Dad said Grandad paid $5000nz/US$7000 back in 1972 for his Phillips1500 video recorder.
OMG he must have had brain fade as one could have bought two V8 Ford Mustangs back then.
The highest price Mustang.was the V8 convertible at
$3051.
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Dad said Grandad paid $5000nz/US$7000 back in 1972 for his Phillips1500 video recorder.
OMG he must have had brain fade as one could have bought two V8 Ford Mustangs back then.
The highest price Mustang.was the V8 convertible at
$3051.
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AssassinsMace
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Li Bingbing and Ivanka Trump do like alike.
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"Sir yes sir"..we will miss you Mr. R. Lee Ermey.
He plays the drill instructor from the move "Full Metal Jacket". One of my all time favorite military films.
He plays the drill instructor from the move "Full Metal Jacket". One of my all time favorite military films.R. Lee Ermey Dies: Actor Who Portrayed Sergeant In ‘Full Metal Jacket’ Was 74
Bruce Haring,Deadline 8 hours ago
, who made an acting career out of his ability to bring stern military careerists to life, has died at age 74. His death was announced on Twitter by his manager, Bill Rogin.
Ermey was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor his role as Gunnery Sgt. Hartman in Full Metal Jacket, but that was only one of his many military roles. Owning to his background as a former Marine Corps. staff sergeant and drill instructor, Ermey was able to project authority and resolute leadership in a number of roles.
Among his many film roles was Mayor Tilman in Mississippi Burning; Bill Bowerman in Prefontaine; Sheriff Hoyt in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, plastic army leader Sarge in the Toy Story films, and Lt. “Tice” Ryan in Rocket Power.
He also hosted the programs Mail Call, answering questions about military issues; and Lock N’ Load with R. Lee Ermey, which focused on weapons. He also hosted Gunny Time on the Outdoor Channel.
Born in Emporia, Kansas in 1944 as Ronald Lee Ermey, he grew up as a bit of a hell-raiser. Having been arrested for criminal mischief twice by age 17, he was given a choice of jail time or the military. He chose the Marine Corps. and served as a drill instructor in San Diego in the mid 1960s. He was eventually sent to Vietnam and served 14 months in that country. He was later a staff sergeant in Okinawa, but was medically discharged in 1972 because of injuries during his service. He later received an honorary promotion to gunnery sergeant by the Marines.
While in the Philippines attending college, Ermey got his first taste of show business, playing a chopper pilot in Apocalypse Now while serving as a technical advisor on the film to director Francis Ford Coppola. He later appeared as a Marine drill instructor in the film The Boys in Company C before landing his role in 1987 in Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman. Kubrick was impressed with Ermey, allowing him to make up his own dialogue on the set.
That performance, plus his Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor, led to a bit of typecasting, but steady work for Ermey. He appeared in more than 55 films and was used as a voice actor in many others, including Roughnecks and X-men 3. He also appeared in video games and numerous TV commercials.
TerraN_EmpirE
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It's a shame, he was a good actor but also a major Patriot and hard core advocate for veterans, serving military and especially the Marines. In fact the honorary promotion to Gunnery Sargent was after his discarge and granted because of his unwavering support to the Men and Women in uniform, and it showed that they also loved him for it. The degree of access to military be hardware he got for fairly low budget shows like Mail call was impressive. They let him get up close and personal with expensive military hardware that most other TV projects would only be allowed stock footage.
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I'm glad Avengers Infinity War beat Forces Awakens for all time opening weekend box office. Now I hope it'll beat Force Awakens in total too. Supposedly Infinity War's opening weekend globally beat Justice League's entire global run.
R. Lee Ermey probably got a lot of respect from other military personnels. They probably loved having him on set. It is also interesting to contrast his onscreen personality (tough as nail drill instructor) with his actual personalities during mail call interviews with actual military personnels (calm, soft-spoken).
I don't think it'll get close to Force Awakens in totals (at least domestically). First of all, Marvel event films have gotten to the stage that you need to watch a majority of previous entries in order to appreciate what's happening. A lot of audiences who missed out on Civil War, Thor Ragnarok, and/or Guardians 2 will enter Infinity War extremely confused. Second of all, this film had a pretty dark ending (albeit one that can get undone considering the nature of the Infinity Gauntlet) for a typical Marvel film. I've heard that there were crying children and even some teens and adults at some of the screenings. Not sure that there will be a lot of repeat business. Third of all, Deadpool and Han Solo will open just a few weeks later. Infinity War will face fierce box office competition and will need to make most of its money within the first three weeks. Force Awakens didn't have this issue since it opened before Christmas.
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Thanks for the tip! I need to check this out.