rave, the memory of that last made me CMNAO (cough in lieu of laugh)! "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: ravena...@yahoo.com Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 23:02:01 +0000 Subject: [scifinoir2] Sammo Hung (was:Re: Steven Seagal: Lawman) William Conrad was indeed light on his feet (in a Jackie Gleason kind of way) but it was waaaay funny to see his jowly, big butt chase down some lean, sleek perpetrator of the African-American persuasion (equally funny to see Barnaby Jones' old ass do the same). ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter <truthseeker...@...> wrote: > > > rave, if I can throw everyone into the Way-Way-Waaaaaaaaaayback Machine, I > offer William "Cannon" Conrad. Back in his day, he was surprisingly balletic > for his girth. > > "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody > hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > From: ravena...@... > Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 17:41:18 +0000 > Subject: [scifinoir2] Sammo Hung (was:Re: Steven Seagal: Lawman) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Anybody remember his television show "Martial Law"? It was fascinating > watching such a big man move with such cat-like grace. I have definitely > been sleeping on Sammo. Who knew he had 148 credits to his name? > > > > ~rave! > > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Mr. Worf" <HelloMahogany@> wrote: > > > > > > Sammo Hung. Dude was heavyset his entire life, but he had skills. He was a > > > trained acrobat and in dozens of films. > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammo_Hung > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 1:08 PM, Keith Johnson <KeithBJohnson@>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I hear that. I always find it fascinating to see martial arts masters who > > > > are decidedly out of shape on the service. Of course, the skills are still > > > > there, but as you intimate, how long could someone like Seagal last in a > > > > fight before tiring? Guess he'd have to be quick and lethal as hell. > > > > Remember that really heavyset kung fu guy who had his own series in teh > > > > States for a minute? Samuel or Sammo someone? The show was "Martial Law", > > > I > > > > believe. he was incredible: fast, nimble, agile, skilled. It was amazing > > > > watching that bulk move like that. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Martin Baxter" <truthseeker013@> > > > > To: "SciFiNoir2" <scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com> > > > > Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2009 3:52:37 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > > > > Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Steven Seagal: Lawman > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Don't doubt that for a second. His early stuff proved to me that he had > > > the > > > > skills to pay the bills. Just have to wonder how effective he can still > > > be, > > > > now that middle age has caught up with him. > > > > > > > > "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in > > > > bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant > > > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > > > From: KeithBJohnson@ > > > > Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 00:42:34 +0000 > > > > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Steven Seagal: Lawman > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > yeah, Seagal actually trained in Japan to a real master, when he was > > > > younger. As far as that goes, he's the real deal. > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Martin Baxter" <truthseeker013@> > > > > To: "SciFiNoir2" <scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2009 4:00:30 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > > > > Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Steven Seagal: Lawman > > > > > > > > > > > > Keith, I didn't know that. Surprising how little I know about the man, > > > > considering how big a star he is. (Pun not intended in the least.) That > > > > would make it fun, as I'm a jeet kune tao practitioner. > > > > > > > > "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in > > > > bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant > > > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > > > From: KeithBJohnson@ > > > > Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 20:56:40 +0000 > > > > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Steven Seagal: Lawman > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > although, as a true master of akijutsu (not the watered down akido), he'd > > > > be formidable even with his current girth > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Martin Baxter" <truthseeker013@> > > > > To: "SciFiNoir2" <scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2009 3:28:15 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > > > > Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Steven Seagal: Lawman > > > > > > > > > > > > Puh-LEEZE, Mr Worf. He's as wide as he is tall, from the snippets I've > > > > seen. If I were of a criminal nature, and I ran across him, he'd end up > > > > vertical. (They'd probably catch me anyway, because I'd be LMNAATWO.) > > > > > > > > "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in > > > > bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant > > > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > > > From: HelloMahogany@ > > > > Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 11:29:00 -0800 > > > > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Steven Seagal: Lawman > > > > > > > > > > > > I found out that he is in a little town in Georgia so you guys better > > > > watch out down there! :) > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 6:53 AM, Kelwyn <ravenadal@> wrote: > > > > > > > > I saw the commercial for this and my visceral reaction was "really?" > > > > > > > > ~(no)rave! > > > > > > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Mr. Worf" <HelloMahogany@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Starts tomorrow 10pm. 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