"Don White" wrote in message
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Tom wrote:
"Billgran" wrote in message
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Peter Benchley, whose book "Jaws" scared a whole generation from swimming
after dark, died today.

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsAr...archived=False

Best line in the movie "We need a bigger boat!"


I got as far as the first girl the shark gets at the beginning of the
movie. When she started bobbing up and down like the bobber on my fishing
line, I left the room and have never seen any more. I live on a river
that has visibility of about 4" under water. I wasn't going to watch
that movie or I wouldn't have ever gotten in the water, again, even
though I know! Illinois has no sharks. Can't stand snakes in movies
either.

Tom G.

The first year it was released (late 70s?) a lot of people were afraid of
the water. Watch the movie...you'll get over it in a year or so.
That was a real classic...beautiful photography.. felt like you were
there.
I remember visiting Universal Studios, California in 1983 and the big
hi-light was the 'JAWS' exhibit where the shark comes up alongside your
little tram car.

My youngest daughter was about 9 when we went there. She was under the seat
a couple of milliseconds after the shark surfaced.