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Bad Movies Part I

Bad Movies Part I

I mentioned in a previous post how we used to share weekly date nights with my sister Helen and her husband Tom before the birth of their first child. One weekend we decided to catch a new movie called Krull, a stinker fantasy film from 1983. It was opening weekend as I recall, and we … Continue reading “Bad Movies Part I”

Author yankeerudyPosted on December 12, 2018December 11, 2018Categories BronxTags Helen, Mary, movie, TomLeave a comment on Bad Movies Part I

Maniac

Maniac

Back in the late ’70s low-budget slasher films were all the rage in Hollywood. The success of movies like Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street got producers hooked on the idea that cheap young actors plus fake blood equaled PROFIT! so they were cranking them out like crazy. And, of course, the Jersey … Continue reading “Maniac”

Author yankeerudyPosted on March 17, 2017March 16, 2017Categories New JerseyTags Andrew, John, Mary, RoseLeave a comment on Maniac

Star Trek Experience

Star Trek Experience

My sister-in-law’s sister worked in Las Vegas for a while as a project manager setting up the Star Trek Experience exhibit. If you never got the chance to see it before it closed in 2008, it was a pretty cool thing setup in the Las Vegas Hilton. They had a an exhibit area which doubled … Continue reading “Star Trek Experience”

Author yankeerudyPosted on March 16, 2017March 16, 2017Categories Las VegasTags Joe, MaryLeave a comment on Star Trek Experience

Return of the Ring

Return of the Ring

Way back in the olden days, when Mary and I were dating, we’d often meet up with the Jersey gang and go hang out someplace. One summer day, we picked up a watermelon and some vodka and drove out to the Alpine lookout on the Jersey side of the Hudson River. It was a small … Continue reading “Return of the Ring”

Author yankeerudyPosted on March 14, 2017November 30, 2018Categories New JerseyTags Mary2 Comments on Return of the Ring

How Alarming

How Alarming

When Mary and I started planning our wedding, we arranged to get married in a church in her town. As a prerequisite for getting married in the church, they asked that we attend a pre-marriage counseling retreat that helps to prepare couples for the challenges of their pending nuptials. So we packed up our stuff … Continue reading “How Alarming”

Author yankeerudyPosted on March 13, 2017June 13, 2019Categories New JerseyTags MaryLeave a comment on How Alarming

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