SUMMER 2022 RECOMMENDATIONS

Surprise-even though I would like to vent, I've decided to ABORT that idea and give you some AMMO to BANG out your summer days... WHAT I'VE WATCHED OR WHAT I AM CURRENTLY WATCHING THE STAIRCASE-HBO MAX. Based on a true story, this is about the suspicious death(s) of Michael Peterson's wives. Starring Colin Firth and Toni Collette. I highly recommend. Mezmerizing. CANDY-HULU. A 1980'S perfect houswife isn't so perfect. Starring Jessica Biel who is terrific in this role. Thumbs up! HUSTLE-NETFLIX. Essentially "Rocky" in the form of a basketball movie. Not great, but good for kids and those who enjoy basketball movies. Adam Sandler and Queen Latifah star. FATHER OF THE BRIDE-HBO MAX. A remake of the original(s) but with a Cuban Spin. Andy Garcia and Gloria Estefan star. I liked it, but mainly because I am an Andy Garcia fan. But cheesy.. HALFTIME-NETFLIX. An excellent documentary about JLO and her life in the spotlight. Very good and enjoyable. THE GUILDED AGE-HBO MAX. If you haven't watched this, I highly recommend it. A Period drama during the 1880's with an amazing cast. Juicy, Fun, and well done. Great Series. ANIMAL KINGDOM-HULU. Now in its 6th season, I have watched this since the beginning, Originally, Ellen Barkin starred as the matriarch of a crime family. Although she is no longer in the show, I am still enjoying the series. This season(6) has started out well. If you feel like binging a show, this is quite good. And for the ladies, the male actors are hot. ON MY LIST TO WATCH GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE-HULU. Retired widow Nancy hires a good looking young man to engage in sexual pleasure. Staring Emma Thompson. Looks like fun! KING OF TULSA-PARAMONT+. Starring Sylvester Stallone and created by Taylor Sheridan who does Yellowstone. Follows the Mafia Capo after he is released from prison. This doesn't premier until November 13, 2022. THE OLD MAN-FX.HULU. Story is about a CIA man who left the agency and lives off the grid. Starring Jeff Bridges. Looks interesting. I'm in! GASLIT-STARZ. A modern take on Watergate scandal in the 70's. Showcases untold stories and unknown characters who played a part in the crime. Starring Julia Roberts and Sean Penn. Sounds enticing. DARK WINDS-AMC. Takes place on an outpost of the Navajo Nation. A series of seemingly unrelated crimes are investigated by the police and the new deputy. All star cast. AMERICAN GIGOLO-SHOWTIME. Original series coming soon. Present day remake of the iconic film that had starred Richard Gere. Gretchen Mol and Rosie O'Donnell will star in this version. Drama, Romance, and Crime. What could be bad? MURDERS IN THE BUILDING-HULU. Now in its second season. Three strangers investigate mysterious deaths in their apartment building. Starring Martin Short, Selena Gomez, Steve Martin. I wasn't a fan of the first season. A little ho hum boring for me. Maybe I'll give it another go. MOVIES AND SHOWS TOP GUN:MAVERICK-I haven't seen it yet, but I hear it really delivers. Can't Wait. ELVIS-Also in theaters now. Austin Butler plays Elvis and after seeing him on all the late night shows doing promotion, I am stoked. He is the real deal! And Tom Hanks plays Tom Parker. Looks fabulous. THE STRANGE LOOP-On Broadway now, and supposedly the ticket of the season! About a Black, queer writer writing a musical about a Black Queer Writer. Rave Reviews-a must see. POTUS-On Broadway now. All star female cast in a story about a single day in the White House. RESTAURANTS I WANT TO TRY (mostly pizzarias!) AMORE PIZZA-NUTLEY. Jack Calandra gets rave reviews for his pizza. Supposed to be thin, crusty, and delish. BIVIO-MONTCLAIR. Individual pizzas and salads. Hard to get a res. Maybe takeout? PORTA-ASBURY PARK. A fun spot to try with the kids when you are down the shore. Vast menu and liquor license. AGRICOLA-MORRISTOWN. Farm to table menu. Looks like it's worth a try. DE PEPO-MONTCLAIR. Small venue. Basically pastas and salads with a few appetizers. I've heard wonderful reviews about their food. BYO WOLF-NORDSTROM IN NYC. Sharable small plates. Shop and then eat something! Looks fun. FASANO-NYC. Midtown's latest Italian, but you need to be on an expense account. VERY PRICEY. AQUILA PIZZA AL FORNO-LITTLE FALLS. BYOB. This place gets the BEST REVIEWS. Pizza looks so yummy. SANTILLOS-ELIZABETH. Supposedly great pizza and try the garlic bread with cheese. You can't eat here, so you literally need to scarf it down in your car while it's hot. I hear really good things about this joint. PRODUCT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HOT DAYS ERIC JAVITZ-You can't go wrong with the hats and bags from this line. Perfect in every way, these straw totes and hats are great for the pool and beach. Many items are on sale. ericjavits.com PLINKS-These ice cube molds come in letters and shapes! Great for summer parties on your deck! $24.95 for one large Capital letter. Add them to your gin, vodka, scotch, and tequila. drinksplinks.com ILLESTEVA SUNGLASSES-Really beautiful sunglasses for men and women. They come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. So much cooler than any of the "designer" swag. illesteva.com BESTLAND HAIR FINISHING STICK-This looks like a mascara wand. You apply it to fly aways, frizzies, tidies up small stray hairs when you want to put your hair in a ponytail or bun after the beach or on a hot day. You can purchase it on Amazon and it's only $5.99. Throw it into your Eric Javitz tote! Enjoy the Summer! PEACE OUT-ONE B

IF YOU ONLY HAD A BRAIN/A HEART/THE NERVE

A BRAIN Laura Ingraham, of Fox News, recently suggested there is a link between marijuana and mass shootings. She believes that guns are not the issue. Rather it is "pot psychosis" that is the cause of people continually slaughtering others with AR-15's. She states she would rather "operate in the real world." I think SHE must be high on something. Seriously, has anyone checked her mental health? After seeing that clip, Whoopi Goldberg quipped that a stoned individual isn't likely to carry an assault rifle, and wouldn't be capable of shooting one! Whoopi goes on to say that even if they owned a gun, they wouldn't remember where they stored it. Other Republicans feel there is too much Porn and violent video games in our society today. These are causing the mass shootings. Or, maybe, it's because we don't teach moral values or we "took God out of school". These issues, they believe, can cause someone to become troubled and want to kill. Why are you all not thinking clearly? Admit the obvious. Yes there are troubled individuals, but guns kill people. There are too many guns and not enough safety measures in place preventing the purchase of weapons by sane and troubled individuals. This is a fact. Period. A HEART Many Republicans offer prayers and condolences to the families who have lost loved ones. They have been saying the same words since Columbine (1999). Their suggestions about enhancing the physical security of schools, securing limited entry points, allowing teachers and school officials to carry firearms are mere distractions from the real problem. Lindsay Graham, Marco Rubio, Mitch McConnell, Mo Brooks-you are heartless. Your opinions on mass shootings are hypocritical. For people who vigorously oppose Roe V. Wade, and who insist they are pro life-how can you allow so many deaths? How can you not support some type of gun reform? Arming teachers and school administrators is insane and not the answer. WE DO NOT NEED DOOR CONTROL. WE NEED GUN CONTROL. Your behavior exemplifies that your love for guns is greater than your love for children. Until one of you is directly affected by a family member of yours being shot, I fear you will not change. And only then, will it be too late. For all those that have lost family members, it is already too late. Have some RACHMONES. THE NERVE Very Few Republican leaders have had the courage to speak up. They fear they will lose elections. It seems that Republicans who are not running again are willing to speak out. Adam Kinzinger, of Illinois, said he is open to supporting a federal ban on AR 15 rifles. Toomey, who is retiring, would also support an assault weapons ban. Chris Jacobs, who is not retiring, caused quite a stir when he announced that he would support a weapons ban. These individuals believe, correctly, that we must mitigate 18 year olds from buying guns and they recognize that their party is not helping to enact laws that will do that. Hopefully, other Republicans will gather their NERVE(and courage) to speak the truth and help create laws to prevent more mass shootings. America must become a decent and responsible Society. Ten years after Sandy Hook, elections matter. Mass shootings are at a pace we have never seen before. We cannot become numb and look away. Our children need to be safe. We need to be safe. Schools are scary, malls are scary, grocery stores are scary, movies are scary. I am constantly looking for exit signs. How can we continue to live like this? Despite the lyrics in that Beatles song, "Happiness is NOT a warm gun". Happiness is a safe child who goes to school in the morning and comes home in the afternoon. "Happiness can really be measured by the distance between what you expect from any given situation and what you really get." Until we create a safe environment for our children, we will not and cannot be happy. The only way to shorten that distance, is to change our reality. We need to make our world a better place. VOTE THIS WEEK. IT MATTERS. PEACE OUT-ONE B