Not a Wrestling Blog
Current mood: aggravated

Its funny how when you burn bridges, they can sometimes never be rebuilt.

In Wrestling you never say never.  Some of the "Hell Freezes Over moments" of things I never thought I would see…

When Eric Bischoff walked onto Raw

When Rick flair joined WWE

When Lawler Joined WWE

When Hogan joined WCW

When Hogan rejoined WWE

If only real life storylines would mimic Wrestling, in Many ways our lives could be better.  How about all the countries who hate us so much after we saved their "Proverbial Asses".

On a more personal level, I find myself dumbfounded at the place of my day job.  I have spent 19+ years here and have never had any issues except for maybe 2 with management  (Ok 3).  My customer base loves me and actually when I was forced out of my position in the New England Territory, caused major turmoil for that territory because there was no real reason to move me except Management who wanted to punish me and tech me a lesson for being good at what I do and for an argument I had with a wannabe manager and a manager.  The supervisor was trying to get Pam & myself fired.  They accomplished getting her fired, but because of the situation, only demoted me.  That was probably 5 years ago. 

Now the company has re-organized several times and they have given some guy who has 1/3 the experience I have, a supervisors job, and created a new position for my current supervisor who I get along with, and are giving me a supervisor his position who I hear bad things about.  This looks to be a bad situation for me.

Once again overlooked.  Am I bitter?  Of course.

I think part of my frustration is that outside of this place, I am fairly respected in what I do.  I get accolades regularly from people who get it.  There are many shows who pattern their format after mine.  However, the company who I give my life and blood constantly overlooks me and disrespects me.  I even went the roadblock and spoke one on one with him. He made it sound like there was no issues but yet here I am 5 years later still in the same place.

Here is the letter I wrote my supervisor upon hearing he was moving up and that the west coast super was taking his place and some kid was getting the other position:

I have to say I am very happy that you are advancing within the company.

My disappointments are many, as I feel once again I was overlooked for a position that I should have had an opportunity to at least be interviewed for.  I have 19+ years experience and wasn't even aware of any changes till after they are gone.

I have more seniority that ALL if the supervisors and can't seem to get a break.  How valuable can I be for a company who overlooks me constantly?  If not given the Midwest opportunity, maybe even the West coast?  My Obligations to this company come before my own, but yet this company has yet to give me a fair shot at things.  I play by the rules here.    Why is it the only message I get is that I need to find something outside of this department to get ahead?

How can I get ahead here?  What do I have to prove and to who? 

Once again I feel like I am in a dead end and very frustrated.  I work very hard for this company and feel unappreciated.

I mean why Josh ?  No Disrespect meant but what does he have that I don't?  Certainly not experience.

(End of email)

If I didn't need insurance because of Pam's health I would have left a long time ago.

Anyway, Anyone see Wrestlemania?

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Saturday and No Pants
Current mood: exhausted

It was another Saturday and we were meeting Kage in King Of Prussia to go to DWF.  Plan was to leave about an hour after Kage and we would arrive at around the same time.  Funny how things don't go quite according to plan.

 After I get the text from Kage saying he left I get a panic call from Trish.  "Help, I locked my keys in my house.  Do you still have the spare?"  I said "Sure, drop on over and I will get it for you."  She responded with, "You don't understand.  It wasn't just my house keys.  It was the Van keys too."

 Ok, no big deal.  I grabbed the key and drove the mile to Trish's place and then picked her up and brought her to my place to await the Diva Pam.  We are still on schedule, or so I thought.

 About 15 minutes before we are scheduled to leave Pam says she has a script to pick up at CVS.  Can we pick up on the way?  Doing some quick calculations I figured it would maybe put us behind 10 minutes.  Again, funny how things don't quite work out according to plan.

 We get on the road to CVS and, of course, the traffic on I81N become one lane and we crawl at about 10 MPH, and less at times.  Once we get to CVS, to save time, I drop Pam off and CVS and go to the gas station to fill up.  I get back and Pam is still not out waiting so I rush in to hurry her up.  What I find is that there are a ton people at the checkout.  Ok this explains why our society is so messed. Look at all the drugs we dispense, but back onto topic.  I go back to the Pharmacy area to see Pam just now getting in line with a bunch of stuff.  She told me the script was called in and she would be in and out.  I see her finally get up to the counter so I go back out to the car.

Well we just blew a good Half hour so now we are behind schedule.  We cruise down the turnpike at lightening speed.  I hear Kage in my mind busting on us for being late when he started an hour before us.  As we get closer to the exit I get a Text asking where exactly where are we meeting.  I think to myself, "Great, he got there and we are still a half hour away.  Guess I will wait till I am closer and then respond."  As I  pull out of the turnpike we respond with "Where are you?",  to which he answers that he got caught in traffic in Scranton and was about 30 minutes away.

 Hmm, well looks like I can bust on him. Ha!  So we await the mighty time deficit Kage. Amused and annoyed by how fast I drove to make time when I didn't need to and how annoyed I was by all the things that made me late I sat. 

 Mother nature calls.  I say to Pam & Trish that since the Time Lord Kage isn't here I was going to go over to the Lord & Taylor store and use their restrooms.  Pam said she needed to go as well.

 I never envisioned myself at a Lord & Taylor.  In fact, I thought they would charge admission just for me to walk in the door.  We get inside and this huge store which caters to the class a couple above me, was nice enough to let me use the restroom.  While in the restroom I am thinking about tonight's card.  I had this strange feeling that upon rushing out the door that I forgot something.  As I zip up my shorts and start to walk out of the restroom I am running things thru my head.  Show Shirt - Check, Vest - Check, Chain - Check, Blinding Powder - Check, Clipboards – Check, Sash – Check, Studded Customized Mike Trash Pants – BUZZ.  "Uh-Oh", I thought to myself.  Ok so I forgot the camera 2 times, but never my clothes.  I'm standing in the worlds most expensive store (Or at least the most expensive in this Mall) and I need pants.  I panicked.  So I am running scenarios in my head.  I come to a realization I am going to have to buy something here and now.  I figure I would be out $50ish right.  We make our way to the men's area.  And I look around.  Ack!  $78.00 for a pair of pants?  That was the cheapest ones?  I start hyperventilating.  Where is the local Goodwill Store ofrSalvation Army Store when you need them?

 Just as I was ready to saw off one of my limbs to buy the pants I decided to try them on. That particular cut didn't fit.  I was very discouraged when I heard Pam say, "Try these".  I looked at them and they were a higher end Workout Pants.  One with a Puma and one by Addidas.  Desperately I looked at the prices.  One was marked $48 and one $25.  I tried them both on and they fit.  I liked the $48 better and decided to make the $35 buy. 

I get to the counter and the lady rings it up and says "Thant will be $8.21".  I looked at her, then the cash register and then her again.  I say, "Excuse me?"  she repeated herself.  I have Pam bring me the pair I liked that was too expensive.  She checked it. It was the same price.  I said I will take them both.

Looks like I was wrong.  I got my limb back and walked out with 2 pairs of pants in Lord & Taylor and all for under $20 and didn't pay admission to get in or out.  We were back in business.

We went outside and Kage was there.  Went to the show.  Had a horrible Match.  Got stuck on the Sure-Kill Expressway and made it home by 4.  All-in-all a good day!

Oh by the way, my Show Pants are still in the dryer.  At least they are ready for next week.

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The Power of POWER
Current mood: accomplished

Many of you may or may not know this but by day I sell technology.  Yes I am a Computer Geek and not afraid of using the technologies I sell.  Of course if you think about it, loo0k at some of my toys.  I own a Hybrid Car.  I have a fairly advanced Wireless network in my house.  I was doing Computerized Rock back the 80's (Before it was common).

Fast Forward to the TTRS on 2/12/08.  We had a fairly bad storm and I was late getting to the studio.  The Show started about 15 minutes late.  Trish wasn't able to get there due to the snow.  Oh boy, flying solo.

Everything seemed to be going fairly smoothly.  First interview with Jaden went off without a hitch.  Massive Mike is on and the connection wasn't the greatest, but it was usable.  The Show usually goes till around 10PM – 10:30 depending on the guest.

Its now about 9:45 and I start hearing this beep, beep noise.  As annoying as it seemed, I kept going.  About 10 minutes later, Pam comes into the studio with a flashlight and says, "You realize we have no Power, right?"  I look at the main Computers for the show and they are running.  The cable Modem is up.  The router is up and now the Beep, beep is louder.  Aha!!

You see, any good network should always be prepared.  In case of a Blackout, you should have a UPS in place.  That is short for "Uninterruptable Power Supply.  This will keep your network up so you can safely shut your computers down in the case of no power.  Guess what the beep, beep was.  You see the TTRS is so intense we don't have just one UPS, we run off of 3.  So while the rest of the place was Pitch Dark we continued to broadcast our show for about 20 minutes without any notice of lack of power.

Knowing that time was running out, I decided that I was smart to kill the show now.  I tell our guest that due to a power outage, I was going to have to wrap things up.  We went till 10:05.  I saved all the work.  Edited the show and was ready to upload the files to the website when our time ran out and it was all black in the studio,.

Fortunately, we were able to save everything and lost no data. 

Lesson to be learned.  You should have your systems on a UPS.  The UPS is really for shutting down safely so as to not lose data or corrupt your hard drive from sudden outages. 

For those playing at home, I have a 1500VA Cyberpower Rack mount, an APC 1500VA Tower and a Cyberpower 1200VA running my studio.  We went about 30 or so minutes until complete blackout.

Until next time.

Vitally yours

MT

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Yoga? For Mike Trash?
Current mood: energetic

Ok a New year and new goals.  It wasn't long ago, or maybe it was.  When I had DDP (Diamond Dallas page) on the show.  He talked about this great revolutionary thing called YRG (Yoga for Regular Guys) and he was talking how this low impact thing was being used by people like Kurt Angle, NFL Football guys, Lee Marshall and many others.  I thought yeah but most of them guys are already Athletes.  What about someone like me?

He sent me the stuff but I was already on a diet and thought I am doing fairly well on my own, so I put it away.  I lost a total of 80 pounds on my diet.  Well as all diets go, I got stressed and put on about 30.  so December 31st 2007 I put my Diet back in action and lost 15 at this point.  Then I got an email from DDP about something amazing on his site.  Being the curious fellow that I am I went to investigate.  Then it hit me as my jaw hit the floor that this YRG has something to it.  You need to watch this video

Here we have a guy who is 5'8 and 297 pounds and handicapped.  He has 2 crutches to walk and 2 knee braces and a back brace.  I thought to myself ok this guy is in a lot worse shape than me.  This guys isn't even a regular guy. (No Disrespect to Arthur).  I watched as he went from February 2007 to November 2007 on this.  He went from not being able to do any of this to, well, you gotta see the video.  The end is astounding.

I called up DDP and confessed that I hadn't don't eh YRG thing and apologized and asked for his guidance as well as to see if I could Interview Arthur.  He came through and got me Arthur's info and I spoke with Arthur.  This guys is such an inspiration. 

Today I did the YRG thing for the first time.  Ok its not as easy as it looks, but not as hard as I thought.  I am pledging to myself that I will be doing this and giving it an honest effort.  Let's just say if I am half as successful as Arthur I will be enthrawed.

I am taking my readers with me too.  I will be documenting this. 

Take a journey with the Vital Idol into a world I have never seen.  A tour of health.  This is not a Diet, this is a lifestyle change.

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Another Year Gone
Current mood: Reflective

Well here we are in the brink of 2008 and I think about this past year.  It has been a wild rollercoaster ride. 

It started out with the "Clean Slate" policy of anyone who I had issues with, I gave a clean slate.  Within a very short period of time, the one guy broke the proverbial slate over my head and continued till haunt me till around September when the stuff all hit the fan and broke the final link between us.  It amazed me how disrespectful this person had been to me even after I walked away and he would try to take away from my family.

The year started Rocky as Pam spent a very rough time in the hospital and nearly lost her life several times.  She came close to losing it early in the year and the again for a very long stay in September and October nearly dying frm Septic Shock.  She ends the year in the Hospital as I am typing this on New Years Eve.  This woman has more guts and will than anyone I have met.  Till Death do us part is what we have and I will be there till the end.

April was a  Fun Highlight for me as I got to go to Georgia with Kage and Trish and did a mini tour which included a show at a "Different Venue", Meeting face to face with Nigel, Eating at Abbys House of Ribs, Talking to Abby, and working at the infamous "Center Stage", historic Home of many of the Wrestling shows like WCW and knowing that Val Venus and Edge were in the Audience while Brutus Beefcake cut my hair.

Another Highlight was when I got to particpate in a Match with a very Rude Simon Dean and not only cut a promo on him, but crack him with one of my Clip boards.

I finished 2005 with a loss as a member of BDP losing to Vinnie the Fixer and Frankie Frizzo with Jo jo on my side as I got chased from Ringside by 2 former BDP members. However this year I had a 100% win record as I successfully won both of my inring matches.

Match one was a 6 man tag as I was challenged to a match with the singer of Mad Era.  Jake along with Jimmy Dream and Adam Ugly came to the ring and made a challenge.  I decided that it was a chance to show people that I am versed inside the ring as well as outside, as I hired the "Manager of Managers" Marcus "King Kong" Dowling and his team of BMF (Lawless and Prodigy) and we successfully beat the opponents in my sleep.

The other match was one of those "Hell Freezes over" moments in time as I returned to CCW.  I was in the audience as JR Manitoba made some, not so nice remarks calling me in the ring.  I told him that I decided that I wanted to come back and was willing to make a deal.  I wanted a match.  If I lost I was gone for good, if I won, then I was back.  As history will show I defeated the opponent as he was DQ's for cheating (Grin).

In PWR I have had my ups and downs as Lamar and I have been at odds since Blast stuck his big face painted nose in our business.  In March I was blinded by Blast as he hit me with my clipboard and it shattered in my eyes.  I want to thank Dr Andrews for saving my sight.  Later in the year Blast made Lamar an offer to join his COD group and it has caused issues.  In Fact as we introduced the Trash Talking Radio Title to PWR, Lamar beat me up after the match.

Speaking of which, the TTRS title is going strong as we have had a wealth of very good title holders.  Stemming from Shatter, Kage, Big Hink, Big Poppa Chill, Arkam, and a couple more.

Trish made her in Ring Debut as an announcer.  I was very proud of her. 

We added Shannon to my mix this year as she ran the gimmick table and had a nice assortment of goodies!!

I added a new dog this year as we adopted Brandi or B as her street name.  She is a red haired border collie and very energetic.

We had a scare the other week as the big winds knocked down my fence and Snoop and B decided to take a journey.  So there I am at 9am in an ice and wind storm trying to put the fence up.  After fixing the fence I went on a 5 hour journey to find the pups.  By dumb luck I find them back an obscure road where some guys come out of their house ans yell asking if we are looking for lost dogs.  We get them back and then a couple of hours later I get ready for bed  and before double check the fence again to find it, once again was blown over by the winds.  Shannon and I spent the next hour or so trying to hold up the fence while the cold winter wind is challenging us to keep it in place while we fasten supports  to batten down the hatch.

My Mother had a heart attach at the beginning of the year.  I spent every day at her hospital bed letting her know I was there.  After that and until recently, she seemed to start reaching out to us.  She and I had a major fight around spring but it seemed to blow over and recently it seems we went back to the old ways.

My Car is getting a face lift tomorrow.  She has had some trials and tributlations this year too.  It started with a flat tire in Allentown which saw me sleep in my car (Thanks to the dealer who sold me the car without a spare) and costing me an arm and a leg on a set of tires.  Most of the year the car was awesome.  The Prius is indeed one of the best inventions of recent time.  I have put on about 35000 miles this year.  On Christmas Eve I had a minor problem where my car decided she wanted to see the car in front real close and banged up my hood.  $1400 later we will see the facelife.

My Movie and TV series Idea had some exposure as we show a 7 minute commercial for the MySpace contest for a Contract.  We didnt win but I felt more inspired. 

One of the low points of our year was out trip to South Carolina where Kage & I took on the Yellow Jacket.  This was a guy who was out of the ring for 14 years and this was his first match back.  He didnt bother telling us that but we could pretty much tell after he potatoed Kage within 2 minutes of the matfh starting.  At the end of the match, Kage threw him in a garbage can and we got our pay and went home.

The Radio Show has been strong and consistant.  We have had good guests and have built a good reputation.

I am tired of 2007 and eagerly await 2008.  I am ready to pursue my prjects with my energy than ever.  I am ready for whatever things Pams health brings.  I am ready to achieve new things. 

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Wanna Buy my Underwear?

Ok first I wanna say that men are weird.  Yes as a Man I can say that and mean it.

A female friend of mine has a personal ad and recently was approached by a guy who wanted to buy her underwear for $25.  As a laugh she said sure.  Guess what?  He Paypaled her the money.  He wants it to be worn too.

With that in mind I decided to put my underwear up for sale.  That's right ladies.  You too can have a piece of the Vital Idol.  Pay pal me $25 and you too can have my Silk Boxers.  For another $5 I will even wear them for you.

And if that isn't enough, for an Additional $25 we can cam.

I can see you all lining up and making me a very rich man.

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Mike Trash Needs your Help
Current mood: accomplished

For those who would like to help, we have written a TV movie and TV series and I need you.  My Space is doing a contest and the winner gets a Developmental Contract with Fox. 

Here is what I need you to do.  Watch the Trailer we filmed and vote.  Yes its that simple. (the voting button is labeled "Booyah")

MySpace Video
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=21510761

As Sally Struthers might say, "Won't someone please help"?

If you don't have a MySpace, please sign up and vote.  If you do, please vote and then send a Bulletin to all your friends.  I need your support to take this to the next level.

Let me know if you like the Clip or not.  (Please don't watch from work).  It is called "Vital Idol" and is about a guy named Mike Trash, who many of you know as my alter Ego.

Thanks in advance,
Mike Trash

 http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=21510761

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What would you do if....
Current mood: numb

I am not looking for answers from anyone reading this because all of us have different views on thing, but reflecting on things that have been on my mind and decided since I am accused of not sharing my feelings, you can now see what goes on in the darkest of my mind.

What would you do... If your best friend and love were dying before you and you got a front row seat?  Watching for more than 4 years as she deteriorates?

What would you do... if said friend tells you she is ready to die?

What would you do... if she asks you "Why didn't you let me die in the ER? "

What would you do...if you could have been the one to deny treatment, but didn't?

What would you do...if you put all of your dreams, hopes and desires on hold, to be with another as they are dying a slow death?

What would you do...if someone who you have very bad feelings for, reached out and offered condolences?

What would you do...if someone who you do not care for, or doesn't care for you, allegedly "Calls you out" but you never read it or see it and feel if they wanted to call you out they could find a better way.

What would you do...if everything in your life that used to feel so important to you, now seems meaningless?

What would you do...if your religious beliefs that you felt so strongly about all seem so silly now?

What would you do...if whenever people say, they will pray for you, you just want to say, "Why bother, he isnt listening"?

What would you do...if you believe that maybe all the praying is making the higher power make things worse?

What would you do...if one of the people closest to you who should be there, starts to tell you half truths or maybe even lies?

What would you do...If You suddenly feel numb to the world?

What would you do...If You can see things will be getting worse?

What would you do...If You feel alone in a roomful of people?

What would you do...If You Give and Give and Give some more, but don't feel like anyone gets it?

What would you do...if the person you love and care about that is now sick, you blame yourself for their illness?

What would you do...if you knew that if you were not selfish that your best friend and love would probably not have gotten terminally ill?

What would you do...if the person dying can not be diagnosed with a terminal illness because they can not figure out why she is dying, so they can't fix her or call her terminally ill even though they can not make her feel better?

What would you do...If No Doctor will try to fix you because they are afraid that the person might not make it and it would mess up their patient survival stats?

What would you do...if you found out doctors are really not interested in your health as much as they are concerned about money and statistics?

What would you do...if you are no longer counting down the days to retirement, but the days of your best friends life?

What would you do...If your best friend who never did drugs or drank or smoked, became dependent on prescription drugs to get by from the intense chronic pain?

What would you do...if all if your medical issues were caused by a chemical that was ceated by a big drug company who never really tested it before going to market with it and it cause you to lose your quality of life and eventually your life in a slow painful way?

What would you do...if the same Drug Company refused to help those affected by their mistake and had deep enough pockets to buy their way out of any responsibility?

What would you do...if you worked for the drug company that caused all this pain in others and how could you sleep at night knowing you are the ones who  have damaged so many others?

What would you do...if you are having trouble telling the difference between sincere and doing or saying the right thing?

What would you do...if you knew that your older dog was going to be dying next and probably soon as well as your wife and it almost seems like a race between the 2?

What would you do...if your life seems to be "Going thru the motions" on a day to day basis?  Knowing that work is really only a cruise control thing and everything is on a tight schedule?

What would you do...if you knew that your wife wants to die at home rather than the hospital?

What would you do...If you knew that you are helpless to change most things in your life right now?

What would you do...if you woke up and she was gone?

What would you do...if you woke up and everyone was gone?

What would you do...if you had a chance to take the place of a loved one who is dying?

What would you do...if your dying wife told you to look for a companion so that she wouldn't feel guilty about not being able to take care of your "Needs"?

What would you do...if you actually found a companion?

What would you do...if you liked the character you play on weekends better than yourself?

What would you do...if you spend the day on the phone and every call starts out with someone asking you "How are you"? and you have to lie and say you are fine when you want to break down and cry?

What would you do...if you feel like you are out of tears, but then out of nowhere you think of the way it was?

What would you do...if you feel like less of a man because of all the tears?

What would you do...If your playfull dog insists on throwing her toy on your keyboard while you are typing a blog?

What would you do...If you had to choose between your little underground version of fame or staying home with your dying spouse?

What would you do... if everything you knew to be right and enjoyed, was destroyed in a very short time?

What would you do...If You made a decent income, but it is all gone due to the illness of your loved ones illness?

What would you do...if you could run away and never be found?

What would you do...if you could take back just one thing?  What would it be?

What would you do...if everything you knew and believed is wrong?

What would you do...if you knew that you were headed into conflict?

What would you do...if you knew you were headed towards disaster?

What would you do...If at the time you really believed you were doing the right thing and it turned out to be really wrong?

What would you do...if you wake up one day and realised you arent who you thought you were?

What would you do...if you woke one day to find you aren't superman?

What would you do...if what used to be a morning thanks to the higher power for everything you have, turns to a morning thank you for her still being alive?

What would you do...if you had to choose between saving someones life for you or letting them die because that is their wish?

What would you do...If you had all the money in the world and still couldnt fix your best friend?

What would you do...if all the distractions you had became a guilt thing?  Why should you enjoy your life while she is dying?

What would you do...if you were afraid of sleeping for fear of waking up and finding she passed?

What would you do...if you had a klondike bar?

What would you do...if someone actually understood how you really felt and didnt assume to know?

What would you do...if someone wrote a really long blog?  did you get this far?

What would you do...if someone read your blog and thought wrongly that it was about them and got mad about it?

What would you do...if people could see thru your daily "Happiness" at work or on the air or in the ring or on stage or where you are, and saw you for who or what you are?

What would you do...if people saw you the way you saw yourself?

What would you do...if the thing that is making you smile most tonight is when your dog brings her toy to you and you throw it and she leaps thru the air, without a care, and catches it with style?

What would you do...if the vice you always relied on (Food in my case) isnt really making you feel comforted anymore?

What would you do...if you felt yourself putting up walls to shield the pain?

What would you do...if you felt you achieved the height of what you can do and its all down hill from here?

What would you do...if you felt you could never be good enough?

What would you do...if when you told your brother that your wife was dying his response was "Well I know how you feel, my bird died last week"?

What would you do...if your mother, who you havent really been able to get a relationship with, starts visiting your sick wife in the hospital?

What would you do...if people get frustrated with you, if after a long day at work, then going to visit your sick wife in the hospital, you decide to go home and hide within your own world rather than go out?

What would you do...if you found out that everything real wasnt and everything not, was?

What would you do...if you found out that one of your closet friends had 4 justifiable homicides?

What would you do...if you made a positive difference in someone elses life?

What would you do...if you felt guilty every day of your life for something out of your control?

What would you do...if you could say "I told ya so" to someone, but you dont because you really do care?

What would you do...if you told someone something confidential and they told everyone else?

What would you do...if you could start all over with a clean slate?

What would you do...if you could take all the pain away, but had to keep the pain yourself?

What would you do...If someone wanted to drink your blood?

What would you do...if you knew the answer to life, the universe and everything, but no one believed you?

What would you do...if you said upfront you didnt want advice but people insisted on giving it anyway?

What would you do...if the only way to feel any better is to write a blog about it?

What would you do...if it was all a dream?

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PWR and MT see the light - 6/2/07
Current mood: annoyed

After many trips to DR andrews in GA in attempts to regain my eyesight in NY, I returned to PWR in Long Island. As I arrived a the Upper Room with my eyes bandaged the crowd instantly reacted with chants.  They went something like "Take out the trash"  Trish said she just thinks they want to take me out to dinner

I get to the back and talk to Lamar.  It seems we are going to finally take out that punk Jesta.  I am all about that.  we make our way to the ring.  Lamar grabbed me a chair and I oput my hand on his shoulder so he can lead me.  I have my cane in the other hand so I don't trip.  Darn I hit a bunch of people feet on the way to the ring (Evil Laugh).

I sit at ring side and hear those chants again.  NY people are so friendly to me wanting to take me out to dinner. 

Dr Andrews said to me that there was no way to know when or if my sight would come back in NY, but just be patient. 

I hear the match progress and from what i heard he was taking care of business.  Jesta mopped up the mat.  Then I hear a 3 count and the bell rings.  Lamar starts yelling at someone at ringside.  i recognise that voice.  its Jason Static the cripple.  Jason yells at Lamar because Lamar is still beating on Jesta.  We may have to revoke Jasons Trash Clan Card.  (Don't leave home without it).  Jason and Lamar start arguing and Static chops Lamar. 

Lamar grabs Statics cane and hits his bad knee.  Then he picks Static up and  gets ready to choke slam.  At that point I see light thru my bandages.  Dr Andrews was right.  I rip off the bandages in time to see Statics Partner Justin Cage.  

I  jump in the ring to help Lamar.  I start to choke Static. 

 Somehow Cage gets Lamar out of the ring and he grabs me and starts beating on me. 

They take my Vest and my cane and Static puts them on and they start threatening me. 

 After Abusing me they challenge Lamar to a match next month with Static at ringside.

You guys are real tough beating up on a formerly blind manager.  Just wait till we get our hands on you!

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Never mess with the Trash Clan!

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The Grande Finale - GA Trip 04-28/07
Current mood: accomplished

Saturday is the day we waited for.  This was Months in the making as we would get to work in the legendary Center Stage in ..:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Atlanta GA.  This is the same place that WCW did their TV Tapings.  Many of the famous angles I watched on TV were done here...:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

We get there and the first thing I notice is there is no parking on the street and it isnt real cheap to park. I drop off Trish and Kage and circle the building looking for a place to park. 

We get in the building and it is a very unique place. Tons of major bands and touring companies all passed thru here,  I go thru the walkway to the seats and it's funny but it seemed a whole lot bigger on tv.  Also the chairs are kinda crappy, but it's still center stage, right?

Anyway, we got there early and watched as the 80's Heavy Metal Christian band Stryper is rehearshing. They really haven't missed a beat.  They seemed really tight.  A side note is after they did their sound check, the lead guitarist was playing a bunch of Van Halen songs.  I think I would have died laughing if he had started playing "Running with the Devil". 

We are told that there would be 2 shows and we would have one match in each show. Stars like Greg Valentine, Brutus Beefcake and Superfly Jimmy Snuka are part of this show and in my first match I get to manage Kage against Ryan Michaels in a guantlet match where Ted DiBiase comes out and challenges the winner.  Crowd turns on us almost right away.

After our loss we go back and I head up to the gimmick tables hoping to sell my T-Shirts. As luck would have it the ATM machine in this place is broken and the majority of the people here appear to be into the Band.  Alot of the wrestling fans have no money.  Go Figure.  

I sit at the gimmick table till Intermission and then sitting next to Superfly, I sell nothing. Hmmm.   Anyway, after intermission I go downstairs and find that i am not managing some guy who is the NWA Anarchy Champion named Chad Parham.  We are to take on Brutus Beefcake.  Cool a legend.  We meet Brutus and exchange hellos and then get ready for the match.

It's showtime As we come out and I start making people mad at me. The crowd is very pro Brutus and very Anti Chad and me.  Something is  the ring seems wrong but I just go for it.  It seems really one sided as Chad is thrown from one of the ring to the other.  Hmm not the way I envisioned it.  Can we say shoot fight? 

Chad comes out fo the ring and yells to me, "I'm not going back in". I say, "You have to go in, the match isnt over yet".  He says, "No I don't".  To which he grabs me and throws me in the ring.  Hmm again, this isnt what i envisioned.  I go with it and decide that retreat is the word of the day so I go to leave the ring when Brutus grabs my shoulder and turns me around.  "Uh-oh".  I turn and see a big punch coming my way and I hit the mat.

Ok here is the dilema. I could get up and try to run, or stay where I am and play possum.  Decisions, decisons.  Ok If I get up and he is in a bad mood, I will just end up back here.  I think the possum is a very intelligent creature. 

Next thing I know I hear the clippers and the crowd. *Sigh* I think I know what is next.  I hear the snip snip snip.  I drop to the floor.  Then Brutus picks me up and flings me out of the ring.  Hey, Chad, where are you?  You are supposed to catch me.  *PLOP*

Brutus music plays and he struts around the ring with his hedge clippers and leaves. On exit I hear him yelling "I'm gonna Kill him". 

Great, the legend is mad. I looked at the ring before I went back stage and almost cried.  Seems Mr. Beefcake wanted to cut a piece for everyone in the building. I make my way backstage and find that Chad had not only left me alone at ringside, but her also left the building.  Some champion. 

I go to Brutus Dressing room and find out that he is upset. He starts with "Your Man sucks" and I say, "No, I never met him before tonight".  I said "Did I do anything to upset you?" and he says, "No, you were great". *WHEW*

I track down Kage and Trish and we head home for our 13 hours drive.

I find out Monday that we left a little early and that if we had hung around we would have met Edge and Val Venis who both snuck into the audience to see the show. That was a cool thing to know that 2 WWE stars saw us wrestle.

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This was a fun week and I have to say it will go down in my mind as a highlight of my time in wrestling.

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