We went to Natali Vineyards on Route 47 yesterday for a wine festival. They call it that, but frankly, they have one about once a month. They usually have a band, several food vendors, and then an odd selection of miscellaneous vendors selling everything from beauty products and jewelry, to an AT&T booth.
You can do the tasting, where you can sample a bunch of wines for a set price, or do like we do, and just buy a few bottles. The red isn't bad, though last year they had both a Syrah and Shiraz that were both pretty good. So far this year, they had a table red and Cabernet. It was alright. Considering they charge $24 for a bottle, it's not that good, but it's fun to support a local winery. Frankly, for $24, I can buy a damn good bottle of wine from CA. And their whites are terrible.
Still, all in all, we usually have a good time and it's nice to get the hell out of the house. It was just a touch too cool, but after a couple of bottles of wine, it wasn't too bad.
One interesting thing came out of it. One of the vendors was a boxing club out of Wildwood. I met Al Mussachio, a retired boxer and two-time, Trainer of the Year. His son, Chuck “The Professor” Mussachio, is not only a champion boxer, he's a teacher at Wildwood high school.
The Wildwood Boxing Club, is not only a working gym, they run a non profit after-school program for area kids. Pretty cool.
So I started talking to Al about coming down and filming. Maybe start with something short and see where it goes. For now, I just want to do a few interviews with Al, his son and some of the other boxers, as well as with some of the kids. Plus of course footage of the gym, sparing, training, etc...
But you never know.
Point being, I need another film project like I need a whole in the head.
Which brings me to another project I committed to this weekend.
A friend of my wife Jane volunteers at a local animal shelter, and she asked if I'd be willing to come take some pictures of the animals. I figure if I'm going to do it, I may as well shoot a short film to help promote the facility. I think we're going to do it next weekend.
As I said, too much to do, so little time.
You can do the tasting, where you can sample a bunch of wines for a set price, or do like we do, and just buy a few bottles. The red isn't bad, though last year they had both a Syrah and Shiraz that were both pretty good. So far this year, they had a table red and Cabernet. It was alright. Considering they charge $24 for a bottle, it's not that good, but it's fun to support a local winery. Frankly, for $24, I can buy a damn good bottle of wine from CA. And their whites are terrible.
Still, all in all, we usually have a good time and it's nice to get the hell out of the house. It was just a touch too cool, but after a couple of bottles of wine, it wasn't too bad.
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| Mussachio defeats Ferrante |
One interesting thing came out of it. One of the vendors was a boxing club out of Wildwood. I met Al Mussachio, a retired boxer and two-time, Trainer of the Year. His son, Chuck “The Professor” Mussachio, is not only a champion boxer, he's a teacher at Wildwood high school.
The Wildwood Boxing Club, is not only a working gym, they run a non profit after-school program for area kids. Pretty cool.
So I started talking to Al about coming down and filming. Maybe start with something short and see where it goes. For now, I just want to do a few interviews with Al, his son and some of the other boxers, as well as with some of the kids. Plus of course footage of the gym, sparing, training, etc...
But you never know.
Point being, I need another film project like I need a whole in the head.
Which brings me to another project I committed to this weekend.
A friend of my wife Jane volunteers at a local animal shelter, and she asked if I'd be willing to come take some pictures of the animals. I figure if I'm going to do it, I may as well shoot a short film to help promote the facility. I think we're going to do it next weekend.
As I said, too much to do, so little time.
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