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Azat jan - the guy gets to say he's married.... isn't that enough? No, Only kidding - any relationship should be mutually beneficial. It depends on the couple where the 'gives & takes' are drawn... If there's no benefit for the guy, than he obviously should not be making the sacrifices it takes to nurture a solid relationship (err....likewise for the woman)

You guys are putting a 'media spin' on this... No one gets 'down on his knees' to propose marriage!!!?? Do they? Y'all make it sound like begging! The correct expression is to 'get down on ONE knee'. It is NOT begging whatsoever - it is a chivalric gesture of honour & respect. After all, you want to make her feel like a princess, right?

Lucas was an innovator - his early productions spawned the growth of an entire (multi-billion dollar) industry. Your subjective evaluation of 'he sucks' seems quite unimportant when considering the sum of Lucas's contributions (and his enormous impact) upon modern day film-making. Influence, yes, but he's also garnered a good share of critical acclaim...

Anyone have a link? The name of the publisher? Anything more specific?

Yes, it's probably a good idea that personal information, and full names of some members remain out of the public domain. I'm sure you'd agree...

It seems that there's a bit of a controversy now. Please see some of the following links for some clarifications: Pictures at Flikr Article in Salon Great article Azat - LA times, you say?

I don't know - I kind of liked the whole series... and you can't deny Leone's influence on American cinema...

This is something I saw on another board... Look at these images, it seems that Black people 'loot' First black person Second black person While the Whites people 'find' White people No media biases here...

Where's Hartford? Kidding - I've never been to hartford. I didn't even know there were Armenians there.....

Stress, maybe? It's not good for you - try to get relax, get a nice massage... maybe try Armat's remedies... Let's hope it doesn't continue much longer. Whenever I have bouts of insomnia, the more I think about not-sleeping, the more difficult it gets to sleep. The more I don't sleep - the more stressed I get about not sleeping... it's vicious. I would guess that relaxation and exercise usually help me.... but the scotch/bourbon probably works too

Doh! Nevermind - I just re-read the title of the thread.

Wow - a few of my favourites on there - one being Touch of Evil. They released a remastered version in the repertory theaters afew years back. It was amazing seeing it again in an actually theather - and not just on my dinky TV. You missed High Noon - one of my favourite westerns... otherwise BTW is this list exclusively pre-1970's? There were plenty of great flicks in the 70's as well...

They played last night here in Montreal - it seems the rocked the house at the Bell centre. I didn't go, but I have a few friends that went.... they haven't been heard from yet today, so I'm positive it was a good show. Nice to see an Armenian band selling out... Edit: I meant "selling out", as in sold-out shows... not the other meaning

Sasun! Lighten up!! While I agree that it's pretty low-brow anyone who takes public office waives all their rights in terms of jokes to their looks, speech, character, and/or any other quality that the joke-making public can easily pick on... Mind you - it's commendable that you're taking the 'high-road' - I respect & recognize that... but as for me, I couldn't help but giggle when I saw the picture.

Man U - I guess it would have been '99?

wow!

I have the DVD - I also saw it in the threaters a few times, always taking a few non-armenians with me. While it's not the definitive film on the AG many Armenians were expecting, there movies exposes viewers to the pain, sorrow and confusion (even concerning armenians' perspectives) of the Genocide issue. Enough so, that it can serve as a good primer for non-armenians and for those who haven't even much of clue as to who Armenians are... Best of all, it's wrapped up in an artistic package that doesn't come across as overly preachy/nationalistic etc.

Although I do agree with Arvetaked that we, as Armenians, need to expand/expose our art and culture-related industries - and we probably should try to increase promotion of Armenian art/film/music that is not genocide inspired, I will disagree that we should entirely change our focus with respect to film. Film & video are very powerful communications tools, and an important part of the arsenal that's required for us to attain world wide genocide recognition. We have everything to gain from increased exposure (frequency and reach) and if more people (otar) come into contact with our stories and our history, the better our chances for success. Naturally the films must be well-produced and the stories compelling and authentic. Anahid jan, please don't be too quick to judge Arvestaked's viewpoint. The world should know that Armenians are more than just genocide. I think there's a good balance that we can attain in this regard.

I LOVE this building. Thanks for reminding us Azat. Good thread.....

Although, I still the liked the Auger Episode

Ha! As if he needs more fibre?! This guy is a four-legged, walking poop factory. I can't wait to see what comes out tomorrow. So to cap off my great day: the firemen just left my place. It stinks in here. Our neighbour downstairs had lit some incence in her plants - the ashes were smoldering, and soon enough the roots of her plants were slowly burning. The horrible smell of smoke filled up our living room over the course of a few hours - so after no response from the folks downstairs I called the fire dept...... anyways, no harm done, just a stinky living room and pissed off neighbours!

COUCHICIDE!!!! So I came home today to find that my pooch has eaten my couch. Yes, he ATE it (well, not ALL of it, just the fluffy cotton batting inside)

pointless post.

130-plus decibels??? Jeeeez! I don't think that little Niva could handle all that - besides, what will the neighbours think?