American actor Charles Bronson & the “Hungarian Charles Bronson”, actor Robert Bronzi.
Hungarian born performer Robert Bronzi is world traveled actor and professional horseman with a love for the wild west and classic American film. Bronzi has worked as a Carpenter, Horsetrainer, Musician and former Military Service Member. Professionally Trained Actor at Maria Mezey Theatre School (Budapest) as well as stuntman, acrobat and Judo Player. Robert speaks multiple languages including English, Spanish and Hungarian.
Charles Bronson was one of, if not the most, hardcore action stars ever. His gruff demeanor, no-nonsense delivery, and ruthless attitude inspired a whole generation of butt-kicking actors. Sadly, Bronson passed away in 2003, but a Hungarian actor is attempting to continue the late actor’s legacy. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that he happens to look exactly like the Death Wish star.
Robert Kovacs, AKA Robert Bronzi, made the leap from European Wild West stage shows…
Since it opened in 2020, the Flying Kiss attraction near Chongqing has garnered a lot of attention – but not necessarily for the right reasons.
It has been described as the “world’s only Gemini interactive flying island” but despite some impressive engineering, it’s not the type of attraction many would like to see replicated – while some netizens claim the Flying Kiss is cute and romantic, the attraction was voted one of the ugliest structures in China last year.
Located in a beautiful natural scenic area, part of the Wulong Baima mountains, and perched right beside a kilometre-high cliff edge, the attraction consists of two 52-metre-tall (170ft) statues, a ‘Prince Charming’ and a nymph or fairy woman.
For the visitor experience, visitors board one of the rotating observation decks where they can freely roam around. The decks are then ‘held’ in the raised hands of the gigantic semi-naked figures.
The statues lie horizontally, top to toe, but when the ride starts, they gradually rise and circle to a standing position, eventually meeting with their faces close together at the top in a gesture that’s supposed to represent the kiss.
If you’d like to ride, a ticket costs about RMB120 (£13, US$18) and despite its looks, the Flying Kiss will offer some fantastic views of the surrounding area.
Cocaine Bear is an upcoming American dark comedy action film directed and co-produced by Elizabeth Banks and written by Jimmy Warden. It is inspired by the true story of the “Cocaine Bear”, an American black bear that ingested a duffel bag full of cocaine in 1985. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Keri Russell, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Christian Convery, Alden Ehrenreich, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Brooklynn Prince, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Kristofer Hivju, Hannah Hoekstra, Margo Martindale, and Ray Liotta in one of his final performances before his death.
Cocaine Bear is scheduled to be released in the United States on February 24, 2023, by Universal Pictures.
Premise After ingesting a duffel bag full of cocaine, a 500 lb (230 kg) American black bear goes on a killing rampage in a small Georgia town where a group of locals and tourists must join forces to survive the attack.
The Cocaine Bear, also known as Pablo Eskobear (sometimes spelled Escobear), was a 175-pound (79-kilogram) American black bear that overdosed on cocaine in 1985. The cocaine had been dropped by drug smugglers in the wilderness in Tennessee, United States. The bear was found dead in northern Georgia and was stuffed and displayed at a mall in Kentucky. It inspired the 2023 action-comedy film, Cocaine Bear.
Cocaine Bear taxidermied in Lexington, Kentucky.
On September 11, 1985, former American narcotics officer and Kentucky-based drug smuggler Andrew C. Thornton II was trafficking cocaine from Colombia into the United States. After dropping off a shipment in Blairsville, Georgia, Thornton and an accomplice departed in an auto-piloted Cessna 404 Titan. En route, the duo dropped a load of 40 plastic containers of cocaine into the wilderness before abandoning the plane above Knoxville, Tennessee. Thornton was instantly killed in the evacuation when his parachute failed to open. According to the FBI, Thornton dumped their cargo due to the weight being too heavy in-flight.
On December 23, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation reported finding a dead black bear that had eaten the cocaine from the containers. The total amount of cocaine eaten was 75 pounds (34 kilograms), valued at 2 million dollars. The chief medical examiner from the Georgia State Crime Lab, Dr. Kenneth Alonso, stated that its stomach was “literally packed to the brim with cocaine”,though he estimated the bear had absorbed only 3 to 4 grams into its bloodstream at the time of its death.
Dr. Alonso did not want to waste the body of the bear, so he had it taxidermied and gave it to the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. However, the bear was lost until it emerged again in a pawn shop. Country singer Waylon Jennings bought it, and eventually it made its way to the “Kentucky for Kentucky Fun Mall” in Lexington, Kentucky where it remains to this day.
There’s a port on a western bay And it serves a hundred ships a day Lonely sailors pass the time away And talk about their homes
And there’s a girl in this harbor town And she works layin’ whiskey down They say, Brandy, fetch another round She serves them whiskey and wine
The sailors say: “Brandy, you’re a fine girl” (you’re a fine girl) “What a good wife you would be” (such a fine girl) “Yeah, your eyes could steal a sailor from the sea”
Brandy wears a braided chain Made of finest silver from the North of Spain A locket that bears the name Of the man that Brandy loved
He came on a summer’s day Bringin’ gifts from far away But he made it clear he couldn’t stay No harbor was his home
The sailors say: “Brandy, you’re a fine girl” (you’re a fine girl) “What a good wife you would be” (such a fine girl) “But my life, my lover, my lady is the sea”
Yeah, Brandy used to watch his eyes When he told his sailor stories She could feel the ocean fall and rise She saw its ragin’ glory But he had always told the truth, Lord, he was an honest man And Brandy does her best to understand
At night when the bars close down Brandy walks through a silent town And loves a man who’s not around She still can hear him say
She hears him say “Brandy, you’re a fine girl” (you’re a fine girl) “What a good wife you would be” (such a fine girl) “But my life, my lover, my lady is the sea” It is, yes it is, He said, “Brandy, you’re a fine girl” (you’re a fine girl) “What a good wife you would be” (such a fine girl) “But my life, my lover, my lady is the sea”
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