Guest stormybman Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 ... To my personal favorite Kung Fu film star, Bruce Lee. It's over thirty years now since he's been gone and love him or hate him, his impact on the film industry is as hard hitting as ever. I came to know of him by way of Big Boss, then known here as Fists of Fury, and Fist of Fury, then known as The Chinese Connection. I remember my dad taking me to the drive-in one summer night, back in '73, and minutes into the film, right as Lee was entering the Japanese dojo, it began to rain. We had to leave because of the downpour, which was nothing compared to my tears, for I was leaving just as Chen was kicking a$$! and taking names! We did receive a rain-check, and saw the film at a later time, however, I'll never forget driving away and looking through the rain splattered, rear window of dad's Chevy Impala watching Bruce for the first time. Big Boss had already played and I distinctly remember; The killer stare, the 20 ft leaps in the air, and the blood from the knife fights. The Big Boss' chain-watch hanging in his pocket, him slowly, removing his spectacles before the big showdown, the freed birds from the cage, the long pauses in the action (a Lee signature), Malaline's breasts... this was good stuff! I also thought it was cool the way Bruce was munching on his chips, took a pause to kick his adversaries in the groin, and resume munching as if it was no problem. He seemed to be the first whom I can recall to get a reaction out of a male audience; " ... right on, brother! Whup that m@#$@#'s a#$!" , they'd say. It's those nastalgic times that make me want to relive those days again, knowing the feelings it gave me and my brothers, making us take MA lessons, getting our a@#$# whupped, play fighting Karate as if we're living out scenes from the films... :rolleyes Yep, those were the days, man. Yeah, he was the best. "Whenever you're ready, I'll take on any Japanese here." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chinatown Kid Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Thanks for sharing your thoughts stormy, Bruce has had an impact on countless lives and his legacy will never be forgotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WalkOn Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Oh yeah! I can relate big time. Thanks for being open and sharing, cool stuff. Those were great times. Reminiscing about Bruce never gets old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kingofkungfu2002 Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 I guess this would be a good time to post some Bruce Lee avatars I made. Feel free to use any guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Le Peril Jaune Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 I guess this would be a good time to post some Bruce Lee avatars I made. It's actually Yuen Wah in the fourth one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kingofkungfu2002 Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 I know but it's from a Bruce Lee movie....picky, picky, picky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest morgoth Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Can someone tell me how to do an avatar please. Do you put in under the "my photo" part? It won't let me copy and paste the picture into there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kingofkungfu2002 Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Hey morgoth, you just copy and paste the URL of the image into the 'my photo' part (and untick the box that says 'private') Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest morgoth Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Thanks. Can I get a URL for the black and white Bruce Lee avatar? I tried copying it, but when I go to paste nothing shows up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kingofkungfu2002 Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 just copy and paste this into your photo http://img379.imageshack.us/img379/7113/bruce1cx9.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest morgoth Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest THESHAWMAN Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 nice avatars!...i'd like the url for bottom one please,as copy and paste wont work!..cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kingofkungfu2002 Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 No probs, here's the url: http://img472.imageshack.us/img472/5015/bruce8ze3.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest THESHAWMAN Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 thanks:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stormybman Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Doe anyone want to add a personal tribute outside of avitars? :rolleyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stormybman Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 SHAWMAN: copycat :lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest THESHAWMAN Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 stormybman, copycat.?..eh.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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