Author Archives: AverageAndy

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About AverageAndy

An average guy living a great life in New Jersey.

Thoughts on Survivor and other things

Posted on March 3, 2023 by AverageAndy

Survivor returned on Wednesday for Season 44 with a 2 hour premier. I was looking forward to the return, and it did not disappoint. Being a fan since the beginning (over 22 years), Survivor still keeps my attention and I … Continue reading →

Posted in A Million Little Things, Accused, Baseball, CSI:VEGAS, Debbie Gibson, Fun and Games, Jesse Tannenbaum, Lehigh, Lehigh University, Mark Burnett, Reality Shows, Seinfeld, Shrinking, Sports, Survivor, The Blacklist, The Last of Us | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

More thoughts

Posted on February 13, 2023 by AverageAndy

Need to catch up on a few things. Was sad to see that Tom Batiuk ended his comic strip Funky Winkerbean after 50 years. I have enjoyed reading Funky Winkerbean for as long as I can remember, a staple of … Continue reading →

Posted in Adam Klein, Christine Hofbeck, Clive Cussler - Isaac Bell, Comics, Football, Funky Winkerbean, Jeff Probst, Jesse Tannenbaum, Mark Burnett, Music, NY Mets, Parvati Shallow, Radio, Reality Shows, Sports, Survivor | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Lots of little things

Posted on February 3, 2023 by AverageAndy

I have had a hard time recently getting motivated to update my blog. There were a bunch of stories I wanted to post about, but every time I thought about writing, I would tell my-self, not now, tonight, or not … Continue reading →

Posted in Accused, Crosby Stills Nash Young, CSI:VEGAS, Debbie Gibson, Jack Ryan, Jeff Probst, Jesse Tannenbaum, Mark Burnett, Music, Reality Shows, Shrinking, Survivor, The Expanse, The Last of Us | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Things are good

Posted on January 16, 2023 by AverageAndy

Been a crazy start to 2023. Adam Rich (Nicolas on Eight is Enough) passed at age 54, Robbie Knievel (son of great daredevil Evil Knievel) passes at age 60, and Astronaut, Cosmonauts stuck on Space Station extra month. But there … Continue reading →

Posted in A Beautiful Noise - The Neil Diamond Musical, Announcement, Baseball, Broadway, Clive Cussler - Dirk Pitt, Clive Cussler - Isaac Bell, Football, Lehigh, Lehigh University, NY Giants, Sports, Television | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Welcome to 2023

Posted on January 6, 2023 by AverageAndy

Hope everybody had a Happy and Healthy New Year and welcome to 2023. Just going to jump in and write down some thoughts and observations Here is the new song “Panopticom” from the great Peter Gabriel. Really like it and … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Fleishman is in Trouble, Football, Fun and Games, Music, NY Giants, Peter Gabriel, Sports | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

RIP Pele (1940 – 2022)

Posted on December 29, 2022 by AverageAndy

RIP Pele – The best ever to play the game of Soccer. Will always will remember Pele for his bicycle kick for a goal in the classic movie “Victory” Highly recommended. Here is is a link to Peles’ Wikipedia Site … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Posted on December 22, 2022 by AverageAndy

Only 3 more days until Christmas. While it doesn’t look like we will have a white Christmas here on the east coast, it is supposed to be very cold (especially on Saturday). But not as cold as some parts of … Continue reading →

Posted in Avatar: The Way of Water, Baseball, CSI:VEGAS, Fleishman is in Trouble, Football, Movies, National Treasure: Edge of History, NY Giants, NY Mets, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Sports, Survivor | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Survivor / The Amazing Race recaps plus random thoughts on a Rainy Friday

Posted on December 16, 2022 by AverageAndy

Both “Survivor” and “The Amazing Race” ended there latest seasons last week and both did not disappoint, While the Amazing Race took a while to gain its footing (thanks to it being pushed back an hour for failed experiment of … Continue reading →

Posted in Amazing Race, Baseball, Big Brother, Books, BUNT, Football, Jeff Probst, Jesse Tannenbaum, Marillion, Mark Burnett, Matthew Quick - We Are the Light, Michael Mann - Heat2, Music, NY Giants, NY Mets, Phil Keoghan, Reality Shows, Sports, Survivor, TOPPS | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

They don’t make movies like this anymore

Posted on December 12, 2022 by AverageAndy

Growing up in the 70s / 80s, they used to make big budget disaster movies, with a cast of all-stars. Movies like “Airport”, “The Towering Inferno”, and the “Poseidon Adventure” did great in the box-office, and then became staples of … Continue reading →

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Kirstie Alley (1951 – 2022)

Posted on December 6, 2022 by AverageAndy

Very sad to see the passing of Kirstie Alley yesterday. Besides taking over for Shelly Long on “Cheers” for 6 years, she also had a part in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn as Saavik and had the following … Continue reading →

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