Mar 25, 2007

Lucha Libre In Northeast PA


Chikara
American Legion Hall - March 24, 2007
Hellertown, PA
I feel very lucky that I live in an area that has a lot of indy shows.  As much as I love Ring Of Honor, I think that Chikara is my favorite company out of all of them.

Chris Hero vs Ricochet
Chris Hero vs Ricochet

Results:

UPDATE:  This show was released on DVD under the name "Time Will Prove Everything".  It is available on ChikaraPro.com.

Mar 24, 2007

Pop Up Puppy


Sammy cannot help but to be adorable.

Mar 23, 2007

Dinner At Grandmas


Sammy was wiggling around, but he held still long enough to take a photo with Grandpa.

Mar 22, 2007

Chomp


Grandma, don't put little Sammy in a headlock.  Just hold him nicely.  Grandma, he doesn't like that.

Mar 21, 2007

The Clockwork Lullaby Machine



The Clockwork Lullaby Machine
Ripley's Odditorium - Atlantic City, NJ
This was made for the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang starring Dick Van Dyke.  It was invented by Rowland Emett, and although I didn't hear it, I'm told that it actually does play music.

Mar 20, 2007

Edible Artwork


Roulette Wheel
Ripley's Odditorium - Atlantic City, NJ
The framed artwork behind me is made out of 14,000 jellybeans.

Mar 19, 2007

Whitey The Thief


Richie Ashburn Wheaties ad
General Mills (1949)
One of the greatest Phillies of all time was born 90 years ago today.  In his second year in baseball, the center fielder had his own Wheaties ad.  I love the visual of Ashburn stripping the first baseman and taking his uniform with him as he steals second base.

Mar 18, 2007

For All Your Impaling Needs

Vlad Tepes
Ripley's Odditorium - Atlantic City, NJ
This seems like a good outfit for a job interview.  Practice that grin to get it just right.

Mar 17, 2007

Another Brick In The Wall


The Berlin Wall
Ripley's Odditorium - Atlantic City, NJ
It's crazy that this huge chunk of history is sitting in a building on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City.  I was nine years old when it was torn down, so I didn't fully understand how big of a moment it was when it was happening.  My most vivid memory of the fall of the Berlin Wall was being in my grandparent's kitchen and my Grandpa telling me that they were selling chunks of the wall at Boscov's for ten bucks.  They weren't quite as big as this one though.

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Mar 16, 2007

How To Get Ahead In Life


Shrunken Head
Ripley's Odditorium - Atlantic City, NJ
The Jivaroan people seem like they'd make lousy neighbors.  Once a year, they would send out a raiding party to attack a homestead where they would decapitate the adults and boys to make shrunken heads, and kidnap the younger women and girls to take as "brides".

Mar 15, 2007

Life And Death


Skull Optical Illusion
Ripley's Odditorium - Atlantic City, NJ
Earlier this week, we went to the Ripley's Believe It Or Not Odditorium on the Atlantic City Boardwalk.  The next few days are going to be random photos from the museum.

Mar 14, 2007

Sammy Is Growing Up Fast


We made it back from New Jersey to my grandparents house just in time for my stepmother's birthday.  Little Sammy is growing up pretty fast.

Mar 13, 2007

A Late Night Dinner


Mia
Caesar's Palace - Atlantic City, NJ
This was excellent - delicious food in an absolutely beautiful setting.  I had the grilled hanger steak with roasted garlic pommes puree, braised shallots and Beurre Maître d'Hôtel.

Mar 12, 2007

Back To Trump Plaza


Trump Plaza
Atlantic City, NJ
Spending a few days at the Boardwalk to check out the restaurants and play roulette.

Mar 3, 2007

You're Standing On My Neck



Daria
MTV (1997-2002)
There aren't very many characters that I can relate to as strongly as I do to Daria Morgendorffer.  The animated series that she stars in premiered on MTV ten years ago today.

Mar 2, 2007

Black Comedy


Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed
Cove Haven Pocono Resort - Lakeville, PA
Last night, we had the opportunity to see one of the funniest stand-up comedians in the world.  My sides are still sore from laughing.