A No-Hitter!!

It was my pleasure to watch Angel Padron throw a no hitter tonight in the Caribbean Series, only the second such feat in the 75 years of the tournament. 

In fact, Padron had a perfect game going for Venezuela until he walked a batter in the eighth inning, and in the end threw a scant 87 pitches on the night. 

Congratulations sir!

Argylle

 

Lisa and I went to see Argylle tonight. It's the story of a spy novelist, played by Bryce Dallas Howard, who finds herself embroiled in a real life adventure when a spy, played by Sam Rockwell, saves her life from an assassination attempt. 

Ok, first, the elephant in the room: we didn't see if for Henry Cavill, but posters be danged he's in it for all of like four minutes. 

Second: what an odd movie. 

I enjoyed it, but if you can't figure out the plot by the end of act one and identify ten other films just like it in thirty seconds, you're a dummkopf. 

And there are some tripppppy scenes LOL. Lisa fell asleep during the film, woke up to me laughing out loud at the insanity of the oil skating scene, and thought she was dreaming LOL 

It's a mess. Not a boring mess, but a mess. 

Grade: C

Toby Keith

Toby Keith, the country music legend with 32 #1 hits, among them "Should've Been A Cowboy," has died of stomach cancer at age 62.

In the '90's, when country music surged on the heels of Garth and I listened to the genre pretty regularly, I had a couple of Keith's albums. I'm familiar enough with his work that his early death came as a shock to me this morning. 

RIP

The Day the Music Died

 

65 years ago today the music died in an Iowa cornfield. 

You are not forgotten. 

RIP. 

Carl Weathers

Carl Weathers, the man who perfectly played Apollo Creed in the Rocky franchise, and appeared in Predator and 

 The Mandalorian, has died at age 76.

I loved his performance as Apollo. He was one of the best parts of the series and it wouldn't have been the same without him in the role. 

RIP