Author Archives: AverageAndy

About AverageAndy

An average guy living a great life in New Jersey.

Music, Movies and More

Posted on April 29, 2019 by AverageAndy

While out on a run last week (Trying to keep myself active while looking for a new job), I heard the song “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” by the Proclaimers, and it made me immediately think of the movie “Benny … Continue reading →

Posted in Amazing Race, Books, Clive Cussler - Dirk Pitt, Movies, Music, Reality Shows, Survivor | Tagged Celtic Empire, Clive Cussler, Dirk Pitt, Elmos Fire, I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles), John Cafferty, John Parr, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Music, On the Dark Side, Runner, St, The Proclaimers | Leave a comment

Thank you to George Lucas and Star Wars

Posted on April 17, 2019 by AverageAndy

I can still remember the first time I saw Star Wars. We use to go to Cape Cod each summer for vacation and I still vividly remember going to see Star Wars at the Wellfleet Drive-In Theater. It was raining … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Star Wars, TOPPS | Tagged George Lucas, Star Wars, Star Wars Trading Cards, Wellfleet Drive-In | Leave a comment

Thank you to Marillion

Posted on April 11, 2019 by AverageAndy

Since first hearing the song “Kayleigh” off of their classic album “Misplaced Childhood” back in 1985, I have become a lifelong fan of the group “Marillion” Their albums and songs have become a huge part of my life, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Fish, Marillion, Music | Tagged Fish, Ian Mosley, Kayleigh, Lucy Jordache, Marillion, Mark Kelly, Mark Wilkinson, Misplaced Childhood, Music, Pete Trewavas, Steve Hogarth, Steve Rothery | Leave a comment

Open Thank You to American Idol

Posted on April 10, 2019 by AverageAndy

Continuing my theme of previous posts, I would like to thank everybody involved with American Idol. Since premiering in 2002, it has been the gold standard for American singing competition television series’s. I would like to thank the host Ryan Seacrest … Continue reading →

Posted in American Idol, Reality Shows, Television | Tagged American Idol, Brian Dunkelman, Carrie Underwood, Clay Aiken, Ellen DeGeneres, Harry Connick Jr., Jennifer Lopez, Kara DioGuardi, Katy Perry, Keith Urban, Kelly Clarkson, Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan, Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj, Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson, Ryan Seacrest, Simon Cowell, Steven Tyler, William Hung | Leave a comment

Open Thank You to The Amazing Race

Posted on April 9, 2019 by AverageAndy

Following up on my previous post, I would now like to thank everybody involved with the show The Amazing Race. Just like Survivor, The Amazing Race has been a part of my life the last 20 years and I appreciate … Continue reading →

Posted in Amazing Race, Phil Keoghan, Reality Shows, Survivor, Television | Tagged Bertram van Munster, BuckiT PodCast, BurgerFuel, Elise Doganieri, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman, No Opportunity Wasted, Phil Keoghan, The Amazing Race, The Bastard Burger | Leave a comment

Open Thank You to Survivor

Posted on April 8, 2019 by AverageAndy

I would like to personally thank everybody involved with the show Survivor. The show has been a big part of my life (and American Culture) going on 20 years and I just want acknowledge my gratefulness to each and everybody … Continue reading →

Posted in Jeff Probst, Non-Sports Cards, Reality Shows, Survivor, Television | Tagged B.B. Anderson, Card Collecting, CBS, Colleen Haskell, Dirk Been, Gervase Peterson, Gratitude, Greg Buis, Gretchen Cordy, Jeff Probst, Jenna Lewis, Joel Klug, Kelly Wiglesworth, Mark Burnett, Non-Sport Update, Ramona Gray, Richard Hatch, Rudy Boesch, Sean Kenniff, Sonja Christopher, Stacy Stillman, Sue Hawk, Survivor, Survivor: Borneo, Thankfulness | 1 Comment

Thought on Survivor: Edge of Extinction

Posted on April 4, 2019 by AverageAndy

Were about halfway through the latest season of Survivor and while I am enjoying this season as always, I have some mixed feelings about Extinction Island. While I like the concept of putting players in a really tough position to … Continue reading →

Posted in Jeff Probst, NY Mets, Reality Shows, Sports, Survivor, Television | Tagged Dalton Ross, IT Professional, Jeff Probst, Job Hunting, Mark Burnett, NY Mets, Survivor, Survivor vs Mountain Climbing, Survivor: Edge of Extinction | Leave a comment

Time to move on

Posted on March 28, 2019 by AverageAndy

After 6 years as a Data Protection Engineer with CompuCom working onsite at NBCUniversal, the contract was not renewed, so my time here is ending. Over my years here, I have been able to really enhance my skills and knowledge … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement, Everyday | Tagged CompuCom, Long Commute, NBCUniversal, NBCUniversal Tech Center | Leave a comment

RIP Luke Perry

Posted on March 5, 2019 by AverageAndy

It’s taken me a day to write about the passing of Luke Perry on Monday, March 4th due to a stroke he suffered last week. His death has hit me pretty hard as was the same age as me (52) … Continue reading →

Posted in 90210, Television | Tagged 90210, Beverly Hills 90210, Dylan McKay, Luke Perry | Leave a comment

Lots of random thoughts

Posted on March 1, 2019 by AverageAndy

We are 2 episodes into the new season of Survivor, I am am interested in how the Extinction Island twist plays out. Wondering if each new evicted contestant will need outwit / outlast / outplay the one before them to … Continue reading →

Posted in 90210, A Million Little Things, Big Bang Theory, Jeff Probst, Reality Shows, Survivor, Television, The Blacklist, The Jonas Brothers, The Masked Singer, The Walking Dead | Tagged 90210, 90210 New, 90210 Original, 90210 Reboot, A Million Little Things, Luke Perry, Survivor, Survivor: Edge of Extinction, The Blacklist, The Jonas Brothers | Leave a comment