Entertainment

Now that football season is getting ready to crank up, I am very excited. I love to watch every game I can as football is my favorite sport. I like taking the time on a Sunday afternoon to cookout and watch the games with my friends. We always have a great time and we might drink a beer or two as well.

My favorite team is the Washington Redskins. I am looking forward to us having a good year and beating those darn Dallas Cowboys. I am sure we’ll do well with our new coach and quarterback. Hail to the Redskins and victory!!

I have great plans to watch the fireworks tonight. I love to see the show every year and the kids enjoy it as well. One goal that I have is to take this opportunity top explain to the kids why our country is so great and how it came to be. Many people sacrificed themselves for the freedom we enjoy today and we should all be thankful for that.

As I grew up during the great age of rock & roll music, I was saddened to hear that one of the greats has passed away. Ronnie James Dio died on Sunday. He was diagnosed with stomach cancer last November and was 67 years old. All the great rockers and thousands of fans will miss his voice.

Dio is known for replacing Ozzy Osborne as lead singer for the band Black Sabbath. After a long stint with the band he went out on his own and had the mega-hit “Holy Diver”. He went on to tour with his former Black Sabbath band mates as the band “Heaven and Hell”. We will all miss you Ronnie!!

This is one of my favorite holidays. I love the idea of being able to play tricks on my friends and have a perfect excuse to do so. It’s hard to get in trouble for this as well unless you go way overboard. I hope to have a great day seeing all the tricks being played. Since I work in a large office, I am sure that there will be many jokes. I just hope I don’t fall for one of them!!

One of the greatest movies of all time in my opinion is The Wizard of Oz. I have always loved the story of Dorothy from Kansas. While no movie can ever replace the original, it may soon have some competition. Warner Brothers is considering a remake of the 1939 classic. While we are not sure of the form it will take. I am hoping it will be as good as the original.

The cast of the Wizard of Oz..