Thursday, January 29, 2009

Music, books and zombears, oh my!

In terms of pure artwork (paintings, drawings, stuff like that) I don't reallly think I'm in a position to argue whether something is great or not. But to hell with that!
My good friend Chris Zenga has a very amazing website located at http://thedayafterart.blogspot.com. His passion is "zombears" (zombie teddy bears). A little while back, I ordered one of his prints from his online store. I got it today and it looks fantastic! I hung it on my wall as soon as I came home! If you are interested in horror flicks, zombies and art all rolled into one, then do me, yourself and Mr. Zenga a favour and check out the site. If you like what you see, order a print for yourself. Trust me, the end result looks amazing. You can choose from a varity of prints and delivery does not take too long, which is another positive. Way to go Chris! All the best to you!
I've never been an avid reader of books. I can't stand reading fiction. hated reading fiction in school and still do. I prefer to read biographies. I have read a lot of wrestlers biographies. As I have mentioned in a past blog entry, Bret Hart's book "My Real Life In The Cartoon World Of Wrestling" is probably my favorite one. Here is my list of the best to worst rankings of wrestler's biographies:
1) "Bret (Hit Man) Hart: My Real Life In The Cartoon World Of Wrestling"
Amazing read! He grew up in the business! This is a must read!
2) "Mankind: Have A Nice Day! A Tale Of Blood and Sweatsocks"
Another must read. Mick Foley has a great tale to tell.
3) "Ted Dibiase: The Million Dollar Man"
Still reading this one. So far it's just as good as Bret's. Both "The Hit Man" and Dibiase hav amazing tales and both grew up in the business.
4) "Andre The Giant: A Legendary Life"
Despite this story not being told by Andre himself (unlike the other books) it's still a pretty good read. My only problem with this book is that they go too far in-depth with some of descriptions of Andre's matches.
5) "Chyna: The Ninth Wonder Of The World": When this book was release, Chyna had not been around that long. I guess she and the WWE were just trying to capitalize on her popularity at the time. Not a bad read but not that great either.
6) "Hollywood Hulk Hogan": I used to be a huge Hulkamaniac as a kid. Hogan's got a story to tell. For the most part it's a good read. However, during the reading of this book I got the feeling that Hogan was trying to make himself out as the geatest thing since sliced bread. It's as if he's saying that he invented the word "wrestling". He tries to explain things like this: I was the first to do this; I evented that. Give me a break! It the worst out of this bunch but I'm sure there have been worse than Hogan!
By the way, Oasis' new single is almost set for release. The third single from their number 1 cd is "Falling Down". Not sure on the release date. But I can't wait.
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