Post by Snitsky on May 12, 2009 11:21:40 GMT -5
JBL
Its a shame when people have to make fun of his bells palsy..
May 11, 2009
My Rangers are in first place finally. I am a long time Texas Ranger fan which means I hate baseball, but this year they are performing well which is great. Also, the Mets are on a 7 game winning streak.
I share tickets with Brian Gewirtz, head writer of Monday Night Raw, and our tickets aren't exactly where you would expect JBL to sit. In fact, they are so far back the Mets are just on their 5th straight victory there-they are so far back, they are actually back in time. There is a slightly obstructed view which is good because it shields the wind because they are so high up and it is freezing up there.
I plan on going tonight if I can find a Sherpa to guide me. If you look up when you fly into LaGuardia you will see our seats, and perhaps me or Brian.
We got a heck of a sale going on our web store. www. CustomMuscle.com is the store, go into Supplement Superstore and then click on "Specials". We have got a special on Champion products this month and Layfield Energy products, if you ever want to try any of these products, there will never be lower prices. We have the best prices throughout the nutrition world. Give us a try.
I thought President Obama was hilarious at the White House Correspondence dinner, I always think Wanda Sykes is funny.
Had a great time at the "On the Run" store in La Vergne, Tennessee this past Friday with my Fox 17 guys. Charlie Chase and Kelly Sutton, on Tennessee Mornings, are two of the best hosts I have ever worked with. The guys are a pleasure to watch. It's kinda like watching Michael Jordan at his heyday, he wasn't just the best-he also enjoyed what he did and that was palpable.
I lost $1.00 on the golf course Saturday at Friar's Head in the Hamptons to my good friend Wild Bob, Bob had an impossible shot and I bet him a dollar he would not get it on green and he did. So today I will mail him dollar, because I didn't have one on me at the time. One of best golf courses in the world; I just wished it wasn't a walking course. Golf is so much better with carts.
Bob and I caught two 100 pound tarpon earlier in the spring down in the Keys at the same time and landed both. We were fishing with former world record holder Tim Carlile out of Sugarloaf Key (mile marker 17.5), best fishing captain in the world.
Don't forget to watch me on Cavuto every night at 6p ET on Fox Business, Neil Cavuto, in my opinion, is best interviewer on TV. And, on Cashin' In with my good friends, Terry Keenan, Jonathan Hoenig, Tracy Byrnes (whose book you should read, it's terrific), Wayne Rogers and Jonas Max Ferris-every Saturday at 1130a ET.
And, my radio show on WebTalkRadio.net.
And, I am slowly getting into the 21st Century, I am now on Twitter. JCLayfield. My seats at Citi are probably too far away to Twitter, but I can Twitter before I get there in case I get altitude sickness and someone needs to helicopter me down.
fans.wwe.com/jbl/blog/2009/05/11/mets_and_ranger_in_first_is_it_armeggedon
My Rangers are in first place finally. I am a long time Texas Ranger fan which means I hate baseball, but this year they are performing well which is great. Also, the Mets are on a 7 game winning streak.
I share tickets with Brian Gewirtz, head writer of Monday Night Raw, and our tickets aren't exactly where you would expect JBL to sit. In fact, they are so far back the Mets are just on their 5th straight victory there-they are so far back, they are actually back in time. There is a slightly obstructed view which is good because it shields the wind because they are so high up and it is freezing up there.
I plan on going tonight if I can find a Sherpa to guide me. If you look up when you fly into LaGuardia you will see our seats, and perhaps me or Brian.
We got a heck of a sale going on our web store. www. CustomMuscle.com is the store, go into Supplement Superstore and then click on "Specials". We have got a special on Champion products this month and Layfield Energy products, if you ever want to try any of these products, there will never be lower prices. We have the best prices throughout the nutrition world. Give us a try.
I thought President Obama was hilarious at the White House Correspondence dinner, I always think Wanda Sykes is funny.
Had a great time at the "On the Run" store in La Vergne, Tennessee this past Friday with my Fox 17 guys. Charlie Chase and Kelly Sutton, on Tennessee Mornings, are two of the best hosts I have ever worked with. The guys are a pleasure to watch. It's kinda like watching Michael Jordan at his heyday, he wasn't just the best-he also enjoyed what he did and that was palpable.
Watched the Players Championship yesterday at TPC Sawgrass. I played the course with Michelle McCool's dad, a terrific individual and unfortunately, for me, a great golfer. I got beat significantly, but I did get a par on the famous par 3.
I lost $1.00 on the golf course Saturday at Friar's Head in the Hamptons to my good friend Wild Bob, Bob had an impossible shot and I bet him a dollar he would not get it on green and he did. So today I will mail him dollar, because I didn't have one on me at the time. One of best golf courses in the world; I just wished it wasn't a walking course. Golf is so much better with carts.
Bob and I caught two 100 pound tarpon earlier in the spring down in the Keys at the same time and landed both. We were fishing with former world record holder Tim Carlile out of Sugarloaf Key (mile marker 17.5), best fishing captain in the world.
Don't forget to watch me on Cavuto every night at 6p ET on Fox Business, Neil Cavuto, in my opinion, is best interviewer on TV. And, on Cashin' In with my good friends, Terry Keenan, Jonathan Hoenig, Tracy Byrnes (whose book you should read, it's terrific), Wayne Rogers and Jonas Max Ferris-every Saturday at 1130a ET.
And, my radio show on WebTalkRadio.net.
And, I am slowly getting into the 21st Century, I am now on Twitter. JCLayfield. My seats at Citi are probably too far away to Twitter, but I can Twitter before I get there in case I get altitude sickness and someone needs to helicopter me down.
fans.wwe.com/jbl/blog/2009/05/11/mets_and_ranger_in_first_is_it_armeggedon
I'm getting ready to head to Dayton, Ohio for the Smackdown taping Tuesday night. I've planned to get their early enough to catch Raw on TV. This is a very important week for WWE TV's as these will be the final shows prior to this Sunday's Judgment Day in Chicago.
The wrestling internet is an interesting animal. I often times learn of things that are going on that one would think I should known before reading it on line. I guess that just proves how disconnected I am from many aspects of the business but at the same time I choose to not be immersed in minutia....or all the dirt.
Most things people write about me are generally positive, respectful and uplifting but I stand by the right of fans to say whatever they the hell they choose as I can't control it any way plus it's their right to speak their minds. Not that I agree with all that I read but the same goes for what I write, many don't agree with my opinions.
I have never understood how some, vocal fans feel that they have "lost all respect for J.R." for doing such things as kissing Mr. McMahon's ass or being a pawn in the Backlash/Santina skit. Many have declared that I should have quit my job and "walked off." I can only imagine that many of these fans are young and have never held regular jobs or have a family to care for.
These uncomfortable moments on TV are just that and are intended to elicit a reaction. These matters are entertainment based and are fictional. It's like playing a Native American, of which I am one, on a TV western and being scripted to be killed by the calvary. Can you imagine any actor portraying a Native American refusing to follow the script? Me neither. Certainly they could refuse out of misguided principles but they might find themselves having a hard time finding work.
I have also been accused of being a shill for WWE. Call it what you choose but I am loyal to whomever employees me. If loyalty is a fault then I am guilty. I was taught by my parents to be loyal and to work hard. If I'm a shill in some folk's eyes then I suppose I always will be as I don't intend to be any thing but a team player whether I like the play called or not. For the record, I haven't always liked the plays I have been instructed to run but I ran them to the best of my ability. I don't plan on changing that philosophy any time soon.
Others have suggested that I will "be kicked to the curb" as soon as WWE can find someone to replace me. Interesting thought process. I have an entirely different perspective of my work and feel I can still carry my share of the water. When I can't do so any longer then I need to be "kicked to the curb." The good news is no one will have to have a benefit for me and my departure won't be like many in the wrestling business where I won't have a pot to p*** in or a window of which to throw it out.
Uh, yes I am aware that I am not "TV friendly" in the eyes of many decision makers.
Plus, I won't be out of work long if I choose not to be. We are growing a restaurant business as some of you may have heard and it is doing well, thank you very much.
After dedicating 35 years of my life to the wrestling business, one would think that some fans would have a different perspective but that is simply the world we live in. I know my style of work isn't for everyone. I know that some people who hide behind phony names enjoy making fun of my issues with Bells palsy or the fact that I have far from a body builders psychique. Poor me, as Tony Soprano used to say.
For the record I am still having a blast at work because I love "calling" wrestling matches and being around the business I have followed, at times too passionately, since I was a young kid and, yes, believe it or not I was a young kid at one time.
Is today's business my personal cup of tea, not always. But when a guy like me gets to broadcast a HBK-Undertaker match at an event like Wrestlemania that's pretty much Heaven on Earth for an old school guy like me.
Some day I will not be on Friday Night Smackdown. I understand that this is a young man's game and I'm 57 years old. Come to think of it, I used to own a '57 Chevy but that's another story. I wish I still had that old, classic car. But I'm good with the terms of what age brings us all. It brings change and change is inevitable.
So for those who feel compelled to write the negative about my ramblings, opinion, or "shilling", have at it and enjoy yourself. I'm not changing a damn thing at this stage of the game for better or for worse. I will dance with who "brung me" until I no longer hear the music.
Our website was never created to rant on wrestling promotions, my job, or with what's wrong with the world as the site's foundation. Sorry but there are plenty of those sites that do a much better job of that than can I. They'll even let you go on their message boards with pretty much any profane remarks you choose to make. So have at it. This editorial blog should provide those with nothing better to do with plenty of ammo to fire away.
So have at it while I will continue to count my blessings and be thankful for having the gift of good health when things could have been much different for me. Thanks for reading.
www.jrsbarbq.com/blog/monday-thoughts-or-editorial-sorts
The wrestling internet is an interesting animal. I often times learn of things that are going on that one would think I should known before reading it on line. I guess that just proves how disconnected I am from many aspects of the business but at the same time I choose to not be immersed in minutia....or all the dirt.
Most things people write about me are generally positive, respectful and uplifting but I stand by the right of fans to say whatever they the hell they choose as I can't control it any way plus it's their right to speak their minds. Not that I agree with all that I read but the same goes for what I write, many don't agree with my opinions.
I have never understood how some, vocal fans feel that they have "lost all respect for J.R." for doing such things as kissing Mr. McMahon's ass or being a pawn in the Backlash/Santina skit. Many have declared that I should have quit my job and "walked off." I can only imagine that many of these fans are young and have never held regular jobs or have a family to care for.
These uncomfortable moments on TV are just that and are intended to elicit a reaction. These matters are entertainment based and are fictional. It's like playing a Native American, of which I am one, on a TV western and being scripted to be killed by the calvary. Can you imagine any actor portraying a Native American refusing to follow the script? Me neither. Certainly they could refuse out of misguided principles but they might find themselves having a hard time finding work.
I have also been accused of being a shill for WWE. Call it what you choose but I am loyal to whomever employees me. If loyalty is a fault then I am guilty. I was taught by my parents to be loyal and to work hard. If I'm a shill in some folk's eyes then I suppose I always will be as I don't intend to be any thing but a team player whether I like the play called or not. For the record, I haven't always liked the plays I have been instructed to run but I ran them to the best of my ability. I don't plan on changing that philosophy any time soon.
Others have suggested that I will "be kicked to the curb" as soon as WWE can find someone to replace me. Interesting thought process. I have an entirely different perspective of my work and feel I can still carry my share of the water. When I can't do so any longer then I need to be "kicked to the curb." The good news is no one will have to have a benefit for me and my departure won't be like many in the wrestling business where I won't have a pot to p*** in or a window of which to throw it out.
Uh, yes I am aware that I am not "TV friendly" in the eyes of many decision makers.
Plus, I won't be out of work long if I choose not to be. We are growing a restaurant business as some of you may have heard and it is doing well, thank you very much.
After dedicating 35 years of my life to the wrestling business, one would think that some fans would have a different perspective but that is simply the world we live in. I know my style of work isn't for everyone. I know that some people who hide behind phony names enjoy making fun of my issues with Bells palsy or the fact that I have far from a body builders psychique. Poor me, as Tony Soprano used to say.
For the record I am still having a blast at work because I love "calling" wrestling matches and being around the business I have followed, at times too passionately, since I was a young kid and, yes, believe it or not I was a young kid at one time.
Is today's business my personal cup of tea, not always. But when a guy like me gets to broadcast a HBK-Undertaker match at an event like Wrestlemania that's pretty much Heaven on Earth for an old school guy like me.
Some day I will not be on Friday Night Smackdown. I understand that this is a young man's game and I'm 57 years old. Come to think of it, I used to own a '57 Chevy but that's another story. I wish I still had that old, classic car. But I'm good with the terms of what age brings us all. It brings change and change is inevitable.
So for those who feel compelled to write the negative about my ramblings, opinion, or "shilling", have at it and enjoy yourself. I'm not changing a damn thing at this stage of the game for better or for worse. I will dance with who "brung me" until I no longer hear the music.
Our website was never created to rant on wrestling promotions, my job, or with what's wrong with the world as the site's foundation. Sorry but there are plenty of those sites that do a much better job of that than can I. They'll even let you go on their message boards with pretty much any profane remarks you choose to make. So have at it. This editorial blog should provide those with nothing better to do with plenty of ammo to fire away.
So have at it while I will continue to count my blessings and be thankful for having the gift of good health when things could have been much different for me. Thanks for reading.
www.jrsbarbq.com/blog/monday-thoughts-or-editorial-sorts
Its a shame when people have to make fun of his bells palsy..
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THE WWE may not be able to sign up Britney Spears or Kylie Minogue but they are looking at taking on the next best thing.
Gorgeous blonde Rachael Carr – who has been the body double for both – is currently training in Florida and hoping to win a full time contract on Raw or Smackdown.
If the model and dancer is successful she would join Katie Lea and Layla to make a tasty trio of British babes in Vince McMahon’s federation.
In an exclusive interview and photo shoot, Rachael told The Sun: “I spent years doing body double work for Britney Spears.
“Through that I also ended up working with Christina Aguilera and Kylie Minogue – doing the same for them. They even made a BBC3 show about it.
“I work mainly in the US now doing modelling and was out there one day doing a shoot for the magazine Ocean Drive.
“I met a guy who recruits for the WWE, called Lou Maggio, who asked me to come for an audition.
“That went well and now I’m in training.”
Rachael goes to Florida for five days every month to hone her craft.
She said: “You train for between six months and two years before you’re ready to move up.
“I was so excited to go over there and meet everybody, but I was also scared.
“On my first time over, watching the girls throw themselves around, I thought I couldn’t do it.
“I’ve only just begun the training so I’m not doing too much of the physical stuff at the moment.
“But because I can dance I think I’ll manage.
“They want me to be a cutie. Because I’m quite small and little, they want the whole angel thing coming over.
“Hopefully it will go well, I’ll perfect my wrestling and my character and I’ll end up with a full time WWE contract.”
The star – who has had two boob jobs and liposculpture on her bum – admits she had never watched wrestling before meeting Lou.
She cannot get enough of it now though, especially the hunky WWE superstars like Randy Orton, Batista and John Cena.
Rachel added: “When I was first offered the job I was like, ‘What???’
“But since then it’s become my dream to become a WWE Diva. I love it!
“As for the guys – I would love be around them all the time¿ they’re my kind of men.
“Hell yeah!”
THE WWE may not be able to sign up Britney Spears or Kylie Minogue but they are looking at taking on the next best thing.
Gorgeous blonde Rachael Carr – who has been the body double for both – is currently training in Florida and hoping to win a full time contract on Raw or Smackdown.
If the model and dancer is successful she would join Katie Lea and Layla to make a tasty trio of British babes in Vince McMahon’s federation.
In an exclusive interview and photo shoot, Rachael told The Sun: “I spent years doing body double work for Britney Spears.
“Through that I also ended up working with Christina Aguilera and Kylie Minogue – doing the same for them. They even made a BBC3 show about it.
“I work mainly in the US now doing modelling and was out there one day doing a shoot for the magazine Ocean Drive.
“I met a guy who recruits for the WWE, called Lou Maggio, who asked me to come for an audition.
“That went well and now I’m in training.”
Rachael goes to Florida for five days every month to hone her craft.
She said: “You train for between six months and two years before you’re ready to move up.
“I was so excited to go over there and meet everybody, but I was also scared.
“On my first time over, watching the girls throw themselves around, I thought I couldn’t do it.
“I’ve only just begun the training so I’m not doing too much of the physical stuff at the moment.
“But because I can dance I think I’ll manage.
“They want me to be a cutie. Because I’m quite small and little, they want the whole angel thing coming over.
“Hopefully it will go well, I’ll perfect my wrestling and my character and I’ll end up with a full time WWE contract.”
The star – who has had two boob jobs and liposculpture on her bum – admits she had never watched wrestling before meeting Lou.
She cannot get enough of it now though, especially the hunky WWE superstars like Randy Orton, Batista and John Cena.
Rachel added: “When I was first offered the job I was like, ‘What???’
“But since then it’s become my dream to become a WWE Diva. I love it!
“As for the guys – I would love be around them all the time¿ they’re my kind of men.
“Hell yeah!”
R-Truth's future in WWE seemed to be confusing some in the company after he was used in a dark match at the Smackdown tapings in London three weeks ago in a squash match with Umaga. While he is still with the company, it is never a good sign when something like that takes place.
Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter (F4WOnline.com)
Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter (F4WOnline.com)
