Comments on: #96 Do the Right Thing http://midlifemanifesto.com/2010/03/96-do-the-right-thing/ the personal blog of Alex Hill, another opinionated knucklehead Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:43:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Elio http://midlifemanifesto.com/2010/03/96-do-the-right-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-292 Elio Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:08:08 +0000 http://midlifemanifesto.com/?p=795#comment-292 Wow, talk about bringing back memories! I grew up in SoCal, and racial diversity was so ever present. The movie spoke to many of the situations I encountered growing up in a small suburban town in Orange County, CA. (Oh, one correction - the movie was released in 1990. Being a minority didn't stop me from pursuing my dreams and goals in life. I too served, but unlike you I joined the Marine Corps - where you are no longer white, brown or yellow. All Marines are green! About the movie, I can still remember Public Enemy's Chuck D's raspy voice. Oh, and Samuel L Jackson was great as the neighborhood DJ. A young Martin Lawrence makes an appearance as some other know actors. The clothing and style were all 80's for sure. Semper Fi Wow, talk about bringing back memories! I grew up in SoCal, and racial diversity was so ever present. The movie spoke to many of the situations I encountered growing up in a small suburban town in Orange County, CA. (Oh, one correction – the movie was released in 1990.

Being a minority didn't stop me from pursuing my dreams and goals in life. I too served, but unlike you I joined the Marine Corps – where you are no longer white, brown or yellow. All Marines are green!

About the movie, I can still remember Public Enemy's Chuck D's raspy voice. Oh, and Samuel L Jackson was great as the neighborhood DJ. A young Martin Lawrence makes an appearance as some other know actors. The clothing and style were all 80's for sure.

Semper Fi

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