Pro wrestling comes to Williams

WILLIAMS—Williams will have it’s first professional wrestling match tomorrow at 8 p.m. at the Williams High School gym. The gym is located at 440 S. 7th street. It is just up the street from the Williams Medical Clinic.

The card includes:

1. Dexter Verity vs. Super Rich

2. Mercer vs. Parrallax

3. The Monstrous Mongo the Hobo vs. the Suburban Ninja

Intermission/Sell merchandise

4. Ram Rock vs. Alex Sage

5. R3 vs. Jay Garland

6. THE MAIN EVENT
Pete “the Heat” Petrocelli vs. Graves

These are the scheduled matches and there are other fun things planned in between matches to keep the crowd excited and wanting more.

The match is set up by former pro wrestler-turned-Pastor Andy McDaniel of the First Baptist Church of Williams. He has been offering pro wrestling training for the community for some time giving the youth another activity.

Hugo award nominations open

hugo_smNominations for the biggest award of the year for science fiction are now open. The Hugo Award nomination process started on January 2 and run to March 10th. The 2013 Hugo Awards are being administered by LoneStarCon 3, the 2013 World Science Fiction Convention in San Antonio, Texas.

The awards are named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories. The Hugo is awarded by the World Science Fiction Society.

People eligible to nominate for the award must be, or have been, a member of the 2012, 2013 or 2014 Worldcons as of January 31, 2013. Nominations must be received by March 10, 2013 at 11:59 p.m. Post marks and other date stamps do not count.

Newtown man dies in Stamford accident

STAMFORD, CT. — A 46-year-old Newtown man who worked behind the scenes on numerous blockbuster films was killed in a head-on accident on the Merritt Parkway Friday evening.

Scott Getzinger, a property master who provided props for more than 25 films, including “Spider-Man,” “Independence Day,” “The Truman Show” and the upcoming “Men in Black III” and “The Dark Knight Rises,” died at Stamford Hospital after sustaining severe injuries.

Getzinger suffered multiple broken bones, but was described as conscious and alert after being cut out of the 2002 Ford F-150 pickup truck he was driving. State police initially characterized his injuries as non-life threatening.

Read more at the Stamford Advocate

Christmas selections from The Piano Guys

The Piano Guys may not have a fantastic name for their band, but they certainly play fantastic music. Their videos are going viral on the Internet and they have appeared on numerous television shows.

We present for your holiday pleasure some of their music videos.

The Carol of the Bells for 12 Cellos

O Come, Emanuel

And just for fun…

Texan of the Year nominations still coming in for Larry Hagman

They started shortly after Larry Hagman died Thanksgiving weekend. They continued through the next week and into this one. Larry Hagman is a people’s favorite for Dallas Morning News Texan of the Year.

A sampling of the emails, starting with one from yesterday:

– From Dorothy Herrington:

I nominate Larry Hagman as Texan of the Year. Not only was he a great entertainer (who could possibly forget “J.R.”?), but he supported the South Dallas Cultural Center, launched the Larry Hagman Foundation, gave thousands to the Dallas Children’s Center, Big Thought, Artreach, Frazier Revitalization, and also organized a program for Dunbar Elementary. He advocated organ donation especially after his own transplant in 1995. The only Larry Hagman most of us knew was that he had such a zest for life, and had this uncanny ability to play his acting parts like no other.

We shall never forget him, and will miss him greatly. I would wonder what he is orchestrating upstairs right now, but am sure all those present are under his spell at this very moment. Oh, that we could see what kind of mischief he is conjuring up, as he twitches those eyebrows. You can bet it is entertaining.

Read more at The Dallas Morning News

See Also: Hagman knew the end was near, his ‘Dallas’ wife says – Houston Chronicle

Larry Hagman and ‘Dallas’ helped end communism in Romania

Larry Hagman captivated Americans for 13 years as J.R. Ewing on “Dallas.” But the former “I Dream of Jeanie” star may have had a much more dedicated fan base, way over in Romania.

In Romania, Hagman will be remembered as the man who made capitalism cool, and eventually helped end communism in the region.

“I think we were directly or indirectly responsible for the fall of the [Soviet] empire,” Hagman told the Associated Press a decade ago. “They would see the wealthy Ewings and say, ‘Hey, we don’t have all this stuff.’ I think it was good old-fashioned greed that got them to question their authority.”

Read more at FOX News

MIB 3 Now on DVD

Review By Glen

I went to see Jurassic Park when it first came out. I believe it was the second day of the opening. This is seemingly an unamazing fact to add to a review of Men in Black 3. The amazing part is that when it came out, I had not seen a trailer or read any movie information. That is probably more amazing when you consider that I was very much into the Science Fiction genre at the time.

The only reason that I even saw it was that I had picked up a friend of mine arriving from France. This was before TSA. As we passed by the theater, she excitedly pointed to the marquee and said that she wanted to see the picture. It was one of the rare moments in which I had cash, in those days, so I agreed. Thus I entered with no preconceived notions.

I was blown away. Usually trailers give too much of the movie away, so not having seen a trailer I went in totally in the dark. It was one of the best movie experiences that I have ever had.

I do not remember what prompted me to go to the Men in Black movie. I went in with no knowledge of the background of the characters or story. I believe that it was drawn from a comic book series that I never read. Again I went in with no preconceived notions of the film and again I was blown away. It was one of the best movies I had seen in some time.

The reason I tell you this is that I do not like to add spoilers. So I will not comment on the plot of the film. I will only say that it is a rarity that a sequel is better than the original. The first sequel to do that was probably the 1952 Son of Paleface staring Bob Hope. Like Jurassic Park 2, Men in Black 2 was okay but they did not really measure up to the original. Like the 3rd Jurassic Park, however, Men in Black 3 rate that coveted “better than the original” honor. You can find ample information on the Internet if you have not seen the film and want to spoil it.

These days I do not much follow trailers and movies having other knowledge to gain that I feel of more importance. So I did not even know there was a Men in Black 3 until a friend of mine said that she wanted to buy a copy. (Guys, I’m beginning to believe, as I grow older, that maybe we should listen to the women just from time-to-time)

Those of you that have seen the movie will know my references while others will have to view the movie.

The plot, as I said, was excellent. I couldn’t really find any technical problems because I was enjoying the plot.

I will have to reveal that the movie starts with a eulogy by K over the passing of Zed. Zed is replaced by Agent O played by Emma Thompson. Although I’ll miss Rip Torn, Emma was a great replacement.

K & J are still the same—K being the grumpy old man and J his “cool” side. This time they face Boris, just Boris—the evil Boglodite and the last of his alien race. Josh Brolin plays a young K who teams up with J to stop the alien and save the world from invasion. Of course we all know that there is an Arquillian battle cruiser or some other threat to earth and the only way that we get on with our miserable little lives is that these brave Men in Black keep us from knowing about it. The banter and dialogue is excellent and right in line with the rest of the series.

I do feel at liberty to inform you that they save the earth. Otherwise you would not be around to see the film, right?