Wednesday, October 24, 2007

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.)

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

"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.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

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.

Monday, October 15, 2007

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.

Saturday, October 13, 2007

Quote of the Day

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

Friday, October 12, 2007

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

Thursday, October 11, 2007

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!!

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

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.

Tuesday, October 09, 2007

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.

Friday, October 05, 2007

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.

Tuesday, October 02, 2007

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.

Monday, October 01, 2007

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.