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The Spectacular Springsteen Experience

There has never been a bad Bruce Springsteen concert. Know this before reading the following article. Biased, as I am being a fan, the truth is he rocks every venue like it’s the Stone Pony. That little Jersey shore bar where it all started so many years ago is alive and well. The spirit born…

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Big Trouble in Little China: 30 Years Later

Here’s the benefit of having your very own website… you can post about whatever you want. In that light I’ll keep it short and sweet. John Carpenter’s cult classic Big Trouble in Little China just celebrated its 30th anniversary. Helmed by Kurt Russell this film centers on a truck driver doing battle with a sorcerer…

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Elie Wiesel: Dead at 87

Elie Wiesel the Holocaust survivor, author, and leader of a global awareness movement has died at the age of 87. He promoted the cause of peace as only someone who has seen the horror of war and the darkness that rests in mankind can. Wiesel, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986,  for his first book,…

“Game of Thrones”Aftershocks!!!

“May the seven save you, brother”. More like “May the seven gods beat you with sticks for an hour and then light a candle before exploding the known world”. That’s a long way to say the season finale of Game of Thrones was some of the best television I’ve witnessed in a long time. SPOILERS!!!…

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Top 5 D-Day Picks

1- Saving Private Ryan 2- Longest Day 3- Patton 4- Schindler’s List 5- The Bridge on the River Kwai Saving Private Ryan earns top spot on this for several reasons. Once you put the plot aside the film comes across brilliantly. Casting was essentially perfect. The gruff Tom Sizemore balances out the American “Nice Guy”…

Ali Leaves the Ring at 74

Muhammed Ali perhaps the greatest boxer of all time passed today at the age of 74. He finally lost his long term battle with Parkinson’s disease which robbed him of the grace verbal prowess he was known for. Ali rose to World Heavyweight Champion three times in his career. He trained hard and fought harder.…