This weekend is crazy. First up, I went to watch the movie Journey to the Center of the Earth 2: Mysterious Island. Yes, I made the actual cut. I was on screen for a good 5-7 seconds. Watch for the pier scene. A fish was cut, then the camera pans to the Rock and Josh Hutcherson walking. I walk right in back of them carrying a lobster cage. I was wearing a blue t-shirt. My little nephew Peri was also on-screen. He shows up as i put the lobster cage down. It will be a movie that I will be forever remember. The second time you see me, but it is from afar, is I am walking from the left side of the screen and into one of the middle shops. My friend Brandy is walking in front of me.
I also got to see some of my other friends as well - Gregg Savella, Brandy Rivera, Libette Garcia, Geri Galanto, and many others as well. I will post their names at a later time, only because I have to go watch it again just for that scene on the pier. Watching it in 3D was awesome but kind of got me dizzy. Overall it was a fun and entertaining movie. However, I thought there was going to be more action. I am most definitely buying the DVD when it comes out.
The second thing that happened, I seen the news on Whitney Houston's death and for a moment, it felt like time just stopped. I had just awaken from a nap and I did not want to believe what I was reading. It just seemed so unreal. I was sad, because here was a person with a powerful but sweet voice. Many have come afterward, but will never be able to match what she had. Too bad, as with many others before her, succumbed to the greatest killers of all time - drugs and alcohol.
I was thinking, what goes on in the heads of these people? Don't they know what happens to them if they get on that stuff? I would think that with the deaths of many other greats like Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, and others would send a message that mixing drugs and alcohol just is not a great combination. One thing many of these great singers have in common, yes they are rich and famous. No one will ever be able to match their talent. But they were always missing something. They were unhappy, depressed. They had a wonderful talent that they could have kept on using to bless the world with. Yet, they messed themselves up physically. So being great and famous is not always what it seems to be anymore. Never was. Takes me back to the verse in the Bible - For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Matthew 16:26.
These stars that are shining may have gained millions and millions of money, yet they still died searching for something. It is a sad day.
I remembered hearing the news about Michael Jackson and how sad I felt when he passed away. I even cried watching his funeral. I felt that same sad sentimental feeling when I heard the news of Whitney Houston. She didn't even reach her 50's yet. The only difference between these two greats is that Michael Jackson was a star even when he was a child. So the world watch him grow. We did not get the opportunity with Whitney. However, once she shared her voice with us, we were in awe. Now we get to keep the memories and even though they may be gone, they will not be silenced. Thank God for whoever invented recording, because we still get to listen to them.
The third thing that was the highlight of this weekend - the awesome win of Samoa in the USA Sevens Rugby Tournament. They defeated New Zealands Rugby team. A wonderful day for the nation of Samoa. Certainly something to be grateful for and proud of. I wish I could have been able to watch it in Las Vegas, but it was jus great to watch it on NBC. Thank you #NBC for showing it live.
That's all that I can think of for now.
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