Watching Jack Niklaus hole out from bunkers is better, as far as sand related shows go.

I watched it last night.
Very good movie.
T E Lawrence was crazy, albeit fascinating

There is a fine line that separates genius and madness.

I have BOTH of his books.  "Revolt in the Desert" first printing 1927.  And "Seven Pillars of Wisdom" first published for general circulation in 1935.

Paladin

Hahaha that's awesome. My dad didn't censure my reading at all. We lived really rurally so he went to the library for us once a week. He would checkout books for us (I was really into the Black Stallion series at the age you were reading Lawarance in Arabia. When we finished our books we would read each other's books and some of Dad's. I remember being about 8 when I asked my mom what c-u-n-n-I-n-g-l-i-n-g-u-s meant. Mom said it meant I shouldn't read dad's books.

Great movie about a great soldier.  Sorry to our local bigots, but T.E. Lawrence was Gay.  A product of the British public schools, he liked "a bit of the rough".  When the Turks beat/butt raped him, he probably said, "Thank you sir, may I have another".

There is a very distinct difference in shape and weight between 45 acp and 455 webley. I’m also not sure the British had switched to FMJ from lead in the webley at the time of the battle.

I had the opportunity to see Lawrence of Arabia on a massive indoor screen in San Diego. I had been curious about that theater for some time, but this was the first showing that I was sufficiently interested in to drive down into the city.

I can't remember what this system was called, but it featutured a massive, highly curved indoor screen. Nearly, if not quite as large as a drive-in screen. It was an anniversary showing, I think, and although I was completely familiar with the movie, it was mesmerizing!

It's a shame we don't make movies on that scale any longer, although I think the soon to be aired part two of Dune will make that film (in its entirety), the equal of some of the great old epics.

That cinema was razed not long after. It's all condos, hotels, shopping and golf course in Mission Valley now. Glad I was able to flee the area some years ago.

Thanks again for that tip, talked to the author and he's sending a few signed copies. Good guy, very interesting to talk to. He's got more than a few interesting books out.

Lawrence will be on TCM 8:00pm eastern tonight

Saw the thread pop back up and was going to post that.