Lots of people complain these days that there’s nothing out there that makes living worthwhile. I say movies make the world go round. It’s a Wonderful Life and my Sixth Sense tells me that being a Die Hard movie fan doesn’t make me a Psycho. I don’t mean to go Overboard with this movie stuff but such a Phenomenon is not Alien to my existence. I will Face Off all Goodfellas or an American Beauty on any Dog Day Afternoon to tell them the importance of movies.

I was On the Waterfront in New York, New York recently and as I looked out the Rear Window the Taxi Driver told me a Toy Story. The Conversation went Back to the Future when it started pouring and he said, “Look at it Rain, Man!!” His name was Michael and he said, “Stand by Me,” if you want the Right Stuff. As he swerved through Traffic, The Birds flew. “When Harry met Sally,” he said, it was the Best of Times. He dropped me in Manhattan and he was Gone with the Wind. I could hear the Sound of Music as he drove away into The Heat of the Night. His windows were left open because Some Like it Hot.

As I walked away I noticed my clothes were stained with Grease. I now had a Blue Streak on my Full Metal Jacket. He needed to take his cab to the Car Wash. It was Groundhog Day and the crowds in the streets gave me a Titanic case of Heartburn. I saw a man Patton his dog on the head and I thought, “This is as Good as it Gets.” The Music Man was in an argument with All the Presidents Men, but there was no Contact. It was High Noon on Sunset Boulevard now and I saw a man leaving his doctor’s office. His broken leg must have been mended because as he passed The Apartment, I saw him throw the Castaway.

I walked around the rest of the day and night, searching for the Meaning of Life until I Ran into a man who must have been Delirious. He was dressed like John Wayne, looking at his watch and said, “It’s Midnight, Cowboy.” As the dawn broke I realized I just need a Vacation, a Roman Holiday. I would ponder these question’s of life another time. For the time being, I would just have Breakfast at Tiffany’s.