In case you’ve been living under a rock there was a wedding this morning. Prince William married “commoner” Miss Catherine (a.k.a. Kate) Middleton. I’m happy to say that I completely ignored the hype for this story. I didn’t give a shit, didn’t set my DVR, and didn’t stay up late to watch it. However… as I was kissing the wife & kids goodbye this AM I turned on the TV and the live coverage happened to be on. Just as in this previous post where real life imitates pro wrestling, a certain wrestler immediately came to mind when I saw… Continue reading
These types of lists typically come out at the beginning of the year. I’m all for giving convention the middle finger so I’m doing it in the day after St. Patrick’s Day. Got a problem with that? Part of why I keep this blog is as some sort of “outlet” for my creative juices. Another is that in this day and age this is about the only “cool” way for a guy to keep a diary. I go back and often and read stuff that I’ve written in the past so these types of lists I get a real… Continue reading
So I was watching the Grammy Awards this evening a couple of days late wondering who the hell everyone was. I understand that I’m getting a bit older and I’ve never been all that “up” on pop music. However, I saw a dude that reminded me of something from my past…something that I’d tried to repress.
Koko.
This dude (who I’ve since learned is named Cee Lo Green) was out there doing a performance with a bunch of Muppets and Gweneth Paltrow. Not sure exactly how that came together, but that’s what it was.
And just so you don’t think… Continue reading
I’ve often said that one of my least favorite wrestlers of all time is the WWF’s Koko B. Ware. (The character that is… I actually enjoyed some of his earlier non-Birdman work). This is a dude that’s in the WWE Hall Of Fame and I can’t for the life of me figure out why. He was essentially a jobber that never rose above mid-card status.
Dude would come to the ring with his bird Frankie (who died in a tragic fire a few years back… no shit). On top of that, he’s probably most well known for singing the title… Continue reading
Event: WrestleMania III Date: March 29, 1987 Venue: Pontiac Silverdome (Pontiac, Michigan) Attendance: 93,173
This is the first WrestleMania that I remember a hype for outside of the wrestling world. In addition to the pre-event hype, I remember vividly seeing on front page of the Cleveland Plain Dealer sports page the next day a huge photo of Hogan and Andre. In my mind this is the first time that WrestleMania was really an “event”. The opening shots of the crowd are very impressive and the venue is so big that the wrestlers need to be carted in from the dressing… Continue reading
WrestleMania 25 Recap – Lackluster Show With A Couple Of Standouts
Pip, my brother and I got together and carried on our tradition of watching WrestleMania together. This was the 25th anniversary of the show so were expecting big things and a great show. What we got (with a couple of exceptions) was neither. Overall I’d have to say it was a pretty bad show with just a couple of high spots – certainly not what we were expecting from the biggest show of the year… and the 25th anniversary at that. I’ll take it one step further and say that the only thing that made this one watchable was that… Continue reading →