The Right Stuff (Remake)

[Mister Fork]

Hello Gentlemen!

Yes, I still have the Jeep... 12 years old now. And, a pickup and the wife's Kia (I don't care for that car).

Lot's of changes since I quit AH. Lost my wife to cancer several years ago. Remarried this past November. Retired in February, moved south. Live near Patrick AFB on Florida's Space Coast. Enjoying retirement. Consulting for an Aerospace company, just a few hours monthly. Traveling often. Headed to Tennessee's Smokey Mountains for a several days. Some cooler fall weather.

How are all of you guys doing? Hopefully life has been tolerable.

Sorry to hear about the loss of your wife. F*ck cancer.

Glad to hear you're doing well and have remarried.

[Hajo]

Hello Gentlemen!

Yes, I still have the Jeep... 12 years old now. And, a pickup and the wife's Kia (I don't care for that car).

Lot's of changes since I quit AH. Lost my wife to cancer several years ago. Remarried this past November. Retired in February, moved south. Live near Patrick AFB on Florida's Space Coast. Enjoying retirement. Consulting for an Aerospace company, just a few hours monthly. Traveling often. Headed to Tennessee's Smokey Mountains for a several days. Some cooler fall weather.

How are all of you guys doing? Hopefully life has been tolerable.

I am very sorry to hear about your wife but I'm equally happy that your life is working out well since.  Good luck Widewing and I'm glad to hear you're still keeping busy.

[Oldman731]

Yes, I still have the Jeep... 12 years old now. And, a pickup and the wife's Kia (I don't care for that car).

...but...but...what about the Miata??

Mine just turned 97,000 miles.  I love that car.

You've had some tough times, glad it worked out in the end.  Get back in here.

- oldman

[SNO]

WideWing,
Sorry For the loss of your wife, good to hear you are doing well despite that fact.   

[Shifty]

I truly dislike most so-called "remakes". There are a few exceptions, such as True Grit. Remakes demonstrate the lack of originality in the film industry. Trying to cash in on a proven story. CGI reduces production costs substantially, and makes it easier to turn a profit. If you saw the recent Midway film, it was little more than a cartoon. Now, the original Midway was no prize either. It tried to ride the coat tails of Tora,Tora,Tora. To the extent that a lot of that film's footage was regurgitated. Its story and script were awful, and, unlike Tora,Tora,Tora, it took considerable license with history. As for me, the original Right Stuff omitted a great deal of the other research work and personalities of immediate post war aerospace development. It was Wolfe's fanboy tribute to Yeager and Glenn, essentially. Still, it was a good story with excellent script and terrific cast. Any attempt to improve on it will fall short, in my opinion.

Well said widewing.

[Frodo]

Shifty and Widewing, good to see both of you.