Homecoming 09′

Opening up the theatre today was a real task for me today.  And as I suppose like everyone else does I was reflecting on this weekend.  I drove 900 miles between Friday morning and Sunday Afternoon, for a little rest and relaxation away from the daily grind of the MARCC and the Ranch.  But I gotta say those miles were worth the trip.  Anytime I drive up north there are a few things that are a must.  A few slices at  Umbertos is always a must !!! Yeeeaah buddy.   A Vincents meal is of  course mandatory as well…..followed by a cannoli mmmmm…of course I am a little sad that the cannoli shell at vincents has been substituted by a waffle shell…thats total BS……While I was up there I had an occasion to stop by the NHP  Gladiator Homecoming game..they of course lost 34-10 to Elmont.  A few things struck me though….I thought I was going to see a team that was dramatically demographically changed and No that was not the case…the other is how small the players actually looked.  Almost as if there is no weight program, going on their.  There looked like very little effort was being put forth on behalf of NHP…the thing that came to mind the most was how UNINSPIRED they looked.  But to me that goes directly to who is in charge of inspiring their team. ….Now more then ever..I think Coach Dolan should get the BOOT……on a good note the floats looked terrific and they were clearly the highpoint of this years homecoming celebration

TEAM TINY!!!

Great concept

 

Another great job!!

………..I did get to see my brothers and talk some story over a few beers…that is always a fun thing to do……..I gotta say I love to drive their is something very calming about it……So now I am back on the ranch and things today went okay with Penelope…..just a quick  traveling thought.

That’s Them Right There!!!

Love the Old Movies!!

One of the things that makes reading for me so enjoyable is sometimes the characters I put a face too.  For example I am reading IN HARMS WAY its about the sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the story to me is told better if I can place an actors face or even someone I know to the character in the book.  So I got to to thinking about how when I read someones blog I almost always try to place a face to the person I am reading about.  So here are some of the faces and names I place on some of the blogs that I read.

Do You Do That At Home  -  Linda Lavin, the character she played in Alice.

What I got So Far   – Another tough one but some reason Bradley Whitford , the West Wing character always comes to mind.

Talon  -  Sigourney Weaver

The Naked Soul  – Reminds of an Air Force Recruiter that looked alot like Stephen King….

The Good, The Bad and the Ugly  -  Reba McIntyre

B Schooled – Christine Lahti

The Darc Knyt Speaks -  Since I dont know anyone name Dane,  I always imagine the character in West Wing that took over as President when President Bartlett stepped down he was played by John Goodman.

Grumpy Old Man – This was a tough one but Hal Holbrook always comes to mind, the mean character in Men Of Honor.

Blunt Delivery  – Sandra Bullock with a british accent.

Pen of Passion – M Knight Shamalyan, dont know why, I dont know this person and have no idea what race they are….but thats the person that I first thought of the first time I read there blog.

Other blogs the people post a pic of themselves so I dont need to put a face to the story….

So there is my list…just a quick reading thought