Lt. Dan in Iraq
Reader Neil Harvey passed along a story that hard-core Chicago actor Gary Sinise is reportedly going to Iraq to perform for the soldiers with his band, the Lt. Dan Band. "I think it's a good thing that he's taking time to do something for the troops," Harvey writes, "but given that in Forrest Gump, Lt. Dan was a fictional soldier who followed a family tradition of being cannon fodder in wars and lost his legs in Vietnam, then returned home to alcoholism and horrible living conditions, it just seems...well, It feels kind of like having the deck band from Titanic perform on a cruise ship with a special appearance by Billy Zane, or to have Bruce Willis' "John McLane and the Nakatomi Tower Trio" show up to christen a new skyscraper."
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on August 14, 2006 at 12:24 PM
comment #1
Nate West
says ...
And how exactly is the Titanic metaphor not appropirate for Iraq?
Posted by Nate West
at August 14, 2006 10:13 PM
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cbuckie
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I saw this band when they appeared at the Air Force base I work at. They were a good solid rock band and very entertaining. Not sure of Sinise's political leanings but he is very supportive of the troops and his band tours numerous military bases. Remember at the end of the movie he comes to Gump's wedding a changed man, at peace with himself and his circumstances.
Posted by cbuckie
at August 15, 2006 10:32 AM
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NYCBusybody
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I certainly don't know how true this is, but Wikipedia lists Gary as "one of the true outspoken conservatives in Hollywood".
I've read in several places where Malkovich also has some, at least fiscally, conservative ideas, but again don't know how deeply these truly cut. I only bring up Malkovich because they're similarly Chicago-theater based.
Posted by NYCBusybody
at August 15, 2006 12:01 PM