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• Exhaustion, Stress, and Fun...

  Monday, Jun 22, 2009 11:05PM / Standard Entry

  Hey everyone,
   It's been an exhausting month for me...So I apologize for not keeping in touch for so long. It's been crazy...some good, some bad...just like everyday life.
  
   Well, I'll start with the good...not going to talk about the bad much here. Basically, some days are bad, but we get through them and there is a saying I have been living by for a while now: "There's Always Tomorrow"...and it really helps me get through the bad days.
  
   Anyway, back to the good. A few weeks ago, I was contacted by Ron Pohnel. For those who do not know who Ron Pohnel, he was a student of Chuck Norris who started his film career as a stuntman, but made a name for himself in the 1985 cult classic NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER. He played karate champion Ian Reilly, who was the brother of Kelly Reilly, the lead character's girlfriend. Ron highlighted himself in two fights, the latter which pitted him against a young Jean-Claude Van Damme in what was one of the best fights of the entire film.
  
   Well, Ron had released a new shot-on-video film called DRIFTER TKD. Ron directed, edited, produced, co-wrote, and starred as a taekwondo instructor who learns his school was taken over by a corporation and he leaves to become a homeless drifter. He learns his former student was the new CEO of the corporation, but also learns he wants no part of the connection between martial arts and corporate business. The film co-starred former Power Ranger Blake Foster, the legendary Leo Fong in a cameo, and Mel Novak, who appeared in the 1978 American rehash of Bruce Lee's GAME OF DEATH.
  
   The film brought a nostalgic feeling of American martial arts films and it was a delight. I reviewed the film, which is now posted on the film's official website at: http://driftertkd.com/review.html
  
   I've been hard at work on an article for Jade Screen, which I will be finishing up within the next few days. It is a look at the Kung Fu Shapes, the forms that has fighters use animal forms on films.
  
   Yesterday was Father's Day...this was an exhausting but fun day. It felt like it was 105 out yesterday...probably was. However, Amanda and I decided to take the kids to the zoo. We went to the Central Florida Zoo in Sanford, the same city where I work. It was a small zoo, compared to the Bronx Zoo in New York, but it was still fun. Amanda took pictures of lots of animals and the kids. The kids really enjoyed themselves at the zoo but then it was just getting too hot so we came home. Later that day, I took Jessa to Wal-Mart to pick up some stuff that we needed. By the end of the day, I was exhausted but spending Father's Day with the family...was well worth the exhaustion.
  
   We also got the kids' birthday pictures done this weekend. A.J. got a haircut the day before the pictures were to be taken. My second cousin gave A.J. his haircut and I will be posting the birthday pictures on my profile :)
  
   I hope everyone there at AnD is doing well!!! Sorry I've been out of touch. I hope everyone is doing well...Take care and I will return here very soon :)
  
  
  

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• May 10, 2009 - Three Events in One Day

  Sunday, May 10, 2009 11:29PM / Standard Entry

  Hey everyone,
   Today is a day with three special events
  
   First, to all of the mothers out there in AnD, I hope you all have a very HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY
  
   Second, today has been 6 years since I first got together with my wife, AmandaV, so HAPPY ANNIVERSARY MANDI
  
   Finally, I wish I could have made it to Hong Kong, but I want to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALIVENOTDEAD.COM! Keep up the great work and I'm so proud to be a member here
  
   Hope everyone is dong great!
  
  
  

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• Enter the Fat Dragon: The Life and Films of Sammo Hung

  Friday, Apr 24, 2009 12:14PM / Standard Entry

  
  
  Screen Power Publishing, the British-based company behind SCREEN POWER: THE OFFICIAL JACKIE CHAN MAGAZINE and JADE SCREEN: THE ULTIMATE ASIAN FILM MAGAZINE, have recently worked on a new book commemorating the career of a Hong Kong legend.
  
  ENTER THE FAT DRAGON: THE LIFE AND FILMS OF SAMMO HUNG is a commemorative look at his career, from his humble beginnings as a member of the Seven Little Fortunes to his work as a one-man Hong Kong film industry. Hung, who recently was awarded the Best Action Choreography award at the 28th Annual Hong Kong Film Awards for his work on IP MAN, is a reknowned actor, director, producer, and action choreographer whose career spans over four decades.
  
  I have contributed to the book, writing a biography on Hung as well as an essay on Hung's skills as a martial artist and his career as an action choreographer.
  
  For more information on ENTER THE FAT DRAGON: THE LIFE AND FILMS OF SAMMO HUNG, go to the Screen Power/Jade Screen website at http://www.screen-power.com.
  
  
  

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• Christmas at Home...

  Friday, Dec 26, 2008 11:40AM / Standard Entry

  Hi everyone,
   I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas today!!! Things here were "chaotic" to say, but I am saying that in a good way. It all started at 7:30am when Jessa was up and I heard her talking in her room across the hall. I went over to her and wished her a Merry Christmas. She was really excited. A.J. and Amanda got up about 2 minutes later and the four of us got dressed and ready to head downstairs. However, we took A.J. and had him knock on Grandma and Grandpa's bedroom door. They woke up and as they were getting dressed, we were prepping up to open gifts.
  
   As soon as all of us were downstairs, the chaos began...yup, opening the gifts. Too bad my dad had to give A.J. a certain gift first. A.J. got a small acoustic guitar. He wouldn't let go of it and he played it so much that he didn't even bother paying attention to his other gifts. A.J. got a See and Say, a Mega Block dump truck, a Tonka toy car set and a race track, plus some other goodies, plus clothes from my brother and his family.
  
   Jessa got a baby doll, baby stroller, three Snap n Style dolls, stuffed animals, a CD with songs from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, a plush Pluto doll, and other goodies with clothes from my brother and his family. Amanda got some stuff for her scrapbooking, including a paper corner rounder tool, a card stock pack, and a craft lite cutter tool; body spray, classic cartoon DVDs, and a blouse.
  
   As for myself, I mentioned already I got the XBox360 early, got Tony Hawk's American Wasteland for it, got 2 DVDs, and a shirt and jeans. The amount of clothes I've gotten have been so overbearing that let's just say I have no more room in my drawers to put them in. Had to tell my mother since it was my birthday next month, that she will have to get me a gift card as let's face it...I got too many clothes. Hahahahahaha
  
   Well, Amanda and I made breakfast for everyone today. We made pancakes, eggs, sausage, bacon, and toast. We were all filled up and we all watched the Walt Disney Christmas Parade. The kids played with their toys and by afternoon, we all were tired. The kids took naps, Amanda and I relaxed and played some XBox. It is 10:38 now and the kids are finally asleep. As for Amanda and myself, we are exhausted. Amanda is playing a demo of Viva Pinata on the XBox while I write this hehehehe...
  
   I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!!! Thanks to everyone who signed my guestbook and everyone else, I hope you all had a great X-Mas...Cheers!!!!
  
  
  

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• Quick Holiday Greeting!!!

  Wednesday, Dec 24, 2008 12:25PM / Standard Entry

  Hey everyone,
   I want to wish everyone at AliveNotDead a Very...
  
  

  MERRY CHRISTMAS

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  ROCKIN' 2009!!!!!!
  

  
  
  
  

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