A classful send-off.

Tommy Dreamer is by far one of the most underrated pro-wrestlers of all time. Innovator of violence, and the heart of ECW. Sadly, Tommy is said goodbye to WWE last night, losing to Zack Ryder. Here is his farewell speech.



Here is hoping TNA uses you better than they do Raven,
Suss

Tuneage Tuesday: The Expendables

While they only have one CD you can get that isn't considered an import, these guys are another reggae, punk mix band that pulls the sound off really well. Heard of them at a.... you guessed it: Kottonmouth Kings concert back in 2008. Didn't really expect a lot from them so I missed the beginning of the set and came back in to be blown away from them and angry at myself for missing the opening part of the set.

Wiki link here.

The Expendables - Let Loose




The Expendables - Down Down Down



The Expendables - Paper Chains



Enjoy kids (listen to this and think warm thoughts),
Suss

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM SUSS

Merry Christmas from Suss Speaks, here is a song to help out your Christmas cheer.




Have a good holiday,

Suss

Tuneage Tuesday: Primer 55

Another one of those that was only a matter of time, but, the first that comes with a warning. This band is a SHELL of what it used to be. With only the original guitar player left in the group this band now makes nothing worth listening to.

THE SHOW MUST GO ON THOUGH!

Primer 55 was it for me in high school, favorite band hands down. When my friends heard/thought Primer 55 I came to mind. Can't recall who got me into them, I believe it was a mixture of my cousin and my friend at the time Mike. With two albums that differ from each other like night and day, Primer 55 released their last actual album in 2001 but still remains in heavy rotation. In 2007, they released a rarities and B-sides CD as well before the original singer also left the group.

Loose - Introduction to Mayhem



Side to Side - Family For Life



Texas (Acoustic) - (the) New Release



Enjoy kiddos,

Suss

RAW(view)

Tonight just had a fun show, as opposed to last week. That was so bad I couldn't even bother doing a write up.

Show opens with Johnny Damon coming out and talking about running RAW. I wasn't paying alot of attention here. Then he set up a 6 Diva tag-match.

Only real note of this match with the women was that Kelly Kelly is easily one of the most impressive women wrestlers in years. Not kidding, she seems genuinely interested in getting better in the ring and she is young which is a plus for her as well.

Start of the Little People's Court segment begins with HHH and HBK talking and being directed towards the ring, they go under the ring to Hornswoggles home and of course they end up in a hallway making jokes about how they had no idea how big it was under there.

They enter a mock court room and there are little people as the bailiff, jury, and judge. Hornswoggle comes out and shows Exhibit A of various harassment DX has done to him, we are then told that the conclusion will come later.


Back from commercial and we head to the ring...
Orton, Rhodes, and DiBiase v. Kingston, Evan Bourne, and Mark Henry
Kinda sucks they pulled the plug on the Orton/Kofi feud so quickly, had real potential and they were doing a great job building up Kofi. A lot of good back and forth here with both Henry and Bourne playing the face in peril, end of the match sees Kingston hit Trouble in Paradise on DiBiase for the pinfall win.

Backstage we get Damon hanging out with some talent in a Christmas themed lounge, Carlito ends up flirting with a diva who doesn't appreciate it, this leads "Santa" to put him in a match with Chris Masters, Santa and Damon end up under the mistletoe and it is shown that Santa is Sgt. Slaughter, who ends the segment by saying "don't ask, don't tell."

We're back the Little People's Court, shows the clip where HHH gave Hornswoggle a pedigree, this causes anger. The little people chase DX out of the room and eventually they get scared enough to run backstage.

Back from commercial and back to the ring.
John Cena v. Jack Swagger
Swagger brought his A game to this match, knowing he was going to lose but he put on a performance that actually made you believe he had a chance of winning this match. Solid back and forth match, ending sees Swagger miss a second rope splash and tap out in the STF.

Santa #2 backstage with Damon and MVP, obviously this one is Dusty Rhodes, Damon sets up a match with Sheamus and MVP later in the show.

Back from break...
Chris Masters v. Carlito, third time was a charm, Masters wins with the full nelson.

Backstage we have a guy in a tiger suit "flirting" with two divas, eventually a woman runs in with a golf club and chases him out (true story). Miz begins talking to Santa #3, Miz runs down his list of wants for Christmas before being told that he can be audited and Santa #3 is none other than IRS... There is a blast from the past.

Match 4
Sheamus v. MVP, sad to see MVP fall so far, he really deserves a push and just got obliterated instead. End sees Sheamus hit the Outsider Edge and win. Cena comes out afterwards and challenges him to a rematch for the title that Cena lost at the ppv last weekend. Sheamus backs away.

Backstage McMahon and Damon are talking when Damon makes a title match for RAW next week, Cena v. Sheamus. I see Cena winning the strap back and going into the next decade as champ.

Match 5
Miz v. "Santa"ino Marella
Very funny match as Santino wrestled in full Santa getup. End sees Santino miss a second rope flying punch and Miz his finisher for the win.

Final segment sees Big Show callout Santa. Santa asks what Show wants for Christmas, he requests that Jericho be put back on RAW to which Santa agrees, this brings out..... Hornswoggle who de-beards Santa to show us that it was Jericho, an army of little people dressed in DX garb all come out and are tossed around by Show and Jericho who eventually corner Hornswoggle who is ready to take them on, this brings out DX who clear the ring, then it is made offical... Hornswoggle is officially the DX mascot, show sends everyone home happy with a crotch chop from all three guys.



Overall a fun show, not a lot of greatness here but a good show to watch.

Til next week,

Suss

DRUNK SHOW

Sat in once again this week....

Go here and enjoy!

THE DRUNK SHOW

Shameless Plug: The Signal

Made for around $50,000, directed by three separate people, and filmed over 13 days. Finished in time to be apart of Sundance in 2007, The Signal is more of a multiple tribute to versions of horror/b-movies. The movie takes drastic turns at each separate transmission, but they all mesh well and fit together.

Synopsis here on the Wiki: HERE

Purchase the movie on Amazon: HERE

Enjoy kids,
Suss

Suss shares storytime!

OK as I made note last week, I was the guest host on my friend John Gallaghers podcast: The Drunk Show. We drink and ramble on about pop culture.... all is well. See, the catch is we record this in an actual radio studio. This week, hilarity and terror ensued....

We had discussed before we went on air that we would talk about the TV show Lost. We were looking for a song from the show to play when we segued into that conversation, what we happened upon was a rap song about the show done to the beat of Asher Roth's "I Love College." So, the show starts, we're drinking and talking when one of John's co-workers informs us that the first minute of the song had just aired on a station currently playing nothing but Christmas music. Needless to say I think we successfully confused anyone listening to the station at that point as they heard the news... a Lost rap song.... then a quote saying "Aren't the holidays wonderful." True story... Link to the show to follow shortly.

Suss


EDIT: The infamous song......

Tuneage Tuesday: Coheed and Cambria

Easily one of the best concept bands of all time. They have been telling a story across albums and they do it well. Caught wind of these guys through a friend back in 2003.


Devil in Jersey City - The Second Stage Turbine Blade



A Favor House Atlantic - In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth 3



Welcome Home - Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through The Eyes of Madness



Enjoy kids,

Suss

The Drunk Show feat. Suss

So a couple of friends do a podcast every few weeks and I got the chance to sit in on this, 3 1/2 hours later we were done.

Listen here.

GO NOW


Have a nice weekend,

Suss

Tuneage Tuesday(ish): OPM

OPM has been around for over a decade now. First heard of them in passing with their hit "Heaven is a Halfpipe." Ended up seeing them open for... you guessed it, the Kottonmouth Kings in 2004. After a few lineup changes they still remain a really good group.



Perfect Day - ForThemAsses



El Capitan - Menace to Sobriety



Heaven Is A Halfpipe - Menace to Sobriety



Enjoy kiddos,

Suss

RAW(view)

RAW opens with possibly the most distasteful part of the show. No tribute or picture or anything acknowledging the passing of Eddie "Umaga" Fatu. No class, but, it is pro wrestling.

RAW opens with this weeks host Mark Cuban coming into the ring from his ringside seats. Cuts a promo about how good it is to be on RAW. He then talks about how Cena and Sheamus will have a chance to say whatever they want to each other later in the show, then introduces Cena who is set to take on Carlito.

Cena v. Carlito
Carlito is in much better shape than he was the last time he was on TV regularly, which has been a few months now. Solid opener, not the squash you would expect, but not changing Carlito past jobber status anytime soon either. Finish shows Sheamus coming out and Cuban bringing security down to stop him from attacking Cena, Carlito goes for the Backstabber only to catch an FU from Cena.

Legacy is coming out. Orton gets on the mic and starts telling Cuban about how he demands his championship ban be lifted. When Cuban refuses DiBiase plays a clip from Survivor Series 2003 that shows Cuban getting an RKO from Orton. All this does is anger Cuban, who puts Orton into a match with Kofi later in the match, he also named himself the special referee. He then tells Ted and Cody to get ready cause they have a match.... With Evan Bourne and Primo.

Primo and Bourne v. Legacy
Typical match, not alot to say. These four guys really could be company future if they would get off the SSDD routine. Bourne pulled off a sweet double knee move on DiBiase. End saw Bourne getting hit with Dream Street and pinned for the three.

Before Legacy gets a chance to celebrate Cuban has them ejected from the arena.

Divas match, Maryse is still back. I miss Mickie James and Trish Stratus.

DX is cutting their holiday schilling promo backstage and referencing Star Wars when Hornswoggle interrupts and hilarity ensues.

Match time...

Kofi v. Orton (Special ref Mark Cuban)
Very good back and forth between these two, the chemistry is insane and the way they work together is awesome, Orton is really helping to push Kofi to the next level. End sees Kingston with a rollup and Cuban make the fast count.

After this, Cuban announces Kofi v. Orton for Sundays PPV.

Miz v. Mark Henry (US Title match)
Henry dominates a lot of the match. Miz moves out of the way of the big moves. End happens when Miz goes for a flying cross body, is caught and as Henry goes for the Worldests Strongest Slam, Miz counters into a DDT for the win.

Comedic match with Hornswoggle and Chavo sees Chris Masters start making a face turn, after he makes his man boobs dance (true story).

Jericho v. DX
This match takes very little time for a breakdown and the ref to get knocked out. Big Show comes down and DX gets destroyed with ladders and chairs. Segment ends with Jericho standing on the ladder holding the title belts.

Final segment sees Mark Cuban try and have a conference with Cena and Sheamus, which eventuall breaks down and sees Sheamus attack Cena and Mark Cuban, show ends after Sheamus puts Mark Cuban through a table and is chased off by some of his basketball players.

Overall, not a bad show. Not as good as a few weeks back but a fairly solid show. Next week the WWE brings back the Slammy Awards and Dennis Miller is our host.

Til then,

Suss

TNA goes live Jan. 4, tune in for disaster.

It was already something I laughed at when TNA wrestling announced they had signed Hulk Hogan. Harder laughter came when news was swirling that he, Eric Bischoff, and Vince Russo would be running TNA wrestling. Keep in mind, with Kevin Nash being on the roster, these are the four people that ran WCW into the ground to the point where Vince McMahon bought the entire company dirt cheap.

I get it Dixie Carter needs something to turn her company around, Sting didn't work, Angle didn't work. I do not think a 55 year old man who contemplated suicide this year and talks about himself like he is the greatest thing to pro wrestling ever is going to be the answer.

Hulk Hogan is a has been, he is pissed that Vince McMahon realized this, and that WWE would not meet his ridiculous cash demands. The guy has bad hips, a bad back, is mentally unstable, and damn near broke. I would LOVE to know how much money TNA/Spike TV/ and Dixie Carter threw at him.

TNA has never pulled off live TV well either time they have done it on Spike. Promos aired without sound, the feed dropped out multiple times, and in the instance of being live from Vegas, the entire show featured less than 15 minutes of actual wrestling.

So, I urge you, please watch the only competition close to WWE royally fuck itself on Jan. 4.


Suss

For further proof on the booking that destroyed WCW: HERE

Edward Cullen.... A character dissection.

If you ANYTHING today, make it this link. A writer for cracked.com takes apart the biggest travesty to happen to cinema or print in a long....long....long....time.


CLICK HERE

Shameless Plug: Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day

If you have never heard of The Boondock Saints please crawl out of the rock you were hiding under. This is the movie that barely got made, so the fact that it has a sequel is amazing.

The Premise: This is eight years after the bloody murder that takes place at the end of the first film. The brothers and their father are hiding out in Ireland, when they get wind that a preist was murdered in Boston and the murder was done to make it seem like it was them. This of course sends them back to the states where they en route find their new protege Romeo (a very excitable Mexican with a SWEET mullet). The brothers and Romeo then pick up right where they left off. This film also gives a good insight to what was taking place with the boys father before the first movie takes place.

This movie pulls off a rare move where nearly the ENTIRE cast is back from the first film, even the three local cops from the first movie are played by the same people from the first one.... Time has not done them any favors (like I was as skinny as i was in 2001 either though). In short, this movie gets it, this is a great followup after the initial Boondock Saints and is well worth admission price and your time.

Thanks for coming out,
Suss

Comic Book Wednesday: Tales From the Bully Pulpit

This review is a little pointless. You won't find this book in your average comic shop. If you do, well, it will cost you at least $25.





Alright, there isn't alot here to say, and this is by far the coolest description ever. But who doesn't wanna hangout with Teddy Roosevelt, the ghost of Thomas Edison, and a time machine stolen from HG Wells. (This is not a joke.)

This is also littered with references to comics and movies, but all done well by writer Benito Cereno. Cereno has also done some very impressive work that might be a bit easier for you to get you hands on.

Hector Plasm and it's sequel Hector Plasm: Totentanz. He has also done a couple of mini-series for characters in the Invincible universe. OH!!!! Finally, he is doing the new on going for The Tick!

Read them, love them.

Suss

Tuneage Tuesday: Atmosphere

This was an on faith only purchase. All praise to Jimmy Parrish for this one. He suggested Atmosphere back in the summer of 2004, this was also my first introduction to indie-hop. Atmosphere varies in style with Slugg and each album has a vary unique feel to them.

Modern Man's Hustle - God Loves Ugly

Please ignore the stupid ad at the beginning.



Smart Went Crazy - You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having



Yesterday - When Life Gives You Lemons....



Enjoy,

Suss