Author Archives: AverageAndy

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About AverageAndy

An average guy living a great life in New Jersey.

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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Writers Block

Posted on March 6, 2022 by AverageAndy

Drove to Walton NY last Sunday for my cousin Katharines’ funeral. She was the first of my cousins to pass, and she will be missed. Katharines’ sisters and brother where their, along with 2 of my other cousins. The though … Continue reading →

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The Good and the Sad

Posted on February 1, 2022 by AverageAndy

Will start with some sad news. Sad to see that Dave Chin, my old boss at NBCUniversal passed away on January 20th at the age of 44. He was a great manager and I really enjoyed working for him. He … Continue reading →

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RIP Meat Loaf

Posted on January 21, 2022 by AverageAndy

Very sad to hear that singer Meat Loaf passed away at the age of 74. His “Bat out of Hell” album is one of the all time great albums. He also was an actor appearing in the “Rocky Horror Picture … Continue reading →

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