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Sunday, August 03, 2014

NFTRW Weekly Top Five

Here are the top five comment generating posts of the past week...

I’m Breaking Up

TCG Circle: It’s a strange dream where I’m sitting in a playpen eating red meat with my partner and we are breaking up. I’m the one saying “It’s not you, it’s me.” I’m really attracted to this guy and I keep wondering what I am doing and whether we should have sex one more time. Then, in reality, I wake up to my 1.5 year old crying. We sit in the rocking chair in the dead of night. Who was this guy in the dream? I think about it, staring out the window at all the lights of Seattle spread out before me. I’m breaking up with the theater.


The First “Into The Woods” Trailer Has Arrived

www.thefrisky.com: The first trailer for “Into The Woods” is here, and it gives us pretty much nothing to work with. There’s no singing, which is a little odd considering that this movie is supposed to be a musical. There’s also no Johnny Depp, and about three seconds worth of words. Not impressed so far. I’m already disappointed enough that this movie has been Disneyfied — in its onstage life, “Into The Woods” was always meant to be a fairytale for adults with some not-so-pleasant themes.


Equal vs Fair

Dimmer Beach: Everyone is not equal, but everyone should be treated fairly.
I know this concept might hurt some feelings, but its true and everyone needs to accept it. The roadie on his first tour is not equal to the crew chief that is a ten-year road dog.
“Gee, Mark, that’s common sense.”
You would think it would be, but based on some of the reactions of newer guys on the road, it might not be.


ETC Purchases Daktronics’ Vortek Rigging Division

Stage Directions: ETC and Daktronics have announced that ETC has acquired the Vortek rigging division of Daktronics. All Vortek rigging products will be integrated into ETC's rigging portfolio, and operations will be consolidated with ETC's primary manufacturing locations in Wisconsin by the year's end, the companies noted.


The Business Behind Fake Hollywood Money

gizmodo.com: In late 2000, the producers and crew for action flick Rush Hour 2 gathered at the now-defunct Desert Inn in Las Vegas and prepared to blow up a casino. The scene, which pitted policemen and Secret Service agents against a counterfeiter attempting to launder $100 million in superdollars, was to culminate with hundreds of thousands of fake bills floating through the air.


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