Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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Who directed the Paul Blart series?
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He's not a con artist!tragabigzanda wrote:Burt already said he doesn’t “like a racist shitsack and con artist making any movie” so I think he’s out.lennytheweedwhacker wrote:Mel GibsonBurtReynolds wrote:still a few good directors out there for the couple who haven't picked on yet.
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Wait, is Ruddo jumping to the end now? Am I drafting two picks or just one?
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Ruddo is last now.
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Okay cool. Then I don't need to stress about two picks just yet
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And with that pick all of my top 5 favorite directors are represented on my team. I wasn't sure that could happen.
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Is that the Michael Bay movie?
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BurtReynolds wrote:Is that the Michael Bay movie?
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Ruddo texted me his next pick:
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Ruddo's really pandering for the LV vote.
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Lies. That wouldn’t be a bad choice though. Is it my turn?
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I thinks so?E.H. Ruddock wrote:Lies. That wouldn’t be a bad choice though. Is it my turn?
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Ok hold on. Just got home from dinner
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Ridley Scott - director
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Considered Scott. Nice pick.E.H. Ruddock wrote:Ridley Scott - director
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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