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Movie Lessons with DTH

Movies and music bring back memories. I journal daily, ramblings mostly. My thoughts and inspirations often stem from something I saw or heard in a film or a song. I also like football. These are my ramblings.

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  1. Issue · Sep 27, 2026

    Pats at Jags (opens the original)

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    The great football debate of the 1990s was who the better back was: Barry Sanders or Emmitt Smith. I used to argue for Emmitt with my great friend Flip as we commuted to Salem State College together in the mid-to-late 90s. Most people will take Barry, but for all his highlight runs, he also lost 1,114 yards rushing. That is a shit ton of negative yards. In the 1994 Wild Card game vs. the Packers, Barry was held to negative one yard rushing.Emmitt would tie his broken arm to his chest and still c

  2. Issue · Sep 25, 2026

    Don’t Let the Old Man In (opens the original)

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    Toby Keith was golfing with then-88-year-old Clint Eastwood at a charity golf outing and asked Clint how he stayed so busy at his age. Clint responded, “I get up every day and try to be productive and not ‘Let the Old Man In’.”I have been thinking a lot about aging, what my future holds, and how many years I have left. I didn’t have a midlife crisis, or if I did, I was too drunk to notice. I haven’t had a drink since March 23, 2023. Prior to that, I s

  3. Issue · Sep 8, 2026

    True Crime (opens the original)

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    I avoid writing about the real world because I prefer the fictional one, plus nobody’s going to get their dander up over my opinions on film. When Rob Reiner died, I felt compelled to write about Trump’s statement. I drafted a story about how he spiked the football. Reiner's horrible death was a victory for him. I voted for Trump; the democrats made me do it when they told the country that Joe Biden was in tip-top shape. My father had dementia and old Joe's mannerisms, and his responses reminded

  4. Issue · Aug 31, 2026

    Concussion (opens the original)

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    I was introduced to Chris Nowininski, PhD, when he joined the WWE in 2001. If you don’t know his story, Nowinski is currently a neuroscientist and is likely the most informed person on the planet when it comes to concussions and CTE. Since 2016, 878 NFL players have died. Of those 878, the families of 235 deceased players donated the brains to be studied for CTE. The findings of that study show that 91% of those players were suffering from CTE. There is no cure for CTE other than avoidance/absti

  5. Issue · Aug 18, 2026

    How I Got Into College (opens the original)

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    You may not recognize the name Savage Steve Holland, but I guarantee you know his work. Before focusing on music video and television direction, Holland made three movies, the first two of which starred John Cusack. His first film was Better Off Dead (1985), and he followed that up with One Crazy Summer (1986). I saw both of these films at the Showcase CINEMA! in Woburn. The former I saw with the great Jason Zahlaway and the latter with my neighbors, “Dangerous” Danny and my Blood-Brother B

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