I Never Turn Down Such Things – The Versatile Blogger Award
If there’s anything I’m loathed to do, it’s turn down an award. And if it comes from the blogging community, one I spend a number of waking hours upon, especially the set of wonderful web logs I read regularly, I’m honored. Truth be told, I’m buoyed tenfold when such things come my way.
Case in point, the blogger who runs the wonderful The Film Club bestowed a Versatile Blogger Award on moi. My sincere thanks for the nomination. There’s a reason I follow her blog beyond that, though. Besides her superb content, she runs her site in a fashion I find quite admirable:
“I don’t believe in using big words to say small things and I’m not particularly interested in the technical aspects of film. On this blog I aim to express opinion in an informal, and hopefully humorous fashion, on the basics of a film, you know, whether it is actually enjoyable and what-not. Surely that’s all that matters really.”
Naturally, the Versatile Blogger Award has its rules. In order to accept it, I must:
- Thank my nominator and provide a link to their blog. ☑️
- Make my own fifteen nominations and tell them they have been nominated (see below).
- Offer up seven interesting facts about myself (there’s always a hard part, isn’t there?)
The following would be my Versatile Blogger Award nominees. They certainly qualify. Worth reading, too:
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Interesting Facts (so called)
1) I’ve broken exactly three bones over the years. While in high school, my jaw c/o car crash in 1971. My right ankle in ’74, playing a pick-up one-on-one game of basketball — for which I blame my brother. And a metacarpal in my right hand in the early 90s, the classic puncher’s break — don’t ask, it’s really stupid.
2) I have the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die book by Steven Jay Schneider, given as a gift by my wife, and I’m not even close to checking off most of those listed there. I’m running out of time! 😦
3) The earliest film quote I remember liking once I heard it:
“Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here! This is the War Room!” ~ Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
4) As a kid, my first crush with a singer came by way of the British Invasion during the mid-60s:
5) Why yes, I have seen my life flash before my eyes. While on a dare (again, as a teenager) crossing a railroad bridge over the L.A. River in South Gate, CA. A third of the way across, I missed a tie and fell in-between. Happened quickly, but believe me, my whole life was referenced. The bridge is still there, too:
6) Okay, I admit to loving Key Lime Pie more than a tad as a dessert, or a staple.
7) Since I’m chronicling injuries, my first concussion came from falling out of a tree at age 7. The second, during a Judo tournament in the mid-70s. Neither took any skill on my part to accomplish, by the way.
photographed by Jochen Kohl
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34 Responses to “I Never Turn Down Such Things – The Versatile Blogger Award”
Congratulations! Well deserved 🙂
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Thank you very much, Natalie 🙂
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Congrats and interesting info 🙂
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Much appreciated, Tim 🙂
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Great facts! I love the Dr Strangelove quote, it’s still one of the best. I must confess though, I have never tried key lime pie…
And thank-you for your very kind words r.e my blog, you’ve truly made my day!
Keep up the good work. As I said, your blog is one of my favourites. 🙂
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My pleasure. Thank you again for the nomination, and for the kind words. 🙂
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Congrats on the well-deserved award, Mike! And thanks a lot ofr bestowing it upon me. I am honored.
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You deserve it, Fernando. Thank you, my friend. 🙂
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😀
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Hi, Michael.
You’ve always been versatile.
No concussions or broken bones here. Back of my head hit the corner of a girder. Bled like a stuck pig. And never has stitches.
Great choice fir a favorite remembered line in cinema. (#3)
My first cross oceanic crush was Diana Rigg as Mrs. Emma Peel from the UK’s The Avengers . Petula Clark is an equally notable choice.
Never had my life flash before my eyes. Cannot argue with Key Lime Pie, either.
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Ow! Head wounds bleed something fierce, don’t they? Great choice for a crush, Kevin. Mrs. Emma Peel! Many thanks, my friend. 🙂
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Congratulations my friend. Woohoo! And hey…I have the 1001 movies book too…only it has Black Swan on the cover. But like you I have tons of catching up to do. Haha
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Thanks so much, T. I like how they change the cover images with different films for new editions of the 1001 movies books. 🙂
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Yumm, I love Key Lime pie. Thanks for the nomination! I’ve never broken a bone. 😉
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It’s great, isn’t it? Had Key Lime Pie last weekend, in fact. Thanks, Cindy 🙂
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Mmmmm Key Lime Pie…
Congrats on the Award, Michael! You deserve it big time. Thanks for the nomination as well, I am very honored 🙂 Also, thanks for sharing your personal info and facts. This post was a great read!
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Very kind of you to say, Victor. I’ve enjoyed your writing and blog, my friend. Thank you, my friend 🙂
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Thank youuuu!!!! Interesting facts, my friend! Those 1001 books any good?
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You’re welcome, Joseph. Yes, 1001 books are good and make for some fascinating discussion and viewing lists. Thank you 🙂
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Congrats Mike – a deserving winner if there was one.
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Most kind of you to say, Colin. Many thanks :-).
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Congrats Mike! Always fun learning more about you as well. Oooh 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, that’s a great book but yeah I doubt I’d be able to complete even half of the movies listed.
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Many thanks, Ruth :-). Do you have one of the 1001 Movies editions?
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No I don’t unfortunately. Sounds like an awesome book though.
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Congrats, Michael! Interesting set of facts you shared, too.
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Thank you so much, Eric 🙂
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Interesting read and thanks for the nomination.
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You’re welcome, Nostra. Thank you 🙂
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Thank you for this! I do appreciate getting these – I need to do a big thank you post in reply to everyone one of these days. : )
I like your interesting facts. Yikes on the railroad bridge!! Heights is probably my number one fear so I wouldn’t attempt that in a million years. Love that Dr Strangelove quote. : ) I’m curious now how many movies I’ve seen in that book! Lol. 1001?! That’s adventurous! That’s why my goal is the imdb top 250 instead – seems more achievable! ; )
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You are surely welcome, t9m. I enjoy reading your blog’s content very much. Staying off high railroad bridges and watching as many movies as you can in a lifetime are not only worthy goals, they prove you’re are an exceptionally intelligent person. Unlike me. Many thanks, my friend :-).
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[…] recipient of the Versatile Blogger Award, courtesy of my friend Michael over at the incredible It Rains… You Get Wet (seriously, follow […]
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I always love the facts you choose to share! Congrats!
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Thank you, Rachel. I just try not to repeat myself 😉
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