Evel Knievel R.I.P.

This just in, Evel Knievel Is dead.

http://in.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idINIndia-30777520071130

Quick "Evel" story: A former co-worker of mine once worked for Osco (Osco Corporate), and as part of her duties would sometimes have to meet with celebrities that were making store appearances for grand openings and what not. She once met Evel at a grand opening where he proceeded to use the following line on her: "I have jumped a lot of things in parking lots, and I wouldn't mind jumping you in this one."

Evel Knievel = all class.

Kelly Pickler

Kelly Pickler (American Idol contestant) is NOT smarter than a 5th Grader. Actually, Kelly Pickler is barely smarter than an infant.

Retro Hester

The only bright spot for the Bear so far this year. Some clips of his college days at Miami. Worth watching until the end for the return against Duke...just ridiculous.

I Am Fat

Currently, I have hit a bit of a speed bump on the way to my ultimate goal of weighing a svelte 180 pounds (I am in a contest to see who can get to 180 first, but if you are reading this, you probably already know that). I call this speed bump, "a weekend in Nashville for Barry's birthday."

Weight Friday morning before I left: 198.5
Weight upon my return on Sunday afternoon: 213

Yes, over 14 pounds in 2 days. Strong work by anyone's standards (Even the morbidly obese would have to tip there hat to the orgy of eating and binge drinking that led to my rapid weight gain). So kudos to me! I'm fat!

P.S. Clint, you can stop counting now.

Bundyology

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.

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.

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.