Marillion in the USA

Posted on June 1, 2012 by AverageAndy

Marillion will be touring the USA this month for the first time in nearly 7 years.  They will be playing 2 shows at Irving Plaza in NYC and AverageAndy will be there both nights.   Tickets are still available so head on over to livenatoin.com and grab one yourself. You willl not be disappointed

Also, for all you out there on facebook, a group has been created to try and get Marillion on the Jimmy Fallon show when they are in LA.  Sign up and like the group to help them get kn the show.  Would bd great exposure for the band and let people of the USA see that Marilion are still going strong and making great music almost 30 years after having a hit with Kayleigh

Lots of other intresting topics to discuss in the news these days.  Check back soon to read my opinoins.  Should have sime free time in the next couple of days to post

Stay Gold

AA

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The good and the bad

Posted on May 23, 2012 by AverageAndy

The Good – Looking forward to seeing Marillion in NYC on June 12th and 13th at Irving Plaza.   This is the 1st time the band has toured the US in around 7 years.    They always put on a great show.    Also excited that they will be playing a few songs off their new album due out this fall  (Pre-Ordered it and will give you my review when is released)

The Bad – I saw the movie Battleship last night.    Was one of the worst movies I have seen in a while .   I like big budget adventure movies, but you still need a story, and people who can act.    Thanks to the Monster Squad for letting me join and hope to be able to see some better movies going forward.

The Good – Enjoyed the last seasons of Survivor and Amazing Race.

The Bad – Didn’t really like many of the teams on the Amazing Race, and thought most of the people on Survivor were to content to simply be on the show.   Only a few (Troyzan, and Kat) seemed upset about getting voted off and not making it to the finals.   When AverageAndy gets on the show, I guarantee I will not go down without a fight.

Hopefully I can find some time to write more.   If there are any topics you would like me to discuss, or simply want to know my opinion about,  leave a comment or send me an e-mail and I will give you my 2 cents.

Everybody enjoy the Holiday weekend

Cool Beans

AA

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Enjoying Vacation

Posted on April 12, 2012 by AverageAndy

Coming to the end of a great week long vacation on Hilton Head Island. Enjoying the beach, the pools, and going bike riding. A much needed break from the “real world”. Had some fabulous meals including fresh shrimp from Hudsons and a pulled pork sandwitch at One Hot Momma’s (Even got to meet the chief and get pictures taken with her)

Sorry I’ve be out of the posting loop for a while. Be sure to check back soon with AA’s thoughts on Survivor and the Amazing Race, as well as my thoughts on the young MLB season (Good start for the Mets although they needed to take 2 of 3 from the Nationals to really fell good)

Keep on smiling

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Lehigh Mountain Hawks – Hold your Heads High

Posted on March 19, 2012 by AverageAndy

Congratulations to the Lehigh Mountain Hawks for there trilling win over Duke in the NCAA Basketball Tournament.  It was a memory that I will never forget.   Combined with the run the Football Team made in the fall, and its a great time to be a Lehigh alumni and fan.

Too bad they couldn’t continue the magical run over Xavier.    They did become the 1st 15 seed to hold a half time lead.  And they were tied with 6 minutes left.  They should be extremely proud.

As an added bonus,  I got to spend time with some fellow classmates (as well as share many facebook posts and memories about the game), making it a special weekend that will not be forgotten

Baseball season is right around the corner.    Hopefully the NY Met’s can continue AverageAndy’s good luck in sports (NY Giants Super Bowl to go with Lehigh).

I want to throw out a big Thank You to family and friends who came to celebrated a milestone birthday over the weekend.  And an extra thanks to those who made the long trip from Pittsburgh.    You are all truly amazing.

Life is Good,

Keep on smiling.

 

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Out for a hike

Posted on March 11, 2012 by AverageAndy

Out for hike on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. Who new there was a mountain lookout point so close

Looking forward to seeing who the Mountain Hawks draw in the 1st round

Also congratulations to Vermont and Colorado for making the NCAAs

Keep on smiling

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    Lehigh Mountain Hawks – 2012 Patriot League Champions

    Posted on March 8, 2012 by AverageAndy

    Congratulation to the Leigh Mountain Hawks for beating the Bucknell Bison in a thriller to win the 2012 Patriot League Championship and gaining an automatic bid in the NCAA Championship.

    This is the 2nd time in 3 years the Brown and White will see their name on the big board.

    Looking forward to filling out my bracket with the Engineers going all the way (hey, why not dream big).

    Combined with the success of the 2011 Football Team (making it to the 3rd round of the NCAA Play-Offs) its been a fun ride for me as an alumni and a fan

     

    Can’t really explain what I saw last night on Survivor.    Almost seems made up for the men’s team to voluntarily give up immunity.   If I was on the island, there is NO WAY I would have agreed to give the immunity idol away.    Seems now there are a lot of players who are simply looking for their 15 minutes of fun and sun (not even sure if they are looking for fame).   If they get voted off, oh well, I got a free vacation.   Its becoming sort of sad.

    They need to find more players who really want to win (Average Andy comes to mind) .   As much as I disliked Russell Hantz in his later seasons (I actually liked him his 1st season), there is no way he would have agreed to give up that idol.   They would have had to pry the immunity idol from his dead hands.   Any Boston Rob would have looked at all those yahoos and simply laughed and walked away

    It will be interesting to see where this goes.    My bet is that that dope Colton is gone in a few weeks (maybe even next week).

    I really need to work on writing more.   I’m trying to find the time

    Hope all is well out there

    Andy

     

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    looks like my torch has been snuffed

    Posted on March 1, 2012 by AverageAndy

    Sorry to say that Average Andy did not get selected for the next few rounds of Survivor.     Will have to submit another Video when they open up the auditions again.   Looks like the same for the Amazing Race.

    Still enjoying both shows.  Loved watching the men blind side each other last night.    I still feel that I would have a great chance to win (or at least go far).     Seems to many people are too quick to join alliances, and don’t know when to let go.   I give props to the guy last  night who kind of switched his alliance when confronted with the choice.  Kept him alive a few more weeks

    Lehigh took care of Colgate in the 1st round of the Patriot League Basketball Play-Offs last night.  Next is a showdown on Saturday against American University.     The winner moves on to the finals next Wednesday.   Lehigh has set team records for wins (24 and counting).   Seems sort of unfair that they probably will not even be considered for the NCAA tournament unless they win the League championship, while they will argue over the 8th or 9th place team in some of the so-called major conferences.    Time to give the little guys a shot.    I bet the (and fan interest) would be better for a Lehigh / Kentucky 1st round game than any game with some mediocre ACC or Big East team

    Spring training is underway and Average Andy will soon be selecting his fantasy baseball teams for 2012.   Check back at the end of the month for my teams and analysis of how my drafts went

    Gotta run

    Keep on smiling

    AA

     

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    Trying something new

    Posted on February 25, 2012 by AverageAndy

    Just thought you would like to know I’m trying a new flavor of Snapple this morning. That’s all

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    Special Guest

    Posted on February 18, 2012 by AverageAndy

    Hi! I’m andys daughter and I want to tell you a little about my father and his “normal” life. First off monday through friday are the days he works at his job on saturday he has an early morning cardio class and sunday is his relaxing day. I hope that you out there reading this will find this some what inspirational and try to fallow in his footsteps thanks again
    Andys daughter

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    Injury TimeOut

    Posted on February 11, 2012 by AverageAndy

    Currently in the hospital awaiting results of an X-Ray on my left ankle. Oh the joys of getting old

    Much cooler being young when you actually needed to do something to get hurt

    Quick shout out to the 2011 SB Champion NY Giants. Even got a chance to go to MetLife Stadium for the celebration

    All and all, life is good

    Happy Thoughts

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