Category Archives: Music

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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Short but sweet

Posted on January 15, 2026 by AverageAndy

Topics of interest to me over the past few days NY Giants to sign John Harbaugh as new coach – OK with this (as long as PPP Trump is not involved) MY Mets are looking to sign Kyle Tucker – … 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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Survivor 49 – Thats a Wrap

Posted on December 18, 2025 by AverageAndy

Congratulations to Savannah Louie for winning Survivor 49 and taking home the $1,000,000.00 grand prize. She played a solid game and was able to sway the jury to vote for her to win. The vote was a slight deviation from … Continue reading →

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Stranger Things 5 / Guns and Roses / Survivor 49

Posted on December 5, 2025 by AverageAndy

Hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving. Starting with my Birthday last Wednesday, the 26th, it was kind of a whirlwind. Started by meeting some friends out for our annual Night Before Thanksgiving. Came home and watched the 1st two episodes … Continue reading →

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On and on we go. Where we stop, nobody knows

Posted on October 31, 2025 by AverageAndy

Here are some updates since the last time I wrote Happy Halloween. Hope everybody has fun and enjoys dressing up and collecting candy Every year on Halloween, I take some time to listen to the following two songs. Good stuff … Continue reading →

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Time keeps on ticking, into the future

Posted on October 20, 2025 by AverageAndy

Can’t believe it’s been almost 2 weeks since I last wrote anything. I keep thinking I will write, and then get sidetracked, or my mind wanders, and next thing you know, days and weeks have gone by To catch up, … Continue reading →

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Here comes Fall

Posted on September 2, 2025 by AverageAndy

Hope everybody enjoyed the Labor Day Holiday. Crazy to realize we are now heading into fall (although many businesses have already forced the fall season on everybody. Walmart, Walgreens, and CVS have all had Halloween candy out for the past … 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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Concert Review / Survivor / Stuff

Posted on July 30, 2025 by AverageAndy

I really enjoyed the Christopher Cross / Men at Work / Toto concert I attended over the weekend. Other than a brief downpour while tailgating, the weather was fine, and the large crowd had a great time singing along with … Continue reading →

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