Stick-to-itiveness
We’re saved, America. NYC Mayor Bill deBlasio, one of the biggest phonies in the hall of shame that is politics, is running for president.
Here’s an unusual record that would make any kid with a dream proud. When he took the mound for the Toronto Blue Jays last night, Edwin Jackson, 35, become the first player in MLB history to play for 14 different teams. He gave up two runs in five innings, a no-decision in the team’s loss to the San Francisco Giants. In 17 seasons he is 104–123, ERA of 4.60. He was an all-star in 2009 while pitching for the Detroit Tigers. He threw a no-hitter for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2010 against one of his former teams, the Tampa Bay Rays. In 2011 he was a member of the St. Louis Cardinals World Series champions. He pitched in four post season games that year. He was born in Germany while his dad was serving in the U.S. Army. Kudos, sir.
To those folks who oppose the restrictive abortion laws that some states are implementing, stop complaining and try to convince a majority to elect candidates who will make the procedure easier to attain. To those contemplating an abortion, I urge a look at pictures or video of the procedure before taking action.
My thanks to the elderly Latina who loves mysteries, who bought Linda Fairstein’s Terminal City, and to the middle age sisters who purchased a book each, a romance novel titled The White Rose and Mary Higgins Clark’s A Stranger Is Watching; and to the gentleman who selected Interview with the Vampire (1994) on DVD, the second copy that sold this week; and to Ira, who went the baby boomer route, choosing Michael Powell’s Peeping Tom (1960), which was a big influence on Martin Scorsese; The Strangler (1964), released when the Boston Strangler was in the news, starring Victor Buono; and The Monolith Monsters (1957), which somehow eluded me in those years I was obsessed with monster flicks, and which I watched last night. It starred monster movie mainstay Grant Williams and the lovely Lola Albright, and was a lot better than I’d expected. The creators made the outrageous premise almost plausible. The supporting cast of uncredited roles included Troy Donahue and Paul Peterson as teens, and a brief, hilarious turn by William Schallert as a nerdy weatherman. The narrator was Paul Frees, who has 356 titles under his name at IMDb, most of them voice-overs, including 39 episodes of The Beatles animated series, ‘65-’67, in which he imitated John Lennon and George Harrison. John Sherwood directed, one of only four films he helmed, most of his work coming as an assistant director on 64 projects. Hollywood vets Norman Jolley, Robert M. Fresco and Jack Arnold collaborated on the screenplay. Here’s a pic:
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