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I'm Not There (the Dylan movie starring Heath)

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oilgun:

--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on March 21, 2011, 10:06:06 am ---One other thing. So much cigarette smoking in this film that I was mentally gagging through most of it. Thank God people are not allowed to smoke in public places anymore! It's a wonder any of our parents made it through life with intact respiratory systems.

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And yet, asthma was pretty rare back then.  Today it seems every second kid has asthma.  Maybe exposure to second hand smoke provided some sort of immunity?   ;)

Front-Ranger:
I had asthma as a kid, Gil. It can also be caused by dust and pollution, which is more prevalent these days. There's more dust in the atmosphere due to the drying out of large sections of country as urban folks use up all the water. Global warming plays a role too. For instance, a large section of central eastern California, Nevada, and Utah have become desertized. Pollution has grown as we burn more coal and other fossil fuels for energy.

It surprises me, after watching the movie, that Bob Dylan is still alive, and still has some semblance of a voice!!

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