How ironic... feeling nostalgic, (about to turn 40 I guess), popped Stand By Me in the DVD player... decided to check out what Wil & company are up to, and stumbled upon this wonderful post loaded with references to items and events that could just as easily have come from my own childhood (my siblings are about the same age differences, and I guess I'm kind of feeling the same way -- maybe it's an eldest child/midlife thing, huh?). The trifecta of coincidences: Richard Dreyfuss and Steven King were both about to turn 40 when Stand By Me was released. Wil, time to reconnect with Jeremy and Amy, bro. I need to do the same thing.