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Bill Burr rants about relationship advice, sports and the Illuminati.

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The Catcher in the Rye

J. D. Salinger

Mentioned 6 months ago

Flightless Birds, New Music, Breath Work | Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 1-15-26

The speaker mentioned that the coach, who appeared to be reading while waiting for a field goal attempt, might have been reading this book.

The coach has on his reading glasses. He's already in the off season. He's going to read catcher in the rye or some shit.

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Flags of Our Fathers

James Bradley

Mentioned 1 year ago

Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 9-26-24

The podcast host briefly mentioned the book "Flags of Our Fathers", recommending it to his listeners.

You got you got what the fuck was the flags of our fathers. You got to read that book now that book I read

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Moby Dick (Chartwell Classics)

Herman Melville

Mentioned 1 year ago

Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 9-26-24

The podcast host mentioned reading "Moby Dick" but being unable to finish it due to the frequent descriptions of whale hunting. He attributed this to having ADD and compared the book's pacing to the lack of distractions in earlier eras.

Moby Dick I couldn't get through the fucking thing because they kept breaking down wailing Like I had nothing better to do right like there was no TV and internet and all that shit in my life like Back the books from back then if you get like the original like copy of it like how it was actually written you understand The astounding level of fucking boredom

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The Man Who Wasn't There

Anil Ananthaswamy

Mentioned 1 year ago

Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 9-26-24

The podcast host recounted watching the Coen brothers' film "The Man Who Wasn't There," relating to Billy Bob Thornton's character and feeling unseen or unheard, comparing it to his own experiences as a child and husband. He highlighted the movie's humor and the relatability of Thornton's character to married men.

I watched this Coen brother one that I somehow missed the man who wasn't there when it came out this gorgeous black-and-white movie that they shot and it has Billy Bob Thornton Franz McDermott and James Gandolfini, and it's just it's The dude from monk. I'm not good with the names

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Glengarry Glen Ross (Student Editions)

David Mamet

Mentioned 1 year ago

Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 9-19-24

The book was mentioned in passing, as the speaker was looking at his sides for it while sitting on a plane.

As I sit down the barefoot cowboy looks at me and he goes when does the play open?

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Dear Billy

Gary McNair

Mentioned 1 year ago

Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 9-19-24

It is a new George Carlin album that was recorded before 9/11 and not released at the time due to its content. It was expected to be released soon, and the speaker was looking forward to purchasing it on vinyl.

Are you excited for this new Carlin album? I haven't even heard about it Oh, yeah, wait a minute I did hear it. They thought it was too harsh He recorded it before 9-11 and they didn't release it because it had material that was definitely not appropriate for what was going on at The time I've heard great things, but who knows? Thanks for the laughs.

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WBCN and the American Revolution

Bill Lichtenstein

Mentioned 1 year ago

Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 8-29-24

The book mentioned was a book about WBCN radio. Bill was reading through it and he thought it was great.

I'm reading that WBCN book which is fucking great

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Radio Free Boston

Carter Alan

Mentioned 1 year ago

Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 8-29-24

Bill mentions reading a book about WBCN. He says it's great.

I'm reading that WBCN book which is fucking great

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Sapiens [Tenth Anniversary Edition]

Yuval Noah Harari

Mentioned 1 year ago

Monday Morning Podcast 8-20-24

It was mentioned in relation to the idea of living off the land and how the agricultural revolution might have domesticated humans rather than plants, such as wheat.

It reminded me of this book called Sapiens by oh my god, Yuval Noah Harari.

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Make Way for Ducklings

Robert McCloskey

Mentioned 1 year ago

Monday Morning Podcast 8-5-24

It was mentioned as a book that was read numerous times to his children in the past and was referenced while clam digging on Martha's Vineyard.

And we're pulling these things up and They're just going around. This is just like in Seattle when we took that little boat rider They were going like that's the guy I see that house. That's the guy that that started Zillow

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I Am Not Spock

Leonard Nimoy

Mentioned 2 years ago

Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 7-4-24

Burr mentioned that Leonard Nimoy wrote a book called 'I Am Not Spock' after he starred in 'Star Trek'.

Then he had to write a book saying, I am not Spock.

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Anatomy of a Fall

Billie Davis

Mentioned 2 years ago

Monday Morning Podcast 5-27-24

The book was used as an example of a well-written argument scene to contrast against the Amazon commercial Bill Burr was discussing.

Oh anatomy of a fall that right there that fucking argument that they had in that movie when they were in trial and they flashed back to the argument the level of writing um is at the highest level and this thing you're watching a commercial on amazon what do you think you know? Do they even pay writers at amazon?

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Richard Pryor

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It was described as a perfect special with no fat, just wire to wire jokes and a natural flow from start to finish.

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I feel like Richard Pryor live in concert and Bill Cosby himself run the entire gamut. It's like two perfect games.

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It was described as a perfect special with no fat, just wire to wire jokes and a natural flow from start to finish.

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I feel like Richard Pryor live in concert and Bill Cosby himself run the entire gamut. It's like two perfect games.

It's just one just absolutely like Cosby, he's just totally clean. He says "asshole" one time, but it's totally necessary.

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Rosa Brooks

Tangled Up in Blue

Policing the American City

It was mentioned as a song by Bob Dylan that Bill Burr likes, in contrast to Joe DeRosa's dislike of Bob Dylan's music.

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I like that Tangled Up in Blue he's got a couple songs that how's that one go

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It was mentioned as a song by Bob Dylan that Bill Burr likes, in contrast to Joe DeRosa's dislike of Bob Dylan's music.

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I like that Tangled Up in Blue he's got a couple songs that how's that one go

Lessons From The Stressors: How I Learned To Navigate An Anxious and Depressed State Cover

Lady Lay

Lessons From The Stressors

How I Learned To Navigate An Anxious and Depressed State

It was mentioned as a song by Bob Dylan that Joe DeRosa dislikes, in contrast to Bill Burr's preference for other songs by the same artist.

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oh I hate that one

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It was mentioned as a song by Bob Dylan that Joe DeRosa dislikes, in contrast to Bill Burr's preference for other songs by the same artist.

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oh I hate that one

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Gail Gibbons

Hurricanes! (New Edition)

It was mentioned as a song by Bob Dylan that Bill Burr likes, in the context of a discussion about the artist's work.

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I like that one hey can you guys vote out there and just say and vote which one of us is more tone-deaf when we sing the uh yeah I like that one I like uh Hurricane

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It was mentioned as a song by Bob Dylan that Bill Burr likes, in the context of a discussion about the artist's work.

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I like that one hey can you guys vote out there and just say and vote which one of us is more tone-deaf when we sing the uh yeah I like that one I like uh Hurricane

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Robert Greene

The 33 Strategies of War Publisher

Viking Adult

Bill Burr highly recommended Ken Burns's documentary series "The War", a seven-part series about World War II, describing it as effortless to watch and a great way to understand the war chronologically.

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I got into...started watching Ken Burns' The War.

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 8-11-13

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Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 8-11-13

Bill Burr highly recommended Ken Burns's documentary series "The War", a seven-part series about World War II, describing it as effortless to watch and a great way to understand the war chronologically.

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I got into...started watching Ken Burns' The War.

If you haven't seen it if you like me and you're late to the party dude like that's my recommendation for the week it's a seven pot on World War two.

It's a seven-part series on World War II, each one's about an hour and fifty minutes long.

It really ties the whole war together where for me I've always seen like they'll always do stuff on it on the history channel that they'll be talking about the war in the Pacific or they'll talk about the blitzkrieg or they'll talk about D-Day and occasionally they'll talk about northern Africa but this thing kinda goes in chronological order of the whole damn thing.

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Irvine Welsh

Marabou Stork Nightmares

The speaker mentioned reading books by the author, who wrote 'Trainspotting' and 'Marabou Stork Nightmares', in the past.

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And a book would end and I used to read a lot of that was that guy who did all the train spotting and Marabou stork nightmare books. I used to read all his shit Irvin Welsh or something.

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 7-10-17

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The speaker mentioned reading books by the author, who wrote 'Trainspotting' and 'Marabou Stork Nightmares', in the past.

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And a book would end and I used to read a lot of that was that guy who did all the train spotting and Marabou stork nightmare books. I used to read all his shit Irvin Welsh or something.

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Abby Patterson

Miles Smiles

Bill Burr discussed the album 'Miles Smiles' by Miles Davis and how Tony Williams' drumming was particularly impressive with his use of metric modulation and complex rhythms.

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So I was listening to this album Miles Davis Miles Smiles and there's a song on there called footprints and it's one of those things that when I was younger

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Bill Burr discussed the album 'Miles Smiles' by Miles Davis and how Tony Williams' drumming was particularly impressive with his use of metric modulation and complex rhythms.

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So I was listening to this album Miles Davis Miles Smiles and there's a song on there called footprints and it's one of those things that when I was younger

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Man's Dand Drummer Charlie and Watts T Shirt Crew Neck Short-Sleeve Shirts, Wicking Cotton Tee Top Shirt for Man, Graphic Custom Apparel Tops X-Large Black

It was described as a great book, focusing on drummers that influenced him. The speaker was particularly impressed with the breakdown of their styles.

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Charlie Watts has a great new book out that it's just drummers that influenced him and if you're a drummer and you're into that shit because he's I guess a jazz drummer at heart.

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It was described as a great book, focusing on drummers that influenced him. The speaker was particularly impressed with the breakdown of their styles.

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Charlie Watts has a great new book out that it's just drummers that influenced him and if you're a drummer and you're into that shit because he's I guess a jazz drummer at heart.

He talked about all these fucking great drummers that I've heard most of the names and didn't know enough about him and the fact that he could break down their styles and what they did as made me I was already listening to a lot of that shit through some of my drum lessons.

But really just trying to listen to the shit that he's saying. It's a great book.

You know, we've been trying to get Charlie Watts on this podcast for a long time.

I know he doesn't do a lot of interviews and but I know he'd want to come on my podcast I'm joking.

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Tim Hornbaker

The Last Real World Champion

The Legacy of “Nature Boy” Ric Flair

Bill Burr mentioned the book 'To Be The Man, You Gotta Beat The Man' and hinted that he has read it in the past.

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Maybe Rick flair to be the man you got to beat the man

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 5-6-13

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Bill Burr mentioned the book 'To Be The Man, You Gotta Beat The Man' and hinted that he has read it in the past.

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Maybe Rick flair to be the man you got to beat the man

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N.J. Dawood

The Koran

It was mentioned as a book that Bill Burr hasn't read and said he hadn't read the Bible either.

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I've never read The Koran.

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 11-20-17

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It was mentioned as a book that Bill Burr hasn't read and said he hadn't read the Bible either.

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I've never read The Koran.

I'd never even read the Bible

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Neil Webb

GUN HATRED a classic historical western adventure novel (Thrilling Western Fiction Tales)

It was discussed in the context of a documentary about a serial killer, rapist, and arsonist. The book reportedly starts with Panzram stating he'd killed over 22 people and committed over 1000 acts of sodomy.

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My name is Carl Panzram. I have killed over 22 people and committed over a thousand acts of sodomy.

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It was discussed in the context of a documentary about a serial killer, rapist, and arsonist. The book reportedly starts with Panzram stating he'd killed over 22 people and committed over 1000 acts of sodomy.

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My name is Carl Panzram. I have killed over 22 people and committed over a thousand acts of sodomy.

Hurry up you Hoosier bastard. I could kill 10 men while you're fooling around.

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Donald Neal Laskin

When the Rant Is Due

Thinking Outside the Box

This was described as a new original comedy series from Audible Channels, though it was initially mentioned as being a book. It was written and read by Louis Black, who is a comedy hero known for his work on the Daily Show and stand-up specials.

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Louis blacks new book the great Louis black

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This was described as a new original comedy series from Audible Channels, though it was initially mentioned as being a book. It was written and read by Louis Black, who is a comedy hero known for his work on the Daily Show and stand-up specials.

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Louis blacks new book the great Louis black

Louis blacks new book You can hear the latest episode for free right now at audible.com slash Louis black

Now who the fuck wouldn't want to hear a book written by written and read by Louis black

This show is written by the fans You can't you can rant about everything from politics to relationships to anything that's driving you mad By submitting your rant to Louis black right now and listening to the rant is due for free at audible.com Slash Louis black

The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso) Cover

Dante Alighieri

The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso)

Bill Burr suggested that the emailer, who was afraid of hell, should avoid reading Dante's Inferno as it provides detailed descriptions of torment in hell, which might worsen their anxiety.

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Well, don't ever read Dante's Inferno You don't want to read that

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 4-6-15

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Bill Burr suggested that the emailer, who was afraid of hell, should avoid reading Dante's Inferno as it provides detailed descriptions of torment in hell, which might worsen their anxiety.

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Well, don't ever read Dante's Inferno You don't want to read that

Go Up For Glory Cover

William Russell, Bill and McSweeny

Go Up For Glory

Bill Russell's book was mentioned as describing how he made his teammates better, and this was contrasted with Kobe Bryant's style of play.

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Bill Russell wrote some book basically describing How he made the guys around him on his team better

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 12-17-12

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Bill Russell's book was mentioned as describing how he made his teammates better, and this was contrasted with Kobe Bryant's style of play.

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Bill Russell wrote some book basically describing How he made the guys around him on his team better

Advance Techniques For Modern Drummer: Coordinated Independence as Applied to Jazz and Be-Bop, Vol.1(Book&CD-ROM) THE Cover

Jim Chapin

Advance Techniques For Modern Drummer

Coordinated Independence as Applied to Jazz and Be-Bop, Vol.1(Book&CD-ROM) THE

It was discussed as a follow-up to another book by Jojo Mayer, focusing on molar techniques and drum playing at high speeds.

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I bought Jojo Mayer's new what's that new came out last year his his follow-up to secrets of the modern drummer or whatever the fuck it's called and This is the one he did one a couple years ago

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 3-9-15

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It was discussed as a follow-up to another book by Jojo Mayer, focusing on molar techniques and drum playing at high speeds.

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I bought Jojo Mayer's new what's that new came out last year his his follow-up to secrets of the modern drummer or whatever the fuck it's called and This is the one he did one a couple years ago

It was about all these different, you know molar techniques and all that type of shit Molar method and all that different grips and all that shit cuz he can play at blinding speeds and never get tired, right?

So this guy Jojo Mayer has the fastest bass drum foot I have ever heard in my life

And I know that's saying a lot for a single bass drum player this guy can do three four in a row like I never heard anything like it blew people away and It's basically the same kind of

So now he has a DVD where he breaks it down and Basically now that that knowledge is out there and then he showed everybody how to do it I can't imagine

Fast Times at Ridgemont High : A True Story Cover

Cameron crowe

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

A True Story

Bill made a humorous connection to the movie 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High', referencing the popular '100% satisfied' line from the film when discussing the blind's satisfaction guarantee.

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You know once they said 100% satisfaction guarantee. I immediately started thinking of fast times at Ridgemont High

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Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 3-9-17

Bill made a humorous connection to the movie 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High', referencing the popular '100% satisfied' line from the film when discussing the blind's satisfaction guarantee.

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You know once they said 100% satisfaction guarantee. I immediately started thinking of fast times at Ridgemont High

Instead of not a hundred percent satisfied. I want to I want to read front Brad Mr. If you don't shut up when kick a hundred percent of your ass

Watchmen (2019 Edition) Cover

Alan Moore

Watchmen (2019 Edition)

Bill briefly mentioned watching 'The Watchmen' at a midnight screening, providing a brief, mixed review focusing on the movie's visual effects, storyline, and the emotional response it evoked.

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I just got back from the midnight showing of The Watchman.

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Bill briefly mentioned watching 'The Watchmen' at a midnight screening, providing a brief, mixed review focusing on the movie's visual effects, storyline, and the emotional response it evoked.

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I just got back from the midnight showing of The Watchman.

I really don't know how to review it. I'm told it sticks pretty close to the graphic novel It had cool special effects great story and good acting but I kind of felt yeah after it After leaving the dark night.

300 Cover

Frank Miller

300

Bill made a humorous comparison between the movie '300' and the 'Playgirl' magazine, commenting on the film's aesthetic and the reaction it seemed to inspire in some viewers.

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So there's a lot of man ass in it

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Bill made a humorous comparison between the movie '300' and the 'Playgirl' magazine, commenting on the film's aesthetic and the reaction it seemed to inspire in some viewers.

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So there's a lot of man ass in it

Yeah, I find that funny that guys really like that That movie 300.

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Catriona Ward

The Last House on Needless Street

Bill referenced the 1972 film 'Last House on the Left' and the 70s horror genre when talking about a revenge story he shared, and the re-emergence of the genre in contemporary cinema.

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This just has that evil fucking Last house on the left vibe which I love that they're making again because that reference will finally make sense to people If you don't know what that is

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Bill referenced the 1972 film 'Last House on the Left' and the 70s horror genre when talking about a revenge story he shared, and the re-emergence of the genre in contemporary cinema.

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This just has that evil fucking Last house on the left vibe which I love that they're making again because that reference will finally make sense to people If you don't know what that is

There was genre of films in the 70s, which were basically rape movies last house on the left Gator bait Fucking I spit on your grave and evidently they're gonna make a comeback which I think is fucking hilarious

You know, you know, we haven't had a good rape movie in a while All right Let's remake last house on the left.

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