Monday Musings for December 28, 2020

Happy Monday, everyone. I hope that you are enjoying this weird time between Christmas and New Year’s Day.

What I’ve watched this past week:

Frasier (season 11) - Wikipedia
Cheers (season 6) - Wikipedia
The Mandalorian (season 2) - Wikipedia
WW84 Global Release Dates Powering Our Way - LRM
It was okay. A little too long and drawn out, but it gave me that 80’s vibe of some of the Superman sequels.

What I’m reading:

The Eighth Detective: A Novel: Pavesi, Alex: 9781250755933: Amazon.com:  Books
Holmes for the Holidays: Various: 9780425167540: Amazon.com: Books
Amazon.com: Hulk: Visionaries - Peter David Vol. 2 (Incredible Hulk  (1962-1999)) eBook: David, Peter, McFarlane, Todd, McFarlane, Todd, Larsen,  Erik, Purves, Jeff: Kindle Store

My latest podcast offerings:

54. George Lucas had nothing to do with this: Christmas Star Wars ’81

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Cup of Joe Wrestling Show Episodes that occurred in July and August:

10. Razors, Blades, and a Bag of Money: The Great American Bash 1988. In the midst of Social Distancing, Joey learns about Nikita Koloff’s hair, Lex Luger’s blading skills, and Ronnie Garvin’s get rich quick plan as he looks at The Great American Bash 1988.

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12. Absolutely, I want both Iced Coffee’s:- SummerSlam 88. Joey gets over caffeinated, learns his limits with Social Distancing, and has it with Virtual Meetings as he takes a look at SummerSlam 88. The Mega Powers take on The Mega Bucks, Randy Savage starts a subtle heel turn, and The Ultimate Warrior makes the first turn into becoming a superstar and legend.

29. Now that’s what I call an entrance: Great American Bash ’86-Charlotte. Ric Flair arrives in style, Ricky Morton wears a protective device, Baby Doll Slaps Cornette, Shaska gets shaved, Garvin gets revived, and JJ gets ticked off as Joey watches The Great American Bash ’86-Charlotte.

36. Blood and Mist and Muta too: The Great American Bash ’89. Ric Flair and Terry Funk battle, the TV title is held up, The Skyscrapers make an impression, Sid Vicious is over, the War Games is hot, Bob Caudle wants to see some clothes torn off, Michael Hayes doesn’t want to go in the cage, and Ricky Steamboat uses a chair as Joey takes a look at The Great American Bash ’89 from the NWA and WCW.

38. The Man with the Z on his Head: SNME July 1989. Hulk Hogan puts his title on the line, The Honky Tonk Man is one hit away from a championship, Ronnie Garvin is a punching ref, Macho Man is intense, Brutus Beefcake puts on a great performance, Zeus makes an appearance, and we crown new tag champions as Joey takes a look at the Saturday Night’s Main Event from July 1989.

39. As long as it’s outside the ring: SummerSlam ’89. Zeus and Randy Savage have a Cauldron of Madness, Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake have a secret weapon, Mean Gene has a blooper, Rick Rude doesn’t care who he has to go through, Jim Duggan has a mask, The Brain Busters have the titles but don’t put them up, and Jesse has a point.

Tuesday Topics

What I’m watching:

Amazon.com: Cobra Kai: Season 2: Movies & TV
Frasier (season 11) - Wikipedia
Cheers (season 5) - Wikipedia
The Mandalorian (season 2) - Wikipedia
Watch Monk Season 2 | Prime Video

What I’m reading:

The Eighth Detective: A Novel: Pavesi, Alex: 9781250755933: Amazon.com:  Books
Holmes for the Holidays: Various: 9780425167540: Amazon.com: Books

Christmas Movies and Specials that I’m watching cause ‘Tis the Season:

Family Film: Home Alone - Destination Mansfield
Amazon.com: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation [Blu-ray]: Chevy Chase,  Beverly D'Angelo, Juliette Lewis, Johnny Galecki, John Randolph, Diane  Ladd, E.G. Marshall, Doris Roberts, Randy Quaid, Miriam Flynn, Jeremiah S.  Chechik: Movies & TV

High Holidays

Frasier: Season 11, Episode 11

Frasier is upset when his son Frederick – who is now a goth – ignores him on a visit to Seattle, preferring to spend all his time with a girl. Frasier’s mood isn’t lightened when he is upstaged in a promotional video by Eddie. Niles, meanwhile, is upset when Martin claims he didn’t go through a rebellious phase.

Dear Sis

M*A*S*H: Season 7, Episode 15

Father Mulcahy writes a pre-Christmas letter home to his sister.

Death Takes a Holiday

M*A*S*H: Season 9, Episode 5

Santa Claus visits the 4077th during a Christmas cease-fire.

A War for All Seasons

M*A*S*H: Season 9, Episode 6

New Year’s Day 1951: a year in the life of the 4077th.

‘Twas the Day After Christmas

M*A*S*H: Season 10, Episode 10

Visiting British soldiers explain an age-old tradition about the day after Christmas when the enlisted men and officers trade places for the day.

That’s all for now.

-Joey

Monday Musings November 16, 2020

Some listening options for your Monday:

5. Gone to Canada for a burger, be back later: SNME March 1988. All Joey wants is a Burger, fries, and a Root Beer, but he has to go to Canada to get it. Hulk Hogan wants his title back, Harley Race wants to not get injured on a table, Andre wants to be in DiBiase’s corner. DiBiase wants to just have the belt, and Randy is still Savage as Joey looks at the Saturday Night’s Main Event from March 1988.

6. Former NWA Star Pet: Clash 1 March 1988. JCP presents the first Clash of the Champions opposite WrestleMania IV, the Midnight Rider angle has just begun, Flair makes Sting’s career, and Sandy Scott gets an unfortunate introduction.

7. Should Have Shot the Snake: WrestleMania IV. Joey talks about one of his comfortable shoe podcasts, Donald Trump, swimming, Hulk Hogan not thinking through a promo, who Ric Flair was wrestling on the day Joey was born, and tells about his fear of snakes while looking at WrestleMania IV.

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What I’m watching:

Amazon.com: Cobra Kai: Season 2: Movies & TV
Frasier (season 10) - Wikipedia
FIRE SALE! - CHEERS Season 3 NORM! :-) 4 DVD Box + SPECIAL FEATURES! NO  PACKING! | eBay
The Mandalorian (season 2) - Wikipedia
Watch Monk Season 2 | Prime Video

I was on vacation last week and didn’t watch much of anything.

What I’m reading:

The Boy Detective Fails - Kindle edition by Meno, Joe. Literature & Fiction  Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

Have a fantastic week!

-Joey

Monday Musings October 19, 2020

My latest podcasts:

44. Five Letters, Two Words: Clash IX. Joey has a tough week, Solie utters an immortal line, Lex destroys trophies, Sting wants Lex, Starrcade is coming up, Flair/Funk I Quit, Funk is a man of his word, The Midnight Express come back from the edge, and the NWA is peak 1989 as Joey takes a look at Clash of the Champions IX.

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I’m currently watching:

Frasier Season 9 2001 — NABILNET

Currently Reading:

Amazon.com: The Paris Architect: A Novel eBook: Belfoure, Charles: Kindle  Store
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, Book 1): King, Stephen, Whelan, Michael:  9780670032549: Amazon.com: Books

In the last week, I finished:

Shadow Prey (Lucas Davenport, #2)
Bella Bella
Dan Rather: Stories of a Lifetime
The Year of Magical Thinking Adaptation Audible Original

Have a great week!

Monday Musings: August 24, 2020

The Latest Episode of the Cup of Joe Wrestling Show:

The Joey Harris Show:

https://anchor.fm/thejoeyharrisshow/embed/episodes/12–JHS-Classic–I-Have-the-Best-Girlfriend-Ever-ei9bog

The Poet by Michael Connelly

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Great book with an ending left open for sequels.



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Monday Musings for August 3, 2020

Happy Monday and happy August from here in Sunny, Hot, and Humid Maine.

Memories of Tomorrow by Dean Koontz

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


What strange science made Nameless who he is? What catastrophes have been erased from his memories? In the stunning conclusion of this series, the dark past comes flooding back, and Nameless must decide how much he really wants to know.

In Indiana, a murderous psycho has kidnapped his own six-year-old stepson, Jamie, and secreted him away in a subterranean cave. It’s become their bunker. For Nameless, the case is breaking down his defenses, and it may force him to face his memories.

You get a little closure and some, but not all, of the answers in this conclusion.

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


It was pretty good. It was hard to get through, but picked up at the end.



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Cup of Joe Wrestling Show Episode 33


https://anchor.fm/thejoeyharrisshow/embed/episodes/3–JHS-Classic–The-April-of-Social-Distancing-ehk4t7


Have a great Week!

Monday Musings for July 27, 2020

My latest podcast.

32. Grabbing, Stomping, and Marla Maples too: WrestleMania V

Red Rain by Dean Koontz

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


From the description: In a town where the corrupt are protected, a bereaved mother seeks retribution for an arsonist’s deadly crimes. Only Nameless can help ease the burden of her grief—and satisfy her rage—in part four of this thrilling series.

After a suspicious house fire, Regina Belmont lost her two children, was left disfigured, and was abandoned by her gutless husband. Brokenhearted and bullied into silence by corrupt officials, Regina’s only recourse for truth and justice is Nameless. There’s something about this case that’s breaking Nameless’s heart as well. But can he bear to remember why?
I didn’t like this as well as some of the others, but I am hoping with the small indications in the book, that we are inching closer to something about Nameless’ past and the organization that he works for.



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One Good Deed by David Baldacci

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


‘The #1 New York Times’ bestselling author David Baldacci introduces an unforgettable new character: Archer, a straight-talking former World War II soldier fresh out of prison for a crime he didn’t commit.

It’s 1949. When war veteran Aloysius Archer is released from Carderock Prison, he is sent to Poca City on parole with a short list of do’s and a much longer list of don’ts: do report regularly to his parole officer, don’t go to bars, certainly don’t drink alcohol, do get a job–and don’t ever associate with loose women.

The small town quickly proves more complicated and dangerous than Archer’s years serving in the war or his time in jail. Within a single night, his search for gainful employment–and a stiff drink–leads him to a local bar, where he is hired for what seems like a simple job: to collect a debt owed to a powerful local businessman, Hank Pittleman.

Soon Archer discovers that recovering the debt won’t be so easy. The indebted man has a furious grudge against Hank and refuses to pay; Hank’s clever mistress has her own designs on Archer; and both Hank and Archer’s stern parole officer, Miss Crabtree, are keeping a sharp eye on him.

When a murder takes place right under Archer’s nose, police suspicions rise against the ex-convict, and Archer realizes that the crime could send him right back to prison . . . if he doesn’t use every skill in his arsenal to track down the real killer.

I liked this book. Archer is a good man to pull for. I didn’t like some characters or their actions, but look forward to another book about Archer.




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The Mercy of Snakes by Dean Koontz

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


A series of suspicious deaths in a retirement home draws Nameless into the confidence of a terrified former resident—and into the dark heart of a shocking conspiracy. In part five of the Nameless series, it’s time to hunt.

Oakshore Park is Michigan’s most exclusive assisted-living community. Presided over by two killer angels of mercy, it’s also the go-to facility in assisted dying. For a cut, they make impatient heirs happy. Nameless must concoct a scheme just as cunning. But righteous retribution stirs disquiet in the avenger as light starts to shine on the black hole of his past. Should he welcome it or keep running?
The action picked back up with this one. With only one book left, I hope we get some answers to Nameless, his past, and the group behind his quest.



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Monday Musings for July 20, 2020

My latest Wrestling Podcast

31. No promotion, no crowd, and the names are misspelled: Clash VI April 1989

Ric Flair has his name misspelled, Ricky Steamboat has his name misspelled and a son dressed as a cut rate Yoshi, JYD and Butch Reed return to The Superdome, George Scott is lost, Jim Ross and Michael Hayes reunite, and Terry Funk is not retired as Joey takes a look at Clash of the Champions VI: Ragin’ Cajun.

The latest episode of The Joey Harris Show

Photographing the Dead by Dean Koontz

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Continuing the mystery

I like these mysteries. I a, intrigued by Nameless and hope we find out more about him, his abilities, and the group he works for.



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The Praying Mantis Bride by Dean Koontz

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


A deadly black widow has eliminated three husbands and counting. But Nameless knows her one weakness. To bring truth and its consequences to her crimes, the vigilante must spin a web of his own in part three of the Nameless series.

Lucia—current last name, Rickenbah—has made a fortune by marrying rich men who tend to drop dead. But the superstitious blonde believes in more than money and murder. Nameless’s job is to scare a confession out of Lucia, and as the psychological warfare escalates, even he may be in for a shock.
I did not like this one as much as the other one’s, but it held my interest for about an hour. Still hope that we get some clue as to what is going on as well as what happened to Nameless before this started.



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Finally, I have been sidelined in my movie watching, but did watch this classic this weekend:

Have a great week

-Joey