December 27, 2016

Saw Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Liked droid K-2SO(Alan Tudyk,) Ben Mendelsohn as Director Krennic, and Forest Whitaker as Saw Gerrera.

Story was too busy and the movie was a bit of a slog. I would rank it # 5 in the series.



Gifts to myself from a $35 Amazon gift card. Thinking Fast and Slow is in my collection but in storage,I saw the new Magnificent Seven but missed the first five minutes.

September 25, 2016

The Magnificent Seven wasn't bad. I'd rate it #3 of the versions, but it was entertaining. Vincent D'Onofrio and Byung-hun Lee were great. Two lines from the 1960 movie:

Vin: Reminds me of that fellow back home that fell off a ten story building.
Chris: What about him?
Vin: Well, as he was falling people on each floor kept hearing him say, "So far, so good." Tch... So far, so good!

and

Calvera: If God didn't want them sheared, he would not have made them sheep. 



The debate will be worth watching. You can say it will be historic, I remember listening to the Kennedy / Nixon debates on the radio.



Don't usually order desserts but the S'mores Chocolate Bread Pudding at Giorgio's of Gramercy is something special.

September 23, 2016

New Survivor theme seems interesting: Millennials vs. Gen X.



I will be checking out the new Magnificent Seven. Mixed reviews so far.

February 21, 2011 - George Washington's BD

Yikes ! More snow.



Pretty scenery, though.



Well, it is George Washington's Birthday celebration, not President's Day. Here is the NYSE take on the matter:

Washington's Birthday was first declared a federal holiday by an 1879 act of Congress. The Monday Holiday Law, enacted in 1968, shifted the date of the commemoration of Washington's Birthday from February 22 to the third Monday in February, but neither that law nor any subsequent law changed the name of the holiday from Washington's Birthday to President's Day.

Although the third Monday in February has become popularly known as President's Day, the NYSE's designation of Washington's Birthday as an Exchange holiday (Rule 51) follows the form of the federal holiday outlined above (section 6103(a) of title 5 of the United States Code).



Time for Lasagna.



Cadillac Margaritas too. This brand El Caballo Estrella Tequila is 100% de Blue Agave and about $5 cheaper than Jose Cuervo. Tequila is Tequila. I also use Gran Gala Orange Liqueur instead of Grand Marnier because it is half the price. A mixed drink allows many variations.



The Ninth Annual Big Apple BBQ Block Party at Madison Square Park will be June 11th and June 12th.



Today's NYT has a good interview of Walt Frazier. A book I have in my collection, Rockin' Steady has been re-issued.

Q.The revised book still has the segment about how you caught flies to get quick hands. Do you still do it?

A.They don’t come around me anymore. [Frazier laughed.] They heard about my reputation. They stay away from me now.



Robert Vaughn in The Magnificent Seven also had a thing about flies.

Lee: [Grabs at three flies - opens his hand] One. There was a time when I'd have gotten all three.

May 23, 2009

Beer for the long weekend: Iniquity Imperial Black Ale
from Southern Tier Brewing Company. Growler from local
store Community Beverages.



At Wildwood BBQ yesterday: Spicy Shrimp “Diablo”
Jalapeño & Bacon Wrapped Shrimp. Washed down with
Six Point Righteous Rye and Blue Moon Ale.



Tonight on Channel 13.
Vin: We deal in lead friend.
Another great line:

And the people in the village?
What about them?

l leave it to you.

Can men of our profession
worry about things like that?
May even be sacrilegious.

Channel 13 had a great interview with Eli Wallach:

Interview: Eli Wallach, Actor from Reel 13 on Vimeo.

Memorial Day viewing. Here's a clip of
Francis Ford Coppola explaining the famed
introduction:





Must read for the weekend.



Picked this up from the library. Looks like a good
companion to This Boy's Life.