Thursday, November 22, 2012

EPISODE 58 – THE GAMBLER’S STORY

You got to know when to hold ’em Know when to fold ’em Know when to walk away And know when to run You never count your money When you’re sittin’ at the table There’ll be time enough for countin’ When the dealin’s done Source These lines are the chorus of one of my favourite Oldies tracks by Kenny Rogers titled ‘The Gambler’. In it, Rogers talked about how he met a gambler on a train who schooled him in the art of gambling. I’ll paraphrase...

Friday, November 9, 2012

EPISODE 57 – THE SCARY BASEMENT

I have never been a fan of horror movies. My dislike for this movie genre has nothing to do with the fear of the horrific scenes like the spilling of guts and intestines in movies like Scream and Saw or the heart-rending accident scenes in Final Destination 4 and all the other insane and gory scenes typical of horror movies. No, I fear none of these, although I have to admit, I would not like to have a nightmare where I visualize such scenes....