Days of the Dead – Chicago

Days of the Dead – Chicago

November 2014Boy, do you miss out on a lot if you don’t come out to these conventions. They are just fun, bizarre and cool, wrapped up into one insane weekend.Days of the Dead started out GREAT. Smooth sailing and an organized convention.The hotel, not so much. I hate...
A Wrestler Wedding: Radiant Rain & Chris Gray

A Wrestler Wedding: Radiant Rain & Chris Gray

What do you get when you have a former British football (soccer) player-turned-pro wrestler and a beautiful female wrestler/model? One helluva wedding with athletes from all over America, Canada, Ireland  and the UK pissed off their heads. (Translation: Drunk as...
MMA & Fitness Convention

MMA & Fitness Convention

Atlantic City, NJDay 1, Thursday: Despite having all my clocks pushed ahead 22 minutes and being packed and ready, I still managed to leave on “wrestler time”. Which was 30-minutes behind. I swear, I’ll be late to my own funeral!I don’t generally much care for...
Arnold ’09!

Arnold ’09!

I made a goal last year when I moved here and drove up to the Arnold with my friends— that within one year, I’d be lean and hired to work the convention, instead of attending as a fan. And in one year, I did that, so I’m happy with myself.The Arnold showed no signs of...
Anime North 2008:Toronto Canada

Anime North 2008:Toronto Canada

Day 1: After about an hour of questioning and having my bags ripped apart by Canadian customs (the only customs I’ve met worse than US) I was free to go. Which is more than I can say for the guy behind me, who was being denied entry and sent back. There’s not a lot...