Lee Abbamonte
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Review of American Gangster
By Lee | 
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Those of you that know me, know that I am a huge movie buff. I have an extensive DVD collection, am an Oscar historian and I watch a lot of movies. The problem I have noticed in recent years is that movies these days stink. I can’t even tell you how many times in the past few years I have gone to the movies, forked over $11.25 for my ticket, been really excited to see something and was then terribly disappointed. American Gangster is a movie I have been excited about for months now and I finally saw it last night. I have to say I have very mixed feelings about this movie.
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Race to the Rock
By Lee | 1 Comment » 
This morning and afternoon I took part in a public relations event for a new phone from Nokia. The phone is the N95 and the event was arranged as a battle between extreme travelers from all over using the revolutionary GPS system on the new phone to do certain tasks like in the Amazing Race. The end of the race was at Rockefeller Center in New York City. It was a really fun experience and I look forward to the follow up media event on Wednesday evening to discuss the event, the phone and more importantly my website and travel adventures.
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Issues With The United Nations
By Lee | 3 Comments » 
The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. The United Nations was founded in 1945 to replace the League of Nations, in the hope that it would intervene in conflicts between nations and thereby avoid war.
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The Euro Difference
By Lee | 3 Comments » What a difference the Euro has made. I remember when I was living and studying in London and traveling around Europe in the late 90’s and 2000-01, thinking how cheap everything was for Americans. The dollar was strong and the old currencies like the Italian Lira, French Franc, Greek Drachma, Dutch Gilder and Spanish Peseta were all weak. While the British Pound was always strong, it wasn’t nearly as strong as it is today. I used to travel very carefree, spending like the money wasn’t real because everything you bought was at a steep discount with the exchange rates to the Dollar. One Christmas, I actually flew to Paris to buy all of my presents because I could get really nice stuff for really cheap even with the cost of the airline ticket. I couldn’t even fathom doing that now-this is the difference the Euro has made.
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6 Years Later
By Lee | 1 Comment » 6 years ago today was one of the worst days of my life and the worst day in the history of America. For everyone, but especially those of us who used to work in the World Trade Center or know anyone who passed away on September 11, 2001 today is always a difficult day to get through. For me, it is important to always remember my good friends and former colleagues who did die that day and be extremely thankful for those who are still with us including one of my best friends. To Sterg, Monique, my corporate development team and everyone else who passed away: you guys will always be in my thoughts and we will never forget.
The Sopranos Finale
By Lee | 6 Comments » This has nothing to do with travel but I need to voice my opinion over what happened and certainly what didn’t happen in the end of the alleged best series in TV history.
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