In Triplicate #8 - The Beths - Future Me Hates Me / Jump Rope Gazers / Expert In A Dying Field (2018 - 2022)
While a large discography is not necessarily the indication of a great band or artist finding a musician who can release three watershed albums, either outputting high quality work or exploring similar themes and motifs within them is to me nothing short of an amazing feat. It’s an achievement that is worth taking a deep dive to dissect, contrast and compare different works during a time of seeming creative wellspring. “In Triplicate” will be a bi-weekly spotlight on what I feel are artist at their peak by releasing three killer albums in a row chronologically and making observations on the world of music, their creative mindset and how these albums interlink, or pull apart, from each other.
Listen
Future Me Hates Me – Bandcamp - Apple Music – Spotify
Jump Rope Gazers – Bandcamp - Apple Music – Spotify
Expert in a Dying Field – Bandcamp - Apple Music - Spotify
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Guest Review by u/MCK_OH
Sometimes a band is just really fucking good. We all love a band that has a stake in The Narrative, but sometimes a great band is more self-contained. They aren’t great because they tell us something about how the world works, they’re great because they make great songs. On an unrelated note, meet indieheads favorite The Beths. The New Zealand based four-piece formed in 2014 and has since released 3 studio records: 2018’s Future Me Hates Me, 2020’s Jump Rope Gazers and 2022’s Expert In a Dying Field. All three of these records rule. These records do not contain much experimentation. They do not contain a shocking amount of growth. They do not contain messages that will change the way you view the world. They do not contain songs that changed The Narrative. What they do contain is 32 perfect or near-perfect songs, countless brilliant hooks, clever turns of phrase, fun harmonies and cool riffs. And while these records probably don’t contribute to The Narrative they do have A Narrative. I promise I’m not making this up. Let’s view the three Beths records not as three records but instead as one triple LP concept record. Future Jump Rope Experts Hate Me. A power pop Tommy except without all the parts of Tommy that kind of suck. Sadly there’s no “Pinball Wizard” either but you can’t have everything.
Act I: Wondering If You Feel The Same
What does it mean that Future Me Hates Me is so beloved in this subreddit? When we redid our essentials last summer, this record was one of the 40 named to the 2010s essentials. It’s not seen that way, I think. Fellow online music nerds don’t even agree! I think it means that we are a broadly anxious bunch because this is an exceedingly anxious record. Or maybe it just means that Future Me Hates Me is a perfect batch of indie rock tunes for the indie rock subreddit. A bit of both maybe.
Future Me Hates Me is probably the tightest Beths record. It’s the shortest (by 14 seconds, but still) and maintains an up-tempo pace more than the other two. It’s a record whose entire tracklist probably could be singles. Or, as proven by a series of Fortnite YouTubers, a record whose entire tracklist could be background music for your Fortnite highlights video. I’m not kidding! Look it up, there’s a distinctly strange amount of these and they all rule. Opener “Great No One” reveals what the record will be about pretty quickly. Immediately catchy, harmony-laden indie rock. That’s it, that’s the bag of tricks. Sometimes it’ll be slow for a bit - “Less Than Thou,” “River Run” - but mostly, it’s this. And that’s good because this is fantastic. There is no type of music in the world I like more than hooky indie rock. And no one does it better. Every song has something truly special about it. “Great No One” has those layered “Yeah”s on the chorus, “Future Me Hates Me” has the little guitar thing over the riff in the intro and after the first chorus, “Uptown Girl” has the name of a much worse Billy Joel Song, “You Wouldn’t Like Me” gets quiet and then loud (genius maneuver), “Not Running” has its ridiculous forward momentum from the drums, “Little Death” has the brilliant final chorus, “Happy Unhappy” has the way frontwoman Liz Stokes sings the word particularly, “River Run” also gets quiet and then loud (still genius), “Whatever” has the super fun guitar solo and “Less Than Thou” has the entire like 45 seconds when the band comes back in on vocals. It’s a perfect indie pop album. Every song is brilliant. The only records that I think I can fairly compare it to are If You’re Feeling Sinister and Alvvays in terms of indie pop perfection. Just 10 brilliant songs.
Oh yeah, the narrative. This is the first act of 3 in the conceptual masterpiece Future Jump Rope Experts Hate Me. It’s a simple narrative. Our narrator falls in love despite her knowledge that it will probably end badly, it works for a bit and then it falls apart. Our narrator is anxious pretty much the entire time. Simple, but effective storytelling.
Future Me Hates Me is about the first part of that process. Our narrator tries, and ultimately fails to convince herself that she doesn’t have a crush. The evidence to the contrary is simply overwhelming. She may believe that love’s no good idea (at all!) but on “Happy Unhappy” her every moment is haunted by wondering if he feels the same. She can’t even remember to take out the bins! On “Little Death” her body begins to fail her, dying the titular little death every time he comes near. Even then though, she maintains that “I’ll never tell, you’ll never guess.” On “You Wouldn’t Like Me,” she even admits that it “feels so much like being in love,” all the while worrying that she’s too unlikeable for it to work out. But on “Future Me Hates Me,” she comes around: she wants to risk going through future heartbreak. Future her may hate her but there’s nothing she can really do about it. And in the best song on the record, “Not Running,” she confirms that she’s not running away. It’s almost a response to the previous song, “You Wouldn’t Like Me.” It’s finally a song of trust - tell the truth. I won’t run away.. It’s okay to tell the truth. She was wondering if he feels the same and it looks like he does. Enough dying little deaths, worrying about future me. It’s time to meet the Jump Rope Gazers.
Act II: I Wanna Give It My Best Try
There’s a tendency, I think, to say that Jump Rope Gazers is the weakest Beths record. It has the weakest reviews, it has the fewest shooters among us non-critics, it is broadly just not quite as beloved as the other two. A classic sophomore slump. But I think that Jump Rope Gazers is, at the very worst, only like a quarter-step behind the other two Beths records. It would be like calling Ichiro’s 2002 season a sophomore slump. Yes, it was a step down from his rookie year and he would go on to have even better seasons but the dude still hit .321, stole 30 bases and made the all-star team. And yes, Jump Rope Gazers is a slight decline from Future Me Hates Me but it still has “Just Shy of Sure” and “Jump Rope Gazers” on it, which is the indie rock equivalent of hitting at least .321.
What sets Jump Rope Gazers apart from Future Me Hates Me the most at first is that it’s slower. Future Me Hates Me takes until the 8th song to slow down even for a minute, while Jump Rope Gazers slows down by track 3. It will slow down again at track 5 and track 9. These songs tend to be slightly weaker, though the title track is an exception. But there are still absolutely bangers on here. Opener “I’m Not Getting Excited” has a slightly gnarlier guitar sound than anything on Future Me Hates Me. Side 2 opener “Out of Sight” moves forward with the same momentum and pace that drives the best of Future Me Hates Me. “Mars, The God of War” does a little quiet/loud thing which is always welcome. While I can attempt to sort these songs into piles (“the slow ones,” “the bangers” etc) I think at the end of the day this is just another batch of excellent Beths tunes. “Dying to Believe” is a brilliant pop song that pulls out pretty much every trick in the book. I’m sort of in awe of it. It has sick harmonies! A bass solo! It has a part where the guitars are gone and then they come back! It’s another song about nervously waiting for the world to crash down around you but it sounds like a ton of fun. It has a super fun music video, the best they’ve ever made. It’s a ridiculous pop song that pulls out every trick without feeling overstuffed. “Acrid” has this faraway backing vocal at 3:33 that always makes my day. “Don’t Go Away” is like half chorus, and it’s a good choice because the chorus rocks. It’s a trick they’ll use again, to even better use on “Knees Deep” later, on Expert In A Dying Field. And the slow songs do still work. The chorus of “Do You Want Me Now” is absolute gold. One of their best. While “You Are a Beam of Light” is probably the weakest song between all three records, it’s still fun. The final chorus with the full band harmony is excellent. The best of the album’s slower cuts is “Jump Rope Gazers.” “Jump Rope Gazers” was the first Beths song that I loved. It has what is still probably the best set of opening lines of the decade with “I’ve never been the dramatic type / But if I don’t see your face tonight / I, I guess I’ll be fine.” Incredible, every time. The guitars sound really nice. The chorus sounds really nice. The melody is really nice. This whole song is just really fucking nice. It might be the one song from this band that makes you go “I’d want to live in the feeling of this song forever.” It’s the song that got me to fall in love with The Beths, and for that it will always be one of my favorites. But it’s not quite as good as the closer “Just Shy of Sure,” the best song on the record. It’s a high bar, but I think this one might have the best chorus melody of the Beths career to date. It feels like it has the same forward momentum of an “Out of Sight” while still having the more laid-back warmth of a “Jump Rope Gazers.” One of their perfect songs. One of the best songs of the decade. At the end of the day, what Jump Rope Gazers sacrifices in terms of bangers I think it mostly makes up for with a slightly more varied palette that mostly works wonders. It’s still a batch of Beths songs, which is among the highest compliments I’m willing to give anything.
Folks, meet the Jump Rope Gazers. The Jump Rope Gazers of course, are our narrator and the object of her affection. It would seem that our narrator has finally won the day. She is in love, willing to admit it and it seems like he is too. Of course, this has not stopped the worrying. On “I’m Not Getting Excited” she keeps her grip on joy loose, bracing for the potential for everything to fall down around her. On “Dying to Believe,” she’s willing to hope that everything won’t fall down around her but she also spends the song apologizing. She struggles with communication, with trust in herself and in her partner. There are true, earnest moments of joy on Jump Rope Gazers. The title track is a love song with no reservations. She wonders how this could have happened, despite all the worrying from Future Me Hates Me. She offers that she’s willing to give it her best try. The rest of the record tugs back and forth in either direction. You don’t get a sense listening to it whether it will work out long-term or not. While there are songs like “Jump Rope Gazers,” there’s also songs like “Do You Want Me Now” or “Don’t Go Away.” “Do You Want Me Now” indicates that communication here is often difficult. And anytime you need to say “don’t go away” 24 times in one song, it seems like things might not be going perfectly. The penultimate “You Are a Beam of Light” details a stilted phone call with tears involved but our narrator is willing to “meet outside in five.” Maybe they can work through this. Let’s return to the closer “Just Shy of Sure” and its brilliant chorus. What are the actual words in it?
“Oh, my head is aching
But if I keep very still
I might be able
To make this work until
The end of the weekend
Weak, but I’ll pretend
That you still want me
I’m the one you adore
But I’m just shy of sure”
More worrying! Not great probably. Sounds like it’s maybe not the sturdiest relationship in the world. Still, I hope they can make this work. That they can get around the insecurities, the doubts, the communication. Pull it together. Give us a happy ending. What’s the first lyric of the next album, as a sneak peak of where the jump rope gazers are headed?
“Can we erase our history?”
Ah, shit.
Act III: Staring Into Nothing (Or, I Hate Past Me)
If we continue to operate under the assumption that The Beths are the Ichiro Suzuki of indie rock (and we should, to clarify) then I think Expert In A Dying Field might be their equivalent of his dazzling 2004 campaign. After all, just like Ichiro in ‘04 this has a staggering amount of hits. Even more than the already staggering amount of hits from their previous efforts! It helps that, unlike the 10 songs of their previous records this has 12 songs. They manage to more than keep up the quality. While this is their longest and lengthiest record, it’s hardly The White Album. Lead single “Silence Is Golden” is a bit louder than usual, “I Want To Listen” is a bit quieter and “2am” is a slow, sad closer but really this is another batch of Beths tunes. Which, again, hell yeah. Can never have enough Beths tunes going around. Let’s all hang out and watch The Beths do the indie rock equivalent of hitting .372 and breaking the single season hit record.
The opener and title track, “Expert In A Dying Field” is the best song The Beths have ever made. The lyrics are as sharp and clever as they’ve ever been, the hook is gold and the song just keeps building momentum, and building momentum, and building momentum. What starts off as an understated pop tune has turned anthemic in less than four minutes. The backing vocals are fantastic, the guitar sound is great. It’s a song that could make you dance or cry. It’s the perfect Beths song. That last minute is unstoppable. I’ve gotten goosebumps listening to it more times than I can count. “Knees Deep” rocks. It’s like 65% chorus which is fine because it’s one of the best choruses the band has ever put down. It makes sense to keep hammering the chorus button if you’ve landed on something this good. No problems here. Speaking of great choruses, this record is just chock full of ‘em. The chorus on “Best Left” wasn’t my favorite initially but I’ve really come around on it. It’s really fun to sing along to. Important quality. “Change In The Weather,” written by guitarist Jonathan Pearce proves that there’s somehow more than one band member capable of writing brilliant Beths tunes. “Head In The Clouds” and “A Passing Rain” are Beths songs. Which, hell yeah as per usual. At this point it’s almost unremarkable how this band just churns out great indie pop tunes. Unusually happy “When You Know You Know” is heavier on acoustic guitars, providing a minor change on The Beths formula. It works wonders. The heavier “Silence Is Golden” similarly tweaks the formula, providing the perfect musical backdrop for Liz Stokes’ agitated vocal performance. It’s the song that probably best captures the feeling of loud construction being done beside your home. “I Want To Listen” is also a bit of a tweak on The Beths formula. It’s a jaunty little pop tune that reminds me of similar moments in the Rilo Kiley catalog. It is unsurprisingly great. “I Told You That I Was Afraid” returns to both the anxiety and the continuous forward momentum of Future Me Hates Me and does so exceedingly well. It rocks. It’s also an exceedingly tight song, the band seems to be moving as one on this one. “Your Side” is probably my second favorite song on the record, a melancholy post-breakup tune. It’s another one with a practically perfect chorus. Oh and the guitar sound is great. Especially the guitar after Stokes sings the “oo-oo” part after the chorus. That’s what music should be right there. Closer “2am” is a classic Sad, Slower Closing Song. Y’know like “My Hometown” or “Dublin City Sky” or “Gospel” or “Butterfly.” I’m broadly suspicious of this specific type of song. Slowing it down means you lose something in energy and just generally rocking (rocking, always a good thing!) so you’ve gotta make up for it somehow. And “2am” does. This type of song works when the lyrics pick up the slack, when the slow and spareness of the song makes you focus on the lyrics, and when the emotion in the lyrics complements the pace and atmosphere of the song. When the song is sad enough that mustering energy for it seems like it’s beyond the point. “2am” is a song like that. And to be fair to “2am” it does build towards the end. After an album of playing chicken with finally saying goodbye, “2am” finally does it.
So we reach the end of the road for the jump rope gazers. We were with them through the anxious crush stage, the even more anxious early relationship stage and now it’s time to say goodbye. “Expert In A Dying Field” laments all the time and knowledge now gone to waste. While on Jump Rope Gazer’s “You Are a Beam of Light” the late night phone call was stilted and sad at least there was a late night phone call, but on “Head In The Clouds” our narrator has no one to listen to her at night. The nervous self-doubt that’s shown up again and again re-appears at the worst times on songs like “A Passing Rain” and “I Told You That I Was Afraid.” Our narrator remains torn; on “Your Side” she wants nothing more than a dramatic, tearful apology, a romantic gesture, a chance that maybe they can get back together. Maybe it’s not over, or at least not over forever. But on “Best Left” she indicates that some things are best left to rot. Some things need to be put behind, and forgotten. One of the constants in these three records is that sense of uncertainty. On Future Me Hates Me, our narrator indicates that she’ll never reveal her emotions on one song while indicating she has to on another. On Jump Rope Gazers she’ll declare her love on one song, hoping it’s going to work out while indicating that she has no serious belief that it will in others. Finally, on Expert In A Dying Field she’s unsure if the best way forward is to keep looking back or to try to move forward. One way or another the story of the jump rope gazers is over though. On “2am” we finally hear how it all fell apart. We hear about the good times, but we also hear about the communication breakdown. We hear our narrator reminiscing about when it finally fell apart:
“There was news I was nervous to tell you
Through the filter softening the words we said
Were you mad? Tell the truth, I can take it
I could hear the engine as you drove away
Through the blinds, saw the glow of the light fade”
And that’s where we leave it. She asks one more time if he still feels it, but it seems there’s no response. This is it. To some degree, she was right; she probably does hate past her.
Outro: The End of the Weekend
The Beths, great band. If you’ve somehow read this far without having heard them go listen to them. I’d listen to them in chronological order but really you can’t go wrong. I admit I had to stretch the concept a bit, leave some stuff out of the narrative and all that. But I think that puts it more and not less in line with most concept records. In truth, I think these three records do work as a loose narrative if you want to view them that way, which I sometimes do. If you don’t then you can choose to view them as three of the best indie pop records of the past decade. That works too. Either way it’s a run for the ages.
As a music nerd I am naturally list-obsessed (sometimes I worry I’m getting too close to the High Fidelity guys) so here’s a bunch of Beths lists I assembled while I was writing this.
List 1: The Perfect Beths Songs
1. “Not Running”
2. “Little Death”
3. “Less Than Thou”
4. “Jump Rope Gazers”
5. “Out of Sight”
6. “Just Shy of Sure”
7. “Expert In A Dying Field”
8. “Knees Deep”
9. “Your Side”
10. “I Told You That I Was Afraid”
11. “Idea/Intent”
List 2: The Near Perfect Beths Songs
1. All the rest
List 3: The Abridged Tracklist to Future Jump Rope Experts Hate Me. Or, the songs that I think tell the narrative I’m trying to sell the best.
1. “Little Death”
2. “Future Me Hates Me”
3. “You Wouldn’t Like Me”
4. “Not Running”
5. “I’m Not Getting Excited”
6. “Dying to Believe”
7. “Jump Rope Gazers”
8. “Just Shy of Sure”
9. “Expert In A Dying Field”
10. “Your Side”
11. “Best Left”
12. “2am”
List 4: The Top 10 Beths Music Videos
1. “Dying to Believe”
2. “Knees Deep”
3. “Expert In A Dying Field”
4. “Future Me Hates Me”
5. “Your Side”
6. “Jump Rope Gazers”
7. “Uptown Girl”
8. “I’m Not Getting Excited”
9. “Little Death”
10. “Happy Unhappy”
List 5: 10 Actors Who Could Have Been That Actor In That One Particular Film
1. Jackie Chan
2. Jeremy Renner
3. Rebecca Ferguson
4. Dominic Monaghan
5. Owen Wilson
6. Charlize Theron
7. Matt Damon
8. Julia Roberts
9. Paul Giamatti
10. Viola Davis
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(Tentative) Schedule
May 27 - U2 - War / The Unforgettable Fire / The Joshua Tree
June 10 - R.E.M. Part 1 - Murmur / Reckoning / Fables of Reconstruction (Guest Entry u/p-u-n-k_girl)
June 24 - R.E.M. Part 2 - Out of Time / Automatic for the People / Monster
July 8 - Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend / Contra / Modern Vampires of the City
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Hello, everyone. After much persuasion from my father, I finally got my motorcycle permit on Friday after acing the test. However, I'm finding that practicing what I have learned or know is more difficult than I planned. I know this post may be long, but I'm wondering if anyone had pointers for learning to ride without killing myself or damaging anything. (I also need some encouragement at this point too. lol)
Yesterday my dad accompanied me to a local school parking lot with his Yamaha V-Star 1300cc to start practicing. I was excited until I got on the bike, then I became overwhelmed with anxiety. The last thing I want to do is crash his bike or, far worse, injure myself.
I've never ridden a motorcycle as a passenger, let alone operate one. I've also never operated an ATV or smaller bike with similar controls, nor have I operated a traditional manual/standard transmission. So I'm very green: I need to learn to shift properly with the clutch, learn the throttle, learn balancing/leaning, etc.
Yesterday's practice session went horribly and has me discouraged. For the first three or four attempts to launch, the engine kept dying as I released the clutch. (I'm trying to release the clutch slowly while also slowly giving it some gas.) When I finally started moving a little bit, things went OK for a second or two before I started braking. When I did that, I must have opened the throttle because the bike started rocketing. For some reason I put my foot down on the ground, which I know you should never do.
I went again, and had a similar problem occur. After that I was too nervous to continue practicing.
It's so frustrating because everyone else makes it look so easy. I've seen many friends and family members riding motorcycles, and have seen several people much younger than me riding without problem. I'd like to learn to ride because it a motorcycle seems so much more fuel efficient than a car (including my car that gets ~30 MPG), and would probably be better for going on long trips where I'd like to do some photography. It also seems like it'd be more fun/interesting than going in a car. I love riding a tradition bicycle, so I (along with my dad) thought I'd also like riding a motorcycle.
I've looked at the Motorcycle Safety Foundation and found a session 30 miles away, but the next open session doesn't start until August. I think I'm going to take the course, but worry about what if I still don't understand it by the end of the session. The session is $350 and is 10 hours, offered by a local Harley-Davidson dealer.
I know the issues are with me... I'm new to everything here. However, I've also been looking at smaller bikes that might be easier to learn on. I found a 2008 Suzuki GZ250 that looks like a good beginner bike and is (barely) in my price range at $2,000. (It has about 5,000 miles on it.) It appears to be a lot lighter bike than the Yamaha (300 lbs. dry weight as opposed to ~750 lbs. dry) and has a smaller 250cc engine that I think would be easier to manage as a beginner. Should I consider getting it? My dad tells me that every bike handles differently and therefore you have to re-learn for every bike, but I think I just need to master the controls and get the "motions" down (clutching while shifting, braking, properly controlling the throttle.) I don't want anything fancy at this point; I just want something easier to learn on that will get me around. (My dad wanted me to have the Yamaha so he himself could get a second bike, upgrading to a Harley.)
I've also wondered if I should consider practicing on an ATV, since the controls are very similar but it eliminates the balance aspect. One thing I kept worrying about was tipping over, hence why I kept having my feet out and trying to keep the engine rev'd up so it wouldn't die. One big worry of mine at this point is shifting once I get comfortable launching and pick up speed, as at that point I'm going fast enough to actually do some damage.
I'm discouraged and frustrated because it seems so easy. Is it just me, or do many beginners struggle to even launch? Should I continue practicing with my dad in empty lots, or should I just wait until August for the MSF course and hope I can absorb it all?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

If you are confused, this is a draft and book I did with u/hefty_fix_8416 and u/aewbulletclub1016. This is my company's first show, Ignite the Flames
SEGMENT 1-
The Beginning
"We are LIVEEE from Las Vegas Nevada for Glory Wrestling Revolution: Ignite the Flames!” "We are your commentary team for GWR, I am Kash Stone, and I’m here with Diego Brunello. Welcome to the Revolution!"
*The camera then cuts to Rick Grayson, Owner of Glory Wrestling Revolution in the ring*
"VIVAAAAA LAS VEGASSSS"
The crowd erupts
"I don’t want to take too long in this introduction, but I would personally like to thank all of you for coming out and spending your Saturday night with GWR. Whether you’re watching at home, or watching here in Las Vegas, we appreciate you!”
“We have a great show planned, with matches like Hikaru Shida vs Mercedes Moné"
Cheer
"The Young Bucks vs The New Day, for the first time ever!"
Cheer
"The murder grandpa, Minoru Suzuki vs the Ring General Walter!"
Cheer
"Andddd, the main eventt, for the first time ever.
CODY RHODES VS HIROSHI TANAHASHI”
Big Cheer
"Anyways, that’s enough of me, how about for some action, in fact, I think we should already crown a title here in GRW. The GWR United States Title Scramble starts now!"
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SEGMENT 2-
GWR UNITED STATES TITLE SCRAMBLE
Ricochet vs Mark Briscoe vs Jay Lethal vs Eddie Kingston vs Samuray Del Sol
20 minutes to see who the real, and first GWR United States Title holder is!
Ricochet, Mark Briscoe, Jay Lethal, Eddie Kingston, and Samuray Del Sol all make their way into the ring for the first match in GWR history!
As the bell rings, the 5 men look outside the ring at the United States Title! Big stakes on the line!
With 17:23 left in the match, Ricochet scores the first pinfall after successfully hitting an early 630’ senton!
With 14:11 left in the match, the title changed hands from Ricochet to Samuray Del Sol, after successfully hitting a hurricanrana into a pin!
With 10:22 left in the match, the title changed hands from Samuray Del Sol, back to Ricochet after a diving corkscrew moonsault
Immediately after, Jay Lethal catches Ricochet right into a Lethal Injection, making it Lethal’s first pinfall at 10:07 left in the match!
With 7:21 left in the match, Eddie Kingston picks up his first pinfall with a spinning back fist, dethroning Jay Lethal.
With 5:47 left in the match, Mark Briscoe gets on the board as he picks up Eddie Kingston and drops him down with a Cut-throat driver!
With 4:31 left in the match, Jay Lethal once again gets on the board by rolling up Mark Briscoe
With 4:02 left in the match, Mark Briscoe gets his get back with a roll-up of his own!
With 3:30 left in the match, Eddie Kingston hits another spinning back fist on Mark Briscoe!
With 3:15 left in the match, Ricochet comes out of nowhere right after the pin and picks up his third fall of the match!
As Ricochet is looking to put it away with one final 630’ senton, Eddie Kingston comes out of nowhere with a spinning back fist! And gets the pin!
5!
4!
3!
2!
1!
The clock winds down as Eddie Kingston is the first GWR United States Champion!
Ricochet cannot believe it, as if he never tried to go for that last 630’ senton he would’ve won!
The Las Vegas crowd cheers on Eddie Kingston as we go into a sponsorship break!
Eddie Kingston def Ricochet, Mark Briscoe, Jay Lethal, and Samuray Del Sol to become the first GWR United States Champion
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SEGMENT 3-
GWR Revolution Title 4-Way Qualifier
Jade Cargill vs Deonna Purrazzo
After the break, we begin Jade Cargill vs Deonna Purrazzo. The winner will enter the four-way In the ring, Deonna Purrazzo and Jade Cargill start the match with intense back-and-forth action. Purrazzo uses her technical skills to target Cargill's arm, but Cargill's power proves to be a challenge. Despite Purrazzo's submission attempts, Cargill breaks free with her sheer strength and athleticism. As the match progresses, Cargill showcases her agility with high-flying moves and powerful strikes, wearing down Purrazzo. In a climactic moment, Cargill delivers her signature finisher, the "Jaded," pinning Purrazzo for the three-count and claiming victory. Jade Cargill stands tall as the winner of the intense match-up, and will go on to face the winner of Mercedes Moné and Hikaru Shida, and 2 other women to become the first ever Revolution Title Holder!
Jade Cargill def Deonna Purrazzo to enter the Revolution Title 4-Way Match
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SEGMENT 4-
GWR Tag Titles 6-Way Qualifier
Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii and Rocky Romero) vs House of Black (Buddy Matthews and Brody King)
The anticipation in the arena is electric as Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii and Rocky Romero) step into the ring to face off against the formidable House of Black, Buddy Matthews and Brody King. The bell rings, and the battle begins!
Ishii and Matthews start the match, exchanging powerful strikes and showcasing their incredible strength. The crowd is on the edge of their seats, witnessing a clash of titans. Matthews agility and cunning give him an edge, as he manages to gain control over Ishii.
Meanwhile, Romero is itching to get in on the action, but King proves to be a formidable opponent. King's size and power overwhelm Romero, leaving him struggling to mount a comeback. House of Black are in complete control, displaying their dominance in the ring.
Despite Chaos' valiant efforts, the House of Black proves to be an unstoppable force. Buddy and King's teamwork is flawless, executing devastating double-team maneuvers that leave Chaos reeling. The crowd is in awe of the House of Black’s dominance.
In the final moments of the match, Matthews and King deliver their devastating finisher, securing the victory. The crowd erupts in a mix of shock and admiration for the House of Black’s triumph. They have proven themselves to be a force to be reckoned with, leaving Chaos in their wake.
It was an intense and hard-fought battle, but the House of Black, Buddy Matthews and Brody King, emerged victorious. This means they will face 5 other teams to crown the first ever GRW Tag Team Champions!
House of Black def Chaos
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SEGMENT 5-
The Scapegoat
After the break, we cut to the entrance ramp, where The Scapegoat Jack Perry is entering the ring, he tears a kids sign and flips him off! What a piece of shit.
He picks up a microphone
“Well, well, well. I have got to say, this is the most miserable and pathetic wrestling show I’ve ever seen. You guys are lucky I got paid a lot to be here tonight, or else I would’ve done a show for WBW in Pittsburgh. Now, that piece of shit Rick Grayson expects me to wrestle tonight, but to be quite honest I would rather kiss his dead mother, then fight in this ring with you stupid fucking fans.”
*crowd boos*
“I have nothing to prove. I’m your favorite wrestler’s favorite wrestler, I am the best bout machine, I am the Cerebral Assassin, I am The Animal, I am the. best. in. the. world.”
*the crowd begins to boo at Jack Perry…*
This is until the crowd hears a very familiar song…
“LOOOOOK IIIINNNN MY EYEEESSS, WHAT DO YOU SEEEEE”
“OH MY GOD, IT'S C.M PUNK, HE HAS ARRIVED IN GLORY WRESTLING REVOLUTION!”
HOLY SHIT, HOLY SHIT, HOLY SHIT, HOLY SHIT
“Look who it is, it’s Jungle Boy”
*crowd pops*
“I know we don’t have a very good history, Jack. You get in my face backstage, I choke you, somebody gets scared for their life, yada yada yada. But I was willing to put all of that aside…”
“But you, you call yourself the best in the world? Not only is that disrespectful to me of course. But it’s disrespectful to every other wrestler in the company. The only thing you’ve ever accomplished in your wrestling career is winning a tag team championship with your pet dinosaur.”
“In a world of innovators, aces, like the great Tanahashi, who is going to be on this very show”
*pop*
“A mind, like the Viper Randy Orton.”
*pop*
“Your the best in the worl…”
Jack Perry interrupts C.M Punk
“Do me a favor, shut the fuck up, please.”
boos
“Here is punk coming into another promotion and fucking everything up once again. Here’s the deal, nobody wants you in any promotion, you are what people call a cancer. You are in WWE, you are in AEW, hell, you even were when you lasted 2:14 against Mickey Gall in the UFC. Nobody likes you, nobody wants you here, you would be better off leaving for another 9 years.”
C.M Punk takes a mic once again!
“I’ve choked you once, I don’t really feel the need to do it again, I don’t like to be the bad guy here, I don’t want to fight you. But I will do whatever is necessary, and if I have to kick your ass again, in front of all these people in Las Vegas, so help me god I will not hesitate.”
Jack Perry and C.M Punk get closer and closer, they start to swing! They are now back at swinging at each other! Security gets called to break them up!
C.M Punk is in the Revolution, and he makes it clear he’s going after The Scapegoat!
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SEGMENT 6-
GRW Revolution Title 4-Way Qualifier
Hikaru Shida vs Mercedes Moné
As the bell rings, Moné and Shida lock eyes, ready to give it their all. Moné, known for her incredible strength and technical prowess, wastes no time in taking control of the match. She delivers a series of powerful strikes and executes impressive submission holds, keeping Shida on her toes.
But Shida, the resilient fighter that she is, fights back with her lightning-fast strikes and high-flying maneuvers. The crowd is on the edge of their seats as the two competitors trade blows, each refusing to back down.
Moné, fueled by determination and a desire to prove herself, digs deep and unleashes her full potential. She showcases her agility and innovative moves, catching Shida off guard. The momentum shifts in Moné's favor, and the crowd can sense an upset in the making.
With every near fall, the anticipation in the arena grows. Moné's resilience and unwavering focus propel her forward, as she continues to dominate the match. The crowd rallies behind her, cheering her on with thunderous applause.
In a thrilling climax, Moné delivers her devastating finishing move, leaving Shida stunned and unable to kick out. The referee counts to three, and the crowd erupts in a mix of shock and jubilation. Mercedes Moné has done it! She has defeated the reigning champion Hikaru Shida and claimed victory in this incredible match.
The arena is filled with cheers and applause as Moné celebrates her hard-fought win. She will go on to face Jade Cargill and 2 other women to challenge for the GRW Revolution Title!
Mercedes Moné def Hikaru Shida
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SEGMENT 7-
The Future…
As we get back to the ring, the commentators Kash Stone and Diego Brunello have a very important announcement!
“Diego and I are back, and what a great match we saw, Walter coming on top, action pact as can be!”
“That’s right Kash, but before we head back to the ring we want to make a very quick announcement, GWR is coming back to this same building in a little under 2 weeks time on Friday, May 31st for Roll the Dice!”
“But Diego, not only that. That date officially kicks off the western states tour, going to hit through the western states, we are so excited to expand this outside of Las Vegas!”
The dates read as follow-
House of Fire. Sunday, June 2nd. The Nile Theater (Mesa, Arizona)
TBA. Saturday, June 8th. El Paso Convention Center (El Paso, Texas) *Afternoon Show*
TBA. Sunday, June 9th. Revel Entertainment (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
TBA. Thursday, June 13th. The Summit (Denver, Colorado)
TBA. Friday, June 28th. Venue TBA (San Diego, California)
TBA. Sunday, June 29th. Venue TBA (Los Angeles, California)
What an announcement! Let’s head back to the ring where we get ready for The Ring General, WALTER, and The Murder Grandpa, Minoru Suzuki!
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SEGMENT 8-
GRW Glory Title Series Match
“The Ring General” WALTER vs “The Murder Grandpa” Minoru Suzuki
In a clash of titans, Walter and Minoru Suzuki step into the ring, the tension palpable as they lock eyes, ready to unleash their full arsenal of strikes and submissions. The match begins with a fierce exchange of chops and kicks, each man testing the other's resilience and strength. Suzuki's technical prowess is matched by Walter's raw power, creating a thrilling back-and-forth battle that keeps the audience on the edge of their seats.
As the match progresses, Suzuki manages to trap Walter in his signature submission holds, but the Austrian powerhouse refuses to tap out, powering his way out of each predicament with sheer determination. Walter retaliates with devastating chops that echo through the arena, leaving Suzuki visibly shaken but unfazed.
The climax of the match sees both men exhausted but refusing to back down, trading stiff strikes and near-falls in a display of pure grit and tenacity. In the end, Walter manages to hit his devastating powerbomb, securing the victory! WALTER is the first man to move on in the Glory Title Series, and will face the winner of the next 2 qualifying matches!
WALTER def Minoru Suzuki to advance in the Glory World Title Series
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SEGMENT 9-
Speaking of Glory Title Series…
“Thanks again for watching this epic show on GRW, this is a great time in wrestling, we are having a great time, what a great match we saw there right Kash!”
“Yeah that was something else, hard hitting as all hell.”
“But let’s turn our attention away from that specific match and to the next Glory Title Qualifiers, there’s some bangers on the list!”
“As we know, the 2nd match in the series happens tonight between Cody Rhodes and Hiroshi Tanahashi! But we still have 4 more over the next 2 shows, we are announcing them right now!”
May 31st, Roll the Dice. Las Vegas, NV:
Bobby Lashley vs Swerve Strickland
Johnny Gargano vs Jay White
June 2nd, House of Fire, Mesa, AZ:
Andrade vs Malakai Black
Shinsuke Nakamura vs Kazuchika Okada
“What a great few matches in the next couple of shows! But we have some business to take care of here. For the first time ever, The Young Bucks will face The New Day!
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SEGMENT 10-
The Young Bucks (Nick & Matt Jackson) vs The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods)
The crowd is on their feet as The Young Bucks, Nick and Matt Jackson, step into the ring, ready to showcase their high-flying skills. They, along with other Elite member Kazuchika Okada are getting booed! The New Day, Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston, bring their charismatic energy as they enter, determined to prove their dominance.
The match starts with a flurry of quick-paced action, as The Young Bucks showcase their innovative tag team maneuvers. Nick and Matt's seamless teamwork keeps The New Day on their toes. However, Xavier and Kofi's resilience and teamwork shine through as they counter with their own impressive moves.
As the match progresses, The Young Bucks unleash their signature superkicks, catching Xavier and Kofi off guard. The crowd erupts in excitement as The Young Bucks go for their finishing move, the Meltzer Driver. With precision and agility, they execute the move flawlessly, securing the victory.
The referee's hand hits the mat for the three-count, and The Young Bucks emerge triumphant, celebrating their hard-fought win. The crowd roars with applause, acknowledging the incredible performance from both teams.
It was an incredible match filled with high-flying action, teamwork, and heart-pounding moments. The Young Bucks proved once again why they are one of the most dynamic tag teams in professional wrestling! They advance and will face The Kings of the Black Throne and 4 other teams!
The Young Bucks def The New Day
After the match, The Nick & Matt Jackson continue to beat down both Woods and Kofi Kingston! This is when Big E comes storming down the ramp and tries to even the odds! As Big E is hurt, The Bucks and Okada were able to take out Big E and the rest of The New Day! This is until the lights go out!
Its… its…
KENNNNNYYY OMEEGAAAA!
The Elite scrams out of the ring very quickly! Kenny Omega is here!
Kenny Omega is checking on them as we cut to a short sponsorship break.
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SEGMENT 11-
Roll The Dice Full Card
“What a shocking event just there, Kenny Omega helped The New Day, he's back but obviously still hurt, we gotta know when he will be back in action!”
“I agree, but it’s only a matter of time before Roll The Dice, lets see the card for the 2nd event that will take place in GRW”
The GRW Winners Briefcase is decided in a 20 man Battle Royal!
Kenny Omega Will Speak To The Crowd
GWR Tag Titles 6-Way Qualifier: The Hurt Business vs Hit Row
GRW Glory Title Series Match: Bobby Lashley vs Swerve Strickland
GRW Revolution Title 4-Way Qualifier: Shayna Baszler vs Toni Storm
The Baddies (Leila Grey and Kiera Hogan) vs CEO and Glow (Mercedes Moné and Naomi)
CM Punk Returns To Las Vegas To Address Jack Perry!
GWR Tag Titles 6-Way Qualifier: FTR vs The Gunn Club
GRW Revolution Title 4-Way Qualifier: Bianca Belair vs Kris Statlander
GRW Glory Title Series Match: Johnny Gargano vs Jay White
“Roll The Dice is going to be special, but no more procrastinating guys,
THE AMERICAN NIGHTMARE VS THE ACE, CODY RHODES VS HIROSHI TANAHASHI FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, NEXT!
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SEGMENT 12-
GRW Glory Title Series Match
Cody Rhodes vs Hiroshi Tanahashi
The crowd is buzzing with anticipation as the two wrestling superstars make their grand entrances. This is the first main event in GWR history! Cody Rhodes, known for his charisma and technical prowess, steps into the ring with confidence. Hiroshi Tanahashi, the legendary "Ace",Hiroshi Tanahashi, follows suit, radiating his trademark star power.
The match begins with a test of strength, as both competitors lock up in the center of the ring. Cody's technical skills are on full display as he tries to ground the high-flying Tanahashi. However, Tanahashi's agility and resilience keep him a step ahead, countering Cody's every move.
As the match progresses, the intensity builds. Cody Rhodes targets Tanahashi's legs, trying to weaken his opponent's base. Tanahashi, known for his resilience, fights back with a series of hard-hitting strikes and high-risk aerial maneuvers. The crowd is on their feet, witnessing a masterclass in professional wrestling.
The match reaches its climax with a series of near falls and dramatic moments. Cody Rhodes unleashes his Cross Rhodes finisher, but Tanahashi somehow kicks out at the last possible moment, leaving the audience in awe. Tanahashi retaliates with his High Fly Flow, connecting with precision and grace.
The final moments of the match are filled with heart-pounding action. Both competitors dig deep, pushing their bodies to the limit. In a breathtaking display of athleticism, Cody Rhodes executes a picture-perfect Moonsault, securing the victory and earning the respect of his opponent.
The crowd erupts in applause, recognizing the incredible performance by both wrestlers. Cody Rhodes and Hiroshi Tanahashi embrace in a show of sportsmanship, acknowledging the hard-fought battle they just shared.
It was a main event for the ages, showcasing the talent and passion of two wrestling icons. Cody Rhodes and Hiroshi Tanahashi delivered a match that will be remembered for years to come. Cody Rhodes has beaten Hiroshi Tanahashi, this means that he will face the winners of Swerve Strickland vs Bobby Lashley, and Kazuchika Okada vs Shinsuke Nakamura!
Cody Rhodes def Hiroshi Tanahashi
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As the screen begins to fade to black, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Cody Rhodes give a bow to the crowd, as Rick Grayson comes in and congratulates Cody! What a first show for Glory Wrestling Revolution, and they are just getting started!

Everything has been tested and works properly except where noted! Additional pics/timestamps available on request. Forgive me if I'm slow to respond, I'll do my best to get back to any comments in a timely manner. The person with lower rep sends first. Willing to add/accept PayPal to fill in any gaps in value, especially for my higher priority wants.
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Switch

• Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (sealed, SEA variant)
• Spyro Reignited Trilogy (CIB) (SOLD)
• Monster Hunter Rise Pro Controller (w/ box only)
• VORI Black Foam Carrying Case
  • includes strap, case is better for stationary storage than transportation though

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Wii

• Black Nintendo Wii Box ONLY
  • Nintendo & American Heart Association Edition (link to page on ConsoleVariations)
  • overall fantastic condition, been in storage since the console was opened
  • comes with inserts and sleeves only, no console/cords/Wiimotes, manuals, or games included
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (disc and box)
• Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (CIB)
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl (no manual)

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Nintendo 3/DS

• Super Mario 3D Land (CIB, Nintendo Selects)
• Super Smash Bros 3DS (loose)
• Pokemon Y (loose)
• Pokemon Pearl (w/ box and manual)
• Pokemon White (CIB)
• Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (loose)

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PS2

• All games include their box unless noted, any that include a manual/inserts are noted. All stickers are on the outside of the box plastic, not on the cover art!
• Driver 3 (w/ manual)
• DT Racer (w/ manual, back of cover art punctured)
• Fight Night 2004 (w/ manual)
• Fight Night Round 2 (w/ manual)
• Fight Night Round 3 (w/ manual)
• God of War 2 (Greatest Hits, w/ manual, no bonus disc)
• Gran Turismo 4 (w/ manual and insert)
• Heroes of the Pacific (w/ manual)
• History Channel Civil War: A Nation Divided (w/ manual)
• Hitman: Blood Money (w/ manual and bonus disc)
• Knockout Kings 2002 (w/ manual)
• Madden 06 (w/ manual)
• MLB 2k5 (loose disc only)
• Mortal Kombat: Deception (loose disc only, many scratches)
• Nascar 06: Total Team Control (w/ manual)
• Nascar 07 (w/ manual)
• Nascar: Dirt to Daytona
• NBA Live 2005 (w/ manual)
• NFL Head Coach (w/ manual and insert)
• Pro Race Driver (w/ manual)
• Red Dead Revolver (Greatest Hits)
• Rock Band (no instruments)
• Scarface: The World is Yours (Collector's Edition, CIB)
• Short Track Racing: Trading Paint (Gamestop case)
• SOCOM US Navy Seals Combined Assault (w/ manual and insert)
• Spartan Total Warrior
• Sprint Cars: Road to Knoxville (w/ manual)
• Sprint Cars 2: Showdown at Eldora (w/ manual)
• Suzuki TT Superbikes (w/ manual)
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003 (w/ manual)
• Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 (Greatest Hits)
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (w/ manual and insert)
• UFC Sudden Impact (w/ manual)
• UFC Throwdown (w/ manual)
• World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions (w/ manual)
• World Soccer: Winning Eleven 9 (w/ manual)

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Other

• PC - Dungeon Siege 2: Deluxe Edition (w/ map and game keys)
• PC - Battle Realms (loose)

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Accessories/Merch

• Accessory - NYKO Xbox One Direct Console Charge Base w/ batteries
  • fits flush with Xbox One when plugged in, batteries are well used but still hold a decent charge
• Guide - Prima Games Official Pokemon Diamond & Pearl Scenario Guide (no poster, fair condition)
• Merch - 2007 Diamond & Pearl Box Tin - Holiday Empoleon
• Merch - 2016 Triple Power Tin - Shiny Gyarados
• Battery - 3x OEM GBA SP batteries
  • all tested and working, all have small bloat

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Free w/ Any Trade

• Wii - The Bigs (loose, heavily scratched)
• PS4 - Fallout 76 (PAL, CIB)
• PSP - Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow (loose, no casing, untested)
• Headset - OEM PS4 Mono Headset (never used)
• Accessory - 2x Nintendo Switch Lite Tempered Glass Screen Protector
• Accessory - 3x Unbranded GBA Cartridge Holders
• Battery - Non-OEM GBA SP battery (working fine)
• Battery - Dead OEM GBA SP battery (tested & not working)
• Other - Replacement GBA SP buttons & membranes
  • from RetroGameRepairShop, not OEM, buttons are clear black

Wants

Higher Priority	Lower Priority
Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness (CIB or box w/ all inserts only)	Pokemon Let's Go Eevee (w/ box)
Pokemon SoulSilver CIB or Big Box only (great condition, few signs of damage)	Bayonetta 2 for Switch (sealed)
Pokewalker stuff: two foam slips for Pokewalkers, will consider Pokewalkers in good condition (lower priority than the foam slips)	Pokemon Stadium 2 Box w/ Inserts (any condition, little to no tears preferred)
Pokemon Black or White edition DSi console (loose or CIB)	Cases/boxes/inserts/games to complete my loose items listed
JFC Brand Grip for PS Vita 1000 (new/used)	PS2 game offers (Current specific wants: Bully, Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, Kingdom Hearts, Fullmetal Alchemist: Curse of the Crimson Elixir)
"New" 3DS OEM Faceplates (preference for Pokemon but feel free to offer me any)	BoxyPixel Unhinged Shell (Black or Purple preferred, open to offers on other colors)
GameBoy Micro OEM Faceplates (any except 20th Anniversary)	Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Switch Pro Controller (w/ box)
GameBoy Micro OEM Charger	Special Edition 2DS Consoles (slate model)
OEM PS2 Compatible Component cables (NOT composite cables)	Phat NDS (screens must be in great shape, very few/no scatches, no dead pixels)
LoZ: TotK Pro Controller (w/ box)	Pokemon GB/A with dead batteries
Waterfield City Slicker Case for "New" 3DS	Pokemon Merch (plushies, pins, etc, just show me what you got)
Pokemon Crystal (any condition)	Black Joy Con wrist strap (only need one)
Broken/Non-working handhelds (GB, GBC, GBA, PSP, etc), broken Nintendo consoles (old to new), non-working Pokemon cartridges	Offers/Lists

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I was just reading the updated 2024 edition of Meltzer's classic book rating his favorite wrestlers. There's been quite a bit of change since the original 2002 book. Here are the top 8 and Dave's descriptions of them.
8. A Japanese Guy Who Traded Chops With Eddie Kingston
I don't remember his name, I think it's Suzuki or Shibata or something. Look him up on Cagematch. But the way he stood there and traded chops with Eddie for 30 minutes was amazing.
7. Trent Beretta
Is he Orange Cassidy's friend? Is he a heel? Either way, his mom makes great cookies.
6. Dax Harwood
I know people usually think of Dax because of his work with FTR, but his singles matches with AEW have been excellent. Yes he never wins but he always sells a lot, and he has a wife and baby to feed.
5. Nick Jackson
I've talked a lot about the Young Bucks, but for my readers who aren't familiar with them, he's the one with the hair which gives him the advantage over Matt in my book. I really love them both though, and they were definitely not the ones who told me that Punk got Colt Cabana fired.
4. Kenny Omega
Kenny has had the most 7 star bangers of any wrestler. If it wasn't for him getting fired from The Elite, he'd be much higher on my list. We'll be following his recovery from diverticulitis on the Observer web site, and it's on sale right now for only $12.98.
3. Darby Allen
Honestly this guy is going to kill himself someday on a PPV and I can't wait to see it. I hope that Sting will be there for that incredible moment. I'm giving the match 8 stars, in advance.
2. Chris Jericho
What can I say about Jericho that he hasn't already paid me to say. The way he can debut a new gimmick every few weeks (or an old one from his WCW days) shows his incredible creativity. I love how he played on the phrase "garbage match" recently, too.
1. Will Ospreay
They don't call him the Ariel Assassin for nothing. The storyline about him retiring the Tiger Driver is going to pay off big, I'm sure. (I prefer the Meltzer Driver but each to his own.) He will eventually overtake Kenny for 7 star bangers, as every match he does is at least a 7 star match. Also he really told off HHH.

This is long... This is very long.
I'm married, two children, my Wife is awesome. We live in a small community in a wooded/rural area. It's not Donner Pass but we are out in the boonies. We have to be somewhat able and self sufficient. It's not off grid prepper stuff but we have to be able to do more ourselves than if we lived in town.
A few years back, my Wifes Friend and I guess you'd call him a friendly acquaintance of mine moved up on the mountain. Let's call him Frank. The guy has issues, as do we all, but he's functional, intelligent, and quite handy. A decent guy to know to help get things done.
When he moved in, the property he bought was a disaster. Previous owner used to get all manner of Amazon returns and stockpile the stuff. Also anything else he could drag home for free or dirt cheap. All kinds of crap everywhere with zero organization. A couple of giant burn piles where of course he's burning just whatever, a pickup truck bed camper in disrepair full of stuff, ratty tarps and tents covering more crap. Squalor and chaos.
The property does have a functional well and **some** kind of septic system and there's power run to it. There's a small building attached to a camper but with some work it can be made liveable. So we sort of have the bare essentials covered. We just have a ton of work to do.
So I'm excited, my Wife is excited, Frank is excited as well. We all figure let's get Frank set up. Running water, working toilet, sink, wood/coal stove, major cleanup on the property, a water heater, washing machine, a shower or even a bath tub would be real nice as well. Basic stuff so he can do for himself because at this point he's showering and doing laundry and eating supper all at our house. I figure if I'm in a spot, I could go up there and have a shower or do laundry you know?
We get to work. First we have to finish even moving the guy in so he can be rid of the trailer he's renting in a trailer park. Turns out the guy is a hoarder and it's heavy. The guy has more stuff packed into his trailer then we actually know what to do with. At least it's nothing disgusting and most of it I can see at least some value in it. I can see why he'd keep hold of things like this but Man there's a LOT!!! I don't know how he can even store all this stuff so I figured let's make this easy and I bought him a 40' shipping container and had it delivered to his place. We get it there and we assemble storage racks that were left on the property by the previous owner inside the shipping container. I'm not rich but at this point I don't terribly miss the money and I figure helping this dude out will benefit me and my Family. Within two weeks, Frank is out of his trailer and everything he owns is jammed into the shipping container. It's tight but it's somewhat organized at least.
Now! Let's get to work! And we do. We start clearing out some of the actual trash. Say 15 hours and we can notice that we made a dent. Another 15 hours, it still kind of looks for shit but we can at least make sense of the place now. We're really doing something here! It's heavy and dirty and disgusting but we're having a lot of fun with it and feeling pretty good. As we're going, we find some actual decent things in the piles that the previous owner left behind and we're trying to not waste anything because we're not rich and we might need the stuff.
It gets to a point where it's starting to become really dirty work and even a garden hose would be pretty dang amazing just to at least wash up a little bit because we really don't know what's in some of these piles but Man we're digging deep into them! My Wife goes through the nonsense of getting his power turned on. Frank has enough money saved to get it turned on and to keep it going a while.
Ok, we got power and we can make some water happen now. We scrounged up a shitter and a sink, bought some PVC and got that happening. Now we can wash up and we don't have to crap in the woods anymore. We also found a decent Harmann wood/coal burner and installed that. Nothing ideal but we're looking pretty damn good compared to when we started. The stove was free. The previous owner switched to pellets and had no use for it. We had to get it out and move it of course but nothing we can't handle.
So now it's getting to at least 40 hours at Franks place, maybe 60 hours. I wasn't really keeping track. The place still looks like hell but we're making steady progress and it's more or less "liveable". Meanwhile there are things piling up at my own house. The roof needs a little attention, some work on my backhoe, vehicle repairs and maintenance. Normal everyday stuff that got put to the back burner for a while as we set this guy up but it's starting to pile up and I have to get this shit done.
"Hey Frank, you mind coming down a little while and pitching in with this or that?"
At first, yea he makes his way down and helps out. Not at the crack of dawn, say 11 AM or so. Fine and dandy. This isn't pay work and I don't start early myself, nor do I go very long and hard on these tasks. Put in a couple hours until I feel like I accomplished something and call it a day. I don't think I'm asking much.
After a bit though, he's showing up later and later. If Frank says 12-ish, it means like 2PM or something. One day I have to remove the backhoe from my tractor in order to replace some hydraulic lines. This assembly weighs about 4 tons. It's on a 1967 Case 580 CK. Not the biggest thing but it's no joke. Frank is skilled with cranes and forklifts and other heavy stuff and I figure he could just come down and help me make damn sure this thing is going to be stable. I'm going to have the hydraulics opened up and if it's not properly supported it could move on me and that might well be it for me.
So the day comes. I have my tractor in the driveway and I have the backhoe dismounted from the tractor but still hooked to the hydraulics by around 10-11AM. Now I'm sitting and waiting on Frank. Finally about 1AM he rolls in. The first thing he does is to sit down and use my blowtorch to clean out his one hitter so he can do a little wake and bake. I've been ready and waiting for a couple hours and now the dude is going to sit and get high before we're going to work with some heavy shit and he's burning my propane to do so. Yea I'm kind of annoyed and I let him know. I tried to not be too much of an asshole but I wasn't pleasant about it. I didn't yell or anything but I'm sure I came off kind of asshole-ish.
He finishes up with the one hitter, takes a few wacks off it, says he's go tot go home and crap. Lovely... He's been lighting up my toilet for a while now, what's the big deal? Anyhow he heads back home. I'm sitting there for an hour or so scratching my ass, screw it I'll figure it out. I'm scared as hell but I manage to get my lines replaced. I bring the tractor into position and get the bottom mounting pins locked in. There are two more up top of the backhoe assembly and then it's solidly mounted. I screwed up by not hooking the hydraulic lines from the tractor to the backhoe and doesn't the damn thing just sort of drop right to the ground because the boom, bucket, and dipper arm are open. I took precautions against this but I guess I didn't do very well. I didn't lose the whole show but it scared the hell out of me and I shut the tractor down and walked away for a while. It was a split second and if I was under it I'd either have been dead or wishing for it. I calmed myself down after a while and finished the job. Frank never showed back up that day.
After I got done, I was sitting there a while. After that dopamine hit from getting the job done wore off I was starting to feel pretty let down and pissed off. My Wife and I put real time, and heart and soul in up at Franks place. We'd get up there about 9AM-10AM and get to it. Half the time, Frank would be hungover and it would literally be 2-3 hours until he was any kind of mobile. We're up there at his place trying to get shit done so he has a setup and he's dragging his ass because he was up until 3AM the previous night getting shitfaced.
The plan was, after he was set, we'd get into some nonsense. Cleanouts from tenants that left an apartment full of stuff, scrapping, maybe some lawn work, plowing snow on the mountain here, whatever. Not getting rich but at least paying the bills and having a laugh. At first, Frank is all about it. The cleanouts were his idea. I never knew you actually could get some decent pay for this type of thing. After a while though Frank starts throwing up roadblocks about we need to be an LLC and have a few fairly new looking trucks before we can start when I'm watching something like "Randys Hauling" on the side of a beat up old truck going up and down the mountain and he's getting that pay. On OUR mountain and we could be easily doing this right now! He kept throwing these obstacles up on all sorts of projects. It felt like Frank was deliberately throwing wrenches wherever he could in order to halt any progress.
Eventually I tried talking with him. I told him "I'm not really feeling the return on this investment.". and Frank says "I'm sorry you feel that way.". It kind of went to shit from there. I got to the point where I didn't want anything more to do with him. I was a door mat for a long time in my childhood and it felt like I was getting played for a stooge yet again. It felt like he was also taking advantage of my Wife. But hey, she's been Friends with him for quite a while. In fact she was Friends with him before we were even dating. I'm not going to tell her she can't hang out with the guy. You'll just have to take my word that she's not the type to play around when she's in a committed relationship. Not sure if I have much faith in Frank but I have faith in my Wife.
Frank is no longer coming to the house, there are arguments between my Wife and I about the guy. All I can see is that she's getting played by the guy. Eventually, Frank has a Friend who offers him to go to a blues concert because Franks Friend has noone to go with but has an extra ticket. This is a weekend thing where you camp and party and listen to performers. My Wife is already running ragged here there and everywhere. Frank asks my Wife to keep an eye on his dogs while he's away and of course she wants to help out. She's just like that. One day, turns out my Wife is too busy to take care of it and my Daughter has to go check on the dogs. My Daughter can't find the keys to get inside Franks camper. Now don't you know I have to go up there and take on this guys responsibilities while he's out at a concert partying his ass off. I put my foot down because at this point the guy is messing with the entire Family and holding all of us up. I told my Wife that WE are done with him and shit hit the fan for a while but eventually she started to see shit for herself and we all just cut off from the guy.
This is breaking my heart. I really do love the guy and I know it's killing my Wife to cut off from a Friend. But it's a one way Friendship. Frank will jump for someone he really cares about, but us, we're just useful or so it seems to me.
3 years go by. My Wife still talks with Frank via text and I'm not thrilled with it but I'm not going to push it either. Whatever it's not holding up our show. Time goes by... I simmer down, Frank calms down. I do indeed miss the guy but I'm afraid that if I start talking it'll end up being the same crap all over again. He was good to work with when he felt like it. I work on cars all the time and this guy can look at things and see things that I don't. He's no kind of mechanic but he's already schooled me under the hood as well as setting up a guys garage door that was horribly installed.
In time, yes we do start talking again. I try to make it very clear that if we're going to do anything, we BOTH have to feel properly compensated for our efforts. Be that money, labor swapping, horse trading, whatever. If I do something for Frank and it takes an hour, Frank gets me back satisfactorily and vice versa. This has to be worth it for both of us and all of us.
Well, it happens that Frank finally decides he wants to clean up his property. His truck is not registered, insured, or inspected. His drivers license is expired. There's a lot of scrap up there. I have a road legal truck and I make a proposition. I'll pile scrap on the truck until I feel it's a decent load, he and my Wife will run the load. My wife is a capable driver. She and frank will unload the truck at the scrapyard and meanwhile I'll break the scrap down at his place and have another load ready to go. At the end of the day, the truck gets paid $1 per mile and the tank gets filled for the next day. We split the remainder 3 ways equally. We clean the property up, we all get a few dollars and after a little while he can save the money to get his own truck back on the road.
Frank says there's not enough money in scrapping. There won't be anything left to split after gassing up the truck... Sounds familiar... Ok, how about this then. Let me make a load of absolute BS scrap like old bedsprings, tin cans, and just whatever crap I can, we see how that pays and maybe go from there.
Frank says Hem and Haw, well maybe if it's just Frank and my Wife loading up the truck and they also run and unload the truck he might be in to it. Splitting it 3 ways and with the truck just isn't going to cut it. Now I'm getting confused and a little irritated because I thought the idea was to clean up, not get paid. My Wife also has a screwy elbow and if she goes hard on a job she's in pain the next day. Nope this aint happening. Let's put a pin in this and come back to it. I'm not going to push anymore and my Wife is definitely not into chucking scrap on to the truck as well as off loading it. If he wants to do something and he comes to us, we'll figure it out. If he wants to sit on that scrap, hell with it. I guess this is the Hoarder in his brain talking.
My Wife has a 1896 VW Jetta diesel. It's old and it's been around but it can be made decent. The interior is shit but we have a parts car and a pile of interior parts like carpet and trim, dashboard, and just everything you want to make the inside actually pretty good looking. She's the one that heads up the interior work. I personally hate it. At this point, Frank has no power at his place and he has a little 80cc dirtbike he'd like to use to get up and down the mountain. Private dirt road so we can drive ATV's or golf carts or whatever and it'd be handy.
I have a 300 watt solar panel that I'm not going to use and all the gear to go with it. I have some parts I can use to get his dirtbike going and I know how to get most old carburetted stuff running when it's been sitting a while. We come to an agreement. Frank will be down here working on this Jetta with my Wife until the interior is as good as we can make it. I'll give him the solar panel, help him install it at his place, and get his dirtbike going for him. Also my Wife will handle getting his power back on and a couple of other administrative things. Everyone is feeling OK with it.
We begin. My Wife and I put the first foot forward. We take the solar gear up to his place and get it working. Now at least he can charge his phone and keep a light running. Nothing major but it's something and it's damn handy. I start on the dirtbike. It's a Suzuki 80cc four stroke. The fuel tank is cracked up and leaking like a sieve. I have a tank from an old Honda CR80 and it takes me a while but I get it mounted to the bike and I didn't even have to chop the bike or the tank. The carb on this thing was sitting with fuel in it for years and it's beyond hope. Normally I can open them up and blow the jets with compressed air, maybe carb cleaner and some wires but this thing is completely jammed solid with crap and I can't get it. I have a carb on my shelf and it's actually for that exact engine. So after 6-8 hours of scratching my head and wrenching, I have his bike running just as good as ever and it holds fuel.
Now it's Franks turn. The first day, he actually shows up at a decent hour and the guy is putting his time in. They have the interior all but gutted. Seats, carpet, interior trim(what's left of it) HVAC. Just the dash is left and it's been a good 5 hours so they call it a day. Next day he's right there say 9-10AM. Dang this is working! They're going after removing the cracked up dashboard and something isn't making sense. It seems loose but it's not coming out. I'm out there putzing with my truck and my Wife asks me to come take a look. I get under the dash and I'm looking but I'm damned if I can find what's holding it up. It can wiggle but it's not coming loose. I notice some steel brackets with rivets under the dash just at the bottom of the windshield. All I can think is to cut the rivets loose and the dash will come out but it doesn't make sense because you're not going to get new rivets in when you install the new dash. There's barely room to get a chisel in to cut them loose. Frank figures it out. Frank goes out under the cowl under the hood, pulls up the drip tray and right there are two nuts on studs poking through the firewall. We pull those nuts off and presto the dash is loose! God Damn Frank you're a rock star! I'm SO glad the guy was here! Different perspective? Savant? I don't know but the guy nailed it!
Next day. Again Frank shows up about 10AM and the Jetta is coming around. The carpet is in and looking nice, the trim is installed, The seats are cleaned up and installed. This thing is actually starting to look pretty good! That was a good day. 4-5 hours and they call it. Nice job guys! Looking good!
Next day. Time to install HVAC. We did an AC delete. The Jetta was originally an AC car but most of the gear was gone. The parts car was non-AC and the heater box is much smaller, lighter, and simpler. We clean that up, do a little bit of swapping on wiring harnesses and we install it. Frank isn't here yet and it's about noon. My Wife texts him to see what's up.
Well this girl showed up about midnight last night and the way I gather they were up until the wee hours drinking and boning so he's not into working today. He doesn't know this girl from a hill of beans and about the only thing he DOES know is that she's a real easy piece of ass, I guess pretty cute, and mentally a wreck. Well... Yea I've been hard up myself so I'm trying to be understanding here. If a cute and willing young lady showed up at my place and I was lonely I think I'd take that opportunity as well. He did put some good time in on this vehicle and really saved the day when pulling the dash out. I went to work with my Wife. We got the replacement dash in, Heater installed. Everything assembled, wires routed, job done. The thing looks damn near new on the inside. It was a good 8 hours and I still feel it to day as this was just yesterday and I'm no youngster. My Wife is in pain. I just feel tired.
I can see Franks side, but a deal is a deal. I was trying to talk to my Wife that "We're kind of even right? He put in his time, he really helped out a ton. Neither owes either and we're pretty squared up right?". I wasn't really feeling that but I was willing to be convinced and sort of let it slide. My Wife however doesn't feel that we're square at all. Not only the motorcycle and the solar crap, but she spent hours on the phone and computer and Frank agreed that he'd be there from start to finish on this interior. On the last day, he ditched us because he was busy screwing and drinking with some random chick. While we were finishing up the job, Frank texted my Wife asking if He and this girl could come down to meet and greet. Or would we like to come up and have a fire? My Wife and I are dead tired, it's about 5PM. We normally have supper on the table at this time but we're close and we want to get through it. We're not into entertaining tonight. We want to finish up, get supper, get the kids to bed and crash. We're sure as hell not going up to the junk heap and sitting there at a fire watching these two make out and get tanked up. She texted him something like that. Tired, still working, still have to make supper, not happening.
That's it. If you made it through all that I admire your perseverance and I hope it at least makes sense. This is just my side of course. I have my own issues. I can be an asshole, impatient, I'm kind of obnoxious. I'm trying to work on that stuff and my Wife tells me I'm really reigning it in when I get pissed if something is fighting me. Anymore I'll just walk away and have a smoke or something. I guess I can get sort of pushy when I see shit that needs doing. I want to help but I guess I'm aggressive or too Gung Ho about it.
Anyways, it feels like this relationship with Frank is going to end up the same place as it left off before. All I can think to do is just not really seek him out anymore. If he happens to need something... I don't know... My Wife and my Children and myself are a team. We've got enough going on and we don't need someone dragging us down. I don't want this to get to the point where it did before. I feel like I screwed up even letting this guy back into my life and I'm kind of stressing.

I have recently been looking at in the future importing a new Suzuki carry, from what I have seen these newer kei trucks seemingly have 4 star safety ratings, larger load capacities and larger decks. I have found it hard to find english reviews for these kei trucks as nobody imports them due to rules like the 25 year rule. Fortunately afaik you can import these to New Zealand.

Me and my family has no experience about cars like at all, it would be amazing if you guys can help out. Today we visited showroom and took interest on Maruti suzuki arena brezza, looks good milage could be better, safety is 4 star. From my inexperienced vision it looks good but I feel like it would be too naive to choose this early. My dad friend recommended us Ford ecosport, what do you guys think would be a better choice?
We need medium sized (preferably little smaller) family car that looks good and get work done.

Events are listed by the day. Events that happen every week appear first, one time stuff after that. If you have anything you’d like people to know about, comment here or message me and I’ll add it in. If you’d like further info about any of the events, look it up! I usually don’t have any extra to add.
Large Scale, Ongoing, and Multi-Day Events

• Look, this weekend is weird and jam packed. Graduation, First Friday, May the 4th Be With You, and Cinco de Mayo are the biggest things. If you are not looking to be involved in any of that, DO NOT TRY TO GO OUT TO EAT THIS WEEKEND. Allow extra time for any take out orders from places in town or close to campus. I suggest going to the beach instead.

Local Running, Walking, and Biking Info: https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/
Guided Paddling Outings all around the area: https://www.facebook.com/hsmithoutdoors
Tallahassee Film Society Showings: https://www.tallahasseefilms.com/tickets/
Book Clubs for all tastes: https://www.facebook.com/midtownreadeevents
Live Theater:

• Making Light Productions: https://www.makinglightproductions.org/
  
• Theatre Tallahassee: https://theatretallahassee.org/
  
• Mickee Faust Club: https://www.mickeefaust.com/
  
• Monticello Opera House: https://www.monticellooperahouse.org/
  
• FSU School of Theatre: https://theatre.fsu.edu/productions/
  
• Young Actors Theatre: https://www.youngactorstheatre.com/
  
• Quincy Music Theatre: https://quincymusictheatre.com/
  
• Tallahassee Hispanic Theater: https://tallahasseehispanictheater.wordpress.com/
  

OutdooFarmer’s Markets:

• Lake Ella Grower's Market: Wednesday and Saturday, 11am-2pm. You can always find organic vendors, and foragers: The Holistic Cannabis Community, Artzi Farms, Hickory Nut Gifts, and others. Including Pita Queen! Farmer's Market Nutrition Program Coupons gladly accepted!
  
• Tallahassee Downtown Market: Saturdays, 10am-2pm, Park Ave Parks. Vendors display their arts and fine crafts, jewelry, handmade soap, pottery, Fresh from Florida produce, hand-raised beef and pork, fresh baked bread, jams and jellies, and honey. Live music from different local musicians every Saturday.
  
• Frenchtown Heritage Market: 524 N MLK Jr Blvd. Third Saturday of the month 10am to 2pm. Come grow community and support your local farmers and makers, while you get your groceries for the week! Don’t forget! We match SNAP/EBT, so you DOUBLE your money to go towards locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables! If the guy with the pineapple is there, get it. This is currently only happening on the third Saturday of the month for the next few months while road work is completed.
  
• Tallahassee Farmers Market: 2904 Kerry Forest Pkwy, Saturdays, 8am to Noon. Come see us at Tallahassee's longest-running farmers market! We are a year-round market, featuring local farms and vendors that provide the best seasonal produce, meats, baked goods, and more. We welcome you and your whole family (leashed pets included) to come out and meet your local farmers! Ample parking is available between our lot and the shopping center lot next door (by Red Elephant). Come early for the best selection.
  

THURSDAY, 5/2

• The Hub at Feather Oaks: Bingo. 6pm
  
• Dreamland BBQ: Weekly Open Blues Jam. If you'd like to sing, please bring your own mic. 6pm
  
• Honest Living Vape: Chess-Master Thursdays . Beginners and experts, join us every Thursday from 6-9 for Chess-Master Thursdays. All ages. Bring your board or play ours! Tournaments coming soon! 6pm
  
• Oyster City Brewing Co: Open Mic Night! Join us on Thursdays from 6:30-9:30 PM for Open Mic Night hosted by the incredible Mike Ingram of The Brown Goose! This is your chance to show off your skills! Whether you're a musician, poet, comedian, or have a hidden talent, we can't wait to see what you bring to the stage. 6:30pm
  
• Lake Tribe: Trivia. 7pm
  
• Takko Market Square: Bingo Night. 7pm
  
• The Getaway Grille and Bar: Karaoke with Jared Walker. 7pm
  
• Amicus Brewing: Trivia. 7pm
  
• Smitty's Taphouse: Trivia Lab Thursdays. Teams of 6 or fewer players can compete for $30 / $20 / $10 Prizes + The Golden MacGuffin prize table! New format! Interactive smartphone answering for your comfort and safety! 6 Fun Rounds - 42 Total Questions. 7:30pm
  
• Cap City Video Lounge: MST3K Thursday. Join us Thursday as we climb aboard The Satellite of Love along with Joel, Tom Servo and CROOOOW! 7:30pm/free but donations encouraged NOT HAPPENING THIS WEEK
  
• Studio D: Bachata Fever. We always have a bachata workshop at 8 pm before Bachata Fever. We dance afterwards to the sounds of DJ Bacharod. The class is at 8 pm and Bachata Fever will start at 930 pm. Many times people are learning in class and may feel uncomfortable social dancing while they are still learning moves. We have a welcoming environment so stay and have fun and dance with everyone. That is how we learn. 8pm/Class $5/Bachata Fever $5.
  
• The Sound Bar: Comedy Night. 8pm
  
• Finnegans Wake: Open Mic. 8:30pm
  
• Brass Tap in Midtown: Karaoke with DJ Rah. 9pm
  
• 926: Karaoke. 9pm
  
• Bird’s: Karaoke with Nathan. 9pm
  

• Blue Tavern: Bramble’s Bluegrass Jam. 5pm
  
• The Moon: Charles Wesley Godwin with special guest Kashus Culpepper. 6:30pm
  
• The Bark: Draining Kiss, Kare, and Candle Wishes. 8pm
  
• Blue Tavern: Music of the Spheres: Brazilian samba, funk, and more with Grupo Jaraguá. 8pm
  
• 926: Sweeping Promises with Solomon Hill and Counterfeit Stereo. 8pm
  
• Fire Bettys: The Tortured Poets Department Listen Party! 8pm
  
• Cap City Video Lounge: Agnes & Agatha = WORK IN PROGRESS. Agnes & Agatha are getting ready for the big reveal at Atlanta Fringe. Before we go - we are doing a work-in-progress showing on May 2nd. Two showings: 8:30pm & 9:45pm. Come out and see us stumble through what will eventually be our show. We may still be on book. We may change some things we go. We may lose ourselves completely. Don't miss out! Seating is limited to about 25-30 people per showing, so please arrive before your chosen showing time as we will need to start each run right on time. 8:30pm/Suggested donation: $10
  

FRIDAY, 5/3

• Blue Tavern: Happy Hour with Steve Malono. 5pm
  
• Lake Tribe Brewing: Flannel Fridays with Live Music. 6pm
  
• Hobbit West: Friday Night Dart Tournament. Anyone can Enter! Sign ups at 7:30, Darts fly at 8:00/$10 entry fee
  
• Ouzts Too: Karaoke with DJ Nathan. Best karaoke DJ in town. 8pm
  
• Just One More: Karaoke with DJ Rah. 9pm-11pm/21+
  
• 926: The Hot Friday Night Party and Drag Show. 9pm/$5/18+
  

• Blue Tavern: Tommy Hoople’s Delta Ringnecks. 5pm
  
• Lake Tribe: Southern Latitude Band at the Galactic Derby Fiesta. 6pm
  
• The Getaway Grille and Bar: Big Poppa & the Shuffle Brothers. 6pm
  
• The Plant: Maker’s Market Art Fair featuring local artists selling handmade items and live music from Freezee, June The Phrog, and Miles F. 7pm
  
• Island Wings: Lee C. Payton & the LCP Band. 7pm
  
• The Sound Bar: The Elements. 7pm
  
• Mickee Faust Club: Bog Lilies at First Friday. 7pm
  
• Blue Tavern: Mike Leadon & Bill McGuire. 8pm
  
• Vino Beano: Paula Sofia. 8pm
  
• Fire Bettys: The Pin Up Power Hour! Burlesque Show. 8pm/21+
  

SATURDAY, 5/4

• Brinkley Glen Park: Invasive Plant Removal. Join Master Gardener Volunteers at this weekly invasive plant removal event. This is a great way to learn to ID our invasive plant species and how to remove them. We recommend wearing long pants and sleeves, closed-toed shoes, gloves, a hat and mosquito spray. Bring gardening tools such as hand clippers, loppers, trowels, etc. if you have them. We are removing coral ardisia bushes and berries, nandina, tung trees, Tradescantia flumenensis, cat's claw vine, winged yam, Japanese climbing fern, skunkvine and more. Directions: The best way to get there is to take Meridian Rd to Waverly Rd, go to the next intersection and turn left onto Abbotsford Way, then turn left at the next road called Woodside Dr. At the stop sign turn left onto Lothian. Lothian ends in a cul-de-sac and there is a sign that says Brinkley Glen Park. 8:30am-11:30am
  
• Gamescape: Saturday Gaming. Gamescape has relocated from Railroad Square to the Huntington Oaks Plaza (Suite 302, next to the Library) at N Monroe St and Fred George Rd. Open gaming tables are available. Noon-6pm
  
• Potbellys: 7th Annual FAKE St. Patrick's Day Party. 4pm
  
• Duke’s and Dottie’s: Line Dancing Plus Lessons. 7pm/21+
  
• Bird’s Oyster Shack: Laughterday Night Fever. * Join us every Saturday at Bird's Aphrodisiac Oyster Shack for a free comedy show!* 8:30pm
  
• 926: Latin Night. Dance to the irresistible beats of Zeus and prepare to be dazzled by a spectacular drag show at midnight. It's more than a party, it's an experience. 9:30pm/$10 21+, $15 under 21
  

• Skate World: May Character Breakfast. 8am
  
• Lafayette Heritage Trail Park: May Birding Social. * Meet in the parking lot near the restrooms at 8:15 AM to sign the liability waiver. This is a birding social not a guided walk. We’ll determine our route when we meet up. This park provides opportunities to see and hear woodland birds, Ospreys, Bald Eagles, and aquatic and wading birds on Lake Piney Z and Lower Lake Lafayette. Estimated distance is about 3 miles, but participants are free to leave the group at any time. The trail is an easy hike, but on natural terrain. Bring drinking water for yourself. Bug spray is recommended. No need to register for this outing—just show up!* 8:30am
  
• La Tiendita: Cinco de Mayo Celebration: Margaritas, Music, and More! Join us for a festive Cinco de Mayo celebration on Saturday, the 4th! Doors open at 10:30am, and we'll be serving up delicious food specials all day, including cochinita pibil, horchata, pozole, and more. After 5:30pm, indulge in our Brazilian menu featuring grilled picanha and feijoada to add a taste of Brazil to the fiesta! *Live Music by Rhys Bennett and the Gringos: Vontade** will kick off at 6:30pm and continue until 9:30pm, creating the perfect ambiance for a night of fun and fiesta. Doors close at 10pm, so make sure to come early and stay late to enjoy all the excitement. Save the date and get ready to indulge in the flavors of Mexico, groove to live music, and savor Brazilian delights with us on Saturday, the 4th!* 10:30am-10pm
  
• Cosmic Cat: Free Comic Book Day 2024. 11am-5pm
  
• Fallout Comics: Free Comic Book Day 2024. * Free Comics! Big Sale! Guest Artists and Costumed People!* 11am
  
• The Hub at Feather Oaks: May the 4th Be With You. We'll have Star Wars-themed beers. Jabba Juice for the kids. Star Wars Trivia. A Far, Far Away costume contest. Inter-galactic Movies on our 8 big screen TVs all day. And even a few drink specials for graduates. (It's also Graduation Day AND Kentucky Derby Day, too!) 11am
  
• Growler Country: 3rd Annual Star Wars Celebration Weekend. Costume contest, Special drink, Ice cream, Silent Auction with amazing prizes. 11am
  
• Blue Tavern: First Saturday Swim with Bluegill Bill. 5pm
  
• Challenger Center: Star Wars Day Concert. Come join us for a short concert of Star Wars favorites featuring the North Florida Suzuki School students and staff! Concert begins at 5pm in the planetarium, Star Wars trivia and movie screening hosted by the Challenger Center to follow. FREE and open to the public! 5pm
  
• Hobbit East: Anna Wescoat. 6pm
  
• Cascades: George Thorogood & The Destroyers “Bad All Over The World – 50 Years of Rock” Tour with 38 Special. 6pm
  
• Fire Bettys: The Groove Merchants. 7pm/21+
  
• American Legion Hall: 4 Sicks. 7pm/$8
  

SUNDAY, 5/5

• Bicycle House: Sunday Ride. Ride at 10:30 AM from Bicycle House. We will ride the Cascades trail to the St Marks trail and down to Wakulla station and return, about 31 miles. Ride speed is 12 to 14 mph, with periodic regroups. Vernon Bailey is the ride leader. Vernon is a new CCC member who’s been biking for 50 years enjoys riding with small groups and weekend touring. 10am
  
• Halisi Africa: Soulful Sundays. Join us for Motherland Brunch at Halisi Africa. We'll be serving our brunch special including an appetizer, main course, a sweet, and our signature African mimosas we call ukwaju. The event will also feature an art exhibition by Christopher Barnhart and live entertainment by local artists. 11am
  
• Flippin’ Great Pinball: $25 Sunday Funday. Every Sunday spend a fun-filled time with the family for only $25 plus tax at the arcade! Our normal all-day family admission of $34.99 is just $25 and that includes up to a family of 6 (two adults and four kids). Experience affordable family fun that everyone will enjoy. Noon-8pm
  
• E Peck Greene Park (Behind the LeRoy Collins Library): Food Not Bombs Free Mealshare. We offer free vegetarian/vegan food, water, coffee, personal care & hygiene products, bus passes, and clothing when we have some available to those in need. Contact foodnotbombstally@gmail.com to find out about getting involved. Noon-2pm
  
• LeRoy Collins Library: Tallahassee Go Club Meetings. Come play the captivating ancient game of Go, also known as Baduk, with some friendly games and discussions. Beginners welcome. Visit https://www.tallahasseegoclub.com for more information. 1pm
  
• Gamescape: Pokémon League. Come learn, play, and trade with the Pokémon Trading Card Game and the Pokémon video games! We LOVE seeing new players, so come learn how to play! We play both the Trading Card Game and the Video Game casually and competitively. The store offers lots of different seating arrangements to meet our group's needs, as well as food, drinks, and Pokémon products for purchase. We are also hold regular, officially sanctioned tournaments for Pokémon Trading Card Game and Video Game Competitions! 2-4pm
  
• The Plant: Open Jam. All instruments, all players welcome. 4pm-9pm
  
• Pedro’s: Mariachi Clasico. 6pm
  
• Fermentation Lounge: Open Mic Night Hosted by Conor Churchill. 7pm
  
• Oyster City Brewing: Comedy Night. Come have some laughs with us on Sunday nights! If you are interested in participating in the show, reach out to therealsleepypfloyd@gmail.com 7:30pm
  

• 926: Queer Makers Market. The Queer Tallahassee Artists Collective is proud to present the May edition of the Queer Makers Market at 926 on West Tharpe Street. Come and browse the creations of many of Tallahassee's amazing artists and makers. Admission is free. We will be setting up in the grassy field at the back of the 926 parking lot - just look for the canopies! 11am-3pm
  
• Growler Country: 3rd Annual Star Wars Celebration Weekend. Costume contest, Special drink, Ice cream, Silent Auction with amazing prizes. 11am
  
• Tallahassee Nurseries: Sunday in the Word Garden. * In partnership with esteemed Florida artist Katee Tully, Tallahassee Nurseries presents a celebration of poetry and spoken word. We welcome several locally-renowned poets and writers as they share pieces of prose.* 3:30pm
  

MONDAY, 5/6

• Just One More: Bingo. 5pm-6:30pm
  
• The Getaway Grille and Bar: Margarita Monday, Open-Mic Night hosted by The Saltwater Cowboy. 5:30pm-8pm
  
• American Legion Hall: Cha Cha - Weekly Lessons. 6:15pm/$5
  
• Hangar 38: Bingo. 6:45pm
  
• Vino Beano: Tipsy Trivia. 7pm
  

TUESDAY, 5/7

• Blue Tavern: Happy Hour. 5pm
  
• The Getaway Grille: Tuesday Night Bikes and Trikes. 6pm
  
• Oyster City Brewing Company: Tuesday Night Beer-go! 6pm
  
• Crafty Crab: BOOMIN' Karaoke. 7pm
  
• Gamescape: Hobby Night. Slay the grey together! Join your fellow gamers and turn your pile of grey miniatures into a battle ready army. Need some painting tips? Feel free to ask at hobby night. You can bring any miniature for any game to paint. 7pm
  
• Ology Midtown: Jazz Jam Sessions. 7pm
  
• Island Wings: Trivia. 7pm
  
• Brass Tap in Midtown: Trivia. 1st Tuesday of the month is General Knowledge with rotating themes the rest of the month. 7pm
  
• House of Music: Tuesday Trivia & Karaoke. 7pm
  
• American Legion Hall: Tallahassee Swing Band Tuesday Night Dance. 7:30pm
  
• Burrito Boarder: Karaoke with DJ Roldus. 8pm
  
• Fire Bettys: Comedy Night. 8pm
  
• Poor Pauls: Trivia. 8pm/21+
  
• Blue Tavern: Bluesday Tuesday with Bill Ricci. Every Tuesday is Blues Day @ the Blue Tavern and Blues Meets Girl is a Tallahassee favorite. This perfect, intimate venue provides just what you need for both a mid-week break and authentic blues music experience. 8pm/$5
  
• 4th Quarter: Professor Jim's Tuesday Night Trivia. Popular for a reason! 8pm
  
• Argonaut Coffee: Trivia Tuesday. 8pm
  
• The Sound Bar: Karaoke. 8pm
  
• Fire Betty’s: Open Mic Comedy Night. 8pm/21+
  
• 926: Tacos and Trivia. 9pm
  

WEDNESDAY, 5/8

• Sugar and Spice Tally: Game Night. Join us every Wednesday Night for community game night. Bring your own or use ours! Let me know if you need to reserve space for a large group. Free to attend! 5pm
  
• Goodwood: Wonderful Wednesday. 6pm/$5
  
• Burrito Boarder: D&D Night. 6pm
  
• Level 8 Rooftop Lounge: Trivia. 6pm
  
• La Florida Coffee & Wine: Trivia Night. 6pm
  
• The Great Games Library: Open Game Night. 6pm/free
  
• American Legion Hall: Sue Boyd Country Western and More Dance Class. Session 2 - Beginner 6:30 to 7:45 pm What: East Coast Swing and Waltz. Cost: $8.00 per person. Wear comfortable shoes you can turn in. 7:45 to 8:15 - Practice dance with paid admission. 8:15 to 9:30: Intermediate - 2 Step and WCS. $8.00 per person or $13.00 for both classes. Vaccines are required. Face masks are optional. Changing partners is optional. 6:30pm
  
• Perry Lynn’s Smokehouse in Quincy: Wed Night Open Mic w/ Steven Ritter and Friends. 6:30pm
  
• Hangar 38: Trivia. 6:45pm
  
• Oyster City Brewing Tallahassee: Trivia. Teams up to 6 players for three rounds with 10 questions and a tie breaker each round. Winners are by round so don’t worry if you need to come late or can’t stay the whole time! Prizes include a round of beer, a 6 pack and a gift card! 7pm
  
• Proof: Trivia. 7pm
  
• Vino Beano: Wine Bingo. 7pm
  
• Fermentation Lounge: Trivia. 7pm
  
• Blue Tavern: Wednesday Open Mic with Doc Russell. The open mic night that has run continuously for almost 20 years, once housed at the Warehouse, lives on at the Blue Tavern. Doc Russell continues as the host with the most. Sign up starts at 7:45pm/free to attend
  
• House of Music: Bar Bingo! Free to Play & Late Night Karaoke. 7pm
  
• Fire Betty’s: Karaoke! 8pm/21+/free
  
• Dukes and Dotties: College Night and Line Dancing Lessons. 8pm
  
• Finnegans Wake: Trivia. 8pm
  
• The Sound Bar: Open Mic Night. 8pm
  
• South Station: Summer Movie Nights. 8:30pm/free
  
• The Bark: Karaoke with DJ Nathan. Best karaoke DJ in town. 9pm
  
• Peppers: Karaoke. 9pm
  
• 926: Dragged Out Wednesday. 10pm
  

Hey guys.
I'm a fat guy, 375lbs at 6' and wanting to ride again for a while now. Been eyeing the cruisers for sale in my country and wanted to ask some questions about size and power.
Some Info:
Most importantly I am on a tight budget at the moment, so the motorcycles I could get are

• 98' Yamaha Dragster 650
• Honda Shadow 600s
• 86' Suzuki Intruder 750
• all types of Yamaha Virago's

I'd really like to test sit all of them, but I am from a small european country where cruisers dont seem to be as popular as for example in the US. Id basically have to drive 100 miles to testsit each bike, and it have to testsit them all to know what fits best.
So before I do any of that I wanted to ask you guys if there is even a chance that one of those bikes is chubby enough to fit my height and weight somewhat well. I would guess that all viragos and the Intruder are out. They all seem to scrawny/small for me.
So the Shadow 600 and the Dragster are left.
Are there people in my size category that tried those bikes? How were they? Was the power enugh? I would use them as a commuter and for daytrips (up to 300km id guess?), I dont need endless power, but it would be nice if I could overtake semi-trucks fast since we have small curvy roads where you dont get to many chances to overtake them.
If the Shadow 600 and DragsteV-Star (whatever) are not enough for me, my next alternative would be the Kawasaki VN800 and Honda Magna 750 for which Id have to save till next year, would these 2 bikes be big/bulky enough for me?
Thanks to reading (and engaging)! Ride safe!
Edit: Just to clarify, american bikes are out of the picture. They are so rare around here that even the shitty ones cost a fortune.

(all airtimes E.S.T.)
WED MAY 01
(1:15AM) The Children's Hour (1961/1h 47m/Drama/William Wyler)
(3:15AM) The Apartment (1960/2h 5m/Comedy/Billy Wilder)
(6:00AM) From the Earth to the Moon (1958/1h 40m/Science-Fiction/Byron Haskin)
(7:45AM) The Snow Devils (1965/1h 18m/HorroAntonio Margheriti)
(9:30AM) The Green Slime (1969/1h 30m/HorroKinji Fukasaku)
(11:15AM) Moon Zero Two (1969/1h 40m/Roy Ward Baker)
(1:15PM) Countdown (1968/1h 41m/Drama/Robert Altman)
(3:00PM) Toward the Unknown (1956/1h 55m/Drama/Mervyn Le Roy)
(5:00PM) Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959/1h 19m/HorroEdward D. Wood, Jr.)
(6:30PM) The Thing from Another World (1951/1h 27m/HorroChristian Nyby)
(8:00PM) Laura (1944/1h 28m/Film-NoiOtto Preminger)
(9:45PM) Rebecca (1940/1h 55m/Suspense/Alfred Hitchcock)
THU MAY 02
(12:15AM) Marnie (1964/2h 10m/Suspense/Alfred Hitchcock)
(2:45AM) Agatha (1979/1h 38m/Mystery/Michael Apted)
(4:30AM) Penelope (1966/1h 37m/Comedy/Arthur Hiller)
(6:30AM) The Angry Hills (1959/1h 45m/Suspense/Robert Aldrich)
(8:30AM) The Pride and the Passion (1957/2h 12m/Adventure/Stanley Kramer)
(11:00AM) Sweet November (1968/1h 54m/Romance/Robert Ellis Miller)
(1:00PM) My Fair Lady (1964/2h 50m/Musical/George Cukor)
(4:00PM) I Want To Live! (1958/2h 0m/Drama/Robert Wise)
(6:15PM) The Defiant Ones (1958/1h 37m/Drama/Stanley Kramer)
(8:00PM) No Greater Glory (1934/1h 57m/Drama/Frank Borzage)
(9:00PM) Man’s Castle (1933/1h 6m/Romance/Frank Borzage
(11:00PM) Secrets (1933/1h 30m/Western/Frank Borzage)
FRI MAY 03
(12:30AM) A Farewell to Arms (1932/1h 18m/Romance/Frank Borzage)
(2:15AM) Stranded (1935/1h 16m/Romance/Frank Borzage)
(3:30AM) **Desire (1963/1h 31m/Romance/Frank Borzage)
(5:15AM) The Circle (1925/1h 0m/Silent/Frank Borzage)
(6:30AM) The Half Naked Truth (1933/1h 7m/Comedy/Gregory La Cava)
(7:45AM) Texas Carnival (1951/1h 17m/Comedy/Charles Walters)
(9:15AM) Maisie Was a Lady (1941/1h 19m/Comedy/Edwin L. Marin)
(10:45AM) Flamingo Road (1949/1h 34m/Drama/Michael Curtiz)
(12:30PM) The Unholy Three (1930/1h 12m/Crime/Jack Conway)
(1:45PM) The Mind Reader (1933/1h 9m/Drama/DirectoRoy Del Ruth)
(3:00PM) Lili (1953/1h 21m/Musical/Charles Walters)
(4:30PM) The Wagons Roll At Night (1941/1h 24m/Drama/Ray Enright)
(6:00PM) Carnival Story (1954/1h 35m/Drama/Kurt Neumann)
(8:00PM) Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982/1h 28m/Comedy/Carl Reiner)
(10:00PM) Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988/1h 50m/Comedy/Frank Oz)
SAT MAY 04
(12:00AM) Father of the Bride (1991/1h 45m/Comedy/Charles Shyer)
(2:00AM) Pennies From Heaven (1981/1h 47m/Musical/Herbert Ross)
(4:00AM) Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964/2h 3m/Musical/Gordon Douglas)
(6:15AM) Maya (1966/1h 31m/Adventure/John Berry)
(8:00AM) MGM CARTOONS: Grin and Share It (1957/0h 6m/Comedy/Michael Lah)
(8:07AM) Believe It or Not #10 (1932/0h 7m/Short/?)
(8:15AM) Glimpses of Peru (1937/0h 8m/Short/?)
(8:24AM) The Walking Dead (1936/1h 6m/HorroMichael Curtiz)
(9:30AM) Brush Roper (1955/0h 30mWestern/Stuart Heisler)
(10:00AM) POPEYE: Never Kick a Woman (1933/0h 6m/Animation/Dave Fleischer)
(10:07AM) The Falcon Takes Over (1942/1h 3m/Mystery/Irving Reis)
(11:30AM) Buzzin' Around (1933/0h 20m/Comedy/Alfred J. Goulding)
(12:00PM) Tonight and Every Night (1945/1h 32m/Musical/Victor Saville)
(1:45PM) Angels in the Outfield (1951/1h 42m/Drama/Clarence Brown)
(3:45PM) The Liquidator (1966/1h 44m/Suspense/Jack Cardiff)
(5:45PM) Billy Budd (1962/1h 52m/Drama/Peter Ustinov)
(8:00PM) A Face in the Crowd (1957/2h 6m/Drama/Elia Kazan)
(10:15PM) Ace In The Hole (1951/1h 59m/Drama/Billy Wilder)
SUN MAY 05
(12:15AM) Dark Passage (1947/1h 46m/Film-NoiDelmer Daves)
(2:15AM) Yentl (1983/2h 14m/Musical/Barbra Streisand)
(4:30AM) Portnoy's Complaint (1972/1h 41m/Drama/Ernest Lehman)
(6:15AM) Harlan County, USA (1976/1h 43m/Documentary/Barbara Kopple)
(8:15AM) Black Fury (1935/1h 32m/Drama/Michael Curtiz)
(10:00AM) Dark Passage (1947/1h 46m/Film-NoiDelmer Daves)
(12:00PM) Random Harvest (1942/2h 4m/Romance/Mervyn Le Roy)
(2:30PM) Raintree County (1957/3h 7m/Drama/Edward Dmytryk)
(5:30PM) Gypsy (1962/2h 29m/Musical/Mervyn Le Roy)
(8:00PM) The Big Trail (1930/1h 50m/Western/Raoul Walsh)
(10:15PM) White Heat (1949/1h 54m/Crime/Raoul Walsh)
MON MAY 06
(12:15AM) The First Auto (1927/1h 15m/Silent/Roy Del Ruth)
(2:00AM) A River Called Titas (1973/2h 39m/Drama/Ritwik Ghatak)
(5:00AM) Busses Roar (1942/0h 58m/Drama/D. Ross Lederman)
(6:00AM) I Loved a Woman (1933/1h 30m/Drama/Alfred E. Green)
(7:45AM) The Keyhole (1933./1h 9m/Drama/Michael Curtiz)
(9:00AM) Age of Indiscretion (1935/1h 18m/Drama/Edward Ludwig)
(10:30AM) My Past (1931/1h 23m/Romance/Roy Del Ruth)
(11:45AM) Mannequin (1938/1h 35m/Romance/Lew Borzage)
(1:30PM) The Common Law (1932/1h 15m/Drama/Paul L. Stein)
(3:00PM) His Brother's Wife (1936/1h 30m/Romance/W. S. Van Dyke)
(4:30PM) Man On Fire (1957/1h 35m/Drama/Ranald Macdougall)
(6:15PM) One is a Lonely Number (1972/1h 37m/Drama/Mel Stuart)
(8:00PM) The Cheat (1915/0h42m/Silent/Cecil B. De Mille )
(9:15PM) The Dragon Painter (1919/0h 53m/Silent/William Worthington)
(10:15PM) The Tong Man (1919/0h 58m/Crime/William Worthington)
(11:30PM) Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood (2019/0h 54m/Documentary/Clara Kuperberg and Julia Kuperberg)
TUE MAY 07
(12:30AM) China Sky (1945/1h 18m/WaRay Enright)
(2:00AM) Sayonara (1957/2h 27m/Romance/Joshua Logan)
(6:00AM) Bed of Roses (1933/1h 7m/Drama/Gregory Lacava)
(7:15AM) Honeysuckle Rose (1980/1h 59m/Drama/Jerry Schatzberg)
(9:30AM) The Subject Was Roses (1968/1h 47m/Drama/Ulu Grosbard)
(11:30AM) The Blue Gardenia (1953/1h 30m/Suspense/Fritz Lang)
(1:00PM) Inside Daisy Clover (1965/2h 8m/Drama/Robert Mulligan)
(3:15PM) Brooklyn Orchid (1942/0h 50m/Comedy/Kurt Neumann)
(4:15PM) Brother Orchid (1940/1h 30m/Crime/Lloyd Bacon)
(6:00PM) Black Narcissus (1947/1h 39m/Drama/Michael Powell)
(8:00PM) North by Northwest (1959/2h 16m/Suspense/Alfred Hitchcock)
(10:30PM) A Matter of Life and Death (1947/1h 44m/Romance/Michael Powell)
WED MAY 08
(12:30AM) Forbidden Planet (1956/1h 38m/Science-Fiction/Fred Mcleod Wilcox)
(2:15AM) Citizen Kane (1941/1h 59m/Drama/Orson Welles)
(4:30AM) The Fountainhead (1949/1h 54m/Drama/King Vidor)
(6:30AM) The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968/2h 42m/Drama/Michael Anderson)
(9:30AM) Lone Star (1952/1h 34m/Western/Vincent Sherman)
(11:30AM) Rio Bravo (1959/2h 21m/Western/Howard Hawks)
(2:00PM) The Westerner (1940/1h 40m/Western/William Wyler)
(4:00PM) The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972/2h 0m/Western/John Huston)
(6:15PM) A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966/1h 35m/Western/Fielder Cook)
(8:00PM) Shane (1953/1h 58m/Western/George Stevens)
(10:15PM) Hud (1963/1h 52m/Western/Martin Ritt)
THU MAY 09
(12:15AM) Spartacus (1960/3h 2m/Drama/Stanley Kubrick)
(3:45AM) Heidi (1937/1h 28m/Drama/Allan Dwan)
(5:30AM) Kim (1951/1h 53m/Adventure/Victor Saville)
(7:30AM) Dance, Fools, Dance (1931/1h 21m/Drama/Harry Beaumont)
(9:00AM) Possessed (1931/1h 12m/Romance/Clarence Brown)
(10:30AM) Laughing Sinners (1931/1h 11m/Romance/Harry Beaumont)
(11:45AM) Dancing Lady (1933/1h 22m/Musical/Robert Z. Leonard)
(1:30PM) Forsaking All Others (1934/1h 24m/Romance/W. S. Van Dyke)
(3:00PM) Chained (1934/1h 11m/Romance/Clarence Brown)
(4:30PM) Love on the Run (1936/1h 20m/Romance/W. S. Van Dyke)
(6:00PM) Boom Town (1940/1h 56m/Adventure/Jack Conway)
(8:00PM) History Is Made at Night (1937/1h 37m/Romance/Frank Borzage)
(10:00PM) Smilin' Through (1941/1h 40m/Romance/Frank Borzage)
FRI MAY 10
(12:00AM) Seven Sweethearts (1942/1h 38m/Musical/Frank Borzage)
(1:45AM) Flirtation Walk (1934/1h 37m/Musical/Frank Borzage)
(3:30AM) Shipmates Forever (1935/1h 49m/Musical/Frank Borzage)
(5:30AM) Hearts Divided (1936/1h 27m/Romance/Frank Borzage)
(7:00AM) No Other Woman (1933/0h 56m/Drama/J. Walter Ruben)
(8:00AM) Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936/1h 38m/Drama/John Cromwell)
(10:00AM) The Prisoner of Zenda (1937/1h 41m/Adventure/John Cromwell)
(12:00PM) Viva Villa! (1934/1h 55m/Western/Jack Conway)
(2:00PM) A Star Is Born (1937/1h 51m/Romance/William A. Wellman)
(4:00PM) Reckless (1935/1h 36m/Romance/Victor Fleming)
(5:45PM) A Tale of Two Cities (1935/2h/Drama/Jack Conway)
(8:00PM) Rebel Without a Cause (1955/1h 51m/Drama/Nicholas Ray)
(10:00PM) The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962/1h 44m/Drama/Tony Richardson)
SAT MAY 11
(12:00AM) Rumble Fish (1983/1h 34m/Action/Francis Ford Coppola)
(2:00AM) Wild Boys of the Road (1933/1h 17m/Drama/William A. Wellman(
(3:30AM) Crime School (1938/1h 26m/Drama/Lewis Seiler)
(5:00AM) Haunted Gold (1932/58m/Western/Mack V. Wright)
(6:00AM) Jungle Book (1942/1h 49m/Adventure/Zoltan Korda)
(8:00AM) MGM CARTOONS: Little Buck Cheeser (1937/0h 7m/Animation/Rudolf Ising)
(8:08AM) Believe It or Not #11 (1932/0h 7m/Documentary/?)
(8:16AM) India on Parade (1937/9m/Short/?)
(8:26AM) Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958/1h 5m/HorroNathan Hertz)
(9:30AM) Tom and Jerry (1955/0h 30m/Drama/Leo McCarey)
(10:00AM) POPEYE: Little Swee' Pea (1936/0h 7m/Animation/Dave Fleischer)
(10:08AM) The Falcon's Brother (1942/1h 3m/Mystery/Stanley Logan)
(11:30AM) Forbidden Passage (1941/0h 20m/Short/Fred Zinnemann)
(12:00PM) Sweet Charity (1969/2h 29m/Musical/Bob Fosse)
(2:45PM) Point Blank (1967/1h 32m/Crime/John Boorman)
(4:30PM) Roadblock (1951/1h 13m/Film-NoiHarold Daniels)
(6:00PM) American Graffiti (1973/1h 49m/Comedy/George Lucas)
(8:00PM) The Fisher King (1991/2h 17m/Dramedy/Terry Gilliam)
(10:30PM) Synecdoche, New York (2008/2h 4m/Dramedy/Charlie Kaufman)
SUN MAY 12
(12:45AM) Follow Me Quietly (1949/0h 59m/Film-NoiRichard O. Fleischer)
(2:15AM) Murder, She Said (1961/1h 26m/Mystery/George Pollock)
(4:00AM) Murder at the Gallop (1963/1h 21m/Mystery/George Pollock)
(5:30AM) MGM Parade Show #11 (1955/0h 25m/Documentary/?)
(6:00AM) Three Daring Daughters (1948/1h 55m/Musical/Fred M. Wilcox)
(8:00AM) Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960/1h 51m/Comedy/Charles Walters)
(10:00AM) Follow Me Quietly (1949/0h 59m/Film-NoiRichard O. Fleischer)
(11:15AM) So Big (1953/1h 41m/Romance/Robert Wise)
(1:15PM) Pocketful of Miracles (1961/2h 16m/Comedy/Frank Capra)
(3:45PM) Mildred Pierce (1945/1h 53m/Drama/Michael Curtiz)
(5:45PM) Imitation of Life (1959/2h 5m/Romance/Douglas Sirk)
(8:00PM) I Remember Mama (1948/2h 14m/Drama/George Stevens)
(10:30PM) Yours, Mine, and Ours (1968/1h 51m/Comedy/Melville Shavelson)
MON MAY 13
(12:30AM) The Merry Widow (1925/1h 51m/Silent/Erich Von Stroheim)
(3:00AM) Unknown Pleasures (2002/1h 52m/Comedy/Jia Zhang-ke)
(5:00AM) The World (2004/2h 19m/Adventure/Jia Zhang-ke)
(7:30AM) Night Flight (1933/1h 24m/Drama/Clarence Brown)
(9:00AM) Sadie McKee (1934/1h 30m/Romance/Clarence Brown)
(10:45AM) Song of Love (1947/1h 59m/Western/Clarence Brown)
(12:45PM) Intruder in the Dust (1949/1h 29m/Drama/Clarence Brown)
(2:15PM) White Cliffs Of Dover (1944/2h 6m/Romance/Clarence Brown)
(4:30PM) Edison, the Man (1940/1h 47m/Drama/Clarence Brown)
(6:30PM) Wife Vs. Secretary (1936/1h 28m/Romance/Clarence Brown)
(8:00PM) Tokyo Joe (1949/1h 28m/Suspense/Stuart Heisler)
(9:45PM) The Geisha Boy (1958/1h 38m/Comedy/Frank Tashlin)
(11:45PM) Daughter of the Dragon (1931/1h 10m/Crime/Lloyd Corrigan)
TUE MAY 14
(1:00AM) Daughter of Shanghai (1937/1h 3m/Crime/Robert Florey)
(2:15AM) Escapade in Japan (1957/1h 33m/Adventure/Arthur Lubin)
(4:00AM) Bridge to the Sun (1961/1h 52m/Drama/Etienne Périer)
(6:00AM) Key Largo (1948/1h 41m/Crime/John Huston)
(8:00AM) Wind Across the Everglades (1958/1h 33m/Adventure/Nicholas Ray)
(9:45AM) Sweet Bird of Youth (1962/2h 0m/Drama/Richard Brooks)
(12:00PM) Bright Road (1953/1h 9m/Drama/Gerald Mayer)
(1:15PM) Good-Bye, My Lady (1956/1h 35m/Drama/William A. Wellman)
(3:00PM) Louisiana Story (1948/1h 17m/Documentary/Robert Flaherty)
(4:30PM) Cry of the Hunted (1953/1h 20m/Drama/Joseph H. Lewis)
(6:00PM) The Drowning Pool (1975/1h 46m/Mystery/Stuart Rosenberg)
(8:00PM) Rancho Notorious (1952/1h 29m/Western/Fritz Lang)
(9:45PM) Beach Party (1963/1h 41m/Musical/William Asher)
(11:30PM) Breathless (1983/1h 40m/Drama/Jim McBride)
WED MAY 15
(1:30AM) Two Weeks in Another Town (1962/1h 47m/Drama/Vincente Minnelli)
(3:30AM) Querelle (1982/1h 48m/Drama/Rainer Werner Fassbinder)
(5:30AM) The Boy Friend (1971/1h 48m/Musical/Ken Russell)
(7:30AM) Design for Scandal (1941/1h 25m/Romance/Norman Taurog)
(9:00AM) Live, Love and Learn (1937/1h 18m/Comedy/Geo. Fitzmaurice)
(10:30AM) The Kid from Kokomo (1939/1h 35m/Comedy/Lewis Seiler)
(12:15PM) Tender Comrade (1943/1h 42m/Drama/Edward Dmytryk)
(2:15PM) A Guy Named Joe (1943/2h 0m/Romance/Victor Fleming)
(4:30PM) We Who Are Young (1940/1h 19m/Romance/Harold S. Bucquet)
(6:00PM) Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945/1h 45m/Drama/Roy Rowland)
(8:00PM) Gigi (1958/1h 56m/Musical/Vincente Minnelli)
(10:15PM) Lili (1953/1h 21m/Musical/Charles Walters)
THU MAY 16
(12:00AM) Oliver! (1968/2h 33m/Musical/Carol Reed)
(2:45AM) Roberta (1935/1h 25m/Musical/William A. Seiter)
(4:45AM) Mame (1974/2h 12m/Musical/Gene Saks)
(7:15AM) The Pitfall (1948/1h 24m/Film-NoiAndre De Toth)
(9:00AM) The Set-Up (1949/1h 12m/Drama/Robert Wise)
(10:15AM) The Maltese Falcon (1941/1h 40m/Mystery/John Huston)
(12:00PM) Lady in the Lake (1947/1h 43m/Mystery/Robert Montgomery)
(2:00PM) They Live by Night (1948/1h 35m/Crime/Nicholas Ray)
(4:00PM) The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946/1h 56m/Film-NoiLewis Milestone)
(6:00PM) The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946/1h 51m/Film-NoiTay Garnett)
(8:00PM) The Mortal Storm (1940/1h 40m/Drama/Frank Borzage)
(10:00PM) Three Comrades (1938/1h 40m/Romance/Frank Borzage)
FRI MAY 17
(12:00AM) Flight Command (1940/1h 50m/Adventure/Frank Borzage)
(2:15AM) The Spanish Main (1945/1h 40m/Adventure/Frank Borzage)
(4:15AM) Strange Cargo (1940/1h 45m/Drama/Frank Borzage)
(6:15AM) The Shining Hour (1938/1h 20m/Drama/Frank Borzage)
(7:45AM) One of Our Spies Is Missing (1966/1h 0m/Adventure/E. Darrell Hallenbeck)
(9:30AM) Where the Spies Are (1965/1h 53m/Comedy/Val Guest)
(11:30AM) The Prize (1963/2h 16m/Mystery/Mark Robson)
(2:00PM) The Venetian Affair (1967/1h 32m//Mystery/Jerry Thorpe)
(3:45PM) How to Steal the World (1968/1h 26m/Adventure/Sutton Roley)
(5:15PM) 36 Hours (1964/1h 55m/WaGeorge Seaton)
(7:15PM) MGM Parade Show #11 (1955/0h 25m/Documentary/?)
(8:00PM) Separate But Equal (1991/3h 10m/History/?)
(11:30PM) The Murder of Mary Phagan (1988/4h 11m/Drama/?)
SAT MAY 18
(4:00AM) Freedom on My Mind (1994/1h 45m/Documentary/Connie Field)
(6:00AM) Gunga Din (1939/1h 57m/Adventure/George Stevens)
(8:00AM) MGM CARTOONS: Old Smokey (1938/0h 7m/Animation/William Hanna)
(8:08AM) Believe It or Not #12 (1932/0h 8m/Documentary/?)
(8:17AM) Natural Wonders of the West (1938/0h 8m/Documentary/James H Smith)
(8:27AM) Devil's Island (1940/1h 2m/Drama/William Clemens)
(9:30AM) Rookie Of The Year (1955/Comedy/John Ford)
(10:00AM) POPEYE: Hold the Wire (1933/0h 6m/Animation/Dave Fleisher)
(10:07AM) Falcon in Danger (1943/1h 13m/Mystery/William Clemens)
(11:30AM) The Song of Fame (1934/0h 21m/Short/Joseph Henabery)
(12:00PM) The Great Ziegfeld (1936/3h 0m/Musical/Robert Z. Leonard)
(3:15PM) The FBI Story (1959/2h 29m/Crime/Mervyn Le Roy)
(6:00PM) Cahill, U.S. Marshal (1973/1h 43m/Western/Andrew V. McLaglen)
(8:00PM) Jailhouse Rock (1957/1h 36m/Musical/Richard Thorpe)
(10:00PM) Forty Guns (1957/1h 18m/Western/Samuel Fuller)
SUN MAY 19
(12:00AM) Take Aim at the Police Van (1960/1h 19m/Film-NoiSeijun Suzuki)
(1:45AM) The Cowboys (1972/8m/Western/Mark Rydell)
(4:00AM) Chisum (1970/1h 50m/Western/Andrew V. McLaglen)
(6:00AM) Behind Office Doors (1931/1h 26m/Drama/Melville Brown)
(7:30AM) The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning (1937/10m/Short/Jacques Tourneur)
(8:00AM) Executive Suite (1954/1h 44m/Drama/Robert Wise)
(10:00AM) Take Aim at the Police Van (1960/1h 19m/Film-NoiSeijun Suzuki)
(11:45AM) The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961/1h 44m/Drama/José Quintero)
(1:45PM) Sex and the Single Girl (1964/1h 54m/Comedy/Richard Quine)
(3:45PM) Adam's Rib (1949/1h 41m/Comedy/George Cukor)
(5:45PM) Some Like It Hot (1959/2h 0m/Comedy/Billy Wilder)
(8:00PM) The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984/1h 34m/Musical/Frank Oz)
(10:00PM) Little Shop of Horrors (1986/1h 28m/Musical/Frank Oz)
MON MAY 20
(12:00AM) The Kiss (1929/50m/Silent/Jacques Feyder)
(12:50AM) Love (1927/1h 22m/Silent/Edmund Goulding)
(2:30AM) No End (1985/1h 44m/Drama/Krzysztof Kieslowski)
(4:30AM) Blind Chance (1981/2h 2m/Drama/Krzysztof Kieslowski)
(6:45AM) Athena (1954/1h 36m/Musical/Richard Thorpe)
(8:30AM) The Last Days of Pompeii (1935/1h 36m/Drama/Ernest B. Schoedsack)
(10:15AM) The Slave (1962/1h 32m/Adventure/Sergio Corbucci)
(12:15PM) Land of the Pharaohs (1955/1h 46m/Adventure/Howard Hawks)
(2:15PM) The Silver Chalice (1954/2h 24m/Drama//Victor Saville)
(4:45PM) Quo Vadis (1951/2h 51m/Drama/Mervyn Le Roy)
(8:00PM) House of Bamboo (1955/1h 42m/Crime/Samuel Fuller
(10:00PM) Green Mansions (1959/1h 44m/Romance/Mel Ferrer)
TUE MAY 21
(12:00AM) Hell to Eternity (1960/2h 12m/WaPhil Karlson)
(2:30AM) Grand Prix (1966/2h 59m/Adventure/John Frankenheimer)
(6:00AM) Mr. Chump (1938/1h 1m/Comedy/William Clemens)
(7:15AM) Mr. Hex (1946/1h 3m/Comedy/William Beaudine)
(8:30AM) Mr. Dodd Takes the Air (1937/1h 26m/Musical/Alfred E. Green)
(10:00AM) Mr. Doodle Kicks Off (1938/1h 17m/Comedy/Leslie Goodwins)
(11:30AM) Mr. Imperium (1951/1h 27m/Romance/Don Hartman)
(1:00PM) Mr. And Mrs. North (1941/1h 7m/Mystery/Robert B. Sinclair)
(2:15PM) Mr. Skeffington (1945/2h 7m/Drama/Vincent Sherman)
(4:45PM) Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948/1h 34m/Comedy/H. C. Potter)
(6:30PM) Mister Cinderella (1936/1h 15m/Comedy/Edward Sedgwick)
(8:00PM) The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953/1h 28m/Musical/Roy Rowland)
(9:45PM) The Red Shoes (1948/2h 14m/Romance/Michael Powell)
WED MAY 22
(12:15AM) Donkey Skin (1970/1h 30m/Drama/Jacques Demy)
(2:00AM) The Glass Slipper (1955/1h 34m/Musical/Charles Walters)
(3:45AM) Brigadoon (19541h 48m/Musical/Vincente Minnelli)
(5:45AM) Thief of Bagdad (1940/1h 46m/Adventure/Ludwig Berger)
(7:45AM) Lord of the Flies (1963/1h 30m/Drama/Peter Brook)
(9:30AM) Tunes of Glory (1960/1h 45m/WaRonald Neame)
(11:30AM) Tom Jones (1963/2h 11m/Comedy/Tony Richardson)
(1:45PM) The Lady Vanishes (1938/1h 37m/Suspense/Alfred Hitchcock)
(3:30PM) Oliver Twist (1948/1h 56m/Drama/David Lean)
(5:30PM) Sense and Sensibility (1995/2h 15m/Romance/Ang Lee)
(8:00PM) Marty (1955/1h 31m/Romance/Delbert Mann)
(9:45PM) Harvey (1950/1h 44m/Comedy/Henry Koster)
THU MAY 23
(12:00PM) Alice (1990/1h 25m/Comedy/Woody Allen)
(2:00AM) Tommy (1975/1h 51m/Musical/Ken Russell)
(4:00AMP Lenny (1974/1h 51/Drama/Ken Russell)
(6:00AM) Marriage on the Rocks (1965/1h 49m/Comedy/Jack Donohue)
(8:00AM) The Tender Trap (1955/1h 51m/Comedy/Charles Walters)
(10:00AM) Big City (1948/1h 43m/Crime/Norman Taurog)
(12:00PM) Neptune's Daughter (1949/1h 33m/Musical/Edward Buzzell)
(2:00PM) On the Town (1949/1h 38m/Musical/Gene Kelly)
(4:00PM) Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949/1h 33m/Musical/Busby Berkeley)
(5:45PM) Words and Music (1948/1h 59m/Musical/Norman Taurog)
(8:00PM) How Green Was My Valley (1941/1h 58m/Drama/John Ford)
(10:15PM) Seven Samurai (1956/2h 40m/Drama/Akira Kurosawa)
FRI MAY 24
(2:00AM) The Battle of Algiers (1966/2h 0h/WaGillo Pontecorvo)
(3:15AM) Lust for Life (1956/2h 2m/Drama/Vincente Minnelli)
(5:30AM) MGM Parade Show #11 (1955/0h 25m/Documentary/?)
(6:00AM) A Day at the Races (1937/1h 45m/Comedy/Sam Wood)
(8:00AM) I Love You Again (1940/1h 39m/Comedy/W. S. Van Dyke II)
(10:00AM) The Loved One (1965/1h 56m/Comedy/Tony Richardson)
(12:15PM) The Awful Truth (1937/1h 30m/Comedy/Leo McCarey)
(2:00PM) No Time For Sergeants (1958/1h 59m/Comedy/Mervyn Le Roy)
(4:15PM) The Sunshine Boys (1975/1h 51m/Comedy/Herbert Ross)
(6:15PM) The Producers (1967/1h 28m/Comedy/Mel Brooks)
(8:00PM) The Caine Mutiny (1954/2h 5m/Drama/Edward Dmytryk)
(10:15PM) Platoon (1986/2h 0m/WaOliver Stone)
SAT MAY 25
(12:30AM) Men in War (1957/1h 44m/WaAnthony Mann)
(2:15\AM) The Steel Helmet (1951/1h 24m/WaSamuel Fuller)
(4:00AM) Go for Broke! (1951/1h 32m/WaRobert Pirosh)
(5:45AM) The Human Comedy (1943/1h 58m/Drama/Clarence Brown)
(7:45AM) Merrill's Marauders (1962/1h 38m/WaSamuel Fuller)
(9:30AM) They Were Expendable (1945/2h 15m/WaJohn Ford)
(12:00PM) Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943/2h 7m/Musical/David Butler)
(2:15PM) Onionhead (1958/1h 50m/Comedy/Norman Taurog)
(4:15PM) The Story of G. I. Joe (1945/1h 49m/WaWilliam A. Wellman)
(6:15PM) A Farewell to Arms (1932/1h 18m/Romance/Frank Borzage)
(8:00PM) Attack (1956/1h 47m/WaRobert Aldrich)
(10:00PM) Captains of the Clouds (1942/1h 53m/WaMichael Curtiz)
SUN MAY 26
(12:00AM) Bad for Each Other (1954/1h 23m/Film-NoiIrving Rapper)
(1:45AM) Men Of The Fighting Lady (1954/1h 20m/WaAndrew Marton)
(3:15AM) The Red Badge Of Courage (1951/1h 9m/Drama/John Huston)
(4:45AM) Wings For The Eagle (1942/1h 23m/WaLloyd Bacon)
(6:15AM) The Fighting 69th (1940/1h 30m/WaWilliam Keighley)
(7:45AM) Mister Roberts (1955/2h 3m/Comedy/John Ford)
(10:00AM) Bad for Each Other (1954/1h 23m/Film-NoiIrving Rapper)
(11:45AM) The Naked and the Dead (1958/2h 11m/WaRaoul Walsh)
(2:15PM) The Dirty Dozen (1967/2h 29m/WaRobert Aldrich)
(5:00PM) The Great Escape (1963/2h 48m/WaJohn Sturges)
(8:00PM) The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress (1944/40m/Documentary/Lt. Col. William Wyler)
(9:00PM) The Cold Blue (2018/1h 41m/Documentary/Erik Nelson)
(11:00PM) The Best Years Of Our Lives (1946/2h 52m/Drama/William Wyler)
MON MAY 27
(2:00AM) The Flying Fleet (1929/1h 27m/Silent/George Hill)
(2:15AM) The Flying Fleet (1929/1h 27m/Silent/George Hill)
(3:45AM) The Burmese Harp (1956/1h 56m/WaKon Ichikawa)
(4:00AM) The Burmese Harp (1956/1h 56m/WaKon Ichikawa)
(6:00AM) The Cranes Are Flying (1957/1h 34m/Romance/Mikhail Kalatozov)
(7:45AM) Appointment in Tokyo (1946/0h 55m/Documentary/Maj. Jack Hively)
(8:45AM) The McConnell Story (1955/1h 47m/Drama/Gordon Douglas)
(10:45AM) War Nurse (1930/1h 20m/WaEdgar Selwyn)
(12:15PM) Cry 'Havoc' (1944/1h 37m/WaRichard Thorpe)
(2:00PM) Bataan (1943/1h 54m/WaTay Garnett)
(4:00PM) The Rack (1956/1h 40m/Drama/Arnold Laven)
(5:45PM) Darby's Rangers (1958/2h 1m/WaWilliam A. Wellman)
(8:00PM) Three Came Home (1950/1h 46m/WaJean Negulesco)
(10:00PM) The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957/2h 41m/Drama/David Lean)
TUE MAY 28
(2:00AM) Assignment in Brittany (1943/1h 36m/Drama/Jack Conway)
(3:45AM) Sergeant York (1941/2h 14m/WaHoward Hawks)
(6:15AM) Mummy's Boys (1936/1h 8m/Comedy/Fred Guiol)
(7:30AM) My Demon Lover (1987/1h 27m/Comedy/Ted G, Vujovich)
(9:00AM) The Smiling Ghost (1941/1h 11m/Suspense/Lewis Seiler)
(10:30AM) Singapore Woman (1941/1h 4m/Drama/Jean Negulesco)
(11:45AM) The Reptile (1966/1h 30m/HorroJohn Gilling)
(1:30PM) Death Curse of Tartu (1966/HorroWilliam Grefé)
(3:00PM) Curse of the Demon (1958/1h 35m/HorroJacques Tourneur)
(4:30PM) The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964/1h 21m/HorroMichael Carreras)
(6:00PM) Sphinx (1981/1h 58m/Adventure/Franklin J. Schaffner)
(8:00PM) Jason And The Argonauts (1963/1h 44m/Adventure/Don Chaffey)
(10:00PM) King Kong (1933/1h 40m/HorroMerian C. Cooper)
WED MAY 29
(12:00AM) Metropolis (1926/2h 23m/Silent/Fritz Lang)
(2:45AM) Modern Times (1936/1h 27m/Silent/Charlie Chaplin)
(4:15AM) Eraserhead (1977/1h 40m/HorroDavid Lynch)
(6:00AM) Beauty and the Beast (1946.1h 35m/Romance/Jean Cocteau)
(7:45AM) The Merry Widow (1934/1h 39m/Musical/Ernst Lubitsch)
(9:30AM) The Red Danube (1949/1h 59m/Drama/George Sidney)
(11:45AM) Conquest (1937/1h 52m/Romance/Clarence Brown)
(1:45PM) National Velvet (1944/2h 5m/Drama/Clarence Brown)
(4:00PM) Invitation to the Dance (1956/1h 33m/Musical/Gene Kelly)
(5:45PM) The Sea of Grass (1947/2h 11m/Drama//Elia Kazan)
(10:00PM) Ninotchka (1939/1h 50m/Comedy/Ernst Lubitsch)
THU MAY 30
(12:00AM) Camille (1937/1h 48m/Romance/George Cukor)
(2:00AM) Suzy (1936/1h 39m/Drama/Geo. Fitzmaurice)
(3:45AM) Marius (1931/2h 5m/Comedy/Alexandre Korda)
(6:00AM) British Agent (1934/1h 21m/Suspense/Michael Curtiz)
(7:30AM) Crossroads (1942/1h 24m/Suspense/Jack Conway)
(9:00AM) Mission to Moscow (1943/2h 3m/Drama/Michael Curtiz)
(11:15AM) Princess O'Rourke (1943/1h 34m/Comedy/Norman Krasna)
(1:00PM) A Majority of One (1961/2h 33m/Comedy/Mervyn Le Roy)
(3:30PM) The Notorious Landlady (1962/2h 3m/Comedy/Richard Quine)
(5:45PM) The Ugly American (1963/2h 0h/Drama/George Englund)
(8:00PM) The Front Page (1974/1h 45m/Comedy/Billy Wilder)
(10:00PM) The Front Page (1931/1h 41m/Comedy/Lewis Milestone)
FRI MAY 31
(12:00AM) His Girl Friday (1940/1h 32m/Comedy/Howard Hawks)
(2:00AM) Switching Channels (1988/1h 45m/Comedy/Ted Kotcheff)
(4:00AM) Hooper (1978/1h 39m/Comedy/Hal Needham)
(6:00AM) Wild Rovers (1971/1h 50m/Western/Blake Edwards)
(8:30AM) The Great Bank Hoax (1977/1h 33m/Comedy/Joseph Jacoby)
(10:15AM) Larceny, Inc. (1942/1h 35m/Comedy/Lloyd Bacon)
(1:30PM) Going in Style (1979/1h 37m/Comedy/Martin Brest)
(3:30PM) The Getaway (1972/2h 2m/Crime/Sam Peckinpah)
(5:45PM) Dog Day Afternoon (1975/2h 10m/Crime/Sidney Lumet)
(8:00PM) The Public Enemy (1931/1h 14m/Crime/William A. Wellman)
(9:30PM) Brian's Song (1971/1h 30m/Drama/Buzz Kulik)
(11:00PM) The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings (1976/1h 50m/Comedy/John Badham)

Osaka->Miyajima Island->Hiroshima->Kyoto->Kanazawa->Tokyo Thank you Redditors for all the tips & insights during my trip planning. Here's a report to give back!
Biggest surprise & highlight: When we booked this trip, we did not expect to see cherry blossoms but because of the cold snap, we saw them everywhere but Tokyo! What a thrill. They are a truly special sight.
Preface: Seven ladies, late 50’s-mid 70’s trip. All varying degrees of physical fitness. Booked guided tours to have group activities, then separated to do our own thing. Some meals were together, sometimes we were on our own. We did a surprising amount of conbini & grocery store meals. Moderate hotels. I’m the group planner and somewhat OCD but know there needs to be flexibility for unforeseen events. By the end of the trip we all strayed from the itinerary except for booked activities.
Pre trip: Booked flights directly with United. Flew open jaw into Osaka, then out of Haneda. Booked Hotels direct & thru Hotels.com, any special tours, sightseeing train to Nara, Osaka Mint Cherry viewing tickets (free), Nishikawa reservations, baseball tickets, purchased JR Kansai Hiroshima pass & Haruka voucher on Klook, downloaded Suica on iPhones (my Visa card worked!), downloaded Ubigi (10G was used up literally when I was at Haneda flying home).
Transportation: Regional JR Pass Kansai Hiroshima was a good deal for us. Osaka->Himeji->Miyajimaguchi->Hiroshima->Kyoto. We picked up both JR Pass & Haruka trip at the JR Office at KIX. While we were there, we reserved seats for our trip to Himeji, Miyajimaguchi & Hiroshima. For Kyoto & Kanazawa, we went to the station early and reserved seats that morning and it was no problem. The shinkansen was so comfortable! There’s an overhead shelf for bags but if you needed, there’s probably enough room for small bags to keep in front of you. Loads of leg room.
Having a SUICA on your phone was a game changer. Tap in/out at all stations. It was nice knowing what the balance was as you’re going along. Buses were convenient and would often take you closer to where you need to go. Everywhere but Tokyo, you would enter thru the back, tap in, then tap out & exit at the front by the driver. In Tokyo, you would tap in & enter at the front & exit at the back (no tap out). In Kanazawa, they do not take IC cards (210¥) on city bus. Only JR buses, Kanazawa loop bus and Machi bus (different color buses than city bus) I know, that confused us too.
Uber app worked everywhere. Taxis also respond to Uber so there’s no need to download GO Taxi if you already have Uber.
Shopping: The Yen was at its all-time low so shopping was pretty fun. My favorite places to shop were at Uji for tea, Chion Ji market for handicrafts (some vendors took credit cards), grocery stores for food souvenirs (esp anything yuzu) and conbinis for mini bottles of Kewpie mayo for little stocking stuffer gifts. If you are looking for a kimono or art for your walls, buy them in Kyoto. Kyoto has many 2nd hand kimono shops and they are a bargain there. I bought a beautiful Haori for ¥550 (roughly $4 USD!) and there’s a shop called Wargo where they sell kimonos for ¥1 per gram. I bought a kimono as a gift there for ¥547! They also had some beautiful obis there that you can use for wall hangings (¥990). For inexpensive general items, look at Hands, Daiso or Seria (fun household things). In general, things are at least ¥50 more expensive in Tokyo.
Miscellaneous tips– hotels all provided loungewear, so I didn’t pack PJs. Hotel provided most toiletries including toothbrushes, hair brush & razors, tho not body lotion (just buy at the drug store). Unless you have little feet or big feet, the slippers provided won’t fit. I’m a big Japanese tea drinker and all the hotel green tea sucked (shocking?). Drank a lot of iced tea from the conbinis. Food from conbini was great but find a grocery store near your hotel to buy fruit & pre-made food for cheap meals. Luggage transfers worked like a charm. Super easy and not expensive.
Having 7 people on the trip was a challenge at times so booking private tours here and there solved a lot of issues. Along with all the great info they provide, it was nice having a guide to maximize our day and keep us from walking in circles, as we tend to do.
Having few garbage cans in the country is no joke. Carry your garbage back to your hotel with you. When we did see random garbage cans, we gasped. I saw 3 public garbage cans (not with the conbini) the whole time I was in Japan, 2 of them in Peace Park in Hiroshima.
Also carry a little towel with you when you wash your hands at a public toilet. You can get cheap ones at Daiso or any discount store. I also carried soap strips as many toilets didn’t have soap dispensers either.
Bring well broken in shoes. I had On Running for every day walking, Blundstones for hiking & rainy days. They’re also good for some temple walks on uneven ground. I also brought Clarix flats for short walks to dinner shoes. I could have done without the Clarix shoes.
Steps – Highest was about 31K in Osaka and it got progressively lower (averaging about 20K) as we became more comfortable with taking public transportation by the time we got to Tokyo.
I forgot to bring a sun hat. We had some hot sunny days and would have liked one. Buy sunscreen while you’re there. I’m in love with Bioré UV Aqua Rich. Goes on smoothly with no white cast.
Be aware of lunch times. A lot of restaurants close between 2-5.
Learn a little bit of Japanese. The Japanese people are so kind and gracious, even a smile and a bow will get you far. Google translate is your friend.
Collect goshuin at temples & shrines. They are beautiful and a nice memory of your trip and it makes temple hopping a little more fun. Eki stamps are fun to collect as well. Most of the train stamps we got we outside a JR office.
Hotels:
Osaka: Hotel Monterrey Grasmere (2 nights) – great location on top of Namba station, although we got lost underground trying to find it the 1st time. Did not buy breakfast. Comfy, traditional rooms. No onsen. Used luggage service to send large luggage to Kyoto (hotel aided) & brought smaller bags the next few nights.
Miyajima Island – Miyajima Villa (1 night) – our favorite hotel during our trip. Located very close to the pier, we took the half board plan. Loads of selection for breakfast & dinner with Japanese & Western dishes, including Hiroshima oysters. Relaxed vibes. Onsen was the best. I slept in my single loft room for 8.5 hours and it was glorious. Happy hour was nice. Learned the highball is a popular drink in Japan.
Hiroshima – Hotel Intergate Hiroshima (2 nights) – good, comfortable rooms & location, about a 15 minute bus ride or walk to the station. Onsen & happy hour available. Breakfast was great, loads of selection. They had a beef stew that we’re still talking about. I love the sliding door between the bedroom and the hallway to the bathrooms. If you're one to get up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, having a door shielding the bedroom from the light was awesome.
Kyoto – Mimaru Suites Kyoto Shijo (6 nights) – Loved this place. It was great to spread out. Booked 2 rooms with 2 BR each. Had in suite laundry, dining area and kitchenette. Staff was especially friendly and helpful, happy hour was great (craft beer, sake & sodas) plus staff did calligraphy lessons. Good location near the Karasuma line & buses. No onsen but nice bathtub and bought bath salts. Lots of conbini breakfasts + a good local gyudon place nearby. Used luggage service to send large luggage to Tokyo (hotel aided) & brought smaller bags the next few nights.
Kanazawa – Onyado Nono Kanazawa Hot Spring (3 nights) – Great hotel, hard beds and lumpy pillows. Tatami floors, no shoes past the front lobby (there were show lockers). Close to Omicho Market and a 15 min walk to the Castle. Caters to an Asian crowd. Breakfast was probably the best here. Sashimi, ikura, crab, tempura oh my. Plus the coffee machine also made matcha lattes. Most organized with busy breakfast lines. Onsen was nice, had sauna & different pools, including a cold pool. Crowded at times. Would be perfect except for the pillows & bed.
Tokyo – Asakusa View Annex Rokku (4 nights) – Very nice hotel, comfortable bed. Didn’t buy breakfast (friend had BF there one day and said it was expensive & not good). Great location, near Hoppy Place, a 24 hour Donki & a Family Mart that had really good pork baos (along with Famichicki and egg sandos) and a coffee shop for BF. Close to bus lines & a 7 min walk to the Ginza line. No onsen but found a place with private sauna & bath nearby. Also room has a nice bathtub with really hot water. Hotel caters to an Asian crowd (and boy they were louder than we were. Lol). Happy hour on 10th floor from 3-10 with wagashi & snacks, juice, soda, coffee & tea (no booze). Nice views of the Skytree. There is a luggage room with luggage locks where you can keep luggage if you come in before check in or have a late afternoon flight.
Highlights & low lights. Things that were planned, unplanned and things I didn’t do. I think I scheduled my trip pretty well, there were only a few things I didn’t do because we spent more time at another place. Flexibility is key.
Osaka – 1.5 days
• Hello Kity Haruka from KIX – a great intro to Japan
• Underground navigation was a challenge at 1st but eventually you get the hang of it and what to look for
• Had a great jetlagged 3:30am ramen at Hanamaruken Namba in Hozenji Yochoko
• We had puffer fish at Kuromon Market and didn’t die
• We got (free) tickets to the Osaka Mint for late blooming cherry walk but never went because Osaka Castle Park was full of cherry trees in bloom! We did the entire walk enjoying the views. We never made it inside the Castle proper either (which OK since we were going to Himeji).
Himeji – ½ day
• Beautiful architecture in original state. If you have mobility issues, reconsider going inside. It’s a 6 floor walk up with steep stairs. No elevator.
• Himeji has a English speaking volunteer guide group that you can apply for online.
Miyajima Island – 1.5 days
• We were really glad to have stayed on the island overnight. It was so peaceful at night and to see the Torii lit up was pretty magical.
• Having an onsen is pretty key to recovery from walking. When booking any subsequent trips to Japan, an onsen is a must.
• Breakfasts are amazing. There is so much variety and I love the little dishes they serve things in. “Just a taste” portion sizes.
• Do eat oysters in every form & Momiji manju (maple leaf shaped filled cakes) here
• Wear the right kind of shoes if you’re hiking Mt Misen. The hike down with uneven steps
was really hard on my body and I didn’t wear my Blundstones.
• Seeing the Torii during low tide was pretty cool too as we were able to walk out to it.
Hiroshima – 1 day
• The Peace Museum & Peace Park should be on your list of things to see in Japan.
• Hiroshima Castle was underwhelming after going to Himeji.
• If you are fans of the Toyo Carp, Lawson’s has fun souvenirs and branded candy and snacks. Surprisingly disappointing is the Carp fan store. No hats or t-shirts. Must go to the stadium for the good stuff.
• Fun food tour with Magical Trip. We had really good food at all 3 places – okonomiyaki at a small izakaya, dumplings at a lively dumpling place and really good sashimi at the sushi place.
Kyoto – 6 days
• Nishiki Market – ate a lot of yummy skewered things – octopus, squid, eel, fried oysters, wagyu beef. Spent a lot of time at the spice store and sticked up on dashi & furukake.
• Gion Nishikawa – I was underwhelmed by this 2* Michelin restaurant. The service was not as refined than what I received at other Michelin starred restaurants. Two dishes were misses (sea bream & clam), tho the mackerel was the best sushi I ate in Japan.
• Loved the garden at Ginkaku-Ji & the Philosopher’s Path walk
• Loved the indigo dye place Roketsu. The owner & family were really sweet. Made a little tote bag for my mom with cherry blossoms on it.
• The night time spring illumination at Kodai-Ji was fantastic. Worth going to after a long day.
• Loved the cooking class at Cooking Sun. We made an izakaya menu. Everything is doable at home (with the right ingredients).
• The monthly handicrafts market at Chion Ji is fabulous! It happens on the 15th of each month – no junk! Clothing, tea, food, pottery, etc. Super fun, spent the whole morning here.
• Heian Jingu – thought their Reisai festival started today, but all we saw were a bunch of old Japanese men coming out of the main building with goodie bags. There was the much bigger event the next day with dancing and singing.
• Went to Jins to get some glasses made. They were so inexpensive. By the time they deducted discounts and duty free, the glasses turned out to be about $70 USD (I have a simple prescription). I went to the smaller Daimaru location but there is a bigger store near Kyoto Station. It’s done in a few hours if it’s a simple prescription. If you have a complicated prescription (i.e Progressive lenses), get them done in Tokyo at the start of your trip and pick them up at the end of the trip, as they will take 10 days to do.
• Thai massage at Aree Thai. It was fantastic. Legs felt great the rest of the trip and my back eventually got better.
• UJI! Green tea is my every day drink, so it was nice to be where my tea & matcha come from. I also signed up for a volunteer guide here to take us to Byodo-In, Ujigama Shrine. We also participated in a traditional tea ceremony and also had a tea tasting where I discovered I can actually eat gyokuro leaves. The guides (we ended up with 2) were sweet and we all had lunch together at a really good place with matcha soba and also got matcha ice cream! We also went shopping for tea (of course) and food items with matcha (cookies, soba, candy). Uji is such a pretty town and it wasn’t super crowded.
• Late afternoon hike at Fushimi Inari. It was crowded, but I did take the group to the “hidden” bamboo grove where we did have some fun and some peace, then jumped back on the main trail. Like everyone says, the crowd thins out after a while. We hiked up to #10 to see if we could get another goshuin but it closed at 3:30.
• On the way to Kyoto Station, we walked by an enormous temple complex Higashi Hongan. Very impressive.
• The Kintetsu Aoniyoshi sightseeing train to Nara was so nice. Tickets open up exactly 1 month before. Salon car tickets (for 3 or 4 people) are very competitive. Too bad the ride is only ½ hour from Kyoto (you can also take it from Osaka).
• Because we took the sightseeing train we didn’t get into Nara until 11:30. I could have spent the entire day here. We went to Kofuku-Ji, Todai-Ji, Tamukeyama Hachimangu and had a good meal cooked by a grandma in the Naramachi area. We don’t know exactly what we ate but it was delish.
• We took a wagashi making class at Toraya in Nara. It was so fun and Masao and his family are so nice and it was great to see his shop and his passion for making wagashi.
• Kurama to Kibune hike. Oh this was one of my favorite days. First, the Eizan train line is a delight with themed trains. Must come back to see the Maple tunnel. The hike itself wasn’t super hard, lots of stairs but at least they were even. Very pretty hike, loads of atmosphere. Also there were bathrooms and a vending machine near the top. Who fills those up anyways? Great eel box lunch afterwards. . It was a great place to get away from the crowds.
• Demachiyanagi Station is a hoot. I love Japanese trains!
• Stopped by Ippodo Tea and bought more. Crowded but orderly.
• Nijo Castle – great tour of the inside. Reproductions of beautiful art panels, but it gives you insight to what it was like back then. Went an hour & a half before closing, crowds thinned out for outside pics and nice lighting.
• Things that I had on my list but did not do: Shoden-Ji, Kamagamo, Kiyomizudera (& Nannenzaka & Sannenzaka). I was planning for an early morning to Kiyomizudera but I decided to sleep in. Only regret is that I didn't see the famous cherry tree at Sannenzaka before it fell.
Kanazawa – 2.5 days
• Omicho Market – fun market. Loads of vendors selling omiyage. Lunch was a big sushi platter that was under $20 USD! Also had gold leaf ice cream but it wasn’t worth it,
• Kenroko-en. Wow, what a garden. I absolutely loved it, it really is a perfect Japanese garden. One of my favorite gardens in the world. Going at sunset was magical.
• Stayed up late (9:30, ha) to try out the hotel’s ramen bar. Pretty good!
• Kanazawa Castle – worth seeing how they reproduced the inside of the castle using traditional woodworking methods. The craftmanship is amazing. Went back at night for their Saturday night illumination and garden show.
• Nagamachi Samurai District – nice walking around and seeing the old homes, one of which was open to the public.
• The one time I decided to not look at Google reviews but just duck into a local restaurant was a fail.
• Higashi Chaya District – super touristy with loads of shops and restaurants in the old machiyas, but it was fun to see people dressed up in kimonos here. Plus we saw a wedding!
• Hired a van & driver to take us to Takayama (fun morning market!), Hida Furukawa (charming town with carp running thru the canal) & the World Heritage towns of Suganuma & Ainokura. I made the right move by going to these 2 towns vs Shirakawa-Go because they were less crowded (further away and harder to get to by public trans). The misty day made the houses even more idyllic.
• Did not go to DT Suzuki Museum or Museum of Contemporary Art, Ishiura Shrine or Hirosaka Shrine. Ended up spending more time at the Castle. Also the weather was really nice for a change in Kanazawa, so it was nice being outside.
Tokyo – 4 days
• Follow Tokyo Cheapo on IG for festival happenings. I found out about both the Wisteria Festival (not yet in full bloom but still very beautiful) and the Azalea Festival (WOW WOW WOW) thru the account and it was worth moving stuff around to go to these places.
• Senso-Ji – very crowded. Walked behind the stalls at Nakamise to avoid the crowds. Fun to watch the kimono parade. Came back at night to see it all lit up and no crowds.
• Hoppy Street – ended up at a place that charged a cover (couldn’t quite figure out if it was tourist tax or not). Food was good and cooked in front of you but I sure wish I didn’t look at the ceiling… place was filthy.
• Took a guided tour of Tsukiji inner & outer market. Glad we took a tour, otherwise we would have been here for hours. Afterwards we went to Asakusa to a sushi restaurant where the chef taught us how to form the rice for sushi. It was great fun and the sushi was delicious!
• Meiji Jingu – wow, an oasis in the city. The forested paths were so beautiful, it’s hard to believe this shrine is in the middle of a bustling city.
• Walked to Meiji Jingu Stadium for the baseball game. Along the way I saw one of the Tokyo Toilets, Hatanomori Hachiman Shrine (a very nice location), Olympic Stadium & Museum, where they had some of the cauldrons from past Olympics.
• JAPANESE BASEBALL IS SO FUN and Carp fans are a RIOT. They were the visitors but they took over the entire left field half of the stadium. Poor Swallows fans had no competition here. Food & drinks were amazingly inexpensive and the beer girls were the best! Next on my bucket list is to go to a Carps game at Zoom Zoom Stadium in Hiroshima (they were out of town the days were there).
• Gotokuji Cat Shrine was super cute with all the maneki-neko. And there was a CAT TRAIN that took you closer to the shrine!
• Shirohige’s Totoro cream puffs were so cute I didn’t want to eat them.
• Food tour in Shibuya – fantastic sushi, sake and skewers! And of course we did the Scramble a bunch of times.
• I did a post on the Tokyo Toilet project here so I won’t go into it more here but it was one of the highlights of my trip to Tokyo.
• Did not go to Kappabashi (all shopped out by this time), Ueno or Kamakura (it rained all day the day I planned to go and decided to stay in Tokyo)
Thanks for reading my wall of text. Ask any questions here or DM me.

ABSL AMC: Net profit up 53.7% at ₹208.4 cr vs ₹135.6 cr, Revenue up 23.1% at ₹365.6 cr vs ₹297 cr (YoY) (Positive)
*SBFC: Net Profit Up 72% At Rs 73.4 Cr Vs Rs 42.7 Cr, Revenue Up 34.4% At Rs 278.8 Cr Vs Rs 207.5 Cr (YoY). (Positive)
Shakti Pumps: Cons revenue at Rs 609 cr vs Rs 183 cr YoY, Cons PAT at Rs 89.6 cr vs Rs 2.2 cr YoY (Positive)
Utkarsh SFB: Company reports Q4 earnings, Net Profit up 19.4% at ₹159.7 cr vs ₹133.8 cr, NII up 31.8% at ₹539.9 cr vs ₹409.6 cr (YoY) (Positive)
Force Motors: Company reports Q4 earnings, Net profit down 4.3% at ₹140.3 cr vs ₹146.6 cr, Revenue up 35% at ₹2,011.2 cr vs ₹1,490.3 cr (YoY) (Positive)
Sanghi Ind: Net Loss At Rs 19 Cr Vs Loss Of Rs 105 Cr, Revenue Up 26% At Rs 285 Cr Vs Rs 226 Cr (YoY) (Positive)
Yes Bank: Net Profit At Rs 454 Cr Vs Rs 202.4 Cr, NII Up 2.3% At Rs 2,153.1 Cr Vs Rs 2,105.2 Cr (YoY) (Positive)
Eveready: Cons net profit 80m rupees vs loss 144m, Q4 revenue 2.8b rupees vs 2.9b (YOY) (Positive)
MHRIL: Net profit up 46.1% at ₹82.4 cr vs ₹56.4 cr, Revenue up 12.5% at ₹800.2 cr vs ₹711.6 cr (YoY) (Positive)
NBCC: Company gets an in-principle approval to form a wholly owned subsidiary in Dubai (Positive)
Ircon International: Company gets order worth Rs 1,198.09 cr from the East Coast Railway (Positive)
Apollo Hospitals: Keimed merger will help in a unified pharmacy biz and will allow for sustained improvement in margin (Positive)
IREDA: Company granted ‘Navratna Status’ from department of public enterprises. (Positive)
Hinduja Global: Company arm acquires 51% stake in Seven Star Balaji Broadband. (Positive)
BATA: Company approved monetizing the co.’s freehold industrial land admeasuring approximately 11.54 acres for a consideration of 156 cr rupees (Positive)
Ajanta Pharma: To consider buyback of equity shares at its board meet on May 2.. (Positive)
NLC India: Coal Mine approval to accelerate profits, New CMD (Ex-NTPC) to drive execution. (Positive)
Macrotech: Company expects pre-sales to grow about 20% in the year to March after reporting its highest-ever quarterly revenue. (Positive)
Tata Steel: Company has agreed detailed terms with the UK Government on the proposed grant package to support the £1.25 billion investment (Positive)
CRISIL: Company’s unit gets SEBI license to commence the business of ESG Ratings Provider. (Positive)
Indusind Bank: NII at Rs 5376 crore versus poll of Rs 5472 crore, Net profit at Rs 2349 crore versus poll of Rs 2403 crore (Neutral)
IDFC First; Net Profit At Rs 724.3 Cr Vs CNBC-TV18 Poll Of Rs 738.6 Cr, Gross NPA At 1.88% Vs 2.04% (QoQ) (Neutral)
RBL Bank: Net Profit At Rs 352.6 Cr Vs Poll Of Rs 320.7 Cr, Gross NPA At 2.65% Vs 3.12% (QoQ) (Neutral)
Craftsman: Net Profit Down 20% At Rs 62.3 Cr Vs Rs 77.6 Cr, Revenue Up 12.7% At Rs 1,105.3 Cr Vs Rs 980.4 Cr (YoY) (Neutral)
Mastek: Net profit up 22% at Rs 92 Cr vs Rs 75.3 Cr, Revenue down 0.5% at Rs 780 Cr vs Rs 784 Cr (QoQ) (Neutral)
Usha Martin: Net Profit up 0.9% at ₹106.3 cr vs ₹105.3 cr, Revenue down 3.1% at ₹829 cr vs ₹855.2 cr (YoY). (Neutral)
HCL Tech: Net profit at ₹3,986 cr vs poll of ₹4,084 cr, CC revenue growth at 0.3% vs poll of 0.4%. (Neutral)
SBI Life: Net Profit up 4.4% at ₹811 cr vs ₹777 cr, Annualised premium equivalent up 17.1% at ₹5,330 cr vs ₹4,550 cr (YoY) (Neutral)
SBI Cards: Net profit up 11.5% at ₹662.4 cr vs ₹596.5 cr, Revenue up 15.6% at ₹4,347.7 cr vs ₹3,762.2 cr (YoY) (Neutral)
Vodafone Idea: ATC Telecom Infrastructure has exited the telecom operator by selling its entire shareholding of 144 crore equity shares (Neutral)
Maruti Suzuki: Company‘s Chairman RC Bhargava say a fourth unit at Suzuki Motor Gujarat to start production by end of this year. (Neutral)
L&T: Co gets GST penalty worth Rs 43 crore from Jaipur GST authority. (Neutral)
Everest: Company MDH Row: Indian spice manufacturers may face an export ban if the presence of ethylene oxide is confirmed (Negative)
BSE: Company gets regulatory fees & interest remittance demand worth Rs 99 crore from SEBI for FY2007-2023. (Negative)

Today's anniversaries are:
2003

• Derek Sherinian - Black Utopia (Rock)

2009

• 百景 (Hyakkei) - おくりもの (Okuri mono) (Alternative)

2012

• Divider - Divider (metal, hardcore, loud, metal, New York)
  
• Sectioned - Monotonne (metal, grind, hardcore, metal noisecore spaz, noise, punk, Edinburgh)
  

2013

• Richard Cheese - The Royal Baby Album (jazz, lounge, swing, Las Vegas)

2014

• Fucked Up - Year of the Dragon (hardcore, looking for gold, punk, toronto, metal, Oakland)
  
• Lee Wanner - Versus Other People (Rock) Read our review.
  
• So Hideous - Last Poem / First Light (black metal, metal, ambient, post-hardcore, shoegaze, New York)
  

2015

• World's End Girlfriend & Vampillia - 在りし日の声 (Arishi nichi no koe / Voices of Days Past) (rock, alternative, avantgarde, classical, electronica, experiemental, j-pop, modern classical, post-rock, Japan)
  
• Zantilla - Star Bride (chiptunes, electronic, funk, fusion, jazz, jazz fusion, progressive metal, chiptune, funk, hiphop, instrumental, jazz-funk, ubiktune, Minneapolis)
  

2016

• Black Rune - Dead Temples (experimental, fantasy, mystical, occult, post-rock, soundtrack, Savannah)
  
• Burden of Life - In Cycles (Rock, Hard Rock, Metal) Read our review.
  
• Fallujah - Dreamless (Rock)
  
• Fire! Orchestra - Ritual (jazz, free jazz, improvised music, Vienna) Read our review.
  
• Haken - Affinity (Rock) Read our review.
  
• King Gizzard & the Wizard Lizard - Nonagon Infinity (alternative, garage, soul, surf, Melbourne)
  
• Lēthaeōs - Pillar of Hope (black metal, death metal, deathcore, metal, djent, hybrid, Boulogne Sur Mer)
  
• Long Distance Calling - Trips (Alternative, Rock) Read our review.
  
• Paysages éphémères - Ⅸ (metal, avant-garde, experimental, grindcore, minimalist, Nicopolis)
  
• Plebeian Grandstand - False Highs, True Lows (black metal, metal, mathcore, noisecore, France) Read our review.
  
• Schammasch - Triangle (black metal, extreme metal, metal, schammasch, avant-garde, dark ambient, Switzerland) Read our review.
  
• Violett Pi - Manifeste contre la peur (experimental)
  
• أقزام شرق العجوزة ('aqzam shrq aleujuza / The Dwarfs of East Agouza) - بیسو (Basw / Bes) (psychedelic, sun city girls, Cairo) Read our review.
  

2017

• Crippled Beggar - Death Is the Tarn, and I'm the Conduit (grindcore, metal, speed metal, black metal, blast beats, crust punk, power violence, riffs, Providence)
  
• Havukruunu - Kelle surut soi (metal, heavy metal, pagan, Finland)
  
• Long Hallways - The Way Home (experimental, post-rock, avant-garde, instrumental post-rock, instrumental rock, northwest, Portland)
  
• X-Vivo - Petrichor (alternative metal, dark ambient, electronic, industrial, metal, post industrial, post rock, rock, alternative metal, ambient, industrial, industrial rock, post-rock, Berlin)
  

2018

• Collapse of Light - Each Failing Step (collapse of light, each failing step, metal, naturmacht productions, rain without end records, doom metal, downtempo, funeral doom)
  
• Dzũng - Cánh cửa thần kỳ (metal, instrumental, instrumental rock, Ho Chi Minh City)
  
• Nicotina es primavera - Perder planetas (alternative, experimental, maximalism, punk, contemporary, free improvisation, free jazz, freejazz, jazz, minimalism, noise, punk, reductionism, rock, Buenos Aires)
  
• Patrick Shiroishi & Rob Magill Duo - Eyes in the Dirt (jazz, Los Angeles) Read our review.
  

2019

• Antonino Restuccia & Santiago Bogacz - Subsuelo (experimental, jazz, uruguay, ethnic, latin american, montevideo, Montevideo)

2020

• Ambr - De entropía (post-hardcore)
  
• Carnival of Blood - Things Over and Done With (avant-garde jazz)
  
• No Babies - Miskatonic University Fight Song (noise rock)
  
• Retina - Immersion Error (metalcore)
  
• Serpent with Feet - Apparition (R&B, pop)
  
• 奈落の底 (Naraku no soko) - 1376 (progressive metalcore)
  

2021

• Johnny Coley - Antique Sadness (experimental folk)
  
• Mind Spring Memories - Soul Visioning (vaporwave)
  
• Sufjan Stevens - Celebrations (ambient)
  

2022

• Acadence - Eternal Warfare (progressive metalcore)
  
• Afsind - Afsind (atmospheric black metal)
  
• Alawari - Alawari (modern jazz)
  
• Alex Donati - Juste en attendant (folk rock)
  
• Anomalie - Galerie (nu jazz)
  
• Archive - Call to Arms & Angels (alternative pop)
  
• Au-dessus - Mend (post-black metal)
  
• Below Sea Level - Desert Stories (post-rock)
  
• Buck - Owa (nu jazz)
  
• Chatte royal - Petit Pansement (math rock)
  
• Child Bite & Black Rheno - Split (experimental hardcore)
  
• Cory Wong - Power Station (funk, pop)
  
• Crucifixion Bell & Krieg - Split (black metal)
  
• Cyberpunk Machinery - Postmodern Dystopia (progressive metal)
  
• Dan Bruce's Beta Collective - Time to Mind the Mystics (nu jazz)
  
• Delvoid - Swarmlife (progressive post-metal) Read our review.
  
• Dischordia - Triptych (technical death metal)
  
• Dissolve Patterns - Dissolve Patterns (post-black metal)
  
• Dury Dava - Deluxe (krautrock)
  
• Ebi Soda - Honk if You're Sad (nu jazz)
  
• Enragement - Atrocities (brutal death metal)
  
• Erica Eso - 192 (avant-pop, R&B)
  
• Fes - With Regards from Home (indie rock)
  
• Fox Lake - Repose (indie rock)
  
• Glass Museum - Reflet (electro-jazz)
  
• Grafvitnir - Tunes of Sitra Ahra (black metal)
  
• Grueling Sentence - Degradation of Spirit (sludgegrind)
  
• Hand Model & Gloved Hands - Game Changers (darkwave)
  
• Honeywolf - You Act like You're OK (indie pop)
  
• If I Die Today - The Abyss in Silence (blackened hardcore)
  
• Imelda Marcos - Albularyo (experimental rock) Read our review.
  
• Jonathan Reisin - Option B (avant-garde jazz)
  
• Kaipa - Urskog (progressive rock)
  
• Kalt - Hybris (post-hardcore)
  
• Kjetil Mulelid Trio - Who Do You Love the Most? (modern jazz)
  
• Kraanium & Existential Deprivation - Polymorphic Chamber of Human Consumption (brutal death metal)
  
• Kurws - Powięź (experimental rock)
  
• Let's Eat Grandma - Two Ribbons (electro pop)
  
• Lilium Sova - Tunnel du soir (post-hardcore)
  
• Miles Okazaki - Thisness (jazz fusion)
  
• Monolith - Sāncta trīnitās (progressive deathcore)
  
• Nest of Plagues - To Kill a God (deathcore)
  
• Notturno - Obsessions (atmospheric black metal)
  
• Occam's Laser - Phantasm (darkwave)
  
• Orchestre national de jazz de Montréal - Equal = Orchestra (modern jazz)
  
• Penguin Cafe - A Matter of Life… 2021 (alternative classical)
  
• Pyrithe - Monuments to Impermanence (progressive sludge metal) Read our review.
  
• Rammstein - Zeit (industrial metal)
  
• Rot - 読みの国 (Yomi no kuni) (trap metal)
  
• Saviour - Shine & Fade (progressive metalcore)
  
• Secret People - Secret People (experimental jazz)
  
• Seonaid Aitken Ensemble - Chasing Sakura (modern jazz)
  
• The Spirit - Of Clarity and Galactic Structures (progressive black metal)
  
• Thlurm - The Thlurm Must Die & Dungeon Scum (blackened punk)
  
• Tim Linghaus - Provenance (neoclassical)
  
• Timothy Daisy - Intersections (free improvisation)
  
• Vartra - Basma (folk, post-rock)
  
• Vomitrot - Rotten Vomit (death metal)
  
• Ήλιος θανάτου (Ílios thanátou) - Μαρμαρωμένη απόγνωση (Marmaroméni apógnosi) (blackened hardcore)
  
• Տիգրան Համասյան (Tigran Hamasyan) - Stand Art (modern jazz)
  
• くだらない1日 (Kudaranai ichinichi) - Rebound (math rock, post-hardcore)
  
• ክብሮም ብርሃነ (Kibrom Birhane) - እዚህ እና እዚያ (ʾəzih ʾəna ʾəziya / Here and There) (Ethiojazz)
  
• ꦨꦭꦸꦔ꧀ꦤ (Balungan) - ꦑꦸꦢꦸ ꦧꦶꦱ ꦏꦸꦢꦸ (Kudu bisa kudu) (avant-prog, gamelan) Read our review.
  
• 코토바 (Kotoba / Cotoba) - 아프리콧 (Apeurikos / Apricot) (post-rock, math rock)
  
• 鈴木ダモ (Suzuki Damo) & Spiritczualic Enhancement Center - Arkaoda (experimental rock)
  

2023

• Aaron Mangoff - Stray Cat (post-hardcore)
  
• Navi - Runner's Night (dark electro-jazz)
  
• Ольшаное (Ol'šanoe) - Как велик и печален мир (Kak velik i pečalen mir / What a Great and Sad World It Is) (atmospheric black metal)
  
• 柿原 (Kakihara) - The Singles Collection 2019-2021 (mathcore)
  

The most anticipated show of Stardom's year is finally here, All Star Grand Queendom in Yokohama BUNTAI!
Star times 3:00p Tokyo 7:00a LON 2:00a NY 11:00p LA
Pre show at 10:15 on Stardom's YouTube
Maika vs. Momo Watanabe VTR
Saori Anou vs. Hanan VTR
Mayu Iwatani vs. Sareee VTR
PPV can be purchased through PIA
English commentary will be done by Stewart Fulton and a "special guest"

Match card	Stipulation
Lady C and Rian vs. Cosmic Angels (Yuna Mizumori & Aya Sakura)	Pre Show
Ranna Yagami vs. Momo Kohgo	Pre Show
Rina vs. Sayaka Kurara	Future of Stardom Championship (main show begins)
God's Eye (Syuri, Konami, & Ami Sohrei) vs. Empress neXus Venus (Xena, Waka Tsukiyama, & HANAKO)	Konami's return to Stardom
Saki Kashima vs. Saya Kamitani vs. Saya Iida vs. Fukigen Death	4 Way match for the High Speed Championship
Mina Shirakawa vs. Natsuko Tora
Crazy Star (Suzu Suzuki & Mei Seira) vs. FWC (Hazuki & Koguma) vs. 02Line (AZM & Miyu Amasaki) vs. Young Oedo Tai (Starlight Kid & Ruaka)	4 Corners Match for the Goddess of Stardom Championship
Cosmic Angels (Tam Nakano & Natsupoi) vs. Aja Kong and Kaoru Ito	Kong and Ito's Stardom debuts
Mayu Iwatani vs. Sareee	IWGP Women's Championship
Saori Anou vs. Hanan	Wonder of Stardom Championship (Hanan is cashing her Wish as the 2024 Cinderella tournament winner)
Maika vs. Momo Watanabe	3 Stages of Hell Match for the World of Stardom Championship. First fall is a regular wrestling match. Second fall is a Hardcore Match, Pinfalls and Submissions Count Anywhere. Third Fall is Last Woman Standing

World of Stardom title: Maika (c, EXV) vs Momo Watanabe (Oedo Tai) [3 stages of hell - 1st fall is a singles match, 2nd fall is Hardcore - 3rd fall is Last Woman Standing] - 4th defense
Wonder of Stardom title: Saori Anou (c, Cosmic Angels) vs Hanan (Stars) - 2nd defense
IWGP Women's title: Mayu Iwatani (c, Stars) vs Sareee (Free) - 5th defense
Natsupoi & Tam Nakano (Cosmic Angels) vs Aja Kong & Kaoru Ito (Free)
Future of Stardom title: Rina (c, Oedo Tai) vs Sayaka Kurara (Cosmic Angels) - 8th defense
Goddesses of Stardom titles: Miyu Amasaki & AZM (Queen's Quest) vs Starlight Kid & Ruaka (Oedo Tai) vs Mei Seira & Suzu Suzuki (c, Free) vs Hazuki & Koguma (Stars) - 2nd defense
Mina Shirakawa (EXV) vs Natsuko Tora (Oedo Tai)
High Speed title: Saya Kamitani (Queen's Quest) vs Saki Kashima (c, God's Eye) vs Saya Iida (Stars) vs Fukigen Death (Oedo Tai) - 1st defense
Ami Sohrei, Syuri & Konami (God's Eye) vs Waka Tsukiyama, HANAKO & Xena (EXV)
Lady C (Queen's Quest) & Rian (Free) vs Aya Sakura & Yuna Mizumori (Cosmic Angels)
Momo Kohgo (Stars) vs Ranna Yagami (God's Eye)
Link to buy the show

So, I'm an indecisive person at heart so di ko talaga alam kung ano pipiliin ko sa dalawang to.
I'm planning to buy a motorcycle some time this year and initially, ang nirerecommend ng papa ko sakin is yung Suzuki Burgman. However, nabalitaan ko na dumating yung Yamaha PG-1 dito and I noticed how it looked like my dream motorcycle, which is the Honda Super Cub. So ngayon, I'm in a dilemma; do I go the practical route and pick the Burgman which is automatic and cheaper to purchase? Or do I reach for the stars and go for the more aesthetic looking and semi-automatic but a bit more expensive PG-1 na pwede narin panakip butas sa dream motorcycle ko na Super Cub?
Of course aware naman ako na di lang yung presyo nila ang dapat ko tignan pag dating sa pag bili ng motor. So if you're all willing to help a girl out, can anyone provide a comparison between these two motorcycles? Like which one is more fuel efficient, easy to maintain, and generally just more sulit? I plan to use the motorcycle to go to and from work. Maybe onting lakwatsa din sa Makati, Pasay, at Mandaluyong every now and then and a solo camping trip somewhere around Rizal.
Also for additional context lang din po; I studied how to drive manual motorcycles at the Honda Safety Center in Sucat so transmission isn't an issue for me. I'm sure I'll figure even a semi-automatic out. :)
But anyway, some help would be much appreciated. Salamat po in advance sa pagbasa at pagtulong! :D

Preface: I'm 6'4", 280lbs, built dense, not so much fat and pudgy, just so yall have an idea.
I'm looking for some suggestions on my next bike, I have some idea of what I'm looking for, but with the way I'm built, most bikes I'm into seem like they would be small and uncomfortable for me.
I'm looking for something sporty and fun to ride in the back roads, yet comfy-ish on the highway like to ride to work. Im looking more so at cruisers as they fit me better, but some of them get too big and heavy. I'd like a bike that feels like it has character, like a HD rumbles and vibrates your teeth out and leaks out of every orifice, but I'm not a HD fanboy. I'm open to other options or opinions.
I like the idea of v4 cruisers like a magna, vmax, royal star, etc, as they are lighter and pack a punch, but seem like they would be too small for me. A muscle bike like the yamaha warrior 1700 seems nice but the muscle bikes have so small of tanks I'd have range anxiety, and lord knows if they can corner.
Budget of around 2k to 6k
Years prefered: 1980 to 2010
Previous bikes I've had with pros and cons: 1. 2001 yamaha vstar 650 - what I learned on - was small for me - decent power (learned later it came with a tuner 😂) 2. 2001 HD sportster 1200 - fun to ride - made good noise and had character - still too small for me 3. 2006 Suzuki vstrom 650 - fit me good - good power - kinda boring to ride, had no character - thought I would do more adv riding but didn't
Thanks yall

- Bull introduces her guest as "LLPW-X president Shinobu Kandori", who is both surprised and delighted by this, as it's a refreshing change from the usual "Mr. Women's Wrestling" spiel she gets for most interviews. Bull says that her nickname for Kandori has always been "Kan-chan". Bull then immediately brings up their chain death match and Kandori reacts like "whoaah, aren't you at least gonna buy me dinner first? Can't we chat a bit?"
- Bull asks if Kandori remembers the date of their famous 1994 chain death match (this was actually filmed on the anniversary) and Kandori tries to bluff but gets caught out by Bull. Kandori says that if they had a kid at that time, they'd be grown ass adults by now. Bull starts to say that when two wrestlers have a great match like that, it's like having a kid, and Kandori is like "ummm WHAT?" and laughter ensues. Kandori says it's the most memorable match of her career, and that she still remembers it like it was yesterday, then Bull cuts her off and says to save the story for later because she prepped other questions first (lol?). Kandori is bewildered by this sudden change in direction.
- Bull asks how Kandori got into pro-wrestling. At the time, Kandori was on the Japan women's judo team, and was training for the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, where women's judo was being held as an open event (it would be added as an official event in 1992). Kandori says she didn't actually begin studying judo until 9th grade, which is a very late start for competitive players.
-She went to an all-girls high school with no judo program, so she had to join a local private dojo. She competed successfully in nationals and worlds while training out of this small local dojo, but came to a point where she had to choose between continuing as an amateur or starting a conventional career. Kandori says that the latter was no good because "I've always had this personality" and emphasizes her spiky bleached blonde hair. She felt she could do judo until Seoul, but doing it for four more years afterwards seemed like it might be a challenge. She was thinking about becoming an instructor, but her judo friends started suggesting she should do pro-wrestling, which was booming at the time.
-Kandori, of course, considered herself a legit martial artist (which she was) and thought wrestling was a bunch of BS. While preparing for her final judo tournament, her judo friends heard about the upcoming launch of JWP and sent in a resume without her knowledge. She later got a call from the president of JWP and wasn't sure what was going on at first, but when she heard how much money she could make, it was a done deal.
- Kandori initially did pro-wrestling for a few years before going "freelance" in a story too complicated to explain here. It was during this downtime that Kandori realized that she had the pro-wrestling bug. She cites JWP (and NJPW) trainer Koutetsu Yamamoto as the person that changed her perspective on wrestling. Kandori talks about finding great joy in bumping (ukemi in Japanese, breakfalls), because ukemi are big part of judo training that judoka never get to use - ("They're useless! You only use them when you lose due to being thrown!")
- Bull says that learning to bump is scary, and Kandori waves her off because there's only two ukemi styles - front and back. In judo, they have to practice them from all sorts of wild angles, so it's a lot more complicated. I'm not sure about this, but I -think- Bull then ribs Kandori like "For someone who liked bumping so much, you sure didn't take many big ones..." Kandori says she trained for six months before debuting. They go over old school JWP hierarchy a bit, which is complicated but basically the very first to sign (ie Kandori, Rumi Kazama) had slight seniority over the first official 1986 trainee group (ie Ozaki, Kansai, Suzuki).
- Kandori talks vaguely about her "freelance" period, where she left JWP but was still contractually obligated to work for only them, where she tried to set up the deal with Chigusa, lawyers got involved, etc. She says she had a strong image of Zenjo, and imagined that she would be facing amazing heels like Dump Matsumoto, but by the time she was free , Dump had retired "things were kind of... bad over there" with a bunch of random American wrestlers running around (she's referring to the famously dire 88-89 era of Zenjo). They talk about the split of JWP into LLPW and...JWP. Bull mixes up the two JWPs, and Kandori corrects her but makes the exact same mistake and lols ensue. Kandori says that once she found out that new groups would formed, she saw an opportunity to work with other promotions and joined up with LLPW.
- Kandori talks about the somewhat infamous Jackie Sato shoot, in which Sato was injured and retired soon after. The narrative at times has been that Kandori took it upon herself to beat up the much more senior Sato in the middle of a match. Kandori disputes this, and says that Sato was more than a willing participant, and was trying it on with Kandori just as much as the vice versa. Kandori says that she got a bit carried away with it once it started, but that the injury was actually due to a complete accident during a lariat spot. She says that back in the day, there were a lot of "scary guys" around wrestling (winkwink), and after the match one such "scary guy" came up to her yelling, and put her in a room by herself. She was a bit worried at that point, but in the end they were just keeping the two apart.
- She talks about one source of the friction between her and Sato as involving an injury Kandori suffered in practice. She went to the hospital and was told to rest, but management (of which Sato was a part) chewed her out for over-exaggerating the injury, picking up a needless hospital bill, etc. At some point while chewing her out, Sato made a comment along the lines of "we didn't worry about this kind of injury in Zenjo" (ie "you're being soft"). Kandori was baffled by this, as she did actually competitive combat sports where this was definitely considered a hospital visit.
- Kandori talks about her decision to join LLPW when the original JWP disbanded. She tells a complicated story about how she was technically a free agent despite her contract with JWP still being in dispute. She had been talking a bit with Rumi Kazama, and liked the idea of a wrestler being the company president. Eventually, she heard that the "new" JWP would have Devil Masami, which helped convince her to join with Kazama in launching LLPW.
-Kandori says that there was a lot of bashing at the time about LLPW having a female wrestler president (Kazama), saying they would be out of business in three months, etc., which only made her more determined to show them what's up. She talks about the tough early days, struggling to get sponsors due to being women running a company. She felt a lot of responsibility as the company's top star, and seeing upstart men's promotions easily get sponsorships while LLPW was ignored was a frustrating experience. Kandori says that they bridged the gap with potential sponsors by becoming more involved in social contribution activities (such as cancer fundraisers, etc). She talks about how in the early days, LLPW's office space and dojo space was the same, so they had to put the ring away during office hours and then set it up again to practice, over and over. There was an upside to this, however, as LLPW's roster became the best ring crew in the game.
- Kandori talks about the beginnings of interpromotional era of the 90s. While greeting various company presidents backstage at a show, someone suggested "Hey, why don't you fight Hokuto?" and she realized that this could be an updated version of the Nagayo match that never happened. Bull asks if Kandori thought this was a chance for LLPW to compete with Zenjo, and Kandori insists that she was under no delusions that her new company would be any threat at this point. Kandori says that looking back, she feels like the IP deal worked out all right for LLPW in the end.
- They move on to their famous 1994 chain death match.. Kandori says that she had seen the photos of the Bull/Aja cage matches several years prior, and had been wanting to try something like this with Bull once the companies started working together. Kandori says that when she saw Bull in action, there was immediate professional respect ("This person has -it-"). Kandori says that when a chain match was decided, she was initially concerned because "chain matches tend to suck", and that there was a lot of effort put into thinking of things they could do to make it more exciting.
-Bull says that from her perspective, she had been working in the WWF when she got a call from the Zenjo office telling her "you're doing a chain match with Kandori", which caught her by surprise to say the least. She had never worked with Kandori or done a chain match before, but she decided to just YOLO it assuming it would all work out just fine. Kandori talks about how there a bunch of extra considerations that popped up, like having to be super careful not to get the chain tangled or wrapped around ropes/ringposts while going in and out of the ring - if one person went out between the 1st and 2nd ropes, the other one had to follow them exactly, for example.
-Bull says that she had to figure out how to use nunchaku with a chain on her wrist, which was no simple task. Bull says that she had to do a guillotine legdrop for the finish, but couldn't do it normally by stepping out and climbing the corner post because the chain would get hung up on the ropes. Both say that during the match itself, it was a challenge not to accidentally do something on autopilot that resulted in them getting tangled up somehow. Kandori says that even taking normal bumps was a challenge because there was a chance of landing on the chain and getting tangled. They talk a bit out their injuries in the match, a broken orbital for Kandori and broken collarbone for Bull.
- Bull points out that she went back to America after the match, and Kandori never got her win back. Kandori looks surprised and Bull says "...I guess I just reminded you about that part, huh?" to laughter. Kandori jokes that maybe she should ask for the favor to be returned now, in 2021. They then spend a loooong time talking about Kandori's political career, which is beyond my scope, so let's just call it here.
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The NHL has seen some pretty impressive players have “C” places on their chest. While all great leaders they all lead in different ways, some were quite point getters, others were loud and physical.
Landeskog will forever be behind Sakic in Denver but what about Larkin in Detroit? is he fifth behind Steve Yzerman, Gordie Howe, Lidstrom and Zetterberg or further down? What about Marchand where they’ve had a ton of great leaders in Boston? Or McDavid in Edmonton? Does he need cups to be up there with Gretzky and Messier, or is it Messier and then Gretzky? Is Tavares behind Armstrong, Sundin, Keon, Gilmour, Sutter and Clark? Montreal has had so many greats, does Suzuki make the top Five even if he gets a cup? Is Toews the best Blackhawk ever? Will Sid always be second to Mario, or when he passes him in points will he then be number one? He already has more cups.
•Anaheim Ducks -- No C - per. Ryan Getzlaf• •Boston Bruins -- Brad Marchand• •Buffalo Sabres -- No C - per. Kyle Okposo• •Calgary Flames -- Mikael Backlund• •Carolina Hurricanes -- Jordan Staal• •Chicago Blackhawks -- No C - per. Jonathan Toews• •Colorado Avalanche -- Gabriel Landeskog• •Columbus Blue Jackets -- Boone Jenner• •Dallas Stars -- Jamie Benn• •Detroit Red Wings -- Dylan Larkin• •Edmonton Oilers -- Connor McDavid• •Florida Panthers -- Aleksander Barkov• •Los Angeles Kings -- Anze Kopitar• •Minnesota Wild -- Jared Spurgeon• •Montreal Canadiens -- Nick Suzuki• •Nashville Predators --Roman Josi• •New Jersey Devils -- Nico Hischier• •New York Islanders -- Anders Lee• •New York Rangers -- Jacob Trouba• •Ottawa Senators -- Brady Tkachuk• •Philadelphia Flyers -- Sean Couturier• •Pittsburgh Penguins --Sidney Crosby• •San Jose Sharks -- Logan Couture• •Seattle Kraken -- No C - per. Mark Giordano• •St. Louis Blues -- Brayden Schenn• •Tampa Bay Lightning -- Steven Stamkos• •Toronto Maple Leafs -- John Tavares• •Utah -- No C- Coyotes Per. Oliver Ekman Larsson• •Vancouver Canucks -- Quinn Hughes• •Vegas Golden Knights -- Mark Stone• •Washington Capitals -- Alex Ovechkin• •Winnipeg Jets -- Adam Lowry•