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1998, as a 14yr Old at my Uncles BBQ

posted 8 years ago by kmags84
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Anytime I watch this film, I'm immediately brought back to my Uncles Annual July 4th BBQ, during the summer of 1998. I was always a bit of a loner, even though I had 3 Older Bros. I was just a bit younger than everyone so I went to my favorite area... The Family Room. My Uncle was well off(In comparison to my family), his wife worked for Panasonic, therefore they had state of the art TVs, a Great Sound System etc... It was just where I always found myself. The BBQ was just background noise because I was glued to the screen... Boogie Nights had taken over my life.

I was brought up with Cinema. Kubrick, Scorsese, Spielberg and FFC. I was very fortunate. My folks never cared. They encouraged me... And I was blown away by this guy whom I had no clue as to whom PTA was. 2hrs and 35min... I'm in awe. Each and every time I watch this, it's like I'm 14 all over again. It's just one of those films ingrained into my memory. I'll never forget it.

I know we all have these stories, each important to our development to the love of Cinema. And I have my Uncle to thank. Cool enough to let his 14yr Old Nephew dominate the Family Room and watch THIS. Lol. The greatest BBQ of my life. Paul Thomas Anderson has since become my favorite filmmaker... 1998... July 4th... My life changed forever

[–] PenSeven 8 years ago

That's a great story! It must have been fantastic having such a cool uncle! Only just watched this for the first time today, I think this would have blown my mind as a 14 year old!

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[–] jexline 8 years ago

I was 14 when I first saw this movie too (the edited for TV version on FX) and it remains my favorite movie to this day. I have gathered I've probably seen it thousands of times at this point and it still never gets old to me.

[–] Washingtonnative (2613) 8 years ago

It could never get old, despite that it will be 20 years old this year.

[–] Mydarkstar (108) 7 years ago

That is a great story. However, I thought you were going to tell us how much your uncle's BBQ was like the one in the movie haha

[–] Washingtonnative (2613) 6 years ago

Well, the BBQ isn't really the point of the story.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

We'll dress him up warmly and
We'll send him to school
It'll teach him how to fight
To be nobody's fool
Oh, oh what a lonely boy
Oh what a lonely boy
Oh what a lonely boy