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Paul Bacon

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  1. Early on in Trump's presidency, I heard Bill Maher remark, "Trump approaches words with more than two syllables the way a bear approaches a beehive."
  2. If you don't know why "Biden" will not negotiate, you haven't been paying attention. The Ukrainians don't want to negotiate--they want their land back! What's Biden supposed to do, force a negotiation?!
  3. Yes you do! And I hope you'll serve them up soon.
  4. It's a mystery, wrapped in a riddle, inside an enigma :>)
  5. I do too DJ. Thanks for your thought process. And I second Ron: "minds blown..."!!
  6. I've been aware of Greg Burnham and Rich Dellarosa's stories for quite a few years. I unconditionally believed them from the start! Your post provided many more details than I was aware of, so I'm very grateful for your taking the time to post. It is astonishing to think about. But, again, I knew about it (and believed it). My question, though, is where did the two (different) versions (of the extant Z film) Chris used in his gif come from? I didn't realize there was more than one version of the extant film available. All I knew was that there were just crappy versions as well as better versions of the same film.
  7. David, I do understand what you just laid out. I believe that Dino saw the original film, but Chris doesn't have a copy, I think I can safely say. As you said, a half a dozen only have seen that version over the years. What am I missing? Is Chris saying that there are multiple Z films floating around whose frame compositions are different depending on which version you're seeing? Where did the black and white version come from? And where did the color version come from? Does frame 306 show the white patch in the black and white version, but not the color version. I have Costella's frames--no white patch in 306. God help me! :>)
  8. Thanks for the link Paul. I know a big part of my difficulty is that I don't have the background knowledge base.
  9. Apparently the masterpiece has some flaws... :>) Thanks Chris. I shall continue to follow along.
  10. Thanks for taking the time, guys. I'm very grateful. My eyes are opened much wider than they were about 8 hours ago...
  11. Unfortunately, for me, Chris's gif's often leave me even more confused. I remember the "bobble head" gifs, but was never sure I was getting the full implications or even any conclusion reached. I think I get it--indication of two different films, or cameras, or "step" processing mistakes? The gif Chris posted just earlier--I can make a guess as to his point, but why not just spell it out? I'm guessing he was pointing to the fact that, in spite of the two widely separated frames, body positions in the frames had not changed. If this is true, that would be indicative of a matte process used in Z alteration, would it not? Your post David was helpful. It confirms that I have been getting the general gist of what Chris has done.
  12. Since Stone's "JFK" came into the movie theatres, the piece of evidence in which I have been most interested in, all in all, is the Zapruder film. I have been, and continue to be, most impressed and fascinated by Doug Horne's work on the subject. I am a true believer. I have read and tried to understand every word of Chris Davidson's work in the "Unvailing" thread, and have even used, in my head, some of David J's responses to help me understand what Chris D's work is demonstrating. I wholeheartedly share Chris Bristow's frustration with trying to understand what Chris D. is getting at, at each turn in the developement of Chris D's analasis. If I knew the point Chris D. was making at each "turn" of his observation I would have been far more informed than I am. But, as Chris B. said, I was left guessing. And I'm going to guess that most of the people in this forum feel the same way. Chris Davidson has been doing some fantastic work--my instinct tells me that. But I sincerely wish I could follow along with all his observations. If I knew the point behind each of his observations, I believe I could. I'm begging you Chris, please be less obtuse... :>)
  13. I, too, agree with your assesment. It's quite clear Cheney and Rumsfeld were in charge. He had no idea what they were doing during his administration--although I imagine, now, he has his suspisions. Remember too, that Cheney and Rumsfeld were part of the Ford administration. I can only imagine the inside information they were privy to and the ideas that generated.
  14. Any pressurized tank will blow when it gets hot enough. These days, freon is used as a refrigerant because it's much safer. Before that it was propane. Propane is flammable, and would create a powerful explosion. Ever see a video of a house full of leaked propane exploding? The massive explosion blows the house to bits. But house fires that consume refrigerators and AC compressors full of freon are controllable. Firefighters are not worried about them. Beams connected to columns are not welded. They are bolted--a mechanical connection is much stronger than a weld. Thermetic material wrapped around those joints would completely sever the connection. But beyond all this, there are dozens of reasons to believe the buildings where brought down, not by planes hitting the upper stories, but by controlled demolition.
  15. Am I understanding correctly that the World Trade Centers were brought down by exploding refrigerators?! I'm stunned! This is surely a major breakthrough. A minor, possibly unrelated, point though: freon is not flammable. Just sayin'...
  16. I've barely got a grasp on this, but I'm fascinated. Could this explain why there was so little movement in "manequin row" during the passage of the limo in the extant film?! ...because what we see (the crowd) was actually filmed before the limo entered Elm St.?
  17. Minor point here, but maybe the Oak Cliff office was closed on Sunday.
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