Ship sinking -- washed ashore, with 10 items……………
2 watches
2 watches? That’s easy……. Well, as much as this is supposed to be “Tyler’s watch”, but he’s outta luck – I gotta run with the Rossi here. My 'grail watch', and just a blast to wear. Ohh, yeah... the lil’ bit of flash can help attract fish AND any potential rescuers, too:
The other – a Panerai, of course! LOVE my 1950, however I dig the 56, too. And it has as nice a story behind it (a surprise gift from my wife – bought out from underneath me, mind you). Almost a flip of the coin here, but the destro wins by a nose to spend some quality time with me on the beach ~
2 songs
This is nuts – I love music, and you make me pick only 2? I protest! So many to pick from… Earth, Wind and Fire – Maceo – Chicago – Billy Joel – DMB – Santana – Springsteen – Celine Dion – Zep; man, I’m just getting’ started! Wait................... I’m on a friggin’ island all by myself… Ugh. I hate being deserted ~
Ok – first one is
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: “Don’t Do Me Like That” – the rhythm guitar and percussion is just insane.
The other one is from
The System, called “The Pleasure Seekers” – reminds me of the thin-leather-tie wearin’, parachute-pants sportin’, Miami-Vice-lookin’ days…
1 book
Until only a short time ago, I hated reading. So, I’m a relative ‘rookie’ at this. 1 book I remember I couldn’t put down for even 5 minutes…
1 movie
Ooof – how can one not take a handful of movies along? Shawshank Redemption, Goodfellas, Hunt for Red October, The Right Stuff, Ronin (LOVE the car-chase scenes), Pulp Fiction, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, The Blues Brothers, The Matrix, Braveheart? Hmmm… well, no need to drive Blockbuster crazy; I’m taking this one with me ~
I’m a big fan of Spacey, and this was probably his best acting role; not to mention a story that makes one think…….
1 photograph
Hundreds of pictures that I could want to have with me, but since I just got ship-wrecked – I gotta run with the most recent… a picture of Deb, Ty and myself at Battery Park, NYC. Nothing extraordinary about the dayt - we had fun just ‘sight-seeing’ downtown, and it was simply a great day
1 memory
I’ve been a fortunate guy, with many, many good memories and laughs over the past 43 yrs I’ve been on this rock. However, there’s 1 that stands out for me…
2005 was really a fantastic year for me: I made partner at my company, got my first mac-daddy bike, had my 1950 stolen – however I was dumbfounded to have all of you chip in to ‘replace it’ for me (still amazed by that…), I celebrated my 40th with a wonderful party thrown by Deb with close friends, and found out in late January then that Deb was pregnant with Tyler. Was feeling pretty good, and it was only March!
Anyway, that June I had a trip planned to take my Mom to Italy for 11 days; her birthday present, and me coming thru on a promise to take her there. A good excuse, since my 2nd cousin who I’m fairly close with was getting married. Mind you, the last time she was back there to see family was about 22-23 years ago! Well, my memory is this… her sister insisted to be there at the airport when we were picked up, as she and my mom were like 2 peas in a pod all their lives and she was just too excited. After we collected our bags, and started towards the exit, we found my relatives, and my mom and aunt just hugged and cried for what seemed like hours. To see her that happy was so moving; right there, that was the trip for me.
Here’s a picture of them just having a ball dancing away at the wedding (my Mom's the one facing us):
That summer was bittersweet for me, as while I was w/Deb at one hospital after she was recuperating from a C-section delivery, I was visiting my mom at another. She passed on only a few months afterwards. So our Italy trip and that outpouring show of happiness once we arrived was truly a special memory for me.
1 meal
I remember some years back, when Deb and I visited my relatives in Italy. We didn’t make it to my cousin Angela’s house until late – something like 9:30-10pm. Everyone (I have 3 cousins from my mother’s side, and they all have children as well) was all there to greet us and waiting to eat together. Deb & I were a little tired from our travels, but we were also still a bit hungry so we weren't going to pass on dinner. Angela made an 8-course meal of various antipasto, salad, pasta, chicken and such – by far, the best meal I’ve had
EVER. I mean, I’ll put her against any cook on the planet; she’s the real deal. And, the added bonus was enjoying it with my family… a picture from that night:
1 person
Tried calling up Evangeline Lilly, since she has prior "lost on an island" experience...
Unfortunately, she wasn't having any of
this again
Seriously... this was easy at first, but then I thought about Tyler. Practically a toss-up… but having the poor kid stuck on an island, with no one but his old man, would be a bit painful for the little big man. So, what the heck - I figure I’ll pass that one over to my wife
No doubt about it. She’s the best thing that has ever happened to me. That picture just says it all for me – and that smile is ALWAYS glued to her face. Priceless to me........
Was certainly fun – thanks for picking me, Jassiliciousness!
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