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mcqueen was pretty cool, but could he do this?
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Why not his big hit..."Thunder Road"?
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05-13-2010, 10:41 PM
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McQueen was cool. So cool he probably wouldn't do that.
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05-13-2010, 10:57 PM
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"Now, to put a water-cooled engine in the rear and to have a radiator in the front, that's not very intelligent." -Ferry Porsche (PANO, Oct. '73) (I, Paul D. have loved this quote since 1973. It will remain as long as I post here.) |
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Steering wheel's on the wrong side.
 Hey, look at that reflection in the rear fender... it's an early 'Vette.
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Mitchum really hated McQueen for some reason. He was a seasoned vet when Steve came along as a journeyman actor, the next big thing, etc... It's funny 'cause you never, (or rarely), see big-name actors bad-mouthing each other nowadays.
One of his typical comments was, "That kid sure doesn't bring much brains to the party..."  FWIW, I could not disagree more. Steve McQueen was a mininalist, and an existentialist but what he did and the way he did it simply cannot be matched. A lot of actors wish it could. He was more like a jazz musician or a painter than he was like most actors. Mitchum was good at what he did but he could not touch McQueen, IMO. Can you tell that I'm a fan?
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05-13-2010, 11:08 PM
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Bonus points if you know where that pic was taken, Paul.
It's on a studio backlot. Which one?
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 Lots of great photos of McQueen here: STEVE McQUEEN | HOLLYWOOD’S ANTI-HERO & TRUE SON OF LIBERTY « The Selvedge Yard
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If Chuck Norris and Steve McQueen are in the same room, you can't see Chuck Norris, since McQeen's coolness eclipses everything in the room.
That is all. -Z
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05-14-2010, 06:59 AM
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Sure.
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For some reason, the current crop (like Sean Penn and the like) just do not even come close...
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Chuck Norris can kick McQueen's butt
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Oh sure steve is cool...
But did he ever bag a green chick?  
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just drove through mcqueen's place of birth this morning.
also, another "cool" dude is from indiana as well......(and i'm not talking michael jackson)......it's james dean.
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