By Mark | February 3, 2011
There are so many beautiful things about this video. I just love the announcer screaming, “He’s using hypnosis! How is this legal?” It really brightened up my day. I probably wouldn’t have posted it, though, if not for the appearance of a young man named Greg Excellent at the 1:31 mark. His contribution just put […]
Posted in Art and Culture | Also tagged Andy Kaufman, Chris Elliott, Combat Zone Wrestling, CZW, Egypt, Egyptian hypnosis, Greg Excellent, hypnosis, illegal moves, illegal moves of incredible beauty, masks, modern dance, The Osirian Portal, The Runaways, the worm, wrestling |
I spent the morning with the Dreamland Tonight crew, filming a fight scene between professional wrestler Bash Boulder and Puppet Mark in Ypsilanti’s now-flooded Riverside Park. I don’t want to give too much away, but I think the finished product, which involves bloody entrails, is going to be pretty incredible. The idea, as of right […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Andy Mitchell, Bash Boulder, bloody entrails, Carrie Morris, debates, Dreamland Tonight, fighting, flooding, puppet Mark, Riverside Park |
I don’t know that it warrants a whole new post, but I wanted to let you know that the pieces are falling into place for the next episode of Dreamland Tonight. The show, which will take place at 8:00 the evening of Friday, May 7, will feature local professional wrestling coach Bash Boulder, the folks […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Dreamland Tonight, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Ann Arbor Community Access Television, Ann Arbor Skatepark, Bash Boulder, community access, Community Show and Tell, Dug Song, fear of Ypsi, Forest Juziuk, hairs of famous people, John Brown, Linette Lao, Sarah Vowell, Skate Laws, skateparks, skating |
Maybe it’s just that I loved Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler, but I’m intrigued by these flyers that have been floating around town as of late, advertising one-on-one professional wrestling classes for what could be either $5 or $5,000 per session. With my spine problems, sadly, it’s a profession that I’ll never have the opportunity […]