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MrScorpio

(73,630 posts) Tue May 1, 2018, 08:04 AM May 2018

If Carl Perkins and David Bowie had a knife fight in 1985, who do you think would win?

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If Carl Perkins and David Bowie had a knife fight in 1985, who do you think would win? (Original Post) MrScorpio May 2018 OP

Both or neither PJMcK May 2018 #1

Here's the clip PJMcK May 2018 #2

"Bowie" Knife... flotsam May 2018 #3

Yep. Iggo May 2018 #6

Nah, Carl Perkins grew up picking cotton and would kill Bowie with his bare hands. MiltonBrown May 2018 #8

Never play cards with a guy called "Ace" flotsam May 2018 #9

Never get into a fight with a guy who picked cotton unless you've got a gun. MiltonBrown May 2018 #10

I love, love "Into the Night", also. Watch it, at least twice a year. Tikki May 2018 #4

whut the hell was that? Steerpike May 2018 #5

1985? Maybe Perkins. Miles Archer May 2018 #7

PJMcK

(21,984 posts)

1. Both or neither

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Tue May 1, 2018, 08:12 AM

May 2018

Don't they stab one another to death in a fight in the apartment?

I love this movie, "Into The Night." Even the score is great, written by Tommy Newman and featuring B.B. King.

Michelle Pfeiffer has some great lines:
"I know men." (Said with a suggestive look.)
"The police can't help us. I'm one of the bad guys."

We watched the videotape (!) a few weeks ago. It's still a fun film. The Elvis impersonation is hysterical.

The funniest bit in the movie, for me, is that John Landis, the film's director, plays one of the Irani hit-men (Keystone Kops!) and has himself killed at the end of the story.

PJMcK

(21,984 posts)

2. Here's the clip

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Tue May 1, 2018, 08:26 AM

May 2018

The fight happens at about the 3:30 minute mark.

I love the horror film playing in the background!

Thanks for the morning smiles, Mr. Scorpio!

flotsam

(3,268 posts)

3. "Bowie" Knife...

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Tue May 1, 2018, 09:07 AM

May 2018

...Duh....

Iggo

(47,533 posts)

6. Yep.

Reply to flotsam (Reply #3)

Wed May 2, 2018, 03:29 PM

May 2018

You don't name a knife after a guy who doesn't win knife fights.

Case closed.

Game over, man.

MiltonBrown

(322 posts)

8. Nah, Carl Perkins grew up picking cotton and would kill Bowie with his bare hands.

Reply to flotsam (Reply #3)

Thu May 3, 2018, 06:59 PM

May 2018

flotsam

(3,268 posts)

9. Never play cards with a guy called "Ace"

Reply to MiltonBrown (Reply #8)

Thu May 3, 2018, 07:11 PM

May 2018

and draw your own lesson about knife fights...Just sayin"...

MiltonBrown

(322 posts)

10. Never get into a fight with a guy who picked cotton unless you've got a gun.

Reply to flotsam (Reply #9)

Fri May 4, 2018, 06:29 AM

May 2018

Tikki

(14,548 posts)

4. I love, love "Into the Night", also. Watch it, at least twice a year.

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Tue May 1, 2018, 10:04 AM

May 2018

So full of fun details to remember.

Tikki

Steerpike

(2,692 posts)

5. whut the hell was that?

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Wed May 2, 2018, 02:51 PM

May 2018

Of course in real life Carl would kick Dave's butt no problem...Carl Perkins is the man...

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)

7. 1985? Maybe Perkins.

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Wed May 2, 2018, 05:49 PM

May 2018

My favorite Perkins story of all time came via Johnny Cash, when they were touring in the 50s.

It's no secret that Johnny was a fan of little white pills to circumvent sleep. Carl was no stranger to them either.

But one morning he, Perkins and the other band members in the station wagon woke up in a ditch, sort of standing up at an angle. The #1 question in the car was "how did we get here?"

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