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The CWA double shot weekend is over.  I’m back at work, reading the “Best of the Wrestling Observer 1983-1987″  (thanks Thomas).

Friday, ER and I left the house at 4.30 and headed to Lenoir.  For the second time (in a row) we got behind a tow truck on Hwy 64 going the exact speed limit.

Picked up the Goonies off I40.  On the trip, ER started us on the “or” game (courtesy of Boomer Payne).  ER and I have always used harmless innocent suggestions, ie: would you rather drown in a pool of jello orrrrr drown in your favorite soda.

Needless to say, the natives of Lenoir took it down a rather vulgar path, most of which cannot be repeated here.

I was sent a picture message on the way down, and apparently I have a twin (he is supposed to act just like me, whatever that means) who works at a Subway somewhere between Spartanburg and Statesville.

Upon arriving at the Grace Park Rec Center, I received the cold shoulder from “Wookie Butt” and was later labeled an infidel.

Friday night was also the scene of the “Ryze N’ Cock” t-shirt.  It’s black with “We always rise to the occasion” on the back.  Get them while you can.  Did they sell?  You bet they did.

Thomas worked the concession stand and got some crashers when Bobby Houston tossed Jake Manning through the window during the main event (the pics will be up soon).  They tore through the room and Jake attacked Thomas for his peace gesture of a water bottle.

Bobby Ramone had a nasty looking landing on the floor – nice flip though.  Chris Desalles (I think I got that name right, formerly Guerrero) and Jesse Ortega won the tag belts in a three way that included the Mack Brothers and champions Total Protection and KC McKnight.  I suppose I am biased, but I prefer just straight tag matches over thriple threat or four corner tag matches.

Bobby and Jake had a great 30 minute Iron Man match for the CWA title.  They will battle it out again on February 17th in a steel cage “I Quit” match.

A haiku for Friday:

Statesville, back again;

 It’s night one of the weekend,

Shion’s stress not high yet.

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Saturday, we headed to York, SC for night two.  I learned from several fans that the McDonald’s in York is the worst in the area. 

Ryze n’ Cock doubled their t-shirt sales!

Stoney Hooker got to work concessions this night.  At one point the entire rec center was filled with the acrid smell of burned kernel flesh.  No wonder, as he got several suggestions on how to cook the popcorn – mine was the correct one. 

We got back to Spartanburg at a fairly early hour.  I was home by midnight.  It was snowing in Spartanburg.

This was the first time CWA had a show in York and I thought it went fairly well.   They will be returning on March 24.

Saturdays haiku:

York for the first time;

Hooker burns the corn but good,

No stress for Shion here.

Here is the Christmas family photo taken at the end of last year…what a fine looking family! 

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Getting ready to take off for CWF this afternoon.  ER and I will be leaving Arledge Estates Phase II at 4.30 and heading to Lenoir (pronounced Leigh Nwah) to pick up the JV team.

I hated to see that the “War Dance Never Dies” show planned for Lenoir for this Saturday has been cancelled.  I really enjoyed the first one, and if I did not have any plans already that is where I would have been.  I hope the promoter is able to get everything together for his next shows, without any interruption.

Bill Richardson announced that he is forming an Presidential Campain Exploratory Committee.  I watched his interview this morning on “This Week with George Stephanopoulos”, and I liked his way of speaking and self-deprecation.  Also it seems like he has an actual sense of humor.  I am considering supporting him for President in ‘08.

And could it be?  I’m losing faith and interest in my soap “The Young & the Restless”.  I’m sure that I will stick it out though, I have for years.  The current story lines (other than the possibility of Phillip III still being alive) hold no interest in me.  I am sort of wondering who killed Carmen Mesta, but beginning and ending each show with that trollop, Colleen Carlton is testing my patience.

To Mike, Derek, Rocky and BJ – sorry to hear about the ugly little incident Saturday night.  Time to spread your wings boys!

Looking forward to the upcoming weekend – CWA double header: Friday night in Statesville,NC and then Saturday night in York,SC. 

Quote time!

“The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.”  -  Terry Pratchett

“The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.”  -  James Baldwin

“If you would persuade, you must appeal to interest rather than intellect.”  -  Benjamin Franklin

“When you’re lying in the gutter, you see people a little clearer.”  -  Bette Davis

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No shows this weekend.  I finished “Growing up in Coal Country” by Susan Campbell Bartoletti today at work.  It’s only 128 pages long, but an interesting capsule of the hardships of coal-mining, especially on the children.

I TiVo’d “Ugly Betty” last night – it’s the first time I have watched, but from just the first few minutes I have added it to the season pass.

I finished “30 Rock” and “The Office” while having my fish finger supper.  God Bless TiVo…and Sirius!

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As most of you wrestling fans already know, Bam Bam Bigelow has passed away.  I’m just going to copy my post from the Regal Board here so I don’t have to type the whole thing again:

This news greatly saddens me. ER has mentioned before my affinity for the “Beast from the East” and it is the truth. When I first started watching wrestling it was the waning days of Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling. My exposure to the other wrestlers/promotions of the day was through the “Apter” mags. It was here that I first saw Bam Bam and followed him in WWF, his Japanese tag team with Vader, and his return to the US. I had the original Nintendo WrestleMania and I always played as Bigelow. I was the master of the cartwheels!

I was also saddened to hear that “Papa” Denny Doherty died.  My parents only listened to 60’s music when I was younger, and that sort of rubbed off on me.  The very first CD’s I ever bought was “The Mamas & the Papas Collection” – two CD’s with most of their songs and including solo singles.  “Mama” Cass Elliot has the most beautiful voice, and all four of them had a harmony and sound that can not be topped.