The Weekend

And what a weekend it was. On Friday we took the kids to the Drillers home opener. Now I'm not a big fan of soccer but I really enjoyed it, especially since they played the team from Calgary, which I always get behind. Calgary United FC got their asses kicked 10-4 but it was fun. Looking forward to going back in March, if not sooner.

Saturday we all went shopping, thanks to bonus time. We got the first thing for the new baby, a stroller/car seat that is cool and has the Chantal-required cup holder. The kids did really well, especially seeing as I didn't look at the prices of the fucking toys they picked. I don't know who the fuck Ben 10 is but they love it. I also got a little tiny Bobby Lashley figure that I forgot to give to Dustin last night.

Saturday night we decided to have a "sleepover pajama party" in the living room being that we all got new jammied. The kids each got Pokemon jammies and Chantal got an awesome Flames night shirt. I got Playboy bottoms that are the most uncomfortable fucking things I have ever worn.

We watched the Empire Strikes Back. Now, it is incredibly frustrating trying to explain to Chantal how Star Wars works. The first star wars is episode 4. And then the ones that came out in the 90's were prequals. Episode 1 was in 1999. Simple as that.

We heard about the blizzard on Friday and it wasn't supposed to hit until Sunday at about noon so we figured we would get up Sunday at about 9 and hit the road about 930 to take Braden back to Wabamun. Unfortunatly we got up at 9 and it was full-fledged fucking blizzard-mania. So it was a white-knuckled drive to Wabamun to bring Braden back to his mom.

Now on our way back into town we decided to go have breaky at Dennys because we were all starving, we got there and the wait was over an hour so we said fuck it and went to McDonalds. During the trip we get a call from Chantals mom asking if we wanted to come over for chili and to help roll change. We said sure, why not and we headed over. Now I figured helping roll change was just a few bucks in change or whatever. Little did we know that we got there and Chantals mom and her boyfriend Chris had been throwing all their change into jars for 2 fucking years and they had tons. We counted up when we finished and they had (I shit you not) two thousand fucking dollars in change. It weighed a ton. But it was all good because I always had a Caeser in my hand and it was good times.

After that it was off to Dustins for the Royal Rumble. It was a good time as usual, talking shit with all the boys and watching the show. From what I actually paid attention to, the show was good and the big surprise was the return of Cena. The WWE did the near impossible by keeping his return a secret and continue feeding false information that he wouldn't return until summer.

I have a ticket to go to the Oilers/Sharks game tommorow which should be fun. Anyway, that's the latest.

Fuck Fuck Fucking Fuck.

Stupid Xbox 360 doesn't want to read the dvd's I burned on the computer. Cocksucker, I wanna watch Dragon Gate!

Yippee!!

I am currently burning Dragon Gate dvd's and I'm giddy as fuck.

It's a Boy!

Just got back from the Ultrasound, it's a boy. He has my eyes, don't you think?

Always Recycle...

Stuff

Trying to remember what the fuck has been happening lately.

Sunday night after the store closed it was game night. It was pretty impressive, a bunch of the guys brough in their gear and out Home Theatre department was turned into game land. It was a lot of fun playing Rock Band with everyone.

Speaking of Rock Band, it is pretty fun but the drums are taking some getting used to. I can't seem to play "Black Hole Sun" on hard.

The Flames play the Wild tonight, their only game in 11 days so I hope to fuck they win.

Heath Ledger died today. I don't really know all that much about him but that he is going to be the new Joker. Anyway, its a shame when someone that young and talented wastes it.

The new set on Raw last night was pretty cool. No idea what the hell is going on though. When did Jeff Hardy become a main eventer?

Quote of the Day

"Is that a cell phone in your pocket? No, its my dick bitch!!" - Kar-Wing.

Stuff

So I bit the bullet and bought Rock Band today. Well actually Chantal bought it and I will pay her for it on Friday. I'm stuck and work and I'm bummed out because I wanna go home and try it.

The Flames killed LA last night 6-1, they have a pretty fucked up schedules. Tuesdays game against Minnesota is their only game for 11 days. Pretty bizarre.

Don't Forget Who's Taking You Home.....

So last night was the Michael Buble concert. Chantals been looking forward to it since she got the tickets at Christmas and asked me to go with her.

I didn't know what to expect but I have to say it was a great show and I had a really good time. His band was incredible and he had little bits prepared and really put on a good show. I'm glad I went.

Flames got back into the win column the other night against Minnesota (and I didn't have to get my own pie....) Interested to see when Cujo will get his first start.

Filter

I read this today and it brought me much joy:

Filter is close to finishing a new album, Anthems for the Damned, and will be releasing the album sometime between April and May.

Richard Patrick, frontman of Filter, told mtv.com in November of 2007, "I'm not straying from that classic Filter sound, but, because I'm a little older and a little wiser, [the sound has] definitely evolved. The first two or three songs are just straight-up industrial powerhouses, and then it goes into the huge-sounding stuff that people are kind of familiar with."

A source close to the band has said that the new album will feature a line-up of contributors and that Patrick is currently getting members together for the live shows.

I thought they were done and I'm excited to hear the new stuff. Check out their last 2 (especially Title of Record) they are very underrated.

Spring Training

Pitchers and Catchers report in 28 days baby!!!!

Blue Harvest

I just watched the Family Guy Blue Harvest dvd (Why is it called Blue Harvest anyway?)

This is of course, their Star Wars remake. It was pretty good but shorter then I thought it would be. My only complaint was that some of the jokes were a little "hackey."

Watch it and let me know what you thought.

Calgary Flames agree to terms with veteran goaltender Curtis Joseph

CALGARY - Curtis Joseph is headed back to the NHL.

The 40-year-old goaltender agreed to terms on a US$1.5-million, one-year contract with the Calgary Flames on Monday, a source told The Canadian Press.

Since a little more than half of the season is already gone, he'll earn about $650,000 for the rest of the year.

A Flames spokesman would not confirm the signing Monday and said the team had no announcement at this point.

Joseph, who led Canada to a Spengler Cup title late last month, is one NHL victory shy of tying Terry Sawchuk for fourth all-time on the goalie career win list at 447.

Joseph went 18-31-2 with a 3.19 goals-against average and .893 save percentage with the Phoenix Coyotes last season.

He's 446-341-95 in 913 NHL regular-season games with St. Louis, Edmonton, Toronto, Detroit and Phoenix.

The Flames need to give star No. 1 goalie Miikka Kiprusoff a breather once in a while in the second half of the season. He's started in 45 of 46 games while rookie Curtis McElhinney has started just once.

The New York Rangers were also believed to be in the running for Joseph's services before he ultimately decided to join with the Flames.

Stuff and Shit....

We decided to take the kids to Calgary for the weekend to see grandma and grandpa. I felt like shit and still do but we had fun. Did a little shopping and my mom made lasagne which was awesome and then later Saturday we got Gondola Pizza. It was "The Boss" pizza and it was killer. Anyway, we had fun.

Last night we hit The Keg for supper which was also awesome. (I talk about food a lot....)

In 2 weeks we were thinking of taking the kids to Jasper but we can't seem to find a hotel room. If anyone has connections or knows a way we can get a hotel room please let me know.

The Flames are on a bit of a skid and dropped one to the Oilers last night which I'm sure I will hear all about when I get to work.

We watched the Triumph and Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling last night which was as depressing as I expected. It must be hard for Kevin to recount all that stuff but he got through it like a trooper. I've heard if you watch the shoot interviews of a lot of the guys that were around back then you hear a lot more about the dark side of that promotion then you will oviously hear about in a WWE-made documentary. And there was quite a dark side if there is any truth behind some of the things I have read.

I also bought the 2nd volume of JCW Slam TV. They certainly shelled out some cash to bring in a lot of big names for the shows on this go 'round. Jimmy Jacobs vs. Ultimo should be good. Still waiting for the WSX dvd's to turn up around here somewhere.

Sleeze

I was digging through some old shit and I found this. Enjoy!

Stuff

I watched disc 3 of the Best of Raw XV tonight and when I came across the segment where Eugene has a group play musical chairs for a title shot, I realized that I'm sure back in '03 I hated it but it was damn funny now.

But on to other business, I think the temporary home for the potential internet TV show will be over on my video blog (http:..3btv.blogspot.com). Right now it is the home of videos I hae put up on Dailymotion, stuff I find interesting such as wrestling, music and overall zaniness.

Also, I have decided that the show will feature an advice segment..... A segment entitled "Ho Ass Help." So kids, sharpen your pencils and send any questions to "Dr. Ho" to bbboris@shaw.ca.

.....I know, you all think I'm nuts but I'm gonna make this happen.

BBB's Notebook: Best of RAW 15th Anniversary Disc 1

-Taking the ring up that elevator for the first Raw in the Manhattan center must have SUCKED!!

-Holy, Vince's commentary is pretty over the top on Hennig vs. Flair.

-The little "pop up video" facts are a nice addition.

-Ah, the birth of the 1-2-3 Kid....

-Oh! My favorite tape/dvd game, Spot Fonzie!!! Ref for Jannetty/Michaels.

-Shawn and Marty put on a hell of a match, didn't care for the finish though.

-Savage is hilariously brutal on commentary.

-Bret and Waltmans match was pretty great as well.

-Lawler and William Shatner was well done.

-Nice little tribute to Owen.

-Goldust giving Ahmed Johnson mouth to mouth was a tad disturbing....

-Ah the Pillman gun angle. The classics never die.

-Haha the original ECW Invasion segment is taken right from the "Rise and Fall" dvd.

-Owen and Bulldogs Euro-title match was very good.

-Wow, I forgot what great shape Austin was in in 1997.

-Bret screwed Bret......

-Disc 1 was greas success.

Sweet!

Drew gave me the Best of Raw 15th Anniversary dvd as a late Christmas present. Will probably dive into disc one tommorow.

Quote of the Day

"I think my show could be a lot like Laguna Beach..." - Drew (upon my asking for his participation in my show.)

BBB's Notebook: WWE Royal Rumble 1990

-It's odd seeing Tony Schiavone doing WWF events.

-"The fans are whacking away".... "The 2 teams are feeling each other out"... Man, the Rougeaus and The Bushwhackers has a lot of homoerotic undertones.....

-The Bushwhackers are quite over.

-"Savat kick." You don't hear that anymore. I'm gonna start using it.

-Only DiBiase could use the word "Gestapoism" into a promo.

-A battle of PWA alumni, Brutus vs. The Genius.

-Poffo plays gay very well, almost too well......

-A double DQ? These 2 need to settle this at Night of Champions 2008!

-Ah the Greg The Hammer faceplant. Awesome.

-Valentine and Ronnie Garvin was an interesing match. Submission matches were pretty rare back then.

-Brother Love! Sweet. I LOOOOOOOOOOVE YOOOOOOOOU!!!

-The late Saphire. "Tons of fun" as Jesse the Body would say.

-Good lord, what the fuck is the Warrior talking about?

-Fuck Jake was good.

-What the hell is on Neidharts head?

-It's Rumble time! DiBiase drew #1, Koko is #2.

-Koko is out, up next is Jannetty.

-Jannetty is out, up next is Jake. Wow, he's over huge.

-Piper is a house of fire!

-The Red Rooster..... Sigh......

-Akeem looks retarded.

-Hogan and the Warrior are the final two.

-Oh wait, they aren't. Nevermind....

-Wow, I was way off. Serves me right for falling asleep during the damn Rumble.

-Hogan, Rude and Perfect are the final 3.

-Rude is out..... And Hogan is Hulking up!!!!!

-And Hennig is out, Hogan wins. I for one am shocked......

February 02 2008

TV

So I always joke around with coworkers that my potential is being wasted doing what I do for a living.

So in discussing this I have decided to take matters into my own hands and myself and some other interested parties are going to start an internet TV show. Short "webisodes" full of stuff that makes us laugh. And if it makes us laugh maybe it will make you laugh as well.

Nothing fancy, just low-fi entertainment in a bite sized package.

I have no timeline for when we will start, but hopefully you will see something sooner then later.

BBB's Notebook: The Hardcore Diaries by Mick Foley

Well, I'm sure I am in the minority, but on the whole I don't think this was a very good book.

Its not totally without merit, the story of the buildup to One Night Stand was quite enthralling, and to be honest it was the only part of the book that wasn't throw-away to me.

A lot of it seemed very self-serving and tried too hard to be humorous.

The amount of name dropping was staggering and there was a definite political agenda as well that I could have done without.

Maybe I look for something different in a "wrestling book." What it can teach me, what I can learn about the business and what I can learn about certain performers but I don't think I really learned anything, but perhaps that wasn't the point.

I do however enjoy the recounting of certain events that I can go back and watch tapes and dvd's of and see it from a different perspective.

I guess I just didn't get what I was looking for out of this one.

BBB's Notebook: ECW 12/18/07

I haven't watched ECW since about September so I have no idea what's cookin'. Here we go.......

-Morrison and The Miz are tag champs? Fuck I am out of it...

-Shannon Moore looks relatively normal.... Is he on Smackdown now?

-Yang is underrated.

-Wow, Yang and Moore vs. Morrison and Miz was really good.

-Benjamin destroyed that jobber.... What's his deal, the gold standard? Is he on ECW full time now?

-Kofi Kingston.... Interesting.

-Victoria is with Kenny Dykstra? I don't like all these SD guys on ECW. Its stripping the show of its identity.

-Nunzio the elf.......?

-Dykstra's leap to the top was impressive, but its the only part of the match I will remember.

-Punk vs. MVP was good, didn't like the dq finish but it made sense considering the circumstance.

-A Punk/Chavo feud could produce some quality matched.

The show was good but the "Smackdown Talent Exchange" kind of dilutes the feel and identity of the show.

Stern

Listening to The Best of Stern 2007 right now, everyone need to listen to Stern.

Even if just to blow out what you think the show is all about. He is the best celebrity interviewer on the fucking planet.

Stuff

Looking through my Xmas gifts, I got some pretty cool shit.

We watched disc 1 of Robot Chicken season 2 and its fucking hilarious. The Gene Simmons book looks really interesting and I can't wait to dig in to Brets. I have way too many books on the go, I am reading Foleys latest (I am not impressed) and then there Mondo Lucha and the Stampede one and then all the new stuff.

Chantal is playing Raymans Raving Rabbits, its fun watching her play video games, especially Guitar Hero.

Bhutto

When the fuck will this end..... When will the world realize that it is futile to keep up this pace of nonsense and bullshit.

I don't claim to be a genius or overly knowledgeable about world events but I'm not an idiot either. Its only a matter of time before some country has the balls to begin using nuclear weaponry.

I have a feeling something really bad is coming, and soon.

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.