Rich Monetti
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Best Horror Movies Based on Real Life and True Crime Stories
In actuality, this might be better titled, best true crime horror movies that I can actually stomach. Not that the ones dissected aren’t deserving and universally acknowledged. But the horror movies listed afterwards are just too startlingly real for me and would inflict permanent damage to determine if they measure up.
By Rich Monetti5 years ago in Geeks
Top Five Sexist Moments in the Original 'Star Trek'
Photo by Gage Skidmore Star Trek was groundbreaking on unprecedented levels. Of course, it couldn’t rise above the flaws of the time in every instance, and despite the egalitarian outlook Roddenberry envisioned, sometimes women remained in the same regressive period that the show existed. Still, that doesn’t diminish the show’s prescience, and I have no interest in bringing down the original series or the franchise. The moments still exist, though, and feel a little awkward. But rather than ignoring the elephant in the room, pointing them out does serve an important purpose. We get to see how far we've come.
By Rich Monetti5 years ago in Futurism
"Judgment" Had 'Enterprise' on Its Way Before Xindi Lobsters Doomed the Series
Photo by Gage Skidmore Whenever Enterprisecomes up I get annoyed, and the thought of "Judgement" just boils me over. The season two episode represents what Enterprise could have been had it continued along this path. Instead, low ratings sent executives in search of action/adventure to save the series and doomed the possibilities. How sad.
By Rich Monetti5 years ago in Futurism
Richard Hatch Turned One Season of 'Battlestar Galactica' into a Lifetime
Photo by Gage Skidmore In 1978, Battlestar Galactica ran one season and 26 episodes. While quickly fading into oblivion off all the publicity it received as a Star Wars rip off, core fans never forgot it, and the show’s star made its resurrection almost a life’s pursuit. But before Richard Hatch became ensnared in Galactica’s mythology, he was a down to earth Classic TV actor who first received name recognition by replacing Michael Douglas in the Streets of San Francisco.
By Rich Monetti5 years ago in Futurism
Baseball Boys Recreates 1950’s Little Baseball in Mt. Vernon
Little League Baseball was born in 1939. By 1950, it made its way from Pennsylvania to Bruce Fabricant’s hometown of Mt. Vernon . In 1953, he got the call, and on a cold April morning, the Heritage Hills resident tried out. The times didn’t allot for a participation trophy, however. But finally getting the chance to play on a real field with adults - who could teach the game - easily made up for lack of metallic luster and the frostbite. In actuality, what he did get was much more important and is never far from what he is trying to document in Baseball Boys – a self-published novel on 1950’s Little League baseball in Mt. Vernon.
By Rich Monetti5 years ago in Unbalanced
I’m all in on Reparations and you Should be Too
Photo by Fibonacci Blue Reparations - some people get so upset at the mere mention. You need to calm down. I think it provides an excellent discussion point to delve into our past and possibly come to understand each other better. But I’m starting to think that there’s more here than just a theoretical conversation, and the check actually made out would serve us all. That’s right “some people,” I’m talking to you.
By Rich Monetti5 years ago in The Swamp
Yankee Fan's Book on Mickey Mantle Brings a Personal Connection to Adoring Fans
The most recent book of note on Mickey Mantle was The Last Boy by Jane Leavy, and it doesn’t pull punches about getting into the more salacious aspects of the slugger’s life. However, a real intimacy goes as far as the author’s access. “She spent one night with him,” says Italian American Author Tom Molito of Pound Ridge, NY. But the release of his new book doesn’t put “the Mick” at a distance for all those that adored him.
By Rich Monetti5 years ago in Unbalanced
Somers Youth Coaching Tidbits from the 1970s
Mr. Brown Growing up, I played all the standards. Basketball, football, baseball and on occasion, I even played hockey on the pond behind my house. That said, I was delusional like everyone else. I would not only play for the Yankees but the Knicks and Giants too. Thus, I started playing organized basketball at the intermediate school and my young coach loved my scrappy defense and ability to drive to the basket. So I figured it wouldn’t be a bad idea to work on my dribbling skills. I would go down to my basement and pound the cement with the rock. I got pretty good, and there’s a decent chance my work got the attention of the man in charge. Always on hand overseeing the league and practices, Mr. Brown stressed the fundamentals, and for my purposes, suggested that the ABA was not the place to emulate the skill I was working. “They dribble up here," he instructed. "You've got to get lower to the ground.”
By Rich Monetti5 years ago in Unbalanced
My Grandfather Kept us all Laughing
When I went to college in 1982, I was 6 feet tall, and light enough at 135 pounds, that my huge ears could have taken me airborne with a strong wind. My long, hooked nose was also hard to miss and looking more like an eleven year old didn't do me any favors either. I was an easy target for the guys on my floor, and the barbs came nonstop. But they had no idea, and ultimately cementing my place, I had the fifth floor exactly where I wanted them. You see, I learned from the best. In my family, survival means knowing how to roll with a slight and then apply just enough sarcasm to gain the upper hand. The source of these skills are easy to pinpoint - my grandfather, Charlie Monetti. He set the table for two centuries of Monetti laughter, and an account from my grandmother perfectly describes how all the back and forth emanated from his presence.
By Rich Monetti5 years ago in Families
1985-1989 : My Athletes of the Year
Photo by Kanesue 1985 Don Mattingly Photo by Corn Farmer We heard about Steve Balboni and were pretty excited. His round gut and bald pate didn’t bother us either. The future looked bright and then the name Don Mattingly came down. The name itself sounded like that of a superstar, and sliding into right field in 1983, he kind of looked the part. His .283 batting average didn’t come without all the Balboni strikeouts either, and 1984 failed to have many of us put up a fight over the Yankees choice at first. Any pushback dissipated as Donny Baseball made the short porch and the expansive gaps his home, while the outside corner had Donny showing he could slap singles with the best of ‘em. The 1984 batting title was just the beginning, though. 38 homers and 135 RBIs took precedence over his 338 batting average, and every time he came to the plate, you had to stop what you were doing. An MVP season still had the Yankees come up short, and it became an annual thing. Dying every year with Mattingly was just too much, but at least he had a brief shinning moment in 1995 before Griffey stole what was rightfully ours.
By Rich Monetti5 years ago in Unbalanced
Part II : Childhood Tidbits from Bronx Raised Celebrities
Photo by Alan Kotok Alan Alda Hawkeye Pierce was quite the lady’s man on MASH, and because of his background, maybe that was an easy transformation for the Bronx raised actor. His father Robert worked in vaudeville and burlesque so young Alan often had a seat backstage. "My earliest memories are standing in the wings watching my father singing, while the chorus girls danced half-naked. And then the chorus girls would take me up to their dressing rooms and they sort of made me their mascot," he told Martin Bashir in a 2005 20/20 interview.
By Rich Monetti5 years ago in Geeks
