ENTRY 7 
IS FINALLY EXPLAINED
One of the most remembered, and for me the most annoying movie mistakes of all time.
The infamous jump-cut in 'Poltergeist'.
For those who forgot, here is what happened: We go from single-shot of Steve laying against the kitchen wall while Diane is talking to him. Then, while she is talking we suddenly cut to a shot of both of them in front of their neighbor's house while cutting off the rest of her sentence.
This seems a bit odd to happen in a major feature film from a well-known director.
Well, it seems that this was not a mistake. It was done on purpose.
Steve says something near the end of Diane's sentence that had to be removed.
He said, "You know how much I hate Pizza Hut".
The people at Pizza Hut did not like that, and wanted the line removed.
By this time the film had already been released, so the line had to be quickly cut from every print.
Okay, people, let me explain something. If the name of a product is mentioned in a film, it is not real. It is fiction. There is no need to get all bent out of shape about it and ruin a perfectly good film.
Geez. You know how much I hate Pizza Hut.
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A lot of people, including myself have an opinion about the recent Floyd Mayweather Jr.vs. Conor McGregor `boxing`.
Of course the boxer won, but that is no big surprise.
This bout went a lot longer than I expected.
Some say that Floyd Mayweather was screwing around for the first few rounds. Putting on a good show for the audience.
That may be true. However, people paid a lot to see this circus, and it did nothing for the sport of boxing.
Oh, yeah, it helped the athletes and the promoters a lot. Maybe too much.
The bigger problem is that it is not just boxing. All professional sports are like that.
Look at hockey players. They are unionized.
Why?
If you like playing hockey, play hockey damn it.
Why do you need a union?
That is proof that the focus is not on the sport, but on the money.
At what point in your professional sports career do you begin to lose focus?
I know that when professional boxers first start they are paid very poorly but still have a lot of heart.
Once a boxer becomes well-known, his pay skyrockets and it is clear that his focus is no longer on boxing but rather the pay cheque.
I remember when Mohamed Ali used to make the sport interesting, and then Mike Tyson came along and he was a killer.
Now, all that is gone, and it is all about the Almighty Dollar.
I am perfectly fine as an amateur athlete. I like my sport as a recreation, and I respect my sport.
I want to keep it that way.
--'The Brick'
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SILVER GLOVES TRAINING CAMP CONTINUES...
My first tournament representing my new team, and my first time in the ring to compete for 2017 is fast approaching.
As you can understand, I don't want to screw this.
Coach wants me to spend more time training with the team.
I have to say this is an amazing coach. He believes the team should train together, same way, same time.
However, I am having a bit of a problem getting my work to cooperate.
With 12-hour shifts that start at 7 PM, it is difficult to get training time in. I am seriously thinking of asking to be moved to another property. I am getting tired of working at that nuthouse anyway.
Downtown. These people have something seriously wrong in the head.
Anyway...
Now that my annual C.N.E. visit is over, it is time for a strict diet.
One of my teammates had an excellent idea on how to cut weight by eating smaller portions but more often.
Eating less often is actually more damaging because your body expects to have to wait a long time for the next food intake, and therefore will store food in the form of fat.
If you eat more often, your body does not need to store fat.
It makes sense.
I am going to try that.
Silver Gloves Tournament: September 29 - October 1 at the Don Valley Hotel, Toronto.
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