Matt Murray has been a Kings fan since the late '80s, when Wayne Gretzky grabbed headlines by defecting to the West Coast. Since then, he has been a card-carrying bandwagon member as the club soared in popularity with their sole Stanley Cup appearance to their position near the bottom of the Pacific. But things are looking brighter, as he is anxious to witness the rise of the new Kings.
He...Is...Iron Man.
So, this will be a stretch...
Jon Favreau starred in and directed one of my all-time favorite movies, Swingers. One of the memorable scenes in that movie was the NHL 94 scene with Vince Vaughn making Gretzky's head bleed. Gretzky was on the Kings. I am a Kings fan. I took Gretzky to the Cup, only with the offsides on.
So, when it was announced that Jon Favreau was going to direct the superhero movie, Iron Man, I was excited for him. Little did I know that they would be filming right outside the offices of the Long Beach Press-Telegram! I quickly became a fan-boy.
I was able to grab a little bit of action out of the the windows. Iron Man catching a car on wires! Amazing!
So, what does Iron Man have to do with Hockeywood? Well... I'm not entirely sure. Hockeywood is a play on Hollywood... Uh, Iron Man by Black Sabbath is one of the greatest rock and roll songs in the history of recorded time.
Whatever, I made enough of a case to connect it to me, and since this is my blog, I can do what I want!
