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please take care Mexico...

and everyone in Southern Cali.

I'd like to share with you all one of my favorite scenes from Forrest Gump. This movie didn't do much for me as a kid. I remember my mom gushing over how awesome it was (she was a Tom Hanks/Pat Dempsey fan) and I was like "calm down now... lemme get back to watching Pippen dunk on Ewing" (94 ECF. Still the GOAT of facials).

But now that I have a better understanding of the historical significance of the characters Forrest meets--and affect--in his life, suddenly this is a magical movie.

Anyway, my favorite scene: Forrest inspiring the lyrics to John Lennon's imagine

Forrest Gump: In the land of China, people hardly got nothing at all.

John Lennon: No possessions?

Forrest Gump: And in China they never go to church.

John Lennon: No religion too?

Dick Cavett: Ah. Hard to imagine.

John Lennon: Well it's easy if you try, Dick.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yTRcyEa9A4

And you know what always gets me? When Forrest say "I'm not a smart man, but I know what love is."

Shit, that gets me every time. Even a meat-eating, WWF-loving guy (the wrestling federation, not the wildlife fund) such as myself shred a tear each time Forrest spills his guts to Jenny and gets nothing in return.

Imagine...