Category: General Narcissism

The other day I had a flashback to my youth. Shane pointed me toward the Rambo Town website. Oh Sly. How you’ll haunt my teenaged recollections for years and years to come.

I had nearly forgotten about that, when Maktaaq, on the Metroblogging Vancouver site, posted an exerpt from the Province regarding Hope‘s status as not only Rambotown, but the Chainsaw Carving Capital.

For those not in the know, I spent my teenaged years (from one month after I turned 13, to one month after I turned 19) living in the town of Hope. It was definitely different from the shelters of Greater Vancouver Suburbia that had been my home both before, and after I lived there.

A snippet from the Rambotown website:

Besides, the town of Hope where the film takes place is a nice place too. Even if you’re not interested in the movie, it’s definitely worth a visit and you can spend a great time there. So to let you take part in my experiences and to give you a little insight in the making of “First Blood” in Hope, I did what I`ve always wanted to do: A website about “First Blood”…

Funny, a “nice place” where you can “spend a great time” isn’t exactly how I remember it.

Warning, philosophical recollecting and reminiscing ahead…
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