Advice for Candidates

So in Canada we have a Federal Election coming up very soon, and it seems to be nothing but a lot of attack ads by the party leaders which is completely annoying.

Tell me what it is you're going to do for me, why should you get my vote, not why someone else shouldn't get my vote.

And if you have to do a tax hike, why is it benefiting me? I know taxes will go up, but will it serve me better. Be honest about it.

I already know who has my vote, and I guess that's nothing to showboat on here, even though it's no secret really. But the guy in my area who is getting my vote is getting it because he will go against the big picture if it does not serve well with the people in his riding. He genuinely cares. A rare feat among politicians.

Anyway, that's my rambling for them trying to get the vote.

But what about the guys and girls who do win, what advice do I have for them?

Well aside from don't fuck it up, I can't think of much more on anything specific. But I can help.



Small business owners are always willing to share what they would like help with



Intelligent figures can give a great outsiders perspective



No harm in looking to the latest technology



Why not seek help from other politicians.



There you go candidates, a little advice for you.

Until next time, keep it rockin'

2011 Draft Predictions

The annual WWE Draft takes place tonight on Raw.
I always look forward to the draft.

I love seeing what new feuds could take place, who's going to recieve a new push, who has the chance to break out.

I'm just gonna list 5 people for each brand. Who I see being moved and why it could happen, be good or bad.


To RAW

1. Alberto Del Rio - Let's face it, RAW is the A show. Always has been, always will be. This guy is a star and is on the rise, so why not pull the trigger and get him on the A show? I'm all for it, and to see if he moves over as the World Heavyweight Champion? Well, we'll just have to wait and see.

2. Kofi Kingston - He seems to be floundering in the mid-card role over there. If they're not gonna do anything more with him then get him on RAW. Also, if Orton is to move to Smackdown (read below) then there's more of a chance for him to not have a stalled push.

3. Wade Barret - For the love of god, get this guy away from The Corre. Get him away from any group. He's too good for it, a break out star waiting to happen. I'm glad they strapped him with the IC Title, but I see him as a main eventer not a mid-card champion.

4. Cody Rhodes - He's done such a great job going from Legacy jobber, to Dashing, to the dark, creepy, messed up psycho he is now. So many people have put his promo skills over as being reminisicent to Jake Roberts which is the highest compliment in my eyes, and I can't help but agree. Many people before, pegged him as the guy from Legacy who would go nowhere and he proved them wrong.

5. Drew McIntyre - For being the "Chosen One" he hasn't shined a whole lot on the blue brand. He needs a bit of a jump start and I think the move to Monday nights is that jump start he needs. As I and others know and said countless times, RAW is the A show and always has the stars and this guy is a star and just seems like a good fit to the red brand.

To Smackdown

1. Randy Orton - They need a top face, that's why the draft got moved to tonight. Edge's sudden retirement left a huge void in the faces of Smackdown and as much as I am a fan of Christian, they still need more. Orton's feud with Punk has just about run its course and Punk still has a lot of feuds and stuff left on RAW so they shouldn't move him back to Smackdown yet. Also, Orton is awesome but is always overshadowed by Fruity Pebbles and whatever feud he's in.

2. Daniel Bryan - Smackdown is a wrestling show. The matches are better and are more of the focus than shitty storylines. It's a perfect move for this amazing talent. I don't want to see him get lost in the RAW shuffle. Also, he can bring prestige to the IC Championship...just saying. Also go to wrestlingroaddiaries.com and pick up a copy. I got mine the other week and have watched it a few times, so worth it for any wrestling fan ;)

3. Melina/John Morrison - It's no secret about the incident with the cold shoulder JoMo gave to Trish Stratus, and I, like most believe it's because of Melinas jealousy. Split these two up to send a message to them.

4. R-Truth - I love the heel turn, and although Smackdown could use babyfaces, send them Truth and let him be a top heel.

5. Sin Cara - I know he's just new to RAW and is being pushed as a big deal. But they skipped over developmental and we're seeing the flaws with that. He is an amazing talent, but for now give him the chance to have the few botches fixed up in production and give us a Sin Cara vs. Mysterio feud while Rey is still around. Who wouldn't want to see that?

So there's 5 picks for each brand. Will I be correct with all? none? half? Tune into RAW tonight at 10pm Atlantic time on The Score here in Canda, USA in..well, USA and Sky Sports in the UK. I'm not sure of any other channels, but hell, let me know what you watch it on.

What are your draft predictions? who's going where? what feud do you want to see?

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Easter Egg Ideas

We have a tradition in our family on Good Friday. Everyone else in my family has the day off, and I work. Also, after that, we go to mom and dads, order fish and chips from Hellas here in Sackville, and paint eggs with the nephews.

Over the years I've been in a rut, thinking of ideas of how to decorate and paint them. So like anybody who has a problem with anything, I took to the internet.

Who knows? With what I found I could end up making some neat eggs, or I'll make a haggard mess trying. Either way, these were some I found on some pages that made me laugh or I thought were just pretty damn cool.

Did any of these inspire you?

Hopefully I'll have pictures from Good Friday up here shortly after....depending on how my eggs go of course ;) jk

You have any ideas for painting eggs? Do you still do it? Do you do anything special on Good Friday or over the Easter weekend? Tell me all about it.

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Until next time, keep it rockin'

Ghostbusters 3

I'm a sucker for nostalgia and taking trips back to my childhood, and one big thing form my childhood was the Ghostbusters.

Both the movies and cartoons...and the thousands of dollars my parents spent on toys and crap, of course.

Over the past few years I remember hearing talking, more rumors than anything of there being a Ghostbusters 3 movie in the works.

If that's true I'm all for it. So I looked into it trying to find out what I could and I found some promising statements that have me feeling good on the whole deal.



sounds good doesn't it?
Here's another



Sweet! but...what's all this Bill Murray talk? He played Peter Venkman, my favorite Ghostbuster. Is it true that he could not be all for this?

*skip to about 25 seconds in*



Ugh, really Bill? Why?



Hmm, well, I suppose you have your reasons.
But is he going to be the reason it never fully happens?
I need a sign of hope...maybe a sign of hope named Ivan?



Huzzah! We have good news.

Okay first off, let me say, I have no idea what the proper order is on these videos and reports...but by the sounds of it, it will happen with or without Bill. But if you have any updates on this, please let me know

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Austin Aries

Austin Aries...honestly how can I write in my blog about this guy? What can I write that hasn't already been said? Not a whole lot, but I just can't get enough of watching this guys matches, and I plan on ordering Evolve 7 to watch him wrestle Jon Moxley before Moxley is WWE bound. Speaking of this match, did you see Aries wicked promo on this match?



Amazing! I only have one question, why the fuck is he not in WWE?

The only answer I can come up with, is that this guy is too much of a professional wrestler. And that really is a damn shame.

Aries is not only a great promo guy, but his matches are always top notch, and he evolves with the business and changes his character to avoid ever being dull (which couldn't happen anyways)

The story goes that he was asked to try out for Tough Enough in the restart of the series and didn't make it on.

How is that possible? Granted he's 5'9" 200 pounds, but it's not like there's guys smaller than that wrestlin...sorry, "entertaining" weekly on RAW.

He's a two time Ring of Honor World Champion and two time ROH Tag Team Champion as part of Generation Next with Roderick Strong, another talent who should be showcased on the main stage of WWE.

Aries had a run in TNA ultimately as Austin Starr, but TNA dropped the ball, I don't care what they say on their end. This guy shold have been kept and not had miscommunications lead to him requesting his release.

He's currently signed with Dragon Gate USA and as I mentioned at the beginning of this he'll be wrestling Jon Moxley tomorrow night at Evolve 7.
For more information on this iPPV and how to watch, go here

Here's a match of his against the now ROH World Champion Eddie Edwards, awesome stuff.



I know the IWC only makes a small part of wrestling fans, but changes have come from the IWC making themselves heard. Let's do what we can to get this guy an opportunity in WWE to showcase his skills and ability on the big stage like he has always deserved.

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and while you're there you can follow me too @bradfordml ...just sayin heh

Until next time, keep it rockin'

Angry Birds

My buddy Kyle posted a video of real life Angry Birds and I wanted to see what other Angry Birds videos there were.

If you don't know what Angry Birds is, it's one of the most popular and addictive iPhone/iPod apps ever. I've seen t-shirts, iPod skins and other things devoted to the game
it's kind of sad but that's just the way it is.

I came across a few other videos that were weird/funny





and the one Kyle had posted



and there you have it, time and money spent on production of these videos based off of a simple iPod app.....wow

Until next time, keep it rockin'
@bradfordml

Easter Special

I know Easter is over a week away, but I'm kind of an idiot and probably would forget any idea of an Easter post, well, even 5 minutes from now if I weren't to act on it right away.

This was one of my favorite specials as a kid. Buttons and Rusty and the Easter Bunny





Ah that takes me back. But being older now and watching it...this was kind of messed up wasn't it? Buttons and Rusty became so obsessed with the Easter Bunny that they stalked him, broke into his place, and eventually were on trial for murdering the Easter Bunny.

Nothing says Happy Easter like a good murder case I guess.

Do you have any favorite specials? Pass 'em along.

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Until next time, keep it rockin'