Comments on: Vernon, FL http://rmfo-blogs.com/richard/2006/03/31/vernon-fl/ seeing the glory of God in the ordinary things of life Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:48:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Allison http://rmfo-blogs.com/richard/2006/03/31/vernon-fl/#comment-1012 Allison Mon, 03 Apr 2006 04:24:10 +0000 http://rmfo-blogs.com/richard/2006/03/31/vernon-fl/#comment-1012 Did I ever mention I grew up 20 minutes from the actual town of Vernon, FL? It looks much the same (except there's now a winery!?!?!), and I'm sure SOME of those people in the film are still around and alive somewhere. At least, they remind me of actual people from MY hometown, so it's often a bit sad to laugh at them, but I suppose we're all eccentric in our own little ways and they are just a bit more extreme. (You can go to the extreme on ANYTHING.) Trivia: Did you know that the reason Morris originally picked Vernon for the documentary was because it had the highest rate of people in the US who cut off their own limbs to claim insurance money? My dad is an attorney in AL/FL and knows the folks who handled some of the cases back in the 80's. Crazy, I tell ya. Apparently, Morris had to cut all that out because when the Vernon folks found out they were up in arms against him. So he just strung together some of the other wacky footage he had. One day, I'd like to find out how to get my hands on some of those original interviews... Did I ever mention I grew up 20 minutes from the actual town of Vernon, FL? It looks much the same (except there’s now a winery!?!?!), and I’m sure SOME of those people in the film are still around and alive somewhere. At least, they remind me of actual people from MY hometown, so it’s often a bit sad to laugh at them, but I suppose we’re all eccentric in our own little ways and they are just a bit more extreme. (You can go to the extreme on ANYTHING.)

Trivia: Did you know that the reason Morris originally picked Vernon for the documentary was because it had the highest rate of people in the US who cut off their own limbs to claim insurance money? My dad is an attorney in AL/FL and knows the folks who handled some of the cases back in the 80’s. Crazy, I tell ya. Apparently, Morris had to cut all that out because when the Vernon folks found out they were up in arms against him. So he just strung together some of the other wacky footage he had. One day, I’d like to find out how to get my hands on some of those original interviews…

]]> By: richard http://rmfo-blogs.com/richard/2006/03/31/vernon-fl/#comment-997 richard Sat, 01 Apr 2006 18:02:46 +0000 http://rmfo-blogs.com/richard/2006/03/31/vernon-fl/#comment-997 We finished watching it last night. And, honestly, I don't think I've got much more to add. My one comment from yesterday pretty much sums it up. This is one of those films that are reallly great to talk about afterwards with other people who have seen it. Sort of along the same lines as Napoleon Dynamite. We finished watching it last night. And, honestly, I don’t think I’ve got much more to add. My one comment from yesterday pretty much sums it up.

This is one of those films that are reallly great to talk about afterwards with other people who have seen it. Sort of along the same lines as Napoleon Dynamite.

]]> By: Gaines http://rmfo-blogs.com/richard/2006/03/31/vernon-fl/#comment-984 Gaines Fri, 31 Mar 2006 18:18:44 +0000 http://rmfo-blogs.com/richard/2006/03/31/vernon-fl/#comment-984 YES! YES!

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