Category Archives: Movies

Happy 50th Anniversary to “The Bad News Bears”.

Posted on April 8, 2026 by AverageAndy

Hard to believe, but 50 years ago on April 7th, 1976, “The Bad News Bears” was released in theaters. I can remember seeing it in the theater, and the 10-year-old me has been a fan ever since. The Bad News … Continue reading →

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Some quick updates, and Survivor 50

Posted on April 7, 2026 by AverageAndy

Lehigh Basketball fell to Prairie View A&M University 55-67 in the NCAA Play-In game, ending an exciting season. Congratulations to Coach Reed for winning the Patriot League Tournament and getting an automatic NCAA bid. Did see that junior guard and … Continue reading →

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Robert Duvall, Robert Carradine, and Survivor 50

Posted on March 3, 2026 by AverageAndy

Need to mention the passing of two great actors, who starred in a bunch of movies that were huge hits when I was growing up Robert Duvall (1931-2026) Besides starring in all-time classics like “The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, he … Continue reading →

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First post of 2026

Posted on January 6, 2026 by AverageAndy

Hope everybody out there had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Hope you had the opportunity to spend some time with family and friends and reflect (good or bad) on 2025. Now it’s time to put 2025 to … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on November 26, 2025 by AverageAndy

Wishing everybody out there a Happy Thanksgiving. Hope you find the time to gather with family and friends and celebrate the past year. I will be heading out to meet some friends for my annual Night Before Thanksgiving Get-together. Been … Continue reading →

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Mountain Hawk Football

Posted on November 6, 2025 by AverageAndy

The Lehigh Mountain Hawks are now ranked 4th in the FCS Standings after beating Georgetown 42 – 0 last weekend at Murray H Goodman Stadium. I actually took the drive out to the game. (I’m about 45 min from the … Continue reading →

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Random Thoughts for a Friday

Posted on August 22, 2025 by AverageAndy

A little late, but sad to see that Terrence Stamp passed away last week. I remember him as General Zod in the original Superman and Superman 2. He also played Chancellor Valorum in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. The Mets … Continue reading →

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Quick Update – More to come in the next few days

Posted on August 11, 2025 by AverageAndy

Sad to see that Jeffrey Louis Starr (Engelberg) (1964 – 2025) passed away at the young age of 61. He played Mike Engelberg in the second and third Bad News Films (The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977) and The Bad … Continue reading →

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Whats been on my mind the past few weeks

Posted on June 10, 2025 by AverageAndy

Where does the time go? I just logged in and see I haven’t written anything since May 29th. Going to try and catch up with things and let you know what’s been on my mind Still looking for a new … Continue reading →

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Norm…. (RIP George Wendt), plus Survivor 48 Finale tonight

Posted on May 21, 2025 by AverageAndy

Very sad to see that George Wendt passed away. A fine actor best known for his role of Norm Peterson on the classic show “Cheers“. Cheers was a huge show al through my years at Lehigh. Back then, there were … Continue reading →

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