Monday, April 15, 2019
At three hours and 21 minutes, the 2005 film version of King Kong is the longest movie I have ever seen. I saw it in a movie theater when it came out. When a movie reaches two hours, I'm ready to go home. When the two-hour mark arrived, I was feeling King Kong was a good movie and was ready for it... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Contrived
I will be blogging about my New York City trip later in the week. I used to be into award shows but not any more. They became contrived. The presenter of the award does one's shtick. The recipient ends up thanking someone. It became a matter of where every award show had a same sort of feel, even if... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, March 28, 2019
Hole in One
I've never hit a hole in one in golf. I've come close a couple of times, within six inches, but have never sunk the ball in the hole for the first shot. I do know a couple of people who have hit a hole in one: Harold Walger and Don. I didn't see them do it. I just heard the story from them. On my... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Creative Publicity
I must give Kelcy Karter a lot of credit. She did an excellent job at creating buzz for her song "Harry," a tribute to Harry Styles. The Internet was buzzing when Karter showed photos of herself with a Styles' face tattooed on hers. Everybody wanted to find more out about her and hear the song.... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Super Mario
Mario is my favorite video game character. What has contributed to that is certainly the fact he's a part of a lot of great video games. What also has helped is how Nintendo established the Mario brand. The plumber looks so adorable with his red plumber's work outfit and his Italian accent. Mario... Sign in to see full entry.