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Major Softie wrote: Like your "Shirley" line, his signature is a movie allusion.

Can we have another clue, Major? Not about the SiG's Shirley line. Everybody get's that. But dwire's line has me mystified as well. I don't get out much, y'know.


Ken, mystified in Oklahoma

MS - we posted at the same time. Yes, that's it, while not actually a reference to the "REAL" film MACHETE. Instead, that was the voice-over at the end of the fake trailer for MACHETE contained on the Robert R./Quentin T. double feature GRINDHOUSE. Between the two films (PLANET TERROR and DEATH PROOF) there were a number of comical ridiculous trailers for films that were not in the making and were never intended to be. MACHETE was one of them. In the end, Robert ended up shooting the "Mexploitation Film" starring Danny Trejos and a host of big names working on scale which did just as poorly as the GRINDHOUSE double feature it was born out of.

My sig. line is from the end of the original trailer on GRINDHOUSE; it is the tag-line rap up by the voice-over talent (Corey Burton) as the trailer raps...

I knew the backwards history of the Machete film and trailer, but I didn't know that your sig line was a direct quote from the original trailer.

dwire wrote:Surely, you guys are kidding about having "no idea" yes? I sure hope so.

OK, I got it. I'm not aware of much radio lingo and I seem to remember that you're an electrical wiz. That explains my slowness. Thing is, I had the right guy in mind but I thought yours was a reference to a person's initials that the OM knew.

Chuey

Chuey wrote:

dwire wrote:Surely, you guys are kidding about having "no idea" yes? I sure hope so.

OK, I got it. I'm not aware of much radio lingo and I seem to remember that you're an electrical wiz. That explains my slowness. Thing is, I had the right guy in mind but I thought yours was a reference to a person's initials that the OM knew.

Chuey

Whiz? Certainly not! I know a small amount about a great deal of things - and I'd think the old adage "Jack of all trades, master of none" would be most appropriate, but I have in the last several years taken up amateur radio. You were correct as for my original comment to the OP, I was recommending the OP simply follow D. A.'s advice within the thread.

As for the MACHETE signature quote, I'd not expect anyone really to know what that is about either. I have a lot of respect for Robert and his entire team in Austin, much like I am a fan of a good deal of the stop-motion geniuses that produce much of the content for Turner Owned night time programming on Cartoon Network, (dubbed [adult swim]) produced via Williams Street, Soup 2 Nuts and a handful of other small production units in and around Atlanta and CA.

Any of these things easily would NOT appeal to the masses, as they never truly were intended to, but it is always refreshing to see people "hanging it out there" with creativity and original content; which after this many years of content saturation, it often means it MUST end up controversial. Big Kudos to Robert R. and TROUBLEMAKER STUDIOS, as they know how to produce films for any and all demographics, on time and at garage sale prices (compared to Hollywood) with Hollywood quality and box office receipts to match. Few can claim credit for films as diverse as the SPY KIDS children/family oriented franchise, through something as ant-child oriented (and for many, not even adult appealing) films like MACHETE or, the GRINDHOUSE double feature. Main stream box office hits like BLACK DAHLIA, DESPERADO, etc. etc.

In this age of cookie cutter, disposable "everything" included content like music and film, I hold these stand-outs in pretty high regard. OK, how did my 30 second pitch go? Any Williams Street or TROUBLEMAKER STUDIOS/TROUBLEMAKER SOUND employees looking for any new warm bodies? - I could use it about now, considering anything I am actually very or overqualified for (at least long-term career experience) those fields will never have any further US demand. I'd have to relocate to China considering very little of our manufacturing base exists today in America.

I'm looking at perhaps relocation to Austin TX, so anyone can feel free to get me aligned for work there... LOL

Incidentally, I am not directly affiliated with any of these people or their firms - I'm not selling anything here, save perhaps myself.