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I have only missed a few days with this, but it seems like an eternity due to all the happenings! First of all, I went to the SWA show on Friday night in Forest City. Very enjoyable show. It was a great to see “my boys” back in action as a team. It was the first time I had heard their opening music in months (possibly Nov 2004, when they split?). Seeing them rushing the ring towards Team Macktion, wonderful feeling.

Thanks to Law, I have now seen my first “inflate-a-date” in wrestling. Enjoyed the match with James Drake and Shea Shea. Drake’s finisher is still awesome. The gauntlet I have already praised, and it included three of my favorite tag teams around. Thomas busted his beloved kendo stick over the back of Ethan. The duct tape over Ken was great, and his “Hulk Smash” moment was funny.

Yeyyyyy, Neeeiillll! Good match, even though those people in the crowd were sitting on their hands! The hardcore main event was fun, well for me, probably not so for the guys bleeding and inflamed. I got the two fireballs photographed that Law spit, due to my greenness though, they look very dark. The first one though has a really cool look to it I think. I love taking bloody pictures.

Thanks to Thomas, and the SWA guys for letting me shoot the show and I look forward to the next few. Thank you Kirby for passing along that compliment too.

I took about 360 photos Saturday night. Last night I was back at WWC in Greenville. Not a bad little crowd considering that Smackdown was at the Bi-Lo Center. Give me the indy shows any day. Ethan debuted at WWC last night, glad to see him branching out some.

I’ll be back down in Greenville on Friday for the AWC show. I am looking forward to it as the Underground will be back in action, along with the Macks, and Steve Corino. Saturday, I will be going to Burlington,NC for the AWA-CWF show. I found out yesterday that “amiche de amiche” – the Mid Atlantic Mafia will be in attendance! Oh yes, the rings will have to be kissed.

A now a gentle segue into more somber things. I have had a few items on my mind over the last several days and some recent events have really left a sour feeling in my stomach. It all revolves around the “business” of wrestling and not the “sport” of it. I am not cut out for the business side of this. I suppose it was just in the way I was raised. I just want to go watch some ‘rassling and get a little pat on the back for taking some “fucking fine photos”. I have decided that I am going to change a few things around in my life, and this just doesn’t concern wrestling(even though that is the lion’s share of it)- there are some personal things too.

When I first got involved with this, I knew there would be no reason for anyone to have any heat with me, but I have discovered that this is almost impossible even for someone like myself. One particular incident in these past few days went beyond what I would consider a rib, and was just down right hateful in nature and purpose. I know who my friends are, and I know who I can thank for getting me in the position I am in today.

Anywhere, I didn’t mean to get to serious there, but you know I’m 30 years old. There are times I don’t feel like running around the “playground” and engaging in all this namby-pamby, infantile, bullshit!

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