Author Archives: AverageAndy

About AverageAndy

An average guy living a great life in New Jersey.

Thoughts on Survivor Finale

Posted on May 19, 2019 by AverageAndy

It’s taken me a few days to reflect on the Survivor: Extinction Island finale and come up with my thoughts. While watching it, I will admit, I did not like the way things ended and was a bit upset on … Continue reading →

Posted in Jeff Probst, Ponderosa, Reality Shows, Survivor, Television | Tagged CBS, Dalton Ross, Jeff Probst, Survivor, Survivor Finale, Survivor Season 38, Survivor: Edge of Extinction | Leave a comment

Crash Course on Average Andys Music

Posted on May 13, 2019 by AverageAndy

During my time looking for a new job, I have been trying to go on walks / runs to keep my mind and body fresh. Most of the time I listen to music and like to mix things up and … Continue reading →

Posted in Marillion, Music, Passenger | Tagged Kayleigh, Marillion, Pandora Music, Passenger | Leave a comment

Good Bye Chewie

Posted on May 3, 2019 by AverageAndy

Very sad to see that Peter Meyhew passed away. He was the actor who played Chewbacca in the Star Wars movies. His skills were able to make us believe that Chewbacca was a real life character and not just … Continue reading →

Posted in Non-Sports Cards, Philly Non Sports Card Show, Star Wars | Tagged Auto Card, Chewbacca, Peter Meyhew, Philly Non Sports Card Show, Sketch Cards, Star Wars | Leave a comment

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