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5 times the fun

What movies or TV series have you watched more than 5 times? – Asks the daily prompt.

I answered this question a few years ago in a post called Watched. And I don’t like being redundant and have nothing new to add.

So, what else entertainment wise have I done more than 5x?

Ah, – What groups live, have I seen more than 5 times? Well, most of this is going to date back to some older decades but here it goes.

I know I’ve seen The Who at least 5x. Also used to go to a lot of Jethro Tull and Bad Company shows, at least 5 for them. Maybe RUSH and The Doobie Brothers also.

Bands I’ve seen at least once that I would have loved to see 5 or more times. Lynyrd Skynyrd, Eagles, Santana, Aerosmith, Yes, Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd, ZZ Top, Led Zeppelin, Frank Zappa, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Van Halen, Little Feat, Kansas,

Bands I’ve never seen but would love to see 5x – The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Doors, Genesis, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, The Allman Brothers, The Blues Brothers, The Grateful Dead, AC/DC, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Jimi Hendrix, Black Sabbath, Queen, and Metallica.


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Get your popcorn

What movies or TV series have you watched more than 5 times? – Ah, the daily writing prompt wants to know about my idiot box viewing habits.

In my childhood in the 50s and 60s, I had the golden era of Looney Tunes characters that were created between 1944 and 1964. I still enjoy an occasional cartoon of the Wile E Coyote trying to catch the Road Runner.

In my teens and 20s I used to watch the series MASH a lot. Also in my younger days, Movies I’ve watched over 5x would include Clint Eastwood’s westerns, The Great Escape, The Dirty Dozen, The Train, The Godfather, Jaws and Patton.

As I grew up and had children, I became familiar with the Disney movies and other children’s programming. Sometimes I miss that stuff.

I like comedies like Animal House, Blues Brothers, Caddyshack, Stripes and Beverly Hills Cop. Even the first Ghostbusters movie.

I’ve really tried to cut viewing the same movies and series over and over as I’ve gotten older. There is one movie that I’ve watched a good bit in recent years. A WWII flick called Fury.

I know I’m going to think about this a bit more later today and say to myself “how could I have forgot that”, well at this age you forget.

I see some rain predicted for early next week so maybe I will grab some popcorn and catch a movie.

Fishers Caramel Corn Photo by Mike Hartley

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Watched

What movies or TV series have you watched more than 5x? So asks the nosey Daily Writing prompt.

Not many TV series except for MASH.

Movies I’ve probably watched more than 5x.

Animal House, Blues Brothers, The Godfather, Goodfellas, Jaws, Heat, The Good, Bad and Ugly, The Matrix, Scarface, The Great Escape, Home Alone, Platoon, Trading Places, John Wick, Stripes, The Shawshank Redemption, The Doors, Pulp Fiction, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Freebird, Top Gun, The Terminator and probably one or two of the Bond Movies.

Oh and many children’s movies. Many many children’s movies. Not complaining, I probably enjoyed them as much as the kids.

Good old Kodak Film and GE flashbulbs. Photo by Mike Hartley