Macho Man Stopped The Rapture!

Finally a believable explanation as to why the world didn't end this past Saturday!
Whoooooaahhhhhh Yeeeeeaaaahhhhhhhh!

R.I.P. "Macho Man" Randy Savage

One of the all time greats from WWF passed away today at the age of 58. Macho Man was one of my all time favorites, and a master of cutting promos on rival wrestlers. Here are some of my favorite commercials, promos, and matches of his...
Whooooaaaaahhhh Yeeeeeeaaaahhhhhh!

Back For Round 3

Hmmmm... Did I Startle You?

Get Herb Wested And Check This Out!

August 9th, 1995

A random picture a friend found on the internet of me working at my first job ever. Can you guess which one is me? Haha.
16 Years Ago

Portlandia

This video is from a show on the IFC channel. I think it's pretty funny, so enjoy...

Food For Thought

Whaaaaaatttttttt!?!?!?!

Tobacco - Fucked Up Friends DVD from strmlnd on Vimeo.

Adler's Appetite For Destruction

I finally have enough free time to do some reading for enjoyment so I'm going to knock this book out before class starts on Monday.
6 Old E's In One Sitting! Holy $#!*

R.I.P. Corey Haim

Corey Haim, one of my favorite childhood actors, died today of an apparent overdose. It wasn't too surprising really. But, it's still pretty sad when someone is on top of the world at such a young age and then throws it all away over some drugs.
I'm Going to Have a Lost Boys Screening ASAP.

The World's Most Valuable Baseball Card

I was at a baseball card shop in the late 1980's when I stumbled across this 1906 gem. I managed to buy it for a measley $5 bucks and now its worth over 3 Trillion Dollars. It was pretty much the greatest card purchase in the history of all baseball card collectors, and the type of thing that everyone dreams about.
This Card Is Rarer Than The Honus Wagner One...

I Am Ozzy

If you're a fan of heavy metal, especially 1980's metal like I am, then this book is an absolute must read. It's called I Am Ozzy, it just came out, and its about... you guessed it... Ozzy Osbourne. It spans from his child hood to the present day and is jam packed with insane music, drug, boozing and tour stories that make you wonder how he was able to have such a prolific music career, and more importantly, how he hasn't dropped dead 1,000 times over by now. My favorite part so far has been the chapters that cover his days in Black Sabbath, and also the stuff on his early solo years up until the death of Randy Rhoades. I'm not quite finished with the book yet, but it's definitely an all time classic in my opinion. So, in honor of plowing through Ozzy's new kick ass autobiography, here's a classic video from the madman himself... Bark At The Moon.

Yes, This Book Has The Bat Biting Story In It...

The Pee Wee Herman Show @ Nokia Live

This past sunday instead of watching the Superbowl, my Fiancee and I went and saw the Pee Wee Herman show on the final night of its run in Downtown LA. Now if you're like me and you grew up in the 80s, then you probably were a fan of Pee Wee's Playhouse. If you weren't then you're an idiot and never read my blog again... Anyway, the show was Phenomenal! Pee Wee was in top form, all the characters were included in the performance, classic cartoons were shown, and whenever anyone said the secret word, the audience went absolutely bananas. If you slept on this one you missed out in a major way... Oh yeah... rumor has it that there's another Pee Wee film in the works, and after seeing Pee Wee's Playhouse live I really really hope so.
You Know You Wished This Was Your House!

First Day Of School!

I'm starting up classes at a semi-local community college today. It's been 10 years since I last set foot in the halls of higher learning, so this should be a very interesting day...
10+ Years Ago... Present Day

I Have The Power Art Show

Before I got sick yesterday I was planning on attending this awesome art show at the 1988 Gallery in Melrose, based on the 1980s He Man cartoon (which I loved as a kid). Unfortunately I wasn't able to make it, but lucky for me I was able to view all of the artwork online. Here are some of my favorites...
Jude Buffum "Battle Bones"
Jon Vermilyea "Prince Adam Falls Prey To Super Skeleton In The Halloween Forest"
Alex Pardee "Faker"
Alex Pardee "Clawful"
Alex Pardee "Skeletor"
Alex Pardee "Trapjaw"
Alex Pardee "Triclops"
Alex Pardee "Beastman"
Meggs "Skeletor Was OG"
Jason Hernandez "I Am The Master Of The Universe"
Mark Garro "Rip Van He Man"

Vintage King Diamond Interview

Worst Invention Ever!

I found this ad online today. It has to be the most idiotic "extreme sports" invention since (well actually prior to) rollerblades...
Who Would Want One Of These?

I Found Your Frogskins

I found these in Downtown this weekend! SCORE!
Limited Edition Oakley Frogskins, Circa 1980s

Off The Wall

Since I keep on losing this "sacred" card of mine, and then freak out and frantically search my office for it at least a few times a year, I've decided that a scan of it would be perfect since it will survive on the internet forever. Anyways, this is my membership card to the OG Mother Of All Skateparks, The Upland Pipeline. Someday I will get around to digitizing my VHS footage of me skating it back in the day. Until then, this will have to suffice.
Proof That I Rode The Monsterbowl And The Full Pipe

Black Cat Squadron

I've recently re-discovered the fun of scanning things into the computer. I'm not sure why I haven't done this sooner for the blog, but expect more "Blast's From The Past" posts that contain scans of "found" items that I have lying around the house in the near future. First up is a patch my Grandfather gave me a long time ago. This is the patch from his flight jacket from World War 2, and he was a member of the Black Cat Squadron. For those of you who have played Call of Duty 5: World At War, you basically get to play a level as a member of his squad on the PBY Plane mission. Yeah thats the mission where its super hectic and you are fighting Kamikaze Pilots and rescuing fools from the water. Crazy to even think that my Gramps was involved in all that... If Only I Could Get This Logo On Some New Era Caps!