Author: Ravenous Randy Myers
They say never meet your heroes. Being someone who has met some of my heroes, and being someone who has been told that people look up to them. (Who calls themselves a hero anyway? ….. I mean …… come on!) Throughout my time in wrestling, I have had the honor of meeting many people I have looked up to. Most have been super cool, and to be honest they all have lived up to my expectations of them. They were for the most part either toned down or in some cases toned up versions of the person I saw them…
Blocked. I have had my punches blocked, been cockblocked, have had writer’s block and creative blocks. Like many, if not all folks who choose to pursue artistic endeavors. We all at some point will suffer from some kind of block or something that stands between us and our next project! I pursue many forms of art and thus, am always blocked in one form or another. This block can come from outside forces, or from within us. I for one suffer from perfectionism, where I want or feel I need things to be of a certain quality. When I am…
This is my opinion, not yours but one I have made after 19 years of experiences in wrestling and performance art. Starting out in Calgary, I was trained classically! (if you will) like any classically trained artist or musician. My wrestling training was very technical. The fundamentals of this sport were both physically and mentally beat into me. But one thing you couldn’t beat out was my weird brain!!! As a child I was an artsy kid, always causing stunts around the school. Getting into wrestling, I had to force my self to become athletic, so my first couple years…
The fabulous Commodore Ballroom is one of Vancouver’s marquee venues provided the healing power of performing. For all things entertainment, one of the very first things I did when I moved to Vancouver from Calgary 8 years ago was going to the Commodore, to see the band Rancid. I instantly fell in love with the venue and knew I had to wrestle there one day. Since then I have seen countless amazing shows there, Against me! The interrupters, Less than Jake, and the for mentioned Rancid, a bunch of times. Tonight was ECCW’s time to shine and knock socks off…