Christmas, Boxing Day and beyond

Well Christmas and Boxing Day have come and gone and thank fucking god.

Christmas was really sweet this year, I must have been a good boy because I got spoiled.

The big gift from my lady love was a new drum kit which absolutly blew my mind. They won't be in until late January but I have a picture and a list of the specs and it's so fucking cool. With the fancy schmancy new scanner maybe I will scan the photo and put it up here.

The second big gift from Chantal was a beautiful leather jacket, I totally love it.

Among the rest of the gifts were:

Flames lava lamp
Flames towel
Ripleys Believe it or Not calander
The Bret Hart book
The Gene Simmons book
RVD ECW figure
Dawsons Creek Season 1 (Yeah that's right, fuck you!)
Robot Chicken season 2
Die Hard 4
Flames bar set (really cool!)
Xbox dvd remote
New Vans
A Really sweet black Roy Halladay Jays jersey
An awesome new Flames hat

I was totally spoiled.

As for boxing day, it was a 12 hour shift of Mayhem. It was tiring but boxing day is totally fun every year. I'm paying the price for the past few weeks as I'm feeling totally run down but such is the time of year.

Scanner

So I realized that the printer that we bought a few months ago is also a scanner so I thought I would give it a try....


Not bad for a first try, this could be pretty cool.....

If you see this somewhere, let me know.. Or better yet buy it for me!

Quote of the Day 2

"I will not have you giving my mom bad sex." - Cory Berg to Corbett.

Quote of the Day

Boris: "I have seen things you will never see...."
Corbett: "Boobies...."

Christmas and Shit....

Where to begin. It is December 24th, work has been havoc for weeks. I am fucking exhausted and crabby and have to be there at 1 AM on boxing day. Oh well, it pays the bills.

Chantal is pretty sick right now, she caught a stomach bug or something and that combined with the pregnancy she is in rough shape. I feel guilty because with all the work stress I guess I'm not as empathetic as I should be. I am really sorry about that.

Jonnys Christmas concert was last week, it was pretty fun to watch as that stuff usually is. We couldn't make it to Bradens which is something else I really feel bad about.

Flames have lost 2 in a row but they were both OT losses so I think they have points in the last 9 or 10 games which is pretty sweet.

Going to try and get some time to watch last weeks ECW as I heard there was a solid tag match and I haven't seen the show since around September.

The Dolphins won, miracle of all miracles.

Anyway, have a good Xmas everyone, I hope Santa brings you all something nice.

Kick Ass

And the Band Played on...

Had the kids this weekend and it was Jonny Birthday Party and this year we went bowling. It was pretty fun, a little nerve-wracking at times when there are that many screaming kids around but it was a success. (I felt a little awkward after I was rold by Chantal that I was the only adult that was bowling but oh well....)

The Flames have awoken from slumber with 5 wins in a row.... Hopefully they can keep it up.

The Mitchell report hit hard and named at least one player from every MLB team as a steroid or P.E.D. user, including Grag Zaun, my favorite Jay. And fuck Roger Clemens.

Among the big names are:

RogerClemens
AndyPettitte
JasonGiambi
BarryBonds
RafaelPalmeiro
BrianRoberts
MiguelTejada
EricGagne
GarySheffield
JuanGonzalez
KenCaminiti
TroyGlaus
LennyDykstra
DavidJustice
MoVaughn
KevinBrown
MattWilliams
BenitoSantiago

Amd apparently 9 members of the 2000 World Series Champion Yankees.... NINE!! Fuckers.

January 5

Lorraine Mansbridge Loves Me

Another news crew came to film at the store this morning, this time it was Global. Corbett and I are thinking of recording a 'commentary track' to go behind the scenes of this mornings debacle....

'Roids 'Roids 'Roids

The Mitchell Report comes out later today. Its a study about Steroids in baseball. Quite intrigued.

BBB's Notebook: WWE RAW XV Anniversary

I don't watch Raw all that much anymore but I've heard a lot about this here and there and am quite interested in it so here we go......

-I dug the old Raw openings, brought back memories.

-I see this Hornswoggle nonsense is continuing.

-Wow, Sunny tightened up a lot. Nice job.

-"Moolahs Funeral" Tasteless? Or a tribute?

-Muckah Singh!!! Best RAW ever!!!

-Well, the opening segment was interestong to say the least.

-Ladder match was decent, pretty weak spot to finish it.

-The Raw flashbacks were pretty cool.

-RVD?? Nice!!! Wow, that's a squash.

-Fuck, seems like a lot of commercials.

-They really fucked the Evolution segment.

-Molly's looking good as well.

-They dropped the ball on Hogans music.

-The Hogan segment was lame.

-That bedpan to the head still makes me giggle.

-The Fink!!! I love Finkel.

-The Goon? Oh Grizz must be in heaven.

-Gillberg!! Too funny.

-Dibiase.... The hits keep on coming.

-Battle Royal was a tad on the cheese side.

-The Kane and Lita cutscene was a riot.

-Crowd was dead for Kennedy and Jannety.

Well, it was a lot of fun to watch. Its amazing to think of 15 years of Raw and how much the business has changed in that time. Huge conpanies have come and gone, triumphs and tragedies but Raw has pretty much always been the benchmark for the wrestling business. I guess the countdown now begins to RAW XX.

Its Monday......

Life rolls on.... Friday night Chantal took me for dinner in Chinatown at Pagolac (I hope I spelled that right.) It was awesome. Best spring rolls I have ever had.

Saturday night we watched Benny and Mels baby Quinn. He is cute as fuck and he really seems to like me as he stops crying whenever I show up. Made me really look forward to our upcoming bundle of joy.

This weekend was nuts at work, the store is shredded but we moved a ton of product and I have some fantastic people working under me. Can't say enough good things about them.

Flames won last night, let's put a streak together boys.

We had a good time in Calgary last weekend but unfortunatly I got a call yesterday from my mom saying that Merv fell on his wrist and messed it up pretty badly. Get well soon Mervy!!

Corbett is the Fucking Man

(I want to do a "Behind the Music" on this clip and explain the real deal behind the scenes.....)

Flames vs. Pens

Well, we didn't win but we got a point and held Crosby off the score sheet. Nice job Dion!

BBB's Notebook: NWF Blood Wars

This is an old tape I picked up along the way somewhere, its dated 1992 but it drips 80's.

Its kinda documentry style and it focuses for the most part around DC Drake and his heel turn and feud with Jules Strongbow and others. Its so terrible its awesome.

There are clips of Abby and Brody intermixed, if the whole feature was about them it would have been killer.

Quote of the Day

"I could watch a chick just as hot as Posh Spice, or hotter fucking a camel" - Artie Lange, discussing watching a fashion show versus watching porn.

BBB's Notebook: Heartbreak and Triumph The Shawn Michaels Story

Fuck I love the WWE documentry style dvd's. They take their stories, which are already filled with emotion and drama and every emotion under the sun, and inject just that much more emotion to make the stuff of legend.

This case I'm sure it was almost too easy for WWE to do this I'm sure, as the story of Shawn Michaels is quite well known.

This dvd covers it all, mid-south, the AWA and the rollercoaster of WWE. Shawns drug use is frankly discussed, Montreal is gone through (again.....) And every other topic.

I thought they handled his discovery of religion very well, as its a touchy subject and it could have become quite preachy.

I haven't watched the extras yet and I probably won't because I don't have the time (although apparently there are several matches never available on dvd before)

Pick it up.

Can't Decide..... Brain Aneurysm!!!

What should I get today?:

Undertaker 15-0
Finger Eleven Us vs. Then vs. Now DVD
Superbad

I can't decide.

Mondo Lucha

I just bought this, anyone know if it's any good?:

Mondo Lucha A Go-Go: The Bizarre and Honorable World of Wild Mexican Wrestling by Dan Madigan

Lucha Libre wrestling is nothing short of a phenomenon. Its inescapable visuals have completely permeated the mainstream, and its popularity grows exponentially every year, expanding out from Latin America to hold the entire world in its vise–grip. Dan Madigan will provide the ultimate guide for Lucha fans, in an awesome four–color book that will be undoubtedly informative and incredibly entertaining. Posters, photos, wrestling cards, handbills, mementos will be featured throughout the book. Personal recollections, quotes, stories and memories of Luchador's lives and experiences will provide the backdrop for a completely unique experience in sports.

Bash at the Beach

Eric Bischoffs book inspired me to watch Bash at the Beach 2000 again, featuring the now-famous Vince Russo shoot on Hogan.

Fuck, what a terrible show. Vampiro and the Demon in a graveyard match? Miss Hancock and Daphne? Buff? Goldber? Terrible.

The Russo episode still holds up though. I remember watching it live and being pretty shocked and that feeling came back again. One of the more infamous moments in wrestling history.

WrestleChristen Concludes

Had a good time in Calgary, the christening was good (I think) and it was good to see all the family even though having ALL the kids together can be a little trying.

I did however have an awesome supper Saturday, my mom pulled out all the stops with turkey, stuffing, cabbage rolls, the works. It was awesome.

Too bad the Flames lost.... Again.

WrestleChristen Continues.....

Just getting ready to go to the Christening, PWA on Friday was a pretty solid show with a lot of goings on including:

-The return of Brady Roberts.

-Dusty Adonis came up short in a loser leaves PWA match against Scotty Putty. Dusty is one of the most talented and entertaining guys we have had in PWA in quite some time, he will be missed.

-Drew Dalby fired Lucas Drago from Team Esteem after Drago inadvertantly cost his team to lose to Punishment and Strife.

-Dalby the subsequently had his head shaved by Brutus the Barber Beefcake, much to the delight of Mr. Drago.

-In the main event, Marky Mark, Phoenix Taylor and Michael Avery took it to the limit in a TLC match for the Mayhem Title. The dvd of this will be a must see as these 3 athletes risked life abnd limb and pulled out all the stops to win the strap, the untimate victor being Phoenix Taylor. It was pretty incredible.

WrestleChristen

Well, I am currently at NAIT waiting for Christmas Slam to begin, to officially launch the WrestleChristen weekend.

Tommorow morning all 4 of us are on the way to Calgary for my nephews christening. I have no idea what that is but we're invited so away we go.....

Ducks 4 Flames 1 FINAL

Fuck.

BBB's Notebook: Controversy Creates Cash by Eric Bischoff and Jeremy Roberts

I have no idea why but I loved this book. Almost as good as the Dynamite Kids book but not nearly as depressing.

Its in Bischoffs own words so there is a lot of revisionist history but its still a great read I highly recommend.

He doesn't pull punches and gave a lot more credit to others then I thought. He also had some surprisingly harsh words for folks like Bill Watts and Sean Waltman and others.

Bischoff had an interesting take on the demise of WCW as well as why the purchase by himself and Fusient Media Ventures.

Anyhow, I recommend checking it out.

Up next I will be reading Foleys latest book and then I purchased Pain and Passion (The history of Stampede Wrestling) and I'll be reading that.

I have a bunch of new Dragon Gate on the way that I'm pretty pumped about.

Flames 3 Red Wings 5 FINAL

Fuck.

BBB's Notebook: TNA iMPACT! Thanksgiving Edition

-I haven't watched TNA in a long time so here goes.

-The opening video was killer, the Angle dinner scene was horrible.

-The TNA Turkey Bowel? I see TNA hasn't stopped making their tournament-style ideas mega confusing.

-I don't like Sabins new gear.

-Who the fuck is relic? And he sucks for ripping off Mutas mask.

-When did Scott Hall get so tight with Psychopathic Records?

-Oilers are losing, junk. (Changed the channel during a commercial.

-I see Traci Brooks still has huge boobs.

-The Angle family dinner reeks of the old Smackdown Thanksgiving dinner segments they has when SD was on Thursday nights. (Eric Young at the kids table was funny though.) The food-fight is inevitable.

-Havoc is back as Jonny Devine and I see they aren't too concerned with covering his stabbing scar anymore.

-Velvet Sky? Angelina Love? They all sound like porn stars.....

-Why does ODB keep smacking herself in the tits?

-Wow... The TNA Knockouts...... Fucking terrible.

-I wish I could fast forward live tv.

-I never realized how thick the ropes are on the TNA ring.

-Joe, Styles and Sabin was awesome.

-AJ in the turkey suit was actually kinda funny.

-My girlfriend just said the most disturbing thing I have ever heard: "I am in love with Tomko."

-Not a bad show, but the usual TNA lameness was present.

Quote of the Day

"He's the Great Muta of barf." - Larry Rivera.

The Best Radio On Radio....

The new Sirius Radios came in today and they are cool-ass!! They have the same LCD screen as the Stilettos, I want one!!

Of course, if I got one I would have to get a new boombox as well, being the new radios aren't compatible with the old boomboxes.

The backlight is starting to go on my Sportster so now is as good a time as any I guess......

I Just Realized...

....I am buying too many books.

BBB's Notebook: The History of TNA Year 1

While it's not up to the standards of the WWE documentry-style dvd, it was quite enjoyable.

I thought they could have gone into more details of the planning phase of the company but with only an hour and change of time to use, what can you do. They did spend a lot of time discussing the first show and the problems that came up including "Cheex" breaking the ring minutes before they went live.

I thought Dixie Carter and Panda Energy came along much after year one but apparently it was quite early in the existence of TNA. I also found it quite interesting that although they showed a couple of clips of him, they didn't discuss Vince Russo at all, and also very little discussion of Jerry Jarrett.

Sweet

A sudden outburst of generosity has befallen my girlfriend which is pretty sweet for me.

Last night she picked me up the new Nine Inch Nails cd, the TNA Year One dvd (which I am sitting down to watch right now) and the Bob and Doug McKenzie Two-Four Anniversary dvd.

Finally watched Transformers yesterday, it was pretty amazing.

Quote of the Day

Boris: "Could you be more of a queer right now?"

Drew; "I guess I could have a cock in my mouth."

Big Brother 9 won’t have America’s Player but “will be different from any other” season

The upcoming winter season of Big Brother 9 will not contain last summer’s twist America’s Player, which allowed the producers to control the game and act arbitrarily while generating revenue from text message votes.

“That’s really hard to do twice. Anyone coming to be a part of ‘Big Brother’ this year would know about it and we’d hate to have people act differently because they think that the viewers are in control. … That doesn’t mean that it couldn’t return in some other way, but doing exactly what we did again, no,” executive producer Allison Grodner told the New York Daily News.
However, she says viewers should expect something different. “We really want it to stand out. We want it to be special, because we’ve never done something like this before. I promise you it will be different from any other ‘Big Brother’ you’ve ever seen.” Hey, maybe you could not manipulate the outcome to fit your narrative?

Casting for the new season starts this weekend, but Grodner says that the debut date is uncertain. “We have been told by CBS to get ready for anything, so there’s nothing that is certain at this point. It is a wait-and-see. We are preparing for anything,” she said.

The Latest, Greatest and Lamest

Busy days as is becoming the usual....

Worked 2 overnights this week which was great to get a lot of shit done but really fucked with my system. I need to start taking some vitamins or something because I'm always so tired.

We went shopping at the mall where Chantals office is and because she is too nice to me she picked me up some dvd's. She got me the new John Cena set, I know I know.... Its John Cena but over the last year or so he's been the go to guy and has been putting on some hot matches. And being that I haven't been able to watch too much wrestling lately I hope I can see some of the stuff I missed.

She also got me the re-release of XPW's Baptized in Blood 1 and 2. I think its kinda hilarious that XPW is re-releasing all this stuff. Some of it is brutal but its not all totally without merit. I also picked up XPW TV season 1. I remember watching XPW tv on America One online many years ago so this will be a trip down memory lane, for better of worse.

Saturday I went to Amber and Richards to watch UFC 78 and boy did it suck. I haven't really followed MMA for many years and I know its changed a lot but this show blew.

We had the kids this weekend which is always good even though they make us nuts sometimes.

Last night was the annual Best Buy Christmas Party at Kelsys. I don't really like the way we do our party but BB have a deal with Kelsys and they like to pretty much suck the fun out of everything we do. We still had fun though and I won a copy of Mad TV season one which was cool. I've wanted to pick up the early Mad TV stuff to see Artie.

I goofed around with the camera and took some pictures on the way home from the party that I will post later.

To Whom it may Concern

Word is Rock Band has been delayed in Canada until 12/17.

BBB's Notebook: ROH 'Driven' pay per view

-We are live (kinda) from Chicago, Dave Prazak is your ring announcer.

-Delirious is fucking awesome.

-Opening match was hot, reminded me why I love wrestling. No Remorse Corps was fucking sweet.

-Pop for Aries was ridiculous. Cut a nice promo.

-Giant Swing? Nice job Claudio.

-Man, Sydal and Castagnoli pulled out some crazy shit!!

-Post-match with Sweeney and Matt Sydal went a little long.

-Marafuji and Whitmer was good, nothing groundbreaking. I assume they are burying Whitmer for storyline reasons......

-Brent Albright destroyed Pelle Primeau. Fucking brutal.

-Mark Briscoe appears to be missing some choppers.

-Steen and El Generico vs. The Briscoes was epic.

-My fucking Xbox stopped being able to read my dvd right before Jimmy Rave and Morishima. Fuck.

-Ok, put the dvd on my notebook and I'm back in business..... And I can watch in bed!

-Rave and Morishima was.... There.

-I quite enjoy Adam Pearce's promos.

-Holy fuck, Danielson and Nigel Mginnis was fucking amazing.

CBS holding 15 Big Brother 9 casting calls over the next three weeks

With Big Brother 9 set to debut in the early part of 2008, CBS is launching a series of 15 open casting calls for cast members.

The casting notices specifically mention the ninth season, and thus the possiblity that the show could feature celebrities seems to be less likely now—unless the house will be stocked with both real people and whatever D-list celebrities would subject themselves to the expereince

In a casting notice specifically for Sunday’s open call in New York, producers say they want “attractive males and females ages 21 to 60, must be fun and outgoing and energetic. ‘characters’ a must, and NY accents are a plus !” Capitalization and proper sentence punctuation is apparently unnecessary.
RealityBlurred.com

Not That it was Much of a Secret Anyway...

Quote(s) of the Day

"I've always wanted to see senior citizen dykes polevaulting"

"I think one of those chicks is my dad"

-Chantal, both while watching The Amazing Race.

Movie Day Continued

Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants was quite the chick flick but it wasn't totally without merit. After that, my pick was High Fidelity, one of my favorite movies. Chantal seemed to enjoy it too.

Now we are watching the Amazing Race.

As Borat would say, movie day has been Great Success!

Movie Day

Today is the second annual movie day, Where Chantal and I hang out in our pajamas and take turns picking movies the other hasn't seen.

I went first and chose Clerks because she hasn't seen it and everyone should see Clerks. She didn't care for it much, what can I say... You can't teach good taste :-).

Her first pick was Blue Crush, a chick-surfer movie. It was ok, some of the visuals looked really incredible. Hawaii looks like an amazing place. All the chicks in the flick had small boobs which was a tad of a bummer.....

My next choice was Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny. I love that movie, but Chantal didn't care for it again, but said it was better then Clerks.

The Stamps play the Riders this afternoon, hopefully I will be able to catch a little bit of it later.

Chantals next pick is Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants... Sweet fucking lord....

Bullet Points of Goodness

-HIM was an awesome show but greatly overshadowed by the greatness that is Drew. He re-invented rock and took it home to his mom.

-The Flames are mired in a pit of suck.

-The Stamps shall break Ridervilles hearts on Sunday

-Had to miss the show tonight because of work. Crud.

-Work Sucks.

-Chris Masters was released, Quel suprise.....

-Raw vs. Smackdown 2008 comes out next week, should be cool.

-I forget everything else I wanted to say.... Fuck.

Big Brother could return in late January

Earlier this week came word that CBS could bring Big Brother back early, perhaps in March, due to the strike. Now, word comes that CBS is getting ready to air Big Brother 9 even earlier, in late January or February.

CBS “quietly began casting for the next edition of the show a few weeks ago,” Variety reports. And “[executive] producer Allison Grodner is also said to be working on a new creative twist … There’s been buzz that the next edition of ‘Big Brother’ might actually use celebrities as opposed to civilians. A long strike might work in favor of such a plan, since some celebs normally busy working on sitcoms and dramas might have some time on their hands.”

But Big Brother 9 may even earlier than February. “CBS is quietly ramping up production on a ninth cycle of the reality show to begin airing in late January or early February if the strike persists well into the holidays,” Entertainment Weekly reports. Citing a “reliable source,” the magazine says “executive producer Allison Grodner is already hiring production staff.” If this happens, EW says, “it is unlikely to affect the regular summer run of the show.”

On the Early Show, “Hanna Storm joked that the show might be back sooner than the summer, prompting a roll of the eyes from Chen. Chen then expressed her hope that the strike is settled soon,” Variety reports.

http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/

"Free Mandela.... That's a good idea." - Chantal.

WGA Strike Fallout

From Aintitcool.com:

“The Office” showrunner Greg Daniels is picketing his own Van Nuys set. Cast members – including Rainn Wilson, Jenna Fischer and John Krasinski as well as WGA members Steve Carell, B.J. Novak, Mindy Kaling and Paul Leiberstein – are not crossing the picket line.

Losing its cast shuts down NBC’s highest-rated sitcom a lot faster than a lot of other series, which are trying to put into production the last few scripts written before the strike.

Junk.

Fabulous Moolah passes away

WWE is saddened by the passing of Lillian Ellison, who was known to sports-entertainment fans as Hall of Famer Fabulous Moolah. She passed away last night in Columbia, S.C.

In the world of women’s wrestling, there will always be one irrefutable legend that stands head and shoulders above the rest: The Fabulous Moolah. She was the longest reigning champion in the history of her chosen sport, or any sport for that matter. And with more than 50 years in the business to her credit, she established a legacy that will never be forgotten, making her name synonymous with female wrestling.

WGA Strike

The writers guild have gone on strike..... Those kind folks who write a lot of those TV shows we enjoy are walking the picket line.

From the LA Times:

The writers' strike would take an immediate toll on television viewers' favorite programs, dealing a setback to shows that are written day-to-day -- such as Jon Stewart's "The Daily Show" -- as well as scripted programming already underway or about to go into production.
Soap operas would theoretically start disappearing from the airwaves soon, since most have episodes to last them only until the end of the year. But during the 1988 strike, producers wrote in place of striking writers, and soaps stayed on the air.

Prime-time scripted series have episodes through mid-January or early February, depending on how many reruns they space out in the next few months. Unscripted shows -- such as "Survivor," "The Amazing Race," and, when it returns in January, "American Idol" -- would continue uninterrupted.

I am quite sure we will see and onslaught of brutal reality tv shows depending how long this lasts. There is already talk of moving up the next Big Brother to March and have it be a celebrity edition.

One of the most visible effects of the film and TV writers’ strike may involve CBS’ summer reality staple, Big Brother.

The series “could easily return as soon as March,” Variety reports. Every other season of the show has aired in the summer, debuting in July and concluding about three months later.
Even more surprisingly, Big Brother 9 may be “a long-rumored celebrity edition.” Almost two years ago, TMZ incorrectly reported that CBS was announcing a celebrity edition of the show.
Exactly which celebrities would subject themselves to Allison Gordner’s self-serving whims.

Dancing with the Stars can’t draw A-list talent, and it doesn’t have ridiculous challenges or a camera in the bathroom. (Reality Blurred)

Inspiration

I feel inspiration like I haven't in a long time and it has grown to you all.

Don't look for inspiration in typical avenues. It is out your window, in your newspaper or your tv show. In your records or radio. In your sidewalk or dashboard.

It is wherever you wish it was.

It Never Ends....

It's been a fuck of a week, I don't even know where to begin. Last Sunday we got some pretty shitty news, I'd rather not discuss it here, if you wanna know just ask me.

We've dealt with that all week and it has sucked but today was Bradens birthday party which was pretty fun. Lots of friends and food, now he and Jon are playing Star Wars Lego and I am trying to unwind......

Stuff and the Such....

So busy I don't have time to write about the past weekend until the following week is almost over.

Friday was PWA Invasion in Calgary. We headed out with the ring early in the morning and got set up in Ogden and then just hung out until show time.

The show was stellar, as I thought it would be. The Battle Royal was good, Avery and Phoenix were very good and Joe and Styles was amazing. Poffo was interesting but I will keep my opinion to myself.

The ride home was interesting to say the least. What About Ivan was behind the wheel doing 160 in the rain with one hand changing cd's. I don't want to die directly behind Slammer..... And the fucker didn't play one complete song the whole way. It was 20 seconds of every song from about 7 or 8 discs. Bizarre, but he is a good man.

Got in about 2 I think and slept until 10 and then Chantal and I went shopping. I got my quarterly bonus from work the day before so we tried to knock off as much of our Christmas shopping as we could. We did a pretty good job, except for the nasty buffet of doom we had for supper.

Then it was off to PWA Fright Night 2007. It was nice that a lot of folks from work etc came out except for Jessica who apparently ran over some old womans dog on the way, I still need to hear that whole story.

The show was excellent, better then the night before. Casket match kicked ass, everyone in the cage was steller and Joe and AJ lit the place up. After the show it was Dennys time which my stomach disagreed with and then home to bed.

Sunday we decided to do some personal shopping which I always like. Chantal got a really nice necklace that she really loves and I got a 160 GB iPod classic which I am very excited about.

Currently the Flames have come back from a 3-0 deficit to tie Minnesota in the second and I am watching Game 1 of the World Series. The Red Sox look unstoppable.

There was more I wanted to write but as usual I forgot it all....

BBB's Notebook: Rey Mysterio - Biggest Little Man Disc 1

-I forgot he was on the AAA When Worlds Collide show. Every tape trader has that show.....

-Rey and Psicosis's stuff from ECW is good but its been released on so many commercial dvd's over the past few years its a bit overdone.

-I don't think I've ever seen this ECW match with Juvi. I'm disappointed with myself.

-Dean Malenko was so good. Never got the credit he deserved.

-Did WCW lose a load of money on those Hog/Road Wild pay per views? I'm sure no one paid to go to those shows.

-Oh Ultimo, how I love thee.....

-I miss WCW. Its nice having TNA as an option to watch other then WWE, but its not the same.

-Super Calo clap clap clapclapclap! (Amazing finish to that match.)

"Kid" Nation

The Rise and Fall and Rise and Fall of ECW

Follow the bouncing ball....

- WWE.com is running a story, which can be read here, where they explain that ECW GM Armando Estrada and acting Smackdown GM Vicky Guerrero are having negotiations which would lead to talent from Smackdown appearing on ECW and talent from ECW appearing on Smackdown. Smackdown and ECW already run joint house shows.

- The reason for this is that Sci-Fi is not committed to continuing to air the ECW show. In the best-case scenario they hope to make ECW more appealing to Sci-Fi so that they do pick the show up at the end of 2007. But if not, WWE is preparing themselves in case they lose the one hour on Sci-Fi and have to run the ECW brand as part of Smackdown. [Credit: F4wonline.com]

-As reported earlier, WWE has decided to start having ECW and Smackdown talent appear on both ECW and Smackdown starting soon. With ECW ratings dropping, WWE is hoping that having Smackdown talent appear on the show, as well as having ECW guys get more exposure on Smackdown, will improve ratings. The thinking is that talent is being wasted since both brands are at the TV taping anyway. There is some concern about the future of ECW. Credit: WrestlingObserver.com

-WWE has announced that all future episodes of ECW on Sci-Fi will now stream for free on WWE.com. This is obviously a sign that WWE is preparing for the possibility of losing the ECW timeslot on Sci-Fi Network. This, coupled with the decision to have Smackdown and ECW talent now appear on both shows, has many concerned about the future of the ECW brand.

Interestingly enough, Shane McMahon (who pushed heavily to bring ECW back in the first place) originally wanted the show to stream online. The network deal with Sci-Fi didn't enter the picture until Vince McMahon got behind the idea of bringing ECW back. Credit: PWInsider.com

Well, it's a slow and painful death (again) for ECW. Stay tuned....

Damn

I caught the end of the Flames game last night and I'm very glad I didn't watch the whole thing.

They coughed up a 4-0 lead and lost in a shoot-out. As soon as overtime ended I knew we would lose. Kipper, as much as I love him, is weak 1 on 1. Its quite a liability as far as I'm concerned but I guess time will tell how much of a factor that will be. Anyway, it was junk.

Yo

For anyone who's interested, Indigo! Has the Rise and Fall of ECW book for $7.

Chantal picked me up the Bischoff book which was awesome. Looking forward to digging in to it.

It's Early

I just got in from my night shift in time to hear Richard smell Sal's foreskin..... God bless Sirius.

Markys birthday was fun..... Stamps won a thriller this afternoon..... Flames have strung together a couple of wins..... H.I.M. Is sold out but I'm hoping to swindle my way in..... Rockies continue to cruise on their way to the Series...... Ummm.... I think that's it..... Oh yeah, shitpipe.

Quote of the Day

"Don't diss chi!" - Kar-Wing.

My Trip to the 'Dome

Some NIN Stuff

Here's some information on Y34RZ3R0R3MIX3D.

We are releasing it on Interscope Nov 20th through the traditional retail outlets. There are three different formats:DIGITAL DOWNLOADiTunes, I assume Amazon's MP3 store (I'm the last to know about these things) and maybe others. This should be priced "regular", whatever that now means.track listing for these:

1. gunshots by computer: saul williams

2. the great destroyer: modwheelmood

3. my violent heart: pirate robot midget

4. the beginning of the end: ladytron

5. survivalism: saul williams

6. capital g: epworth phones

7. vessel: bill laswell

8. the warning: stefan goodchild featuring doudou n’diaye rose

9. meet your master: the faint

10. god given: stephen morris & gillian gilbert

11. me, i’m not: olof dreijer

12. another version of the truth: kronos & enrique gonzalez müller

13. in this twilight: fennesz

14. zero sum: stephen morris & gillian gilbert

VINYLA

nice package with three discs. Good quality vinyl, blah blah blah - really it's just cool. The package is a six-panel gatefold vinyl jacket to match Year Zero along with an insert.track listing for this configuration:Side 11. gunshots by computer: saul williams2. the great destroyer: modwheelmood3. my violent heart: pirate robot midget4. the beginning of the end: ladytron5. capital g: epworth phonesSide 21. the warning: stefan goodchild featuring doudou n’diaye rose2. meet your master: the faint3. god given: stephen morris & gillian gilbert4. vessel [mix 1]: bill laswellSide 31. capital g: switch2. me, I’m not: olof dreijerSide 41. the good soldier: sam fog2. vessel [mix 2]: bill laswellSide 51. capital g: ladytron2. another version of the truth: kronos & enrique gonzalez müller3. in this twilight: fennesz4. zero sum: stephen morris & gillian gilbert(no Side 6)

PHYSICAL CD / DVD ROMThis costs a bit more than "regular" and contains a CD that has exactly the same track listing as it's DIGITAL DOWNLOAD counterpart (see above). The package is a six-panel digipak to match Year Zero along with an insert. It also contains a DVD ROM (not a movie) that contains every track from Year Zero in multitrack format for you to do with what you please. Mac or PC.We've included:Pre-formatted for Apple GarageBandPre-formatted for Ableton Live (Mac or PC)Demo version of Ableton Live (Mac or PC)Generic WAVE files at 16 bit 44K that can be loaded into any audio editorI can make this easy for you: if you just want to hear the tracks as cheaply as possible, get it digitally. The highest fidelity will likely be Amazon (through legal means).If you want something that's aesthetically cool and will enhance any collection, get the vinyl. Trust me, it looks great. The extra tracks are fairly minor embellishments to the whole (and surely someone will upload them instantly).If you want higher quality tracks legally, a nice package AND a complete multitrack of the whole record, get the physical CD / DVD ROM.**insert comment from NINSUX: "I thought he said all the multitracks were going to be posted online, now he wants us to PAY for them??"Relax, friend. One second after this package goes to the manufacturing plant someone will kindly upload those missing multitracks and everything will be OK. If they don't soon enough for your liking, just yell loudly out the window and I'll do it myself.As for the record itself, I'm very pleased with the way it turned out. Remix records can be disposable garbage (of which I myself have been guilty of to some extent) but this collection feels good to me. I reached out to heroes, friends and strangers. I encouraged those I approached to do anything and insert themselves as much as possible into the track. Some of the stuff that was done earlier led me to choosing other people to balance things out. The Pirate Robot Midget mix is a fan's work - I thought it was great, it filled a need and I asked permission to use it here.It's always interesting for me to hear my work reinterpreted - I hope it is for you as well.Upon the release of this, we will be launching the first portion of the new nin.com atremix.nin.comWe have been working on this quite a while now and I think you'll like it. It will begin as a home for listening to, sorting through, discussing and uploading remixes the community has made. Hopefully it will be as elegant, useful and fun to use as we envision.

TR

Stuff

-I think they're win in the Wild Card Play-In may be enough to keep the Rockies going all the way to the World Series.

-Tony Gwynn got fat!

-Thanks to Firefox, it looks like I can put videos on Dailymotion again, so keep an eye on the video blog.

-I fucking hate our wireless internet so much I want to puke blood. I wish we never got it in the first place....

Everybody Sing....

Happy Birthday Artie!!

More Free Tapes

I have finished another batch of tapes that are now dvd's. The tapes are free to whoever wants them. This round I have:

ROH High Impact TV 1-4
Best of '96 Volume 4
New Japan Best of the Super Juniors 2002/Best of Red
WWE Chris Benoit Press Conferance/WWE Bottom Line Premiere/WWE Velocity Premiere/WWE Confidential Premiere/City Guys w/ RVD
ECW International Invasion/FMW Torn to Shreds
AAA on TLN 11/19/04/AAA on TLN 11/26/04/CMLL on TLN 12/03/04/CMLL on TLN 12/10/04/WWE Best of Raw 2004
Bloodiest Matches Ever Volume 1
ECW Extreme Debuts (Cool tape)
Best of Explosion Matches Vol. 1
WWE Raw Premiere 01/11/93/Best of Sabu in Japan
Ricky Marvin Compilation
Toryumon on Gaora 11/26/02
ECW Return of the Funker 02/25/95

Let me know if you want anything.....

BBB's Notebook: ECW 09/18/07

-From the look of the crowd, it appears DX merch is still selling.

-What's with the bandana Tommy?

-"You're gonna come on me?" God I love Stevie!

-It looks like Estrada has hot dogs in his pocket.

-Thorn/Burke/Stevie/Dreamer was one of the best matches I've seen on ECW tv in quite some time. Poor Stevie.....

-The Raw Rebound makes it look like I'm missing some good stuff.

-So, I wonder what Balls did to stick around so long.....

-Oh Balls, look what they've done to you.

-Boogey and V was a piece of shit.

Question

What the fuck is it with chicks and Tetris....

Quote of the Day

"My finger smells like ass, and I didn't even put it in there." - Chantal.

Blah Blah Blah New Stuff

Where to start.... The trip to Calgary was fun. I met some relatives from Germany, we had some great food and I had a blast at the game. The overtime loss with 4 seconds was a bit of a heartbreaker but I still had a blast..... and I got a new hat!

Over the past few weeks Chantal and I have watched all 3 seasons of Degrassi Junior High in preparation of the release of Degrassi High today.... I can't wait to dig in to that one.

The Yankees bit it last night and I couldn't be happier. I wanted to say more but as ususal, my mind goes blank whenever I sit in front of the computer.

Shit!!

So the excercise in frustration that is the 2007-2008 Calgary Flames hockey season has begun. A loss to the Flyers isn't how I wanted things to start. Here's to a win Saturday vs. The Canuck-Fucks.

And speaking of that game, we are going to be in Calgary this weekend for Thanksgiving and a ticket fell in my lap thanks to my brother in law. It's gonna be fucking sweet.

Its a pretty fun time to be a sports fan, baseball playoffs are in full swing, hockey has started, the CFL is in the stretch drive. So much to watch and so little time.

I'm excited for that and for other things, wanna know? Ask me.

Gotta Have it...

This came out today, got my copy on hold at work. Quite excited........

Blitzkrieg through almost 4_ of live Ramones on Rhino's new 2-DVD set that unleashes a marathon line-up of rare, historic and previously unreleased concert footage with featured selections in 5.1 Surround Sound. Spanning over two decades of shows and more than four years in the making, IT'S ALIVE 1974-1996 was produced with music supervision from Ramone's drummer Tommy Ramone. From the band's earliest club gigs in lower Manhattan to international festivals in front of hundreds of thousands of fans, this is your VIP ticket to the loudest show on earth.

The DVD compilation rockets through performances from around the world, opening Disc One with seminal early shows from legendary clubs CBGB and Max's Kansas City in the band's hometown, New York City. The disc closes with a 5.1 Surround Sound mix of the concert the collection was named for, IT'S ALIVE, filmed in the U.K. at London's Rainbow Theatre on December 31, 1977 - what more festive way to bop into the new year than with Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy, Marky, Richie, and C-Jay Ramone?

In between is '70s-era footage from an assortment of Ramones dates in Ann Arbor, MI, Austin TX, Chicago, IL, Cambridge, MA and other locales. Also featured is a 1977 performance for Don Kirshner's Rock Concert filmed in Los Angeles.

Disc Two kicks off with a 1978 full set from Musikladen - Bremen, Germany and spotlights other international dates in Argentina, Finland, Italy Spain and Sweden. Also featured are U.K. television performances including several tapings for the BBC2's acclaimed live music show The Old Grey Whistle Test as well as Top Of The Pops appearances from 1980 and 1995.
Disc Two's Stateside dates include shows in Los Angeles and San Francisco, as well as a 5.1 Surround Sound mix of their previously unreleased set at the US Festival in San Bernardino, CA in 1982. The set closes out IT'S ALIVE 1974-1996 with the Ramones' last-ever international performance, captured in Buenos Aires, Argentina as they bid Adiós with “I Wanna Be Sedated,” “R.A.M.O.N.E.S.” and “Blitzkrieg Bop.”

Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002, the Ramones rank #26 on Rolling Stone Magazine's list “The Immortals: The Fifty Greatest Artists Of All Time” (right in between Fats Domino and Nirvana). The world's first punk rock band, they formed in NYC in 1974 and were already on their third LP when the Sex Pistols spit out their first. Outlasting all who followed, The Ramones relentlessly delivered their signature (and catchy) chainsaw-level sound for over twenty years via a string of now-classic punk LPs and a phenomenal 2,263 concerts.
The Ramones are no more - Joey, Johnny and Dee Dee all passed away within eight years of the group's '96 breakup - but their sound and influence and indestructible. Don't wanna grow up yet? - put it off for 262 minutes with IT'S ALIVE 1974 - 1996! [Color +- 262 minutes]

DVD ONE CBGB - New York, NY (9/15/74)
Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
I Don't Wanna Go Down To The Basement
Judy Is A Punk Max's Kansas City - New York, NY (4/18/76)
I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
53RD & 3RD The Club - Cambridge, MA (5/12/76)
Chain Saw Max's Kansas City - New York, NY (10/08/76)
Havana Affair
Listen To My Heart My Father's Place - Roslyn, NY (4/13/77)
I Remember You
Carbona Not Glue CBGB - New York, NY (6/11/77)
Blitzkrieg Bop
Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
Beat On The Brat
Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
Rockaway Beach
Cretin Hop
Oh Oh I Love Her So
Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World The Second Chance - Ann Arbor, MI (6/26/77)
Rockaway Beach
Carbona Not Glue The Ivanhoe Theater - Chicago, IL (7/6/77)
Pinhead
Suzy Is A Headbanger The Armadillo - Austin, TX (7/14/77) Early Show
Commando
I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend The Armadillo - Austin, TX (7/14/77) Late Show
Now I Wanna Be A Good Boy
53RD & 3RD
Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World Liberty Hall - Houston, TX (7/15/77)
Loudmouth
I Remember You
Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment Liberty Hall - Houston, TX, (7/16/77)
Oh Oh I Love Her So
Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World Don Kirshner's Rock Concert - Los Angeles, CA (8/9/77)
Loudmouth
Judy Is A Punk
Glad To See You Go
Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment The Camera Mart Stages - New York, NY (9/3/77)
Swallow My Pride
Pinhead
Sheena Is A Punk Rocker It's Alive, The Rainbow Theatre -London, England (12/31/77)
Blitzkrieg Bop
I Wanna Be Well
Glad To See You Go
You're Gonna Kill That Girl
Commando
Havana Affair
Cretin Hop
Listen To My Heart
I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You
Pinhead
Do You Wanna Dance?
Now I Wanna Be A Good Boy
Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
We're A Happy Family

DVD TWO Musikladen - Bremen, Germany (9/13/78)
Rockaway Beach
Teenage Lobotomy
Blitzkrieg Bop
Don't Come Close
I Don't Care
She's The One
Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
Cretin Hop
Listen To My Heart
I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You
Pinhead The Old Grey Whistle Test - London, England (9/19/78)
Don't Come Close
She's The One
Go Mental Top Of The Pops - London, England (9/28/78)
Don't Come Close Oakland, CA (12/28/78)
I'm Against It
Needles And Pins San Francisco Civic Center - San Francisco, CA (6/9/79)
I Want You Around
I'm Affected
California Sun The Old Grey Whistle Test - London, England (1/15/80)
Rock 'N' Roll High School
Do You Remember Rock 'N' Roll Radio? Top Of The Pops - London, England (1/31/80)
Baby I Love You Sha Na Na - Los Angeles, CA (5/19/80)
Rock 'N' Roll High School Mandagsborsen - Stockholm, Sweden (10/26/81)
We Want The Airwaves TVE Musical Express - Madrid, Spain (11/17/81)
This Business Is Killing Me
All Quiet On The Eastern Front US Festival - San Bernardino, CA (9/3/82)
Do You Remember Rock 'N' Roll Radio?
Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment
Rock 'N' Roll High School
Wanna Be Sedated
Beat On The Brat
The KKK Took My Baby Away
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
Chinese Rocks
Teenage Lobotomy The Old Grey Whistle Test - London, England (2/26/85)
Wart Hog
Chasing The Night Obras Sanitarias - Buenos Aires, Argentina (2/3/87)
Blitzkrieg Bop
Freak Of Nature
Crummy Stuff
Love Kills
I Don't Care
Too Tough To Die
Mama's Boy Provinssirock Festival - Sein_joki, Finland (6/4/88)
I Don't Want You Anymore
Weasel Face
Garden Of Serenity
I Just Want To Have Something To Do
Surfin' Bird
Cretin Hop
Somebody Put Something In My Drink
We're A Happy Family Rochester Institute Of Technology - Rochester, NY (10/8/88)
Do You Remember Rock 'N' Roll Radio
Wart Hog Rolling Stone Club - Milan, Italy (3/16/92)
Psycho Therapy
I Believe In Miracles
I Wanna Live
My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes To Bitburg)
Pet Sematary
Animal Boy
Pinhead Top Of The Pops - London, England (6/29/95)
I Don't Wanna Grow Up River Plate Stadium - Estadio Antonio V. Liverti - Buenos Aires,

Argentina (3/16/96)
I Wanna Be Sedated
R.A.M.O.N.E.S.
Blitzkrieg Bop

Quote if the Day

"Don't touch my Hut bitch!" - Corey the New Guy.

BBB's Notebook: ECW 09/11/07

-I gotta tell ya, that belt looks good on Punk.

-T shirt plug.... Ugh.

-Wow, the transition from shirt to Burke was brutal.

-Its all in Kelly Kellys eyes, she loves Balls....

-The slo-mo of Big Daddy V pounding his man-boobs was unnecessary.

-That Balls Mahoney is a smooth motherfucker.

-Poor Guido. Bad to worse.

-Holy shit Mike Knox is BACK!!!

-Stevie and Punk? Its the fuckin' dream team!!

BBB's Notebook: ECW 09/04/07

-Now that the PVR is working, I gotta start recording these shows. The torrents look shitty on dvd.

-The Boogeyman and Big Daddy V. I see 5 stars all over this feud.

-Estrada.... Oh yeah, I forgot.

-I feel the obstacles blocking Balls Mahoney and Kelly Kellys love, may never be overcome...

-Blink 182 groupie... Mildly funny.

-Burke and Thorn vs. Dreamer and Stevie was decent.

-Punk wins the belt. Match was good, finish was hot. Crowd dug it as did I.

Sunday

It was with a heavy heart I watched the Jays lose today. Their season is now over, 4 games above 500. It wasn't supposed to end like this but they finished pretty strong and I'm already looking forward to next year. However, playoffs start right away and there is nothing like playoff baseball. (I can't believe the Mets choked, can't wait to hear Artie and Gary go at it tommorow....

Apparently ECW will be getting a new injection of talent soon. I haven't seen a show since Punk won the belt, I have to burn them and check it out. Are they any good...? Grizz?

PWA was a lot of fun last night, matches were good and the crowd had fun. Look for the dvd.....

Thursday!! Flames!! Thursday!!

Full count is tonight, it's gonna be a long fuckin' night.

October 19 2007

Things That Must Be Said

-The Office sucked last night. Almost shark jumping-worthy. If the new romantic storyline is going to ne Dwight and Angela then they are in trouble. And Michael Scott may be turning dangerously unlikeable.

-Silversun Pickups are coming and the only way to get tickets is through Sonic. Bullshit.

-Beer in the afternoon is good.

-New Hart Foundation on Smackdown is good.

-Joe and AJ in PWA is good.

-Other stuff was to be written but I forgot it all in the time it took me to walk down the stairs. Fuck.

TNA

I'm watching TNA Impact from last week, haven't watched an episode in a while. Where the fuck did Rikishi, Goldust, Matt Morgan and the WSX champ come from? Shit.....

My PVR is now up and running (Thanks Richard!) So I can start recording stuff and get caught up on this crap.

Quote of the Day

"There are soooo many lesbians here that I almost feel bad lookling at them..." - Shigs, in a pin from the Tegan and Sarah show.

Phew....

Back from the Halo launch, it went very very well. I can't really go into sales numbers but it was "great success."

I'm pretty proud of myself, I think I kept it together and was a pretty good leader tonight.

My goal for tommorow: burn some of the shit on my computer and try and catch up on some wrestling. And finish Season 3 of The Office.

I'm fucking hungry.

Pictures & Shit

I realized I never posted any pictures from our vacation or the Karaoke Birthday Extravaganza or any of that shit, so here is some.....

The view atop Mt. Norquay was amazing.

Foothills Stadium, Vipers won, I had such a good time at the game.

This was at Karaoke, although you can't tell as someone is.... substantially blocking the view...

Phil and I rocked some Proclaimers, although I wentback and listened to it, I suck.

Our birthday cake courtesy of M. W-S. Half of it was awesome.

Someone couldn't quite handle the Ocean Motion despite proclaiming herself a thrill-seeker.
The main street in Banff was rippied up for contruction which bummed me out.
But it didn't stop me from enjoying a frosty beverage.
After all, discovering Alberta made me thirsty....
I did however have help, she is a sturdy rower.....

Monday

Tyler fixed the port forwarding on the desktop and the notebook and now the torrent are humming along quite nicely. I'm very happy.

I am so behind in my wrestling again, it sucks. I have 3 (and soon to be 4) weeks of ECW tv, an episode of Dragon Gate infinity, the new ROH ppv and much more. Not to mention the throngs of tapes I have in the closet in the office.

Don't have to work until 8 tonight due to the stupid fucking midnight Halo launch.... It's cool though because the Jays have a day game at Yankee Stadium that just started.

Talked to Woody and Peter the other day and got some bad news. Paul, who played guitar in the last band that I was in here in Edmonton, passed away. If I remember correctly, he had a lot of issues with cancer many years ago including having a tumor removed from his head. He was an amazing guitar player. If I can find the cd I will upload a song or 2 so you can hear him play.

I'm done with pre-season bullshit, drop the puck already! And how could the Stamps lose to fucking Hamilton?? Bullshit.

If anything funny or interesting happens dureing this lame Halo bullshit, I will post it with the Blackberry. And speaking of blackberrys, Chantal had to get one for her new job which I find funny as hell.

Friday

So Dick won Big Brother.... I had a feeling Danielle wouldn't have the cakewalk that everyone figured.

The Oilers white jerseys look like practice jerseys... Did I say that already?

We have the kids this weekend which is always awesome.

New cd's:




The problem is, when I get a new cd it gets thrown on the ipod and I always shuffle songs on the ipod so I never really listen all the way through. Sometimes I miss the old discman days.

Saved By The Bell: Wedding in Vegas is on TBS right now, not a bad way to kill a couple of hours before work.

All out Halo 3 shit is arriving, I've never done a midnight launch before so I am a little nervous about it but I think it will be fun. Nerve racking but fun.

WWE released The Sandman, leaving Tommy as the only 'ECW Original' left from the failed experiment..... Oh yeah, I guess Balls is still there too. I'm 3 weeks behind. I just don't have the time to keep up on it all, stupid life.

Chris Crocker, best known for his YouTube plea to “leave Britney alone”, has signed with 44 Blue Productions. So far, the video has been watched by 8.3 million people, although he “had developed a large Net audience via numerous video performances posted on MySpace.com,” Variety reports. The company’s president, Rasha Drachkovitch, told the paper that “Chris first got on our radar a year ago. It’s going to pretty much be the ‘Chris Crocker experience.’ We consider him a rebel character that people will find interesting. He’s going to be a TV star.”

Are you fucking serious? Everything that is wrong with the world today.

Stamps are on a roll with 3 big wins.... Jays are just playing out the string and the Flames have looked less then impressive so far in the pre-season. Beer me strength.

More Stuff

I may have hastily judged Xbox live a little. I played hockey with my brother yesterday afternoon and it was totally fun. I think because Shigs is queer and runs his Xbox wireslessly is why we had so much trouble the last time.

We were victorious at trivia last night, and I was introduced to the Dick Chicken, and now I am a better man.

Apparently The White Stripes have cancelled their remaining tour because Meg White is suffering from anxiety. Maybe she realized that she is useless and her band sucks.

The journey that is Big Brother ends tonight. I have a sinking feeling in my gut that Dick is going to win, but I'm probably nuts.

I'm fucking sick of Halo 3 and its not even the 25th yet.

Quote of the Day

"I think he tried too hard..." - Drew on Terry Fox.

New Oiler Uni's

Not sure how I feel about them, I think I need to see them in game action. Flames ones are much nicer but the Alberta flag would look nicer on these.

Stuff with extra Stuff...

Well, so far Xbox live really sucks. I'm not sure if it was the connection I had with Shigs but the gameplay is choppy and the earpiece is useless because it cuts in and out constantly.

However, NHL 08 is pretty sweet. The graphics are phenominal and thanks to 'classic controller' I can play it and not want to shoot myself.

Had some folks over last night for no particular reason, they had quite the time playing with the kids old wrestlers. (Video to come hopefully.)

It annoys me that all these cool gadgets we have that are supposed to be so amazing, and none of them work. Our wireless internet is really cool, but very unreliable and is hurting my torrent business (not that I condone anything illegal like uploading torrents...)

Anyway.... Jays are tied with Baltimore in the top of the 11th, may go to Dustins to watch the ppv tonight but I am so out of the loop not sure if I'll get anything out of it.

Quote of the Day

"That's dick. You know what, fuck you Wii." - Drew.

Update

No idea if I can remember all this.....

My folks came out for the weekend for our birthdays, it was pretty good. Saturday we went to the Whyte Avenue farmers market and walked around Whyte Ave for a while. I picked up Attack in Black at Megatunes, I miss shopping at indy record stores.

Saturday night we had a little birthday shindig, thanks to everyone that came out. We had a blast. Sunday the folks headed out, and we went to Chantals friends daughters birthday party. I was a little claustrophobic but we had a good time.

Last night we hit up trivia for the first time in a while, lost by 2 and a half points but we had fun as usual.

Hornswoggle is Vince's son? Nice fucking payoff.....

Jays fucked it against Tampa, Dolphins are 0-1 but the Stamps took both from the Eskies.

BBB's Notebook: ECW 08/28/07

-Lets get this trifecta of crap over with. Time for another beer.

-Remind me not to burn more then 2 episodes on one dvd.

-Fiyaaaah!! Holy fuck, only Artie can do that.....

-"Sorry Boogey..." Fuck this guy blows.

-Seriously, fucking cut this guys Mic time......

-Nice BWO sign for Stevie.

-You had a good run Stevie, see ya later.

-"This is some tasty Cantaloupe." Fucking gold.

-Balls loses the match but gets the girl....

-Punk wins another shot with the GTS.

BBB's Notebook: ECW 08/21/07

-Big Samoan drop and Tommy jobs again.

-Balls and Vince should have their own show.

-Joey tells the "Balls punched a referee" story every fucking week....

-Balls gets the win over Burke in a decent match.

-Mic time for Thorn? Not much but it was there.

-Punk and Vince's small tete et tete was interesting.

-I didn't really watch the main event because I am distracted by shiny things, but I assume it was crap.

BBB's Notebook: ECW 08/14/07

-Fuck, I can't remember if I watched this episode already....

-Chantal used to like Viscera in the huge jammies, but hates Big Daddy V.

-Is the the Big Daddy V show? First Punk and now Tommy.

-If this were a just world, Balls would hand Mizanin his fucking spleen.

-Dammit Stevie!! Snap out of it.

-Hahahah!! Fuck you Thorn!! Reverse decision, Stevie wins!!! I'm drunk....

-Cant get enough main event dq's...... Bring on the worms.

Stuff

A word of advice. Don't go to a store at ten to nine and buy a big tv. That means the staff has to keep the fucking store open until 9:30 when all they want to do ia go home to their families and stupid dogs.

Now, some news:

-AP: ATLANTA — A doctor who examined brain matter from former pro wrestler Chris Benoit is saying the wrestler had brain damage from multiple concussions that was consistent with what's seen in Alzheimer's patients.Dr. Julian Bailes told ABC's Good Morning America that the "striking and maybe shocking" damage may have been a leading cause for Benoit killing his wife, children and himself at their Atlanta-area home in June.Bailes showed the show's hosts images of a healthy brain and of part of Benoit's brain — which had large brown spots he said were dead brain cells and their connecting tissue. He said such damage is not caused by steroid use.

Yes, but steroid stories sell papers and apparently get people elected.

-Andrew "Test" Martin is done with TNA. The word from backstage is that he was not fitting in well backstage and was pretty much sent home following the Hard Justice PPV. He never signed a contract and it doesn't appear as if he will be back. Credit: PWInsider.com

Test was in TNA?

-Wade Keller is reporting that Ric Flair quit WWE this week due to being frustrated with his push and the lack of encouraging communication from management. Both sides are apparently already trying to work things out.

Flair's decision to quit doesn't appear to have anything to do with the recent suspensions.

TNA is said to be aware of Flair's decision to quit WWE and is interested in possibly trying to get him to come in for the launch of the two hour Impact in October. Credit: PWTorch.com

Interesting and not wise IMO considering his supposed financial situation. I don't see him going anywhere.

New Flames Uniforms

The Flames unveiled their new jerseys this afternoon:
They're not bad other then the terrible out of place Alberta flag on the shoulder. You can do a 'tour' here.

Quote of the Day Part 2

"Whatever I do, is what I do". - Braden.

Quote of the Day

"If it was a sandwich, I would walk." - Shigs.

Holy Shit Really?!

Dogs really chase their own tails? I thought that was made up on TV. Holy fuck what a moron....

Sunday Sunday SUNDAY!!

-I'm going to go on a little rant here for a second about video games. I remember a few years ago when playing NHL hockey, there was a button for shoot, one for pass, and one for body checking.

I downloaded the demo for NHL '08 and to shoot you need to use the right thumb-stick and all this other bullshit and its annoying.

A bunch of my co-workers want me to play Rainbow Six online with them but after playing it for a few minutes at my brothers, there is no way I can keep up. I'm not built for shit lilke that.

When did games get so involved and technical? X Box Live is cool but I'm having issues figuring out how the fuck to do anything. Anyway.....

-I am having a brutal day at work so far. 500 people have come to me looking for a specific cd or dvd and we don't have any of it. Sent more people to HMV then I've sold stuff to.

-Tuesday the Flames unveil their new jerseys, wonder what they will look like. Word is that the horse won't be on the shoulder anymore. That horse was certainly a failed experiment. I didn't like it at first but it gre on me after a while.

-WWE is in some serious turmoil right now. I wonder the long-term effects of what is happening now on our business. If you don't know what I'm talking about, go, read.

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"I want to give her an eating disorder by Christmas" - Me.

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We got the wireless network set up yesterday so as I type this I am sitting on the couch with the notebook in front of the TV. Could I be any more lazy and lame.

The kids are in bed with minimal freaking out that both of their moms are not around..... And now I am debating what to do..... Try and play some more (mega-confusing) X-Box Live, watch some Kissology volume 2, some wrestling, maybe some Dawson (yeah, that's right fuckers)... Who knows, the world is my proverbial oyster.

So, we have a dog..... A Jack Russel Terrier named Sadie (Who the fuck is Jack Russel anyway?) It's a harmless enough dog other then the boundless energy and the fact that it thinks I am a toilet. It will get better......

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