I don't know how to title this post 🤷‍♂️

Well, what a crazy few days here in LaSalle County, we have made the national news and for all the wrong reasons. COVID is on the rise and it's not good, we have mayor's that will not shut the bars down at 11 o'clock and want restaurants to stay open for indoor dining. These crazy bat shit ideas from them have caused so many new cases that I don't want to go outside. 

That is us in the New York Times at number 9! Love it.

Our High School has been closed for a few weeks now. Not enough sub's as teachers are getting sick daily. The one bright spot has been the grade school even with a small break out they have stayed open going to school 5 days a week and all-day classes. Until Friday that shoe dropped as well. The School already made safe plan's for the holiday by ordering classes to go remote the week after Thanksgiving and two weeks after Christmas break, such a good idea. As of writing this LaSalle Peru is now at a 20% positivity rate and schools are starting to close, and the text came at 11:30Am starting Monday the school will shut down and go remote until January 19, 2021.

You can clearly see the sadness on Lainey's face these kids love to be in school! One of the biggest problems our Veterans Home now has a break out as 180 people in one building are sick and sadly dieing. I'm sure if you google LaSalle Veterans Home in Illinois you will quickly be greeted with some sad stories. We have a few friends that work at the home who are sick but their hearts are all about the vet's they want to get better so they can go back to work and help out. The short staff that is working are pulling in double and triple shifts every day. It's a sad time in our small town.

So we will be digging into home school and hope this can be brought under control quickly none of us want to see a shut down again, most of us can not afford it. And the toilet paper has begun flying off the shelves once more as panic buying sets in. 

If we all do the right thing by wearing a mask as well as washing our hands we can do this. we can change the way this disease spreads like wildfire. 

My prediction Illinois will have a one-week shutdown starting the week of Thanksgiving so people are forced to stay home and not go shopping during Black Friday. Time will tell.

Stay safe everyone.

Top Five Dance Moves

They say learn something new during the COVID so hey lets do this...My Top Five Favorite Dance Moves! And yes I still do 90% of them today!!

Cabbage Patch is such a classic! Long live this one fun little dance.

I really do not use the Roger Rabbit to much anymore but here is a refresher for you guys.

Ok honestly who did not or does not do the moonwalk. Hell I do it or any of these to embarrass my kids every chance I can get. 

Well come on its the first thing you learn right?

Oh right time to turn up "We Got the Beat" and get some cardio in. 

   

              

So Break a leg everybody!

WOW it's been awhile!

Ok, gang here is a small update from the past month. It's been kind of hard to get online these past days. The negative world we live in is just too much. And sadly it's not going to get any better leading up to November. First up the BLM movement. 

Even our small town was affected by the ugly turn of events. We had threats directed at us and with a store full of windows we had to take action. The whole town closed early boarded up windows and went home for the day. Thankfully nothing came of this and we went back to work the next day. Today we have a protest that has the town a little uneasy as Blue Lives Matter and Black Lives Matter plan on getting together on opposites sides of the street.  We sure hope it stays peaceful.

Now a little bit of good news we became God Parents once again! Though we had to stay home for the actual blessing we did get to finally meet baby Elli. 

Ok Ok stand back for this big update well two of them to be exact!! My oldest has begun her driving journey. She worked hard to ace the class during these remote learning days of summer! And believe it or not her first road time went pretty smoothly. We went out to the college parking lot for a few hours driving in circles. She starts instructor lead driving classes on the road this week and she will do just fine. And with that, this girl went out and got herself...

... a job! Look out world there is no stopping her! Both girls were chosen to be young ambassadors for Stage 212's virtual summer camp. Sadly 212 canceled all of there shows for the season and we patiently wait to see if Elf will happen this fall. 

And of course, the biggest thing to happen this summer, Hamilton! We made it a party that night and the girls have watched it numerous times this week. I love it such a great show kind of bummed I did not see it on stage, and to say we did not have the surround sound jamming we ended up blowing out a speaker. 

I did get some good movie viewing in last month and plan on posting those this week. I sure hope everyone is staying safe! And let us not make the wearing mask's political and more polite! Please wear a mask for the sake of the clerk behind the counter trying to help you while your breathing on them 😁!

Back to Work and it kind of sucks!

Hey, gang how is everybody? So yeah went back to work and... well... it's been hard. My body hurt so bad the first few days. Literally would come home and melt into my chair trying to stay positive. By the second week, I was my old self laughing with customers joking around, yet my body still hurt lol oh well getting older I guess. I would like to say one thing tho if you are pissed about wearing a mask please do not take it out on an employee they are just doing a job. I feel like a small group go into stores just to pick a fight, stop it call your congresspeople, not us we are trying to help you. Ok, put my soapbox away. Sadly I had no time for video or photos last week I will do better this week I promise.

My first day back I drove by the house we dubbed The Amityville House back when we where kids. By the looks of things, I should have turned around and gone home...

Those Turkey Vultures sure are sending a message...

But not all things where bad we did say goodbye to the most bizarre school year. The girl's sad goodbye from the car as we drove past all the teachers and staff. Lainey stayed on the High Honor Roll and Ella finished will A's and B's so homeschool did not slow them down too much.

Sadly I have not watched any of my TV shows the past few weeks just too tired, and only watched a small handful of movies so far but like I said feeling much better and I'm looking forward to getting back into the swing of things!!

Again I sure hope you are all safe and in good health, wash your hands, and mask up!

No so funny Sunday 😥

You know I never get political but dang our president is such an ass throughout this COVID-19! I have never cringed so much in my life! And the simple fact that our press conference here in Illinois has opened up by saying do not ingest bleach or any other household cleaner is sad!! And it is sad that people from Illinois are trying such a dumb ass thing!

But the meme's are kind of funny so maybe today will not be such a Sunday Funnies but I have to share some of them!

WHAT A DUMB ASS!! Honestly, I can no longer listen to this man!

Please be safe everybody we all need each other during this! Reach out to friends you have not heard from in awhile family you only talk to during reunions and check in on your neighbors making sure they are ok as well. 

Still Here In Quarantine Mode

So how is everybody holding up? Going into my second week away from work and doing ok, I miss working but enjoying the time with family. I managed to put together a few more videos this week. Remember you can always follow my YouTube channel.

First up with this wonderful lock down our town thrown together a drive through Easter Bunny and Friends event. I have to say it was pretty cool and even tho my kids might be a tad old but we needed to get out of the house, you know?  So sit back relax and join us, shall you? And keep your windows rolled up for the safety of yourself and others.

Of course, Easter had a different look this year, and while we stay in we still find ways to get out safely. For example on Saturday we where egged. Yep, some of our friends came by snuck around the house and hide eggs. So we paid it forward hitting a few of our friends. You'll find that as part of this week's Coronavirus video. Enjoy...

Ok, and as a bonus, I found some old video of the girls doing a fashion show in 2010! So for fun, I tossed it together and you know if you would like the video is here for you. 

Hang in there everybody! The light seems to be at the end of the tunnel and fingers crossed it's almost in view!

Corona Zombies!

Corona Zombies
2020 | R | 60 Minutes | Horror Comedy | Full Moon Features

Director: Charles Band

Writers:

Kent Roudebush

Silvia St. Croix

Stars: 

Cody Renee Cameron

Russell Coker

Robin Sydney

Synopsis:

Ditsy damsels in distress, toilet paper famine, inept world leaders, mass-media gone wild, a virus from Hell and hordes of ghouls hungry for human flesh combine in Full Moon’s maniacal horror-comedy hybrid CORONA ZOMBIES!

Too Soon?

Cody Renee Cameron as Barbie

Boy, you jump on Letterboxd or any other social media people that have not seen Corona Zombies are blasting the decision for the "fast turn around" or "looking to cash in" with most saying its too soon. To those people, I say sit down and relax. What Charles Band brings you is a creative satire poking fun at the pandemic. Interestingly enough it works! And it's an hour to sit on the couch and loss yourself in a wildly entertaining flick. If your a fan of MST3000 or Riff Trax this is right up your alley. 

Nailed It!

My favorite charters

What makes Corona Zombie wildly entertaining is the sharp tongue and cheek writing from Kent Roudebush and Silvia St. Croix both have had solid careers working with the Full Moon Camp, Croix worked on two to the Ginger Dead films where Roudebush has given us some true Full Moon Classics like Zombie Strippers, Killer Eye: Halloween Haunt, and many of the Evil Bong's. With the use of Hell of the Living Dead and Zombie Strippers respliced and weaved together tell the story. We are treated with their dialog dubbed over these clips. The silly one-liners like “Wuhan? But I like that rap group” or “Coronavirus? Why is everyone drinking beer?” to crazy ideas like Bat Soup starting it all. This really pieces this one together well kudos to the editors. The writers are the true all-stars here.

All By Myself?

Why only three actors? Well, we are in self-quarantine remember? This is handled well with such a small crew the bulk of the story is told through Cody Renee Cameron's character. We also get Full Moon staple Robin Sydney as the voice per phone conversations and one actor Russell Coker as a zombie looking for toilet paper. Cameron is a breath of fresh air even tho her role is very limited. And the makeup effects used to make the Zombie are fantastic. They only concern I have is why did Barbie (Cameron) wear clothes in the shower? She is not following the rules here! Her clothes need to be washed when she got back from the store but hey maybe this is her way of doing that?

Does the Novelty last?

Why is she wearing clothes in the shower?

CZ is a lot like a one night stand, it comes in hot and heavy with laughs aplenty but after 20 minutes the novelty starts to slowly wear off. You are then stuck with the bulk of the movie through cut scenes from the other movies that tend to drag on from time to time. Let's just say I have no desire to watch Hell of the Living Dead. Thankfully the jokes still happen at a frequent pace that you do not lose all hope.

Makeup Effects are on point!

 Look we all need a quick little escape from the stress of this pandemic and this short 60 minute is just enough stress relief. Yes, it pokes fun at what is going on around the world, our president and of course those pesky hoarders of toilet paper. So is it too soon well I say no! CZ is a well crafted extremely funny at times gem that will leave Full Moon Fans happy and just might find a batch of new fans as well.

Oh, that much needed Toliet Paper.

If your a fan of cheese and you all know I am Corona Zombie's might drag in the middle but still, it still comes out a fun little picture that is full of laughs during our time of need.

3 1/2 rolls of Toliet Paper out of 5

Looking for more Full Moon Content check out these titles that I recommend. 

      

Zombies Vs Strippers

Ravenwolf Towers




Killer Eye Halloween Haunt

Week Three

The videos are getting a little less interesting I feel only because I'm now in the stay at home mode. Thanks to asthma my job rather keep me safe and pay me for a few weeks to do so. You would think that would be an easy thing to do but as a leader, in the building, I'm struggling with leaving my team behind. It's still a crazy mess at the store with so many working extra due to being short-handed.

Wash Your Hands Music Monday?

Let's have fun this week, shall we?

Please stay safe and Please Please Please stay home! And when you go out for those groceries to make sure to thank all those working. The stress and anxiety they feel is over whelming. So just take a moment to say Thank You they really need it.   

Sunday Funnies

I truly feel at this time we need a little laughter in our lives. Make it a day you turn off the news, grab a good book, google some jokes or find an old sitcom, just take a deep breath and relax today! In the meantime some toilet humor for you.

Did you know that in 1973 this Johnny Carson joke cause a great deal of panic? Yet his joke about a shortage left stores scrambling to keep it in stock as people went crazy!

Yeah thought this was pretty funny.

Why? Because this kids smile will put a smile on your face!

Ok and for the single people reading I'm here to help with some of today's hottest pick-up lines.

If Covid-19 doesn't take you out, can I?

Even during the corona pandemic, the most contagious thing is still your smile

You can't spell virus without U and I

I wash my hands when there's no pandemic too


Wanna get closer than 6 feet


Is that hand sanitizer in your pocket, or are you just happy to be within 6 feet of me?


and of course...

Whisper in her ear:
"I have 60 rolls of ultra-soft toilet paper"

Keep smile friends we will get through this together! Also, check out She Who Seeks post Keep on Smiling for more Toilet Paper humor. 

COVID-19 A look back upon the week.

I have a few videos to share with you in the next few days. Sadly going to start with a sad one but a very important one. For those that have come around know my oldest suffers from PTSD, anxity, and depression. When this first hit the states she started having trouble going to school the one thing that kept her going was The Wizard of OZ. But when everything came crashing down I told her document everything as a way to fight the thoughts in her head. She has not made a video yet but I decided to as well. This is a look back on the first week of crazy.

Coronavirus can SUCK IT!

Wow oh wow (Takes a deep breath) its been a hot minute. To say life has been busy is an understatement and then life came grinding to a halt! I was invited today to join a blog hop for Disaster Movies thanks to Dubsism and Mid-Night Drive-in and it got me thinking. When I started blogging it was to escape the life I was going through at the time. We all know that we are going through a crazy time together and life is changing quickly thanks to the Coronavirus. But before I get back into Music Mondays and Svengoolie's what have I been up to?

Volleyball Season

The man did #13 keep me busy this year the running from game to game and then to rehearsal was a very consistent part of my February. It was a long and stressful season only winning a few games and losing a few really close games. Never the less a ton of fun. The greatest achievement came in the fine tournament when the girls made it to the final game. And what a game it was, I don't think any parent did not breath a deep breath the whole time as the girls went back and forth with one point separating the score most of the match. We may have finished with a second-place trophy but walked away with a mental win.

            

Nunsense the Musical!

Of course, my oldest has kept me busy as well between practice for Wizard of OZ and Nunsense (Yeah this kid is doing back to back plays and she is crazy) but this kid let anything slow her down. Not to mention all the choir practice and competitions for the past few months. It's safe to say we have been busy and that's ok.

Amelia and Ella

Yep, my kid is a Nun in Doc Martins!

Such a fun show and on the last day she really shined. When one of the cast members got sick and the director was in a panic Ella stepped up and said: "I got this I know her part and dance". And well she did, and of course, it was the one show I did not get to see.

And we were set to open Oz with both my kids getting roles the Coronavirus reared its ugly head and here we sit (Literally).

Who needs toilet paper not this guy living with three women, Ugh!

E-Learning from bed

Work has been a mega stress ball of emotions! When you live with a child that should not get sick and you work retail and are facing hundreds of panicking customers all your mind can think is I'm going to bring this shit home on my clothes! I literary take my clothes off on the back porch and run to the shower as my wife Lysols behind me, lol yeah I'm sure I'm a fun sight to see but that is how my mind has worked. I would say I'm a strong individual but this has me overwhelmed and overthinking. So glad I'm home today to unwind with my family.  Due to a crazy workday on St. Patricks Day, I have my corn beef in the crockpot today we have already watched Karate Kid followed by the oddly entertaining NASCAR Race that was all done on the computer and now Caddyshack. It's been a nice day so far even kind of pretty as the snow falls as no traffic goes whizzing by.

So how is everybody doing? I sure hope you guys are safe I missed you! And one last piece of advice...