Waiting on that Lee Van Cleef Knighthood xD
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Great read - it brings a smile to my face to re-live the journey 
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Fantastic ā¦ I am very impressed that you sought out and made it to so many locations in a short time ā¦ Iām also ashamed to say that although Iāve been in Tabernas many times, I was not aware of āThe Big Gundownā street 
Indeed you are the LVC champion! Also, you look amazing in the photos - Bravo, Jenny!
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Haha Iām in no position to discredit you :'3
We all know Iām a fake speghetti western fan~ Iām just here for the LVC content ^.~
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ā¦ none of us would be here if it werenāt for LVC and the few other icons who started it all - Sometimes taking an interest in a subject can become an obsession, not unlike people who support football teams, even when they know their team is crap, they keep up their enthusiasm ā¦ Thatās how I feel about many of the films we discuss here, theyāre not always very good, but someoneās gotta stick up for them 
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Just spent the last hour of my evening watching scenes from āThe Big Gundownāā¦coming on here and seeing thisā¦Jen, you are a STAR! Such dedication and enthusiasm.
Bloody 'ell, I wish I had as well prepared as you when I visited the locationsā¦
Well done. As far as Iām concerned, you are our official LVC specialistā¦
Sincerely.
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It often takes the good, bad, and ugly situations to take us to a place where we are most at peaceā¦
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You know me too well, Aldo
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Thanks for sharing Jenny and glad you had a great time. It was nice to see photos of places I hadnāt been to as well. Just really want to go back now 
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Iām happy that sharing was appreciated 
I know it was way to much text and I donāt really expect anyone to read it all, but I figured since its a forum ppl can choose themselves if they wanna read it or not ^^ but at least its there as an option 
Its great that it could be inspiring for some, and for others a reason to reminisce back to their own trips to AlmerĆa.
God knows I think about it all the time, miss it so much 
There are definately people here who know more about spaghetti westerns than me, but Iām glad I have a place here regardless.
That my love for a few of them (and Lee) is enough 
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Thatās a damn good comparison 
And probably the reason why I will sit through films like Black Killer or Gunman of Hundred Crosses on multiple occasions
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Thatās a really special film ā¦ LOL
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Wonderful, looks like you had a great tripā¦ 
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I was asked at work to create some new skins (another term for āoutfitsā in the industry) for our main characterā¦
Did I abuse my position of power: Yes
Do I regret it: No :'3
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Just found this on āYoutubeāā¦
The song is zombie-certified as ācatchyā, and the animation is spot-onā¦
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Back again to perpetually bump up the Lee Van Cleef thread! ^.~
Iām home again from my NY trip and as promised I would keep you all updated on my LVC adventures 
so I filmed a short little video in Somerville!
Somerville was wonderfully quaint and I had a great time there!
(too bad @LankyGringo and your wife couldnāt make it! I think you would have loved it too!)
I brought with me two little souvenirs from Somerville: a beautiful vintage compact and a little photo album gifted to boy scouts in Somerville dated 1929 on the inside.
(Since Lee was a boy scout I thought it was a fitting thing to bring home from Somerville ^^)
Back in Manhattan I visited the Neil Simon theatre (at the time known as the Alvin Theatre)
Where Lee had his third acting role as a Military Policeman in the play Mister Roberts.
(Happened to walk by the jewelry store Van Cleef & Arpelsā¦but I canāt even afford to step a foot into that place :'3 so quickly moved on)
Not really related but damn The Met museum was amazing! I could spend days there.
So many cool statues, paintings and old weaponry!
I had a wonderful time! 
(did it beat the Tabernas desert, no :'3 but I suspect not much will )
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Thank you for sharing with us - very interesting and professionally presented - Bravo!
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Thank you, as always, Jen, for sharing your happy memories, and for keeping the LVC flag flyingā¦long may your pilgrimages continue. 
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It looks like you had a wonderful trip! It would have been great fun to hang out with you and see the sites. Hopefully we will get the opportunity again.
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Ha, that reminds me of an episode I had almost forgotten. Many years ago, on vacation with my parents, my mother took us all into a duty free shop to buy some perfume. I was bored as hell and probably moaning about it. She eventually said I should have a look around and if I liked something I could maybe have my first perfume, or rather EdT probably. Easily bribed as ever I started to wander through the aisles until I saw a bottle of Van Cleef & Arpels. With that name I had to look no further. Thatās what I wanted. I didnāt even test how it smelled. There was just no question it had to be this one.
Unfortunately, I didnāt like the smell at all. But I kept the bottle for decades because of the name. 
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