DVDVR #121 - FOOTNOTES (Page 2)

APW
3A) I always use to like to watch Pinfield on MTV, you could tell he was one of those guys who collected obscure Bad Brains European B-Sides and could wax poetic about the really great Depeche Mode concert bootlegs and could gush about this incredible free jazz trombonist who only performs in certain Parisian jazz cafes and never announces when he is playing. So despite all that knowledge and love his job requires him to pimp  the new Mace and Puffy song, and interview 98 Degrees, you could just tell he washed away his pain at night listening to the Decendents and wallowing in sweet single malt scotch.
9A) Now that I think about it, I wonder if that whole “Crash can’t get any sleep because he defends his title 24/7” gimmick was a rib on this passing out thing, if it was it is kind of fucked up to make a comedy skit out of someone’s real problems, especially since the WWF has shown such sensitivity to this kind of thing before. (9AB)
18A) Best known for his role as Al in Die Hard and Mr. Winslow on Family Matters.
19A) Which is clearly code for “get on the gas”.
32A)  although not into the crowd this is Indy wrestling and elbow pads cost money.
36A) Of course he may not want to work for the $50 bucks Alexander pays (36AB)
36B)  where he came out in an all white suit and did run ins on Godfather matches (36BB)
36C) His punches didn’t look terrible in the two matches I saw here, he’s no Dick Murdoch but he’s no Bull Buchanan either.
36D) Where he is best known for clumsily tumbling off a scaffold during the Living Dangerously PPV in one of the more ill-advised and dangerous stunts in wrestling history

GAEA #2
(3A) I'm just glad that she is slowly pulling out of her Annie phase.  There is are TWO versions of that little Cinematic Confection- my youngster calls the new one "The New Annie" and calls the old one "The Good Annie".  If my wife is ever out of town with my younguns and you buy me enough beer, I'll sing every note of "Easy Street" and "Hardknock Life".  Really.  And then I would need for you to suffocate me with a pillow.
(3B) You know who you are, Phil Rippa and Mike Naimark.
(3C) Notice that the dual-role guard/Wizard only grants audience after finding out that Dorothy can kill witches and is thus useful to furthering the ends of the Wizard's control over all of Munchkinland.  Fucking bastard.
(3D) The Flying Monkeys represent her jungian archtype of masculinity and phallus.   At least, I HOPE it does. NOTICE THE FIRST THING SHE SAYS WHEN SHE LEARNS SHE CAN GO HOME:
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TINMAN: What have you learned, Dorothy?
DOROTHY: Well, I think that it wasn't enough just to want to see Uncle Henry and Auntie Em again, but if I ever go looking for my heart's desire, I won't look farther than my own backyard.
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AH-HAH!  See!  Henry and Auntie Em are her heterosexual archtypes and- through this journey- she realizes that she doesn't have to be limited to THAT option.  IT'S ALL RIGHT THERE, PEOPLE! And I say to YOU- WHERE IS UNCLE HENRY- her father figure and key male psychological prototype- IN HER TECHNICOLOR DREAM!?!?!  You tell me!

either way, the fact that in the beginning of the black-and-white section of the movie,  Dorothy the Woman-Child is saved by her masked symbol of the military when she falls into a pigpen is beyond my scope of making up a lot of dopey bullhooey about the Wizard of Oz.

WCW
12A) The true syndie fans are the ones who watched the Pro,  the Main Event and the Power Hour. Just like the NY WWF fans who would watch 11 Alive.
18A) Which when you think about it, is the most surprising match ever when you look at who was involved. Kanyon did a whole lotta stuff to make this watchable, plus there was the thrust kick through the chair against the post that Glacier took. Ah, maybe he isn't so worthless.
23A) or because of the fact that Dean is a moron.
26A) Let's see what the dictionary has to say about this. You have heard of a dictionary, right? "Professional (adjective): A: participating for gain or livelihood in an activity or field of endeavor often engaged in by amateurs. B: having a particular profession as a permanent career.  C: engaged in by persons receiving financial return

APW CLICK MOVIES
5A)  although Rey Jr./Juventud and Three Count have more of an upside, it is really hard to rank anyone in WCW right now - thanks to the shoots and the boobs and the enigmatic homosexuals and the porker love.
10A)  This can also be called Austin Idol stall mode.
23A) I think this is better then both Cactus v. HHH from the Rumble and the Ironman match and anything in ECW or WCW, probably not as good as the RAW 10 man tag or the Hell in a Cell  match
25A) of Tenacious D (25AB)
28A) ft who is an obvious LeGrande inspiration
33A)  Shane Helms
33B) Shannon Moore
33C) Jeff Hardy
33D) although not a 1990's WWF Top 20 match no matter what a pack of rubes on some pissant message board say
36A) We may have stolen this footnote format from David Foster Wallace, but he just stole it from NOVA so it is okay

CRUSH GALS REUNION
(9A) I'm warming to the Black Adder but I simply can't get all warm and runny about it.  Meanwhile, BOTTOM slays me every friday night.  I think it's funnier and deeper than THE YOUNG ONES.  The chemistry between Richard Richard and Eddie is very charming while it also makes for a perfect backdrop for the biggest bellylaffs on TV.  I'm a real sucker for physical comedy and BOTTOM serves up the best on TV- plus it has a whole lot more to it.  It's very cleverly written and the range of Adrian Edmonsen and Rik Mayall make for a big batch of laughs from many different directions.  VICAR OF DILBEY is something I look forward to also- not so much for Dawn French- though she is perfectly fine in her role and has really good comic timing- but I like the whole ensemble cast of the town.  Very low-key and quirky.  BIG TRAIN is  growing on me, but never seem to catch a whole show.  KEEPING UP APPEARANCES is more annoying than funny and the DINNER LADIES is slightly annoying but more funny than annoying.  BRITTAS EMPIRE lost me after one episode because it seemed like the British version of TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT and God knows I don't want to go through all that again.  HIPPIES is a show I just can't bring myself to watch.  Someone recommend it to me and I'll take the plunge.

(9B) Sugar and KAORU really bring it to this death match.  KAORU is haltertop beclad and willing to take any bump neccessary. Sugar is dressed like Tanya Tucker after a bout with Wild Turkey and Glen Campbell (9BA).  Sugar looks like a 60s redneck sex kitten and KAORU looks like a year 2000 Sex Kitten and they both bleed and beat the hell out of each other so it rocks!   The match itself is better than the OZ vs KAORU Deathmatch of AWESOME LESBIANISM since it didn't go as long and the pace was quicker and more action-packed all the way through.  The spots are more thought out and the build to each garbage spot is more developed and more dramatic.   The brawling is more lively and more packed with hate.  KAORU blades early while Sugar bleeds hardway from her mouth at first before blading like a really sexy Hercules Ayala.  KAORU does do the big crazy highspots in this like in the OZ match but there is better passages of pure wrestling and really great bashings of chairs and boards over each other's heads.  the giant senton off the top of the ladder in the ring through the table on the floor is aching for the highlight reel and KAORU three psycho moonsaults off the ladder, off the stage, with a board all make you forget that there is use of a fifty-five gallon drum and real-life clown hammer.  After they slaughter each other in every imaginable way with chairs and ladders and tables and 55 gallon drums flying through the air, Sugar kills KAORU dead with two Lyger Bombs on a pile of chairs.  This rocked and I'm spent.

(12A) We also went to the restaurant of Abdullah the Butcher which was as close to Atlanta as my wife wanted to go- as she hates Atlanta like I hate Sports Entertainment.  It was weird enough, though kinda crappy and totally devoid of t-shirts which defeated our purpose for stopping by.  The coolest thing we went to was this very odd monastery in the backwoods of Alabama called the Ave Maria Grotto where this monk created these giant panoramas of famous cities in miniature.  I was trying to look all fat and dumpy........

EDDY VS REY
2a) springboard chop to the floor by Steamboat, top rope superplex, bunches of big bumps
3A)ft to Kevin Nash in a meaningless match where the outcome was undeniable
and the whole thing was just part of that worthless turds huge twice weekly jerk off.