The Metal Maniac

I swear, listening to Bobby Heenan MAKES the Bash at the Beach match. He called Hogan joining the nWo (He wasn't told about it) then bragged about it. Heenan rules.

I'd believe someone if they said they smoked pot for medical reasons. Course, I wouldn't care WHY they smoked anyway, but I don't see why they'd lie about something like that... Maybe...just maybe...it's not the side-effects that they enjoy, but the direct effects (getting high/drunk etc) they they desire. And Agent...I'm not sure, but I believe I've read that smoking pot, alone, has never even given someone cancer. Though it could be possible that I just read the same thing that you did and got confused... My question is...are these people fucked in the head because of long-term pot use, or because they're high? I know a guy who's smoked since he was like, 9 or 10. If you were to meet him, you'd probably think that he's fucked from long-term use. But the thing is, you can't tell, because he's just still high. I dunno, I just don't like the argument "Well, I've seen people, etc" because I figure, chances are, if they're smoked all their life, they're probably high about everytime you see them. Thus, you don't know if they're REALLY fucked, or just stoned. As for the whole Straight Edge thing...fine. If kids want to feel like they bleong to something, go right ahead. People like to belong. But when you belonging to a group begins to hinder what I do (And for the record, I don't think I've ever met or had problems with a sXe'r) then it becomes a problem. And since it never has been a problem, I don't care.

That's kind of an interesting question... All the announcers were pretty much babyface from then on (Which is one of the things that bugged me about WCW - Heel announcers rule) due to the nWo. I mean, they "worked" for WCW, not the nWo, so they couldn't cheer for them, really. Thus, they were all kinda faces by default...but would Heenan still root for other heels or jeer the play-by-play guys? I honestly don't recall...but I think he was more of a face then a heel then. But while I'm on the subject...best quote of Heenan's career... BUT WHO'S SIDE IS HE ON???????

But...Bobby Rude IS the man!

I don't think I am. But hey, it has been a little bit since I heard about it. I'll have to ask that dude again to clarify stuff for me...

Bass: Steve Harris Drums: Nicko McBrain, Scott Travis.

This may be a bit late, but going back to earlier...someone asked what'd be the problem if Jesus had kids, and someone else said that it'd throw everything out of wack, because that would mean that people who WEREN'T the son of God would have God's blood in them...or something. Anyway, there's apparantly some Gospels, not recognized by the Catholic Church, which claim that Jesus DID have kids. And there's also some whole big conspiracy theory which basically states that some groups want to restore all the monarchies of Europe, with the Merovingians - Jesus' living descendants. (This makes me wonder about The Matrix Reloaded even more, by the way) And no, that doesn't really mean anything - Just thought I'd toss that out there for something to think about, for no real reason. Also, I believe (though I'm not sure) that there is a slight bit of evidence in the Bible to say that Jesus married Mary, depending on how you look at it. From what I was told, there's some part in the Bible somewhere involving some wedding, and at this wedding, both Mary and Jesus are directing people - something that just wasn't done by anyone but the bride and groom. I dunno how much truth there is in that, though.

Actually dude, he's not repeating "Don't you think I can save you" over and over. It's "Don't you think I'm a savoiur/Don't you think I could save you/Don't you think I could save your life". And I wasn't talking about how many times the chorus themselves are being sung - and I didn't think you were either. Just the fact that the chorus' are literally the same phrase over and over and over again. It generally only seems to be about 4 times per chorus anyway, no matter what the song, but hey... Anyway, the bottom line is, Maiden repeating themselves within their chorus' is nothing new, though it's true that these days, they seem to repeat the repeating chorus' more often then in prior years. Sound good? Oh, and I'm going to have to look into this Winters Bane stuff...Oh, and you don't think there's a slight gray area between the exact same album three times, and radically different albums? Where'd you hear that? Considering that Owens used to sing in a Priest cover band, I didn't think he NEEDED to be molded in Halford Jr...on account of it was his job to be Halford Jr. Also, Daryl, I suppose you could argue that they could've found a singer with a better range then Blaze. Which reminds me...I once saw an article in some metal magazine (I think it was an interview with Jericho, actually) where he essentially said that Maiden HAD better choices for the vocalist...but they picked Blaze because he's British, and the others weren't. I dunno how much truth there is in that, but whatever...

I'd like to point out that while the first HitC didn't have one big huge "OHMYFUCKLOOKATTHAT~!!!" bump, it DID have HBK getting the living piss out of him and almost killing himself anyway. I mean, that fucking back body drop where his feet hit the cage and he comes almost straight down...that's GOLDEN. As far as Mankind/Taker, I'd toss this in the "Must-See" pile. Sure, it's NOT a great match, but it's something to behold. I think every wrestling fan should watch this match, just to see what Foley was capable of.

PIECE OF FUCKING SHIT! Sorry, I had a reply typed all up, then it died. Fucker. Anyway, first off, I like Virtual XI, and I'd like to point out that it DIDN'T start that trend. Listen to "Caught Somewhere in Time", "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" or "Running Free". They ALL do that, and "Running Free" is on their first album. I still find though, that even though The X Factor is darker and better suited to Blaze, you can still tell in some spots that stuff was written just for Bruce. Listen to the chorus of "Man on the Edge". Blaze just can't seem to go as high as he wants, but hey, your range is your range. Not much he can do about it. See, the odd thing about this is though, Priest REALLY didn't have to. Ripper has pretty much the EXACT same vocal style as Halford (I mean, he DID sing in a Priest cover band...it was his job) so they could've just kept on going the way they were. But I don't really think they went heavier just because of Ripper. I mean, it had been how many years? Like, 5 since their last CD? And "Painkiller" was a chunk heavier then their other stuff had been. Not a whole lot, but it was there. I think they were just following the natural progression, plus there's the fact that they lost Halford as a writer, which also could've helped change their style. But here's the oddest part, I think: Maiden gets a new singer who sounds different from their old one. They get shat all over for it. Priest gets a singer who sounds the same as their old one. They get shat all over for it.

Iron Maiden (Surprise, surprise). 1. Are you male or female? Man on the Edge 2. Describe yourself: Caught Somewhere in Time 3. How do some people feel about you? The Educated Fool 4. How do you feel about yourself? The Fallen Angel 5. Describe your girlfriend/boyfriend/interest: Charlotte the Harlot 6. Where would you rather be? 22, Acacia Avenue 7. Describe what you want to be: Running Free 8. Describe how you live: Wasted Years 9. Describe how you love: Wasting Love 10. Share a few words of wisdom: Remember Tommorrow

They've actually done two songs about the same whore ("Charlotte the Harlot", and MAYBE some others that reference 22). And for the record, "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner" is apparantly based on a story (which also has a movie about it) assuming the Iron Maiden Commentary isn't steering me wrong (And I don't think it ever has before). Oh, and Harris has said that "Number of the Beast" is, like a few other tracks, based partly on dreams of his (But I do think they snagged some stuff from The Omen). And fuck you. "Sign of the Cross" owns.

You mean like when Austin BROKE HIS FUCKING NECK? I mean, granted, that didn't end his career, but hey... I still think it's kinda sick to wish crippling injury on someone who's ALREADY HAD THEIR NECK BROKEN and has one of the worst necks in the WWE right now. I mean, he's ALREADY injured enough that he's not on the active roster - what more do you want, exactly? But after all, all Austin did for the business was make wrestling cool again, earned Vince and co. about 80 bazillion dollars, and helped the WWF win the Monday Night Wars once and for all. Fuck him, right?

If I'm not mistaken, I read once that Muta's storyline father is the Great Kabuki, so he wrestled as the Great Muta in tribute of his "dad". But once he was in the biz long enough, he became his own man, so to speak, and could wrestle as Mutoh, or something like that. I'm sure someone else can give you better details, but I do think that's the bare-bones explination....

Austin/Hogan. Yeah, the match, from a technical standpoint, would suck. But the heat would be off the charts, and it'd make money. Besides, it's probably the last real dream match that's never happened, and if you stick it on there as a special attraction match (as in, NOT the main event) it won't really hurt anybody.

For the record, it's also kinda redundant to describe a MDII as a "Sit-out Bodyslam/Piledriver combo". One, it's not really a piledriver. You'd have to call it a "Sit-out Bodyslam Tombstone Piledriver combo". More importantly, the term "sit-out bodyslam" totally describes the move itself. You don't really NEED to toss in "piledriver", because that would be assumed the second you consider what sitting out on a bodyslam would entail. I'd also like to point out that debating over whether a MDII ALWAYS lands on the head is kinda silly. It's wrestling. Moves aren't always done perfectly. But the intent of the move is to drop the guy on his head, so even when someone does a softer version of it (Going into more of a back bump) that doesn't mean you then have to describe a normal MDII as "head-drop". Finally, the only redundancy I meant to point out was that in calling the MDII both sit-out and head drop, to clear that up. TMM - The new Head of the Dept. of Redundancy Dept.

Yeah, it'd help somewhat, but not as much as you'd need to drop the gut. Running is always a good thing when working out, but you gotta do other stuff.

So, you lift weights (arms) and you run (legs) and you wonder why you have a gut? Simply doing any random excercise won't magically get you a better physique, especially if you're looking to improve a certain section of your body. You need to actually look into excercises that concentrate on your gut (Like, sit-ups or something) and do those.

The double STO was fucking SWEET. Made sweeter by the fact that they both went for the legsweep. Though I've heard that they won't be called the Yakuza, because Tajiri apparantly had issues with it.

Isn't it kinda redundant to describe a MDII as "Sitout Head Drop"?

Ok, dude, complaining about other people's lack of creativity with a bit that you FUCKING STOLE FROM FAMILY GUY has to be like, #17, at least, on the list of "Really Fucking Ironic Things". I mean, JESUS CHRIST. If you're gonna call someone out for not being creative, at least BE FUCKING CREATIVE YOURSELF WHILE YOU FUCKING DO IT. Cuz you know what happens if you don't? You look like an even BIGGER tool then before. YAY! Fucking Christ, kid...

Yeah, it's a good introduction to the band. For the record though, it's a collection of older songs re-done (Some are just re-mixed (And not in a dance music kinda way, but in an actual mixing of the masters kinda way, if I'm not mistaken) and some are re-sung by Barlow or have different guys playing) which isn't really a BAD thing, but it's something to know, I guess. Anyway, yeah. Decent CD, but hey, I like most all of their CD's that I've heard (Their early stuff is hard as SHIT to get around here) so take that for what it's worth.

Hardcore Holly.

First, download John Petrucci playing "Flight of the Bumblebee". Then go download "Space-Dye Vest" (I can't BELIEVE I couldn't remember that off the top of my head - I had to go to Darklyrics.com) and "The Great Debate". Probably my favourite Dream Theater tunes.

I'll be "working". That is to say, I'll be at work, and I'll be getting paid, but I won't be doing anything, because NOBODY goes to Wal-Mart on Halloween. Come to think of it, I worked last year too... But the year BEFORE that, I went to a party as Raven, complete with steel chair, sitting on the floor with my arms propped up on the couch, and acting like an ass all night. I think I even gave someone the drop toehold on the chair, come to think of it... ANYWAY, since I can't tell you what I'll be wearing (Because I most likely won't be wearing any sort of costume, unless my cousin does decide to dress up as Duke from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and gets me to be the attorney at some party somewhere) I'll tell you this: I know a guy who's going as himself. And the best part is, he has a MASK for it. I swear to God - He found a half-mask (It covers down to below his eyes) that looks like HIM. Same hairstyle, same skin color (Like, the exact same shade) same everything. If it was dark, you probably wouldn't realize he was wearing a mask. This led us to realize that we need to buy like, 15 of them, then send him into a bar to pick a fight with some drunk dude, so that when they get kicked out, the dude's looking at 15 of the same guy coming at him. Man, that'd so fuck with someone's head.