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Buongiornopeople! I am being a little Italian today because I am really enjoying Stanley Tucci’s Searching for Italy on CNN. Basically, it’s a trek through the regions of Italy where he explores food and history. Watch it, you will like it! Please enjoy the goodies I have curated this past week for your weekend reads. Coming up now between March 1-6, 2021 are:
My Foodie Adventures This is a place where I will be going and providing a review in the near future in the St. Augustine, FL area. This past week Buc-ee’s opened. It’s considered the Disney World of convenience stores. By the look of the pics online it looks interesting especially having some good jerky on display! For those of you who wanted to know about Hot Chicks House of Chicken in Pembroke Pines, FL-here’s my short review.
NostalgiaSchoolhouse Rock In 1973, this collection of educational cartoons that revolved around themes like grammar, science, economics, history, mathematics and civics was provided ABC Television. Note: I received an A+ in elementary school after learning, memorizing and reciting “The Preamble“. Disney + users, now you can see most of the collection!
Webinar(s) to check out
Building Your Nest Egg for Retirement Wednesday, March 3, 2021 | 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | Zoom Webinar | Register here.
Establishing Winning Technology and Data in Small Business and Startups Wednesday, March 10, 2021 | 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | Zoom Webinar | Register here.
How to Develop Effective Presentation Skills Wednesday, March 17, 2021 | 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Zoom Webinar | Register here.
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Where are they now? Cast of Pretty in Pink. So growing up in the 80’s, I was and am still a movie freak (now I pick and choose what films are good for my brain). One of my favorite directors at the time was John Hughes and his films because he had a connection with the youth of that time period. Now comes Pretty in Pink. To be honest, I have yet to see this whole film since it came out in ’86 but have seen bits and pieces of it throughout the years. Maybe it’s because…. I’d rather not say. Anyway, here’s a good article of where the cast are now since the film turned 35 years old last week.
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Friday Extra | 4th Edition | February 19, 2021
Hola people! Please enjoy the goodies I have curated this past week for your weekend reads. I hope you had a great Mardi Gras week and Ash Wednesday. Coming up now is America Saves Week – February 22-27, 2021 See ya next Friday!
Nostalgia I miss reading as a kid Dynamite, Creem, Fangoria, and Boy’s Life magazines. Here’s other 70’s and 80’s magazines you may recognize and where they stand now:
Dynamite My all-time favorite kids magazine brought to you by Scholastic. Fortunately, archive.org assembled someissues to read. Here’s a good article on some of the covers. Unfortunately, I could not find why the magazine went under but this gentleman brings back memories why Dynamite was great. Enjoy!
Creem America’s Only Rock and Roll Magazine. Here’s a documentary trailer about Creem that came out in 2020.
CRAZY Another Marvel Comics publication to compete with MAD and CRACKED. Enjoy the archive!
Pizzazz I have just come to find out this magazine was owned by Marvel Comics. My top 3 favorite as a kid. Hey, there was even a commercial! This article explains a little bit why it disappeared.
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Apps to try out Dropbox is my go to backup storage of media and documents. Never had any issues with this application. Try their off-shoot co-editing tool Paper!
70’s/80’s music I have been listening to this past week Growing up in a Latino household in the 70s and 80s, Salsa music ran rampant in my house and Grandparents home for Sunday dinner. So this past week, I have been listening to Johnny Pacheco’s compilation of Salsa music. He was the founder and musical director of Fania Records, who has passed away on Monday, February 15, 2021 at the age of 85. Here’s my favorites from this pioneer of Salsa music:
Fania All-Stars-Live At The Cheetah Club Vol. 1 and Vol. 2
BookIn the past couple of weeks, I have been reading the next installment of “The Secret” series called “The Greatest Secret“. I haven’t implemented the tips yet but it looks promising. Go read it.
PodcastI have been listening to Snap Judgement for years now when I would take my lunch break and sit in the car listening to it on NPR. Snap Judgement mixes real stories with killer beats to produce cinematic, dramatic, kick-ass radio. Snap’s raw, musical brand of storytelling dares listeners to see the world through the eyes of another.
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My Foodie Adventures Just before you cross over into Georgia, don’t forget to visit this seafood palace in North Jacksonville!
Nostalgia This past Monday was John Williams‘ birthday. If you don’t know who he is, you must be living under a rock. He is the Mozart of film soundtracks from movie blockbusters in the past 30 years. Here’s a Spotify playlist of his greatest hits!
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Apps to try out Clickup is your all-in-one project management software. I use it for its to-do list but it has so many features. I love its many integrations with your favorite software such as Google Calendar. Try it, it’s free!
70’s/80’s music I have been listening to this past week Prince Jazz Funk Sessions 1977 InstrumentalsWARNING: This is Prince in ’77 and has a smooth jazz sound fusion-which I love! Genius . . . I miss him dearly.
Where are they now? Cast of The Warriors (1979 film): Classic fictional film of how gangs were rampant in 70’s New York. This film portrayed them has characters from a superhero comic littered across the boroughs in NY. Basically, the story centers on a New York City gang who must make an urban journey of 30 miles (48 km), from the north end of the Bronx to their home turf in Coney Island in southern Brooklyn, after they are framed for the murder of a respected gang leader. I wish I could have seen this film on the screen but I have seen it hundreds of times during the launch of cable TV in the 80’s. Here’s a short breakdown about the cast and their website/social media presence:
Cleon, WarLord, leader of the Warriors played by Dorsey Wright.
Swan, War Chief of the Warriors played by Michael Beck.
Finding work I found this job opening on Trevor McKendrick’s newsletter-How It Actually Works so I thought I pass it on to you my readers. Please share if you know any one in need of work.
Article/Blog post As you can see, this newsletter is written in the WordPress platform. So I get to see some great posts from other writers writing on this platform. I will be posting and promoting some like Jean Soo of Improve with Soo-Self Improvement. I love her summaries of great self-improvement books!
PlaylistI created this playlist on YouTube awhile back because I wanted to hear more of Sting’s collaborations, rarities and other artists singing his songs throughout the years. I know it’s not all of his works but it’s a good start. Enjoy.
Something nice I am loving this new Marvel series coming to Disney+.
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Friday Extra | 2nd Edition | February 5, 2021
Hi folks, I hope you had a splendid week. Please enjoy the goodies I have curated this past week for your weekend reads. Don’t forget for you football lovers it’s Super Bowl this Sunday. Don’t forget to view some of the commercials! See ya next Friday!
So as I noted in last week’s newsletter, I have taken the plunge to create a newsletter which I will send to you on Fridays on a weekly basis (oops! I know I said bi-weekly) and appear here on my newly named website: Preferences by Johnny Louey. After reading and viewing Khe’s recommendations on how to create a newsletter, it has inspired me to have one of my own. The topics of this newsletter will revolve around the highlighted topics below. Let’s begin:
Nostalgia Well, as a music lover except for some country music, I love 60’s TV shows. One in particular was “It Takes A Thief” starring Robert Wagner. He played a sophisticated thief Alexander Mundy, who works for the U.S. government in return for his release from prison. What I loved about these episodes was the theme song played by Dave Grusin. I know he wasn’t the original music creator but he revamped it to make it funkier. Here’s a great playlist I found on the music of “It Takes A Thief” series that lasted between 1968 and 1970. Enjoy!
Disclosure: Please note that some of the links that I will be showcasing are affiliate links at no additional cost to you, I’ll earn a commission. Please note that I only recommend products and services I’ve personally used and stand behind. When you use one of my affiliate links, the company compensates me, which helps me run this newsletter and keep all of my in-depth content free of charge for readers (like you).
Apps to try out Mailchimp: As you probably read in last week’s newsletter, I created/co-founded 2 newsletters the “Mighty News Feed” and “Communique” using Mailchimp. In the past 7 years, it has worked for me. It can help you market smarter and grow. Explore Forever Free Options as well as it makes it easy to create email campaigns, landing pages, and more. The free version is all you need to start but if you get the paid version it can be costly but have great features.
Where are they now? Lee Majors: I was thinking about this actor when I happened to come across his show on TV the other day. This Six Million Dollar Man actor looks like he’s doing well at age 81 and has a hottie for a wife!
Something miscellaneous you may get a kick out ofthat involves:
FloridaWanna escape to a place for the weekend down in the SW Florida area? Here’s my review of one place you outta check out!
Finding work Need some money? Join Appen! Appen collects and labels images, text, speech, audio, video, and other data used to build and continuously improve the world’s most innovative artificial intelligence systems. Here’s my personal link to join .
BookSince the beginning of 2021, I have been reading this man’s book on habits and implementing his tips. Buy Atomic Habits from James Clear.
ArticleCheck out how this stadium is turned into a concert venue. https://chdr.tv/2ccfc
FaithFor you catholic men who would like to be in a brotherhood where you help out in a community, church or charities, consider becoming a Knight of Columbus. Here’s an article I did about the KofC.
ProductivityDid you know CNBC’s The Profit, Marcus Lemonis is more than a TV personality? He is a successful entrepreneur, advocate and philanthropist. Check out his free business learning center.
PodcastSince 2014, I have been listening to the crazy comments of this man has been saying when he is interviewing his heroes from TV, films and radio. Love him or hate him (he can be raw in his comedy routine) Gilbert Gottfried is a funny man. There is too many episodes to name when he’s been hilarious with guests. Check out his podcast here.
PlaylistThis is more of greatest hits than a playlist. Enjoy some Michael Franks this weekend.
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Hi ya’ll! I have changed the logo and name of this site. This change was to give my audience my preferences not only throughout Florida but the world. I hope you like it. Peace!
1st Edition | January 29, 2021
Finally, I have taken the plunge to create my first newsletter which I will send to you on Fridays on a bi-weekly basis and appear here on my newly named website: Preferences by Johnny Louey. After reading and viewing Khe’s recommendations on how to create a newsletter, it has inspired me to have one of my own. The topics of this newsletter will revolve around:
Nostalgia: Hey, I grew up in South Florida ( here’s my favorite Facebook nostalgic page which I contribute at times) since the mid 70’s so there will be plenty to talk about. Over 80% of friends and family asked for a “Where are they now?” category (basically what has happened to the TV celebrities, music performers, and movie stars from the Generation X era) so I will have that on the newsletter.
Online/offline productivity webinars/events/apps/tools: In my initial survey to my friends and family, a big percentage of you have asked me to review productivity apps and review a variety of podcasts that revolves around business, health, lifestyle, and productivity.
Links: My favorite links I have found during the week relating to Florida, food, books, articles, health, faith, and productivity. Here are some sample topics I will present each week: Recipes from Instagram for busy professionals, a 15-30 track Spotify playlist from the ’70s to the ’90s, and online price specials in general from Florida small businesses.
I know it’s a broad range of topics but I will focus down to three once my readership gives me their updated feedback in the near future.
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The Mighty News Feed (A weekly Florida State Knights of Columbus and Council 12240 newsletter on what Knights are accomplishing in the great state of Florida)
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Hi folks, I will be changing the look, logo and adding a Friday newsletter-style posting each week! Stay tuned for more information this Friday! Please pardon me for the website changes during this week. Thank you!
