Everyone in Hollywood Wants to Go to DC and Everyone in DC Wants to Go to Hollywood

My family and I have gone to some of these parties, galas and events. They have been festive but truthfully they have not been over the top or offensive in their decadence.

We will attend even more tonight. We have met lots of interesting and fun folks but at the end of the day, we tend to gravitate to hang out with friends and family.

We are all witnessing a massive regime change. We are all optimistic. We are all shocked that the stars of the new DC are the folks who bundle up cash from people like me as fundraisers. We are all happy that change is coming though. :-)

Party on DC! And now everyone at Sundance is hurrying to DC for tonight’s big parties at the Creative Coalition; Huffington Post; Verizon Center; and getting ready for Tuesday’s main events.

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Posted on January 19th, 2009

Slumdog

“It is written.”

If you haven’t seen this film, you must. It is a perfect movie.

The world is flat. Bollywood rules. This one will win Academy Awards galore. I was stunned.

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Posted on January 19th, 2009

MLK Day

Let us never forget this speech started the change and yesterday’s concert was a capstone to our collective  journey to this moment in time.

Watch this clip and remember “Now is the time”. What a speech.

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Posted on January 19th, 2009

Capitals on TV Today at 2pm

Today’s game is at 2:00 pm from the Island.

I trust we will be focused and work hard for the two points.

Every game counts the same in the standings.

The Islanders are struggling at this point in time. I am hopeful we don’t have a letdown after two big and tough games against the Penguins and the Bruins. Two points is two points.

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Posted on January 19th, 2009

Allen and Redford

Nice party pictures here. Check it out!

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Posted on January 18th, 2009

Change We Can Believe In

That tilt was played at the intensity level of a playoff game with tight forechecking and no mistakes. There was great goaltending; strong D and good special teams play.

And the stars were shining with a Mike Green power play goal and an Alex Semin rocket of a shot goal after a series of dipsy doodle moves.

I was sitting with Peter Bondra last night when Alex Semin scored his goal. He gave me a high five as he very much appreciated that move and that slap shot.

An amazing observation: The Boston Bruins have played Southeast Division opponents more than we have. We have been mostly playing Western based teams and Northeast based teams. It is just a quirk in the scheduling. We get into the teeth of the division schedule after the All-Star break. We have played quite well against the Bruins, Rangers and the Pens and we have split our two games against the Flyers to date although they have gained three of the four available points against us as we beat them in a shootout. We seem to get up against teams that we believe are very talented and are teams we could see in the playoffs.

We have played 46 games to date and only eight against our division foes. The Bruins have played 12 games against the SE Division and we are the only team to have beaten them to date from the Southeast.

We must keep our focus and play well against whoever the opponent is. Two points is two points but a big win in front of another sold-out crowd sure feels good. Go Caps!

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Posted on January 18th, 2009

If It Wasn’t Sad It Would be Funny

For those of us locally who watched the Georgetown vs. Duke game yesterday, we were all shocked and infuriated over a technical foul called on freshman phenom Greg Monroe. The call, with Monroe on the bench, was his fourth foul and whenever Greg was on the floor playing, the team played well. Whenever he sat, Duke took advantage. Greg didn’t say a thing and he didn’t deserve a technical foul. We were the better team when Greg was on the floor.

Here is Mike Wise’s column and wouldn’t you know it? The true culprit for the technical foul call was someone wearing a Pittsburgh Steelers cap. :-) The call was for “salty language” and there you go. Too funny.

Georgetown has the toughest schedule in the nation. Look it up if you don’t believe me. We played well against Duke but it is just hard to beat seven players when you have five on the floor. Duke had five players, a ref and a Steelers fan playing against us. Hoya Saxa.

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Posted on January 18th, 2009

The Comment is Awesome

Read this article and then see the comment by Kontra. Pure genius! Kontra captures much of what I feel about many in the MSM on subjects such as Steve Jobs’ health.

There has to be some kind of line on personal dignity somewhere even in the business press. We now need a YouTube video for “Leave Steve Jobs Alone!”

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Posted on January 18th, 2009

DC Randomness and Oddities

  1. When I got up early this morning and the temperature outside was exactly ZERO degrees. I do not ever remember seeing that temperature mark here in DC;
  2. My wife and I drove into DC last night for a party and for dinner. It was a Friday night rush hour on a historic weekend. We were prepared for historic traffic jams but guess what? There was NO traffic. We got into the city with ease. The traffic flow was much better than a typical Friday evening. What gives?
  3. We ate at a new great dining establishment and the chef is a HUGE Caps fan. Who knew? We NOW HEARTILY endorse THE SOURCE as a great in place in DC to eat with friends and Caps fans. The food and ambiance is great and the chef is a hardcore Caps fan and follower.
  4. Security into our building tonight will be extra tight and there will be some street closings around the building so leave extra time to get to the game tonight. It will be a Red Out so wear your colors with pride and be loud and proud.
  5. At about 11:15 pm last night on Constitution Avenue, I saw a jogger wearing shorts and a t-shirt running with great speed and laughing and shouting out loud. I think I heard him chanting, ”Yes we can!” It is an amazing time to be in DC.
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Posted on January 17th, 2009

Perfect Setting

It is freezing here in DC, perfect weather for NHL hockey.

It is a long weekend and no school on either Monday or Tuesday.

It is a festive, feel good weekend here in DC. ”Change is coming!”

There will be a Red Out.

There will be a total sellout.

The two best teams in the East will be playing in front of a very passionate fan base.

What could be better?

Go Caps!

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Posted on January 17th, 2009