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Ilkka Villi as Erik Mann in Nymphs / Nymfit (2013) || 2/?

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Voices from the Frontlines & Strategy & Soul Theater Presents: The Old Oak directed by Ken Loach

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Voices from the Frontlines & Strategy and Soul Theater presents  The Old Oak Directed by Ken Loach  Thursday April 11th at 6pm  Strategy & Soul Theater 3546 Martin Luther King Blvd. Los Angeles CA 90008 We want to thank Emily Russo Co-President of Zeitgeist Films for making the connection between Eric and the Strategy Center team and Ken Loach and his film…

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"THE CROW" by Paul Mann

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Mad Duck Posters has released The Crow 24x36 screen prints by Paul Mann. The regular edition is limited to 200 for $85, the Saniose variant is limited to 150 for $105, and the foil variant is limited to 75 for $150.

The standard art is also available on T-shirts for $35.

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'The Crow' by Paul Mann.

Officially licensed 24" x 36" screen print, in a numbered Regular edition of 200 for $85; a numbered Variant edition of 150 for $105; and a numbered Silver Foil Variant edition of 75 for $150.

T-Shirt, on high quality, soft cotton blend, for $35.

On sale now through Mad Duck Posters.

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Michael Mann: When we were doing Insider, we would write every morning at the Broadway Deli. And the reason was that we’re both heavy smokers and they had just started anti-smoking legislation in restaurants, but you could still smoke in bars. So the Broadway Deli happened to have a bar in the morning, so we’d be sitting there in the morning for three hours smoking and all this stuff. And then about three or four weeks before we started shooting, I said, “I’ve really got to stop, because what I’ll do is, once I start shooting I’ll get up to three packs a day.” So we both decided that we would stop.

Eric Roth: Well, the only thing I disagree with is, this is kind of after the movie, because we were during the movie smoking in the biggest anti-tobacco lawyers’ offices in America.

Mann: Right, everything was about the evils of big tobacco and corporate manipulation and legal manipulation and ruining people’s lives all because of cigarettes which were addictive and destroyed your health. That was the subject matter.

Roth: We decided we better stop this because we were dying. We decided to go to a hypnotist. And so Michael went in first for, I don’t know, an hour and a half, whatever it was, and then I followed. And then we agreed to meet afterwards, I think at a Starbucks. And Michael said, “It worked. I’m done.” I said, “I hated the guy’s voice.”

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My Fave Haunted House & Ghost Horror Movie

The Others (2001)

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Robert Plant and John Paul Jones attend 'Roadies Raffle' Charity Event, Golden Lion Pub, Fulham, London, October 31, 1978.

Press: "Oh What A Great Night It Was"

It was a night they'll never forget in Fulham! All rock's lovliest stars showed up to present a glittering array of gold discs and album sets at London's top rock pub - the Golden Lion. It was a culmination of hugely successful Ad Lib - Golden Lion Roadies' Raffle - which ended collecting a terrific £816 cheque for the Evening News Toy for a Sick Child Fund.

Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant and John Paul Jones drove down from Birmingham to be there. Ex-Wings star Jimmy McCulloch interrupted rehearsals with his new band to hand over some of his priceless gold albums.

And others who sipped pints and joked with the winners included Yes' Alan White, ex-Animal Eric Burdon, Manfred Mann's Chris Thompson and Mitch Mitchell.

Disc Jockey Mike Quinn compered and Chas & Dave plays a sizzling set. A million thanks to you all!

— From Evening News, Nov. 1978

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La Chimera (15): One of the Most Impractical Outfits For a Grave Robber!

#onemannsmovies #filmreview of "La Chimera". An alternative Indiana Jones arthouse adventure! 3.5/5.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “La Chimera” (2024). Alice Rohrwacher’s new film, “La Chimera”, is definitely an “arthouse” picture. You know that from the moment that the, slightly ragged, 4:3 framing appears on screen. The movie will no doubt bewitch some viewers and infuriate others and I have to admit that I experienced elements of both in my viewing. But it is a film with some memorable…

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Top Ten PCT Books

There is an overwhelming abundance of books in the pantheon of PCT literature. I have read many over the past 40+ years (often in the process of developing the three anthologies . . . see #2). I have given some thought recently to my Top Ten PCT books. It is a rather arbitrary list certainly influenced by my own preferences and the reality that many of the early voices were male. I am confident that I have missed some worthy choices and would invite readers to submit their favorites.

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The Pacific Crest Trail: Exploring America's Wilderness Trail by Mark Larabee and Barney Mann

My rationale for putting this beautiful coffeetable book at the top of my list is that it captures the spectacle of the PCT in photos, includes essays about the history and culture of the trail, and rounds things out with profiles of the people of the trail. I never tire of flipping through and relishing the photos. There are other excellent books of photos from the PCT, but this is a comprehensive resource under one cover.

2. The Pacific Crest Trailside Reader: California; The Pacific Crest Trailside Reader: Oregon and Washington (Edited by Rees Hughes and Corey Lewis) and Crossing Paths: A Pacific Crest Trailside Reader (Edited by Rees Hughes and Howard Shapiro)

While I admit to a certain bias, the 150 short stories captured in this trilogy reflects the full range of PCT people and experiences in, for the most part, their own words. It really is a 'must read' for those interested in a full appreciation of the PCT. It also draws from many of the individual accounts of walking the trail that would otherwise dominate your bookshelves.

3. The Great Alone by Tim Voors

Of all of the many accounts of walking the PCT, why did I elevate this particular account? I have read countless memoirs written by PCT hikers. They are all deeply personal accounts of hiking the same 2,650 miles, generally with a few variations here and there.  Most are enjoyable, a few are tedious or self-important, but virtually all suffer from following a similar formula.  Any of you who have read even a handful know the formula – preparing for the trail, physically and mentally adjusting to trail life through the desert and the High Sierra, marveling at trail culture, persevering through the monotonous Northern California and Oregon stretch, and the race to the end through the wet and often white spectacular North Cascades.  It is delightful to find a memoir that carves its own unique path.  Tim Voors in The Great Alone has done just that.

Throughout his time on the trail, Voors spends some serious time devoted to reflection that he gracefully weaves into the story of his walk north.  He manages to share his introspection in a way that never seems tedious and rarely seems forced.  What if I die tomorrow?  Quitting.  Restructuring your life around your dreams.  Do I believe in God?  Much of what he learns comes from the wisdom of hikers a generation younger than him. I believe his honesty and candor makes his reflections engaging as does his self-deprecating humor.  It may help that Voors shares my own belief that walking the PCT is richest when it includes a spiritual experience where hikers think about themselves and the world around them and their role in the world.

Voors, who is Dutch, demonstrates his command of English throughout the book.  In addition, his simple watercolor paintings (he is aptly known as ‘Van Go’ on the trail) and the photos he has included enrich the total experience of reading the book.  I would rarely comment on the choice of paper used in printing the book, but I really liked the thick, textured paper (which seems to be a trademark of the publisher, Gestalten).  The graphics throughout the book are exceptional and add measurably to the quality of the reading experience.

4. Wanderlust: A History of Walking by Rebecca Solnit or On Trails: An Exploration by Robert Moor

Pick one of these two books. Although Moor talks about the PCT in On Trails, both Solnit and Moor offer the best homage to 'walking' among the many philosophical treatments available. They are the books I wish I had written about pedestrianism.

5. The High Adventure of Eric Ryback by Eric Ryback

Ryback's account of his 1970 hike from Canada to Mexico on a trail that was often just a concept elevated the profile of the PCT. Read by dreamers like me (and thousands of others), Ryback's book was my first exposure to the PCT and the impetus for me to walk the PCT. It captured the spirit of adventure that has drawn hikers to the trail in the decades since.

6. A T'hru-Hikers Heart: Tales on the Pacific Crest Trail by Ray "No Way" Echols

Ray Echols collection of essays, compiled following Ray's tragic death along Deep Creek by his widow, Alice Tulloch, is also not your typical PCT account. I have kept this book in my collection because I find the depth of Ray's experiences, the strength of his feeling, the wisdom of his writing so exceptional. In it all, he manages to capture why I return to the trail year after year.

7. Seven Summers (and a few bummers) by Bob Welch

As I mentioned before, I am disinclined to include accounts of walking the Pacific Crest Trail that begin in the desert south and proceed linearly and predictably. However, I found Bob Welch’s account of completing the PCT with his brother-in-law, Glenn, refreshingly bumpy (and very real).  Written with self-deprecating humor, Seven Summers seems part Bill Bryson’s A Walk in the Woods, part Barney Mann’s Journeys North, but all uniquely the Oregon Boys (Bob and Glenn’s trail name).  The Oregon Boys dealt with hypothermia, fire, quitting (and starting again), the realities of work and family, snow, injury, and more, but in the course of 11 years they finished the PCT.

The book captures the special challenge of being a section hiker. As Welch observes near the end of the book, section hiking necessitated thirty-two travel days,“ just getting to and from that trail, that encompassed more than 17,000 miles, just so I could hike 2,650 miles.” He continued, “Some 180 miles of extraneous hiking miles [were] needed to get to and from trail heads; to follow “workarounds” because of fire closures; to get off-trail water and food; and to return to points that we overshot”.

Welch, a lifelong journalist and author of a number of other books, makes the book an enjoyable read. By the end of the book you feel a special connection with Bob and Glenn and their spouses. Seven Summers touches on the changing nature of the PCT, profiles a number of hikers on the trail, captures the essence of trail culture, and the PCT experience. In addition, it is a pleasure to read a well-crafted book. And only a few times did I tire of Welch’s humor.

I appreciated the inclusion of photos, maps, special charts (“Breakdown of the 17 Section Hikes”, how he put everything in his pack, his equipment list, a best and worst list, the PCT experience by the numbers, etc.), and some delightful illustrations by Don White.

8. The Pacific Crest Trail: A Visual Compendium by Joshua M. Powell

This is another unique and very entertaining treatment of the PCT. I loved his collection of lists and notes of every possible (and some I never would have thought of) aspect of a thru-hike on the PCT. Powell shows us the various flora and fauna he discovered along the trail. Everything from pileated woodpecker to lupine. Paintbrush to rattlesnake and many, many more. He goes on to create illustrations of notable buildings found in trail towns and illustrates an alphabet from scripts seen along the trail. He describes his mental struggles, landmarks, weather, and specific trail notes. There are numerous easy to read charts and graphs and stunning graphics.  Everything from elevations of various sections to traits shared by thru-hikers and characters in Steinbeck novels.

9.Journeys North by Barney 'Scout' Mann

Scout's treatment of his PCT thru-hike experience is the most traditional of those included in my top 10 list. He has the advantage of a long and rich association with the trail . . . as a hiker (along with his wife Sandy . . . aka 'Frodo'), as a long-time devoted trail angel, as a PCT board member, as an advocate for the PCT and for the national trail system. That history gives his account additional 'heft' often missing in other accounts.

10. Thru-Hiking Will Break Your Heart by Carrot Quinn

Carrot Quinn authored one of my favorite PCT blogs/journals; one I followed religiously on her trek north. Cleverly written and insightful, I think I appreciated it even more because Carrot's take on the experience was so different from my own. Written with humor and, at times, a biting insight, I think that Carrot's writing helped me take my own PCT experience a little less nobly and self-importantly.

Other Contenders: I really like Suzanne Roberts's Almost Somewhere: 28 Days on the John Muir Trail, but did not include it because it is limited to the JMT. Roberts is a wonderful writer. I also enjoyed Gail D. Storey's I Promise Not to Suffer: A Fool for Love Hikes the Pacific Crest Trail. It is clever and fun but did not make the cut because, like Cheryl Strayed, Gail walked less than half of the PCT. I also tend to discount books written about fast-walking the trail because, while I admire the tenacity and strength for such an achievement, I am biased against those that don't savor the PCT experience.

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Heres the full everyone dies au i need everyones suggestions and ill be happily answer them!! (zoom in so you can read it!!)

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A Readers Summary of The Palestinian Resistance is Winning by Eric Mann

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1708989393848{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] The Palestinian Resistance is Winning: the Movement Must Expose and Defeat Netanyahu’s “Final Solution” to the Palestinian Question Here are the key points I am making in my article. The Israeli plan to annihilate the Palestinian people is as terrifying but it is strategic. The “final solution”—as…

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Cult Faction Podcast Ep. 96: The Cable Guy

The Cable Guy, directed by Ben Stiller and starring Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick, and Leslie Mann gets thrown under the spotlight this week! Plus the usual bitchin’ and moaning about films and tv that you love! https://cultfaction.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Episode-96.mp3  

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♫ We Gotta Get Out Of This Place ♫ (Redux)

I know, I know … I last played this one just over a year-and-a-half ago (April 2023), but somehow it seemed apropos of something or another today.  I was thinking of Veteran’s Day (USA)/Remembrance Day (UK) yesterday, realizing I hadn’t done a post on it and really should have, and trying to think of a song to honour the day.  This one popped up and … refused to leave, so … who am I to argue,…

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Meet Your New Network Engineer Eric Dewayne Manns Atlanta

Have you thought about hiring third party network expert for your business? Yes instead of just hiring your own network engineer in house it is manifold advantageous to have access to highly skilled leading network engineer for less than the cost of what it would be to hire one full-time employee. By having your own network manager you save time, money, and the headache of finding different people for performing various job duties in house. Eric Dewayne Manns Atlanta can provide the level of expertise and on-going support you need so that your computers, network, and virtual machines will be operational, secure, and supported at a realistic cost.

Meet your new network engineer Eric Dewayne Manns Georgia to firstly determine your network needs. If you are looking to install an entirely new network or seek to upgrade or scale your existing network he has you covered. For efficient installation and maintenance Eric Manns Atlanta is trusted as he will take care of network design and install all network components—cabling, routers, switches, servers and workstations. With effective network maintenance services Eric Manns will optimize the performance and life of your network and keep your network available for access.

Hiring third party network engineers working solely for your company is beneficial as they maintain your network for a flat monthly fee so you can experience maximum uptime and focus on your business. Hiring your new network engineer is much more cost-effective than an hourly service or salaried employee, especially for complex or expanding networks. You just have to hire services of Eric Manns Georgia and he will handle the entire technical side.

With wide-ranging expertise your network engineer Eric Dewayne Manns Atlanta specializes in network installation and maintenance for your organization. He is experienced and trained engineer doubling as your cloud networking architect, network security specialist, and more. Whether you need assistance with a cloud deployment or want a setup that will help you successfully detect and prevent network security threats, you can rely on Eric Manns.

Today as unauthorized intrusions into corporate networks are all too frequent occurrences, first step to safeguard your business is to partner with an experienced network engineer like Eric Manns Georgia. While you might never be able to anticipate a breach, you can actually safeguard your network and systems to protect against them with Eric Manns.

Eric Manns Atlanta Network Engineer, Business Manager, Tech-Savvy, Weightlifting Aficionado and a Family Man .5+years’ experience in desktop support, systems administration, and managing and supporting data and voice networks. He has expertise in resolving highly visible networking issues in high pressure NOC environments, involving layer 2/3 connectivity, reachability and management, and end-user hardware/software issues.

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L'épisode "Le prince de ces dames".