Friday, September 12, 2014
HEY! You should check this out..: Chikara Pro is Coming!!!
HEY! You should check this out..: Chikara Pro is Coming!!!: Or just Chikara in some circles will be coming from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Austin, Texas in October. The 5th to be exact to team up o...
Chikara Pro is Coming!!!
Or just Chikara in some circles will be coming from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Austin, Texas in October. The 5th to be exact to team up or crossover with Austin's very own NWA/Inspire Pro wrestling.
The company was founded in 2002 by wrestlers Mike Quackenbush(who has been in Texas before) and Reckless Youth. Quackenbush has also been an active performer in the company as well, they have several known tournaments such as the King of Trios and Young Lions Cup.
It is influenced by lucha libra and many of the people have masks and/or use unique gimmicks. They blend wrestling and comedy in many cases and have a loyal fan base, some Texas wrestlers have been there such as ACH and Jojo Bravo. St. Louis wrestlers who wrestler in Texas such as the Submission Squad have been invited a few times.
It all started as a wrestling school called Wrestle Factory and after 5 months it grew into Chikara. The first show was May 25th, 2002 and starred not only students and trainers but several other indie wrestlers including Don Montoya, CM Punk, Colt Cabana, Chris Hero, Love Bug, Marshal Law, and Blind Rage.
As time went on they had former WCW star La Parka show up and even a sister promotion called Kiryoku Pro which focused on female wrestlers and even had a lawsuit filed against them saying the building they were doing the shows in was not properly zoned and they had to leave finally due to parking restrictions.
Trainers have included Chris Hero, Jorge "Skayde" Riveda, and Claudio Castagnoli and have teamed with CZW for training for awhile. They made a deal with Dragon Gate USA in 2009 to have Chikara stars in Dragon Gate. May 2, 2014 they found a new developer for their video game Rudo Resurrection and even have a web comic.
The current Grand Champion is Icarus and The Colony is a major stable. Both of them will be in Texas.
Just a little history for people who may not know. Texas is growing and this is a major step.
The Colony vs The Young Bucks
The company was founded in 2002 by wrestlers Mike Quackenbush(who has been in Texas before) and Reckless Youth. Quackenbush has also been an active performer in the company as well, they have several known tournaments such as the King of Trios and Young Lions Cup.
It is influenced by lucha libra and many of the people have masks and/or use unique gimmicks. They blend wrestling and comedy in many cases and have a loyal fan base, some Texas wrestlers have been there such as ACH and Jojo Bravo. St. Louis wrestlers who wrestler in Texas such as the Submission Squad have been invited a few times.
It all started as a wrestling school called Wrestle Factory and after 5 months it grew into Chikara. The first show was May 25th, 2002 and starred not only students and trainers but several other indie wrestlers including Don Montoya, CM Punk, Colt Cabana, Chris Hero, Love Bug, Marshal Law, and Blind Rage.
As time went on they had former WCW star La Parka show up and even a sister promotion called Kiryoku Pro which focused on female wrestlers and even had a lawsuit filed against them saying the building they were doing the shows in was not properly zoned and they had to leave finally due to parking restrictions.
Trainers have included Chris Hero, Jorge "Skayde" Riveda, and Claudio Castagnoli and have teamed with CZW for training for awhile. They made a deal with Dragon Gate USA in 2009 to have Chikara stars in Dragon Gate. May 2, 2014 they found a new developer for their video game Rudo Resurrection and even have a web comic.
The current Grand Champion is Icarus and The Colony is a major stable. Both of them will be in Texas.
Just a little history for people who may not know. Texas is growing and this is a major step.
The Colony vs The Young Bucks
Friday, September 5, 2014
HEY! You should check this out..: Follow a Dream, all the way to Somewhere or is it ...
HEY! You should check this out..: Follow a Dream, all the way to Somewhere or is it ...: So recently Shana Hammaker decided to not go the route of being traditional published and keep to self publishing giving her more control an...
Follow a Dream, all the way to Somewhere or is it Nowhere?
So recently Shana Hammaker decided to not go the route of being traditional published and keep to self publishing giving her more control and less bullshit to go through with finding the right publisher, doing a perfect query letter(which are pure crap by the way) and going out of her way to really promote and push this.
I hope this small thing I can do helps in some way, using wrestling as an example as I normally do we go, we watch, we follow and help in some small way to follow the dreams of the people who wrestle and even work behind the scenes.
Eamon is doing what he loves with Inspire, Stroud now, not only writes about wrestling but is part of a company and bullied by wrestlers. They all worked hard to get there but they all had people support them. Hell people still support them and others.
This is Shana's dream. I hope she gets the same respect from people and they see all the work she is putting into this, her first full novel. I hope.
So first things, first for this novel she had created several twitter and facebook accounts and if you would do a simple and easy thing and follow them or join them it would be a huge deal for her and takes next to nothing from her friends and followers. Talking about it to others would be great too but following is a start..
First off, the whole fictional town and the people have a blog! Follow it for updates and to get to know the people before the book.
What is going on in Somewhere?
That is the link to the blog, follow it. Read it and let her know what you think and what you would like to see talked about?
Also YOU can become a Friend of Somewhere! Be Our Friend!
The town of Somewhere has its own newspaper and what better place to turn to to find out more about the town and what is going on...Fern is the main reporter so keep up with her facebook page here:
Fern's Facebook
But what about TWITTER!?? I know your asking, well there Shana HERSELF keeps you updated on the ROY G BIV Highway and other smaller things like Actify and Hope. What is Actify? How does it tie into hope? Find out here...
Shana's VERY OWN TWITTER!!!!
On another note, Follow Shana is always a treat, she will use twitter is so many more ways, sometimes about issues she feels strongly about, other times just as a way to type WHATEVER crosses her mind, almost stream of conscious like...So even if your only a bit curious about Somewhere, there is way more there.
All that said, she does have previous books, both short fiction stories and even TWO memoirs that talk about her life on the streets and part of what lead to that. You can buy them on her Amazon page and keep the page marked for the upcoming book that we are pushing here.
BUY SHANA'S STUFF!!!!!
I can say that reading her stuff made me want to meet her and I am very glad I did. Buying her stuff helps her of course but also it gives you a good read and she has several types of stories so hopefully there is something for you there.
Now your asking, say I buy the Memoirs and I enjoy them or even if I hate them but want to see if she is doing better or worse? How do I find out? Well, I have the answer for you. She has a BLOG! She is a writer people, I hope you saw that coming.
So go here: What is Shana up to these days? to get her full thoughts and what she is doing now.
I hope this small thing I can do helps in some way, using wrestling as an example as I normally do we go, we watch, we follow and help in some small way to follow the dreams of the people who wrestle and even work behind the scenes.
Eamon is doing what he loves with Inspire, Stroud now, not only writes about wrestling but is part of a company and bullied by wrestlers. They all worked hard to get there but they all had people support them. Hell people still support them and others.
This is Shana's dream. I hope she gets the same respect from people and they see all the work she is putting into this, her first full novel. I hope.
So first things, first for this novel she had created several twitter and facebook accounts and if you would do a simple and easy thing and follow them or join them it would be a huge deal for her and takes next to nothing from her friends and followers. Talking about it to others would be great too but following is a start..
First off, the whole fictional town and the people have a blog! Follow it for updates and to get to know the people before the book.
What is going on in Somewhere?
That is the link to the blog, follow it. Read it and let her know what you think and what you would like to see talked about?
Also YOU can become a Friend of Somewhere! Be Our Friend!
The town of Somewhere has its own newspaper and what better place to turn to to find out more about the town and what is going on...Fern is the main reporter so keep up with her facebook page here:
Fern's Facebook
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| Hi, I am Fern |
Shana's VERY OWN TWITTER!!!!
On another note, Follow Shana is always a treat, she will use twitter is so many more ways, sometimes about issues she feels strongly about, other times just as a way to type WHATEVER crosses her mind, almost stream of conscious like...So even if your only a bit curious about Somewhere, there is way more there.
All that said, she does have previous books, both short fiction stories and even TWO memoirs that talk about her life on the streets and part of what lead to that. You can buy them on her Amazon page and keep the page marked for the upcoming book that we are pushing here.
BUY SHANA'S STUFF!!!!!
I can say that reading her stuff made me want to meet her and I am very glad I did. Buying her stuff helps her of course but also it gives you a good read and she has several types of stories so hopefully there is something for you there.
Now your asking, say I buy the Memoirs and I enjoy them or even if I hate them but want to see if she is doing better or worse? How do I find out? Well, I have the answer for you. She has a BLOG! She is a writer people, I hope you saw that coming.
So go here: What is Shana up to these days? to get her full thoughts and what she is doing now.
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Saturday, August 9, 2014
HEY! You should check this out..: Dis Raps For Hire
HEY! You should check this out..: Dis Raps For Hire: I am a reader, and a movie collector/watcher, and to a lesser extent a fan of YouTube, with what it has now, Black Nerd Comedy, Epic Rap ...
Dis Raps For Hire
I am a reader, and a movie collector/watcher, and to a lesser extent a fan of YouTube, with what it has now, Black Nerd Comedy, Epic Rap Battles of History, Death Battle to name a few, and I have or will cover most of these at some point or another but today I am here about Dis Raps For Hire.
The idea is fairly simple, EpicLLOYD is one half of the main duo who works on Epic Rap Battles of History. He also does several things over on his channel. Epic Lloyds Youtube but the one I enjoy the most of his is Dis Raps. He gets tweets or letters or Facebook posts about some shitty stuff or crappy behavior and just unloads on the people who treated the other person wrong. So far its only 2 seasons and its VERY inconsistant with long breaks just between episodes.
Starting towards the end of Season one and most of season two he has tried to give it some twists, keep it fresh, guests such as a member of the Wu Tang Clan and fellow Youtuber Zach to help out in one of the dis raps.
He covers a wide range of topics from a whole school with piss poor attitudes to a rich kid whose money and daddy keep him out of trouble, even when he buys a girl away from a fellow classmate. Even more serious topics like a women who cheated on her man while he was overseas fighting and took their kid and left to a guy really trying to get his life on track and a shitty landlord.
Some are of course better then others but overall they are all at least fun. Seeing people who did crappy things to others getting some comeuppance is always nice.
Here are a few of my favorites for Season One:
"EpicLloyd, I was a combat medic during the Iraq war. I married my
highschool sweetheart before I deployed. While I was gone, she moved a
fat dude with no job and a kid into my house with her while I
unwittingly financially supported both of them. I actually found out
about it from her sister when Jennifer (my ex wife) stole several
thousand dollars from my bank account and disappeared. She ended up
showing up at her family's house with this guy for Thanksgiving."
djvapid
My name is Simon, I live in the UK and work for a large
international bank. Thats my background.
This is - my bro, Jim (James), hasn't had a job for like 10 years.
Ever since he quit his job he's been leeching off of me. Rent,
taxes, bills - you name it. He doesn't even try to find a job or
claim job seekers allowance or any benefits.
If it were anyone else they would have got kicked out long ago,
but alas he's my twin brother with nowhere else to go. So it's
hard for me.
I'm not on massive wages, really quite the opposite. I barely
scrape by yet he doesn't give a shit and if I moan, we fight.
I'm that depressed - diss the fuck out of him, hopefully he'll
change his ways.
Cheers dude. I'm a huge fan."
"Dear EPIC LLOYD
Every day for the last two years of my high school life ive had to put up with
Three guys (Tyrance, William, Reshad) making fun of the way I walk because
i Have to wear leg braces. They are all 19 have screwed up teeth with braces.
Tyrance still sleeps with his older sister bc he's afraid. Reshad claims he shaves his head but he's bald. As for Will. He'll cry when he gets a paper cut
And claim hes the greatest rapper that ever lived. He sucks...... Please LLyod
Help me out.
dagimmpy1"
Every day for the last two years of my high school life ive had to put up with
Three guys (Tyrance, William, Reshad) making fun of the way I walk because
i Have to wear leg braces. They are all 19 have screwed up teeth with braces.
Tyrance still sleeps with his older sister bc he's afraid. Reshad claims he shaves his head but he's bald. As for Will. He'll cry when he gets a paper cut
And claim hes the greatest rapper that ever lived. He sucks...... Please LLyod
Help me out.
dagimmpy1"
There are 10 episodes to season one, the last one is a twist on the whole Dis raps.
SEASON TWO:
This season so far only has four episodes. I enjoy 2, 3, and 4.
man i just cant. my little cousin derik has had 3 best friends he made in 6h grade till now. they have all been best friends (Derik, Sammy, Jason and Ramone). Derik just told his three best friends that he was gay. when he did sammy was totally cool with it and was happy to know that he was comfortable telling her. Jason and Ramone pushed him and called him faggot and buttlover. 2 of his best friends are now his biggest bullies and it sucks!
please epic lloyd destroy these guys!"
Nick Diforte
This one, while I enjoy it just pisses me off EVERYTIME, I know this stuff happens but man its pissy and shallow.
My name is Jonas, I have these 4 guys in my class (nelson, mark, steven and lucas) who are the worst freaking bullies man. They like to pick on me for being Dislexic.
They force me to read these ungodly large words that they now i can't say just to mock me and if i don't read them they beat me up or stuff me into lockers. I tried talking to them to make them stop but they ended up breaking my wrist. I tried everything to get them off my back. I just want to feel like at least someone cares. Please destroy
them!
LSDreamscape"
I would love to see you dis this guy who started messaging me online maybe a year ago. He has the exact same name as I do, and without introduction came out saying, "U fukin pussy u make my name look bad". And I have no idea who this guy is, but he sure thinks he's cool taking fake gangster pictures of himself in the bathroom. He called me pussy lips, a bitch and even congratulated me for being "twat of the week", how nice of him. Please show this wannabe cyber bully to step off."
- EthanAlways
He does several others throughout. Its fun seeing him take on several different kinds of insults and disses. You can buy all the songs on ITUNES.
Check him out:
Lloyd's youtube page
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Pinballz
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| 8940 Research Blvd, Suite 100 |
There are many, MANY places and things to do in Austin, Texas. Today I am talking about one right before Burnett road off 183 north, right after in a u-turn on 183 south. It has some old video games such as Popeye and BattleToads but mostly old and newer Pinball machines. You can play them and in most cases even buy them to own in your very own home. See what else they have to offer
It also has games you can win tickets on to trade in for prizes of course. Playing many of the old pinball games is the true fun, for me anyway. Its a good time, doesn't cost too much and is a fun way to kill some time. I wish I owned a pinball machine, some of them are not overly pricey but still out of my range at this time.
They have Doctor Who(new and old) T2, Jurassic Park, and some
They have Simpsons, , Many old school ones, Twilight Zone, Both classic and Next Gen Star Trek, Street Fighter, Gimmick pinball machines and many MANY others.
They also have a Time Warp Wednesday and Pinballz after Dark, 18 and up Friday and Saturday nights. So check them out, they do have a cafe, Nikki's Replay Cafe to grab a bite to eat if your there for awhile. Oh plus Zoltor, so be careful what you wish for....Give them a call 512-420-8458
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| Calling a cab to leave |
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