..But cave explorers like Vesley and Farr could not see the route and so could not anticipate the dangers, a partial list of which includes drowning, fatal falls, premature burial, asphyxiation, hypothermia, hurricane-force winds, electrocution, earthquake-induced collapses, poison gases and walls dripping with sulfuric or hydrochloric acid. There are also rabid bats, snakes, troglodytic scorpions…
In my opinion, biographies are the best possible option for audiobooks. This may come from my love of talk radio and podcasts or perhaps audio interviews in general but hearing the author talk about his/her life can be very satisfying. It can lend a quality that cannot be experienced while reading the physical book. In…
My Life Outside The Ring I’ve been a wrestling fan my entire life. Well, almost as far back as I can remember anyway. I was 6 years old when I saw my first match – it was Hulk Hogan defending the World Wrestling Federation Championship against The Ultimate Warrior in front of almost 70,000 screaming…
Shootin’ The Shit with Kevin Smith I’ve gone on record in the past at proclaiming how much I appreciate the work of Kevin Smith, so, it’s not surprising that I’m reviewing yet another Smith release. About two and a half years ago, Smith brought us SModcast. SModcast is a (somewhat) weekly podcast where you are treated…
Lance Storm’s Storm Warning Lance Evers (Storm) was one of the first professional wrestlers to have his own weekly blog independent of any organization he had been performing for. He would often either write about his day to day experiences in the industry or he would travel back in time and tell stories about breaking…
The Art & Making of The Dark Knight Trilogy Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy is not only my favorite comic book trilogy of all time, it’s easily my favorite movie trilogy of all time. When I heard that a book was being released that chronicled the making of all 3 films, I jumped at the chance to…
I only really know Moshe Kasher from the two times I’ve heard him as a guest on Stop Podcasting Yourself, an excellent podcast from Vancouver based comedians Graham Clark and Dave Shumka. His appearances were pretty funny, the guy has a quick wit and an interesting sense of humor. On his most recent two appearances, he talked about writing a…
Alfred Lansing’s Endurance Ernest Shackleton and his crew of 27 men have taken away my man card. Seriously. I have never even remotely come into a situation as dire and desperate as the stranded crew of the Endurance. If I did, I’m sure I would curl up in the fetal position and just hope that…
Every Read Thing 