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An average guy living a great life in New Jersey.

St. Elmo’s Fire – Music and Clips

  I heard the St. Elmo’s Fire theme song on SiriusXM Big Eighty’s Countdown and made me realize how much I like the movie      

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Monday Monday

Another Monday, and we are talking about another NY Giants loss.   For the past few NFL seasons the only thing that Mondays have brought have been a deluge of posts and rants about how bad the NY Giants are and … Continue reading

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Survivor Now and Then

I’m really enjoying this season of Survivor (Survivor: Island of the Idols).  Its so much better than last seasons debacle (Survivor: Edge of Extinction).   Having players who are voted out actually be out of the game is the way the … Continue reading

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Time marches on

Very sad to hear that a co-worker of mine at NBC, D’Jamison Jensen passed away on August 10th at the age of 46.  We were on the same team and talked and ate lunch together for 5 plus years.  He … Continue reading

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Survivor returns for Season 39, plus some catching up

Its once again time for Survivor, as it returns tonight for its 39th Season.   I have been a fan since Season 1, and don’t believe  I have ever missed an episode, most live when they aired,  although I did watch … Continue reading

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Time marches on

Very sad to see 2 places that I went to way back when I was young have shut their doors Bowcraft Family Amusement Park When I was in High School, I was big into the old fashion arcade games, and … Continue reading

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Whats your Favorite?

I get asked this all the time.  Whats your favorite movie?  Whats your favorite musical group or song?  Whats your favorite food?   The more and more I get asked this, I have come to realize that for me, there is … Continue reading

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Violet, Your turning Violet, Violet

Very sad to read of the passing of Denise Nickerson, the actress who played Violet Beauregarde in 1971’s classic, and one of my favorite all time movies “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” Denise Nickerson – 1957 – 2019 It really … Continue reading

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Mets – Let them Pitch

Its tough these days to be a NY Mets fan.   The team is no good and it looks like another season of meaningless baseball after this weeks All Star Game.   After losing to the Kansas City Royals in the 2015 … Continue reading

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Designated Survivor / My Bodyguard

Finished watching Season 3 of “Designated Survivor” on Neflix and really enjoyed it. I was a big fan of the show when in was on broadcast TV (ABC) and am grateful to Netflix, as well as the cast and crew, … Continue reading

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