Monday Movie Quote #59

Everybody has them. You're flipping through the channels when all of the sudden you stumble upon it. It's that movie that no matter how many times you've seen it, you put the remote down and watch it again. For no particular reason. It doesn't even have to be a good movie either. For me, this is one of them.

"Yeah, I'm just going home, grab a shower and a shave, give the wife a little pickle-tickle, and I'm on my way."

Last Week: Shrek. "Not my gumdrop buttons!"

Monday Movie Quote #58

Sorry about the week off, folks. I was busy doing...stuff. I'll explain someday...maybe. Anywho, here's a good quote from a really funny movie.

"This'll be fun. We'll stay up late, swapping manly stories, and in the morning...I'm making waffles!"

Last Week: Well, actually 2 weeks ago. Dumb and Dumber. "Kick his ass Seabass!"

Monday Movie Quote: Intermission

Today is the 5th anniversary of the tragic events of September 11, 2001. It just doesn't seem right to do movie quote today. Instead, I think we should all take a moment to reflect on the past 5 years and maybe do some things we should all do a little more often.

Take a second to tell someone you love them.

Call someone you haven't talked to in a while to let them know you're thinking of them.

Give thanks for the men and women who serve in the military, who risk their lives so that our lives may be better.

Give thanks for the policemen and firefighters that put their lives on the line every day.

Remember those that lost their lives 5 years ago today so that the memories of them will never fade.

God bless you all, and God bless the United States of America.

At Right Wing, Number 8, Cam Neely

Yesterday, September 5, was the ten year anniversary of the retirement of Cam Neely from the NHL. Cam was one of my favorite players when I first started following hockey. He epitomized what came to be known as the "power forward". You'll still hear general managers talk about drafting a "Cam Neely-type player". To paraphrase Dennis Leary from a TV special, "He could go out any night and score 2 goals. If you pissed him off, he'd kick your ass, and then go out and score 2 goals."

Sure the guy knew how to fight (1241 career penalty minutes), but he wasn't just a goon. After returning in 1993 from an injury that caused him to miss all but 22 regular season games in 2 seasons (damn you to hell, Ulf Samulsson!), he scored 50 goals in 44 games played. Only 7 players in NHL history have scored 50 goals in 50 games or less, and only Wayne Gretzky has done it faster (39). He won the Masterton trophy that year for "Comeback Player of the Year".

Five time All-Star. 395 goals. 299 assists. But he never played in more than 50 games in his last 5 years in the league. After Samulsson gave him an injury that caused him to develop myositis ossificans (part of the muscle turning to bone), he also developed a degenerative hip which eventually led to his retirement on September 5, 1996. His number has since been retired to the rafters of the Boston Garden and he was inducted into the NHL Hall of Fame in 2005.

Since retiring, he's done some acting (Dumb and Dumber, Rescue Me), but mainly he's focused on the Cam Neely Foundation which provides support for cancer patients and their families.

A great player and a great man. The Boston Bruins and I both miss you.

Monday Movie Quote #57

I love this movie. In fact, I'm kinda surprised that I haven't used it yet. There's another reason I'm using this one, but more on that tomorrow...

"We got no food, no jobs...our pets heads are falling off!"

Last Week: Dirty Dancing. "God wouldn't have given you maracas if He didn't want you to shake 'em."