The Dames

Top of the forum or on the main page...let me know what YOU think. Also, I got a bit of a backhanded plug by Scott Keith. Then again...most people wouldn't know it. He put in his SummerSlam Rant that I just read right now, an angry e-mail from someone that I'm pretty sure I've banned here: So, apparently...I'm a fat mexican now. That's pretty funny... Dames

...Man, I've had a weird week. Anyway, it's up for your enjoyment. Dames

....I HAD to add that to the Diatribe. Thank you. Dames

Nah....unless I have reason to. OMG ~! TURN AROUND! Dames

No...I'm Puerto Rican. Dames

Bob, I'm not a fan of the EC. However...rest ASSURED that after I read all of the BULLSHIT spewed by Keith and Keller and Meltzer about the Ultimate X match...I'm going to say something. Dames

Wow...of all things, I'm getting flack for the US Title match. I figured it would have been for something else for some reason. Dames

....there's a difference between overrating a match by 1/4*...and **1/4. Dames

Ok...maybe it's JUST me...but I just read Scott Keith's rant...and he gave everything *** and up. WHAT THE FUCK WAS HE WATCHING!? Dames

NYC Power Outage 2003 (aka Why does this always happen to me?) This is my personal experience from last night’s blackout. Yesterday, at around 4:14pm, I was sitting at my computer desk working on deleting members with zero posts from the forums (ironic isn’t it?) when all of a sudden, everything shut off, including all of the lights. The back up generators went on at my job as we wondered what was going on. At first, we had thought that it was just our building. I started calling some people to let them know what was going on and my initial reaction was “Great, I get to leave work early and meet Bob (Barron) now”. For some reason, the phones weren’t working very well, but I was able to receive calls. A friend of mine who works nearby called to tell me that the power was out in her building too…and all over the city. Amazed by this news, I decided that I was going to pick up and leave right then and there. As I left the building, I noticed that there were tons of people standing outside, listening to the radio. We heard reports of people stuck on the subways, in elevators, etc. I decided that I was going to try and meet up with my friend so I walked over there. As I headed in that direction, I could see that Grand Central Station was in chaos, so I avoided it like the plague. I got to my friends building, only to see thousands of people outside, so I figured that I wouldn’t be able to find her. I said to myself “hey…I’ve done this before (9/11) so I’ll just walk home”. I started walking up 5th Avenue when I noticed that even the traffic lights were out. My first thought: “Oh shit, we’re all dead.” As I continued walking, the mass exodus began and people were stuffing into any buses they could and even piling into the back of hatch backs and pick up trucks of strangers. Surprisingly enough, there was no road rage or any real confusion on the roads, despite no lights. Some pedestrians actually started acting as traffic cops for the major intersections, which put a smile on my face. As I continued walking, I noticed stores like Rite Aid and major supermarkets with electronic doors had people stuck inside…and I’m sure that must have really sucked. At least they had food and water. I was making very good time, as I’m in much better shape than I was during 9/11 and work on my cardio a lot. I couldn’t help but wonder the effect this would have on our already weakened economy as I’m sure that meat and other perishable food would all end up rotting during the night, offices would be closed, people wouldn’t be getting paid, etc. I made it towards 108th Street & 5th Avenue where a friend of mine lives, so I stopped by to check up on his mother. He actually moved to Ohio a couple of months back and I heard over the radio that this happened there too, so I wanted to see if his family was alright. Unfortunately, the building was pitch black and not being familiar with the layout of it, I couldn’t find the stairs. I finally did, but I couldn’t see anything in front of me, much less climb 6 flights of steps, so I turned around. The crowd seemed to die down now, taking buses at 125th street, but they weren’t going in my direction. I put on my mp3 jukebox, which really came in handy, and listened to a couple of albums as I crossed the bridge on 138th street. Now in the Bronx, I was on Grand Concourse, which is the longest street in the Bronx and I knew exactly where I was headed. I saw tons of people waiting for the bus, but I wasn’t about to wait. The way service was going, I’d probably wait three hours to get on a cramped, uncomfortable bus, so I kept going. I continued walking, past Yankee Stadium, and all the way up to about 167th street where a man was handing out cups of ice cold water for free. I wasn’t really dehydrated at all, but I figured “why not?”, so I took a couple of glasses. Of all things, taking a moment to drink some water slowed me down considerably. As I continued walking, I saw even more people stuck inside supermarkets and places with electronic doors. I started to feel pain in my legs and on my feet as I was hoping to just get to 181st and call my friends place, the same friend that I was trying to meet up with before. I called and no one picked up…so I said to myself “there’s no way that I beat her getting home walking, could I?” I had no choice but to keep on walking and I finally made it towards Fordham Road, so I realized that I wasn’t very far. It was about 7:30 now and I was making damn good time. I was trying to get home by 8, just to test myself, I guess. I got to University Avenue at 7:45, where the Bx3 bus was running and it would have left me in front of my house. With only a few blocks left, it became a manly pride thing…so I just kept walking all the way home. I finally got home at 8:00 on the dot, but my building was pitch black. I had to feel around the walls and staircases until I was able to make it into my house, which was just as dark. I didn’t have a flashlight or anything, so I was stumbling all over the place. Then, I remembered that my digital camera takes ultra clear pictures in the pitch darkness with the flash, I was taking pictures of the rooms in order to maneuver around. It worked pretty damn well, I might say. The super knocked on the door and handed me a lighter incase I needed one and after that, I made a few calls, including one to my friend in Ohio. He didn’t know what was going on, so after speaking with me, he called him mom. I went to sleep after that and I was knocked the fuck out. I woke up this morning, with my entire lower half VERY sore and I’m barely mobile. I’ve got a rash on my inner thigh, blisters on my feet and I feel like I’ve lost a couple of pounds since yesterday. Power was restored here at 8:30 or so and I started placing a few calls. Someone that I know is still stuck in Brooklyn, where she works. I hope she gets home safely. Today was actually supposed to be my last day at work, but fuck that. I’m just going to pick up my things on Monday. I was supposed to meet up with Bob yesterday, but I’ll have to do that sometime this weekend…so obviously, the Diatribe will be late. There’s no train service today, so I don’t think I’ll be able to see Freddy vs. Jason tonight, which sucks. I can’t walk very well anyway, so maybe that was just a moot point. Anyway, it seems this always happens to me every two years, where I have to make a huge trek home, so I’ll be prepared for it in 2005. Dames

Personally, as a big Freddy mark, I loved the show. I don't remember a lot of the episodes, but I'd definitely buy them on DVD. I've always enjoyed Twilight Zone-ish shows. Friday the 13th The Series was named as such because the cursed antiques were "bad luck". But with the movies being popular then, they just took advantage of it hoping to trick people into watching a Jason show. I also marked out for an old show called Tales From the Darkside, ever heard of it? Dames

What happened to the one I was promised? Dames

Dames has a new sig, and you should all see it. -EQ

I'm going to get you, you son of a bitch. First, you completely PLAY me by telling me how much you thought Freddy vs. Jason sucked...KNOWING that I'd be pissed about it only for me to read that you really liked it. Then this. You still can't top the changing of my AIM profile though. That girl still thinks I'm gay. Ass. You truly are the king of pranksters. Dames

Marvin, Bps... I rarely ever get a chance to do this with glee, but FvJ made 13 million on Friday...ALONE. And for the record, that's with NYC subway service suspended and most NYC theaters empty, so it would have been even more. I told ya so Dames

Personally, I loved it! It was 2 hours of non-stop mark out moments for me. Taking the mythos of both characters, intertwining them well while still keeping them both strong AND giving us a great fight at the end and I'm VERY satisfied. This film surpassed my expectations by leaps and bounds and I couldn't help but mark out at all of the little inside jokes that were thrown out. I marked out for the random goat in the dream. I marked out for the intertwined Freddy & Jason theme RIGHT IN THE BEGINNING. I marked out for the homage they paid for the pool scene in NOES 2. I marked for the use of the NOES footage towards the beginning of the film. I marked for the mere MENTION of Hypnocil, much less the fact that it played an important part of the storyline. I marked out for the gratuitous nudity. I marked out for truly getting into Jason's pysche. I marked out for some of the very cool death scenes. Shit, I marked out when I saw Sean S. Cunningham and Robert Shaye's name side by side in the Producers credits. All in all, I'd say that this was absolutely incredible, I'm seeing it again and I highly recommend it for fans of either series. Dames

And he coud'nt pick her up. TRUST ME...I would have definitely picked her up if I knew where she was. I didn't find that out until I got home. Dames

Yep...he was Willie alright. Dames

I don't think WWE is producing merchandise with the old scratch logo anymore. I would love a WM DVD Box Set and it would be a must buy for me. Even though I already own 15-19 on DVD, I'd still get the set because I could probably sell the others. The extras would be nice, but I would just consider them a bonus. Dames

Every week, we get pages and pages of threads going back and forth about Raw. While that's encouraged, most people don't have many positive things to say about the show. So, I'm making a challenge. Out of everything that happened on Raw, what would you say was the best part of it and most importantly, why? I'll start it off. While I liked a lot of things on the show, the one thing that continues to stand out in my mind was the finish to the 3 way Women's Title match. Molly Holly completely outsmarted both Trish and Gail Kim in a move that myself and a few of my friends use to use in No Mercy for heel heat. Trish being caught up in the Tree of Woe, unable to stop the pin allows Molly to get a clean win, yet not kill Trish's heat at all. The finish was completely believable, in my opinion, because although Molly simply connected with a clothesline, Gail was charging at full speed and was blindsided by it completely. Plus, it's not like she has much heat to kill anyway. The bottom line is that it made Molly Holly seem like she deserved the Women's Title and gave her a clean win AS A HEEL with a cool finish. Dames

Marvin...I'm willing to wage something here. I've got a digital camera. Dames

If we're talking about looks here, the wrestling shouldn't have anything to do with it. Molly looks great, she really does, but the bottom line is this. If both girls weren't wrestlers and came into a bar one after the other, the guys would be lined up to kick it to Stacy, while Molly would get the leftovers. Dames

Same answer as Mr. Johnson. Dames

I've been getting it too. I haven't installed anything new, so don't blame me this time. Dames

Choken, Red Hot...just choose one please Dames