When you write a blog as popular as mine naturally you expect to get invited to movie premieres. Picture this, a room of six hundred plus people in the Ziefild Theatre in New York on Tuesday. Gearing up for the new Russell Crowe Flick “ The Next Three Days”. Some of the most popular celebs in Hollywood filled the theatre in anticipation of the next great Paul Haggis* film. Great theatre by the way, absolutely stunning in both architectural creativity and lay out(Here’s looking at you Ted) as well as a deluxe screen single theater that has been fully operational since ’66. Sick.
List of celebs that were at the Ziegfeld premiere:
Olivia Wilde
Elizabeth Banks
Russel Crowe
Adrien Brody
Gerard Butler
Wu Tang Clan
Kim Catrell
Foxx Lang
One celeb was left off however, the one that the lights shined on the brightest, yes your guess was correct, it was indeed MARK SANCHEZ. THE MARK SANCHEZ, again THE MARK SANCHEZ. Where did he choose to sit? one row away from me. You see, when you write a blog celebs flock to you, I had to AX the paparazzi just to get through the door. So here we are, the quarterback of the 5 and 2 New York Jets and the quarterback of a highly successful blog (see above) and a staff of 94. Seeing the same movie, by choice!!! Listen we both clearly had better things to do, he probably had to finish some work, cook dinner, and play with his cat for 4 hours. On the other hand I gave up a free meal at a 5 star restaurant with a few of my various models and a luxury charity event. Fates brought us this close, but alas, not close enough, although he did turn his head when I screamed “Sanchez!! All the way!!!” I never did get that kiss…I mean hug…I mean handshake, yeah handshake. Instead I shook the director Paul Haggis’ hand, which would have meant a lot more to me if it wasn’t before the movie and I thought it was Brian Grazer. That didn’t stop me from telling everyone at work “Who wants to touch the hand that touched the hand that may have touched Mark Sanchez’s hand?” Side note: This unwashed hand killed it at work today.
Note to self: Never travel without a camera again
I must mention that this about the movie. It was awesome! I mean really awesome, and I had no expectation and didn’t even know what I was getting myself into. Crowe is amazing, the cast is superb and deep, the direction and pace is near flawless. It is not a perfect movie, but my hat is off to you Mr. Haggis. Even with the girl next to me spending the entire time on her blackberry I was still fully encapsulated. I also recommend that you go into it without knowing anything about it, it is one of those movies that rewards you for not reading the review. With that said, maybe I am not the most reliable source as you can see from the graph below.
Percentage of time spent watching the movie: 3%
Percentage of time spent watching Mark Sanchez: 97%
Percentage of time Mark Sanchez spent watching the movie 97%
Percentage of time Mark Sanchez spent checking out hot girls: 2%
Percentage of time Mark Sanchez spent checking out me: 1% (please, I beg of you, just go with it)
The Next Three Days, great movie, I really recommend seeing it in a theater too. Between this and The Town it isn’t close, it is so far superior, and people love that movie.
*Per IMDB: Paul Haggis is the award-winning filmmaker who, in 2006, became the first screenwriter to write two Best Film Oscar winners back-to-back - "Million Dollar Baby" (2004) directed by Clint Eastwood, and "Crash" (2005) which he himself directed.
So I know these two guys, known them for many years, have hung out with them for many years, even lived near each other growing up, good guys. However, for some reason, I can’t seem to tell them apart, even though they look nothing alike (so people say). Well, on Halloween it finally hit a breaking point, and I found myself writing this email a few days later.
Dear Cody and Simon,
I think you are both very cool, and I like hanging out with you, with that said I can't get your names right for the life of me. I blame myself. I don't know why this is, but I just screw it up every single freaking time. So before you give up on me for life I want to apologize and promise you that in future whatever name I'm gonna say I'm just going to say the opposite and hope for the best. I'm better than that, and I know it. Don’t give up on me! And Forward to Simon…unless you are him, then do the opposite. Don't worry guys, senor Lang is on the case!
- Foxx
I think you are both very cool, and I like hanging out with you, with that said I can't get your names right for the life of me. I blame myself. I don't know why this is, but I just screw it up every single freaking time. So before you give up on me for life I want to apologize and promise you that in future whatever name I'm gonna say I'm just going to say the opposite and hope for the best. I'm better than that, and I know it. Don’t give up on me! And Forward to Simon…unless you are him, then do the opposite. Don't worry guys, senor Lang is on the case!
- Foxx
And the response:
Foxx,
You never mess up my name. I think its cause you call us both Cody. One more chance
Simon
You never mess up my name. I think its cause you call us both Cody. One more chance
Simon
We’ve never been closer.
- Cody
My sister has started sending me daily quizzes. I am 0 for 2. _____________________________________________________________________________
Notes from the “Office”:
Not much this week, but a “co-worker” of mine has recently begun reading To Kill a Mockingbird for the first time and here is what he wrote to me the other day.
Tkmb is a very weird book. It is challenging for the mind. Also I thought it was about a real bird and how to kill it. Needless to say, I was have made no progress killing birds.
Yup, these are my co-workers. _____________________________________________________________________________
Random Tangent Section of the blog:
- Don’t ask me how I stumbled on this but I found a website that is essentially a message board for athletes multiple girlfriends. Al Harrington has like 7 girlfriends, maybe that’s why they call him BUCKETS.
- Nets center Johan Petro is averaging a mere 0.8 points and 2.2 rebounds this season. New Jersey inexplicably gave the veteran a three-year, $10 million contract in July. Way to play to your contract Johan! Keep the name proud.
- Became a coach the other night. Joined a dynasty, actually I don’t even know what our team name is now that I think about it, but I do know that I am getting paid $250 bucks and have to cut 30 into 18. Yikes. Maybe that’s why Andy Reid is so fat…he has all that cash!!!
- IM really happy to have Nelly back. That song is gonna be my wedding song…but maybe I should listen to the lyrics a little more closely and not just the sick chorus.
- I still listen to country grammar….and admit it, you do too
- “ I was thinkin about her, thinkin about me.
Thinkin about us, what we gonna be?
Open my eyes, yeah; it was only just a dream.
So I travel back, down that road.
Who she come back? No one knows.
I realize, yeah, it was only just a dream”
I don’t know what Nelly was thinking about, but I know that I was thinking about POW POW Powerwheels. Never got a chance to have one when I was a kid, but really really wished I did, for once, I’m gonna dream small.
Artistic Picture of the Blog:
Aloha Means Goodbye:
- Foxx
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