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About AverageAndy

An average guy living a great life in New Jersey.

Things never change

Posted on May 11, 2022 by AverageAndy

Back in 1991, Two friends and I decided to quit our jobs and go explore the United States. The original plan was to simply drive west from New Jersey and see where the road would take us. As we started … Continue reading →

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Survivor Recap – Everybody Lies

Posted on May 6, 2022 by AverageAndy

It always amazes me on Survivor (and Big Brother) when people get upset when somebody lies to them to help progress their game. Especially those who lie to everybody else to progress their own game. You would think going into … Continue reading →

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Random Stuff

Posted on May 4, 2022 by AverageAndy

New York Mets Glad to see the NY Mets off to a good start. Although they have gotten off to hot starts the past few years, only to fall apart in the middle of the summer, this year feels a … Continue reading →

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Survivor – Still the best

Posted on April 29, 2022 by AverageAndy

I am really enjoying Season 42 of Survivor. Not just the scenery, challenges, and rewards, but the way the contestants are playing. Because we were able to watch Season 41 and have an insight into what twists and turns are … Continue reading →

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Quick note – Then back tomorrow after a new Survivor tonight

Posted on April 27, 2022 by AverageAndy

Sad to see that Randy Rand of the band Autograph passed away. While they never hit it big, the bands song “Turn Up The Radio” was a massive MTV Hit and still remains on most 80’s playlists today

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Awesome Transatlantic Weekend

Posted on April 18, 2022 by AverageAndy

Was able to catch the 1st 2 shows of the band Transatlantic’s 2022 Tour last weekend. Transatlantic is a progressive rock supergroup consisting of Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy, Roine Stolt, and Pete Trewavas. (for this tour they also added Ted … Continue reading →

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Great Episode and some other thoughts

Posted on April 15, 2022 by AverageAndy

Really enjoying this season of Survivor, and really liked this weeks 2 hour episode. Even though you know what was going to happen, and have mixed feeling about the hour glass twist, the way the show played out, it was … Continue reading →

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Enough with the gimmicks

Posted on April 13, 2022 by AverageAndy

I have been a Mets and baseball fan all my life. Some of my earliest memories are watching the Mets lose to the Oakland A’s in the 1973 World Series. I have other great memories of watching the Mets games … Continue reading →

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USA Soccer, Survivor 42

Posted on March 31, 2022 by AverageAndy

A friend of mine invited me join him in Orlando, Florida last weekend to go see the USA Men’s Soccer team play Panama in a World Cup Qualifying Match. He was paying for the hotel (AirBnB) and I had some … Continue reading →

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The Amazing Race / Survivor / Marillion (AHBID)

Posted on March 11, 2022 by AverageAndy

First, a big congratulations to Kim & Penn for winning The Amazing Race 33. Was a really good season (and an interesting one, as the race was shutdown for 18 months due to the Covid-19 Pandemic). Like always the show … Continue reading →

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