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(Cath, Jackson, the other half of
Henry) up to my mother-in-law’s
in Turnersville. We ended up at
home eating Wawa Gobblers
and watching football. Jackson
got whacked with the flu and we
didn’t want to pull a Mayflower
and infect our friends and family.
But it was cool. Thanksgiving is
where your family is.
One good thing about having
to go inside places this week was
stepping into Evolution Salon &
Spa and getting hit with that barbershop
smell. You know the one.
Chemicals and perfume. It was
lovely. (My go-to haircut when I
had hair was the Jack Dempsey.
It sounds bad but I was a lot more
attractive back then and no one
cares about your haircut when
you’re good looking.)
Ran into Captain John Wilsey
outside Cape May Veterinarians.
Finally. Dude is getting fixed.
Last week I made clear my
hate for the new Black Panther
movie, Wakanda (felt like) Forever.
However, after a brief chat with
Jehovanny Nunez at Antojos,
I will give it a second look. On
Disney +. When it’s free.
I’ve recently come to the
unsettling realization that I will
probably not live long enough to
hit REMOVE on all my Facebook
friend suggestions. But it won’t
keep me from trying.
The difference between generations...
ME: I’m gonna take
a quick shower before we head
out. (Ten minutes later, showered,
dressed, in the car.) The
17-21-year-old sons: I’m gonna
take a quick shower before we
head out. (Thirty minutes later
I think I hear the water shut off,
but J. Cole is still blasting through
the speaker and the toilet seat just
went down.)
The Chosen, a Christian TV
show, recently released the first
two episodes of its third season
in theaters and it made more
money than every Oscar-bait
lecture-fest on the market. Two
episodes. Of the third season. Of
a TV show. That people can watch
for free. On the heels of this, I
assume Hollywood will follow
with a slew of faith-based entertainment,
a huge cross-section of
the country is hungry for. But to
be safe, I won’t hold my breath.
It Happened on 5th Avenue is
streaming on HBO Max. It’s an
old 40s Christmas flick that is a
sharp cheddar on the cheese factor,
but it’s heartwarming enough
and in my top-10 of comedies
about homeless people.
Speaking of Avenues and
the number five and HBO Max,
Avenue 5 is my most satisfying
hate watch since the early years
of Saved By the Bell.
Peripheral on Amazon Prime
is the perfect follow-up from the
folks who brought us Westworld; it
looks great and makes no sense.
Season two of White Lotus
(season one started out very
promisingly but, to me, lost
steam as it went along) is, so far,
excellent. Aubrey Plaza (Parks &
Rec) needs to be in everything.
Facebook Fake-Out of the
Week: A friend posted “Eagles
sign Gronk” and for five seconds
I allowed myself to believe it was
true. Makes sense for the Eagles,
who are down a tight end after
the felonious assault on Dallas
Goedert, but Gronk is probably
having too good a time chilling in
Florida with all the money in the
world not having knee surgery to
lace ’em up for the Birds. That five
seconds, though…
Last week I introduced my
good friend, Chris Nagle (program
director, WIBG), to Garth
Marenghi’s Darkplace, an absurdist
horror-comedy with the sensibility
of Dr. Who and budget of
60s Star Trek. It was my thank
you for Chris introducing me
to Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
about 20 years ago. (So long and
thanks for all the fish, my gig signoff,
comes from Hitchhiker’s.
It’s what the dolphins tell us just
before they leave on a spaceship
and the Earth explodes.)
’Til next week, don’t get
caught in The Undertow.