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==Conversations== ===Conversation one=== '''Brucie''': The thing is Niko, there is something you don't understand about me bro. '''Niko''': Definitely true. '''Brucie''': I know it all seems straight forward - what you see is what you get. Ok? '''Niko''': No, trust me, it seems pretty weird. '''Brucie''': But underneath these rock hard abs and biceps of steel, lurks the beast, bro. '''Niko''': What? '''Brucie''': I'm a wild animal, man. I'm a raging torrent, bro. '''Niko''': Sure - my English not so good. Can you keep it simple? '''Brucie''': I'm an animal on fire. I'm crazy. Loco. Lunatic. Look, all I'm saying, man, don't unlock the forces you can't possibly understand. Capiche? '''Niko''': I'll try not to. ===Conversation two=== '''Brucie''': NB, man. You ever wonder why I look so good? Huh? You ever think, what motivates Brucie to sculpt his body into rock hard, cut granite? '''Niko''': Can't say that it helps me up at night, but I'd guess that it's because you're a bit insecure. There's nothing wrong with that. '''Brucie''': You're a crazy bastard, man. Fucking crazy. I love you, man. I love you but you're wrong, bro. Okay, I'm cut like I am because I can. Most people are happy with being average. They settle for what a midsize car, 2.4 kids and a chubby fucking wife. Huh? Yeah right. '''Niko''': I'd settle for people stopping trying to kill me. That's an average life I could go for. '''Brucie''': You don't mean that! Shit, you like to push shit to the next level as much as me. As I was saying, people settle for the average and don't look for any more okay? I wanna be everything I can be. I will pump iron, hit the cardio, juice to the max - I'll do, I'll do all that to look the best I can. That's why I've got the hottest bitches in my bed, the sweetest rides in my garage, the coldest ice on my wrist okay? You know it NB. I don't let anything stop me from hitting the pinnacle baby. ===Conversation three=== '''Brucie''': Let me let you in on a little secret, NB. '''Niko''': Sure, as long as it doesn't involve what you really get up to in the gym. '''Brucie''': You want to learn something or you want to make fun? '''Niko''': Make fun. '''Brucie''': Tough - it's time you learnt something, okay? Look, you're fast and you're powerful, but unless you turn speed into velocity, unless you have direction, you might be going in the wrong direction, okay? '''Niko''': Thanks for that Brucie - really interesting. '''Brucie''': Yeah I'm writing a book. Yeah and I've got my own website - all about life coaching. '''Niko''': Good luck. '''Brucie''': No I don't need luck - I've got vision bro. In short, my philosophy is: "Life is about making the best of yourself." '''Niko''': Amazing. How do people do this? '''Brucie''': A lot of hard work down the gym, some excellent supplements and two-hundred egg whites a day. ===Conversation four=== '''Brucie''': So, man. I was in the doctors office waiting to go in and have some shots in my forehead and lips, right? So, I'm sitting there and I'm reading one of those women's magazines. You know the ones I mean? '''Niko''': Sure, Brucie. The ones that give the teenage girls of America low self esteem and eating disorders. '''Brucie''': Yeah right. What would we do without them, right? Anyway, there was this article about bitches digging guys who don't work out. I mean, what the fuck man, what's that? '''Niko''': Takes all sorts, people got different tastes. '''Brucie''': You believe that shit? Right? You believe that shit. Girls like poor guys too, right? Whatever. You crack me up, man. That's just a rumour made up by guys who don't got the bods bro. That's it. '''Niko''': Yeah, I didn't realize that. I thought people had different opinions. '''Brucie''': Alright, look... look, when a bitch sees you all cut, standing there just out of the shower... water's dripping down your abs, your veins are popping out cause you're jacked, and your towel is like slung real low. They see that shit and it's just more interesting bro. bitches like hard straight lines, they don't like flab, alright? I'll show you a picture I took this morning when I got out of the shower. You'll see what I mean. '''Niko''': I'm alright, Brucie. I'm really alright. ===Conversation five=== '''Brucie''': You know what the secret to my success is NB? '''Niko''': Yes, that bullshark stuff. '''Brucie''': No! that's fuel man, it's not the engine. '''Niko''': Okay. '''Brucie''': The engine is my mind - it's a steel trap. It's solid steel. '''Niko''': I can tell. '''Brucie''': It's a coiled spring of pure power - and what drives it is control, okay? You've got to get more control. Learn to resist. '''Niko''': Sure. '''Brucie''': You know what - you've got to learn to abstain. You know, once I abstained from pussy... for six months alright. No sex for six months, can you imagine? I was so pent up. '''Niko''': I'm not really enjoying the images that are running through my mind. '''Brucie''': And no masturbating, either. That was the hardest bit. '''Niko''': Will you shut up? '''Brucie''': What? '''Niko''': Just shut up. '''Brucie''': Oh. Sorry bro. Sorry. ===Conversation six=== '''Brucie''': You know what, NB. You crazy immigrant killer. You know that I look at you and I see myself. You know that? '''Niko''': It's funny but I look at you and I don't see myself. Must be a one way mirror or something. '''Brucie''': That is exactly what I'm talking about, man. You can't see yourself in me because you haven't unlocked your full potential. Look, between you and me. I used to be an out of shape guy with anger issues just like you bro. You're gonna have to trust me on that one because I burnt all the photos. '''Niko''': I can believe that. '''Brucie''': Dude, I had low cheekbones as well. Thank god for implants, man. Okay. Okay, so I was this guy who was going nowhere and I changed my life. Hit the weights right, hit the 'roids, then the bull shark. I didn't get angry anymore. I was happy! In myself! Maybe that's what you need? '''Niko''': I don't want to sound like a dick, Brucie. But didn't you get me running around town, killing people, because you got 'roid rage? If those aren't anger issues, I don't know what are. At least when I decide someone's gotta go, there's a good reason. '''Brucie''': All I'm saying is I'm a more rounded person, that's all. Alright, maybe if you started to look after your body, you'd start to look after your mind, man. ===Conversation seven=== '''Brucie''': Let me ask you, NB - what are your personal goals, bro? '''Niko''': I don't know - to find resolution, I guess. '''Brucie''': Whatever - you sound confused, pal. I know mine. You wanna hear? '''Niko''': Not really. '''Brucie''': Listen, you might learn something important okay. My goal is always the same... to win! Okay? '''Niko''': Incredible. Win at what? '''Brucie''': I don't know... win... at everything. '''Niko''': Great - well you're certainly winning the tanning competition. I've seen handbags that are less leathery. Anything else? '''Brucie''': I'm a winner, man. You need a lot of help, bro. Okay - to unlock your potential. To be something. To turn heads when you walk into the VIP bar or a high rolling environment. '''Niko''': Sure. ===Conversation eight=== '''Brucie''': Shit man, I'm fucking done with it - alright. If one more person asks me I'm gonna flip alright? The hate is gonna descend and I'm gonna start breaking thing. I fucking swear it, man. '''Niko''': If someone asks you what? '''Brucie''': Whether steroids give you funny balls. Right? Steroids don't fucking shrink your balls, man. My balls are actually pretty big. '''Niko''': Yeah, man. I'm sure they are. '''Brucie''': They are, man. You wanna feel them? Touch my balls and end this once and for all bro. You can tell everyone that juicing don't actually shrink people's balls because Brucie's are fucking huge. I was juggling them like melons just the other day bro. '''Niko''': I really don't want to touch your balls Brucie. '''Brucie''': Come on, Niko. Just cup them bro. One time. '''Niko''': That ain't going to happen, friend. Let's drop this. ==General== ===Calling Brucie=== '''Niko''': Brucie. '''Niko''': Brucie, man. '''Niko''': Brucie, what's up? '''Niko''': Hey Brucie. '''Niko''': Man. '''Niko''': What's up, man? '''Niko''': Yo. ''(If Brucie is unavailable)'' '''Brucie''': My alarm is set for 8, man. I need some sleep until then or my complexion is gonna be all screwed up, you fuck. '''Niko''': Shit, man, didn't mean to interrupt your beauty sleep. Another time. ===Arranging an activity=== '''Niko''': I'll be around soon. '''Niko''': I'll come get you, Brucie. '''Niko''': Let's do this Brucie, wait for me. '''Niko''': Nice one, Brucie. See you then. '''Niko''': See you in a bit Brucie. '''Niko''': Sounds fun man, I'll pick you up. '''Niko''': Sounds good, I'll come get you Brucie. '''Niko''': We will do this Brucie, see you. ===Brucie calls=== '''Brucie''': Hey NB, we been kicking it a bit now man. ===Arranging an activity=== '''Brucie''': Nice one, NB. See you then. ===Meeting Brucie=== ''(If Niko is in a car)'' '''Brucie''': Hey NB, let's roll. '''Brucie''': Let's get the fuck outta here, homeboy. '''Brucie''': Let's take it to the max, man - come on, let's go. ''(If Niko is on foot)'' '''Brucie''': Hey, NB - we need a car, man. '''Brucie''': We need a whip, homie. ===Finishing an activity=== '''Brucie''': Can you give me a lift home, bro? '''Brucie''': Can you take me back to my crib, homie? '''Brucie''': Can you take me home, man? '''Brucie''': Yo, can you drop me at my pad? ===Taking Brucie home=== '''Brucie''': Good rolling with you NB. Let's hang out soon. We're winners man, fucking winners. Yeah! '''Brucie''': Good times, homie - good times - see you soon - and do some crunches, man - for god's sake. Shit! '''Brucie''': Good times, NB, good times. I'll see you soon, man. '''Brucie''': That was good times. They'll write books about times like this. Winners relaxing, know what I mean? ===Declining an activity=== ===Canceling an activity=== '''Brucie''': Alright, man. Whatever. Hopefully see you soon bro. '''Brucie''': Alright, NB. If that's how you're playing it. We're gonna hang real soon though. '''Brucie''': Don't worry about it, NB. Another time. '''Brucie''': No skin off my back, NB. That's all cool baby. Another time. ===Brucie declines=== '''Niko''': Alright, stay cool, man. '''Niko''': Alright man, see you soon hopefully. '''Niko''': Okay Brucie, some other time. '''Niko''': Shit Brucie, we'll hang another time. ==Boating== ===Niko calls=== '''Niko''': How about we take a powerboat out? '''Niko''': I really feel like powerboating, how about it? '''Niko''': I think we should take a powerboat out. '''Niko''': You wanna go powerboating? '''Brucie''': I can dig that. Wait until the bitches scope us. I'll wait for you for an hour, alright? '''Brucie''': Powerboats. That's some bling shit, NB. Let's roll. Pick me up in the next hour. '''Brucie''': Powerboats? That sounds good. The bitches will love you and me on the river. Come get me in an hour, babe. ===Brucie declines=== ===Brucie calls=== ===Declining=== ===Canceling=== '''Niko''': Can't actually do that boating with you no more Brucie. Another time. '''Niko''': Sorry man, looks like I can't hit the river with you. Some other time. ===Dialogue=== ''(Meeting with Brucie)'' '''Brucie''': Nice one, Nicky. You can see we got a lot to handle with these two ladies. Let's go. ---- '''Brucie''': Okay, Niko, girlies, let's live it up a little, yeah. '''Brucie''': Okay Niko, ladies, let's get in the boat. ---- '''Brucie''': Take us over to the Statue of Happiness. That's some intense shit. '''Brucie''': You ladies are much hotter than that bitch. Let's cruise back, Nicky. '''Brucie''' Ice cold, Nicky, you're a fucking prince. He's a prince, ain't he ladies? Ain't he? ====Conversation One==== '''Brucie''': Hey, you ever see two bitches as tight as these babes? '''Niko''': I dunno Brucie. Yeah, they're pretty. '''Brucie''': No, they're fucking hot man. They're smoking. We met up in a club and it was intense. Wasn't it babe? '''Woman''': Yeah. '''Brucie''': I was standing at the bar ordering a magnum, scoping the floor you know, flexing my pecs, and I saw these girls and I felt it. They saw what I was packing and they felt it too. Didn't you? '''Woman''': Yeah, sure. '''Niko''': It wasn't the amount of money he was spending that attracted you to Brucie, was it ladies? '''Woman''': Nah. '''Niko''': What you talking about man? These girls were as impressed with the body I was rocking... as the bling I had on and the readies I was dropping. Alright? Get rid of the attitude, you're a winner too bro. ==Bowling== ===Niko calls=== '''Niko''': How about some bowling? '''Niko''': Shit, I feel like going bowling. '''Niko''': You and me should bowl together. '''Niko''': You wanna go bowling? '''Brucie''': Bowling? You fucking read my mind, NB. Pick me up within the hour. '''Brucie''': I love that bowling shit, I'll wait for you for an hour, NB. '''Brucie''': You know I bowl like, three-hundred with one arm behind my back. Pick me up in the next hour. ===Brucie declines=== '''Brucie''': Bowling, huh, you gotta find someone else to roll with, I've gotta go a cardio session. '''Brucie''': You wanna bowl? Sorry, I pulled a rear deltoid doing a free weight. Another time baby. ===Brucie calls=== '''Brucie''': How about you and me hit the bowling alley, yeah? ===Declining=== '''Niko''': Shit, Brucie. I ain't in a bowling mood right now. Some other time. ===Canceling=== ===Dialogue=== ''(Arriving at a bowling alley)'' '''Brucie''': Let's put some b-ling into the bowling scene baby, yeah. ''(If Niko wins)'' '''Brucie''': Maybe you won, but the game is about flare. And I had more of that, bro. ==Drinking== ===Niko calls=== '''Niko''': Drink? '''Niko''': How about we go for a drink? '''Niko''': Let's go drinking. '''Niko''': You wanna go for a drink? '''Brucie''': Champagne popping? You know I like to roll like that, man. Come grab me in the next sixty, bitch. '''Brucie''': Drinking? Yeah baby, you speak my language, NB. See you at mine in the next hour. '''Brucie''': Some alcoholic beverages? As long as they're expensive, I'm in. I'll wait an hour, NB. '''Brucie''': Two hard bodies like ours out on the town. Bitches beware. ETD next hour. A'ight? ===Brucie declines=== '''Brucie''': Afraid not, brother. Tell the bitches they're gonna miss out on us tonight. '''Brucie''': Sorry man, I'm dehydrating so my veins stand out. Another time, okay. '''Brucie''': Sorry, NB. Can't have those toxins in my system. Another time, a'right. '''Brucie''': Wish I could drink with you, NB. But I'm on a detox diet, baby. Raincheck until the retox. ''(If Brucie and Niko recently went drinking)'' '''Brucie''': NB. We just went out. I'd hate to see the state of your liver. Another time, bro. '''Brucie''': We just went out. I've gotta hit the gym hard to get rid of those ah, you know, calories hello. ===Canceling=== '''Niko''': Hey Brucie. Sorry but we can't get that drink right now. ===Brucie calls=== ===Declining=== ===Dialogue=== ''(Comrade's Bar)'' '''Brucie''': Man - not my usual style, but whatever. '''Brucie''': Okay, let's have a drink then. ''(After drinking)'' '''Brucie''': Ah, not enough rich, superficial people for my liking, you know what I'm saying? It was alright. '''Brucie''': That was fun. ===Conversations=== ====Conversation one==== '''Niko''': That was fun. '''Brucie''': Yeah, man. We're the fucking best bro. Nobody can touch our shit. I mean no one else was flashing the cash that we were, right? Nobody was rocking bling like ours. No one could touch our bods. We're fucking pimps. We are the money. Did you see the way those bitches was scoping me? They love my shit. Yeah, that's right. '''Niko''': I missed that Brucie. '''Brucie''': Oh, you must have been in the can or something. ====Conversation two==== '''Brucie''': Did you see how those women were looking at me, man? '''Niko''': No. '''Brucie''': They were hellcats, hunters, cougars, baby just like me. '''Niko''': Vain, drug addled, full of plastic? '''Brucie''': Ah man, shut up, just shut up... why you always so negative bro? Winners are never negative. I'm a positive person. I'm the best. I'm unstoppable. I'm genetically different, man. That's my vibe. And I'm sticking to it. I fucking love you man. ====Conversation three==== '''Brucie''': Man, I love drinking champagne. It's the fucking best bro, fucking best. That's why it costs the most, because it's the shit. '''Niko''': It's okay. '''Brucie''': You see how I went in there and I got the most expensive shit they had. That's how I roll, okay? I don't mind laying down the readies. I just wish more people saw me man. '''Niko''': They saw you drinking the champagne. '''Brucie''': Yeah, but that don't mean they knew how much it cost. They might have thought we was drinking some sparkling wine... shit or something. You'd think the barman could put a price tag on the glasses. Fucking asshole! Everyone would know then. '''Niko''': You should ask them next time. ====Conversation four==== '''Brucie''': I'm going to have to hit the cardio hard tomorrow. There were some serious carbs in those drinks bro. '''Niko''': Yeah? I didn't notice. '''Brucie''': You should start looking after yourself more. Start counting carbs bro, hitting the weights. I got a good line on juice if you want some. '''Niko''': I got enough of a temper, thanks Brucie. I don't want to think what would happen if the 'roid rage took hold of me too. '''Brucie''': That was just an offer man. Alright? An offer to a friend. I fucking love you man. ==Eating== ===Niko calls=== '''Niko''': How about we get some food? '''Niko''': Want to get something to eat? '''Niko''': You hungry? Let's eat. '''Niko''': You wanna grab some food? '''Brucie''': Alright, I could eat with you, NB. Scoop me up in the next sixty minutes. '''Brucie''': Eating? Yeah, oh yeah, that'd be sweet, NB. Pick me up in the next sixty, alright? '''Brucie''': Food? As long as it's low cal, I'm in, bro. Pick me up in the next hour, ok? '''Brucie''': I'd love to eat with your ass, bro. Not your ass, with your ass. Grab me in the next hour, alright? ===Brucie declines=== '''Brucie''': Food, sorry NB but this juicing fucks with my appetite. Another time, okay? '''Brucie''': Sorry man, about to do some hardcore cardio and I'd probably puke it up. Later, bro. '''Brucie''': Sorry man. I've gone macrobiotic for the time being. Don't know how long that's going to last though. Another time alright, babe? ''(If Brucie and Niko recently went eating)'' '''Brucie''': Shit, not for me. We just ate. Are you depressed and getting into comfort food or something, pussy? ===Canceling=== '''Niko''': Brucie, we can't eat together right now. Another time. '''Niko''': Sorry, Brucie. I gotta cancel our meal. ===Brucie calls=== ===Declining=== ===Dialogue=== ''(Burger Shot)'' '''Brucie''': NB - do I look this cheap? ''(Cluckin' Bell)'' '''Brucie''': This isn't really my style, man. ''(After eating)'' '''Brucie''': Man, that revolts me - this body is a temple and it's been desecrated, motherfuckers, shit! '''Brucie''': That place is foul, shit! - I need to work out hard as penance. ==Helicopter Ride== ===Niko calls=== ===Brucie declines=== ===Brucie calls=== ===Declining=== ===Canceling=== ===Dialogue=== ==Show== ===Niko calls=== '''Niko''': How about we go see a show? '''Niko''': I feel like seeing a show. Wanna come? '''Niko''': Want to go see something? '''Niko''': You wanna go to a show? '''Brucie''': Alright man, I'll get ready. Come pick me up within the next hour. '''Brucie''': Shit, man. Sounds like a date. Come get me in the next hour, bro. ===Brucie declines=== '''Brucie''': I can't deal with that shit at the moment. Another time, NB. '''Brucie''': Nicky, you called me at the wrong time here. I'm about to start a workout. Don't be scared to call black. Love you, man. '''Brucie''': Sorry, homie. I just juiced, think I might get up on stage and start kicking ass. Another time. ''(If Brucie and Niko recently went to a show)'' '''Brucie''': I got a hot bitch coming around, Nicky. I can't hit up a show again. ===Canceling=== ===Brucie calls=== ===Declining=== ===Dialogue=== ''(Perestroika)'' '''Brucie''': Alright man... Cabaret? This the shirt they made you watch in the Red Army, bro? '''Brucie''': Shit, man. Cabaret? Woah, we could have stayed in and watched America's Top Hooker, you know? ''(After the show)'' '''Brucie''': NB, what the fuck man. You're in America now, bro. Don't go to this shit. '''Brucie''': Shit, Nicky. That stuff's not for me, man. I'd rather have worked on my fucking delts. ==Strip Club== ===Niko calls=== '''Niko''': How about we roll together and scope bitches at the strip club? '''Niko''': Wanna hit a strip club? '''Niko''': Want to hit a strip club? '''Niko''': You want to go to a nice gentleman's club? ===Brucie declines=== '''Brucie''': Shit, I'm dating a couple of strippers at the moment. I don't want stuff to get complicated. You know what I mean? '''Brucie''': Sorry man, no strippers for me. I'm hitting the gym, bro. ===Canceling=== ===Brucie calls=== '''Brucie''': NB, I think you and me, we know each other well enough now to hit up a strip club. You in? '''Niko''': Alright, Brucie. Let's go watch some strippers. Wait for me for an hour. ===Declining=== ===Dialogue=== ''(Arriving at a strip club)'' '''Brucie''': The women may ignore you because I'm here, yeah that's it, don't let it damage your fucking ego, asshole, yeah-heh! ''(Leaving the strip club)'' '''Brucie''': Man, those women were all over me, bro! ==Standing Brucie Up== ==Text Messages== ''(Not contacting Brucie for a while)'' NB - where you at, bro. Don't treat me cold because my delts are more cut than yours. Hit me up and we'll hang. - B Shit man, I'm starting to forget about your alpha male Eastern European ass. Let's stick it to the bitches soon. - B ==Hospital== ===Accepting=== ===Declining=== ===Dialogue=== ==Chopper service== ''(Phone call)'' '''Brucie''': I just wanted to say - you ever need a lift in the helicopter, gimme a call alright, yeah. '''Niko''': Wow, thanks, Brucie, I appreciate that. ==Unscripted dialogue== '''Brucie''': This is what feminism is all about, bro. '''Brucie''': I can't believe these people. They're animals. All of them. '''Brucie''': Hell yeah, NB, take that shit. Just like we take the bitches we want to clubs. '''Brucie''': It's gonna blow! '''Brucie''': Better than a poke in the eye. '''Brucie''': I wonder, who's the dog and who's the bitch today? '''Brucie''': Wassup, homie? '''Brucie''': What the fuck? '''Brucie''': The car's gonna blow. '''Brucie''': What the fuck? '''Brucie''': What up, NB? '''Brucie''': Yo! '''Brucie''': Lucky, but well done. '''Brucie''': Get us the fuck out of here. '''Brucie''': Faster, NB, faster! '''Brucie''': How did that happen? '''Brucie''': That's to be expected, bro. '''Brucie''': Wow, I love this shit. '''Brucie''': What are you doing? '''Brucie''': Prepare to be amazed. '''Brucie''': NB, get the fuck out of here! '''Brucie''': I eat beats, bro. Man beats, and beats, and more beats, and rice. '''Brucie''': I think my balls chipped or something. '''Brucie''': Can I turn this shit off? '''Brucie''': A strip club? Now? '''Brucie''': This game is incredible. '''Brucie''': Strike! '''Brucie''': Put some pace on it man. You should do some cardio work. '''Brucie''': Don't do that shit. '''Brucie''': Sure. '''Brucie''': That's the shit, now let's party. '''Brucie''': You're not genetically superior. '''Brucie''': You're lucky. '''Brucie''': I'm all about gold. You can have silver, NB. '''Brucie''': You're like genetically average, bro. '''Brucie''': You didn't mean that. '''Brucie''': Yeah, let's do it. '''Brucie''': This game is crap, bro. '''Brucie''': Man, this is serious fun, bro. '''Brucie''': Will you hold up a minute? '''Brucie''': Awesome. I love pussy and pussy loves me, baby. '''Brucie''': Genetics always win out, baby. '''Brucie''': I swear, I felt a small earthquake there. '''Brucie''': No, I think I'm about to score, bro. '''Brucie''': Let's be real for a minute. This game is shit. '''Brucie''': Unlucky. '''Brucie''': You've still got much to learn, amigo. '''Brucie''': You're a fucking alpha male, man. You take what you need and I love it. '''Brucie''': Don't they know who I am? '''Brucie''': How the fuck you'd get so lucky? '''Brucie''': Shit, unlucky NB. '''Brucie''': I could have gone pro at this. '''Brucie''': What the fuck is this? '''Brucie''': Winner! Hello. '''Brucie''': You're an addict, man. Let's take a break. '''Brucie''': You came like second, bro. Does that even count? '''Brucie''': My ball was broken, man. But you did well. '''Brucie''': Get in the car. '''Brucie''': This game is crazy, crazy, man. '''Brucie''': Hell yeah. '''Brucie''': And the silver medal goes to... some nobody. '''Brucie''': At least I got real fucking lats, you asshole. '''Brucie''': Come on, get in. '''Brucie''':Something's wrong with this lane. '''Brucie''': I can't get busted, dude. I'm on probation for 'roid rage. '''Brucie''': Spot the alpha male. '''Brucie''': High score? You got to be kidding me. '''Brucie''': I don't wanna go down, NB. '''Brucie''': Fucking stop that. '''Brucie''': Ok, now watch and weap. '''Brucie''': I wanna hear some hip hop, man. '''Brucie''': What a surprise. '''Brucie''': Can we just chill out to some tunes? '''Brucie''': Don't let them get me, NB. '''Brucie''': Listen, just listen to some music, homie. '''Brucie''': Don't mind me. '''Brucie''': I let you win, bro. '''Brucie''': You make that shit look easy, baby. You're a fucking animal. '''Brucie''': You ready to see perfection? '''Brucie''': We should split, homie! '''Brucie''': Bro, enough already. '''Brucie''': Shit. '''Brucie''': Can we just listen to some music, man? '''Brucie''': This game is for dorks, bro. '''Brucie''': I need to think, so let's listen to some sounds. '''Brucie''': Let's get out of here. '''Brucie''': Keep me out of jail, man. '''Brucie''': Hey, jump in. '''Brucie''': Spot the genetically superior one. '''Brucie''': Are you really a winner, NB? '''Brucie''': Shit, Niko, your car skills and my body, people are gonna be petrified of us. '''Brucie''': We need a vehicle, man. '''Brucie''': Who says I don't value women? '''Brucie''': What are they doing? '''Brucie''': I'm pretty good at this. '''Brucie''': Yeah, sure. '''Brucie''': Well done, my friend, well done. '''Brucie''': What did you expect? '''Brucie''': NB! '''Brucie''': You bowl like a girl, bitch. '''Brucie''': Look, let's play some music, man. '''Brucie''': You got no stamina man. Hurry it up, move it. '''Brucie''': Me - gold, you - silver. It's nature, my friend. Nature. '''Brucie''': Wait up, man. '''Brucie''': What are you, twelve? Can't we do something else? '''Brucie''': Look at that, baby. '''Brucie''': Watch this. '''Brucie''': That's a fluke. '''Brucie''': You lucky bitch. '''Brucie''': You're seriously lucky, NB. Seriously. '''Brucie''': Nicky, hold up. '''Brucie''': Don't get jealous now, bro. '''Brucie''': You won't take me alive, man. '''Brucie''': I'd like to see you try and take one my cars, NB. Not a fucking chance, baby. '''Brucie''': At least I got abs, bitch. '''Brucie''': NB, don't bowl like a bitch. '''Brucie''': I think that must be a bug. '''Brucie''': The fuck you doing? '''Brucie''': What did you expect? '''Brucie''': Are you into dudes, homie? The fuck? '''Brucie''': Where's that hip-hop show I like? '''Brucie''': Yeah, I don't think we're gonna see a cat fight tonight. '''Brucie''': No way. '''Brucie''': Well played. '''Brucie''': We're gonna die. '''Brucie''': Dude, I've got ADD. Can we do something else? 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'''Brucie''': We ain't walking. Can you get us a vehicle? '''Brucie''': No. '''Brucie''': Unlucky, homie. You found your limit in life, bro. '''Brucie''': Intense, you are extreme, man. Fucking extreme. '''Brucie''': Love this. Just wish the game had more tits. '''Brucie''': NB's a winner. '''Brucie''': Don't be a cock! '''Brucie''': Get us a car, man. '''Brucie''': Ok, let's bounce, homie. '''Brucie''': Not bad but not good for me. '''Brucie''': Homie, drive. '''Brucie''': But this is like Heaven, bro. '''Brucie''': Who made this crappy game anyway? '''Brucie''': Man, her implants are almost as big as my pecs, bro. '''Brucie''': Get off my lats, bitch. '''Brucie''': You want pussy? Why didn't you say so? '''Brucie''': Give it up, homie. '''Brucie''': No way. '''Brucie''': We're cool. As I predicted. '''Brucie''': That must be a bug. How did that happen? '''Brucie''': Firing a piece up in this shit? You're a fucking animal, man. '''Brucie''': Have fun in there. '''Brucie''': They fuck guys like me in jail. '''Brucie''': I think it's time for the silver medal ceremony. '''Brucie''': You need to pay more attention, son. '''Brucie''': Let's get this party going here. '''Brucie''': Sure, I already made a mess. '''Brucie''': Only a spare. Damn! '''Brucie''': Excuse me a minute. '''Brucie''': Don't you love this country, NB? '''Brucie''': We need a car, son. '''Brucie''': Here's a lesson in life, homie. '''Brucie''': You wanna drive, homie? '''Brucie''': I don't wanna go back inside. '''Brucie''': This game was made by dorks, man. '''Brucie''': Lose some body fat, asshole. '''Brucie''': I don't wanna be someone's prison bitch! '''Brucie''': Lucky. '''Brucie''': Nice! '''Brucie''': I'm al spoken out, man. Let's just listen to some music. '''Brucie''': This is fun. All this game needs is bitches. '''Brucie''': Get in. '''Brucie''': Yeah, baby. Let's see who the alpha male really is today. '''Brucie''': Shit! '''Brucie''': Come on, man. Winners don't waste time. '''Brucie''': So, now maybe we listen to some tunes. '''Brucie''': Have fun, bro. I'm afraid you'll be getting the scraps off my table. '''Brucie''': Shit, you lucky bastard. '''Brucie''': Jesus! '''Brucie''': You dick! '''Brucie''': Asshole! '''Brucie''': I'm a winner, asshole! '''Brucie''': Fuck you! '''Brucie''': Watch it. '''Brucie''': Careful, bitch. '''Brucie''': Watch the tan. '''Brucie''': Nicky, look out. '''Brucie''': Shit. '''Brucie''': Nicky, for fuck's sake. '''Brucie''': Fuck this bitch shit. '''Brucie''': You dick. '''Brucie''': The car, you bitch. '''Brucie''': Jesus! '''Brucie''': Nice, Nicky! '''Brucie''': Hammer it, Nicky. '''Brucie''': Come on, NB. Hammer it! '''Brucie''': We're winners, man. We drive fast, yeah. '''Brucie''': We're on an expressway to the top, man. Express! '''Brucie''': Man, adrenaline, testosterone, it's all the same, homie. '''Brucie''': We're upside down. '''Brucie''': Not cool, NB. '''Brucie''': You idiot, NB '''Brucie''': Nicky, you're a tool, man. '''Brucie''': Nicky, we're fucking upside down. We look like gimps. '''Brucie''': Shit, you hit him, bro. '''Brucie''': Fool had it coming to him, bro. '''Brucie''': Survival of the fittest. Fuck. '''Brucie''': That's real time natural selection, baby. '''Brucie''': Cold. Man, you just wasted that idiot. '''Brucie''': You are ice cold, homie. '''Brucie''': Man, come on, that was not cool. '''Brucie''': I don't think they're gonna make it. '''Brucie''': Shit! '''Brucie''': I don't like this! '''Brucie''': You European prick! '''Brucie''': Man, this is freaking me the fuck out! '''Brucie''': Come on, homie. Stop chillin. '''Brucie''': Homie, Brucie doesn't do mellow. '''Brucie''': What is the girl driving bullshit, homie? '''Brucie''': Homie, you're driving like a bitch. '''Brucie''': NB, this is some seriously feminine driving shit, bro. '''Brucie''': Have you got a vagina, NB? Stop driving like this, bro. 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New Delhi: Speculation is rife in the Australian camp that Michael Clarke may not like to risk his dodgy back in a dead rubber and leave it to his deputy Shane Watson to lead the team in the fourth and the final Test against India, starting on Friday.
The chances of Watson leading Australia for the first time in a Test increased after Clarke skipped the nets at the Feroze Shah Kotla on Wednesday.
Clarke was clearly struggling with a recurring back pain during the Mohali Test which India won to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series.
Clarke did not train and spent his time chatting with head coach Mickey Arthur and selector Rod Marsh, though he did have a closer look at the wicket.
Watson appeared visibly happy and could barely wipe the smile off his face following the birth of his son Will.
It also appears that Watson has patched up with Cricket Australia`s (CA) high-performance chief Pat Howard, who had called Watson as only "sometimes a team player". Howard moved around the ground with the phone glued to his ear.
An out-of-form Watson has been at the centre of a controversy after he was sidelined from the third Test in Mohali along with three others over a breach of team discipline last week.
Watson was angry and left for home to be with his wife Lee, who delivered baby boy Will last Thursday. Watson, who left India contemplating retirement, however, returned in time to be with the team for the fourth Test.
Teammate Ed Cowan said everything was fine with the team.
"In his own words, he has probably decided to come back with a full focus and we will accept him because he is such a great player and a good leader. He is a senior player around the group and it is important those kinds of players are on board because we need those guys for this team to be the best team in the world," said Cowan.
"Shane is more a lead-by-example kind of fellow in terms of how he prepares. He doesn`t leave many stones unturned -- and the way he has performed across all formats - that is an example in itself. He is a very different leader to Michael, but we`re hoping Michael is fine for this Test. He`s such a great batsman and we need his runs and his leadership," he added.
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It did not compare at all to our RC 12 day cruise where food was great, entertainment was terrific, and the destinations were fab!
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GREENVILLE, Miss. -- In a battle one man described as epic, two hunters spent seven hours battling an 11-foot alligator that they caught the first night of gator season.
Matt Brooks of Greenville, Miss., had never been on an alligator hunt before, but was selected for one of 810 permits that the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks issued this year, the eighth year the state has allowed the hunts.
He asked Hinds County Circuit Judge Jeff Weill of Jackson, Miss., who had hunted alligators before, to come along.
On a bayou south of here, the two set out in the darkness in a small aluminum boat. The first alligator got away, but at 9:30 p.m. Friday the hunters got a second chance.
"We just threw the hook out there and latched on," and off they went, Brooks said. "It was epic. Everyone read Old Man and the Sea back in school, and that's what it felt like. The recurring thought I kept having was that something was going to go wrong at any minute."
During the next seven hours, a number of things did go wrong that could have caused them to lose the alligator or their lives.
"We had two lines on him. And he periodically broke them and we had to retie," Weill said. "That happened three or four times."
After hours of being dragged up and down the bayou, the pair pulled the animal near the boat. Then the feisty reptile that they later weighed at 350 pounds set the struggle in motion again.
"He slapped the boat and slapped me in the knee with his tail," Brooks said. "It scared us both. Then we knew how big he was."
While the big gator still had some fight left in him, Brooks and Weill got him to the boat for the last time at 4:30 a.m. Saturday.
But it still wasn't over.
"At one time he slipped out of my hands," Weill said. "Fortunately, Matt had him by one foot or we would have lost him."
Though their alligator is considered large based on data the wildlife department already has received, it isn't the largest killed so far this season, which ends Monday in Mississippi's public waters and Oct. 1 on private lands. One report lists a gator several hundredths of an inch shy of 13 feet, and another hunter has said he landed a 660-pound animal. So far more than 200 alligators have been harvested.
Brooks doesn't have to worry about the one that got away, but does think about what he might have done differently: "At some point, I would have welcomed more people to join the fray."
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He was later sentenced to death in Missouri for killing William and Flossie Brewer.
Rebecca Kurz, assistant public defender in Missouri, said Gilbert has a motion pending claiming ineffective counsel in the Missouri case. She wants the execution delayed until this motion is considered. Gilberts Oklahoma death sentence was based partly on evidence from the Missouri case.
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Scientists have known for a long time that insulin is critical to the healthy functioning of the body's many types of cells. Like other cells in the body, neurons in the brain need glucose to fuel their activities. In fact, PET scans have revealed that when some parts of the brain are engaged in a demanding cognitive task, the neurons in that area metabolize a great deal of glucose.
Within minutes of a meal, insulin is sent to the brain to help neurons absorb and use glucose. Smaller increases in insulin also occur throughout the day, likely in response to neural signals. Dr. Craft explained, "In the brain, insulin has a number of roles to play. It promotes glucose uptake in the neurons of the hippocampal formation and the frontal lobes," areas that are involved in memory. Insulin also strengthens the synaptic connections between brain cells, helping to form new memories. In addition, insulin regulates the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, which plays an important role in learning and memory. Finally, insulin is involved in blood vessel formation and function. Dr. Craft speculated that the many links between eating, insulin, and memory could have evolved for survival reasons. "It was important to remember where you got the food and if the food was good or made you sick. From an evolutionary perspective, the linkage of eating and memory is very close."
Dr. Craft is studying the relationship between insulin and glucose in people with Alzheimer's disease. Her research was first inspired by epidemiological data suggesting that people with diabetes and insulin resistance have an increased risk of cognitive problems, including MCI and AD, as they grow old. She wondered whether insulin resistance reduces the ability of insulin to get into the brain, leaving the brain without enough for normal functioning.
She and her team began a series of human studies to explore the relationships among glucose and insulin levels in the brain, memory performance, and AD pathology. PET scans had shown that people with Alzheimer's disease metabolize less glucose in specific areas of their brains. Dr. Craft wanted to know if there were ways to raise the level of glucose in the brains of people with AD. She began with a small-scale test in which she asked research volunteers to consume a high-glucose drink and then take a short-term memory test.
Memory performance increased temporarily, but so did insulin levels. This made sense, because a rise in blood glucose signals the pancreas to produce more insulin. "We realized that every time we raised glucose, we were also raising insulin. And we noticed that the people with higher insulin levels showed the most memory benefit. We wondered if the insulin was enhancing memory, not just the glucose." In a follow-up study, they raised glucose levels, but gave a medication that stopped insulin from being secreted. They found that without insulin, the memory improvement did not occur.
From these early studies, Dr. Craft and her team made two observations: Research volunteers with AD experienced a much higher increase in insulin from the glucose intake than did volunteers without AD, and insulin had to be present for the glucose to help improve memory.
Next, the researchers isolated insulin's effect by raising insulin through an intravenous infusion without raising glucose levels. Memory improved, leading Dr. Craft and her team to conclude that the difference in memory performance is likely the result of increased levels of insulin, not glucose.
The team then gave normal older adult volunteers a larger dose of insulin, enough to mimic the high levels that occur when a person has insulin resistance. After this infusion, the team analyzed the spinal fluid, which had been obtained through lumbar punctures, for levels of proteins like beta-amyloid. The researchers were "quite surprised" to see a rapid increase in beta-amyloid levels following the administration of higher levels of insulin. Dr. Craft said, "This was especially pronounced in older adults. Their beta-amyloid increased twenty-five percent." Dr. Craft's study showed that high insulin levels might affect the amount of beta-amyloid in the spinal fluid. "As far as I know, this was the first demonstration in humans that changes in the levels of insulin in the blood can result in changes in beta-amyloid."
In a different study, which is currently ongoing, she next induced temporary insulin resistance through a high-fat/high-sugar diet to study its effects on beta-amyloid and blood cholesterol. She asked one group of research volunteers to follow the high- fat/high-sugar diet for four weeks, and another group to follow a low-fat/low-sugar diet. The preliminary results show that, in just a month, the participants on the high-fat/high- sugar diet had changes in beta-amyloid in the spinal fluid that may adversely impact its clearance from the brain and significant increases in LDL cholesterol ("bad" blood cholesterol). Those on the low-fat/low-sugar diet had improved beta-amyloid, insulin, and cholesterol profiles. Dr. Craft speculated that the temporary insulin resistance induced by the high fat/high sugar diet interfered with the clearance of beta-amyloid, perhaps by affecting the enzyme in the liver that normally clears beta-amyloid from the bloodstream.
Based on this series of studies, Dr. Craft hypothesized that insulin resistance (with high levels of insulin in the body) paradoxically leads to lower-than-normal levels of insulin in the brain, which results in memory problems. The studies suggest that introducing more insulin to the brain might restore the proper balance of insulin and improve memory. However, more insulin in the rest of the body would be harmful, because it would increase insulin resistance and beta-amyloid levels.
Through research like Dr. Craft's, we may discover that therapies that increase insulin in the brain or counteract insulin resistance may someday be used to help prevent or treat AD. In the meantime, strategies such as diet and exercise can lower the risk of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes, and may reduce the risk of cognitive decline and AD.
Dr. Craft observed that neuroscientists tend to undervalue the impact of diseases originating in other parts of the body, while scientists studying other diseases have little idea of the impact those diseases could have on the brain. She and others are enthusiastic about the gains that may come from continued collaboration between AD research and diabetes research. She described an air of excitement: "People are now starting to understand the critical interaction between the brain and the body and that many of the peptides and hormones produced in the body have very substantial roles to play in the brain. I think we're at the beginning of a very exciting era in which we're going to be able to start putting together these systems to understand Alzheimer's disease, which is clearly a disease of the entire organism, not just of the brain. We're happy to be part of the forefront of bringing this into reality."
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The Flash Is On Sarah Chang
March 9, 2013
One of the many violin celebrities visiting the Bay Area this spring is American violinist Sarah Chang. Appearing with Chamber Music San Francisco, she returned to Herbst Theatre on Saturday, followed by concerts in Walnut Creek and Palo Alto, with a program that aimed (and succeeded) to please her adoring fans and to show off her considerable charm and musical talents but that felt unfulfilling in the end.
Dressed in a clingy, shiny pink gown, Chang opened the program with Niccolò Paganini's Cantabile in D Major, MS 109. A piece without any of the composer's famous technical fireworks, the Cantabile is a gorgeous, elegant Italian melody that Chang initially approached with a fragile tone that gradually became more lush and jammy. And it basically stayed that way for the rest of the very short evening.
Next on the program was the Chaconne in G Minor, which is attributed to Italian Baroque composer Tomaso Antonio Vitali (1663–1745) but which, due to an abundance of post-Baroque elements, probably originates from a later era. The Chaconne — essentially, a series of variations over a repeating bass melody — was a favorite showpiece for famous violinists like Jascha Heifetz (1901–1987) and David Oistrakh (1908–1974).
The variations are different in character, some very lyrical and some pure technique, and it is not easy to shape them into one coherent musical story. Chang did this by attacking the piece with a ferocity that sometimes made you worry about the safety of her Guarneri del Gesù instrument. Her intensity is admirable, but also lacks subtlety; Sarah Chang is always "on" — very "on."
Chang is an extremely extraverted performer.
Chang is an extremely extraverted performer; she moves forward and backward, stomps her feet to accents in the music, does a back bend that would look decent in yoga practice, momentarily balances on one leg, jumps and kicks, handles her bow like a whip, flourishing it high in the air at the end of a piece. Then, with a perky little nod and that radiant smile, she turns to her audience, which bursts into loud cheers without even a moment of concentrated silence to let it all sink in.
Yet only 20 minutes into the recital, it was already time for the preintermission finale: an arrangement of music from West Side Story, by film composer and conductor David Newman, which Chang premiered last season. Newman (b. 1954) is the son of legendary Hollywood composer Alfred Newman, who wrote the 20th Century Fox Fanfare (David's brother is Thomas Newman and his cousin is Randy Newman, both also film composers).
Chang explored Prokofiev's at times lyrical musical finds with a kind of intensity that felt more nuanced.
For his arrangement, David Newman basically took all the hits that Leonard Bernstein wrote for West Side Story, added a furious little coda, and turned it into a suite for solo violin and orchestra, with the violin mostly playing the vocal lines. Other than creating yet another showcase for Chang, which she delivered with impeccable technique, Newman's version adds nothing to what we already know and love about West Side Story: Bernstein's musical score and the suite of orchestral music that he created as Symphonic Dances From West Side Story, in 1961.
On top of that, the piano reduction that Ashley Wass played during the recital (most excellently, for that matter) does not do the symphonic orchestral score much justice; it is just not an adequate substitute for Bernstein's original score. And even in Chang's hands, it carries little weight.
After the intermission, Prokofiev's Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94a, brought more substance to the program. Clad in a different, less-clingy black dress covered in pink sparkles, Chang explored Prokofiev's at times lyrical, then bouncy and playful, musical finds with a kind of intensity that felt more nuanced, multidimensional, and appropriate, adding depth instead of "show."
I would have liked more of that, but two rather fluffy encores later, it was all over.