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Happy 10th anniversary to Ben and Kristen!
It was 10 years ago today that I was in Austin enjoying spending time with several members of the Coale family. The weather was perfect for an outdoor wedding, and Kristen & Ben had chose a beautiful outdoor venue with nearby clubhouse that had great outdoor lighting (even the trees had lights strung on them, Continue reading
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appreciating Elliott Smith’s music
It was 20 years ago today that the very talented musician Elliott Smith unfortunately passed away. I wasn’t familiar with his music then, but became a fan of his music about 9 years later around 2012, so better late than never. Thank you to my coworker Dave at the time for introducing me to the Continue reading
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movie of the week: Hoosiers (1986)
I grew up in a small town like John Mellencamp did, and the Hoosiers movie from 1986 is one of the best movies about small town basketball in the mid 20th century. Hoosiers takes place in the 1950s, and 10 years later all throughout the 1960s, my dad and his 3 brothers played basketball in Continue reading
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movie of the week: Nomadland (2020)
I saw the movie Nomadland for the first time this weekend and can recommend it. I understand why it won the Academy Award for Best Picture. It is so realistic it could be a documentary. It is a great tribute to all hard working blue collar workers around America. I think it would be a Continue reading
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movie of the week: Brian Banks (2018)
Tomorrow is Brian Banks birthday, and I can highly recommend the movie that was made about the first 27 years of his life. It is a must see for anyone interested in the workings of the American court system and bad lawyers, and how someone’s freedom can be taken away by someone not telling the Continue reading
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movie of the week: US Marshals (1998)
U.S. Marshals was released in 1998. It is kind of a sequel to Harrison Ford’s The Fugitive (1993), only because it has the same The Fugitive actors playing their original jobs with the same names. It can be viewed independently from The Fugitive. What makes this a great movie is the acting and the dialogue, Continue reading
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Army Band Mackinaw City
Mackinaw City hosts free concerts on Friday and Saturday evenings in July and August. I enjoyed seeing the 126th Army Band of the Michigan National Guard this past Saturday evening. Continue reading
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movie of the week: The Devil’s Own (1997)
Harrison Ford is in the news this week with his latest Indiana Jones movie this coming weekend in theaters. In advance of that I watched the 1997 movie The Devil’s Own starring Harrison and Brad Pitt. Over 20 years after the release of this movie, Harrison said he was still proud of it, and in Continue reading
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movie of the week: No Retreat, No Surrender (1986)
I enjoyed rewatching an early Jean-Claude Van Damme movie called No Retreat, No Surrender. It was released in 1986. Thanks to my parents driving me to lessons, I signed up doing Tae Kwon Do in 1988, so it brings back a lot of memories from the late 1980s and early 1990s. The Karate Kid movie Continue reading
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movie of the week: 1993’s The Sandlot
Some friends at work are attending a baseball game this week, so I used it as a good reason to re-watch a good baseball movie. Hard to believe the movie is now 30 years old! The movie has a nice summertime feel, and it features Ray Charles’ great version of America the Beautiful during the Continue reading
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