HOLY DOPESMOKING HYENAS, BATMAN !! It's been THAT DAMN LONG since I blogged about anything. Not that I haven't had anything meaningful to say, My time has been stretched. Still going to school. Took a full classload in FALL 2012. Scratched my head on the 22nd. Made it thru the Holidays. And that more or less brings me here.
A FEW THINGS ABOUT 2012
 * Still involved with Indy Wrestling, 13 years-plus now. 2012 was a pretty fantastic year for me there. Got to visit all sorts of places here in Tennessee where Bert Prentice and Mike Porter promoted events with my friend JP Magnum. Roadtrips are always an adventure. Made a few with then NWA North American champion "The Temptation" Shaun Tempers. Great times. Worked out really well for having footage to submit to WDEF News Channel 12 (CBS affiliate here in Chattanooga) for the "In The Zone" segment during Nick Bonsanto's time at the station. Shot a handful of events in Alabama promoted by Ultimate NWA and NWA ProSouth and this event from IWA-Deep South
http://smvod.com/premium-video/iwa-deep-south-november-17-2012-xtreme-warfare-sylacauga-al
My fourth production for that group and the one I'm most proud of. Check it out, if you will.
Too many things to address, too many hands to shake, too many ugly babies to kiss for a simple blog post. Gotta name drop Pro Wrestling Chattanooga, Empire Pro Wrestling, Deep Southern Championship Wrestling, Wrestling Superstars (in Knoxville), EWA, and New Elite Wrestling. I'm especially psyched for Deep Southern Championship Wrestling (DSCW) and New Elite Wrestling (NEW) events going into 2013.
* Metal, heavier than the law will allow on www.wawl.org
METAL EMPIRE airs every Monday beginning at 5PM (Eastern), Two hours of Metal Mayhem and Misdeeds. I've hosted and programmed the show since 2009 with a combination of older, classic music and newer, sometimes obscure bands. Never any intention of appealing to the masses. The show is called METAL EMPIRE, not PLASTIC EMPIRE. It's been a rewarding experience, however I've found myself stretched and unable to devote as much time to it as I'd like. All good thing must come to an end they say, and Monday 7/22/13 will be my final original broadcast of the program. That's still a few months away, and there's a comet or two supposed to crash into the planet before then, so it will remain as unique and unpredictable as ever. I've already got new tracks lined up for this coming Monday.
* Bang your head. One of the biggest things for me in 2012 was catching Napalm Death, Municipal Waste, Exhumed, and Speedwolf at a bar here in Chattanooga. Chattanooga is not too shabby. It will surprise the hell out of you every now and then. This show was scheduled for a venue in Knoxville which had to close due to some crazy statutes for Tennessee businesses. I don't understand it, not up to speed on the specific details. I suppose you could Google 'Knoxville The Valarium' for more, but it all went down at JJ's Bohemia. It was crazy to be that close to the bands. There was nothing at all phony about it. Had The Rev. Dan Wilson along for that one.
GOING INTO 2013 I really haven't got any resolutions set aside. Just gonna keep on keepin' on. I get the feeling that I'm forgetting a thing or two here. That's likely the case.