Author Archives: AverageAndy

About AverageAndy

An average guy living a great life in New Jersey.

Quick update – Music I’ve been listening to

Posted on October 4, 2021 by AverageAndy

Was listening to the Marillion channel on Pandora and heard a song by the band Riverside. Looked them up on Apple Music and found out they are a Prog Rock band from Poland and have been around for a while … Continue reading →

Posted in Iron Maiden, Marillion, Men Without Hats, Music, October Project, Riverside, Scorpions, The Kinks, Toto, Triumph | Tagged Iron Maiden, Marillion, Men Without Hats, October Project, Riverside, Scorlions, The Kinks, Toto, Triumph | Leave a comment

A little different – The craziness of looking for a job

Posted on October 1, 2021 by AverageAndy

Its been a tough and crazy year so far. Back in March 2021, my contract with Bloomberg (IT – Data Retention Specialist) ended. Since then I have been out of work and looking for something exciting to do for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement, Big Brother, Fun and Games, Jeff Probst, Mark Burnett, Non-Sports Cards, Philly Non Sports Card Show, Reality Shows, Survivor | Tagged Bloomberg, CIT, DOD, NBCUniversal, NBCUniversal Tech Center, NJDEP, Prudential, Resume Writing, Survivor, The Amazing Race, Who Wants to be a Millionaire | Leave a comment

Congratulations to Xavier for winning Big Brother 23

Posted on September 30, 2021 by AverageAndy

What a great season of Big Brother. Really enjoyed watching this season and was glad to see Xavier be chosen as the winner. I want to also congratulate all other members of the cookout alliance (Derek F., Azah, Kyland, Hannah … Continue reading →

Posted in Amazing Race, Big Brother, Jeff Probst, Reality Shows, Survivor | Tagged Big Brother 23, CBS, Derek Frazier, Julie Chen Moonves, Survivor 41, The Amazing Race, Tough as Nails, Xavier Prather | Leave a comment

Big Brother, Survivor and the fall of the New York Giants

Posted on September 29, 2021 by AverageAndy

Another season of Big Brother comes to an end tonight and for the first time, there will be a person of color as the winner. Thought this season was really good and really respect all the contestants praise for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Brother, Football, Jeff Probst, NY Giants, Reality Shows, Sports, Survivor | Tagged Big Brother, Joe Judge, NY Giants, Survivor, The Cookout, Tom Coughlin | Leave a comment

Survivors Back for Season 41

Posted on September 22, 2021 by AverageAndy

Survivor returns tonight (Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021) for its 41 Season after a long break due to the pandemic. While I don’t like to see or hear anything about a new season and try to avoid any social media stories … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Brother, Card Collecting, Fun and Games, Jeff Probst, Movies, Music, Non-Sports Cards, Philly Non Sports Card Show, Reality Shows, Sports, Survivor | Tagged CBS, Jeff Probst, Mark Burnett, Survivor, Survivor Season 41 | Leave a comment

Toto and The Bad New Bears in Breaking Training

Posted on September 1, 2021 by AverageAndy

Went on a nice walk yesterday, and decided to mix things up and listen to Toto. Put on “Toto Esentials” and was amazed on how many great songs they have. Some songs I havent heard in a long time (Such … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad News Bears in Breaking Training, Movies, Toto | Tagged Bad News Bears in Breaking Training, Christopher Barnes, Kelly Leak, Tanner Boyle, Toto | Leave a comment

What would I do if I won Survivor

Posted on August 30, 2021 by AverageAndy

Survivor returns September 22nd for Season 41. As you know I have never missed an episode in all this time – 540 episodes. I will be back in front of my TV on September 22nd to go on another journey … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad News Bears, Jeff Probst, Marillion, Movies, Music, Non-Sports Cards, Philly Non Sports Card Show, Reality Shows, Sports, St Elmos Fire, Star Trek, Survivor | Tagged Andrew McCarthy, Camino de Santiago, Emilio Estevez, Jackie Earle Haley, James Kirk, Jeff Probst, Marillion, Marillion Weekend 2022, Mark Burnett, Martin Sheen, Rittenhouse Archives, Spock, Star Trek, Survivor, Survivor 41, Tatum O'Neal, The Way, William Shatner | Leave a comment

Lets give Corporate Rock some love

Posted on August 25, 2021 by AverageAndy

I’m a big fan of so called “Corporate Rock”. Bands such as Boston, Styx, Kansas, and Foreigner. These bands have tons on classic songs that are played on the radio every day, yet they get no love from both critics … Continue reading →

Posted in Boston, Foreigner, Kansas, Music, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Styx | Tagged Boston Band, Dennis DeYoung, Dust in the Wind, Foreigner Band, James Young, Kansas Band, Kelly Hansen, Lou Gramm, Mick Jones, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Styx Band, Tom Scholz, Tommy Shaw | Leave a comment

RIP Charlie Watts – Drummer for the Rolling Stones

Posted on August 24, 2021 by AverageAndy

Sad to see that Charlie Watts, drummer with the Rolling Stones passed away at the age of 80s. While I was not a huge Rolling Stones fan, there is no argument that they were one of the worlds greatest Rock … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad News Bears, Eddie Trunk, Movies, Music, Rolling Stones, SiriusXM, Volume 106 | Tagged Charlie Watts, Rolling Stones | Leave a comment

Maki Kaji, the ‘Godfather of Sudoku,’ Is Dead at 69

Posted on August 18, 2021 by AverageAndy

Sad to see that Maki Kaji died at the age of 69. He dies far to young. I am a huge Sudoku fan, and try to complete the daily sudoku puzzle in the Newark Star Ledger News Paper (I am … Continue reading →

Posted in Cracking The Cryptic | Tagged Cracking The Cryptic, Maki Kaji, Mark Goodliffe, Simon Anthony, Sudoku | Leave a comment