This October is kind of a weird month because this time around (being 2010) it has 5 weekends from Friday through Sunday. Apparently this happens every 11 years and it is both odd and interesting at the same time. Despite it being that long, it still flies by when you are past the halfway mark and you look back and wonder, "Where did the month go?" Also, usually in October we see Daylight Savings Time were we fall back an hour or as I like to think of it, an extra hour of sleep. But not this time, it won't happen till the first weekend in November.Weekly Update:
So the week itself was uneventful but Saturday was fun. Helped out with the 2nd Annual Hollygrove Halloween Event. Hollygrove is a foster care or foster placement service and facility. Back in the day it was basically an orphanage that Marilyn Monroe use to be a child at herself. The families with their foster kids were all invited to get faces painted, make cookies and masks and play all kinds of games. It was a pretty good event and the weather was nearly perfect for it. Last year it was so hot but this time had overcast the entire day without any rain. But everyone seemed like they had a great time and it was a good event.
At the movies:Finally a horror film takes the box office crown this weekend as Paranormal Activity 2 earns a scary 41.5 million in its debut. Average drop to #2 is "Jackass 3D" with another 21.6 mil and just shy of 90 mil cume for its first 10 days. Slight drop to #3 is "Red" with another 15 mil. Big jump to #4 is "Hereafter" which was originally released in limited runs and went wide to earn 12 mil for its 2nd week (also a 5349% increase in revenue). Rounding off the top 5 is "The Social Network" with an additional 7.3 mil.
Quote of the week:
"Half the failures of this world arise from pulling in one's horse as he is leaping." - Augustus Hare
Other News:
October is not a good month for Hollywood as of late. Tuesday morning Tom Bosley passed away at his Palm Springs, California home after a long battle with lung cancer. Bosley is best known as the iconic father figure from the hit TV series "Happy Days" through the 70's and 80's. It was often noted that Bosley was the on and off screen "dad" to many on that set for the show and offering up his sage advice and guidance. Bosley have many guest roles on other TV shows such as "Route 66," "Dr. Kildare," Marcus Welby, M.D." and "Bonanza" to name a few. I grew up watching "Happy Days" and remember the infamous shark jumping episode which the phrase was coined "Jumping the Shark" in which a TV show has passed popularity and is on the quick road to decline. I met Tom Bosley briefly last year and he was in a bit of a slump but kept a smile on his face. He will be sorely missed by generations as if their own father passed away. Bosley was 83.
Facts & Tips:The first sailing boats were built in Egypt.
"Don Lucchesi, you are a man of finance and politics. These things I don't understand." - Andy Garcia as Vincent Mancini in "The Godfather: Part III."
posted by McDuck @ 00:45
1 Comments:
Happy forthcoming Halloween Tony. Will you pass out candy or go somewhere? It would be the perfect time to watch a Twilight flick. ;)
I was sorry to hear about Bosley.
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