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Who ever said nothing happens in Delaware?

 From delawareonline:

If World Wrestling Federation legend King Kong Bundy were a stand-up comedian, what would he joke about?

The time he interfered in a match between former cohort Big John Studd (R.I.P.) and Andre the Giant (again, R.I.P.) in Toronto on Aug. 18, 1985, and broke the Giant’s sternum after leveling countless Bundy Splashes on the big man? Or how it itches to wear those huge man leotards with the shoulder straps? Or what it’s like to pull on Hulk Hogan’s skullette?  

Well, Bundy is a comedian now, and fellow funnyman Jeff Collins says the dude is pretty good.  

Bundy will host the “Heavyweights of Comedy”…

I’ve heard that in person, Bundy is a legitimately nice guy.  I guess you have to have a sense of humor to squash two midgets.

Of course, as a kid, I was scared to death of Bundy.  I remember my mother taking me to a live closed-circuit showing of WrestleMania 2 and thinking Hogan (BTW, today is the 24th anniversary of Hulkamania) would not make it out of the cage alive.

Sadly, Bundy didn’t go over the top of the cage, nor did he get a five-count.  After that match, his career didn’t reach those heights again, and I’m guessing he’s now retired.

Thinking about it, I would pay to see him do standup.

But, “Heavyweights of Comedy?” Come on, who are the ad wizards who came up with that one?

So while doing some random surfing, I noticed that the US Postal Service is scheduled to introduce postage stamps commemorating Marvel Super Heroes.

As a fan, former collector and disgruntled stockholder, I think this is pretty cool–especially using the so-called Golden Age artwork and earliest versions of some of the characters.

Although the comics geek in me has two minor issues:

-While Wolverine remains one of the most popular X-Men, he wasn’t around for X-Men issue 1.

-I really didn’t know that Spider-Woman and Elektra (mediocre Jennifer Garner movie notwithstanding) were all that popular.

Now that I think about it, if they really wanted to get the attention of comics fans, they’d have multiple versions of each stamp, in varying chromium covers, wrapped in plastic selling for five dollars each.

The start of the sixth season is less than a week away and the King is getting ready.

I wholeheartedly endorse the recognition of January 15 as Talk Like Jack Bauer Day.

Before the Civee and I pack up to go to Cincinnati for the second time in two days (but this time we’re staying for more than a few hours), I’d just like to wish everyone out there a Merry Christmas.

Whether you’re a friend of the King, or here looking for pictures of Gob riding a segway, Graeme Lloyd, my foot in a cast, Tito Santana, or Jean Smart’s cleavage, I hope you all get what you want. (If you’re in the picture group, you’re in luck. Except for you Jean Smart people. I can’t help you.)

As for me, I’m rather content this Christmas. I can’t really think of anything I want, and for the most part, I’m just enjoying what I have. Maybe that means I’m growing up.

And if that’s the case, this blog might be a bit less fun in aught-seven.

Just kidding.

So the new trailer is out for Transformers The Movie (volume 2).

This is something that I was very skeptical about when they first announced it. The news that the actor who voiced Optimus Prime for the cartoon would also be Prime in the movie made me warm to the movie a bit.

The trailer is pretty good. It’s definitely moody. But the best thing about the trailer is seeing that Glenn Morshower, the guy who plays Secret Service Agent Aaron Pierce on 24 will appear in the movie.

First he teamed up with Jack Bauer.

Now, he may team up with Optimus Prime.

That’s a better combination than peanut butter and jelly. Or pie and ice cream.

It feels like I always remember (or are reminded) of this at the last minute…but I want to wish everyone out there a Happy Festivus.

The wonderful think about having a blog is that I don’t have to wait until this time of the year to air my grievances- it’s something I get to do year-round.

So I was looking through some catalog for no reason what so ever, and this caught my eye:

I give you the Turkey Cannon.

If I hadn’t seen this in a printed catalog, I would have thought it was one of those Actual Items from Conan’s show.

Yet it’s real. Some company expects people to pay nearly 30 dollars for some wiring and a part of a car’s tailpipe (with built-in handles, possibly a safety feature). In return, they get to make their birds explode with flavor.

I wonder if the result of a shot from the Turkey Cannon is anything like a Ham Explosion.

I was wrong.

A little more than a year ago, I was quite unhappy with the selection of Daniel Craig as James Bond. But after seeing Casino Royale , I happily admit I was wrong.

There were a lot of things I liked about Casino Royale–while the last few Bond films have been entertaining, but lacking substance, this movie is entertaining, substantial and gives the franchise the kick in the pants it needs to compete against today’s action films while staying true to the original source material.
Continue reading “Daniel Craig IS James Bond” →

Hello.

King Tom here.

Just to let you know, to the rest of the world, tomorrow is just Saturday.

That is all.

p.s. Please don’t burn my house down should your team lose. Or win.

Election Day is tomorrow. I don’t care what you believe or who you support, just get out there and vote (as long as you can do so legally).

In the meanwtime, I’ll leave you with the three things I’ve been thinking about about what America will be like after the 2006 election:

1. What will our landscapes, urban, suburban and pastoral, look like without campaign yard signs?

2. Who will give my life meaning now that I no longer get ten calls per day (eight of which are recorded) telling me who to vote for? (Or what to vote against?)

3. What in the world will TV stations air during commercial breaks now that all campaign commercials are irrevelant?

Go America!