HAPPY 6th BIRTHDAY TO MY YOUNGEST GRANDKID, FERRÁN!

I still remember the day he was born. It was such a chaotic day but we were so happy to welcome little Ferrán to the family! He's been a bundle of surprises ever since! Have a great day, Ferrán! We love you so very much!

           

THE PERILS OF HALLOWEEN!

TODAY IS MY SON'S BIRTHDAY!!!!

My only son Ricardo was born on October 8th, 1973 and today I celebrate his coming into this world.  

He has been a real joy to me as I have watched him navigate and sort his life with great aplomb, determination and mainly, with lots of humor without ever faltering or giving up. He has experienced the usual ups and downs of human life but he has never been defeated or discouraged. He has been my friend, my hero and my movie trivia buddy who shares with me my passion for show business facts and fancy. Happy birthday to my dear and very loved son Rich! 

ANOTHER SENIOR MOMENT...

No matter how dignified you try to spend your autumn years, there's always something to spoil it!

SENIOR DAZE

 

THE PARALLEL UNIVERSE!

I may be a complete unknown here on earth, but somewhere in a Parallel Universe, I am a celebrity with                                                                   several credits to my name!

                  In this Parallel Universe, I star in a JB 007 sequel : The Old Geezer With The Gun

                    

In this Universe, I become an amazing action performer starring in OPERATION BLASTOFF!

I'm also the mature leading man in an art house film...

An over-the-hill romantic lead in a nostalgic RomCom...

Playing an Old Writer in a classic light comedy...

Getting laughs as an absent-minded film historian in a Screwball Comedy...

...and I even get to play a Cary Grant-type character in a political comedy.

Here,  I'm featured as a Mexican immigrant in a comedic blockbuster!

Finally,  I get to star as a member of a fraternity of movie buffs in a slapstick comedy!

In this Parallel Universe,  I am also drawn as a 

cartoon in a series of animated shorts!!!

So, where is this Parallel Universe at? I want to live there!!!

REMEMBERING THE TWIN TOWERS (September 11, 2001)

 On September 11, 2001, nineteen terrorists associated with al-Qaeda, an Islamist extremist group, hijacked four commercial airplanes scheduled to fly from the East Coast to California. In a coordinated attack that turned the planes into weapons, the terrorists intentionally flew two of the planes into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, a global business complex in New York City, causing the towers to collapse. They also flew a third plane into the Pentagon, the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense, in Arlington, Virginia. Passengers and crew members on the fourth plane launched a counterattack, forcing the hijacker pilot—who was flying the airplane toward Washington, D.C.—to crash the plane into a field in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, near the town of Shanksville.The 9/11 attacks killed 2,977 people. This was the single largest loss of life resulting from a foreign attack on American soil. The attacks caused the deaths of 441 first responders, the greatest loss of emergency responders on a single day in American history.

The Twin Towers in 1982

9-11

9-11 Memorial

ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER

Life goes on.

When Your Therapist Is Cutting Edge...

EMILIANO IS 15 YEARS OLD TODAY!!!!

Reaching 15 years is quite a milestone for every kid and Emiliano, one of my grandkids,  has reached this point in life. His dreams and goals are getting closer to become a reality with each passing year. Congratulations, dear boy! You mean something very special to me.

WHAT DAY IS THIS?

When every day seems to blend into the other without any difference, that's a sure sign you're in a routine slump, which is quite normal if you are over 70 years old!

COME SEPTEMBER

September has traditionally been named the Month of our Homeland in Mexico since it marks the Cry of Dolores on September 16, 1810, the historic moment when Catholic priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla rang his church bell in the town of Dolores and called people to rise up against Spanish rule, beginning the Mexican War of Independence.  And stuff like that there.

What strikes fear into the hearts of men?

ANSWER: A hypodermic needle!

BRIEF TV AD SNIPPET

One of my sideline activities during the 70s, 80s and part of the 90s, was doing small acting bits in TV commercials and print ads. It was a fun way to earn extra money and I enjoyed it while it lasted.

This is a TV ad from the early 90s that someone recently taped right off the TV screen where I briefly appear donning a Jerry Lewis type haircut. The make-up girl thought I would look funnier that way! 

YOUR BRAIN WORKING OVERTIME...

Never underestimate the power of your brain!

MY THREE MOVIES

I am not an actor but even so, during my life I have participated in several stage plays and TV shows which are all best remain forgotten. However,  my brief career in movies is documented in the IMDb. I didn't have a relevant role in any of these films but  at least my name appears during the end credits roller.

 

 I realize none of these films was a box office success but at least to me, they remain as a record of my fleeting presence in the film industry! And here are some screen grabs from those screen appearances:

HASTA MORIR (1994)

BORRAR DE LA MEMORIA (2010)

   

NOVARO - EL COLOSO MEXICANO (2017)

 

The trouble is I am now so famous I can't go anywhere without people instantly ignoring me!