Wrestling: Still Incredible

Even without stuff like Roddy Piper half-painted in black face, yelling back and forth at himself, and even without me watching it twice a week like a kid with a chocolate milk catheter, wrestling never ceases to amaze me when I do find out what’s going on.


Take McMahon’s “death,” for instance.

[Stephanie] McMahon then said that next week would be a celebration of her father’s death and she vowed to find out who blew up her father’s limo.


Vince McMahon is a genius.

Hype on First Sight Like White on White

How’s the new look? All gravy, or send that shit to hades? White on white, such a fright, or “sweet dreams, good night, this shit is so tight”?

Is it smellin’ like a yellin’ felon, or ripe and robust like a freshly picked melon? Does it live in trees and have greasy knees, or can its cheese freeze disease and make your enemies scream please?

Does it look like rotten cheddar with no chance of gettin’ better, or do its cool tones keep you heat-prone like a thick-necked woolen sweater?

Let me know it, but don’t blow it. Don’t get harsh like a swamp marsh or mince words like some songbirds. Leave impressions like confessions but don’t cuss at Lust-a-bust, ’cause our committee won’t be pretty and it’ll get meaty at the treaty.

Raijin Readers OR How Luster Bested Zelter

Remember Raijin Comics? While doomed from the beginning, it was a really ambitious, and initially weekly, manga anthology released by a bunch of Japanese people that refused to admit defeat, even as their ship was sinking. No, scratch that, their ship was exploding violently from its very core.

Anyway, wikipedia can give you the lowdown.

Okay, got it? Well, you may also remember that I am a huge nerd. I loved most of the comics that they ran each week, so much that I sent them one of those pointless “I love your publication!” letters, and… they printed it in Issue 24. I am sure you are jumping for joy!

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But I wasn’t alone. Everyone’s favorite troll, Daniel Zelter, also appears to have shot them a letter under the guise of his handle “GATSU” – in ISSUE 31! I win this round, Zelter! Way to come LATE to the party, while I’m fashionably dressed to the nines!

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Opening Night: DOA

Those of you that fancy yourselves devout JLR supporters may recall the night in which I sat down to watch the DOA movie on Google Video. Shockingly, that was back in January!

Dodging what everyone on our Earth assumed was going to be a speedy DVD-only release, Yuen’s corn-fest actually managed to make it into the theaters, and everyone should rejoice!

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Well, as you can see from the picture above, not everyone in Louisville was prepared to go see this epic butt kicker. This image was snapped a mere 5 minutes before show time. Some stragglers ended up pouring in after the previews, but a mid-flick walk out proved that even the mightiest of man might not be able to handle Eric Roberts and his magnificent mane.


The movie is as excellent on the big screen, nay, much more so, than it was on a small 300×500 embedded player. There is no real way to be mentally equipped for this motion picture prior to absorbing it fully, but alcohol helps.