WWF TV match with Randy Savage vs. jobber Mark Faban -- McMahon asks if his name is "kay", to which Bruno Sammartino replies "kay faban?" The subtle inside joke meant nothing to most fans back then.
Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - July 15, 1986
1986 profile of Larry Sharpe's famous New Jersey pro wrestling school The Monster Factory. Includes footage of future WWF star Bam Bam Bigelow getting his head tattooed, and future ECW star Tony Stetson lamenting his lack of a gimmick.
Chris 'Punch' Andrews hosts Around Town circa 1990 on Newmarket Ontario's community access channel. This segment featured now-politician Larry 'Bubba' Blight introducing Whipper Watson Junior's Teen Pro Wrestling. Yes, that's me with the red-headed buzz cut taking bad bumps. (Audio is out of sync. Trying for a fix.)
Whale watching in Pleasant Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia with Cabot Trail Whale Watching. We went out in a Zodiac boat, dressed in what were essentially floating skidoo suits, and saw plenty of whales. Recommended!
My coworker Laura marries another Scott Simpson. Big Ass Superstar takes the stage for awkward performances of "Ticket To Spain" and "Your Bed" by Cub, and "The Blarney Stone" by Ween. Bagpipers escort the bride down the aisle. And a very good band plays the newlyweds through their first dance. You shoulda been there. A magical time in Cape Breton.
Scott enters a battle royal at the first Ring 'n' Ears event at the Opera House in Toronto, 1998. That's me entering the ring at the bottom. I end up hitting a tall guy with forearms in the upper right corner, and getting accidentally headbutted in the mouth. I still have the scar.
"The most spectacular fireworks display in Atlantic Canada." Halifax rings in the new year an hour before New York City -- by nearly blowing up its historic City Hall. We're a block away. Here's how it looked this year from the balcony.
Crews spent nearly a week washing filth and grime off the Halifax Metro Centre. Here's a time lapse video of two days worth of dirty becoming clean, wet becoming dry, shot from my apartment with a webcam.
What better way to celebrate Victoria Day than by lining up the guns at a fort that's never been attacked, and shoot 'em off so nobody can sleep in on a holiday? Here's Halifax's Citadel Hill shortly after noon.
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