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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2014 2:28:03 GMT -5
Get well soon both of you guys XXXXX
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Post by Deep Figure Value on Apr 24, 2014 7:03:11 GMT -5
I like how, with a broken nose, the bruises take a solid 32 hours to really set in. I looked normal yesterday. Today I could do with my wife's makeup kit.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2014 9:26:58 GMT -5
Feel better soon fellas!
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Post by jdfranchise on Apr 24, 2014 10:03:55 GMT -5
You know DB, every injury always has a great story. This one starts with you should see the other guy.
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Post by Deep Figure Value on Apr 24, 2014 11:25:57 GMT -5
"The other guy" probably just wound up passed out somewhere on Comm Ave. I don't get stage diving at big venues, never mind a 220 capacity club.
The silver lining? The second benefit show was last night, and all in all, a bunch of Boston punks raised $50,000 for the families of the two firefighters who died in last months fire between ticket sales to two shows and raffle tickets. To me, that makes all my troubles worth it, 'cause what's a broken nose next to the idea of just going to work one day to make ends meet and never coming home.
Even after all is said and done, I still can't believe everything that happened to make that fifty large happen. That first show, the one I went to? We're talking seven bands who most people pay, on average, $10 to $15 to see. The idea was there would be a presale, with tickets going for $75. Anything left over at the end of the day would be sold for $35 the next day. They never even got there. $75 a head, a 220 capacity club, for what amounts to a bunch of local bands that, save for one reunion act, play all the time, sold out in one hour.
It's easy to get down on this world, man. Real easy. But at that ticket price, which was announced the day before the presale? That meant that a bunch of stupid punks and skins saw this tragedy happen, saw that there was a way they could help, and decided they were going to turn out their pockets regardless of what it meant financially. That's just f*ckin' cool.
TL;DR? I'm going home at the end of the day to my wife, my house, and my cats. One of these guys left two kids behind under 10 years old to save chumps like me. Broken nose be damned.
RIP Lt. Walsh and Firefighter Kennedy
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Post by Sleazyness on Apr 24, 2014 14:18:01 GMT -5
Does it usually take this long to post the shows/PPVs?
I mean it seems like a lot of work so I would understand.
Just a curious fella thats all.
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Post by Markw on Apr 24, 2014 14:23:47 GMT -5
Does it usually take this long to post the shows/PPVs? I mean it seems like a lot of work so I would understand. Just a curious fella thats all. Ordinary shows don't take this long. PPVs sometimes do, sometimes don't.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2014 14:24:28 GMT -5
Does it usually take this long to post the shows/PPVs? I mean it seems like a lot of work so I would understand. Just a curious fella thats all. This sir is our equivalent to WrestleMania. Our Starrcade. Our SuperBowl. Of course, it'll take time to post the results. Patience is a virtue, young man.
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Post by Deep Figure Value on Apr 24, 2014 17:51:57 GMT -5
They're working on booking this awesome band, Johnny Michaels and the One Way Deadlines, to perform at the show.
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Post by Ace Bennett on Apr 24, 2014 19:14:17 GMT -5
To be fair, Shawn's allergy attack was/is pretty major and I'm sure if it hadn't of happened then they would've been all posted by now. Dude is swollen up like a balloon.
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Post by Revvie® on Apr 24, 2014 19:23:24 GMT -5
It hasnt been near long enough for me to be bothered..... it is SuperBrawl.
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Post by Deep Figure Value on Apr 24, 2014 19:41:13 GMT -5
We're only about a week out from the deadline - that was more a dig at January Halloween shows than it was at Shawn. I still take issue over how he reacted to people lightly b*tching about the results. Life happens, and I get that, but the whole world isn't your Facebook friend either, so yeah, I'm not going to know about those sort of things before I post some lighthearted image and comment, am I?
This show aside, I do think, and will continue to think that it's f*cked up that we're held to a deadline to play this little game and can be punished for missing said deadline, but once it's passed time is but a f*ck all it seems sometimes.
Calling the good, good and the bad, bad. F*ck you, I'm David Brennan.
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Post by Sleazyness on Apr 25, 2014 14:45:33 GMT -5
Hope you are feeling better Shawn <3
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2014 15:11:41 GMT -5
If you haven't checked it out yet, the WFWF SuperBrawl pre-show is in the .com thread. Thanks to all who participated in it.
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Post by Revvie® on Apr 25, 2014 20:56:49 GMT -5
Is the way PPV and scheduling to be handled going to be diff. now...and if so...can someone explain the RoH style for me...so I have a general idea of how to plot my arc correctly?
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Post by bad guy™ on Apr 25, 2014 21:17:07 GMT -5
Is the way PPV and scheduling to be handled going to be diff. now...and if so...can someone explain the RoH style for me...so I have a general idea of how to plot my arc correctly? Well that was the consensus in the thread so me thinks it shall roll on. Though admittedly I do not follow ROH that much...I watch matches, I do not pay much attention to the show names themselves. Prophet of Ash you care to run this down a little more clear for us non-major Indy people can understand? Namely the timeline/schedule and how that would work.
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Post by Sleazyness on Apr 25, 2014 21:31:32 GMT -5
Yeah how will this affect what we have now and such?
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Post by Rated R on Apr 25, 2014 23:50:04 GMT -5
As far as I can tell it won't really affect our schedule at all, it'll just effect how we view each show. Each show will have its own feeling of importance, such as your regular indy show where you still get your showcase matches that get people to watch, but we'll still be building up to the big pay per views, whatever they may be. Also obviously show names, but that one was obvious.
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Post by Sleazyness on Apr 26, 2014 0:00:54 GMT -5
So when will we get a new card and such? Im confused by whats going on. Please excuse my 17 year old brain.
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Post by Cameron Stone on Apr 26, 2014 1:43:52 GMT -5
They usually let the results sink in a couple of days, and after such a big show, it could take a bit more time to know where the are going.
And with the new shows, it's as Trace said, we'll still build to the ppvs and stuff, but if you and one of the other fedders get talking, and decide to do a program, and you kind of come up with about a 4 show plan or something, then want to cap it off on the 4th and final show with a bigger match, it might be morel ikely to happen, that sort of thing
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