Why Night of Champions sucked and why WWE is fading | Pro MMA Now
Why Night of Champions sucked and why WWE is fading | Pro MMA Now.
In the 80’s! I watched the then WWF now WWE. Since a company that transmits cable via microwave rooftop antenna. At that time! The weekly program came from then WOR-TV from N.J.. Every Saturday I was glued to the set. Even back then it was not so much acrobatics as has been for many years. The WWF was more a family oriented type of show. Can anyone remember the merchandise they sold on their show?
It was not until WCW began really giving (From this point on WWE) the WWE a run for its money! Then! We saw Monday night RAW! Then Smackdown then Saturday night’s main event on NBC! And then lots of PPV’s along the way.
The wrestlers would go back and fourth from one major org. To the other. Then when WCW was gone! The WWE kept up rather well with its superstars. Hulk Hogan! Who could not love that guy? But! I found that over many matches. His moves were what can only be called “Choreographed!”. He would started out like a house afire! Then fizz! Then lit back up! Then fizzed again! Eventually he always won!
Other wrestlers! “Stone cold” Steve Austin, “The rock”, Randy Savage, “Nature Boy” Rick Flair, and then some!
But after WCW went bye-bye! There went the competitiveness, the excitement among the two “Power Houses”. During that time! The storylines were not that big of a deal. Now! They are.
Even while it was known as the WWF! Each match had a time limit! Now a days! None!
Let me make this clear! I still love the wrestlers on the WWF! But! Do they have to go at it almost every night! In almost every match! Get so winded that you see them just trying to get a little breather! It is my understanding that they are Independent Contractors responsible for all expenses.
This will give you some idea: http://prowrestling.about.com/od/whatsrealwhatsfake/a/wrestlersdeaths.htm
If the industry still wants to keep them. There has to be something more as well as some extra time among traveling from town to town. And yes! Time zone to time zone.
As I said! I love watching it! But! Not at the expense of wrestlers health!
MY FIRST TIME SMOKING
It was 1973!
My very first job at a printing plant in the shipping & receiving dept. It was not until about three months later It was a Saturday morning. My parents and I were at our favorite restaurant we went to in the mourning. And I decided since I did “Some” money on me (At that time I was making $65.52 a wk. after taxes! You don’t ever forget you how much money you made the at your first job!).Why not buy some cigars? At The time I did which cigars were the good stuff (The quality ones!). Or the cheapies (I learned fast about that one!).
I bought the ones with the plastic holders. Aromatic ones. Over time I got to a point that! I could not stand the aromatic ones., After I left work. And got home! I began smoking them. Then I went to the drugstore and bought another pack of cigars. Smoked them. And then another and then another then another so on!
In the afternoon! I took a nap. When I woke up! I had this nasty taste in my mouth. My mom looked at me and said: “You’ve been smoking!” She said with a smile on her face. She said: “I seen you buy the pack of cigars and I figured you are working, making money why not!”
All the kids in the neighborhood said: “You were smoking like a fish!”
It was at that point that I learned “Lighten up on the stogies!”
As time went on! I learned about cigars. Not to be a connoisseur of cigars! But which ones I did like and which ones I did not.
The ones that I did like were: A & C Grenadiers dark wrapper, Triplet flavored cigars the one I loved so much! Was the blueberry smell & flavor (Yes! I said flavor because when you picked up the pack! And smell the box you could smell the blueberry sent). They also had apple, cherry, natural as well.
As I got older! I shifted gears if you will. I went to smoking a tobacco pipe! Again I learned as I went along about the type and kinds of pipe tobacco there is.
Again! I tried aromatic blend it was all right but you know ( I found out that most people who were on the receiving end of smokers tobacco product(s), aromatic was the more accepted sent!). There was one that was good. A flavor called “French brandy”. Then I Became a lover of Borkum riff flavored tobacco products. They had cherry, rum, cognac, Champagne.
Now keep in mind! I am not! A real, true smoker in the fullest sense of the word.
I am on again! Off again smoker. Even for me! These e-cigarettes I am not “Head over heels about them”. For all anyone knows! This is a Alt. to get around the no smoking laws.
But as I have researched! Even the these have the nicotine as well.
There is a point in each & everyone’s life where we do have to consider our health Vs. fitting in because everyone else is doing it?
G.O.P. Presidential Hopefuls Look to Build International Credentials – NYTimes.com
G.O.P. Presidential Hopefuls Look to Build International Credentials – NYTimes.com.
LTD.Time in Congress! No time in Gov’t.!
And they want to if not thinking about running for President???????
ARE YOU SEEING THE POTENTIAL IN YOUR KIDS?
When my daughter was about three years old. She said she wanted to be a “Contraption fixer!” aka a mechanic. Then! She wanted to be a writer. Nothing became of it! Then!! She wanted to a mental health provider because her be wanted to be one. She did not have the high enough math to be one as well. So! She decided to be a Psychologist.
The point I am trying to make here is! When we first see our kids to be curious in something. That is when we should watch them and see how far it goes. But at the same time. Do not deter them from it. Because what if it’s something they really and truly want to do as they get older? Then it becomes something they can be happy in rather than be miserable in.
Just because! We may be does not mean they (our kids!) have to be.
Let me give you an example! I me some kid (I will call him a kid because he does not even be called a kid at ten when we met. You will find about him in later posts!)
At the time we met! He asked me :”what do you want to be when you grow up?” said: “A DJ!” He laughed! He said he wanted to be an air force jet pilot! He continued! He said: “When you are making $1,00 a year! “I’ll be making $11,000 a year! (Keep i mind! This was 1967. When the COLA was not as bad as it s today! He had said this!)
Then he wanted to be a Hydraulics & pneumatics engineer because his dad new someone who was on and had a $60,000 house in Fla.. He die learn to be one. but somehow he got bitter about his employment ops. I still think that! His dad who was a R.R. engineer! Wanted him to be in a job where he could make a real buck. even thought! His dad was making one at the same time. Instead! He learned Computers.
Amazing! He knew what he what he wanted to be (at 10 yrs.old!)! But! Did not go for it!
I do want to make this even clear! Even given what had happened to Mr. Foley last week.
Over the years! There have been so great many people in this industry that have come and gone. That some have been called veterans of broadcasting.
And for him to put down these people in the industry & bad mouth them is! Well you know how that goes.
Another example is from me!
My mother was at one point in time! A RN. Due to circumstances she lost her license. And became a housekeeper for hire.,
It was not until ,was about 14 years old. I wanted to be a writer. Although For several years I did keep it to myself. But! When ,did tell my mom. She said: “You have to know someone!” “You have to pull There went that idea/thought.
Then in later years! I wanted to get into music! My influencers were Burt Bacharach, Chicago, Seals & Croft, Ed Ames, Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66! I told my mom! And! To the same as well.
Years later! About 12 years to be precise! I asked her why did she not let me become any of those things that ,wanted? She said: “I did not want to see you fall flat on your face!”
I know! One should not be put down or blame ones mom! But! In looking back. I knew the why she says what she said. No one wants ever to see their own child not be successful/loose/fail/or “Fall flat on their face!”
My parents did not know what to look for! While my two “Half” Sisters and I were growing up any more than any of us even on to today. As a parent! I think we are more concerned about that they do not get into trouble, get good grades and you know the rest!
Most of us spend a good chunk of our life! Either trying to find something/someone to blame for what we have become in our life.,
There are even some people! Who have stayed at their jobs since it was their first job. And have not even given it a thought about doing something that either wanted, interesting, satisfying to do/be!
When your young and finding a job just to have some money in your pockets to spend. But! It’s another when you make your first job! Your life’s work! When you already have what it is that you have both in mind & want!,
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,I myself did not understand the whys of my mom! But guess I made my peace with it.
But! What about us & our kids? ,Are we are telling them to take the course we are? The same job/career vs. what they want to do/be?,
I look at both writing and composing music! As a craft! But! For me writing is booth an interest and a hobby as well. It keeps my interest up constantly! Always thinking, wondering what can ,write next?
,But! It’s something that in looking back! I would still be writing either way! With either by hand, The typewriter (old I know!), Computer/internet, Blogging/posting, author of mini books, op-ed’s.
Do you see what I am talking about?
American journalist killed in Syria aware of risks
American journalist killed in Syria aware of risks.
Ever since I was a littler kid. My mom & dad always watched the network news. My recollections are of the Chet Huntley-David Brinkley report. And the places the networks reporters went to! What they themselves went through to cover the news!
The wars, The riots, The confrontations, The danger zones these people went through to bring us what was happening in the world each and every night & day. Not only the reporters! But the people who traveled with them as well.
I am always in awe of these people who are willing to risk their own lives to cover the stories fro us at home. To see first hand! The casualties of war, famine, The carnage, mass murders, life lost for nothing and on.
It’s hard even for me to say! That these people who risk it all for us should get some type/kind of combat pay for it. They may not carry a weapon on them. But they are right there with if not along side our troops as well.
We cannot disregard what they do for us in bringing us the latest of what is happening somewhere in the world. But!
THE FIRST TIME (I EVER MET A GIRL!)
Until I was 15 years old. I was always on the go with my bicycle! Here, there, any and everywhere I went. I was not concerned about girls. Until! I saw this one! In looks she was not a hottie! But to me she was who I wanted at first sight. To me! She was very lovely, attractive, She had long brown hair, eyes about five ft. Nine in.. Weight does not matter she was slim I do know that! She always wore cool lots in the spring & summer.
She was three years younger than I and I did not mind. It seemed that all a sudden! I am interested in only this one girl no one else. Looking back! She must have been spoiled. Because I had a song book that she wanted and I said no to her. That did it! She said she will not be friends with me ever again! It lasted all summer. I did feel hurt during that time as well. But when spring came around it was like all was forgiven. And we were friends again. This became a summer thing with her. She would find something to end the friendship. And by spring back to square one all over again.
When we were friends! I would tall her about the 45 rpm’s I had this song and that. And her eyes would blink and bulge so fast because I had a song she loved. And asked: “Where did you get that?” I said I knew of a record store that has the current and oldie 45 rpm records. And from that time on I would go on foot to the record store for her and buy with the money she gave me to get her 45’s.
You could not classify the friendship as bf/gf. It was a girl “Type” friend/boy “Type” friend relationship. The many times I asked her to be my gf? And she would say no! Because as she puts it: “The chemistry is just not there!” Of course I did not buy it. But I just let it slide.,
I was at a point in my life where I did not know love, relationships. I do not blame my lack of not always wanting to know those things. Because I was more involved in my freedom to do what I wanted! Go where I wanted! Should I have done so would it have helped? I do not think so. Nobody had a manual with them when they arrive! And no set agenda what is important and what is not.
I guess looking back! Somewhere I might have thought “All in due time”. I know that is how I felt about my first time for sex, and trying weed. It was all in due time for me. ,It was a time when we guys were more concerned about where the best place to take a girl and :make out” And if sex did come into play! We were ready with our condom(s) in our wallet just in case!
But with this girl and I! It never got that far or close. I new she was a “Good Catholic” girl. And my dad told my mom he wished her and I were together because: “She was Catholic and because of her I would have stayed one as well!”.
I thin that she somehow knew that I was different and your everyday guy who followed the rules and did what any young boy would do! Get good grades, either get a job or got to college, find a job find a girl, get married, raise a family, retire and wait for the grim reaper to show up and do his job!
Well! I did come close in a way! What I mean by that is. I had a what I thought was a friend but in the long & short of it! Was the grim reaper! Anytime him and I were not friends! He would hang with this girl and try to get me envious of him. In the long run. He took her away from me. By telling her lies and she believed him. My life has not ever been the same since!
One thing I did learn from all this! Is and this is for the guys I know women talk as well. But their talk is more personal than that of men.
To men (Should this work!) Do not talk bout your relationship with your gf/wife at all. Because! The guy you talk to can and will run his mouth off and then you have a problem. Word does get around and in due time you will hear about it. Then what?
MTV turns 33! Reality has set in, and we miss those music videos – Entertainment – TODAY.com
MTV turns 33! Reality has set in, and we miss those music videos – Entertainment – TODAY.com.
As I remember it!
I lived in Parma, Ohio USA. And I came home just in time to see the launching of MTV! I knew then it was going to be different. The music videos fantastic. I just sat there. Mesmerized! It had the music news, VJ’s, Commercials, More music videos. The whole night! I just sat there.,
As I understood it! The music videos were originally called Promotional Videos” When MTV got them! They became “Music Videos”. The record Companies gave them the videos for free. As I heard it! When MTV cleared a profit! The record Companies wanted a piece of the pie. When J. J. Jackson was on. Everyone thought that he was the guy who did the song “It’s all right”. He was not. There were spin-offs of MTV as well!
For a guy who was raised on rock-n-roll! I loved the new music! This! Was when there was break dancing going on. Then! The rap came. Then there was a little bit of a problem! It was the content of the rap that was the problem. But the artist claim “Artistic Expression”. And we know the rest.
I think the real problem might have been boredom in watching music videos all day/night! That did MTV in. If that was the case! Then why would they people behind MTV! Create VH-1? But! The same happened to it as well.
BBC – Capital – The slippery slope of getting away with small stuff
BBC – Capital – The slippery slope of getting away with small stuff.
I worked at a Company where there was a time. When the Company did have ethics. But as years went by! So did the ethics. That! When I worked there. The Company bought the union out! So they could have the freedom in whom goes! And Who stays!
At the same time! Their own blue collar employees were helping themselves to the companies equipment by getting up way early and getting to work and helping themselves to anything they wanted! The one’s who had keys to the place was no better. But! No one was the wiser either.
I worked at another Company where at one time! We were so busy. The Company hired anyone who was a warm body! At one point! One of the Newbie learned how to put hangers on the yearly calendars. Now! These calendars were not to be issued to the employees until the clients calendars were sent to 75 percent of the country. But this newbie waited until the evening when he came back and made calendars for him to sell downtown for half price whiles we were making them.
The long & short of it!
Even if you think your employer may/may not have cameras that you can see! They can still track down if they so desire. Who was where, when. Let’s just hope that the cams are not in focus or at least not working.,
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