Brokeish too.
Whoops! [blushing smiley]. Add another step in there.
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Next: Lord of the Rings.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXVqdEQ2cY4[/youtube]
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Next: Equus
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Not exactly what I was thinking, though it works -- that's one of the better Brokieizings of other movies I've seen.
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Next: Equus
Jack and Ennis rode equi, thus Equus is Brokieish. But maybe there is more than that. (That play came out when I was a kid, and I heard enough about it to know I'll never see it, so I'm going with the Latin.)
Next: multiplication
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my Equus
(http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj282/SanFranciscoJohn/RobertaMaxwell.jpg)
Roberta Maxwell
Ms. Maxwell's long list of theater credits her Broadway debut in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie in 1968, as well as the original Broadway production of Equus, starring Anthony Hopkins, in the role of Jill in Equus
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wow, you guys are good! ;D
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wow, you guys are good! ;D
you ain't seen nuthin' yet ;D
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Next: multiplication
One of the most striking aspects of Ang Lee's achievement in Brokeback Mountain--one aspect of many--is the way he squares unwavering verisimilitude with visuals of remarkable beauty and finesse. Almost every frame, though rigorously controlled by its mandate of realism, is beautifully assembled--the textural duplication of sheep's wool in the fleecy coulisses of the pines that frame their ascent when Ennis and Jack shift camp, for instance, or the rhythmic multiplication across frames of the ogee line--first in the termination of the cliff toward which the sheep are moving in the first aerial shot of them, then in Ennis's hat brim, then in the escarpment edge in the shot that follows (Jack removing thorns from a sheep) and then in the unfocused branch across the following scene. One could point and analyse these beauties ad infinitum, and one could also write at length about the way the nicety of the period detail anchors the experience--detail that Annie Proulx has metonymized in the "speckled coffeepot": "People may doubt that young men fall in love up on the snowy heights, but no one disbelieves the speckled coffeepot, and if the coffeepot is true, so is the other"
Brokeish Multiplication
The formal design of Brokeback Mountain
Publication: Film Criticism
Publication Date: 22-MAR-07
Next: Rimsky-Korsakov
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Next: Rimsky-Korsakov
Rimsky-Korsakov was the composer of Capriccio espagnol, heard in BBM during Alma's Thanksgiving Day Spectacular. The TV skaters were performing to this piece.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0jovaxJ4is[/youtube]
Next: Jessica Lange
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Next: Jessica Lange
Jessica Lange played the role of Blanche DuBois in "A Streetcar Named Desire."
Ennis got the dry heaves after leaving Jack and thought it was something he ate in Dubois, Wyoming.
Thus, Jessica Lange is Brokeish. :)
Next: Plan 9 from Outer Space
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Next: Plan 9 from Outer Space
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Dudley.jpg)
Dudley Manlove starred as Eros in this film. Need I say more?
So, Plan 9 from Outer Space is Brokieish!
Next: Mighty Aphrodite
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Next: Mighty Aphrodite
Dang, y'all! :)
We Brokies are like a Greek chorus to BBM. Mighty Aphrodite has a Greek chorus, thus it's Brokieish - plus Peter McRobbie is in it.
Next: a xylophone
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Next: a xylophone
(http://moreindonesia.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Traditional_indonesian_instrument_being_played_at_the_indonesian_embassy-1024x682.jpg)
On the island Java, xylophones are part of the gamelan ensemble. Jack and Ennis drank coffee.
So, a xylophone is Brokieish!
Next: Chanel
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People often mix their Coco and their Java to make a mocha, thus, Chanel is Brokieish!
(Not my real answer, someone else feel free to go for it.)
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Next: Chanel
Coco Chanel's signature scent was Chanel No. 5, which my mother used to wear and asphyxiate me with when I was a child, thus Chanel is Brokieish. Plus, Alma Jr.'s weddin' was June 5th. Was hopin' you'd be there.
Next: Les Misérables
(Incidentally, Wikipedia gives the French pronunciation as [le mizeʁabl(ə)]. Thanks, real helpful, Wikipedia!)
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Oops, Meryl beat me! Is this one of those games that if you miss it you miss it, or can more than one person answer?
Well, rather than post a new challenge and make this too confusing, I'll work on Meryl's challenge.
You can definitely post an additional response with a new idea for the last challenge(s), but I suggest having only one word/phrase/Brokieishness currently in play at a time.
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Just to add to southendmd's answer about Mill Canyon Peak near Riverton, Utah, here is something from the National Weather Service web site that Annie Proulx might have seen in her research:
On July 18, 1918, two large bolts of lightning struck and killed 654 head of sheep on Mill Canyon Peak in American Fork Canyon. According to one historical account: "Forked lightning had struck twice and split down two sides of the peak...There was about a seventy-five foot swath in between the dead sheep and where not a one was injured...The dead sheep all had to be moved to the opposite side of the canyon so as to be off the 'water shed.' Men counted them as they were moved, 654 sheep had been killed."
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Next: Les Misérables
(http://lesmiz.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10003/normal_Fantine-Patti_Lupone.jpg)
In Les Misérables, a desperate Fantine becomes a prostitute. In BBM, a desperate Jack visits a prostitute.
So, Les Misérables is Brokieish!
Next: Hudson River
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The Hudson River was named for the explorer Henry Hudson, who was looking for the Northwest Passage.
The Missouri River was also thought by explorers to be a northwest passage, and the washes that originate in Lightning Flat, Wyoming flow into the Missouri River, eventually, therefore Henry Hudson is Brokiesh
(http://www.polarconservation.org/education/explorers/henry-hudson/images/henry-hudson.jpg)
Next: Badger Clark
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Next: Badger Clark
(http://www.rangewriter.org/BadgerClarkreading.jpg)(http://www.sdhistory.org/rp/images/dp-clark.jpg)
Badger Clark (1883-1957) the famous cowboy poet is certainly Brokieish. Please read this:
The Lost Pardner
I ride alone and hate the boys I meet.
Today, some way, their laughin' hurts me so.
I hate the mockin'-birds in the mesquite--
And yet I liked 'em just a week ago.
I hate the steady sun that glares, and glares!
The bird songs make me sore.
I seem the only thing on earth that cares
'Cause Al ain't here no more!
'Twas just a stumblin' hawse, a tangled spur--
And, when I raised him up so limp and weak,
One look before his eyes begun to blur
And then--the blood that wouldn't let 'im speak!
And him so strong, and yet so quick he died,
And after year on year
When we had always trailed it side by side,
He went--and left me here!
We loved each other in the way men do
And never spoke about it, Al and me,
But we both knowed, and knowin' it so true
Was more than any woman's kiss could be.
We knowed--and if the way was smooth or rough,
The weather shine or pour,
While I had him the rest seemed good enough--
But he ain't here no more!
What is there out beyond the last divide?
Seems like that country must be cold and dim.
He'd miss the sunny range he used to ride,
And he'd miss me, the same as I do him.
It's no use thinkin'--all I'd think or say
Could never make it clear.
Out that dim trail that only leads one way
He's gone--and left me here!
The range is empty and the trails are blind,
And I don't seem but half myself today.
I wait to hear him ridin' up behind
And feel his knee rub mine the good old way
He's dead--and what that means no man kin tell.
Some call it "gone before."
Where? I don't know, but God! I know so well
That he ain't here no more!
Next: shark fin soup
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The Lost Pardner
And him so strong, and yet so quick he died,
And after year on year
When we had always trailed it side by side,
He went--and left me here!
We loved each other in the way men do
And never spoke about it, Al and me,
But we both knowed, and knowin' it so true
Was more than any woman's kiss could be.
We knowed--and if the way was smooth or rough,
The weather shine or pour,
While I had him the rest seemed good enough--
But he ain't here no more!
Thanks Paul and Truman.
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Shark fin soup, unlike egg rolls and bird's nest soup, is actually made from shark's fin. Large deep-water sharks, such as the hammerhead and the thresher shark, are hunted for this soup, which is sought after as a symbol of prosperity and a cure-all. Shark's fin soup has been proven to alleviate arthritis but its curative powers for pneumonia and cancer are myths at this point.
Unfortunately, the large sharks are simply thrown back in the water after their fins are taken because the meat (very tasty though it is) has much less value. They are not able to navigate without their fins, and as we all know, a shark has to keep moving or die, so they suffocate in the water. This is similar to the sad fate of Jack, who drowned (suffocated) in his own blood.
Early in the story, Jack and Ennis entertained each other by talking around the campfire and one of their topics was the submarine Thresher, which had just gone down a few months ago losing all on board. Jack and Ennis imagined what the last doomed minutes were like, and then went back to discussing dogs they had known and owned.
So, shark's fin soup is Brokish!!
Next: John Sessions
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[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXVqdEQ2cY4[/youtube]
Wow, I've never seen this one before!
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According to Wikipedia, Sessions is openly gay, and our boys were gay.
Also, he has a brother and a sister, and Ennis had a brother and a sister, therefore I would say he is Brokiesh.
(http://www.asterixbookshop.co.uk/johnsessions.jpg)
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The Lost Pardner
I ride alone and hate the boys I meet.
Today, some way, their laughin' hurts me so.
I hate the mockin'-birds in the mesquite--
And yet I liked 'em just a week ago.
I hate the steady sun that glares, and glares!
The bird songs make me sore.
I seem the only thing on earth that cares
'Cause Al ain't here no more!
What a beautiful and sad poem. :'(
Of all the things in this thread, this certainly is the most Brokieish so far.
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Next: corn on the cob
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Next: corn on the cob
Q: How many corns are there on the cob?
A: There's a thousand of 'em.
Thus, corn on the cob is Brokieish
Next: origami
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(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j174/jmmgallagher/Cranes.jpg)
(Photo by John Gallagher)
There were hundreds of them.
Thus, origami is Brokieish.
Next:
(http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss192/Penthesilea09/1232362807941l.jpg)
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Whassup? Did I kill the game? Too difficult?
C'mon guys, I know at least four ways to connect the pic with BBM. One of them is German-specific (and this is the main reason why the image is Brokieish for me) but the other three aren't.
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Whassup? Did I kill the game? Too difficult?
C'mon guys, I know at least four ways to connect the pic with BBM. One of them is German-specific (and this is the main reason why the image is Brokieish for me) but the other three aren't.
Sorry, but I can't tell what it is, besides some sort of food. :-\
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Me neither. Toast?
In which case the connection is that Jack toasted Ennis when he said, "you may be a sinner but I ain't yet had the opportunity".
Thus, toast is Brokieish
I'm not giving the next, in case the pic isn't toast! ;D
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Me neither. Toast?
In which case the connection is that Jack toasted Ennis when he said, "you may be a sinner but I ain't yet had the opportunity".
Thus, toast is Brokieish
I'm not giving the next, in case the pic isn't toast! ;D
Yes, it's toast (sorry that y'all had problems to identify the pic), so go on and give us the next challenge! :)
And you've managed to find yet another way to connect the pic to BBM. Great :D.
I'll give you mine:
- it's toast, and we had a member here with the screen name Toast for a long time
- it's similar to french toast, which was often had and shared on the 2008 Roundup
- the famous Wonder Bread in Alma's kitchens!
And last not least: the dish is called "Arme Ritter" in German. Translation: "Poor Knights". A poor knight = A Knight's Tale = Heath = BBM.
Next: still to be determined by Sason (or anybody, so we can play on if Sason isn't online for a while)
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LOL, heya Chrissi... yes, as you mentioned, the first thing I thought of actually was our old member here with the username Toast.
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LOL Chrissi!
Four connections found by one person isn't bad!!
So I get to decide the new challenge?
Hmmm......let's see....
Next: ants
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Btw Chrissi:
Isn't the toast a bit dark?
Dunkle Ritter?
The Dark Knight?
;D ;D ;D
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Next: ants
Ants are famous for working hard, shouldering burdens that weigh even more than they do. Ennis worked hard all his life, and instead of going off with Jack to live the sweet life, he told him "Makin' a livin's about all I got time for now."
Thus, ants are Brokieish.
Next: Montezuma
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Next: Montezuma
Montezuma was an Aztec king. The Aztecs lived in Mexico. Jack thought he and Ennis oughta go ta Mexico.
Also, Montezuma is a high-altitude town in Colorado. Jack complains about not getting by on a couple of high-altitude fucks.
So Montezuma is doubly Brokieish!
Next: Dream On.
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Okay, friend, I will take you up on that. In the song Dream On, sung by Aerosmith, someone is definitely regretting the passage of time and opportunities left unrealized:
Every time that I look in the mirror
All these lines on my face getting clearer
The past is gone
It went by, like dusk to dawn
Isn't that the way
Everybody's got their dues in life to pay
Yeah, I know nobody knows
Where it comes and where it goes
I know it's everybody's sin
You got to lose to know how to win
Half my life
Is in books' written pages
Lived and learned from fools and
From sages
You know it's true
All the things come back to you
Even though Ennis said he didn't want to s-a-a-n-g, he knew the salty words to Strawberry Roan, and maybe his salty tears fell as he sat in the Mint Bar that night and watched two cowboys playing pool with each other, thinking these words:
Sing with me, sing for the year
Sing for the laugh, sing for the tears
Sing with me, if it's just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good lord will take you away, yeah
Yeah, sing with me, sing for the year
Sing for the laugh, sing for the tear
Sing with me, if it's just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you away
Dream On Dream On Dream On
Dream until the dream come true
Dream On Dream On Dream On
Dream until your dream comes true
Next: Dale's Pale Ale
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Dale's Pale Ale
Brewed by: Oskar Blues
Need I say more?
Dale's Pale Ale is very Brokeish.
Next: january 6
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January 6 is Epiphany, and Ennis indeed had some moments of epiphany towards the end of the story (lake scene argument, bus station, Twist house). Sadly, it was too late. :(
Thus, January 6 is clearly Brokieish.
Next: Lions
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January 6 is Epiphany, and Ennis indeed had some moments of epiphany towards the end of the story (lake scene argument, bus station, Twist house). Sadly, it was too late. :(
Thus, January 6 is clearly Brokieish.
YES! i was thinking of this:
Epiphany on Brokeback Mountain
Dr. David Jenkins, Candler School of Theology, Emory University, in Atlanta.
I wonder as I wander at the foot of Brokeback Mountain if the church has the capacity and courage to declare a Jubilee? – or an Epiphany? - a time and space in which it would listen to the sacred love stories of Jack and Ennis or any of its members, setting aside worn-out labels such as “homosexual” for words we understand: son, daughter, friend, neighbor, sister, brother, partner. Could we listen well to the flesh-and-blood stories of fear and desolation, joy, discovery, liberation, belonging, and love? Like the Truth and Reconciliation hearings in South Africa, could we bear to hear our own stories of crucifixion? Could we go to those places which have been off-limits to pulpits and pot-luck-suppers?
Listening to sacred stories is what we Christians are called to do. Perhaps if we listen well, we will be transformed both by the stories and by the Epiphany hope that with unexpected people God continues to surprise us - shock us - and continues to call us to off-limits places, continues to do A NEW THING in the world.
So how do I know when this new thing is of God? When the story is true. When the news is good. When the light shines in the darkness and the darkness cannot overcome it. At the moment we call Epiphany, while Herod’s death-dealing decree echoed through the land, the magis - excluded from the promise - arrived at the stable in the hills near Bethlehem and took their place beside the shepherds.
http://www.covenantnetwork.org/sermon&papers/jenkins.htm (http://www.covenantnetwork.org/sermon&papers/jenkins.htm)
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Good ones, everyone!
As originator of the game, I decree that if you come on a bear this thread, and no one has posted a Next: in the last 5 minutes, if you don't see the person in the thread, you can go ahead and post the Next:. Folks, try to remember that part of posting an answer is also posting the Next:!
And feel free to just look around the room you're in to get an idea of what challenge to post. You don't have to have a pre-determined right answer. I saw a paper clip, chose it as the challenge, and southendmd gave a beautiful response I never would a thought of.
Now - what's Dale's Pale Ale and Oskar Blues? I'm ignernt.
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Now - what's Dale's Pale Ale and Oskar Blues? I'm ignernt.
It took me a minute, too. At first, I thought it was some arcane bit of Brokieana and thought, wow, I'm way out of my league here. But it's not arcane, just very clever. (I may still be out of my league! ;D)
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Next: Lions
Jack and Ennis were always lion to their wives about their fishin trips.
Also, Lions Gate Films is based in Canada, a country where much of BBM was filmed. Its films include Jake Gyllenhaal's new movie Brothers (oh, and also Crash).
So for numerous reasons, Lions are clearly Brokieish.
Next: Dr. Peter Fox, a scientist formerly at the National Center for Atmospheric Research.
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Before he launched his Tetherless World Constellation devoted to the science of the World Wide Web, Dr. Fox was in charge of the High Altitude Observatory at NCAR. Jack and Ennis were in charge of a coupla High Altitude f**ks a year.
Plus, Jack wandered tetherless through the deserts of Texas for four years before he reunited with Ennis.
So Dr. Fox is very Brokeish!!
BTW, Oskar Blues in Lyons, Colorado, is where friend Chrissi first tasted Sweet Potato Fries, on our way to the Sweet Life at the Second Brokeback BBQ in Estes, Park, Colorado!! We didn't have enni Pale Ale on that trip. However, Dale's Pale Ale is my ale of choice as an ingredient in making the batter for a delish food that serious and I, and other Brokies, very much enjoy!
NEXT: Erick OK
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So Dr. Fox is very Brokeish!!
Yes, he was High Altitude's Fox!
BTW, Oskar Blues in Lyons, Colorado, is where friend Chrissi first tasted Sweet Potato Fries, on our way to the Sweet Life at the Second Brokeback BBQ in Estes, Park, Colorado!! We didn't have enni Pale Ale on that trip. However, Dale's Pale Ale is my ale of choice as an ingredient in making the batter for a delish food that serious and I, and other Brokies, very much enjoy!
I'm liking these multifaceted answers. Who knew how many different ways things could be Brokieish?
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BTW, Oskar Blues in Lyons, Colorado, is where friend Chrissi first tasted Sweet Potato Fries, on our way to the Sweet Life at the Second Brokeback BBQ in Estes, Park, Colorado!! We didn't have enni Pale Ale on that trip. However, Dale's Pale Ale is my ale of choice as an ingredient in making the batter for a delish food that serious and I, and other Brokies, very much enjoy!
Yes! That was exactly my train of thoughts: from Oskar Blues, Lyons (where we had lunch) to Venice, where Ang Lee/BBM won the Golden Lion, and where the whole Brokie experience began.
I'm liking these multifaceted answers. Who knew how many different ways things could be Brokieish?
Yes, I'm also enjoying the different answers :).
Next is still: Erick OK (from Lee)
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Next is still: Erick OK (from Lee)
(http://www.wentcountry.com/roger_miller1.gif)
The town of Erick, Oklahoma was home to Roger Miller, who wrote "King of the Road", and is thus Brokieish. Wiki says he was actually born in Fort Worth, Texas, but moved to Erick at age 3.
Next: Mendocino
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BTW, Oskar Blues in Lyons, Colorado, is where friend Chrissi first tasted Sweet Potato Fries, on our way to the Sweet Life at the Second Brokeback BBQ in Estes, Park, Colorado!! We didn't have enni Pale Ale on that trip. However, Dale's Pale Ale is my ale of choice as an ingredient in making the batter for a delish food that serious and I, and other Brokies, very much enjoy!
LOL!
My thoughts on Oskar Blues were more in the direction of how Brokies feel regarding the infamous Oskar night.
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LOL!
My thoughts on Oskar Blues were more in the direction of how Brokies feel regarding the infamous Oskar night.
BINGO!
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;D
That's what you were thinking John?
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That's what I thought John meant, and I thought Lee meant that, too. But it turns out it's both clever AND a bit of Brokiana.
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Maybe part of the game should be how many connections we're able to find in one challenge?
;D
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LOL!
My thoughts on Oskar Blues were more in the direction of how Brokies feel regarding the infamous Oskar night.
Clever!!
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LOL!
My thoughts on Oskar Blues were more in the direction of how Brokies feel regarding the infamous Oskar night.
Me, too! You learn sumpn every day. ;D
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Me, too! You learn sumpn every day. ;D
True!
And in terms of Brokieana the learning process seems to be never ending.
And very rewarding.
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True!
And in terms of Brokieana the learning process seems to be never ending.
And very rewarding.
Excellent word, Sonja! 8)
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Excellent word, Sonja! 8)
It is! But I can't take the credit for it.
It took me a minute, too. At first, I thought it was some arcane bit of Brokieana and thought, wow, I'm way out of my league here. But it's not arcane, just very clever. (I may still be out of my league! ;D)
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We're still on Mendocino.
I can think of three bits of Brokieana connected to this.
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We're still on Mendocino.
I can think of three bits of Brokieana connected to this.
In January 2007, At the Ann Arbor Folk Festival, Rufus Wainwright forgot the words to 'Maker Makes'.
Later in the show, he performed Talk to me of Mendocino with his sister Martha and their mother Kate McGarrigle.
These are not my videos.
I was at the folk festival, with my camera, and I thought I was recording 'Maker Makes'. When I got to the car and checked my camera there was no video.
I didn't press the button down hard enough.
When he forgot the words, someone in the audience prompted him, and he picked up the song from there.
Mendocino
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hiUuRpUqs4[/youtube]
Maker Makes
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdoZ5hVe7ek[/youtube]
Mendocino is Brokeish
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Next: The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival
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That's great, John. You are indeed a formidable player!
That's the first thing I thought of. Also, Mendocino County is famous for its liberal view of marijuana (Brokieana #2) and also is home to the tiny town of Elk (Brokieana #3).
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That's great, John. You are indeed a formidable player!
Formidable? or just the fact that for the last 3 1/2 years I haven't had much of a social life outside of the Wonderful Land of Brokeback.
Here's an off-topic trivia question.
Who was the other Brokeish performer at the Ann Arbor Folk Festival that night?
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Formidable? or just the fact that for the last 3 1/2 years I haven't had much of a social life outside of the Wonderful Land of Brokeback.
Here's an off-topic trivia question.
Who was the other Brokeish performer at the Ann Arbor Folk Festival that night?
I'm wracking my brain, and can't come up with a connection. "Miillish" reminds me of our lovely member Milli.
THE 2007 ANN ARBOR FOLK FESTIVAL LINE UP
FRIDAY NIGHT
Rufus Wainwright
Jackie Greene
Ember Swift
Kiyoshi Nagata Ensemble
Martha Wainwright
Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian Circus of Dreams
Millish
RFD Boys
MC: TBA
SATURDAY NIGHT
John Prine
Mountain Heart
Over the Rhine
Terri Hendrix & Lloyd Maines
Bill Staines
Paul Thorn
Daisy May
RFD Boys
MC: TBA
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I'm wracking my brain, and can't come up with a connection. "Miillish" reminds me of our lovely member Milli.
THE 2007 ANN ARBOR FOLK FESTIVAL LINE UP
FRIDAY NIGHT
Rufus Wainwright
Jackie Greene
When I feel that lonesome prairie wind
I let my soul get back to you again
And I will never let you, I will never let you,
I will never let you go
Even though this wasn't meant to be
It's gonna break my heart to watch you leave
But I will never let you, I will never let you,
I will never let you go
Why I'm feelin' so, so low
I will never let you, I will never let you,
I will never let you go
Why I'm feelin' so, so low,
I will never let you, I will never let you,
I will never let you go
Why I'm feelin' so, so low
I will never let you, I will never let you,
I will never let you go
I will never let you, I will never let you,
I will never let you go
From the Brokeback Mountain Soundtrack
1."Opening" - Gustavo Santaolalla - 1:31
2."He Was a Friend of Mine" - Willie Nelson - 4:42
3."Brokeback Mountain I" - Gustavo Santaolalla - 2:32
4."A Love That Will Never Grow Old" - Emmylou Harris - 3:20
5."King of the Road" - Teddy Thompson & Rufus Wainwright - 2:53
6."Snow" - Gustavo Santaolalla - 1:18
7."The Devil's Right Hand" - Steve Earle - 2:34
8."No One's Gonna Love You Like Me" - Mary McBride - 3:06
9."Brokeback Mountain II" - Gustavo Santaolalla - 1:59
10."I Don't Want To Say Goodbye" - Teddy Thompson - 3:12
11."I Will Never Let You Go" - Jackie Greene - 1:55
12."Riding Horses" - Gustavo Santaolalla - 1:24
13."An Angel Went Up In Flames" - The Gas Band - 2:36
14."It's So Easy" - Linda Ronstadt - 2:27
15."Brokeback Mountain III" - Gustavo Santaolalla - 2:14
16."The Maker Makes" - Rufus Wainwright - 3:50
17."The Wings" - Gustavo Santaolalla - 1:52
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Next: The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival
Steve Earle! Were you there?
http://www.strictlybluegrass.com/
11."I Will Never Let You Go" - Jackie Greene - 1:55
I'm a bad Brokie! :(
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I'm a bad Brokie! :(
You Bet!
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Steve Earle!
http://www.strictlybluegrass.com/
Yes, although I was thinking of the woman who is usually the headliner.
Emmylou Harris
What's next??
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Next: crazy
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Next: crazy
February 25, 2007
Trish Sisson-Soulen, Lenny Martino, Glenn Hendrix and I performed that song during a concert before the Oscar Night Screening of Brokeback Mountain.
;D
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTwzeEwDtsc&feature=related[/youtube]
BayCityJohn is Crazy and Brokeish
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Next: Barry Manilow
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February 25, 2007
Trish Sisson-Soulen, Lenny Martino, Glenn Hendrix and I performed that song during a concert before the Oscar Night Screening of Brokeback Mountain.
;D
Bravo! Plus, the song was, of course, written by Willie Nelson. :P
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Next: Barry Manilow
Please tell me you didn't mean this:
Brokebacabana (At The Brokeback) by Barry Manilow
His name was Ennis
He was a Shepard
With cowboy hat and assless chaps
He should have kept it under wraps
He would merengue and do the cha-cha
And when he'd drink and fall asleep
Jack Twist tended to the sheep
Across the mountain heights
They worked the summer nights
They were young and they had each other
And had rough sex fights
Up at Brokeback, Brokeback Mountain
Those gay cowboys, they did some mounting
Up at Brokeback, Brokeback Mountain
They felt the passion as they discussed fashion
Up at Brokeback
.... they fell in love
Brokeback, Brokeback Mountain
He was the boss man
He did some firing
When he went to the mountain top
And he saw Ennis getting bopped
And when they finished, he fired them pronto
Later Jack went a bit too far
Gay bashers saw him at a bar
And then the punches flew and chairs were smashed in two
There was blood and a single gun shot
But just who shot who?
Up at Brokeback, Brokeback Mountain
Those gay cowboys, they did some mounting
Up at Brokeback, Brokeback Mountain
They felt the passion as they discussed fashion
Up at Brokeback
.... he lost his love
His name was Ennis, he was a shepherd
But that was a long time ago, when closets hid more than clothes
Now gays have pride days, but not our Ennis
Still in the chaps he used to wear, faded feathers in his hair
He sits there so refined, and drinks himself half-blind
He lost his Jack and he lost his family
Taking it from behind!
Up at Brokeback, Brokeback Mountain
Those gay cowboys, they did some mounting
Up at Brokeback, Brokeback Mountain
They felt the passion as they discussed fashion
Up at Brokeback
.... don't fall in love
Don't fall in love
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Or was it this? OMG, does Gustavo know?
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HdvnfdC_Ck[/youtube]
Next: Johnny Appleseed
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Or was it this? OMG, does Gustavo know?
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HdvnfdC_Ck[/youtube]
That's the one!
I have the commercial recording of the song. I like it.
The song has been out for 3 years and neither Gustavo nor Dylan have said anything about it.
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Johnny Appleseed was like Ennis, he refused to wear warm clothing in winter, preferring to go around in worn rags and with the minimum of footwear.
NEXT: Man in the Moon
John, loved the reminder of your concert in Bay City!!
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That's the one!
I have the commercial recording of the song. I like it.
The song has been out for 3 years and neither Gustavo nor Dylan have said anything about it.
Early recordings of this song dating from the early 1900s are in the Library of Congress.
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Johnny Appleseed was like Ennis, he refused to wear warm clothing in winter, preferring to go around in worn rags and with the minimum of footwear.
NEXT: Man in the Moon
John, loved the reminder of your concert in Bay City!!
Thank you Lee
Man in the Moon was a movie starring Reese Witherspoon.
Reese Witherspoon was unable to make her marriage work, just like Alma and Lureen in Brokeback Mountain.
That makes Man in the Moon Brokeish.
Next: 43.04°N 108.41°W
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It's an address in Riverton. Major Avenue in Riverton, WY. Thus,43.04°N 108.41°W is Brokieish .
Major Ave is not covered by google street view, so I don't know what exactly you have in mind. On Majoe Ave you can find a vet, a pet store, and Fremont Counseling Service. Wanna send Ennis there, so he'll finally see the light? ;)
Oh, a possible lightbulb moment: is there a laundry with apartments above at that address?
Next: yoga
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It's an address in Riverton. Major Avenue in Riverton, WY. Thus,43.04°N 108.41°W is Brokieish .
Major Ave is not covered by google street view, so I don't know what exactly you have in mind. On Majoe Ave you can find a vet, a pet store, and Fremont Counseling Service. Wanna send Ennis there, so he'll finally see the light? ;)
Oh, a possible lightbulb moment: is there a laundry with apartments above at that address?
Next: yoga
I was just thinking Riverton in general.
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Next: yoga
Most practitioners of yoga have a mantra they repeat over and over to attain serenity. Ennis's mantra was "If you can't fix it, you've got to stand it." Thus, yoga is Brokieish.
Next: Shakespeare
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Johnny Appleseed was like Ennis, he refused to wear warm clothing in winter, preferring to go around in worn rags and with the minimum of footwear.
Interesting connection, friend. Johnny Appleseed was also a Swedenborgian, like Jake's dad.
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Next: Shakespeare
(http://www.pbs.org/shakespeare/images/players/anne-hathaway2.jpg)(http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2009/specials/sag/beauty/anne_hathaway.jpg)
Shakespeare's wife was Anne Hathaway, and thus extremely Brokieish!
Next: "It's true"
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Who was the other Brokeish performer at the Ann Arbor Folk Festival that night?
I'm wracking my brain, and can't come up with a connection.
Hey guys!
Aren't you missing the most obvious??
SATURDAY NIGHT
John Prine
Mountain Heart
Over the Rhine
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It's True! Mate-poaching is preferred to seeking singletons for partners, according to a study (http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17619) reported in New Scientist.
And in Brokeback Mountain, Jack was mate-poaching. Or was Alma? It's hard to say. Clearly, Lureen was.
So, It's True! is Brokeish.
NEXT: Tom Stoppard
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It's True! Mate-poaching is preferred to seeking singletons for partners, according to a study (http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17619) reported in New Scientist.
And in Brokeback Mountain, Jack was mate-poaching. Or was Alma? It's hard to say. Clearly, Lureen was.
So, It's True! is Brokeish.
NEXT: Tom Stoppard
(http://cdbaby.name/r/y/ryanharrison.jpg)
Also, "It's True" is the title of Ryan Harrison's new album. Ryan sang the lead vocals for "Meet Me on the Mountain".
(http://www.sondheimguide.com/Stoppard/inventionnycpos.jpg)
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RXVzonoFPY[/youtube]
Tom Stoppard wrote "The Invention of Love"--about pot AE Housman's repressed homosexuality (which starred Robert Sean Leonard, Richard Easton and David Harbour!--without the Randall beard), and to Jack and Ennis, love was indeed invented on Brokeback Mountain, and so, Tom Stoppard is at least doubly Brokieish. (I was fortunate to have seen this play on Broadway in 2001. RSL won the Tony.)
Next: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
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Next: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was different from, and therefore socially excluded by, all the other reindeer -- as Ennis feared he would be, on account of his own differences -- until the love of a good man gave Rudolph a sense of purpose and fulfillment, as it did for Ennis.
Also, elk -- a symbol of Jack's and Ennis' relationship -- and reindeer are both kinds of deer.
So, if you ever saw him, you would even say Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is doubly Brokieish!
Next: Batteries.
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I think Lureen needed a lot of Batteries, especially in the later years. After all, they could do their marriage over the phone.
Additionally, our boys surely also used a lot of batteries on their later camping trips, when Jack brought all the nice equipment. In contrast to Lureen, I think they used them for torches.
;D
Thus, batteries are clearly Brokieish.
Next: 42
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Also, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" was recorded by Gene Autry, whose museum is hosting The Shirts.
(http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/370795e03eab43f0857af041cd85bd6e/1197002.jpg)
Next: 42
The number of the lightning-zapped sheep, mentioned by Jack, was 42.
So, 42 is Brokieish.
Next: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. (Yes, I'm in a xmas mood.)
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What's mate-poaching?
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The number of the lightning-zapped sheep, mentioned by Jack, was 42.
So, 42 is Brokieish.
I can not have thought clearly (= not Brokieish) when posting the challenge.
I didn't think of the number of sheep at all. I thought of the "Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything". And was curious how people would connect Douglas Adams to BBM. :laugh:
You were better than that :).
Next is still
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Paul.
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And through this amazing deduction we now know fer sure that Hitchhikers guide to the universe and BBM are connected!!!! :o ;D
I wonder how on earth Douglas Adams was able to predict what number of killed sheep AP would mention, when he wrote his book..... ::) ;D
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I can not have thought clearly (= not Brokieish) when posting the challenge.
I didn't think of the number of sheep at all. I thought of the "Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything". And was curious how people would connect Douglas Adams to BBM. :laugh:
You were better than that :).
Not really. I just don't read science fiction!
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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Paul.
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" is the second YouTube posted by Brokie Ellemeno in 2006, in her "Now Playing" thread, in which a lovely discussion of the song ensued among fellow Brokies.
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,6239.msg130364.html#msg130364
Thus, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" is Brokieish.
Next: fried pickles
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Also, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" was recorded by Gene Autry, whose museum is hosting The Shirts.
(http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj282/SanFranciscoJohn/100_0329.jpg)
;D
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Next: fried pickles
Fried pickles were enjoyed by a select group of Brokies in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and are thusly Brokieish!
Next: spats
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Fried pickles were enjoyed by a select group of Brokies in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and are thusly Brokieish!
Next: spats
As the years went by, the spats between Our Boys increased. Thus, spats are Brokieish.
:laugh:
(looking forward to other answers)
Next: Cracker Barrel
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As the years went by, the spats between Our Boys increased. Thus, spats are Brokieish.
:laugh:
(looking forward to other answers)
Other answer: check out these spats!
(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p36/PTannen/Pete_and_Adam.jpg)
Here's a closeup:
(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p36/PTannen/Misc/Boots_Close_Up.jpg)
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Other answer: check out these spats!
(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p36/PTannen/Pete_and_Adam.jpg)
Oh yes, good one! When I first met Pete in 2006, he was limping from an injury, using a cane, wearing the spats AND getting everywhere by bicycle!
Where was this photo taken?
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Oh yes, good one! When I first met Pete in 2006, he was limping from an injury, using a cane, wearing the spats AND getting everywhere by bicycle!
Where was this photo taken?
That was the Iris Theatre in Casper Wyoming, back in October, 2006, for an Annie sighting.
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That was the Iris Theatre in Casper Wyoming, back in October, 2006, for an Annie sighting.
Grassy ass!
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Grassy ass!
Come again?
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Here is a pic of EDelMar (standing next to Pete in the picture) wearing spats (gaitors) on top of the 7th highest mountain in Colorado!!
(http://www.divshare.com/img/5206979-f44.JPG)
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Come again?
If I must...
It's español!
Now, where were we? Cracker Barrel.
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If I must...
It's español!
Now, where were we? Cracker Barrel.
D'oh. Mercy buckets.
Now, back to Cracker Barrel.
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There are two Cracker Barrel Restaurants on Jack's route to Wyoming to see Ennis: one in Northglenn, Colorado and one in
Loveland, Colorado!! And at Cracker Barrel, you can get all kinds of old-fashioned candy, including Black Jack Gum!! So Cracker Barrel is definitely Brokeish!!
NEXT: San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
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There are two Cracker Barrel Restaurants on Jack's route to Wyoming to see Ennis: one in Northglenn, Colorado and one in
Loveland, Colorado!! And at Cracker Barrel, you can get all kinds of old-fashioned candy, including Black Jack Gum!! So Cracker Barrel is definitely Brokeish!!
NEXT: San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
=== aside===
You know, other people think San Fransisco = Golden Gate Bridge.
I think San Fransisco = Castro.
If that's not Brokieish, I don't know what is :laugh:.
But I don't count it as an asnwer to the challlenge, so someone else come up with something.
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NEXT: San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
Political disagreements with the US Chamber of Commerce have prompted the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce to drop out of a program >snip<
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce is a drop out, and Jack and Ennis were high school drop outs.
Thus, SFCoC is Brokieish
Next: Mr. G.
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San Francisco Chamber of Commerce is a drop out, and Jack and Ennis were high school drop outs.
Thus, SFCoC is Brokieish
That's right, Sason, and when the SF Chamber was trying to decide whether to drop out of the global-warming-denying US Chamber, a headline appeared in the Chron: "I Wish I Knew How to Quit You!"
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That's right, Sason, and when the SF Chamber was trying to decide whether to drop out of the global-warming-denying US Chamber, a headline appeared in the Chron: "I Wish I Knew How to Quit You!"
So, doubly Brokieish!
No take on Mr G?
;D
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Next: Mr. G.
Mr. G. is the drama teacher at Summer Heights High, and the boys worked on the mountain heights in summer. So, Mr. G. is Brokieish.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAoATVaCTCo[/youtube]
Next: Yogi Berra
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Next: Yogi Berra
Yogi is also the name of a bear, and Ennis encountered a bear up on Brokeback. Thus, Yogi Berra is Brokieish.
Next: Johann Lipperhey
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Mr. G. is the drama teacher at Summer Heights High, and the boys worked on the mountain heights in summer. So, Mr. G. is Brokieish.
Mr. G. was also a tennis player, pretty well knowed in his day, 1858 - 1950.
He was a closeted gay, as were Ennis and Jack, thus Brokieish.
His name was Gustaf, same as Gustavo Santaolalla.
Thus, Mr. G. was doubly Brokieish
He also happened to be king of Sweden, Gustaf V.
;D
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Next: Johann Lipperhey
Johann Lippershey invented the telescope (according to wiki), a precursor to the binoculars that Aguirre used. So, Johann Lippershey is Brokieish!
Next: Peter Heering
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is Brokieish![/color][/b]
Next: ...
Ennis sometimes saw Jack, a small dot moving across a high meadow. Therefor, dots are very Brokieish!
(and especially blue dots of course)
Next: hot dog
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oops! ;D O0
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Johann Lippershey invented the telescope (according to wiki), a precursor to the binoculars that Aguirre used. So, Johann Lippershey is Brokieish!
Next: Peter Heering
Well, I have to answer this one! Peter Heering is a Danish manufacturer of liqueurs. They are most well known for Cherry Heering. HEERING Cherry Liqueur is a vital ingredient in many famous cocktails such as the Singapore Sling, Blood & Sand and the Colbert Bump and of course THE BROKETAIL! ;D
Thus, Peter Heering is Brokeish.
Next: L'Orange Bleue (or hot dog, if you prefer) ;)
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L'Orange Bleue is where Brokies met in May 09; right across the street from Heath' apartment in Broome Street. Thus, L'Orange Bleue is clearly Brokieish.
(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m47/Penthesilea06/New%20York/CIMG4607.jpg)
(But I don't get the hot dogs and ;) part)
Next: Belarus
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Well, I have to answer this one! Peter Heering is a Danish manufacturer of liqueurs. They are most well known for Cherry Heering. HEERING Cherry Liqueur is a vital ingredient in many famous cocktails such as the Singapore Sling, Blood & Sand and the Colbert Bump and of course THE BROKETAIL! ;D
Thus, Peter Heering is Brokeish.
Also, Cherries are an important ingredient in cherry cake!!
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Isn´t the hot dog connection obvious? What do you put on hot dogs? Yes, ketchup. :)
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Next: Belarus
Belarus Tractor International has been Supplying the U.S. Market with the Dependable and Durable Line Of Belarus Tractors for over 30 Years.
Belarus is a company selling tractors. Just as L D did.
Belarus Tractor International also sells among others a supply that's called an "Implement Jack".
I have no idea what it is, but isn't that what Ennis needs to do? I.e. to implement Jack in his life.
Thus, Belarus is doubly Brokieish
Next: Aaron Zeitlin and Sholom Secunda
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Good one! Got another challenge?
Thanks!
See above, I just added it.
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Isn´t the hot dog connection obvious? What do you put on hot dogs? Yes, ketchup. :)
Duh!!
the condiment aisle...
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Isn´t the hot dog connection obvious? What do you put on hot dogs? Yes, ketchup. :)
Ehm, no. I put mustard on them. But since it's also a condiment, it works just as fine :).
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(But I don't get the hot dogs and ;) part)
It was just that Monika had jumped in and put out "hot dog" as a challenge before I posted my answer to Paul's. :)
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Next: the new movie "Up in the Air."
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Time to bump this game!
Next: the new movie "Up in the Air."
Up in the Air starred the lovely Vera Farmiga, who as we know, starred with both Heath (Roar) and Jake (Source Code).
Thus, 'Up in the Air' is Brokieish!
Next: Tolstoy
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Thanks for bumping this thread, Paul!
I didn't even remember what it was about, but I obviously played along once... ::) ;D
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Thanks for bumping this thread, Paul!
I didn't even remember what it was about, but I obviously played along once... ::) ;D
I read through it during lunch--very entertaining!
Next up: Tolstoy
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I'd accept the challenge if I had the time, but I'm kinda packing atm... ::)
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Next: Tolstoy
Thanks for revivifying this game, Paul!
You may well have been thinking of something else, but Christopher Plummer played Tolstoy in the recent movie The Last Station,
(http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2010/02/christopher-plummer-last-station-1265845338.jpg)
as well as playing Doctor Parnassus with Heath in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.
(http://cincinnati.metromix.com/content_image/full/1659405/518/370)
Thus, Tolstoy is Brokieish.
Next: Jellyfish
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Hm... I've been trying hard on this, but can find no Brokie connection... :-\
Anybody else?
Clarissa, you wanna tell us what you had in mind?
(the only thing I can come up with is that jellyfish have no spine, and neither do LD and Joe A, but I don't think that's what you were thinking of)
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Jellyfish is Brokieish because Jake the young lifeguard once rescued a young woman from a jellyfish sting by peeing on her leg.
Next up: Elephant
[yes, Clarissa, that's exactly the Tolstoy connection I meant]
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Next up: Elephant
Elephant is Brokieish because it's the name of a Gus Van Sant-directed movie starring the actor John Robinson, who appeared with Michelle in Wendy and Lucy (which I didn't notice, even though I've seen it) and with Heath in Lords of Dogtown (which of course I did notice, since he's one of the stars and I love that movie). I haven't seen Elephant, but it is now on my Netflix queue.
Next up: Ryan Bingham (Bonus: provide BOTH absolutely unrelated but equally valid answers!).
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Next up: Ryan Bingham (Bonus: provide BOTH absolutely unrelated but equally valid answers!).
Good one, K! Also, Gus Van Sant was at one point slated to direct BBM.
Ryan Bingham is Brokieish for five reasons that I can find:
1) He wrote and performed the award-winning song "The Weary Kind" for the film Crazy Heart which starred Maggie Gyllenhaal.
2) A review in Rolling Stone said he "earns his sepia-toned album cover with a dusty wood-and-steel sound, and despite being twenty-five, sings like Steve Earle's dad."
3) Another review: Texas Music Magazine has opined that "Bingham talks and sings with a whiskey-and-cigarette throat that screams hard living. Hard in a way that can make a 29-year-old sound like a 50-year-old Tom Waits." [Tom Waits played the devil in Imaginarium.]
4) Wiki says he was a bull rider starting in his teens.
5) He played Tony in Crazy Heart, which also featured Beth Grant, of Donnie Darko fame; and Colin Farrell from Imaginarium.
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Good one, K! Also, Gus Van Sant was at one point slated to direct BBM.
:laugh: I knew about that, and then this morning I was lying and bed and thought, why didn't I type that?
Ryan Bingham is Brokieish for five reasons that I can find:
1) He wrote and performed the award-winning song "The Weary Kind" for the film Crazy Heart which starred Maggie Gyllenhaal.
2) A review in Rolling Stone said he "earns his sepia-toned album cover with a dusty wood-and-steel sound, and despite being twenty-five, sings like Steve Earle's dad."
3) Another review: Texas Music Magazine has opined that "Bingham talks and sings with a whiskey-and-cigarette throat that screams hard living. Hard in a way that can make a 29-year-old sound like a 50-year-old Tom Waits." [Tom Waits played the devil in Imaginarium.]
4) Wiki says he was a bull rider starting in his teens.
5) He played Tony in Crazy Heart, which also featured Beth Grant, of Donnie Darko fame.
Excellent, Paul! I hadn't even thought of (meaning: didn't know about) Nos. 2 through 5. Bonus points for you!
Here was the other reason I had in mind: Ryan Bingham is the name of the character played by George Clooney in "Up in the Air," which also starred Vera Farmiga.
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:laugh: I knew about that, and then this morning I was lying and bed and thought, why didn't I type that?
Excellent, Paul! I hadn't even thought of (meaning: didn't know about) Nos. 2 through 5. Bonus points for you!
Here was the other reason I had in mind: Ryan Bingham is the name of the character played by George Clooney in "Up in the Air," which also starred Vera Farmiga.
Thanks, K. That was a fun one. I never would have gotten the Up in the Air connection, however.
I forgot to put up a 'next', so here it is:
Next up: Elizabeth Banks
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Thanks, K. That was a fun one. I never would have gotten the Up in the Air connection, however.
I forgot to put up a 'next', so here it is:
Next up:
I can think of three reasons why
is Brokieish.
1. It is invisible. Jack and Ennis (wrongly) believed themselves invisible.
2. Air is also invisible. On Brokeback, Jack and Ennis flew in the euphoric, bitter air.
3. When there is no typing in a BetterMost post, the background remains a boneless blue.
Thus,
is Brokieish.
Oh, I know I'm really late with this, but can I add two other reasons why Elephant is Brokieish? The movie is based, in part, on the shooting at Columbine High School, a tragedy examined in an excellent (by all accounts) book by Dave Cullen. Also, Columbine is located in a suburb of Denver, a metro area that is home to several notable Brokies and the site of our 2007 barbecue.
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Wait, you changed your challenge! :laugh: Or were those words there all along and my computer just didn't register them? Or am I going crazy?
Or perhaps you, like me, need to pause before coming up with the next challenge, so you hadn't filled it in yet.
Anyway, Elizabeth Banks has starred in at least a couple of movies with Seth Rogen, including Zack and Miri Make a Porno. Seth Rogen's voice reminds some of us of Heath's. Thus, Elizabeth Banks is Brokieish.
Also, Elizabeth Banks played Laura Bush in the movie W. Laura Bush was First Lady at the time Brokeback Mountain was released. Thus, Elizabeth Banks is Brokieish.
Next up: Playboy bunny.
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Wait, you changed your challenge! :laugh: Or were those words there all along and my computer just didn't register them? Or am I going crazy?
Or perhaps you, like me, need to pause before coming up with the next challenge, so you hadn't filled it in yet.
Anyway, Elizabeth Banks has starred in at least a couple of movies with Seth Rogen, including Zack and Miri Make a Porno. Seth Rogen's voice reminds some of us of Heath's. Thus, Elizabeth Banks is Brokieish.
Also, Elizabeth Banks played Laura Bush in the movie W. Laura Bush was first lady at the time Brokeback Mountain was released. Thus, Elizabeth Banks is Brokieish.
Next up: Playboy bunny.
No, Katherine, you're not crazy--I needed a little time to come up with the next one.
Elizabeth Banks also starred in Larry and Diana's Comanche Moon.
(http://content.hollywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/house-bunny.jpg)
Anna Faris in House Bunny
(http://s3.socialvixen.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/293_faris_playboymag_0813081.jpg)
Next up: Lazarus
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Yes!
Next up: still thinking...
When Jack suggested that Ennis move to Texas, he said he was "thinking out loud." We can safely assume he was still thinking about that idea long afterward. Thus, still thinking ... is Brokieish.
Kidding. I'll wait.
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You are in a hurry!
Next up: Lazarus
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You are in a hurry!
:laugh: :laugh:
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Next up: Lazarus
OK, it's been so long, I don't even remember the Brokie connection I had in mind.
I'd better find another one...
Next up: Archer
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bumping the connection
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Anyway, Elizabeth Banks has starred in at least a couple of movies with Seth Rogen, including Zack and Miri Make a Porno. Seth Rogen's voice reminds some of us of Heath's. Thus, Elizabeth Banks is Brokieish.
Also, Elizabeth Banks played Laura Bush in the movie W. Laura Bush was First Lady at the time Brokeback Mountain was released. Thus, Elizabeth Banks is Brokieish.
Elizabeth Banks is triple Brokieish. She had a role in Comanche Moon (first thing I ever saw her in), which is a prequel to Lonesome Dove, which was written by Larry McMurtry, who, of course, wrote the BBM screenplay with Diana Osana.