Wow, after the last post I went in search of information about the "no ma'am" episode, which the clip I posted seems to be from, and stumbled across this.
Good stuff.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
The "Best" of King Kong Bundy...
So writing the post about "Moving" rekindled my interest in a some what long forgotten remnant of WWF (E) past....King Kong Bundy. After some Youtube research, I stumbled across the following clips.
I fondly remember this first match. I have not seen it in probably 18 years. Not nearly as good as I remember (actually, it's terrible), but the commentary by Elvira (yes, Elvira "Princess of the Night") is awesome. This match is also in the "big blue cage," which I really miss. Also, the amount of "heat" (which is wrestling terminology for the level of crowd involvement) that they got from a couple of simple "big splashes" is ridiculous.
Wrestlemania 2...Hogan vs. Bundy.
This one is for C Funk (who will most likely remember the details of this episode). This clip is interesting for a couple of reasons. 1. It includes Bud in a bee costume for some reason. And, 2. It includes Michael Clark Duncan as the security guard, which I thought was funny.
This just shows you how far "Kong" fell one year. This is Wrestlemania 3, and Bundy was relegated to wrestling midgets (Little Beaver and Lord Little Brooke) with Hill Billy Jim. I apologize for the video quality. This is probably another one that Funk will appreciate.
I fondly remember this first match. I have not seen it in probably 18 years. Not nearly as good as I remember (actually, it's terrible), but the commentary by Elvira (yes, Elvira "Princess of the Night") is awesome. This match is also in the "big blue cage," which I really miss. Also, the amount of "heat" (which is wrestling terminology for the level of crowd involvement) that they got from a couple of simple "big splashes" is ridiculous.
Wrestlemania 2...Hogan vs. Bundy.
This one is for C Funk (who will most likely remember the details of this episode). This clip is interesting for a couple of reasons. 1. It includes Bud in a bee costume for some reason. And, 2. It includes Michael Clark Duncan as the security guard, which I thought was funny.
This just shows you how far "Kong" fell one year. This is Wrestlemania 3, and Bundy was relegated to wrestling midgets (Little Beaver and Lord Little Brooke) with Hill Billy Jim. I apologize for the video quality. This is probably another one that Funk will appreciate.
Friday, September 21, 2007
This is For My Mom....
My mom is deathly concerned that someone may wander across this blog and assume that the picture of the heavy set guy with the tattoo is me....it is not.
I have no tattoos, but aspire to have one some day....one much like this.
I have no tattoos, but aspire to have one some day....one much like this.
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Saturday Afternoon TV
This Saturday afternoon I had the fortune of stumbling across one of my favorite "under-rated" movies on TV One....."Moving"! (By the way, TV One is a new "African-American" station. I have never seen this station before. Of course, I am not a huge fan of "227" and "Sister, Sister" reruns, so that may explain why I have never stumbled across it).
Essentially, "Moving" is about a family that's, well, moving. The main character, played by Richard Pryor, gets a new job in Idaho and must move his entire family from Jersey to Boise. This movie is good (and under-rated) for several reasons:
Check out a "Moving" trivia game here here.
Essentially, "Moving" is about a family that's, well, moving. The main character, played by Richard Pryor, gets a new job in Idaho and must move his entire family from Jersey to Boise. This movie is good (and under-rated) for several reasons:
- It's one of Richard Pryor's last quality movies before his disease really starts to outwardly take it's toll.
- It stars Randy Quaid in a hilarious role as the obnoxious next door neighbor (a role that pre-dates his very similar role in the "Vacation" movies), and a young Dana Carvey as the split personality psycho that Pryor hires to drive his beloved Audi to Boise.
- It also stars the super hot Stacey Dash, best known for her role as the token black friend in "Clueless" (as a side note, Stacey was 29 years old when she did "Clueless!" I was shocked. Check it out.). By the way, she's 41 now...still not too shabby (see below).
- There is a King Kong Bundy sighting. King Kong Bundy makes an appearance as one of the movers that Richard Pryor hires...good stuff.
- It's really funny.
Check out a "Moving" trivia game here here.
Friday, September 14, 2007
What Is This F1 Stuff?
check this out:
"Yesterday, the World Motor Sport Council, the governing body of Formula One auto racing, slapped the unprecedented fine of $100-million (U.S.) on McLaren, the latest chapter in a high-test case of industrial espionage that has rocked the auto-racing world."
Yes, $100 million dollars...and suddenly the New England Patriots don't feel so bad.
The whole article is here.
"Yesterday, the World Motor Sport Council, the governing body of Formula One auto racing, slapped the unprecedented fine of $100-million (U.S.) on McLaren, the latest chapter in a high-test case of industrial espionage that has rocked the auto-racing world."
Yes, $100 million dollars...and suddenly the New England Patriots don't feel so bad.
The whole article is here.
Fun With Google
I thought this was kind of cool...nerdy, but cool. Basically, it shows you some hacks that you can do with Google.
This one is my favorite: ("robots.txt" "disallow:" filetype:txt). Type it in the search box and the results your given are text files of pages that the publisher does not want Google spidering. In other words, it's pages on a website that the creator doesn't want to appear in search results. The first listing is for www.whitehouse.gov. Kind of fun. Obviously, this stuff isn't classified, but it's fun to think that it's at least stuff they don't want the public reading.
This is a cool site too. Stuff people have found using Google Earth.
Other stuff:
This is a video of a bunch of Google tricks (like how to view the page in Klingon).
This one is my favorite: ("robots.txt" "disallow:" filetype:txt). Type it in the search box and the results your given are text files of pages that the publisher does not want Google spidering. In other words, it's pages on a website that the creator doesn't want to appear in search results. The first listing is for www.whitehouse.gov. Kind of fun. Obviously, this stuff isn't classified, but it's fun to think that it's at least stuff they don't want the public reading.
This is a cool site too. Stuff people have found using Google Earth.
Other stuff:
This is a video of a bunch of Google tricks (like how to view the page in Klingon).
The WWE "Wellness" Program
I promised myself that I would not blog about wrestling here any longer, but after all the reading I have done recently regarding the controversy surrounding the WWE Wellness Policy, I felt compelled.
This past week the WWE went on a suspension and firing spree. Ten wrestlers were suspended, most of which for there involvement with Signature Pharmacy (which is under investigation for illegal distribution of steroids..in total, fourteen WWE wrestlers appeared on the investigators list of Signature customers). I believe three wrestlers were fired (I know of three for sure). Those being Mike Bucci (formerly Simon Dean and Nova in ECW), and Cryme Time (a tag team, so two people got the boot here). All were fired for there behavior and not drug use. I know most of what I have read, including the ESPN article that recently appeared on the front page of ESPN.com, has sighted the recent suspensions as a sign that the WWE is starting to take the health of it's wrestlers seriously. I would argue that this could not be more far from the truth.
The suspensions were not done as a way to punish the wrestlers, as much as it was a way to make it look like they did something. Most of the wrestlers suspended will not be missing from TV or PPV, as the suspensions typically only apply to house shows. This does affect the wrestler's income, especially those wrestlers that have small down side guaranteed money and count on the house show income to supplement. However, if a wrestler is still appearing on TV and PPV, I would hardly call him "suspended." The funny thing is, and I can't believe that someone in the "mainstream" media has not picked up on this, one of the WWE's worst offenders wasn't even punished. Randy Orton is the only wrestler on the Signature Pharmacy list to have a past drug test failure for steroids. Yet nothing has happened to him...nothing.
The Wellness Policy has so many loopholes it's ridiculous. Never mind the fact that the wrestlers know in advance when they are being tested. But any wrestler with a valid percription for the drug they tested positive for, regardless of the amount that's found in there system, is given a pass.
Eventually, this all will blow over, as I have read that Congress is pleased with the actions that the WWE has taken thus far, despite the fact that the testing policies are ridiculous.
Something lost in all this is the fact that two wrestlers recently turned in there notice. King Booker and Ric Flair, for reasons unrelated to the steroid controversy, have quite wrestling. The fact that there will most likely be no big deal made of Ric Flair retiring is ludicrous...but that is a blog for another time.
This past week the WWE went on a suspension and firing spree. Ten wrestlers were suspended, most of which for there involvement with Signature Pharmacy (which is under investigation for illegal distribution of steroids..in total, fourteen WWE wrestlers appeared on the investigators list of Signature customers). I believe three wrestlers were fired (I know of three for sure). Those being Mike Bucci (formerly Simon Dean and Nova in ECW), and Cryme Time (a tag team, so two people got the boot here). All were fired for there behavior and not drug use. I know most of what I have read, including the ESPN article that recently appeared on the front page of ESPN.com, has sighted the recent suspensions as a sign that the WWE is starting to take the health of it's wrestlers seriously. I would argue that this could not be more far from the truth.
The suspensions were not done as a way to punish the wrestlers, as much as it was a way to make it look like they did something. Most of the wrestlers suspended will not be missing from TV or PPV, as the suspensions typically only apply to house shows. This does affect the wrestler's income, especially those wrestlers that have small down side guaranteed money and count on the house show income to supplement. However, if a wrestler is still appearing on TV and PPV, I would hardly call him "suspended." The funny thing is, and I can't believe that someone in the "mainstream" media has not picked up on this, one of the WWE's worst offenders wasn't even punished. Randy Orton is the only wrestler on the Signature Pharmacy list to have a past drug test failure for steroids. Yet nothing has happened to him...nothing.
The Wellness Policy has so many loopholes it's ridiculous. Never mind the fact that the wrestlers know in advance when they are being tested. But any wrestler with a valid percription for the drug they tested positive for, regardless of the amount that's found in there system, is given a pass.
Eventually, this all will blow over, as I have read that Congress is pleased with the actions that the WWE has taken thus far, despite the fact that the testing policies are ridiculous.
Something lost in all this is the fact that two wrestlers recently turned in there notice. King Booker and Ric Flair, for reasons unrelated to the steroid controversy, have quite wrestling. The fact that there will most likely be no big deal made of Ric Flair retiring is ludicrous...but that is a blog for another time.
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Muir Woods
Got a chance to play with my new camera while out in San Francisco. These are some of the better shots that I took. I spared you the ones with my ugly mug in them (your welcome).
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
The Human Tornado
Finally, the choreography and infectious sounds of "Beat It," coupled with the athleticism and human drama of wrestling...the result: magic!
Below is the Human Tornado. Frankly, one of my favorite "indie" wrestlers. These clips should explain why (or maybe they don't, but they're still funny).
Below is the Human Tornado. Frankly, one of my favorite "indie" wrestlers. These clips should explain why (or maybe they don't, but they're still funny).
Don West = Beanie Babies?
For whatever reason I found this hilarious. Hopefully, the 8 people who are still watching TNA IMPACT! on Spike will enjoy this (or maybe they won't. Regardless, I don't care). Apparently, esteemed TNA host Don West spent some time trying to shile Beanie Babies on the Home Shopping Network. This isn't quite as good as the near coronary level intensity he uses when trying to swindle the public into buying one of those coma inducing TNA PPV's, but it's funny none-the-less. Enjoy.
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