{"id":1354,"date":"2011-12-11T07:49:33","date_gmt":"2011-12-11T12:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/changingchannels\/?p=1354"},"modified":"2011-12-11T07:54:25","modified_gmt":"2011-12-11T12:54:25","slug":"give-jim-caviezel-tickets-to-any-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/changingchannels\/2011\/12\/give-jim-caviezel-tickets-to-any-game.html","title":{"rendered":"Give Jim Caviezel Tickets … To Any Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

I usually think it’s schlocky and corny when they show Hollywood stars at events and games.<\/p>\n

I think that ticket should have gone to someone who REALLY wants to be there, not just someone a network can point out and say “hey … there’s such and such at the game…and he\/she just happens to be on the hit series yada, blah!”<\/p>\n

Egads!…those situations are painful to watch and the announcers usually HATE doing those “spots” too.<\/p>\n

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Jim Caviezel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I’ll make an exception in the case of Jim Caviezel<\/strong>, however. It was cool to see him Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden for the Duke-Washington basketball game.<\/p>\n

And it was legit because he attended Washington and played basketball previously at a community college there.<\/p>\n

Plus, there’s just something really likeable about Caviezel, as he comes across as humble and decent. In Hollywood, that’s not a combination of qualities you take for granted.<\/p>\n

I am admittedly biased toward Caviezel for playing the role of Jesus<\/strong> in Passion of the Christ<\/em>. He was superb in that tough to watch, but worthy film.<\/p>\n

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius<\/em> was also a terrific flick, though I won’t say I have watched his new-ish CBS<\/em> series Person of Interest<\/em> yet.<\/p>\n

I will, especially if I can get Caviezel to come watch me and the guys play dek hockey one Saturday in Raleigh…<\/p>\n

Read Matt’s latest blogs on the New York Yankees, including features on Thurman Munson and “Catfish” Hunter at http:\/\/yanksgoyard.com\/author\/mattster\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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