My Regrets

One of my favorite films of all time is Good Will Hunting. It was on TV the other day and the message I always take away from it is living your life without regret. Overall, I am pretty satisfied with my life over the past 37.5 years and there isn't really much I would do differently. That being said, there are a few things I would love a chance to go back and do. They aren't earth shattering moments or moments that would have changed the course of fate but rather opportunities that came my way but for some reason or another were not acted upon. Here they are:

Beach Boys Concert: When I was in high school The Beach Boys came to Maine for a show at Loring Air Force Base in the town of Limestone. I am 95% sure it was on July 4, 1988 but I haven't been able to find the exact date anywhere online. Limestone is 202 miles from my hometown and I did not have a car or driver's license in my high school years so the odds of me making it to this show seemed pretty minimal. Then out of the blue, my next door neighbor Doug, who was originally from that part of the state, said he was going to the show and offered me a chance to go. At the time I didn't know Doug very well so the thought of driving 200 miles to the middle of nowhere for a concert with some random dude wasn't very appealing. So I turned down his offer and missed what I assume is the Beach Boys first and only concert in the Pine Tree State.

Man Without A Face Extra: In 1992 they filmed the Mel Gibson movie The Man Without A Face in Maine. They filmed scenes all over the state all summer long. The climax of the movie is the graduation scene and to film it they needed tons of extras to be the crowd for the scene. It was a slam dunk, if you show up at this location, on this date, at this time, you will be an extra in the film. My buddy Aaron and I were all set to go but he ended up having to work unexpectedly that day and as a result I blew it off. It would have been pretty cool to say, "Oh yeah, I was in that film" whenever it was on TV for the rest of my life.

Dukesfest: Actor Ben Jones, better known as Cooter, started an annual Dukes of Hazzard fan gathering called Dukesfest in Sperryville, Virginia in 1999. It quickly grew tremendously in popularity, so much that he actually started having two festivals, one in Virginia and another in Tennessee. My buddy Drew and I were all set to go to the 2003 Dukesfest in Sperryville, Virginia which is a mere 50 miles from my house. But the morning of the fest I blew it off for a hot date with a gal named Angie. Low and behold, my date with Angie ended up being postponed so I missed the festival for nothing. Unfortunately, that ended up being the last Dukesfest in Sperryville. It simply grew too big for this tiny mountain town and moved 400 miles south to Tennessee the following year.

Last Game At Rosenblatt Stadium: If you know anything about college baseball you know what happens each June at Rosenblatt Stadium - the College World Series (CWS). Rosenblatt has been the home of the CWS since 1950. Like nearly all old things in the US, Rosenblatt is being replaced by a new stadium with tons of luxury boxes and fancy amenities. This means that the 2010 CWS was the last to be played there. The stadium is also the home of the Omaha Royals minor league baseball team, meaning their last game of the 2010 season would actually be the last baseball game ever played at Rosenblatt. I tried desperately to convince someone, anyone of my friends to make an early September road trip to go to the last game. In the end no one wanted to go so I missed my chance but not for lack of effort.

Mood: Nostalgic


Movie Quote of the Day:

"Well, I got her number. How do you like them apples?" - Good Will Hunting