hoop dreams

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 28 Feb 2006, 01:32

Prepare to have your heart warmed :

"When the autistic team manager of a high school basketball team got his chance in the spotlight, he shattered everyone's expectations by scoring 20 points in four minutes."

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... q=autistic

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 28 Feb 2006, 01:40

A wonderful story. They can only spoil it now by making it into a Hollywood movie.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 28 Feb 2006, 01:52

Bob Jefferson wrote:A wonderful story. They can only spoil it now by making it into a Hollywood movie.

I really like "Field Of Dreams".

Jackson Priest · Post by **Jackson Priest** » 28 Feb 2006, 11:17

Dadaist wrote:I really like "Field Of Dreams".

Costner is a genius. Note that his magnum opus, The Postman, is on Channel 5 on friday night. Unmissable.

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 28 Feb 2006, 11:46

Jackson Priest wrote:
Dadaist wrote:I really like "Field Of Dreams".
Costner is a genius.

Agreed.

Jackson Priest wrote: Note that his magnum opus, The Postman, is on Channel 5 on friday night. Unmissable.

Surely you've forgotten Sizzle Beach USA?

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 28 Feb 2006, 19:50

Lovely story...my memory was telling me that "Field of Dreams" starred Robert Redford...did he do something similiar?

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 28 Feb 2006, 20:16

foxy wrote:Lovely story...my memory was telling me that "Field of Dreams" starred Robert Redford...did he do something similiar?

the natural ??????

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 28 Feb 2006, 22:33

Jackson Priest wrote:
Dadaist wrote:I really like "Field Of Dreams".
Costner is a genius. Note that his magnum opus, The Postman, is on Channel 5 on friday night. Unmissable.

" Dances with Wolves" is my favourite!!!

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 28 Feb 2006, 23:01

Arachnid wrote:
Jackson Priest wrote:
Dadaist wrote:I really like "Field Of Dreams".
Costner is a genius. Note that his magnum opus, The Postman, is on Channel 5 on friday night. Unmissable.
" Dances with Wolves" is my favourite!!!

His talent knows no bounds it would appear.

rock on kev!!

Jackson Priest · Post by **Jackson Priest** » 01 Mar 2006, 00:31

ecm wrote:
Arachnid wrote:
Jackson Priest wrote: Costner is a genius. Note that his magnum opus, The Postman, is on Channel 5 on friday night. Unmissable.
" Dances with Wolves" is my favourite!!!

His talent knows no bounds it would appear.

rock on kev!!

Can't wait to hear his musical output.

And let's not forget his performance in Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves. People say that Rickman stole that film, but Costner's characterisation was a masterclass in subtlety and understatement.

Also, it goes without saying that commissioning Bryan Adams for the theme tune demonstrates that despite his great fame and superiority to lesser mortals such as ourselves, he has not lost the common touch. The charts don't lie.

(edit: used the word genius too much)

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 01 Mar 2006, 01:25

Look, everyone is allowed a guilty pleasure. I have been very open and honest with the forum in terms of my admissions of budgie hatred and the fact that I am shamelessly sentimental about "Field Of Dreams". Please be gentle with me.

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 01 Mar 2006, 21:40

ecm wrote:
foxy wrote:Lovely story...my memory was telling me that "Field of Dreams" starred Robert Redford...did he do something similiar?

the natural ??????

Thanks ecm...you're probably spot on...both from roughly the same time (decade anyway)