#there's outtakes from this bc i found a lot of quotes i liked

[youssefguedira]

we're not meant to be alone

The Void (Brennan Lee Mulligan), Fantasy High S1 E17 / The Old Guard (2020), screenplay by Greg Rucka / The Old Guard (2020) dir. Gina Prince-Bythewood / Book of Delights: Essays by Ross Gay (2019) / The Best Care Possible: A Physician's Quest to Transform Care Through the End of Life by Ira Byock / Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities by Rebecca Solnit

#the old guard #so i did one of these! because i was writing angels earlier and had some feelings #this was originally supposed to have the angels in my time panel but. tumblr image limit #but yeah angels in my time thesis #anyway this is my favourite theme in tog i think. its like. imo tog has this lovely undercurrent of hope to it #it's an action movie and it's heavy in places but also the ending to me is saying it does matter helping people does matter #celeste's scene is one of the most important in the movie because of the turning point it is for andy #at her lowest moment a stranger in a pharmacy helps her without question. later nile says she knows the good andy's done #i also loved the emphasis on the sea of people in the script + celeste's slightly extended speech #there's outtakes from this bc i found a lot of quotes i liked #but i couldn't not include healed femur #anyway. going to sleep now i think #do i tag people in these? who knows

[humanoid-lovers]

Great book for anyone interested in comedy or Rodney Dangerfield After recently completing one of the George Burns' autobiographies, I was happy to try another story of a comedian.  Although Rodney Dangerfield is a very different character, I found his story to be great also. In a very raw, personal exposé, Dangerfield chronicles his life from growing up in a rather dysfunctional, poor family, to the difficulties of marriage and work, and to the ultimate success as a comedian. He stuck to his dream, which is very inspirational, although he really did suffer a great deal. Sadly, he turned to alcohol and drugs, like many of the people he met along the way, in order to cushion the pain. Luckily, though, he was able to deal with those habits/addictions and still succeed. Apart from his great storytelling skill, his use of short joke outtakes throughout the book makes it very difficult to stop reading. When I would read the book every morning, my wife would say, "we have to go to work now," but I would be very reticent to put down the book. Happily, my wife did give me some respect and we would always leave to work a few minutes later. Go to Amazon

laughter from a dark place This is unquestionably a funny autobiography. Even the one-liner page breaks made me laugh out loud. But this is more than a joke book. Despite the effort to keep things breezy and entertaining, the looming darkness of persistent suffering becomes palpable. Often this is made all the more poignant by what is left unsaid. Like how his distant mother is discussed at length but never mentioned by name. Or how he jokes about keeping psychiatrists on the payroll. When contemplating his own mortality eerily close to when he actually died, he quotes his wife on how comedy is a tonic for a tortured soul. Go to Amazon

Loved this book. It's a real collector's item. Touches your heart while it makes you laugh. This book is the autobiography (or memoir) of Rodney Dangerfield, born Jack Roy, of Hungarian descent, in New York on November 21, 1921. It is the remarkable story of a man who made something memorable of his life after surviving a rather painful childhood, the product of a father "who was never there" and a mother who was cold and unsupportive. This did not stop the future comedic great from discovering his wonderful talent to make people laugh as he began working in comedy as young as 18 years of age. As Roseanne Barr would write in the Afterward of this book: "Getting people to laugh at all to keep from crying has been a humorist's well-worn path for decades, but one guy did it better than anybody." To her and to many Rodney Dangerfield "was the greatest stand-up comic, joke writer and master of timing who ever lived." Go to Amazon

I couldn't put the book down! Some estimates are that 110 Billion people have existed since 50,000 BC. And here we have the one Rodney Dangerfield, who may be the most funny person of the billions of people who ever lived. The book isn't all funny though. All the roughness Rodney went through as a child and a young adult are there. HIs father left when he was young (though they reconnected when Rodney was older) and he could understand. It was tough for him to live with his mother, so he forgave his father for bailing out. He quit his first attempt at comedy to sell paint and siding to support his family. But he never stopped writing jokes, and there are lots of them in the book - it ain't all about sadness and no respect! I could barely put it down and I finished it in 2 days. I believe Rodney passed away shortly after this book. I'm so glad he got a chance to write it. Go to Amazon

Could Never Enjoy His LIfe Sorry Rodney, these are filled with recycled jokes and...well...transparently brutal stories of child abuse hidden in jokes. I love Rodney's standup but this book reminds you why broken people will never take anything in life seriously. Apparently, the truth is...he really was a guy who never thought people respected him. He is a comic genius. Go to Amazon

Loved it! I have always been a fan of Rodney Dangerfield and this book didn't disappoint. He is very candid and funny. If you are a fan don't miss this book. Go to Amazon

Buy it for the laughs I loved it. Sad story of his life, abused as a child, with abandonment issues. Went on to create a persona late in life. He helped NUMEROUS other comedians... male and females. Jay Leno, Jim Kerry, Roxanne Barr and many others you know were helped by Rodney. Many jokes were highlighted apart in this book. Very entertaining. You will be missed, Rodney. Thanks for the laughs. This life is hard enough. I use a lot of his jokes at my job. It makes the time fly! Go to Amazon

Legendary comic's great autobio Rodney ! this book is a fine Five Stars Rodney rules... Five Stars What a croud! Five Stars Five Stars Five Stars

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