Had a funny convo with a friend the other night about the top ten sports movies of all time. After perusing the list of 40 movies thrown out there, my personal top ten are as follows.
1. The Natural
2. Bill Durham
3. Hoosiers
4. Bad News Bears
5. Rudy
6. Friday Night Lights
7. Rocky
8. Any Given Sunday
9. Eight Men Out
10. Major League
One man's opinion. Curious how he would boil it down.
I skewed towards baseball and comedy.
Just missed: All The Right Moves, North Dallas Forty, White Men Can't Jump, Tin Cup, Raging Bull.
On the evening after Thanksgiving, three friends arrived at my house to begin a weight loss competition in the style of the biggest loser. Pre competition photos were taken and a weigh in occurred.
We knew we were doing this, so to say that gluttony and excess occurred in November would be a true understatement.
Since the weigh in, Subject A gave up wheat completely and has dropped 13% body weight, over 34 lbs. Subject B did weight watchers on line, and began exercising moderately and seems to be losing about a half pound per week. Subject C didn't really change much until a month ago, but did start lifting weights (muscle weights twice as much as fat). Nobody has seen subject C, so it is a mystery as to his results. Subject D limited portion sizes, reduced sugar and alcohol and exercised moderately, to the tune of 20 lbs of loss (10%). Tomorrow is the final weigh in. Biggest winner doesn't pay the tab at Lugers for dinner while the other three treat. If anyone gained weight (subject c?), then they have to pay the entire bill.
The competition factor really helped me succeed in this endeavor. (which was i?)
Have you listened to The Black Keys' new album "El Camino"? Great cover to cover listen. No weak tracks, not monotonous at all, they just seem to be getting better and better. Hopefully i'll stumble into a ticket for one of their MSG shows this week. Artic Monkeys are opening, and they are solid too.
Here is the video for the most recent BK's single http://youtu.be/6yCIDkFI7ew
Seeing the movie Project X tonight with the wifey. Rumor has it that is the funniest movie to come out in years, i have heard "better than superbad" and "funnier than wedding crashers". Am excited. Will report afterwards.
Hope you are having a great weekend. Back to work for me...
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