27. July 2008 by Matt.

Finally! My favorite cartoon as a child is coming to DVD! Of course, it’s only coming out in the U.K., and will be a region 2 DVD, but the fuck do I care? I can play region 2 dvds just fine. I’m so excited!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/X-Men-Season-Part-Marvel-Originals/dp/B0017J86DG/ref=pd_bbs_sr_18/203-3452608-1539168?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1217218192&sr=8-18

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25. July 2008 by Matt.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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24. July 2008 by Steven.

 You would really think with all the advances in medicine, they could come up with an easier way to test for drugs.  I mean I had one company use a mouth swab…doesn’t that make more sense then trying to aim in a cup.

I mean it’s not like you can really control what your doing half the time…it just goes. And if they have to test urine….couldn’t they make it easier or give you gloves…I mean to just hand someone a little cup and tell them to hit it is kind of inhuman isn’t it. I don’t want to pee on my hands…they give you this little room with no sink…it’s distrubing. And how can you go through life and decide…I want to handle other people’s pee for a living. What a demeaning and thankless job.

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22. July 2008 by Matt.

One of my favorite new bands, The Moxy, has finally unleashed their own website, www.themoxysound.com. They have their brand new video, “Step Down” on there, and you can also buy an mp3 of the song and the very first limited edition Moxy t-shirt! You can also visit their myspace, www.myspace.com/themoxysound, to hear clips from two other songs. I love these guys and can’t wait to see them become as big as they deserve to be!
If you haven’t already, definately check them out.

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22. July 2008 by Steven.

-Matt is caught off guard
-Eric can’t be gay…he has a gag reflex
-”We would be awesome at it” –Matt
-Steven had a guy who he went to high school with kill himself
-The cycle of insane connections continues as Eric knows him through another friend
-Six degrees of Kevin Bacon my ass
-”Do you know a guy named Jeff?”
-Steven is eating M&M peanuts on air…sorry guys
-Dead guys in meat locker at Kroger…gross
-Royce shows up
-And he brought new e-mails
- He and Gloria thought they were pregnant
-Their test came back red…not possible
-”Never heard of a quiff”
-More bad sex advice from Royce
-”It’s simple physics” — Royce
-”It’s formulated especially for Negroes” –Royce
-Royce agrees with very bad things…the Woojew Radio Network and it’s subsidiaries do not agree with the statements made during this segment. ALL of HIS advice should be taken at your own personal risk and Woojew will not be held responsible for any action taken as a result of his advice.
-”Fall down the stairs”

 -Storks are where herpes come from
-Eric wants to look for himself in the Police Blotter
-Steven has a shocking REVOLUTION…oops Revelation
-Night of Champions predicitons
-”He’ll kind of vibrate between us it will be hot.”
-Steven is drinking banana rum…and a splash of coke

Mickie James(c) vs. Katie Lea Burchill — Eric: Mickie James   Steven: Katie Lea Burchill   Matt: Katie Lea Burchill
Matt Hardy(c) vs. Chavo Guerrero — Eric: Chavo Steven: Matt Hardy Matt: Matt Hardy
John Morrison and The Miz(c) vs. Finley and Hornswoggle — Eric: Finley/Hornswoggle Steven: Miz/Morrison Matt: Mizz/Morrison
Cody Rhodes and Hardcore Holly(c) vs. Ted DiBiase Jr. and Mystery Opponent — Eric: Rhodes/Holly Steven: Rhodes/Holly Matt: DiBiase/MO
Kane(c) vs. Big Show vs. Mark Henry – Eric: Big Show Steven: Kane Matt: Kane
Natalia Niedhart(c) vs. Mystery Opponent — Eric: Neidhart Steven: Niedhart Matt: Niedhart
Chris Jericho(c) vs. Mystery Opponent — Eric: Jericho Steven: Jericho Matt: MO
Edge(c) vs. Batista — Eric: Batista Steven: Edge Matt: Edge
Triple H(c) vs. John Cena — Eric: Cena Steven: Cena Matt: Triple H

-The results can be read here.
-Steven makes his revelation
-Eric keeps his news for episode 34…stay tuned-Send us song suggestions, comments, ideas, etc. We will read and consider everything. We do what we do for you! Visit http://www.kirby-author.com to download FREE copies of Steven’s novels. They are great, check them out! You can e-mail us at eric@woojew.com, matt@woojew.com or steven@woojew.com

“I Kissed a Girl” by Jill Sobule
From the album, Jill Sobule

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21. July 2008 by Steven.

-The Urban Show begins with Steven singing…only a little bit. Sorry guys
-The boys talk about the last intro and Steven, despite years of wrestling knowledge is left in the dark
-Matt is gay…and a jew…and not a producer, he is an on air talent.
-Steven doesn’t keep track of episodes. And yells at Eric for it
-Eric gets retribution
-Steven fixed the web site that he complained so much about in Episode 30.
-Dude who sucked at HTML got fired…WAHHHHHH!
-Steven’s job lost 130 positions
-Steven is not affected, his division is still going strong and making the most profit ever.
-Steven would take a buyout, but they won’t give him one.
-Corporate BS conversation
-Matt is not a nuclear physicist
-”I picked things up pretty quick on the job site.” — Matt
-Eric is not a hair stylist
-Steven FINALLY got access to the WHOLE web site…EVERYTHING
-”THAT’S IT…ARE YOU FUCKING NUTS”
-I should have punched him — Steven
-Steven has already started becoming the “web boss”
-Matt can’t shut up about his life…worthless producer
-Steven’s week has been a roller coaster
-He lost friends in the company to layoffs
-His work downtown has turned into “Survivor: Office Jobs”

-Steven continues to battle against antidepressants
-A revelation comes out from the conversation between Matt and Steven
-Cycle of Evil
-Steven has problems with authority
-Matt has no problem confronting authority…he’s better than Steven, in many ways, thanks to the pills
-Matt uses his “work speak” to try and help Steven
-A new project has come to Steven, a web site…YAY WORK!
-Matt’s obsessed with Hookers and Pimps
-It’s like MySpace but for Pimps — Steven
-That is MySpace — Matt
-We may Retcon or Reinvent episode 1-7 with Eric added in

Visit http://www.kirby-author.com to download FREE copies of Steven’s novels. They are great, check them out! You can e-mail us at eric@woojew.com, matt@woojew.com or steven@woojew.com

“Take You There” by Donny Clang
From the album, Take You There

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18. July 2008 by Steven.

Alright so I could just go back and delete the last two posts and pretend it never happened but really what fun would that be. Instead I will just add this update. Things are moving into the right.

I got a new job and will start at the beginning of August and it means a lot for me. More pay and less expenses. So it’s really a win-win situation as far as I can tell. It’s hard to leave my last job, they are amazing people and all of them mean a lot to me. They are a little upset by my departure which feels good. I guess it means I made a difference there.

Yes our babysitter is still gone so Kristin’s job is still going to be just weekends but I’ll be home every night by five and we will have evenings together and it’s kind of nice having her home again. She’s spending time with Torrie and being able to fix up the house again which is a HUGE advantage. I came home last night and everything just looked amazing.

I’m a little apprehensive about this leap, I will finally end my six and a half year career in the newspaper business. Considering I’m only 23, I think that is  quite an accomplishment. I never really thought that I would be there forever and it’s quickly a dying medium. It shouldn’t be because te people who bring you the news that matters shouldn’t be hundreds of miles away in some global news room like Google or Yahoo. They should be from your community and know what it is that is important to you. Many people have lost sight of what is important when it comes to news. Fast and first are important but accuaracy and truthfulness far outweigh those qualities.

Remember that next time you get news from a web site and wonder just who is on the other end. Is it a team of professional journalists who have spent the time and energy to worry about things like ethics or is it any wackjob with an internet connection and some HTML training.

Alright, I’m off my soap box and I’m ready to move on in life. It’s a big leap but it’s about time I took it.

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15. July 2008 by Steven.

Nearly Noon and already the day is shot to hell, we’ve lost our babysitter and we don’t know what we’re going to do. Kristin will probably quit her job…just as we almost pulled ourselves out of hell we are thrust back in.

Did you ever think you were special?

It’s not true, no matter how hard you work or how hard you try, no matter how nice you are life destroys you. It takes your spirit and crushes under its heavy fist.

I’m so tired…just tired.

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14. July 2008 by Steven.

This week sucks. I don’t know what I’m doing any more I just seem to piss people off. The doctors put me on medication…I’m on an upper, a downer and some blood pressure medication that makes my head spin. I was so out of it last Friday afternoon I napped for two hours and woke up in a panic because I thought I wasn’t breathing. I had to literally tell myself to breathe.

 If you’ve never experienced such a phenomenom be thankful, it’s fucking creepy. But I digress, I should start at the beginning.

 Last Monday, a week ago I got a call while sitting at work. A position I had applied for 6 weeks ago was still open and I got called for an interview on Thursday afternoon. The same day as the doctor’s appointment.

So Tuesday comes and goes, Matt and I went to see Avenue Q, a broadway play that Casa Manana did a production of at the Bass Hall, we had great seats and it went well. Glad that I could get Matt to go with me and he seemed to enjoy it.

Wednesday my boss, who I told about the job interview snapped at me to the tune of you need to teach so and so to do this especially if you “are going to run off and get a new job.” Pretty disheartening since I consider her a friend.

Thursday is the big day. Doc congratulates me for finally making the decision. I filled out a three page questionnaire and he didn’t even ask me questions when he came in just said. Yeah lets get you some pills. Retested my blood pressure, it was a little high so he added the blood pressure medicine. Got to the job interview and it went well I think, they tell me I will hear from them Monday.

Friday is kind of a blur. I went to work, came home at noon and took the blood pressure medication. I then went through my 3-hour lost period which did not feel good at all, as explained above. Then I went to eat with Dad and we talked, like really talked for like four to five hours. It was great.

Saturday was better. Kristin had time off so we picked up a friend from the airport, saw his apartment and cat then headed home. Torrie went off to Kristin’s mom and we had the night to ourselves. We invited people over and Nick, Mikey, Eric and Ryan (not numero uno) came over and we played Rock Band until about 3 or 4 in the morning. It was great. For those who were wondering, Eric actually can carry a tune, I was pretty impressed as were all in attendence.

Sunday was okay until I took the blood pressure medicine again. I went all woozy again right as Kristin left for work. My brother and his wife asked me to watch their kids, which normally I don’t mind but feeling the way I did, I could barely watch Torrie, I even fell asleep for a little while and woke up in a panic again. Tom and Amanda really sounded pissed when I told them no and Kristin tried to explain but Tom’s answer was “I’m on the same stuff and it doesn’t affect me, he’s fine.”

So today, I get called from the new potential job and was told that I had a second interview today. I’m not really prepared, I haven’t shaved and I’m not dressed up but oh well. They get what they get. I tried again to apologize to Tom and Amanda and got a snide text message from Amanda basically telling me I never help them out. I’m just tired of caring what everyone else thinks. I wish I could just stop giving a shit and ignore everyone else who didn’t say something or do something positive for me. I wish I could be that selfish.

It gets worse…just got a call from the doctor’s office. No surprise my cholestorol is high but apparently so are my triglycerides which is doing damage to my liver so I can’t drink for a month. See this is why I don’t go to doctors, they tell you bad things.

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13. July 2008 by Matt.

This past weekend can only be described as a “lost weekend” for me, for reasons I won’t go into here. One of the few things that sticks out is that I received a copy of 2002’s WWE Anthology CD set from England. I had a U.S. copy but one of the discs is missing and I decided to replace it. It is long out of print in the U.S., so the cheapest way to get it was to order from Europe.
Whilst importing this album into my computer, I decided to go find all my old WWF/E CDs and give them another listening to. Here’s what I thought…

The Wrestling Album (1985)

This was the very first WWF album. Instead of entrance themes, this album is mainly a jokey recording featuring various superstars singing. Yes, Roddy Piper and Nikolai Volkoff “sing”! The only saving grace to this album is the inclusion of Derringer’s “Real American”, which long time wrestling fans will recognize as Hulk Hogan’s theme song. I wouldn’t purchase this album again, but download it if you are curious.
My rating: D

WWF: Full Metal The Album (1995)

Ten years later WWF released the first entrance theme album, entitled “Full Metal”. Despite the title this CD is recognized as WWF The Music Volume 1, and it’s worthy of that distinction. The album opens with two tracks performed by members of Anthrax and Type-O Negative. These two songs actually became merged together later on and were the main theme song for WWF RAW is WAR from 1996 until 2002. It’s interesting to hear them as they were originally presented.
Entrance theme wise we have Diesel, Goldust, Razor Ramon, Bret Hart and The Undertaker among others. My favorite tracks include Bret Hart’s theme, Shawn Michaels theme and Hakushi’s theme. Anyone remember that guy? This CD is not something I’d recommend to non-wrestling fans, but anyone who was a fan back in the 90’s will enjoy this bit of nostalgia.
My rating: C

WWF: The Music, Volume 2 (1997)

WWF Volume 2 features WWF composer Jim Johnston experimenting with remixes for the first time. The album opens up with a slow, orchestral rendition of the Undertaker’s theme song. This is one of my favorite WWF tracks. We also get early versions of Stone Cold Steve Austin’s theme and Mankind’s original theme song. Also featured are one of The Rock’s very first themes, The Nation of Domination’s theme, Sunny’s theme and an odd remix of Shawn Michaels’ theme, “Sexy Boy”, that appears to have been sung by a drunk cowboy.
My rating: B-
WWF: The Music, Volume 3 (1998)

This was the first time that a theme music CD went mainstream. I remember picking this up at Target for crying out loud! This one is a straight theme music CD, no remixes or wrestlers singing. This one is essential for anyone who was a fan of wrestling during the Attitude era. In this album Jim Johnston begins to compose actual 3 mintue songs instead of 1 minute loops only meant for use on TV.
As with Volume 2, this one opens with a theme song for The Undertaker, but immediatly you’ll realize that is is a different Undertaker than was represented on Volume 2. This is how theme music is supposed to be, representative of the personality of the character. Taker’s theme is a rousing guitar driven affair with gothic bells and synths. We also get Edge’s first theme, Kane’s theme and perenial favorite The Brood’s theme, which to this day if one of my favorites. Rounding out the album are D-Generation X’s full theme song and Stone Cold’s 2nd theme, which is the faster one that he still uses to this day.
My rating: A
WWF: The Music Vol, 4 (1999)

Volume 4 brought us newer rendtions of songs from Edge, The Undertaker and The Rock, as well as themes for newer wrestlers Chris Jericho and the Big Show. The main reason for owning this album is the inclusion of Triple H’s solo theme, “My Time”. This was the song he used during his initial main event push and is well worth the price of admission. All around more polished than Volume 3, this is a worthy followup, and essential for any Attitude era fan.
My rating: A

WWF: The Music Vol, 5 (2001)

Volume 5 was a long time coming in it’s day. Unfortuatly it was a bit of a let down. While the album did include Triple H’s new (and still current) theme song “The Game”, the rest of the tracks were ultimatly a let down. It’s as if Jim Johnston took a vacation on this one. The final track on this one is The Rock singing about Pie. WTF? No. Just no.
My rating: C

WWF Forceable Entry (2002)

A return to form for Jim Johnston, this album features popular rock bands performing superstars theme songs, a trend which continues today. While some of the songs aren’t as memorable as their original counterparts, others shine. Drowning Pool’s “The Game” is great, as is Our Lady Peace’s “Whatever”. For me, the stand out track is Disturbed’s take on Stone Cold’s theme. I didn’t think anyone could put words to “Glass Shatters” but by the grace of God they did, and did it well. I wish Austin would have used this theme for longer than he did. We also have RVD’s long running theme song, Union Underground’s RAW theme song that was used from 2002 until 2006, and Boy Hits Car’s rendition of Lita’s theme, which she used until she retired in 2007. Some songs on this album are still used today including Matt Hardy’s “Live For The Moment” and Kane’s “Slow Chemical”. I highly recommend this album to wrestling fans and to fans of hard rock. Probably my favorite WWF album!
My rating: A

WWE Anthology (2002)

The first WWE named album is a three disc deluxe set featuring songs from the 80’s, 90’s and today. Disc one is the Federation era and contains many classic WWE themes including themes for Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart, Ultimate Warrior, Million Dollar Man Ted Dibiase, Shawn Michaels, Owen Hart, Mankind and more. They crammed 33 songs on this disc, since most of them are only 2 minutes long. Again, the early theme songs were really only meant to play in arenas for 1 minute or so, so this is ok. Disc two is amazing. This is the Attitude era disc and features all of the big theme songs from 1997 to 2001. While many of these songs also appeared on previous WWF CDs, some presented here are remixes or alternate versions which makes them different enough. Disc 3 is the “Now” era, which features then current theme songs for The Undertaker, Brock Lesnar, Christian and others. My favorite on this disc is “Game” which is actually a tranistional theme Triple H used between “My Time” and “The Game” by Motorhead. Elements are both songs are apparent. The main reason to own this 3 disc set is the inclusion of the Corporate Ministry’s first theme song. Holy shit this song rocks. Sadly, the more popular second version did not make it on the CD, although a CD quality rip was included on early promo copies. One thing I should note, DO NOT BUY THE AMERICAN VERSION. Disc 2 was misprinted and each track starts 2 seconds into the songs, cutting off the intros. The U.S. version also came in a very thin cardboard sleeve thing, but the European version comes in a full size triple digipak and has no issues on disc 2.
My rating: A+

Themeaddict: WWE The Music Vol.6 (2004)

Volume 6 brought back Motorhead for the highly anticipated “Evolution” theme song. Many newer superstars were featured on this album including JBL, Christian, Carlito and Chavo Guererro. Volume 6 was also a first for two things. This was the first WWE CD released through the Columbia Records label, and the first to include a DVD, with videos for each song.
My rating: B+

WWE Wreckless Intent (2006)

WI is one of my favorite WWE CDs. This album features Randy Orton’s “Burn In My Light” theme song, along with new tunes for Batista and Triple H. Other stand outs are CM Punk’s theme song, “This Fire Burns” by Killswitch Engage and Sikk The Shocker’s “I’m Comin’” MVP’s theme. A majority of the songs on this CD are still used every week on WWE programming.
My rating: A+

WWE The Music Vol. 7 (2007)

Volume 7 was released to iTunes only, and is still only available for download. This album contains 21 tracks, all of which are Jim Johnston creations…no big name bands here. The first handful of tracks are great, but the quality slips during the middle portion. The last few tracks are decent as well. Standouts include Cryme Tyme’s theme, Elijah Burke’s theme and Gregory Helms theme. While I’d have prefered for this to be released on a CD, I don’t mind this method of distributing WWE themes, if it means getting some lesser popular wrestler’s themes who normally would not have made it to CD.
My rating: C+

WWE RAW: The Greatest Hits (2008)

Taken as a GH compilation, WWE RAW, is a fantastic addition to the WWE library. The only trouble is, each and every song, save for two, have already been released elsewhere. Still, if you just want to pick up one CD to fullfill your WWE music needs, this one will do it. Covering everyone from John Cena and Triple H to the Rock, Stone Cold and Undertaker, this CD has all of the big names of the last 15 years. You’ll be hard pressed to find a song you won’t like on here.
My rating: (As a Greatest Hits) A
WWE The Music, Vol 8 (2008)
*reprinted from an earlier blog post*

WWE The Music Volume 8 represents the WWE trying to reclaim lossess after the Christmas release of RAW: The Music, which contained only two new songs, the rest were previously released. Taken as a “best of” it wasn’t a bad CD, but the type of people who would buy this sort of CD already owned all the original releases.
Despite how shitty the WWE product is at the moment, Jim Johnston, the WWE composer still makes the most of what he’s given and produces pretty decent music. I’ve always been a fan of WWE music so it should come as no surprise that I have been awaiting this one.
The CD definetley feels rushed, especially compared to some of the previous, and much better, albumsincluding Forceable Entry and Wreckless Intent. That said, there are still a few tracks that I enjoy, including “No More Words” by EndeverafteR, which is Jeff Hardy’s new theme song. It sounds crappy as an arena entrance tune, but it’s a good song on the CD. Theory of a Deadman have re-recorded Vince McMahon’s well known theme, “No Chance In Hell”. It’s pretty good. Not as good as the original, but Theory always puts out solid material for WWE and this song continues that. Saliva also puts out another track for the WWE, “Don’t Question My Heart” the new ECW theme. It’s ok. I like Saliva, but this one is a let down. Saliva generally puts out catchy, melodic hard rock, but this one’s just not catchy….or melodic. It’s very generic sounding.
John Morrison’s new theme song isn’t bad. I like how it’s a throw back to 60’s/70’s rock, much like his gimmick, so the song works for him. It could use some stronger vocals though. Shelton Benjamin’s theme is re-recorded, but I’m not sure why. This new one isn’t that good…it’s just a slower, plodding affair. Mr. Kennedy’s theme has been redone again, despite being one of the two new songs on the last release. It’s awful. Airborne does it, and it just sucks. The original is much, much better. Chris Jericho gets yet another remix…and it’s decent. A bit slow, but it’s a welcome departure from his early 2000’s themes. Aiden performs Ashley’s new theme song for the Wal-Mart version, although the song isn’t near the standards of thier own albums. Santino Marella’s theme is also a bonus track, and it’s surprisngly good.
So, if you’re a WWE fan, it’s worth checking out, but anyone else will do best to avoid this one.
My rating: B

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