Before Mel Gibson went crazy, he was in the awesome Lethal Weapon movies. Mel's partner in the movie, Danny Glover, is close to retirement and has to take on Mel as a partner because no one else wants to be partnered with him (we should take a moment to analyze Mel Gibson's craziness. Was he always a racist, Anti-Semitic, lunatic and he just stopped being good at hiding it? Or, did he become crazy over the course of years? It is also interesting that in the first Lethal Weapon movie, the climactic scene involves Mel Gibson fighting....Gary Busey!! For those of you who don't know...Gary Busey has also turned crazy over the years. So, to recap, two actors that played crazy people in Lethal Weapon are now actually crazy!) Why bring up Lethal Weapon? Because I frequently find myself feeling like Danny Glover in the Lethal Weapon movies. His catch phrase in the movie is "I'm too old for this shit". Most recently, my Danny Glover moments have involved any attempt at consuming alcohol. I've never been a big drinker, but it used to be that I could have a few drinks and not have to worry about it the next day. These days, if I have a few drinks, my head is hurting the whole next day. Recently, I went to a local brewpub and tried the beer they served with the highest alcohol content. It's not hard to predict that this lead to a Danny Glover moment the next morning.
Unfortunately, my ability to recover from drinking may have an impact on my half-marathon attempt. A few days after registering for the half-marathon, I received a save the date magnet for a wedding in the mail. You probably already guessed that the wedding is the day before the race. I'm a fan of going to weddings. There aren't too many events like that were everyone is celebrating and happy. I'm definitely excited for this one, because I've known the person for a long time. I'm just bummed that I won't be able to really "celebrate"! I don't think it is a good idea for me to have any alcohol the day before the race (I haven't done any official research on the matter...just guessing). Especially, when you consider the fact that I have become old and far too susceptible to day after drinking grogginess. Let's just hope I don't get too caught up in the joy of the wedding and decide to try to run the half-marathon with a hangover!
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The last time I ran the Philly marathon I was able to enjoy the scenery a bit more, but one thing that didn't change was the heavy stale beer scent that covers the course like a fog near the frats at about mile 8. "Just started drinking, or still drinking?" I wondered. If you find yourself drinking too much the night before you could just decide to run it drunk rather than hung over. In fact, since you'll be drinking, you will find it very easy to make this decision.
My favorite old school movie with long term actor turnouts is Predator. A wartime shoot 'em up sci-fi action flick with unending bravado. The two actors to watch, of course, are Jesse Ventura and Arnold Schwartzenegger, both future Governors. Go figure.
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