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Recap by The Metal Wulf: Our guests for this particular evening consisted of "Super Bad" Richard Venice and Dewey, the Man of 1,000 Gimmicks. (Seriously, this guy borrows from all kinds of wrestling gimmicks, and has wrestled as Dew-dust, Dew-berg, The Dew Meanie, and others.) They collectively call themselves the "Rude Boys Of Wrestling" and have made appearances at assorted Ultimate Wrestling events in recent months, and also perform for other promotions across the state. They were kind enough to share the stories of how they broke into the business, not to mention some things I probably shouldn't mention. Let's just say "Super Bad" had a very unfortunate incident when he attempted to pull Earthquake's old finisher on an opponent...

We also premiered a certain game I'd concocted for the show, which "Super Bad" and Dewey both seemed pretty keen to try out.
This all came about thanks to a conversation that occurred a few weeks ago when we received a surprise visit from Jim Schreck, somehow getting on the subject of song lyrics and how they'd sound being sung or recited by other artists. I believe it was Joe who'd originally mentioned that we should turn that whole thing into a game, and my brain just started running with it.
Seriously, the gears were grinding so heavily that I eventually invested in two sizes of note cards.
On one stack of 3" X 5" cards I wrote the names of assorted rock vocalists, public figures, celebrities, and cartoon characters. The other stack of note cards, 4" X 6" in this case, had snippets of song lyrics written on them. A verse here, a chorus there, an odd middle segment there, you get the idea.
Each player took one of each card from the top of their respective stacks, thereby drawing one card representing a character voice to impersonate and one card for lyrics to sing or recite in that voice.
For example, I started the initial round off by having to sing Deep Purple's "Perfect Strangers" in the voice of Simon Cowell. Now, I've got some voices I can do pretty well, and Simon ain't one of them, but it's all in good fun, and the overall result was worth a chuckle. I did a little better when my turn came again, this time impersonating W.C. Fields reciting "Toxic Waltz" by Exodus.
Poor Josh had a couple awkward moments, each time drawing a female voice to impersonate. His first attempt was Iron Maiden's "Killers" in the voice of Janis Joplin, followed up by having to impersonate Grace Slick singing Metallica's "The Four Horsemen".
It got really silly when Dewey impersonated Darth Vader reciting Motley Crue's "Ten Seconds To Love", as well as Danzig's "How The Gods Kill" in the voice of Batman as done by Christian Bale. (For those unfamiliar, Christian Bale tends to throw a little bit of the ol' death-metal growl into his Batman voice. It's a kind of a kick once ya get used to it!)
"Super Bad" had a couple of fun moments as well, with his first round attempt falling on William Shatner singing performing Sepultura's "Roots Bloody Roots", and following it up with Johnny Cash singing W.A.S.P.'s "Blind In Texas".
Overall, I think the games' maiden voyage went well. We'll have to periodically dabble with it some more as I add to the variety of voices and song lyrics. Lotta potential for growth here, and I have a feeling it's gonna be a load of fun once Jeffie returns to the show in a couple of weeks.
On No Pants Day...
Shudder...

Oh, also wanted to mention that it seems Josh won't be leaving the show after all, as he's decided to take online classes to get his Masters. To be honest, I think we're all just as glad that he's sticking around. Of course, this also means no spiked dunking booth to use in search of his replacement, and no Foul Mouth Girl in a bikini...

Awwwww, hell, like that was gonna happen anyway...

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Last night started out pretty strong, only to spiral to levels of silliness we haven't accomplished in awhile. I LOVED IT!
Surprisingly, we had an unexpected visitor early on. Imagine our shock when my old manager and nemesis, Steve Papagiorgio, dropped in! Early questioning into his current status as a cyborg seemed to be met with some confusion. After being asked how he got in, he claimed that he was pretty sure that the door had already been ripped off the hinges. Now, I'm pretty damned sure I'd remember if I'd done that, so I'd say that should stand as a testament as to how much more of a machine Steve's become in recent months. Some experimentation later in the evening seemed to provide further evidence, but more on that in a bit...

We had Dave from local band Spater on hand to promote the upcoming Fingerlakes Metalfest, an event that features a slew of bands over the course of Memorial Day weekend. It's held at Donselaar's in Clyde, NY, runs both Saturday and Sunday (May 29 and 30), and is free to the public, all ages. Can't go wrong with that! Oh, Rick Horton from the Metallic Onslaught will also be on hand to emcee the show, and who knows, work schedule permitting, ya might even see a Wulf wandering about!

James Allan, guitarist for Rochester NY's Children Of The New Sun, had dropped in to promote one of their upcoming shows at Water Street Music Hall. He was kind enough to plug in for a bit and jam for us. Gotta tell ya, the guy's pretty damned good, so if you're into power metal, by all means check out his band! Definitely worth the attention

We took the time to pay tribute to Type O Negative's Peter Steele, who we lost far too soon just a few days ago to heart failure. This has been a hard one for some of us. Type O Negative was one of those bands that helped me keep faith in hard rock and metal during the Nineties, when grunge and alternative were the preferred flavors. But, yeah, Joe devoted a segment to not only Type O Negative, but also to Peter's previous band, Carnivore.

In all honesty, I think the only reason that I wasn't tearing the face off of Steve in the early portions of the show was due to the fact that I was still pretty saddened over the loss of Pete...
Joe noticed this little lapse of character, and after explaining that my heart just didn't seem to be into the carnage he started reminding me of the tumultuous relationship that Steve and I have had in the past.
For those unfamiliar with the story, Steve "discovered" me working as a bouncer at a Donkey Show in Tijuana, Mexico. After promising to take me back to the States to make me a star, the only gig he could get me was on the Metallic Onslaught. Hey, not that I'm complaining, but dammit, he promised me a hosting job on Headbanger's Ball! At least I'm pretty sure he said something about that...
Anyhoo, the floodgates opened soon afterward, and all the broken promises and all the beatings with garden hose came back to me, (not to mention that offer to appear in "Twilight: New Moon", uggggh...) It didn't take long for the milder, content to laugh and sing, happier Wulfie reverted back to the vicious killing machine that first showed up in November of 2008.
And ya know what?
IT FELT GREAT!!!!
In all honesty, I think that letting the beast come out a little more helped shake off that infection that Jeffie had subjected me too earlier this year. At least he claims that's why I've been a happier, friendlier, singing Wulf as of late.
Of course, that also brought me to the conclusion that Jeffie had to be punished...
Funny thing. I discovered last week that Jeffie is a little uncomfortable hearing the Hamster Dance when he actually hasn't died on the show. So, to make him squirm a little, I just had to break out that little greeting card I found at Wal-Mart a few weeks ago.
It worked at first, but a little later in the evening he didn't seem to mind it any more. Seemed he'd taken a moment to coat the card with a powdered version of the infection, thinking he'd revert me back to my less-vicious self. I spent a good portion of the later segments resisting that urge to sing...
Of course, this is also where the silliness bar got raised. I ended up dosing Josh with a little bit of that powder, and within minutes he started sprouting fur!
Oh no, Jeffie's powder had turned Josh into a...

WERE-BEAGLE!!!

Yep, next thing ya know, Josh was baying away, sniffing around the studio, licking everybody's hands, tail wagging...

In the meantime, I'd tried disassembling Steve, with no results whatsoever. Seriously, beating on him with the spiked gauntlets didn't even leave a scratch.
I did discover a few interesting little buttons here and there, some of which popped out a bar, and others that popped out less pleasant things. Like, lasers and cannons...and something else that could only be described as a power tool...
Best not to think about that!
Then there was another particularly interesting button that Steve highly recommended I avoid, warning that was the Thermonuclear Core.
Now, with No Pants Day looming upon us (it's only three weeks away, Goddess help us!), touching the Core seemed like a good way to avoid the horrors approaching us on that night. But, in the end, something stayed my hand, so it looks like humanity is going to still be around long enough to be subjected to the inevitable.

And so it was that the show ended amidst more silliness than we've had for most of the year.

Another job well done, I'd say!

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Recap by The Metal Wulf: Well, this sure was a busy night!

Kim Draheim joined us for an hour or so to promote a couple of upcoming shows. For those unfamiliar with Kim, he's one hell of a guitar players who's been playing music throughout the area for many years and is probably best known for his previous band, Static Cling. He's now fronting Infra-Red Radiation Orchestra, a group that specializes in good old-school psychedelic garage rock. Worth checking out if it sounds like it may be up your alley!

Also on hand were UWF's Kriptic Keegan and Patrick O'Malley, and I must say this made for a somewhat tense evening. This show fell on the night before these two were to face each other in a No. 1 Contender's Match at UWF's Divine Intervention IV event at DeSales High School in Geneva.
Needless to say, these guys really don't seem to like each other much. There was a great deal of verbal sparring in the early going, but we were able to keep them calmed down enough to get them to share some of their early experiences in the wrestling business.
Things did end up getting physical between them, resulting in Josh and myself attempting to pull them apart. This segment was recorded for posterity, so be on the lookout!
In retrospect, I'm starting to think Josh and I should start receiving a bit of hazard pay!
Or not...



Kriptic ended up storming out of the building at just about the same time Jay Flyier showed up for a bit, and Jay was commenting on how irate Kriptic seemed. We got Jay to discuss his match from last months' Edge Of Darkness event in Phelps, where his tag team partner, David Evans, turned on him. Made for an awkward situation, as they'd retained the tag titles in that match, forcing each of them to choose a different partner for a match at Divine Intervention IV, where the tag belts would go to the winning team.

Jeffie was on hand, and I think it's safe to say that he successfully annoyed a number of people. But, let's face it, that's what Jeffie does best. Hell, he even got my goat toward the end of the show, when he decided to play a little game of "What's In Jeffie's Pants?"
The object in question turned out to be my poor digital camera. Jeffie tried to reassure me that it wouldn't be so bad as he'd recently shaved.
All I can say to that is EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!
It's all good, though, as I'm pretty sure the camera has been sufficiently sterilized and disinfected.
Still, there's the principal of the whole matter...
I think we may have to issue a little payback in the future. Hmmmmm, what's a good way to get under Jeffie's skin? I mean, really, how do you best annoy a being who was created specifically for annoyance?
The gears are grinding folks, the gears are grinding...

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Recap by Fire Eater Wizard; Gotta say that last night was probably the most enjoyable I've had on the show since I returned back in January. Roc City Roller Derby announcer Gil Monster joined us, and while he proudly promoted the upcoming Roller Derby season, he was also on hand to promote something just as cool!
Now, I'd seen photos of some of Gil's handiwork. The guy makes some awesome little figures out of pipe cleaner, all kinds of fun creatures and creepy characters. What I didn't know was that these characters were part of something much larger in scope. Seems that Gil has patented a board game, and these little pipe cleaner critters are actually game pieces!
Awesomeness...
So, the game is called "Amputheatre", and the game board represents a futuristic battle arena where our fuzzy little pipe cleaner pals fight it out. Seems that each character (and there are literally dozens of them, all hand crafted by Gil) is a hardened convicted criminal, and what they're battling for is a full government pardon. Random dice rolls represent a number of things, including the initial placement of your character on the game board. Now, as each character has a detachable head and arms, some attacks allow for dismemberment or decapitation. Of course, severed body parts have to land somewhere, so another random roll of dice determines where these pieces end up on the game board.
Prime example: I'd chosen a character called Sunderella, a child-eating circus bear who, instead of rolling around on a giant ball, can roll around on severed heads for a movement bonus. Yeah, it's pretty gruesome...
Speaking of gruesome, there's also blood. Lots and lots of blood, represented by little tokens made of pieces of red felt. Blood spatter occurs after successful attacks, and once again, a random dice roll determines where the blood falls. This comes in handy if you're low on life, as you can absorb any blood that occupies a square that you land on.
Of course, there are also little surprises scattered about the board. Little cards that represent weapons to be picked up, or spells, and even a couple of traps that are truly best avoided. Loved the Yeti In A Box! (If you've ever seen "Creepshow", you know what I'm talking about.)
There's much more to it, really can't fully describe it here. I will say that Josh and I were in game geek heaven as we played in between talk breaks, with Gil and his wife, RCRD's Dee Fenestrate playing along and guiding us. Seriously, it's a blast!

Speaking of games, during a brief visit from Jim Schreck we somehow got on the subject of song lyrics being sung by assorted celebrities and/or public figures. Can't honestly remember how this came about, but it reminded me of a conversation I'd had with my brother and a mutual friend.
About three years ago, Bill had been lamenting about not being able to beat a song on Guitar Hero 2, and we'd told him "It's not the end of the world". Now, it's well established that it doesn't take much to plant a given song in my head, so this, combined with an earlier discussion about Cradle Of Filth, made me ponder how Skeeter Davis's country classic "The End Of The World" would sound as sung by Dani Filth...
Needless to say, I did my impersonation of just that on the show last night...
That sparked an idea for a game to be played on the show, combining well-known rock lyrics with impersonations of random celebrities or characters.
Guess who's seriously considering running with this idea? Given a few weeks, I'm betting I could concoct something fun, and I'm sure the other guys on the show would love to provide some input. We'll see how it goes!