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Name:
MJ Morrow
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About Me:
-Lotham Roth
I recently watched the movie, Let the Right One In, a movie I highly recommend! This is a review I posted about it on Netflix:
This is high art for vampire aficionados. If you read the book, you will immediately appreciate the daunting task of translating this narrative into a movie. The story, set in a land one foot in Socialism and two feet of snow, deals with some pretty touchy subjects. Just how do you create a dark romantic masterpiece out of a tale that involves pedophilia, bullying, alcoholism, mass murder, the break down of the traditional family structure and the Cold War? I have no clue, but, fortunately, the author of this story and the film makers of this modern classic movie sure do know how.
The child lead actors, both Kare Hedebrant and Lina Leandersson, are outstanding. Their on screen relationship, while out of the ordinary, with a twelve year old dating a vampire centuries his senior, comes across as genuine and precious. They have a scarce kind of love; accepting one another, without passing judgment and without reservation. You will come to love these kids and maybe even take some pleasure out of seeing their relationship grow, while the population of the neighborhood plummets, precipitously.
About me:
A self employed, Social Democrat, with a passion for everything to do with WW 1 air combat history, tactics and simulation.
Most recently, I have tried to get back in touch with my Russian heritage, by watching ballet. I find that Natalia Osipova is my favorite ballerina, as I see Osipova as a genius of the art form. Her boyfriend, Ivan Vasiliev, is an outstanding dancer, as well and he is a pleasure to see, particularly when paired with his sweetheart.
The beautiful machine, with blue eyes, on my wallpaper, is a simulated 150 hp SPAD 7, I call Therese. =) Therese is named after a Malkavian Vampire, Therese Voermann, from Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines. I name all of my SPADs after vampire characters; being that I love vampires, as I love SPADs. =)
While Therese is a fictional plane, she was inspired by a real SPAD 7. The historical plane is SPAD VIIC1, No. S331, from Escadrille N124, flown by pilot Cpl. Stephen Bigelow, in WW 1. Yes, the historical SPAD had blue eyes, too! =) My blue eyed angel, Therese, was designed and made by a gent, named Brian; one of my ROF partners in crime.
Tips on Sim flying:
In my opinion, it is best to model your actions after the top performers, in whatever it is you seek to learn, not just flight simulation. For the immediate future, I consider Rene Fonck and Erich Hartmann as my primary role models, in air combat simulation. I did not pick them because they were the top scoring, surviving, aces of their respective wars, but rather because they avoided dogfighting, were masters of managing situational awareness and masters of surprise, ambush attacks.
To avoid the fate of the ambushed, for oneself, one must master situational awareness; that is, have optimal understanding of what is going around one, in real time and know how best to respond to such circumstances. While some of my film shorts showcase dogfighting, this is utter rubbish and in truth, I will avoid such theatrics, in 2012 and show only proper technique, for the benefit of newbies.
P.S. Please write to me, as I enjoy your comments.
Hometown:
Scarsdale New York
Country:
United States
Occupation:
Small Business Owner
Interests:
My parents, my pets, strategic management, study of air combat tactics, WW 1 flight simulation, Bolshoi Ballet, the Mikhailovsky Ballet, the SPAD VII C.1, anything vampires, anything about Toothless the dragon, awesome people, like you... and also myself, for sure! [giggle]
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mjmorrow76 commented on Over The Front: AWM Video Show
"Peter Jackson is quite an extraordinary filmmaker. It is a shame that PJ does not release a streaming version of this presentation; on his Vintage ..."
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mjmorrow76 commented on Kim Petras - Feel it Accoustic Version
"What a truly excellent performance, Kim. You are an utterly talented and devastatingly beautiful young woman. Never let hate filled people bare do..."
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mjmorrow76 commented on TCL-Team Combat League
"=CAI= Corpo Aeronautico Italiano, from the Rise of Flight community, participated in a TLC event! Salute to our Italian friends! ~S!~ MJ"
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mjmorrow76 commented on Rise of Flight Movie: One Determined DFW Pilot
"@Gogopexx Thank you, so very much. The plane is called a SPAD VII C.1. This particular simulated SPAD VII is a 180 hp (@ 1,540 R.P.M) variant; with..."
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mjmorrow76 commented on Rise of Flight: Multiplayer Application of Ambush tutorial
"@MarshmallowMasta It would be nice to see a surprise element, for the AI. I focus on multiplayer, myself, so I am an exception to the single player..."
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