Category Archives: YouTube

Survivor and other updates

Posted on September 30, 2025 by AverageAndy

Took my car to the dealer last week due to a message on the dashboard (Hybrid System Malfunction). Turns out that a rodent made a nest under my car and ate through all the wires. The entire undercarriage will need … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Big Brother, Black Rabbit, Football, Jeff Probst, Jesse Tannenbaum, Julie Chen Moonves, Mark Twain - The Adventured of Tom Sawyer, NY Giants, NY Mets, Rachel Reily, Sports, Stand Up Maths, Survivor, TASK, The Rainmaker, The Snake | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Take some time to write Thank You notes

Posted on September 11, 2025 by AverageAndy

While watching a Sudoku solve on the Cracking the Cryptic, Simon Anthony mentioned that while recently traveling, he read an article in the NY Times by Glenn Kramon about the benefits of writing Thank You Notes. Not just for gifts, … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement, Baseball, Big Brother, Cracking The Cryptic, Football, Friends, Job Searching, Julie Chen Moonves, NY Giants, NY Mets, Rachel Reily, Reality Shows, Sports, YouTube | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Amazing Race, Baseball, Benjamin "Coach" Wade, Big Brother, Boston Rob, Card Collecting, Dalton Ross, Deal or No Deal Island, Football, Friends, Fun and Games, Holiday Weekend, Iron Maiden, Jeff Probst, Jesse Tannenbaum, Job Searching, Julie Chen Moonves, Led Zeppelin, Lehigh, Lehigh University, Media, Movies, Mr. Beast, Music, NY Giants, NY Mets, Phil Keoghan, Queen, Reality Shows, Sports, Star Wars, Star Wars, Superman, Superman II, Survivor, The Charismatic Voice, The Institute, The Snake, The Traitors, Twisted Sister, Who Wants to be a Millionaire, YouTube | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Adam Klein, Angelina Keeley, Aubry Bracco, Benjamin "Coach" Wade, Books, Boston, Boston Rob, Charlie Davis, Christian Hubicki, Christine Hofbeck, Christopher Cross, Cirie Fields, Colby Donaldson, Concerts, Dalton Ross, Dee Valladares, Drew Basile, Emily Flippen, Genevieve Mushaluk, Jeff Probst, Jesse Tannenbaum, John Cochran, Jonathan Young, Jonny Fairplay, Joseph Hunter, Kamilla Karthigesu, Kellyn Bechtold, Kyle Fraser, Mark Burnett, Mel Robbins - The 5 Second Rule: Transform Your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage, Men At Work, Michaela Bradshaw, Mike Gabler, Mr. Beast, Ozzy Lusth, Parvati Shallow, People, Ponderosa, Q Burdette, Reality Shows, Rick Devens, Rob Cesternino, Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick, Survivor, Tiffany Ervin, Toto, YouTube | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Crazy Train (And more)

Posted on July 24, 2025 by AverageAndy

It took a few days, but I was thinking about what to write about the passing of the “Prince of Darkness,” Ozzy Osbourne, on July 22, 2022, at the age of 76. As a few days have passed, and seeing … Continue reading →

Posted in Adam Klein, Announcement, Baseball, Benjamin "Coach" Wade, Boston Rob, Christian Hubicki, Christine Hofbeck, Christopher Cross, Chuck Mangione, Dalton Ross, Drew Basile, Emily Flippen, Friends, Hulk Hogan, Jeff Probst, Jesse Tannenbaum, John Cochran, Jonny Fairplay, Men At Work, Michaela Bradshaw, Mike Gabler, NY Mets, Ozzy Osbourne, Parvati Shallow, Podcasts, Reality Shows, RHAP, Sports, Survivor, Toto, YouTube | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Iron Maiden – “The Number of The Beast”

Posted on June 24, 2025 by AverageAndy

There are a ton of YouTube channels out there where people will review music (songs, albums) with titles like “Listening to XYZ for the first time”, or “Classical Singer hears XYZ for the first time”. While most of them are … Continue reading →

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A wild week of TV, along with reflections on 60 Minutes and Survivor.

Posted on April 24, 2025 by AverageAndy

**** Spoilers **** Some crazy things this week on two of the shows I am watching and enjoying. First, on 9-1-1, after 8 seasons, we said goodbye to Captain Bobby Nash (Played by the great Peter Krause). His character died … Continue reading →

Posted in 9-1-1, Dalton Ross, Drew Basile, Jeff Probst, Job Searching, Kellyn Bechtold, Lehigh University, Mark Burnett, Mark Cuban, Metal Pilgram, Neil Diamond, Reality Shows, Rob Cesternino, Survivor, The Last of Us, YouTube | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Can things get any worse…

Posted on January 13, 2025 by AverageAndy

Been having some issues with getting myself motivated to write lately and was surprised I haven’t written anything here since January 2nd. Looking back, I was talking about all the bad things that were happening as we started off the … Continue reading →

Posted in A Complete Unknown, Amazing Race, Big Brother, Dalton Ross, Deal or No Deal Island, Den of Thieves, Dune2, Jeff Probst, Jesse Tannenbaum, John Cochran, Kellyn Bechtold, Mark Burnett, Mediocre Movie Majors, Movies, Reality Shows, Survivor, The Traitors, Who Wants to be a Millionaire, YouTube | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Weekends are tough (14, 15, 16)

Posted on December 16, 2024 by AverageAndy

Where did the time go? As I wrote last Friday, I was on a role and was looking forward to continuing to write here each day of December. The next thing I know its Monday morning, and I have not … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Doves, Card Collecting, Carry-On, Day of the Jackyl, Friends, Fun and Games, Mediocre Movie Majors, Movies, This Ends With Us | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Keep on Moving

Posted on November 1, 2024 by AverageAndy

Been a strange few weeks as I am between jobs and dealing with things associated with being unemployed like getting my insurance straightened out (COBRA is expensive), Figuring out what to do with my 401K, Filling for unemployment, updating my … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Card Collecting, Chiller Theater, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Dalton Ross, Fish, Football, Fun and Games, Jeff Probst, Jesse Tannenbaum, Job Searching, John Cochran, Lehigh, Lehigh University, Marillion, Mark Burnett, Mike Gabler, Music, NY Giants, NY Mets, Oh God, Prog Rock, Reality Shows, Sports, Star Trek, Survivor, The Warriors, Tootsie, Young Frankenstein, YouTube | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment