Saturday, May 28, 2016

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NANCY KAY ANDREWS APPEARS AT A BOOK SIGNING IN REHOBETH BEACH, DELWARE!

As we are spending time with family over the Memorial Day weekend in Rehobeth Beach, Delaware, I noticed a book signing!  The independent bookstore Browseabout Books hosted Nancy Kay Andrews!  She is a New York Times bestseller with various titles!  My mother was a big reader of her tomes!  I stopped in for a quick photo and autograph! She is on a tour for her newest release, "The Weekenders".

Above is a signed card from Nancy!  I read political science, history and sports books!  Her genre was an interest of my mothers!

Above is a photo with Nancy Kay Andrews!  A New York Times bestseller!  I was on my way to the beach as I caught the booksigning!

Friday, May 27, 2016

FORMER WWE/TNA DIVA'S CHAMPION GAIL KIM SET TO APPEAR @ KEYSTONE CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING!

THIS SATURDAY, KEYSTONE CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING RETURNS TO THE LANCASTER HOST RESORT.  THE HEADLINER FOR THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND SHOW IS FORMER WWE/TNA WOMEN'S CHAMPION GAIL KIM!  LAST SEPTEMBER, I MET GAIL WHEN SHE CAME TO THE YORK, PA FAIR FOR A TNA HOUSE SHOW!

GAIL KIM WITH MY DAUGHTER AND I AT LAST YEAR'S TNA HOUSE SHOW IN YORK,PA!  SHE WAS PACKING UP FOR THE EVENING AND I CALLED HER OVER!  SHE GLADLY CAME OVER AND CHIT CHATTED FOR A FEW MINUTES!

ABOVE IS A SIGNED 2004 WWE FLEER CARD FROM GAIL KIM!

Monday, May 23, 2016

WWE TOTAL DIVAS PAIGE & NATAYLA MAKE AN APPEARANCE @ CRICKET WIRELESS IN MIDDLE RIVER, MD!!!

TODAY, I ATTENDED THE FREE SIGNING WITH TOTAL DIVAS PAIGE AND NATAYLA IN MIDDLE RIVER,MD!  CRICKET WIRELESS SPONSORED THE SIGNING.  I ESTIMATE 400 PATRONS WERE IN ATTENDANCE.  I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LINE AND WAS ABLE TO SECURE A PHOTO AND AUTOGRAPHS.  IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE THE STAFF WAS ONLY ALLOWING YOU TO GET A PHOTO WITH THE DIVAS OR AN AUTOGRAPH.  BASED ON THE LINE AND HOW SLOW IT WAS MOVING, I AM SURE SEVERAL PATRONS DID NOT GET A CHANCE TO MEET THE DIVAS.  LOCAL RADIO STATIONS WLIF-FM AND WIYY-FM BROADCASTED LIVE FROM THE STORE!


ABOVE ARE WWE TOPPS TRADING CARDS SIGNED BY THE FOLLOWING DIVAS:
PAIGE
NATAYLA

ABOVE IS A PHOTO WITH TOTAL DIVAS: PAIGE AND NATAYLA!!!

LOCAL RADIO MEDIA WIYY-FM BALTIMORE,MD!

LOCAL RADIO MEDIA WLIF-FM BALTIMORE, MD!

THE LINE BEHIND ME WHICH JUST GOT LONGER AS THE MORNING PROGRESSED!

THE LINE AHEAD OF ME AT CRICKET WIRELESS!

JUST ABOUT READY TO ENTER THE STORE!!!









Sunday, May 22, 2016

WWE LIVE INVADES THE SANTANDER ARENA IN READING, PA FOR A HOUSE SHOW!!

LAST EVENING, MY DAUGHTER AND I ATTENDED THE YEARLY WWE HOUSE SHOW IN READING, PA!  I GOT A GREAT DEAL ON TICKETS FROM STUB HUB AND COULD NOT PASS UP THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WWE LIVE ON THE CHEAP!  I ESTIMATE THAT 3-4,000 FANS TURNED OUT FOR THIS HOUSE SHOW!  THE SANTANDER ARENA IS A SMALL SIZE ARENA AND HAS NO BAD SEAT IN THE VENUE.  AS FAR AS AUTOGRAPHING, WE GOT THERE EARLY TO SEE SOME WRESTLERS DRIVE INTO THE VENUE.  CURTIS AXEL(BY HIMSELF), ERICK ROWAN & BRAUN STROWMAN DROVE IN TOGETHER.  NO ONE SIGNED ALL WENT INTO THE ARENA.  AFTER THE SHOW, AS WE WERE LEAVING THE VAUDEVILLIANS DROVE AWAY.  AGAIN THEY DID NOT STOP AND SIGN!  WE MET WWE REFEREES "LITTLE NAITCH" CHARLES ROBINSON AND DARRICK MOORE!  RING ANNOUNCER TONY CHIMEL WAS IN ATTENDANCE!  BELOW ARE THE MATCH RESULTS AND PHOTOS FROM THE WWE LIVE TOUR IN READING, PA!

WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS THE NEW DAY ( XAVIER WOODS/BIG E.) DEFEATED THE VAUDEVILLIANS  (THE NEW DAY WERE OVER BIG TIME IN READING,PA)

APOLLO CREWS BEAT CURTIS AXEL

JACK SWAGGER DEFEATED VIKTOR FROM ASCENSION

GOLDUST BEAT TYLER BREEZE; R-TRUTH AND FANDANGO GOT INVOLVED IN MATCH

BIG SHOW/KANE DEFEATED THE WYATTS (ERICK ROWAN/BRAUN STROWMAN)

A.J. STYLES BEAT KEVIN OWENS (OWENS HAD GREAT HEAT FROM THE CROWD)

BECKY LYNCH DEFEATED SUMMER RAE IN A WOMEN'S MATCH

KALISTO BEAT CESARO AND ALBERTO DEL RIO IN A TRIPLE THREAT MATCH FOR THE U.S. HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE

THE MAIN EVENT:  DEAN AMBROSE DEFEATED RUSEV.  LANA WAS THROWN OUT BY REFEREE DARRICK MOORE.  TOO MUCH INTERFERENCE BY LANA IN THE MATCH.

TOP CHEERS FROM THE CROWD:
1: NEW DAY
2: DEAN AMBROSE
3: A.J. STYLES
4: THE BIG SHOW

TOP HEAT FROM THE CROWD:
1: KEVIN OWENS
2: RUSEV
3: ALBERTO DEL RIO
4: TYLER BREEZE
A GREAT EVENING OF ENTERTAINMENT FOR A "CHEAP" PRICE!

ABOVE IS AN INDEX CARD SIGNED BY WWE REFEREE DARRICK MOORE!

ABOVE IS A SIGNED CARD FROM "LITTLE NAITCH" CHARLES ROBINSON!  HE COULD NOT HAVE BEEN NICER AS I CALLED HIM OVER FROM THE CONTROL CENTER BEFORE THE SHOW.  WWE RING ANNOUNCER TONY CHIMEL LAUGHED AS HE REMEMBERED I HAD CARD FOR HIM TO SIGN IN HERSHEY,PA EARLIER THIS YEAR!  CHARLES CAME OVER AND TALKED A FEW MINUTES TO MY DAUGHER AND I!

A SELFIE WITH WWE REFEREE DARRICK MOORE!  HE INSISTED THAT THE WWE LOGO WAS IN THE PHOTO.  HE TOLD US HE WOULD BE REFEREEING 2 MATCHES AT THE PAY PER VIEW THIS EVENING IN NEW JERSEY!  VERY PLEASANT EXPERIENCE!

A SELFIE WITH "LITTLE NAITCH" CHARLES ROBINSON!  TALKED TO LINDSEY ABOUT THE MATCH FROM PAYBACK PPV AND THE QUICK DECISION TO TAP NATAYLA OUT WITH LINDSEY.  LINDSEY TOLD HIM HE DID NOT LIKE THAT!  ANOTHER GREAT EXPERIENCE MEETING CHARLES.  A LONG TIME REF WHO STILL HELPS TAKE THE RING DOWN AFTER THE SHOW.  THIS IS USUALLY RESERVED FOR STAGE HANDS AND ROOKIES.  NOT WITH CHARLES, HE GETS INVOLVED!

MY DAUGHER AND I PRE SHOW AT THE WWE LIVE AT THE SANTANDER ARENA IN READING, PA!

A PRE SHOW VIEW AT THE SANTANDER ARENA!!


 THE OPENING MATCH WITH NEW DAY AND THE VAUDEVILLIANS!

A SHOT OF THE WOMEN'S MATCH WITH BECKY LYNCH AND SUMMER RAE!












Friday, May 6, 2016

FORMER WWE SUPERSTAR X-PAC MAKES AN APPEARANCE AT FIRST ENERGY STADIUM IN READING, PA!!!

TONIGHT MY DAUGHTERS AND I ATTENDED THE ANNUAL WRESTLING NIGHT AT THE READING PHILLIES BASEBALL GAME.  THE MEET AND GREET WAS HELD AT THE VENERABLE FIRST ENERGY STADIUM IN READING,PA!  DUE TO THE PERSISTENT RAIN THE BASEBALL GAME WAS POSTPONED TO TOMORROW.  HOWEVER, THE MEET/GREET WITH X-PAC WENT AHEAD ON SCHEDULE.   IT WAS A QUICK IN AND OUT AS NOT MANY ATTENDED THE SIGNING.  AS A SIDE NOTE, X-PAC WAS IN BAD SHAPE.  I WOULD GUESS HE WAS ON SOME TYPE OF DRUGS OR ALCOHOL.  HE SEEMED VERY LETHARGIC AND IT WAS ENOUGH THAT MY OLDEST DAUGHTER NOTICED HIS BEHAVIOR.  A SAD STORY FOR THIS LONGTIME WRESTLING FAN. 

ABOVE IS A SIGNED 2002 FLEER CARD OF X-PAC!!

ABOVE IS A BOOK PAGE SIGNED BY X-PAC AS 123 KID!  THIS IS MY DAUGHTER'S BOOK SHE IS WORKING ON HAVING THE WWE STARS SIGN!

ABOVE IS A PHOTO WITH MY DAUGHTERS AND I WITH FORMER WWE SUPERSTAR X-PAC!


Sunday, May 1, 2016

PENN STATE'S AUSTIN JOHNSON IS THE 1ST PENN STATE PLAYER TAKEN IN THE 2016 NFL DRAFT!

THE TENNESSEE TITANS SELECTED PENN STATE DJ AUSTIN JOHNSON WITH 43RD OVERALL PICK IN THE 2016 NFL DRAFT.  THE 6'4'' 325LB JOHNSON SHOULD FILL A SPOT ON THE TITANS DEFENSIVE LINE.  THIS PAST SEASON IN HAPPY VALLEY I MET AUSTIN AFTER THE ARMY GAME.  GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR CAREER IN THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE!

NEWLY DRAFTED TITAN AND PENN STATER AUSTIN JOHNSON AND I AFTER THE ARMY GAME LAST SEASON!

A PENN STATE LICENSE PLATE SIGNED BY AUSTIN JOHNSON!