Colombia has a Hippo problem

DodgerDogs says on Mar 24, 2008, 14:19:

What should Colombia do about these Hippos ?

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.Martin Luther King:

goin_south says on Mar 24, 2008, 15:20:

Hippoburgers.

why can't the freakin Chung King Chinese just LEAVE THE FREAKN DOLLY LLAMA and Tibet ... ALONE!

beisbollover says on Mar 24, 2008, 15:53:

Awesome story....Escobar's impact on Colombia is still going on and on.....If Colombia is smart they will "use" his name and story to draw tourism to see what he did with his wealth. Someday a trip to Colombia will include a side trip to see Escobar's homes, fincas and zoos....

tejasmarcos says on Mar 24, 2008, 15:58:

this video is not available in colombia......

the hipocracy ;)

pun intended

god is in your head

tejasmarcos says on Mar 24, 2008, 15:59:

hulu bastards!

tejas gives hulu the dreaded "two horns down" rating.

better step it up quick hulu or colombia will come out with julu system and smoke the usa at their own game...

god is in your head

Frank Rizzo says on Mar 24, 2008, 16:02:

damn....NMHs' better come up with the rent money or they go to Lenos for the "baby hippo" plate...

DodgerDogs says on Mar 24, 2008, 16:13:

The video is available in Colombia through www.veoh.com thats how I found it.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.Martin Luther King:

Medellin Traveler says on Mar 24, 2008, 16:14:

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Medellin Traveler says on Mar 24, 2008, 17:22:

beisbollover says, "Awesome story....Escobar's impact on Colombia is still going on and on"

Agree. There's more to come on the life and death of Pablo Escobar.

My friend in L.A. FedEx'd me a copy of the screenplay "Killing Pablo" written by Joe Carnahan, writer/director of "Smoking Aces" "Narc" and "Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane."

Here is the intro....

FADE IN:

TITLE CARD: THIS IS A TRUE STORY

MONTAGE
Fractured visuals unfold. Faces, events, lives, passing in split second ellipses. Chaos as prologue. Carnage as backdrop.

CRAWL: Colombia, 1985: The Medellin drug cartel: An outlaw kingdom borne of bloodshed. A violent legacy writ large: Cocaine. At its core, the centrifugal figure of PABLO ESCOBAR, "El Doctor": A man who at the age of thirty-three, had reached a level of affluence and power stratospheric in scale...A man whom many believe to be the father of modern terrorism. He lorded over a billion dollar drug empire to brutal effect and waged open war against an entire country. He was ruthless, revered, vilified, feared and remains what many consider to be the last great gangster of the 20th century...
...The world will never again see a criminal quite like him.

END CRAWL

WE SEE: Pablo the family man. With his wife MARIA VICTORIA. Playing with his daughter MANUELA and son JUAN PABLO.

WE SEE: Pablo, the public figure, breaking ground on a housing project, visiting children in the hospital, attending functions for one of his dozen charitable organizations.

WE SEE: Pablo, the social animal; at a bullfight, at a nightclub, at a soccer match. Always the center of attention.

WE SEE: A final image of Pablo dressed as the famous Mexican bandito and revolutionary Pancho Villa. AS THE CAMERA PUSHES IN on this image, WE DISSOLVE TO:

INT. APARTMENT - RURAL MEDELLIN - MORNING (PRESENT)
Pablo Escobar...One day after his 44th birthday.

I'm 15 pages into reading it, so far it's very interesting......

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sloopskipper says on Mar 24, 2008, 17:26:

Great video, thanx for finding it and SCREW NatGeo!

sloopskipper says on Mar 24, 2008, 17:27:

There is also a really informative video of Pablo Escobar, in 8 parts, on the internet. I will try to find it again.

beisbollover says on Mar 24, 2008, 17:27:

You know when tourists go to Chicago they have to see where Al Capone lived and worked etc...It's just a matter of time before this happens in Medellin with Pablo.

DodgerDogs says on Mar 24, 2008, 17:28:

Here is a video on the monster Pablo Escobar. The violent child molesting drug dealer , who would have killed his own son to save him self.

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Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.Martin Luther King:

sloopskipper says on Mar 24, 2008, 17:28:

I think that has already happened.

sloopskipper says on Mar 24, 2008, 17:29:

DD, is that the full hour program, in 8 parts?

goin_south says on Mar 24, 2008, 17:30:

Dodger,... I bring a few dem coonasses from Lousiana an learn ya how to make dat
" hippo gumbo "

why can't the freakin Chung King Chinese just LEAVE THE FREAKN DOLLY LLAMA and Tibet ... ALONE!

sloopskipper says on Mar 24, 2008, 17:32:

maybe is the same one, but this is 10 episodes, from the History Channel:

http://www.cocaine.org/colombia/pabloescobar-video.html

DodgerDogs says on Mar 24, 2008, 17:33:

Sloop its the full version but you have to have Veoh TV.

GS: Hippo gumbo with hush puppies sounds good. If not maybe we could cajun fry some for
Dia de Gorditas

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.Martin Luther King:

Medellin Traveler says on Mar 24, 2008, 17:45:

Cocaine Cowboys Part 1
Available on DVD, Netflix, or Blockbuster.

Medellin Es Una Chimba! - www.medellintraveler.com

Ryan619 says on Mar 24, 2008, 19:59:

Hippos are cool....ha. Cajun fry sounds rad, bu where would you get the hush puppies? LOL

Dreaming of better days

goin_south says on Mar 24, 2008, 22:50:

Martes de Gorditas?

why can't the freakin Chung King Chinese just LEAVE THE FREAKN DOLLY LLAMA and Tibet ... ALONE!