The Critic

VERY bad news for Brian - Lauren Williams (aka Angelina Love) may face a 10-year ban from working in the U.S. because she apparently worked without a valid work visa for her entire TNA tenure: http://www.lordsofpain.net/news/tna/3933.html

Happy Belated, Rexy!

Upcoming WWE event at the Sox/A's game next Wednesday (discount code listed below): -- The Chicago Tribune ran the following note today announcing that a few WWE Stars will be on hand signing autographs during next Wednesday's Chicago White Sox game at U.S. Cellular Field: "WWE teams up with White Sox: A few WWE superstars will be signing autographs at Wednesday's White Sox-Oakland Athletics game, including ECW champion Tommy Dreamer, Dolph Ziggler and Hornswoggle. Dreamer will throw out the first pitch and present Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski with a replica ECW Championship belt. Fans can purchase discounted tickets by going to whitesox.com/wwe and entering "WWE" as the promo code."

Angelina Love released by TNA due to her work visa not being renewed: http://www.lordsofpain.net/news/tna/3928.html I hope this doesn't mean Velvet Sky gets overlooked now....

My wife works all weekend, so no big plans here. Going to visit my cousin on Sunday, that's about all. I work Monday night once the Mrs gets home, so nothing big on Labor Day either.

QUOTE (kwolf68 @ Sep 3, 2009 -> 02:36 PM) I am guessing you did not see these bands on the same bill. They were all at Lollapalooza, but not the same day (thus the "weekend" comment).

70's. Not even close. Despite the putrid, wretched, everlasting s***tiness of disco, you can't beat the 70s for Pure Rock Goodness. Punk, classic hard rock, early metal, and early leanings of New Wave (Television, Talking Heads, Blondie, etc) Never has been beaten, never will.

My father was offered a tryout with the Cubs in the 50's. He passed on it for family reasons. You can decide for yourself which is the cool part.

At this point it's almost punishment to be called up.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Sep 1, 2009 -> 09:10 AM) Ah, the good old Dusty Rhodes to English translation. It gets trickier the older he gets. It's as if there's a third language in between Dustish and English that I'm not recognizing.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Aug 31, 2009 -> 10:57 PM) OK, I can't even understand that one. Just a few random Dusty-isms: Son of a plumber - he referred to his father being a plumber to further his image as The Common Man Clubberin' (a term he used as an announcer when someone was getting beaten up - "he's takin' a clubberin'!") Pay window (the winner of a match would get more $$ back in Dusty's day, so if you win you "go to the pay window") "If ya will" - Dusty threw that in his promos sometimes ("It's gonna be nasty....a donnybrook, if ya will...") Baybuh = baby

Man, s***ty news to wake up to. I'm going to miss #25 badly. Thanks and good luck in LA, Jim!

QUOTE (Brian @ Aug 31, 2009 -> 06:15 PM) Not really a spoiler. Was announced a few days ago.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Aug 31, 2009 -> 04:34 PM) I see what you did there.

Waah waah, Rey. Tonight's guest host:

No, I'm pretty smart.

Too bad playing Flowers means sitting down one of the few veterans who's actually hitting. Maybe AJ can DH when Flowers plays, or maybe Flowers DH's?

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Aug 31, 2009 -> 09:25 AM) I laugh at your slowness. Jerk.

Hulk School Musical, comin' up!!

QUOTE (Tex @ Aug 31, 2009 -> 09:19 AM) Elves are sometime scary/ f*** a ghost beat me Good for ya - be a little faster next time!! Hell, bitten by my own snake!!

Everyone making a BIIIG DEAL about me popping up in this thread......F off....

Let's hope September is as awesome weather-wise as August was.

Can't fire him yet, he was just PUT ON NOTICE less than a week ago.

QUOTE (Baines3 @ Aug 29, 2009 -> 02:18 PM) Total embarrassment. One-hit by Sergio Mitre and Chad Gaudin. Wow. That is the very definition of NOT GOOD.

QUOTE (SHIPPS @ Aug 28, 2009 -> 10:38 PM) Its weird cause I will read stuff on facebook than I will see guys post the same stuff on here and its like...you said that already dude we get it .lol Maybe YOU don't have any friends outside of Soxtalk....but I do.