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Scrambled Eggs and Wine, a miserable way to celebrate a birthday
When you find yourself in a bind and no one can give a dime, just make some scrambled eggs and wine.
When you’re hungry and there is no where to dine, make those scrambled eggs and wine.
When everyone says things are fine but you know they are out of align, make some scrambled eggs and wine.
When you are placed where no one is kind, just make those scrambled eggs and wine.
When you call and no one picks up the line, make some scrambled eggs and wine.
When you need to yell but it’s mine, mine, just shut up and make some scrambled eggs and wine.
When it is just passed nine and no one has picked up that line, just make some scrambled eggs and wine.
When you hope to smell roses but instead you sense pine, better make some scrambled eggs and wine.
When you miss the pool and instead dive into a rhyne, get out, wipe off and make those scrambled eggs and wine.
Receive a new stein? Well you now you have something for your wine.
New fork? Watch out for a tine, while you’re eating your scrambled eggs and wine.
Ready to hang yourself with a vine? Put it down and scramble some eggs and drink some wine.
So you whine and no one listens, make some scrambled eggs and wine.
When life sucks just read this part of a zine and make some scrambled eggs and wine.
Thursday, January 25, 2024
Texas filmmaker's Tony Romo documentary now on Amazon
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This week I did something I haven't done in a while. I interviewed someone for a story.
The person I interviewed was Chris Hanna, the filmmaker who created “Now or Never: A Tony Romo Story,” a documentary now streaming on Amazon Prime.
I have been a journalist for over 20 years and interviewed many, but the last five years I have been in a slumber. Don't know if this is what it took to wake me up, but we will see. The following is the story and a couple photos that Chris supplied for the story.
Texas filmmaker’s leap of faith turns into Tony Romo documentary followed by a cowboy film with scenes shot at the Drummond Ranch
By SHARON ROWEN | © www.kaynewscow.com
EL PASO, Texas – Dallas Cowboy fans who are mourning the death of their season and are to distraught to watch the remaining teams battle for a ticket to the Super Bowl can now watch a Tony Romo documentary on a handful of streaming networks.
For those who are not football fans but still have a fascination with cowboys, they can tune in to “Art of a Cowboy” on Amazon Prime with scenes shot at Drummond Ranch in Osage County.
The two creations are the work of award- winning-filmmaker Chris Hanna. Hanna is the creator of “Now or Never: A Tony Romo Story,” a documentary on the former Dallas quarterback and current NFL analyst and the director of "Art of a Cowboy."
The story is told through Romo’s eyes, is now streaming worldwide via Amazon Prime video, Google Play, Hoopla, Vudo, YouTube and more.
Hanna said he is a big Dallas Cowboy fan and that Romo was his quarterback growing up.
“I developed a big interest in who he was and I saw myself in him as he is a Mexican American like myself. I was just very interested in knowing more and I can relate to the story of who he is.” He said the idea to create a documentary on Romo was born in 2016 while he was in college. After selling many possessions and a lot of work, Hanna started filming the story in 2017.
A source of inspiration for Hanna came from a story published in “Texas Monthly” by Michael J. Mooney.
“I asked Mooney if I could interview him for my thesis,” said Hanna. “He responded and we went to Dallas. The next thing you know I’m researching coaches and players who had shared the field with Romo. It was just a leap of faith. Sometimes it just feels right and I felt like I might have a shot at this.”
Hanna said one of his teachers at Santa Fe University of Art and Design in New Mexico told him that his chances of making the film were 50-50
“I told the teacher I would take those odds,” he said.”
Then it happened, Romo agreed to meet with him.
“We were allotted 15 minutes and that turned into an hour,” said Hanna. “Romo got excited and liked what we were doing and allowed us to meet his parents and grandparents and others in his life.”
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The film premiered in 2019 in front of Romo, his family, and friends. “He helped us with the festival run which included Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico,” said Hanna.
The film tells Romo’s story of being a kid from Burlington, Wisc., who went on to become one of the most prolific quarterbacks to play for one of the most storied franchises in NFL history and portrays Romo whose passion for the game continues to inspire his fans, community, family and friends.
Hanna said it was two years of hardships of cutting down the footage because of licensing conflicts, to securing investors to get the film out to everyone.
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“Since we filmed and completed production in 2020, we have been on a journey to license the film and bring this labor of love to the masses,” Hanna said. “Now with licensing from NFL Films and the support of our distributor Exploration Films, our dream to film, produce and distribute an independent documentary on our hero has been achieved.”
Hanna believes that Romo is thankful for the project.
“I think he will forever cherish this film and that he is thankful that we captured what we captured,” said Hanna.
Hanna said the film will be on Apple TV soon and that he hopes to get it on Netflix and or HBO one day.
“It is refreshing that Romo allowed someone to tell a story about him. I hope I have inspired other filmmakers to show athletes in future films as people and not just players.”
Since completing the Romo documentary, Hanna has went on to complete other films such as “Art of a Cowboy” which brought him to the Drummond Ranch in Osage County.
Hanna said the story features Steve Boaldin, a cowboy artist from Edmond, who uses his passion for painting to preserve the cowboy lifestyle through art and film. As a result, Hanna spent time on the Drummond Ranch working with Jack Drummond.
“It was a great experience,” said Hanna.
Hanna has more projects on the horizon and said that his ideas come from his own thoughts and interests and the suggestions of others. “It’s about helping people,” he said.
To watch a full interview with Hanna about making “Now or Never: A Tony Romo Story,” visit https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2023/10/21/23925769/dallas-cowboys-tony-romo-new-documentary-undrafted-free-agent-starting-qb
For more information on “Art of a Cowboy” visit https://artofacowboy.com
Friday, January 19, 2024
Diego's Lesson (Dream entry)
Like many people, I spent a portion of life working at Walmart.
During my time there, I met a lot of people and stay in contact with a handful.
Some of them still work there after 31 years.
The other night I had a vivid dream that I was back at Walmart.
My friend Juliana was working there in the dream just as she is in real life.
Well on this work day, she was fired by a young manager named Diego. I came to work and saw her packing up and asked what was happening.
She said her and Diego got into a spat and she was fired for trying to explain something to him.
I became enraged as Juliana has 30 years seniority over young Diego.
I located another long time employee named Arlene. I told her what Diego had done. She and other office workers went to lend support to Juliana. They thanked her for decades of work and then proceeded to tell Diego that he needed to put his arrogance aside and realized he doesn't know it all.
Myself and the others informed him that Juliana and other employees were wearing Walmart blue before he was even in diapers. After an eye opening scolding, Diego began to cry.
Because of policy, he could not reverse his decision and Juliana would lose her job, the only one she knew.
But he stated that he would never be able to reprimand anyone ever again, sealing his fate as well. He would not make it in Walmart management.
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Living on the moon (Dream Entry)
OUTER SPACE — My dreams are so vivid and wild sometimes that it is time to start blogging about them. I should have started a long time ago but better late than never.
Last night I dreamed that myself and friend Kay were astronauts and accepted a mission to go and live on the moon.
We were jammed into a small rocket and launched into outer space. I could feel the fear of will we land or die. In the end we landed. We had no space station to live in, we were just on the moon. Couldn't even take our space suit off.
So this was life for a long while until we were allowed to depart for a two day vacation.
We came back to our hometown and had lunch. We ran into our former coworker BW at the local BBQ place. We explained to her about life on the moon and how you can't even wash your hair because you can't take your space suit off.
Then we headed out in my aunt and uncle's 1981 Chevy Blazer. (my aunt and uncle have been dead for years and the blazer was crushed at a salvage yard.)
We drove by our former homes, since now our homes were on the moon.
But when we went by home, I saw my pets, (all of which are deceased in real life.) They were sitting on my porch. When I saw my dog running after the vehicle, I had to get out. I made Kay stop the Blazer and jumped out and grabbed my dog. It was a great reunion. I went to what had been my house.
There was BW again. She told me someone named Beatrice was taken care of my dog.
I replied, "Not anymore I'm back." BW told me there wasn't a place for me. So I went next door and it had been turned into Mission Control.
But I didn't care. I told Kay I wasn't going back to the moon. I took off my moon shoes and tossed them in the blazer. She drove off going south and then turning east on Park Street. I don't know if she went back to the moon or not. I just held on to my dog and then woke up.
My analysis.
I believe this dream occurred because of news stories about a rocket launch and a door blowing off a plane while in mid air. I can't explain my aunt and uncle's blazer. As for BW, I saw her the other day at the BBQ place as did Kay.
As for my dog, she died nearly two years ago and my other dog 13 years ago. My cat died five years ago and I miss them all. I don't know who Beatrice is but my aunt was named Berniece so maybe BW misspoke and my aunt is watching my dog.
Somehow I rolled all of these news stories, fear of flying, and the missing my pets into one very creative vivid dream.
Kudos to those who sacrifice their family, friends and pets, to work in outer space.
This was the second night in a row that I dreamed about former coworkers.
The night before I dreamed that Kay and I went to former coworker BB house. We don't get along with her anymore so she wasn't thrilled that we were there. She had a nice house and many furry unique animals including a funky looking mouse named Chewy.
Despite disliking us, BB showed us around but did turn on this large lower like machine to shower the house with incense. I assume in an attempt to blow out any bad vibes she felt that we brought.
In the end, BB's house was suddenly across the street from my home and she was showing me her improved back porch before I woke up.
My analysis.
I have no clue other than Kay and I met for lunch recently and saw someone that reminded us of BB.
My neighbor brought me a piece of quartz the other day presumably to fight off bad vibes from my neighbor guy. During that visit, I told my neighbor some history on her house. I assume somehow my brain mixed all of these thoughts and occurrences together.
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