This photo comes from 1969. Sammy was playing at a charity concert in Philadelphia. It was a benefit to help raise funds to deter gang violence. Sammy was always involved in a lot of different causes to help out others. That's one of the things I really admire about him. He used his celebrity status to really try to make things better in the world.
I'm to answer a series of questions with one word answers. Here are those questions and answers:
1. Where is your cell phone? desk
2. Your hair? short
3. Your mother? Amazing
4. Your father? Inquisitive
5. Your favorite food? Homemade
6. Your dream last night? Unmemorable
7. Your favorite drink? Tea
8. Your dream/goal? Travel
9. What room are you in? Office
10. Your hobby? Reading
11. Your fear? Age
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Richer
13. Where were you last night? Work
14. Something that you aren’t? Disorganized
15. Muffins? Yum!
16. Wish list item? Car
17. Where did you grow up? NC
18. Last thing you did? Write
19. What are you wearing? Pajamas
20. Your TV? Bravo!
21. Your pets? None
22. Friends? Fantastic
23. Your life? Stressful
24. Your mood? Contemplative
25. Missing someone? No
26. Vehicle? Old
27. Something you’re not wearing? Shoes
28. Your favorite store? Belk
29. Your favorite color? Blue
30. When was the last time you laughed? Tonight
31. Last time you cried? Forgotten
32. Your best friend? Cousin
33. One place that I go to over and over? Bookstore
34. One person who emails me regularly? Friend
35. Favorite place to eat? Bojangles
I hope you enjoyed reading those. It's quite hard to put just one word for an answer. I might have answered some of them a little differently otherwise. Oh well.
Have you guys seen those commercials from Dos Equis? They feature an older classy and suave gentleman dubbed "The Most Interesting Man In The World." The commercials are like 15 to 30 seconds long. They often feature clips from adventures this character's had throughout his lifetime. He also loves to give his words of wisdom as he sits around a table with lots of beautiful women. Each commercial ends with his line of "Stay Thirsty, My Friends."
I think it's neat that this ad campaign features an older man. Most beer ads are probably usually being targeted to younger guys. That's the market they are going after. Instead of featuring jocks, frat boys, etc., trying to pick up chicks at a club they feature this character who's like a cross between Ernest Hemingway, Hugh Hefner, James Bond, Ricardo Montalban, etc.
This character represents something that a lot of guys would love to aspire to. I know he's somebody I'd love to have a beer with as I pick his brain about how to live life to the fullest. He's lived more adventure in one lifetime than most people could even imagine. It's fascinating to see what we find out about his life in each new commercial.
I think it's cool to talk to older men about their lives. They've always got some great stories to share with us younger guys. They've seen a lot of the world, plus they've had experiences that many of us will never have. It's definitely a different generation. These men have this masculine ideal that I admire greatly. It's something that seems to be dying out in our era. It's certainly in short supply. These type of men are my role models and not what Hollywood says goes for a man today. I know I would much rather be like this character, as well as a lot of older men that I come across, than some twit like Orlando Bloom.
What's amazing too is that this character is not really a cheerleader for Dos Equis. He even talks about how he doesn't always drink beer, but when he does he prefers Dos Equis. He's almost very nonchalant about it all. The character is very cool and collect about things. These ads have become very popular since they first started debuting. I can definitely see why. More are on the way.
If you were curious to know, "The Most Interesting Man In The World" is played by actor Jonathan Goldsmith. He's 71 and has mostly done episodic work on television throughout the years. Dos Equis has even come up with The Most Interesting Academy. Check out their website. I'm posting some of the commercials. I hope you like them. Let me know what you think.
Here is a clip of Robbie Williams singing Mr. Bojangles. This is a classic tune recorded by many artists over the years. My personal favorite version of the song is by Sammy Davis Jr. I've included a video of Sammy singing this song. Sammy really connects with the essence of this song. I do hope you'll check out Robbie's take on the song. Let me know what you think.
I'm not sure how many of you guys get your trashed picked up. Mine gets picked up on Wednesdays. While I'm thankful for the trash men who do collect my garbage, I would be delighted to see these cool cats pull up curbside to empty my trash cans.
I really love Michael Buble's cover of Kissing A Fool. The song was originally a top 5 hit for George Michael back in 1988. I hope you enjoy Michael Buble's version of the song. I like it a lot.
P.S. Click on George Michael's name if you wanna check out his video for the song. Embedding the video was disabled.
Dean Martin and Shirley MacLaine are having quite the good time with each other. I'm not exactly sure when or where this was. Any ideas? Whether we know the details or not, it's still a fun picture of two great friends having a good time together.
P.S. I was given the Better Than Ice Cream award by my ultra cool sister Stephanie at her very absolutely fabulous blog Chic Femme recently. I want to thank her very much. I'm glad she enjoys what her big brother does her. I know that I really dig her blog. If you haven't checked it out yet, I hope you will do so.
I really hope all of you have enjoyed these Halloween related posts. I had a lot of fun posting them. Make sure you check out the Halloween posts I did at my other blog Sugar & Spice if you haven't done so yet. I decided that it just wouldn't be Halloween without Michael Jackson's Thriller video. It's the perfect way to end this series of posts. Plus I've also included the covers of some of my favorite zombie movies of the post. I hope you guys and girls can handle them. :-) I wish all of you a fantastic Halloween this weekend. Watch out for those ghouls and goblins!
Do any of you like zombie movies? If you are a fan of them, what are some of your favorites? Let me hear from you.
One of my favorite vampire movies of all time is Nosferatu. The German silent film was released in 1922. They did not have the rights to Dracula by Bram Stoker. That did not, however, stop them from making their own authorized adaptation of the vampire tale. They just changed the names of certain characters. The leading vampire, played by Max Schreck, was called Count Orlok instead of Count Dracula.
I've always had a special place in my heart for silent films. This is definitely one of my favorites. It's so eerie and creepy. It's definitely the kind of movie that's great to watch late at night. One thing I love about this movie is the look of the vampire. They didn't try to make him sexy and seductive. He is a monster pure and simple. They weren't trying to have people gush and swoon all over him. They wanted people to be terrified of this bloodsucking creature.
Anybody here ever see this film? What is your take on it? If you have not seen it, I did include a link to the entire film up above if you want to watch it.
I'm also posting a couple of clips. The first one is clips from the film. The second one is by a goth band called Nosferatu. Their Haunting video features scenes from the movie. I hope you enjoy these.
I love all those great horror classics from Universal Studios. I'm posting some of my favorites here. Which ones do you really like?
The Phantom of the Opera (1925):
Dracula (1931):
Frankenstein (1931):
The Mummy (1932):
The Invisible Man (1933):
Bride of Frankenstein (1935):
The Wolf Man (1941):
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954):
I decided to include an extra treat. Not sure how many of you have ever heard of the goth band Bauhaus. Here is a video clip for their song Bela Lugosi's Dead.
P.S. I wanted to thank all of those you have been visiting and commenting on my sister Stephanie's blog Chic Femme. I really appreciate it. She's having a lot of fun blogging. I know she's been thrilled with all the positive feedback you guys have given her. I hope you will continue to visit and comment on her blog. For those who haven't checked it out yet or haven't been in awhile, I hope you will definitely drop by her blog. I would greatly appreciate it. I know she would too. Thank you all very much.
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