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Old Dogs are the best dogs. Here’s one of my Missouri Meerschaums loaded with 9 year aged Gawith Hoggarth Ennerdale Flake:

Sounds like a fun book. We’ve watched multiple TV series over the years, but I’ll bet the book is much better.

Many streaming service carriers stream Criterion films. Go to the search bar of whichever carrier you have and type in, “Criteron”. You might get lucky. YouTube also carries many classic films, but there it helps to search for the title of the film you’re interested in.

Churchill wrote in, The History of the English-Speaking Peoples, that the life of Joan of Arc should be studied by ever soldier, and he knew something about soldiering. His first hand account of his participation in conquest of Sudan between 1896 and 1899 is very interesting and well written. He...

It is most certainly not a grainy silent film movie. I think that’s the first of its attributes that caught and held my attention. I’ll bet the technical details describing the film, cameras, etc., are very interesting. Undoubtedly superb equipment.

You and your daughter might be interested in Mark Twain’s book on Joan of Arc: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_Recollections_of_Joan_of_Arc Twain considered it his best and most important work, and it was well received in his time. Some modern critics are less favorable, though I have...

It’s definitely not for everybody, and it’s not entertainment in the popular sense. There are genre of film that, while they may be excellent, I’m uncomfortable viewing. JOA was at times a challenge. For film buffs, note the incredible b&w filming that provides an optical contrast and...

The close-ups won’t kill you, but the pathos might.

That’s the one, black and white film, with subtitles. There is no sound beyond the music score as the film was made during the silent film era. Some consider Renée Jeanne Falconetti’s portrayal of Joan of Arc to be the greatest acting ever captured on film. Watch it on a big screen TV if you...

I watched both, The Passion of Joan of Arc and, Hodgson’s Choice on Max. They are both part of the Criterion collection of films.

Did you watch it, Ranger107? It not like watching a train wreck and being unable to look away, it’s like being in one for almost two hours. As an antidote I recommend the 1954 movie, Hobson’s Choice. An excellent story, well told, great acting, very funny, and safe for the grandkids.

Jesus! I’ve been watching Criterion classic films these past few weeks and as I’m listening to Churchill’s, History of the English Speaking Peoples, and he recommends learning about Joan of Arc, when I stumbled across the 1928 film, The Passion of Joan of Arc, I watched it. The acting and...

My very good friend, Donn Sanchez, was a flight engineer on Galaxy’s out of Travis. I’ve forgotten what he flew earlier. You might have seen him there.

Haha, nailed it! The “Flying Brick” was an awesome plane, and my first model airplane. I just watched a video by the, “Fat Electrician” on YouTube where he describes the time when a bunch of F-4s took out half of the North Korean Airforce in 13 minutes by disguising themselves as F-105 Thunder...

The first time I saw a C-5 was when one was coming into Davis-Monthan, and it was low! Because the plane was so huge it looked as though it was barely moving. The thought, “island in the sky” popped to mind. It was incredible!