GreatMartin

@GreatMartin (23672)

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida • Age 88

Joined myLot 9 years ago

Gay man came out at 12 in 1948--activist since 1952. Writer of 8 published books--USMC--Opened WW franchise in Memphis in 1969 Moved to Ft. Lauderdale 1979!!!!!

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I KNOW SANTA IS ALIVE--HE WAS HERE CHRISTMAS EVE!

GreatMartin @GreatMartin (23672) • Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 27 Dec

I've been having a terrible December aided by the elevator in our building breaking down 27 out of the last 30 days! I had no problem walking downstairs but with PAD...

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I HOPE SANTA WAS GOOD TO YOU ALL!

GreatMartin @GreatMartin (23672) • Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 25 Dec

I was brought up by a Jewish family in an Italian neighborhood of the Bronx in the 1930s and 1940s. I was taught to, and participate and,to respect EVERYONE'S religions and backgrounds and how lucky I was! I saw the Catholic...

new york and all who raised me

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STREAMING REVIEWS--ALL HITS OR MUST SEES--OLD & NEW DECEMBER 2023 PART 1

GreatMartin @GreatMartin (23672) • Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 1 Dec 23

1) "Funny Girl"--Prime Amazon--movie--2 hours and 29 minutes--The story of Fanny Brice--her rise to fame--her tumultuous love affair with Nicky Arnstein--I first saw Streisand in this role on Broadway in 1964 for my 7th Leap Year...

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WIN A INVITATION (PLUS 1) TO THE PARTY OF THE YEAR IN 2024!

GreatMartin @GreatMartin (23672) • Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 11 Nov 23

Enter this once-in-a-lifetime free invitation-only party on Thursday, February 29, 2024, celebrating my 22nd Leap Year birthday!! Match the food item with the restaurant---like #1 is broiled Ahi tuna steaks cooked at #1--my...

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STREAMING REVIEWS NOVEMBER 2023 PART 1

GreatMartin @GreatMartin (23672) • Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 5 Nov 23

1) "Long Shot"--Netflix--movie--2 hours & 4 minutes--a journalist unites with his former babysitter-- no doubt (in my mind) Charlize Theron is THE most beautiful woman in the world--so beautiful she makes you forget how blah Seth...

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MOTHER NATURE ALWAYS AMAZES ME!

GreatMartin @GreatMartin (23672) • Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 29 Oct 23

Twenty years ago I took a 'twig' of about 4 inches from a 'Christmas' cactus at a neighbor's apartment and here it is 2023 in full bloom in 3 different colors. Okay, I added other 'twigs' but even though all were from 'Christmas'...

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STREAMING REVIEWS OCTOBER 2023 PART 2

GreatMartin @GreatMartin (23672) • Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 24 Oct 23

“The Perfect Wedding”--Prime Amazon--movie--1 hour & 21 minutes-- home for the holidays a gay man starts falling for his ex-boyfriend’s lover not knowing the relationship is a mere pretense--I am a sucker for a romantic comedy and...

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FOOD HERE & THERE PART 1

GreatMartin @GreatMartin (23672) • Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 21 Oct 23

(ARGH!!! I JUST TYPED---AND THEN DELETED THIS WHOLE POST 3 TIMES!!!) 1) One of my favorite restaurants--and the one I retired from 25 years ago--is Big Louie's and it looks like I won't be going there too often if at all soon due...

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STREAMING REVIEWS OCTOBER 2023 PART 1

GreatMartin @GreatMartin (23672) • Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 9 Oct 23

1) "The Wedding Year"--Netflix--movie--1 hour & 30 minutes--a free spirited woman starts a promising new romance but.....a light, funny but moving-Rom-com--boy meets girl, boy loses girl--you can add the last line--sit back and...

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OMG!!!! (wish you could see the pictures!!)

GreatMartin @GreatMartin (23672) • Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 3 Oct 23

IF I HADN'T BEEN THERE I WOULD NEVER BELIEVE THIS STORY!!! Last Thursday Allen picked me up for our usual day's errands a little bit earlier than expected, which was fine as there were a few extra stops to make. The first was at...

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STREAMING REVIEWS SEPTEMBER 2023 PART 2

GreatMartin @GreatMartin (23672) • Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 25 Sep 23

1) "Everything Is Free"--Prime Amazon--Colombian movie--1 hour & 32 minutes--Ivan is a US painter residing in Columbia with his best friend Christian and his younger brother Cole comes to visit for a week--Ivan and Cole hit it off...

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AN OLD MAN'S TOYS!!

GreatMartin @GreatMartin (23672) • Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 22 Sep 23

In the last 8-9 months I have found more 'toys' to play with! 2) The first toys I got are called grabbers--finding it very hard to get up after bending over, or stooping down, these are a lifesaver--amazing how many things fall on...

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STREAMING REVIEWS SEPTEMBER 2023 PART 1

GreatMartin @GreatMartin (23672) • Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 13 Sep 23

1) "Better Off Single"--Pride Amazon--movie--1 hour & 20 minutes--follows one man's post-breakup quest in the dark waters of the NYC dating pool to find new love... and himself--nothing new in the field of romantic comedies but...

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SHARING WITH FRIENDS!!!

GreatMartin @GreatMartin (23672) • Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 1 Sep 23

I decided I must really be sick!!! The last 3 times we have eaten lunch out I DID NOT CLEAN MY PLATE as I always do!! 80+ years of going to the movies I have never fallen asleep during a movie until I went to see "Barbie" last...

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STREAMING REVIEWS AUGUST 2023 PART 4

GreatMartin @GreatMartin (23672) • Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 26 Aug 23

1) "Heart of Stone"--Netflix--movie--2 hours & 5 minutes--an intelligence agent needs to stop a hacker from stealing their most valuable and dangerous weapon--an action film with plenty of action by women. 2) "A Perfect...

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STREAMING REVIEWS AUGUST 2023 PART 2

GreatMartin @GreatMartin (23672) • Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 14 Aug 23

(Sorry, I give up--tried to post a collage and couldn't--tried to post an individual picture and couldn't!) 1) "Red White & Royal Blue"--Prime Amazon--movie--1 hour & 52 minutes--Alex, the Mexican-American son of the first female...

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THIS 'N THAT AUGUST 2023 PART 1

GreatMartin @GreatMartin (23672) • Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 10 Aug 23

For 46 sweltering days this summer, South Florida sizzled under heat index temperatures that topped 100 degrees every afternoon. That shattered the previous record, set in 2020, of 32 days in a row above 100 degrees. This past...

fort lauderdale

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STREAMING MOVIE MUSICALS REVIEWS AUGUST 2023 PART 2

GreatMartin @GreatMartin (23672) • Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 8 Aug 23

1) "Carousel: The Lincoln Philharmonic"--Prime Amazon--concert film--2 hours & 12 minutes-- in 1945 I saw my second Broadway musical and was knocked out John Riatt singing of "Soliloquy" --now, 78 years later, I go back to being...

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A PERSON HAS TO EAT!

GreatMartin @GreatMartin (23672) • Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 6 Aug 23

For some reason, it seems we end up eating at Big Louie's a couple of times a month for either a 5 top pizza or a main course from their lunch menu. Is it because of their garlic rolls or because whatever we order is good, filling...

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STREAMING REVIEWS AUGUST 2023 PART 1

GreatMartin @GreatMartin (23672) • Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 1 Aug 23

1) "Sweet Magnolias"--Netflix--season 3--10 episodes--8 hours & 31 minutes--the trio of women in a small town continue their lives of joy, problems, men and more--just one of the many successful shows based around women's...

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