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 From Flashback Cinema MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL Starting August 1 & 4 British comedy troupe Monty Python applies their off-the-wall humor to the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. With Graham Chapman (“I am Arthur, King of the Britons!”), Terry Gilliam as the Bridge-keeper (“What…is your quest?”), Eric Idle as Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir-Lancelot and John Cleese as the incredibly determined Black Knight. (“It’s just a flesh wound!”) 1975 Rated PG THE IRON GIANT - SIGNATURE EDITION Starting August 8 & 11 Animated science fiction adventure directed by Brad Bird (The Incredibles) about a giant robot who falls from outer space and Hogarth, the curious, caring boy who befriends him. (“Welcome to downtown ‘Coolsville.’ Population: Us!”) A cult classic, presented here in an extended version with scenes not included in the initial theatrical release. (“You are who you choose to be.”) 1999 Rated PG BATMAN Starting August 15 & 18 Tim ...

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Photo By: Ken Hulsey Grand Canyon Railway locomotive #4960 prepares to leave Williams, Arizona with a train bound for Cataract Lake. #4960 is a O-1 Class 2-8-2 Mikado steam locomotive that was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia in 1923 for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy (Burlington / Burlington Route). Though the locomotive now pulls passenger trains for the Grand Canyon it originally pulled freight trains across the Midwest for the CB&Q until it was retired in the late 1950s. In 1996 the Grand Canyon Railway restored the locomotive and converted it to run on recycled vegetable oil instead of machine oil. The Mikado makes daily trips to Cataract Lake north of Williams and makes bi-yearly trips to the rim of the Grand Canyon on the 4th of July and in mid September to celebrate the railroads anniversary. Check Out: Grand Canyon Railway - Williams Arizona Abandoned Louisiana: Meridian Lumber Company Locomotive #202, Longleaf Abandoned Louisiana...

  Possibly one of the most underrated scenes in movie history is the courtroom diatribe by Judge Leonard White (played by Morgan Freeman) at the end of the 1990 film Bonfire of the Vanities (which is also underrated). The speech that the judge rails into after he has just ruled in a court case based on case where the film's hero Sherman McCoy (played by Tom Hanks) has just been exonerated after being falsely accused of running over a young black drug dealer, It was actually his hussy girlfriend who ran him over. Despite all the evidence clearing McCoy, Judge White is called a racist by the angry mob in his courtroom. In anger he goes on a tirade that contains a whole lot of wisdom and truth that today's world should take to heart: In case that didn't sink in, here is the text: Racist? You dare call me racist? Well I say unto you, what does it matter the color of a man's skin if witnesses perjure themselves. If a prosecutor enlists the perjurers. When a district atto...

I was originally going to post this later this week but there has been such a overwhelmingly positive response to my article about  Crowell & Spencer Lumber Company Steam Locomotive #400 that I decided just to move on to another old locomotive on the Southern Forest Heritage Museum, in this case Meridian Lumber Company 2-6-0 Locomotive #202. Like #400, #202 was abandoned by it's original owner after it's last job in 1954. Unlike the #400 however #202 has been moved around a bit. In 1954 the Crowell Long Leaf Lumber Company opted to store the locomotive near the crossing of the old Meridian main line and Highway 497. In 1980 the locomotive was moved to a location adjacent to where #400 sits today. Over the next fifteen years the locomotive became so overrun with native foliage that it was all but invisible to anyone walking by. When #202 was rediscovered in 1993 the brush was cleared off of it and then it was relocated into the nearby former Red River & Gulf ...

 I just wanted to quickly share this very powerful and inspiring message I watched yesterday by Pastor Leanne Matthesius of Awaken Church in San Diego. She was actually preaching this message as guest speaker at Legacy Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I feel that that her core message on how the church and Christians in general should be emboldened in this time of crisis in our nation. Check this out: 1 Samual 11 Saul Rescues the City of Jabesh 11 Nahash[ a ] the Ammonite went up and besieged Jabesh Gilead. And all the men of Jabesh said to him, “Make a treaty with us, and we will be subject to you.” 2 But Nahash the Ammonite replied, “I will make a treaty with you only on the condition that I gouge out the right eye of every one of you and so bring disgrace on all Israel.” 3 The elders of Jabesh said to him, “Give us seven days so we can send messengers throughout Israel; if no one comes to rescue us, we will surrender to you.” 4 When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul...

The X-Files Comics Digest #1 December 1995 Topps Comics Grade NM $4.99 - Shop Now Photo variant cover. Story by Stefan Petrucha. Art by Charles Adlard. "Big Foot, Warm Heart": You would think that the search for Bigfoot would be right up Mulders alley. However there has never been a case to warrant making it an X-File. Until now. An FBI agent has gone missing and evidence seems to point to his being abducted by Bigfoot. Scully and Mulders investigation may be seriously hampered by millionaire Ben McCaslin, a rich man who fancies himself a big game hunter. With his resources, it just may be possible for him to capture a sasquatch. And an FBI agent? "The Visitor." 11 pages. Reprinted from Ray Bradbury Comics Special Edition (1993). From a story by Ray Bradbury. Adaptation and breakdowns by P. Craig Russell. Art by Michael Lark. A lonely settler on Mars receives a visitor. A woman who can make dreams appear real. But when other settlers find out about her, human natu...

 One of my favorite places here in Louisiana is the Plaquemine Lock State Historic Site. Every opportunity I get to enjoy this location I take full advantage of it. In a state that sadly doesn't normally take the time to preserve historic places, the fact that the town of Plaquemine and the state of Louisiana actually took the time and spent the money to keep up this amazing location is nothing short of amazing.  Unfortunately very few people actually take the time to visit and enjoy the locks and adjacent park. Every time I stop here to walk around and enjoy the scenery, unfortunately, I am alone. The two days that I took the photos featured here I was the only person in the area. That's really sad in my opinion. Here is some history: As a distributary of the Mississippi River and a route to the heartland of Louisiana through the Atchafalaya Basin, Bayou Plaquemine was used as a navigable artery centuries before the age of European exploration. From the early 1700s, Bayo...