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Old 07-11-2005, 11:54 AM   #1
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Just thought I'd pop up a quick post to remind everyone that Steve McQueen died 25 years ago today. Coolest guy ever - not much else you can say!

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Old 07-11-2005, 11:57 AM   #2
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Agreed ...... the great escape will be shown this week some time + a few others
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Old 07-11-2005, 01:39 PM   #3
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More importantly Bullitt!
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Old 07-11-2005, 02:06 PM   #4
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Man, he was THE king of cool. His film The Getaway with Ali McGraw has some good car chase/gun stuff too, and McGraw is very easy on the eye...much better than the crap remake with Alec Baldwin & Kim Bassinger.

Don't overlook all his good films including The Sand Pebbles, Tom Horn, LeMans, The Thomas Crown Affair etc... the man could act.

My favorite quote of his "I live life by my rules, and answer to nobody..."

I think that sums him up.
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Old 07-11-2005, 03:18 PM   #5
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He was so sexy in the Thomas Crown Affair...

What? Stop rolling your eyes at me, I am a perve, pure and simple.
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Old 07-11-2005, 03:24 PM   #6
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Long Live Bullitt and steve mcqueen
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Old 07-11-2005, 04:45 PM   #7
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R.I.P. Steve.

/me bops away to Sheryl Crow.......

Like Steve McQueen, all I need is a fast machine........
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Old 07-11-2005, 05:11 PM   #8
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Old 07-11-2005, 08:28 PM   #9
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Th Great Escape is by far one of most favourite movies.

I love Steve McQueen. (not in a gay way)
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Old 07-11-2005, 09:02 PM   #10
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The Bullitt GT Mustang is a fave too.
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Old 07-11-2005, 09:51 PM   #11
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And to think he started out in cowboy stuff...and damned if I can remember the name of the series...from memory he had a sawn off winchester in a spring loaded pouch.
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Old 07-11-2005, 10:22 PM   #12
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I was watching a show the other day that went to a museum his son has set up with all his cars & bikes etc from his movies & real life in Fransisco it looked really cool. I don't normally care much for actors etc but McQueen was just cool as.
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Old 07-11-2005, 11:38 PM   #13
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And to think he started out in cowboy stuff...and damned if I can remember the name of the series...from memory he had a sawn off winchester in a spring loaded pouch.
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Old 08-11-2005, 12:00 AM   #14
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umm, wasn't the great escape on a week ago? RIP
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And who could forget Papillon? (Probably started the butterfly tattoo craze)
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Old 08-11-2005, 02:50 PM   #16
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steve cmqueen was awesome. i heard he did all his own stunt driving too
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Old 08-11-2005, 03:32 PM   #17
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Puchased "bullit" on dvd not so long ago with 5mins of unseen footage of Steve going nuts in his 67 Stang!! RIP Steve McQueen....
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Old 09-11-2005, 10:11 AM   #18
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Puchased "bullit" on dvd not so long ago with 5mins of unseen footage of Steve going nuts in his 67 Stang!! RIP Steve McQueen....
Yeah I've got Bullittt on dvd too. Great movie. Love the scene on the airport runway at the end. DVD comes with a pretty good doco on Steve too. Do yourself a favour as Molly would say.
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Old 09-11-2005, 03:00 PM   #19
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I have it under good authority that he DIDN'T COOK THAI.

Hey? Show me a Racer, Actor, Stuntdriver, all american hero, that cooks great thai.

THEN I'll be impressed.
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How times fly,Steve was a great actor.
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