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show had some DARK moments.
Miami Vice
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OGBobbyJohnson
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What I love most from the scene, is the phone call, and the lighting, as he does it, against the Miami backdrop
Was never on my way to a gunfight, but I connect a lot to those kind of calls, and emotions, like if you had one call to make, who would it be? Could you hold it together for that call? Would they answer? (in 2023, you may get a text 28 minutes later----"Sorry! wyd" lol
"how much time we got"
"what we had was real...right", and she knows something is wrong, but doesn't say it.
when you are getting closer to the edge, out of the norms of everyday experience, you look for those things you loved.
Mann actually is the first person to do this, as far as my knowledge of TV shows, basically invented the montage and stylized use of music.
just a masterful scene, you have the dark edges of streets and crime, violence, money, the skyline, the Ferrari, Tubbs checking the shotgun, contrasted with domestic life, his wife and child, whole scene is in bland neutral colors, suburbia, Heinz mustard, plastic salad bowl, and hot dogs on the table, (barbecues and ballgames)
just total contrast in their lives and the distance between them.
and then the beat drops, the in between is gone, and he's back on the street, having made his choices.
Was never on my way to a gunfight, but I connect a lot to those kind of calls, and emotions, like if you had one call to make, who would it be? Could you hold it together for that call? Would they answer? (in 2023, you may get a text 28 minutes later----"Sorry! wyd" lol
"how much time we got"
"what we had was real...right", and she knows something is wrong, but doesn't say it.
when you are getting closer to the edge, out of the norms of everyday experience, you look for those things you loved.
Mann actually is the first person to do this, as far as my knowledge of TV shows, basically invented the montage and stylized use of music.
just a masterful scene, you have the dark edges of streets and crime, violence, money, the skyline, the Ferrari, Tubbs checking the shotgun, contrasted with domestic life, his wife and child, whole scene is in bland neutral colors, suburbia, Heinz mustard, plastic salad bowl, and hot dogs on the table, (barbecues and ballgames)
just total contrast in their lives and the distance between them.
and then the beat drops, the in between is gone, and he's back on the street, having made his choices.
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OlāOtis
The Picasso of the Ghetto
Where is this streaming?
It was on Amazon and Starz
It was on Amazon and Starz
OGBobbyJohnson
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Tubi
During that era I worked construction on a HUD project remodeling the old Hotel Edward at 10th and Collins Ave into a senior's home.
I just looked it up and it's in private hands now. I saw some rough stuff just walking back n forth to work from 3rd and Washington Ave.
Believe it or not a undercover DEA agent from Queens NY working the S. Florida district put me up on the job when he saw I wasn't slinging and wanted to do legit work. My homie from Overtown/Liberty City told me who was who and what was what. The streets will give your props if deserved.
The DEA agent's buddy tried to set me up with a pkg but changed his mind or didn't get the ok from the brass. Divine protection! That's for another S.P. episode.
I had the pleasure of working with Marielitos right off the boat from Cuba on the construction project. I used to hear them say āĀ”CoƱo!ā all day long
. Remember the opening scenes of the Scarface movie?
Growing up with Puerto Ricans all the way from pre-school in Conn and two years of high school Spanish came in real handy. Also working with Latinos in Arnold Bakers for 7 years.
I met boxing Champs Alexis Arguello and Claude Noel in the famous 5th St gym. Alexis stared in a couple of episodes of Miami Vice. He was transcendental like Ali whom I saw twice in life. Midtown NYC with his 2nd wife and trainer B. Brown and Uptown, USA.
Pulled a badie from Freeport, Bahamas right across the street from the joint but I was on a family mission and she knew it .
I just looked it up and it's in private hands now. I saw some rough stuff just walking back n forth to work from 3rd and Washington Ave.
Believe it or not a undercover DEA agent from Queens NY working the S. Florida district put me up on the job when he saw I wasn't slinging and wanted to do legit work. My homie from Overtown/Liberty City told me who was who and what was what. The streets will give your props if deserved.
The DEA agent's buddy tried to set me up with a pkg but changed his mind or didn't get the ok from the brass. Divine protection! That's for another S.P. episode.
I had the pleasure of working with Marielitos right off the boat from Cuba on the construction project. I used to hear them say āĀ”CoƱo!ā all day long
. Remember the opening scenes of the Scarface movie?Growing up with Puerto Ricans all the way from pre-school in Conn and two years of high school Spanish came in real handy. Also working with Latinos in Arnold Bakers for 7 years.
I met boxing Champs Alexis Arguello and Claude Noel in the famous 5th St gym. Alexis stared in a couple of episodes of Miami Vice. He was transcendental like Ali whom I saw twice in life. Midtown NYC with his 2nd wife and trainer B. Brown and Uptown, USA.
Pulled a badie from Freeport, Bahamas right across the street from the joint but I was on a family mission and she knew it .
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My fave scene.
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can you link it..this miami vice page i follow on ig istoo
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It was a huge show when I was a kid but I really didn't watch it. Watching some episodes now on Tubi and its definitely fire and groundbreaking
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The Picasso of the Ghetto
Ricoās wardrobe held up overtime 