After going over well at the true swank Cell Theatre in Albuquerque, we headed to Colorado:

















We are in Boulder now, and what I can say is that it seems to be a fully realized city, one that is exactly what it wants to be. It is very very clean, very organic, somewhat socially conscious and very very white. It seems to be a more affluent city and though I can't say I know when or why or by whom Boulder was founded, it seems firmly planted and the quality of life seems high. The crowds at the circus leave a little to be desired, as they need to be told when to applaud, unless of course the jokes are abysmal and the tricks unimpressive...

Here is some video documentation of the stay at the Nomad Theatre in Boulder, CO:

Growing up I dreamed of being Mr. Perfect. Sadly, this is as close as I will ever get... Enjoy

if there are any additions or errors, please contact @evil_shero on twitter.

Rich Tocchet	realrocket22
Alexei Morozov
Jeff Christian	jeffchristian72
Jaromir Jagr	68jagr
Alex Goligoski	gollygoose33
Mario Lemieux	mariolemieuxfdn
Luca Caputi	lptui17
Ric Jackman	jakooo55
Martin Brochu	marbro1973
Matt Hussey	backspacer25
Danny Richmond	dannyrichmond7
Tim Brent	brenter37
Micki Dupont	mickidupont
Mikal Sivek	msivek
Maxim Galanov	nicson24
Robby Brown	brown44rob
Phillipe Boucher	boucher_43
Jonathon Filewich	filicious13
Andre Roy	andreroy36
Matthew Barnaby	mattbarnaby3636
Ross Lupaschuk	rosslupaschuk
Peter Taglienetti	petertags
Ron Tugnutt	rontugnutt31
Phil Bourque	pensradionet
Adam Hall	hallway18
Georges Laraque	georgeslaraque
Eddie Olczyk	edzo16
Dave McIlwain	dmcllwain71
Maxime Talbot	max25talbot
Eric Boguniecki	bogy33
Jason Wooley	theplayersgroup
Colby Armstrong	armdog
Ryan Whitney	ryanwhitney6
Rico Fata	rfata23
Bryan Trottier	bryantrottier
Dominic Moore	mooredom
Mike Rupp	rupper17
Toby Petersen	teep17
Matt Murley	mattmurley19
Peter Ferraro	pferraro42
Paul Bissonette	biznasty2point0
Joe Dziedzic	jdhockey16
Mike Zigomanis	mikezigomanis
Stu Barnes	barnes_stu
Gary Roberts	garyrobertsHPT
Ville Niemenin	tampereenpoika
Andy Hilbert	andyhilbert
Andrew Ference	ferknuckle
Nolan Baumgartner	baumer_5
Daryl Sydor	syd55
Hal Gill	skillsy75
Johan Hedberg	johanhedberg1

Steve Sullivan          @sullivan26

Ryan Schnel

@rschnell38

Geoff Walker            @walker74

Colin McDonald       @colinmcdonald13

Brandon DeFazio      @defabio24

Brian Lerg                 @blerg11

Jason Williams          @jason_willy

if there are any errors or exclusions please hit up @evil_shero on twitter and let him know.

Name	Twitter Account	current (7/6/12)
NHL
Craig Adams	none
Tanner Glass	TGlass15
Matt Cooke	none
Sidney Crosby	none
Pascal Dupuis	none
Dustin Jeffrey	none
Tyler Kennedy	@tk1448 (deleted)
Chris Kunitz	none
Evgeni Malkin	@malkin71_
James Neal	@jneal_18
Richard Park	none
Brandon Sutter	none
Joe Vitale	@joevitale46
Deryk Engelland	none
Kris Letang	none
Ben Lovejoy	@revlovejoy6
Paul Martin	none
Matt Niskanen	none
Brooks Orpik	none
Marc-Andre Fleury	none
Brent Johnson	none
Tomas Vokoun	none
AHL
Adam Payerl	@adampayerl
Alex Grant	@agrant20
Alexandre Picard	none
Andrew Hotham	@marvinhotham
Boris Valabik	none
Brad Thiessen	none
Brian Gibbons	@bgibb99
Brian Strait	none
Cal O'Reilly	none
Carl Sneep	@carlsneep
Chris Barton	@cbarton23
Cody Chupp	@c_chupper
Cody Wild	@therealcodywild
Dylan Reese	@DreeseDicer
Dominik Uher	none
Eric Tangradi	@etangradi
Jeff Zatkof	@jeffzatkoff
Joey Mormina	none
Keven Veilleux	none
Matt Rust	none
Nick Petersen	none
Patrick Killeen	none
Paul Thompson	@p_thomps
Peter Merth	none
Philip Samuelsson	@psamuelsson5
Reid McNeill	none
Robert Bortuzzo	@rbontuzzo21
Ryan Craig	none
Riley Holzapfel	@rileyholzapfel
Scott Munroe	none
Simon Despres	@despres747
Steve MacIntyre	@smacker33
Trevor Smith Zach Sill	@__tsmith none
ECHL
Nick Niedert	@nickniedert
Chase Watson	none
Christian Minella	none
Matt Lombardi	@matt_lombardi
Peter Lenes	none
Ben Farrer	none
Cam Fergus	@cfergus14
Louke Oakley	@loukeoakley
Paul Crowder	none
Dever Manderson	none
Matt Schepke	@schepkem
Jordon Southorn	@jsouthorn
Zach Hansen	@zjhano
Kyle Bushee	@kbushee20
Adam Ross	@arosie42
Oliver Dame-Malka	none
Prospects/System
Kenny Agostino	@siddthesloth18
Marc Cheverie	@chevdawgy
Matia Marcantuoni	@mm_91
Matthew Murray	@mattmurray_30
Dominic Uher	@uhi92
Nicholas D'Agostino	none
Patrick Ehelechner	@pehelechner
Scott Harrington	none
Scott Wilson	none
Sean Maguire	@smag31
Tom Kuhnhackl	none
Joe Morrow	@jmorrow7
Beau Bennett	@BeauBennett78
Harrison Ruopp	@_ruoppster
Brian Dumoullin	@Du24theboyz
Derrick Pouliot	@dpouliot51
Clark Seymour	@seabiscuit4

I haven't even been on the job for the 90 day probation period, and I already have something of note to discuss:

So far, this weekly installment has been a cutesy travelogue with me wearing cat ears. It will continue to be so, but I actually garnered press.


http://www.ak47.net/forums/t_1_5/1333824_.html

Here is the main post, but click on the link if you want to read the slew of insightful responses:

"Wife's coworker and some of her extended family bought us tickets, so we took the three-year old and went. All I can say is wow. While the show was interesting, within 90 seconds I wrote a note on my phone and showed it to my wife - surrounded by lesbians and Obama supporters. She laughed.
The two cat wranglers, well, one was a cat lady in her 40s, so I can see that. The other one, mid-20s, male (at least I think) and about what you'd expect. I have to think at what point in one's life do you decide to perform a cat circus, especially as a young, white male."
As strange as it was the kid(s) got a kick out of it, so that is all that really matters. " [Copyright Disclaimer, Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for 'fair use' for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. I do not own this tirade.  All rights belong to krecon1]

Aside from the obvious comments to be made about the very restrictive and archaic views held by someone posting on AK47.net, I only have the following to say:  I think it's mutually exclusive to observe that someone is "about what you'd expect" and then wonder why this person whose type you have so quickly and astutely identified would end up with the cat circus.  And I suppose my defense would be pretty obvious to our Chux Chazerz who all knew I was destined for this line of work.  Anyway, it's just interesting to me that my presence struck this guy (at least I think)--a presence described very much like a police report--enough to post publicly about it.  And other than that, all I can tell my Chux Chazers is that whether I fit the type or not, I'm very pleased with myself and I'm damn good at it.

Here is an article for which I was interviewed briefly, but not featured:
http://www.dailylobo.com/index.php/article/2012/06/acrocats_exhibits_talented_felines

This past week was spent in Albuquerque, NM, which I thought was a really lovely piece of ground. Here's some footage:

(Canadian construX)

This is my list of my favorite 10 Wrestlers of all time. These choices are not made on who I think is the best at wrestling. promos or for how their career went. This is based on characters that I enjoyed for all they offered in the ring and as entertainers. Note, I will try not to go all Canadian with my choices


 10. Rowdy Roddy Piper.



A man who could talk trash as good as anyone. The man who could chew bubblegum and kick ass. "Hot Rod" was the man who got me into "heel" wrestlers. His matches with Bret Hart for the Intercontinental title are some of my favorite matches ever. As far as microphone skills, I don't think there are many who could keep up with this guy. Even still when this man makes appearances he can not only cut a mean promo, but is also capable of making any current feud more exciting on one of his classic "Pipers Pit" segments.


My favorite Piper moment.



9. Raven






When I was younger I thought Raven was the coolest dude ever. His hardcore matches, his promos, his "Ravens Flock" days. Amazing. No matter what promotion he was a part of, I was always excited seeing Raven. Most of my dress attire came from trying to be this man growing up. I even tried growing my hair like him. I was a huge fan of his promos, though they might of been cheesy I didn't care. Anytime I see a wrestler sit in the corner of the ring I feel they are a rip off of this guy.


My favorite Raven moment



8. Brian Pillman



For the most part, I think my appreciation for Pillman is similar to Ravens. This man was one of my favorite on the microphone. Being a part of some of the greatest wrestling stables like the Four Horsemen and The Hart Foundation. Pillman was CRAZY. He was an under rated wrestler and one of my favorite talkers ever. I had little doubt that this man was crazy and there are not many guys in the business who made me believe their character. Brian Pillman was one of them. And lets not forget the home invasion with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, which was one of the most insane moments in the history of Monday Night Raw

My favorite Pillman moment


7. "Macho Man" Randy Savage


I don't think there are many wrestlers who were as well rounded as "The Macho King" His matches were amazing. I feel he is one of the most colorful entertainers ever. Though confusing, I don't think anyone has ever showed the same energy as Savage. He was even fantastic on commentary. I cant think of anyone who was as well rounded as this man. Though he is only number 7 on this list, I feel he had one of the most exciting careers in the business. Maybe not so much his rap album, but it was better than Hulk Hogans!




My favorite Savage match. (This is just highlights. If you're a wrestling fan that hasn't watched this match, find it now)

6. Ric Flair



Is there a more impressive wrestling career? This man has done everything. Fantastic at all aspects of what I think a great wrestler should possess. He is a pimp. His wrestling is some of the most technical wrestling I have ever watched. His charisma is above anything I have ever seen. Still, I will jokingly give my friends a Flair chop and give a loud "Wooooo" This man will go down as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, if not the greatest.




 My favorite Flair moment. Not his greatest match but what an amazing moment so late in his career.


5. Jake "The Snake" Roberts


The most terrifying man ever. Fantastic promos, fantastic matches and a great character. This mans feud with the Undertaker in my opinion was one of the most exciting ones I remember. Growing up I was blown away by the exchanges between the two. I feel Jake is one of the most under appreciated wrestlers ever. When I was young Jake scared the shit out of me, not to mention he was a part of one of my craziest moments ever in wrestling, which follows this.





Favorite Jake moment.


4. Mr. Perfect



Can you get better than perfect? Its not possible. Amazing technical wrestler. In my opinion, his promos are the most memorable ever. They were fantastic, cheesy and made you only love this man more. Also the "Perfect Plex" is one of my favorite moves ever. What an amazing character and possible the most cocky wrestlers of all time. Very well rounded, Mr Perfect was Perfect






Favorite Mr. Perfect moments were his Sports vignettes


3. Chris Jericho.



 Back in his WCW days I thought Chris was the greatest ever. As great as his matches were, I feel in his prime he was one of the best talkers ever. Very energetic, cocky and vocal about it. I was very excited when I learned he was leaving WCW for WWE. He has always put on great matches, and though his changes of character haven't always been for the best I respect his wanting to add depth after every comeback. One of wrestling's best of all time in my opinion.








Favorite Jericho moment

2. Owen Hart
When I was a kid I loved Owen Hart. I thought he was the funniest wrestler ever. His matches were amazing. I loved him in the Hart Foundation stable. He still is my favorite wrestler as far as his matches go. Especially his work with his brother Bret Hart and the British Bulldog. I was lucky enough to meet Owen a few times and he was the nicest guy. I remember the first time I met him he signed a wrestling action figure I purchased of him that night in Toronto. One of the best all around wrestlers inside and outside of the ring





Favorite Owen match (my favorite match ever, there are 3 parts)






1. The Undertaker


I think explaining this would require an entire blog. I feel Undertaker is the best ever. His matches, his character, his promo. Everything. Ever since I first saw him, he was my favorite. And him winning his first title off Hulk Hogan only made me more sure of this. His Wrestlemania streak of 20-0, the Ministry of Darkness. All of it. In my opinion, The Undertaker is the greatest in wrestling's history.









Favorite Undertaker moment

After seeing the same stale wrestling product off and on for about 10 years now I reignited my longing for those guys in the professional wrestling business who just understood what it took to captivate a crowd.

It was hard to pick just a few as there have been dozens of guys who could inspire you to believe in the character he was selling you. There were some guys who pulled you into the story they were telling, they scared the shit out of you, or just simply made you laugh.

I decided to split this list up in 3 separate parts; the Good, the bad, and the confusing.

This particular list is to document my favorite guys who confused me. The guys who danced the line of being brilliant or just making loud noises. I will do my best to explain my position on some of these guys, but some defy explanation.

The first pick was the incomparable Macho Man Randy Savage. He was no doubt entertaining and incredibly talented in the ring. His matches with Ricky Steamboat are considered some of the best technical wrestling on the planet, but his promos were just all over the place. Macho Man became a top guy in the business for his brilliant mix of ring work, flamboyance, and insanity.

This promo was filmed during a time when Randy was self-admittedly on a cocaine regiment. This particular promo was especially insane but not too far off from his usual interview work.



Hopefully I can make it up to the Dusty Rhodes fans with my best promo post next week. I love it when he makes up works that make zero sense. Why does my gaydar go off when I watch some Dusty Rhodes promos? Again, I'm sorry.

Now this guy falls into the same boat as Savage, "The Superfly" Jimmy Snuka. He was unrivaled in the ring and his character and finisher were household names but his mic skills were something to be desired. He was from the Fiji islands that have their own language, but his command of the finer eloquence of the English language was something to be desired. This promo was supposed to be passionate and heartfelt but it looked like a gorilla with a hemorrhoid it cant understand.

Meet some foster kittens!!

Ian is in the SouthWest for some shows some culture and some heavy lifting. Here's how it went down:


From the outside:



And from inside out:



Ian tries to get the camera working:







And finally we settle in.



Thanks! Love, www.circuscats.com

(Canadian construX)

So the title of this might be misleading? That sucks.... But since you are here, you might as well read this. (sucker)

Cover songs. Any idiot who can play an instrument or sing can cover a song, right? Yep.. However it is one thing butchering someones song, and it is another thing to do an original song justice. Though there are many successful bands that try and cover songs, (remember Bif Naked's cover of Metallicas Nothing else Matters? Terrible. Maybe you remember when Guns N' Roses covered Hair of the Dog. Ouch... And I am a GNR fan..) they don't always end up pretty.

Today I am not focusing on covers that I hate, but some of the ones I really enjoy. Now when I say I enjoy these covers, don't think I am saying they are better than the original. I am just saying that I think they are good for their own reasons


This list is not in any order.

The Gourds cover Snoop Doggs Gin and Juice. In my opinion there are not enough Country covers of rap songs. Musically I think this song is very well done. Great cover and very different from the original




Guns N' Roses cover The Skyliners Since I don't have you. I don't know why I love this song so much. I have no explanation, I hear it and the world seems like a fantastic place. Though it captures the feel of the original, it clearly has that sound that only GNR has





Corrosion of Conformity cover Black Sabbaths Fortunate Son. I enjoyed this because I was so surprised when it came out. I never expected that these guys could pull off this sound. I don't know another human who likes this cover but my love for it makes up for it! That is the beauty of music





Metallica cover Diamond Head's Am I Evil? There are so many covers Metallica did that I love. In picking this one, I am missing many. Check out the original, Metallica worked magic with this one. The old one sounds like an old video game song.




System of a Down cover Wu-Tang Clans Shame on a Nigga. Fantastic. I love SOAD, I love Wu-Tang, I love this cover. Having the RZA help on it only makes it better.




Ben Harper cover Queen's Under Pressure. Fantastic song. I think Ben Harper is one of the most talented humans ever. Not many people can cover Queen without butchering their songs. Metallica did a successful cover with "Stone Cold Crazy" , and so did Harper on this effort IMO




Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society cover Procol Harum's Whiter shade of Pale. Wait, Zakk doesn't just play guitar? This cover is fantastic, again one that no one likes. I love it. I cant help but feel that Zakk should of sang the Wonder Years theme song.




Sepultura cover Black Sabbaths Symptom of the Universe. I'll be honest, the drumming does it for me in this song.. A once heavy song made a million times heavier!




Megadeth cover Nancy Sinatra's These Boots are made for Walkin'. It is all about the guitar in this one. This is one of the most thrash metal songs I have ever heard. Though they got in a lot of trouble on this effort. Then the album was remastered they were forced to edit over half of the songs lyrics.




Chris Cornell cover Michael Jackson's Billie Jean. I was blown away by this cover. What a dark feel this song has. I was shocked when I learned that there are a lot of people who don't like Chris' vocals. I think this is an amazing cover!





DZK cover NIN The Great Below. Okay, this last one isn't exactly a cover, it is more of a "remix" with a lot of added lyrics. If you are familiar with DZK at all, this is as deep as he gets. I am a massive fan of anything this man does.




So this was a hard list.... There are a lot of covers I enjoy, but these are the ones that stood out the most at this moment. At a later date I may update it, or just add a few more songs. What covers do you like? Let us know in the comment section! And again, sorry for the misleading title.

When we last unearthed this twisted tale of family dissonance we touched upon the actual events that led to the disowning of our construx heroes HERE.

Then Ian revisited his position during the infamous and rightfully dubbed the "Jill Extinction Level Event" HERE

Now this all leads me to an argument I struggle with internally probably alot more than a mentally healthy person should. Am I (we) wrong?

Is this just a product of an immature grudge that I (we) are hypocritically holding against them for something as trivial as an email? Is this something that can be easily fixed with a sheathed ego and a sincere phone call? It very tough to know the real answer but I am sure that I don't want to find out.

We received a huge response to the original Email post, most of it was sweet sentiments of emotional support. I (we) thank you very much for caring enough to send a quick word of support as some of you may know that airing our dirty laundry for the entire planet to see is a little difficult to do especially when it highlights my (our) faults as a family member as well as our parents.

I got an email from an old friend (name withheld due to me not asking) and it brought up the argument that keeping my parents out of my life was harmful to my children and possible to me as well.

Here is the email below. Please click to enlarge if you cannot see it clearly.



I was very moved to get this message not for its content but more for its intent. It brought up some very valid points and the possibility that everything might just be a gross understanding.

I've made my point clear in previous posts, but this email says what people have been telling me for literally a decade now. This brings me to my original point (finally) How much do you tolerate from someone in your family?

How much of a free pass do you give someone in your family? For someone in your family to annoy you is probably easy, just think about the lifetime hours you have put into a relationship with these people and the time you've spent together. Mathematically, they are bound to piss you off more than anyone outside of a spouse.

A family member ... a PARENT not only has the strongest bond a person can have with another person. On the contrary a family member and a parent can hurt you deeper than anyone in your entire history of human interaction. A parent raises you from the second you are torn from the womb. They are your whole life, everything you know and say and do and think and feel and love and hate and believe your parents mold for you. When you develop mental independence and you start to stray from their influence it sets you on a path to adulthood. You take the lessons they gave you and weed out the good advice and learn from your mistakes and then you become an adult.

That's the story we are told right?

Does this give them a free pass to act anyway they want towards you? Is that their dowry for raising you? I don't think so.

The standards for how people treat each other should be set by you and not be put on a sliding scale based on how long you've known them. My intolerance for my parent's behavior, I feel, is based on a decade of emotional abuse and actions by them that I would not tolerate from anyone.

A relationship with my parents based on tolerance is unhealthy.

It's nothing new for people to get a free pass due to them sharing your blood. I watch the show Intervention, and those people look the other way to negligent behavior and negative actions to the point to where they have to exaggerate their conditions to have a slew of television producers to find a solution for you.

There is a family I am very close to that has turned their cheek to drug abuse, thievery, abuse, and sadness all for the sake of tolerating family.

Do people find strength in absorbing abuse from family members just for the sake of telling someone they can?

Back to my point. (you're welcome)

My parents have been nothing but an emotional burden since I've stopped needing them. They have said inexcusable things to me with no remorse, they have chosen to punish my family with neglect. I do not need them in my life. I really don't.

In Intervention they ask the family member "Would you tolerate a stranger stealing from you, taking drugs in your home, and mentally/physically abusing you?"

The answer is no.

"Why do you tolerate it from (_________) then?"

Very well put from an LA studio of all places.

Yes, there are things that are easier to turn the other cheek with when you are close to someone like, for example, Ian and I are. We are lucky enough to be cursed with similar brains, but we don't always agree on things. If we were just co-workers we probably would be on speaking terms anymore, but its still respect that we share.

My parents respect no one. Not a single person.

Respect for someone includes not being the person who emails your son about not being invited for X-mas. Respect doesn't include telling your son that their wedding sucks because of dog babysitting. That's another post.

I do not want my children actually knowing that people like my mother and father exist and somehow limp through a day to day routine. I do not feel obligated to include them in my life. I do not feel that I'm doing them an injustice or cheating them from knowing them.

Family means a little more to me than a name given to me at birth. It means unconditional love, it means, respect for one another, and it means that you selflessly give support whenever its needed. All of which I already have in my life with my own family.

You can disagree with me but family should not be based on unquestioning tolerance, and ignorance. If you'd like, you can call me your cousin as I shatter your nose with a hammer. It makes just as much sense.

This installment finds the gang in front of over 200 excited Lexingtonians.  Here's how it went down:



Stay tuned to see if Tuna and her crew are truly doomed in front of this capacity crowd:



It seems all we've proven is that people love being on camera.




Apparently expectations were high. So, did we pull it off??



The crowd is easily distracted... but are they easily impressed?



With some assistance from cat loving comrades we gave Cosmic Charlie's the best variety show a drunken college aged audience has ever encountered. THe job complete and the word spread, we packed up so the Koffin Kats could indulge in some rockabilly antics and we moved on... next stop: Chicago.

(Canadian ConstruX)

People are eating people. This is happening in the U.S.A and here in Canada. We can blame it on whatever we want.. Whether it be people snorting bath salts, people thinking that they are trying to intimidate the Government or maybe people are just crazy...

Like many I will take the high road. Clearly this is the Zombie Apocalypse we have all expected. Now, I have no interest in telling you what weapons you should use to kill the undead with, where you can hide or who you should have around you so you can survive. There are many books, movies and blogs from far more qualified people. I just wanna make sure you have the right background music as you kill these monsters.

What is the Theme song for your Zombie Apocalypse? I hope some of these songs are helpful ideas as you fight the undead off of you!

The Creepshow - Zombies ate her Brain. Possibly my favorite Zombie song ever recorded. Though this horror themed band has many songs that would fit this category, this one made the most sense because of its lyrical content. (and it is called Zombies ate her Brain, duh)


Richard Cheese - Down with the Sickness. Not only was this song in the remake of Dawn of the Dead, but the lounge sound truly adds a certain "creepiness" that obviously the Disturbed version could not capture


 The Misfits - Astro Zombies. Another band that you could easily pick many of their songs to your zombie massacre. This one has a cheesiness that any zombie fan must appreciate.



Zombie Love Song - Ray Johnson. Who is this dude? Why was this song written? Who cares.. Not all songs about zombies gotta be "scary" I find this song fun, even though it might be stupid.



And because I would be an idiot if I didn't throw my own work on this list, here is a song of mine I must add. Though there are no lyrics, or anything that clearly marks this as a "zombie song" I feel there is a darkness in the music that can add to any zombie slaying experience.




These are just a few suggestions.. There are many songs that could be used. We wanna hear yours! What songs get you pumped when you kill zombies? Let us know in the comment section.