We’d like to announce the launch of our celebrity site about pro wrestling couple, the Kendricks. Please check it out at www.wrestling911.com/kendrick
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The Kendrick’s New Website
On April - 14 - 2010
Afro-Squad on Record Label
On April - 12 - 2010
A friend of mine pointed out that the Afro-Squad logo is on this album. I am not sure what to make of it, but it makes me smile. (Look at the album on the video.)
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JON GOSSELIN PLAYGIRL
On April - 1 - 2010
NEW YORK, NY – The ego of one former reality TV star might not match the size of a certain “little” part of his body!
Jon Gosselin has been mired in rumors of appearing in Playgirl. There might be a need for money, now that his TV show is a distant memory, but Gosselin shouldn’t be expecting a big paycheck.
According to Life & Style magazine, ” “If Playgirl ever asks Jon Gosselin, 32, to pose nude, he may be a little insulted by the offer. ” “In an exclusive interview Playgirl rep Daniel Nardicio tells the magazine, “We discussed it, and we’d offer him only $20,000. His star is extinguishing, and he’s not very well endowed. Honestly,” Nardicio adds, “it’d be more of a novelty than an actual sexy shoot.”
Jon’s exes have not exactly spoken very highly of him or complemented his manhood for that matter. In Steppin’ Out magazine, Hailey Glassman said of Jon, “he’s hung like a nine-year-old boy.” Kate Major also weighed in on his manhood. “I’m surprised he’s so ‘cocky’ because down there he’s not,” she told Life & Style.
If his star is fading, his former ex-wife’s star is burning pretty bright. Kate Gosselin has just recently been named to the cast of the latest season of Dancing with the Stars. To add insult to injury, Kate stands to win roughly $100,000 from the competition.
http://weeklyworldnews.com/headlines/16322/jon-gosselin-playgirl/
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Wrestling911.com Breaks Records!!!
On March - 31 - 2010
One of our other sites, www.wrestling911.com just broke some of its own records. We had over 25,000 visitors this month! That is a new high.
Congrats to all of those people involved!
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Marcus’ Pitt – SnowMan Jones Interview
On March - 31 - 2010
I have met many of fans over the years in the sports entertainment medium. Fans come and go but the true fans are the ones that go that extra mile to promote professional wrestling. The SnowMan is quite unique along with the Afro Squad who frequents many of events. I thought this would be a good interview to conduct because SnowMan gives a lot back to the sport. Either he is wearing an afro wig or he is the administrator of http://www.Wrestling911.com. Whatever he does means that things will be interesting.
Marcus Pitts: Thank you for taking this time to conduct this interview.
SnowMan: Thanks for having me. It should be fun. I have conducted interviews with everyone from Lobsterman to Ginger Lynn, but I rarely sit on this side of the microphone.
MP: Can you tell me a little about the history of the SnowMan?
SM: The character named the “Snowman” started in 1996, and it has been played by a couple guys over the years. I think of it as something like James Bond, in regards to the fact that several people have played the part. We all put on the afro and the dark sunglasses, and we all bring our own personalities to the character. Back in the late 90s, the Squad experienced great success by bringing funky music and video to the Internet. The site got really popular. ICP has Juggalos, and the SnowMan has the Afro-Squad. The original characters were Snowman and Crazyman. I have morphed the name a bit to “SnowMan Jones.”
MP: Who were the main influences when you were growing up to get you interested in professional wrestling?
SM: I used to watch a lot of WWF TV, so it was an interest of mine, and by the 90s I started watching as much wrestling as I could find on TV.
MP: Do you try to separate wrestling from the Afro-Squad?
SM: I certainly try, but over the years they have meshed together. In some areas of the country, the SnowMan is known more for wrestling than traditional Afro-Squad “fight the Man” antics.
MP: Were you involved with any other sports while growing up?
SM: I was always very athletic. In high school I did baseball, basketball, track and cross country. Later on I did tennis, racquetball, flickerball, golf, a couple years of unarmed combat, soccer, football, etc. There aren’t many sports that I haven’t done for at least six months. At one point, my father was a professional boxing trainer, so I have picked up a thing or two from him too.
MP: You seem to be over where ever you do appear. What do you contribute to all of your popularity?
SM: I think people just like to wear afros and feel included. It is a big “Army.” I couldn’t even start to count all the members we’ve had. We’ve been on national TV in the U.S. and Australia, we’ve been in magazines like Maxim and Pro Wrestling Illustrated, we’ve had fan clubs, we’ve sold shirts and bumper stickers, but most importantly we’ve made a lot of friends. Over the past few years, I’ve shifted from making new Afro-Squad content to making content to help indy wrestlers establish their names. I average over an hour a day editing video and photos to promote indy wrestlers. I really don’t care to promote my name anymore. I just want to get these guys over, and I admit I like making new friends.
MP: Are you amazed at how popular that Afro-Squad.com has become in the last couple of years?
SM: The Squad has been popular for years now. People were downloading our videos before there was a Youtube. I am actually more surprised by the quick success of http://www.wrestling911.com. We have so many cool people on there. It is amazing.
MP: You have been a big proponent of FCW since it first started. How has it changed since then and is it for the better or worse for the WWE?
SM: FCW was very interesting for me because I got to meet a lot of cool people by going to the events. The BSM, Cupcake, Nick Major, the families of every up and coming WWE wrestler from that era, and many more. Dusty Rhodes has an Afro-Squad shirt, and John Cena borrowed my afro for a TV taping. As a wrestling fan, that’s kind of cool. I know that the quality of the wrestling isn’t the same as RoH, but for a long time wrestling fan, it was very cool to sit next to one of the Harts or Anoai’s for three hours and talk. To this day, I can turn of WWE TV and recognize Sheamus’ girlfriend in the audience or laugh about stories I shared with Diana Hart. It was a very cool experience for me as a fan. I learned a lot from going to FCW.
MP: Who do you think has the best chance of making the “Fed” from the current talent roster?
SM: I haven’t been going to FCW as much lately because a lot of the people I know have moved on. Michael Tarver is one of the last guys from that original group of people I watched. Jackson Andrews has a lot of potential as an athletic seven footer. He is chiseled, and seems to be the kind of guy that Vince wants. April Lee is such a sweet girl, and I think she can really move in the ring. Savanna is a very talented wrestler, so I hope she gets a chance to work. Abraham Washington has more natural talent than almost anyone on the microphone. If he gets the right gimmick and a bit of luck, he’ll do very well.
MP: In a fans perspective, what is wrong with mainstream wrestling today and why has it lost some of its appeal?
SM: Everyone has their own opinion. It just isn’t cool to like wrestling right now. It is looked down upon by the average person. There was a time where wearing a 3:16 or nWo shirt was cool. Right now, it just doesn’t have that feel.
MP: You are also a fan of WXW. You actually stood behind Afa Anoi during the slight controversy of having exclusive champions. Do you still see this as a good move or do you think it has hurt WXW?
SM: Let me address two aspects. One is that Jordi Scrubbings was really the vocal supporter, so I want to make sure you don’t confuse his support and mine. The second is that I think Afa acted like a professional by not addressing the issue publicly. Calling him names on a message board is childish and only made the wrestling community look bad.
MP: What promotions do you feel are the better promotions in the area right now and why?
SM: Every promotion brings its own feel. Vintage’s WrestleBrawl and the Fusion event I saw in Temple Terrace were two of the biggest shows that I have seen in the past year. They both had a lot of star power. I have been to about ten different promotions in the past year or so. I have had a good time at almost all of them.
MP: You recently did the Pro Wrestling eKlipse project and I would like to say that you did a very fine job of putting it together.
SM: Thanks Pitt. It was fun to see if I could do a project like that.
MP: What influenced you to make the PWe project?
SM: I had a lot of PWe footage that I wanted to put online, and I had enough knowledge about the company where I thought I could do it justice. I put a lot of hours into that. Everyone had an opinion about PWe, and everyone had an opinion about the documentary.
MP: What do you consider was the downfall of Pro Wrestling eKlipse?
SM: It is a simple answer. The venue closed. That’s why they stopped running shows. The leadership in that promotion (including the workers) all tried to make something big. They worked hard, and they learned a lot from the process.
MP: Do you have any ideas for projects such as this in the near future?
SM: Every week somebody comes to me with new ideas. Sinn Bodhi wants a Dynamite Death Monkey project. People have asked about an ASW, ACW, SCW, and others. I have been wanting to do one about the city of Detroit, and I even did a mini one about Ybor city. Who knows what the future holds?
MP: You have had much success with Wrestling911. What made you consider making another forum when there was so many at the time of its conception?
SM: That’s a good question. I wanted to have a place to showcase the content I made about wrestlers in Florida, and I originally started posting on Florida Indies. I had a lot of videos and pictures, and I liked to talk about Gulf Coast wrestling and Florida Championship Wrestling. The viewers on Indies didn’t seem to show much interest in those topics, so I created Wrestling911 as a vehicle to post those videos and pics. That’s probably what started the site.
MP: I consider your forum as probably the best in the area right now. Why is your forum having all of this popularity?
SM: It has been a team effort. I have had help from the management at ASW, PWe, ACW, and across the wrestling spectrum. I asked my friends (like Cupcake, Jeff, Gargoyle, Classic Girl, and others) to assist. I have trolled other non-wrestling boards for ideas, and asked people to do things like rankings and “thumbs up.” I thought it was a coup when we got Vale on the board. The Don, Seth, 19, Mr.100, and Neil do a great job keeping things moving.
MP: I have to ask you, what influenced you to go to wrestling matches wearing a wig?
SM: I started wearing it to wrestling when I was in the ring as a personality. I really don’t like wearing the afro as a fan to sporting events, unless I am in a big group. I have done it at the request of friends and I have had fun, but that is more of my in-ring gimmick. I wore it to Pro Wrestling eKlipse and Florida Championship Wresting, but I normally prefer not to wear the afro when I am in the crowd. You may have also seen Afro-Squad members (like Jordi Scrubbings, the Rated R Afro Star, Classic Girl, and the Cowbell Kid) represent the Squad in the crowd. People sometimes confuse us, but it is all in good fun. They have a lot of fun with it.
MP: Some people say that you try to get over more than you should at wrestling events. What do you have to say to these individuals?
SM: There a bunch of ways to answer that. First, I think that anyone who says that about me MAY be confusing me for other Afro-Squad members. I only say that because a lot of people come to me and say, “I can’t believe you yelled that,” and I wasn’t even at the show. The Squad has some very zealous members, which most people like and some don’t. I am probably not the most outspoken person in the bunch. Look at the last 50 videos I posted on http://www.youtube.com/911wrestling. I bet I have posted dozens of hours of wrestling content, promoting events and individual wrestlers, but you probably only see my face on camera for a total of about 2 minutes. I really don’t want to be known for wrestling. I’d rather be known as the guy who helped others out.
Second, I think if people are intentionally saying that about me, then it is just them being childish. If I promote 49 guys, the 50th guy will complain that I am not promoting him. People sometimes act childish. I just try to help out where I can. I do promote http://www.Wrestling911.com though. I think of it as a vehicle to promote independent wrestling. So if that is their complaint, then maybe they have a valid point.
MP: It seems like you have quite a collection of lovely women that write on your forum…..
SM: Yeah. I keep inviting new cuties to the board. Some stick around, and some don’t. We have a few hot readers that don’t post, but they are out there too.
MP: What can we look forward from the Afro Squad and Wrestling 911?
SM: I don’t know. We have http://www.afro-squad.com/blog, which is coming along nicely. I’ve been doing more reffing and announcing lately, which is new.
MP: I would like to thank you for taking the time to talk with me. I wish you and your forum much success.
SM: Thanks homie. You are one cool cat. How about you take a moment and promote what you are up to lately?
Snowman Jones is one of the most talented individuals that we have on the Florida scene. I truly wish him much success in everything he does.
Marcus Pitts
Correspondent
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ACORN is getting a face-lift.
On February - 26 - 2010
The social service group and lightning rod for GOP outrage is undergoing a makeover that has led its New York branch to cut all ties with the national parent group.
ACORN in New York will now be called New York Communities for Change. Its progressive mission – and leadership team – will remain largely the same, officials of the new organization said yesterday.
ACORN became the focus of a conservative crusade last year after some of its staffers appeared to be giving tax advice to a pair of undercover videographers posing as a pimp and a prostitute.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2010/02/23/2010-02-23_acorn_name_switch.html#ixzz0gevClTtO
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Oldest Duck Dies (Real Bizarre News)
On February - 25 - 2010
A duck named Edwina, believed to be the oldest recorded living duck in the United Kingdom, has died at the age of 22. The mallard was first discovered by Ian Knight and Christine Christopher in a lake near their residence in the market town of Ringwood in Hampshire, England. Edwina, as she was later called, had been attacked by her family and abandoned by her own mother.
Ian helped the duck to recover its health and, after a failed attempt to release the creature back into the wild, the duck was adopted as a family pet. She was originally given the male name Edward; however, when — to the shock of Christopher and Knight – it was discovered that she had the ability to lay eggs, her name was changed to Edwina. Some of the habits of the duck included drinking tea and swimming in a sink.
The creature gained popularity upon her 22nd birthday when the British Trust for Ornithology rendered Edwina the oldest recorded mallard in the United Kingdom. The Trust said that the oldest recorded age for a creature of that type in the wild in the country was 20 years and 5 months.
Edwina died peacefully on Monday inside her pen. Ian Knight commented, “She hadn’t been well over Christmas. Her legs were a bit wobbly and we were concerned that she wasn’t her normal self. We had been planning to take her to the vet’s when we discovered that she had passed away. It might sound silly to some people but 22 years is a long time to have a pet and we are heartbroken to have lost Edwina.” Knight also explained that “[s]he had become a bit of a celebrity and, after we appeared on television on her 22nd birthday, someone recognised me at Palma Airport in Majorca.”
Source: http://www.bizarrenews.org/content/view/135/1/
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Mayor and Underware Theft (Real News)
On February - 25 - 2010
A man who was formerly a mayor of a village in Lancashire, England has been jailed for two years after being found guilty after admitting four charges of burglary.
59-year-old Ian Stafford, a bachelor, was formerly the mayor of the village of Preesall, however he had to resign from his position in 2009 after being arrested for burglary. His crimes would involve going into houses of people who had entrusted house keys to him as he was employed by them as a handyman or a gardener. He then searched through drawers for underwear before carrying out sex acts and stealing or replacing the underwear, and then leaving the properties. He also stole some garments. The burglaries took place in the villages of Stalmine and Poulton-le-Fylde between the dates of January 1 and June 26 in 2009.
One person became suspicious and installed a hidden camera inside her bedroom. As a result, a 14 minute DVD was recorded which shows the former mayor walking naked from the waist downwards. The DVD was passed on to the police. Police officers later raided Stafford’s residence and found the underwear, which had been marked with the names of the owners. The underwear is said to have been worth up to £900 (US$1407).
The trial was held in Preston Crown Court. There the Court heard of how the victims had been “embarrassed, disgusted and shocked” by the “sexual kicks” which the man had been getting. During a previous interview with police, Ian Stafford commented at how he felt “deeply ashamed at the whole scenario because I have hurt people who have been excellent friends – I could not wish for better. I wish I had said something to someone earlier. I am not proud of any of this, I am sickened. I wish I could turn the clock back.”
Inside the court on Thursday, Judge Heather Lloyd said to Stafford: “Your private desires or fantasies which should only be your concern became public when you decided to do what you did in the homes of those who trusted you. To masturbate into a woman’s underwear and place it back in the draw [sic], repeatedly, as seen in the DVD, as you have done in other homes is bluntly revolting and the impact on your victims is high.” She sentenced Ian Stafford to two years in prison, with the recommendation that he takes therapy, a decision which was supported by Stafford’s fourth victim.
After the court trial had concluded, Detective Constable Steve Montgomery, who comes from Lancashire Police, stated: “This has been a distressing ordeal for the victims involved, all of whom had let Mr Stafford into their homes, trusting him to carry out maintenance. They certainly did not expect him to search for, and steal, their possessions. There has been a breach of their trust in a very intimate nature. The victims are relieved that the court process is now over.”
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Sinn Bodhi Freak-U-Mentory with Adam “Edge” Copeland (Non-Satire)
On February - 24 - 2010
The ANU Syndicate would like to officially announce that our sister site (www.wrestling911.com) has begun a very interesting project. Edited by the SnowMan of www.Afro-Squad.com, the new biography on the carnival freakshow the Dynamite Death Monkiez promises to be worth waiting for.
Participants include Adam Copeland, Sinn Bidhi, Titan, Rick Roberts, Jake “the Snake” Roberts, and many others.
Preview it here.
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Black Dynamite Review
On February - 24 - 2010
Black Dynamite is a hilarious satire of 70s era Blaxploitation films that debuted at last year’s Sundance film festival. After receiving limited distribution, it is now on DVD. Michael Jai White cowrites and stars as Black Dynamite, a former CIA agent who is forced back into the game after his brother is murdered in what appears to be a drug deal gone wrong. Black Dynamite assembles a crew to clean up the streets and take down “The Man”. Black Dynamite’s battle against corrupt officials takes him to different locales and leads him into confrontations with several fictional and real-life individuals.
This may be the funniest film that I have seen in a long time. The performances are very reminiscent of several 70s film stars. Co-writer and actor Byron Mins plays Bullhorn, a rhyming nightclub owner and performer who is an homage to Rudy Ray Moore’s character Dolemite. The always-funny Tommy Davidson (In Living Color) does not disappoint as a pimp turned informant Cream Corn. There is also a scene involving a “Pimp Council” that includes Arsenio Hall as Tasty Freeze, former NBA star John Salley as Kotex, and Cedric Yarborough (Reno 911) as Chocolate Giddy-Up. Salli Richardson (Eureka) plays the role of Black Dynamite’s love interest, Gloria. She plays every scene straight, no matter how absurd it gets, and it makes each scene that she is in even more humorous. Also, the use of stock footage from 70s films, the way the film was shot, and intentional mistakes (boom mics in the shot, one actor playing several roles) give the impression that this film could have been released in the 1970s. Black Dynamite has a healthy dose of satire, but respects the source material enough to avoid becoming a complete parody. In addition, the special features include deleted and alternate scenes, a documentary, commentary, and the Black Dynamite panel at the San Diego Comicon.
Black Dynamite is a star-studded, hysterically humorous tribute to films such as Shaft, Dolemite, Willie Dynamite, and Enter the Dragon. The story might not be the strongest, but in all honesty, many original Blaxploitaiton films didn’t have strong plots, either. If you are in the mood for a good comedy, I strongly recommend this film. If you can respect the Blaxploitaition genre for its “awesome badness”, you will love this DVD.
Black Dynamite is a definite BUY
Source: http://www.fusedfilm.com/2010/02/dvd-review-black-dynamite/
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