A somber reflection is in order this week; yesterday marked the second anniversary of Eddie Guerrero's death. I don't need to reiterate what Eddie meant to the wrestling industry in length here; he's irreplaceable...period. I wrote this column for the Wednesday, November 30, 2005 edition of the Eastern Echo.

A tribute to Eddie at the Echo:

Beloved ( Read more... )

I fell considerably behind in posting blogs and came to the conclusion that a two week lay off was preferable to the constant cycle of back dated entries. This is my attempt to start fresh with a timely edition of Word of the Week.

redacted-verb: 1. to select or adapt (as by obscuring or removing sensitive information) for publication or release 2.  ( Read more... )

This column originally ran Friday, March 5, 2004. It's another example of how inefficent, no scratch that, sterile our government can truly be.

Jackasses in suits at the Echo:

Public needs open political mindset

Public needs open political mindset

I wonder at times, is it me, or is everyone else really as dumb as they seem? I want to know whom it was ( Read more... )

This edition strikes directly at the historical roots of Halloween; the celebration of death and the recognition of transient spirits crossing the veil that separates the living and dead, the veil that blurs each year on October the 31st.

macabre-adjective: having death as a subject, gruesome, horrible. 

Last Friday was a big haunt night as I joined the usual tandem in a return to Pontiac. Last year the three of us hit The Realm of Darkness and Erebus on Halloween night and having never previously visited these haunts I came away from the experience delighted. Needless to say I was ecstatic for the return as I viewed the trip as the likely pinnacle ( Read more... )

Seeing as October is the season of fear it seems fitting or perhaps ironic to reflect upon a column written to combat fear mongering. The following column originally ran in the Echo on Wednesday, October 26, 2005. This piece takes epidemic du jour to the wood shed.

Terror at the Echo:

Bird flu pandemic a media creation

Bird flu pandemic a media ( Read more... )

Another fine Monday in the great month of October, another Halloween themed Word of the Week. This entry is sure to put readers in mind of entombed ghoulies as well as that late night creep with the bone chilling screech and tales of the horror.
crypt-noun: a chamber wholly or partly underground.

Date: 10/12/07

Haunters: Jason, Joel, John, Amanda McCreary

Haunt Targets: The Lab, The Scream Machine, Hell's Hospital

Last Friday night marked a trifecta of terror as we set out to explore some downriver haunts. The night was fraught with excitement as we headed to our first haunt, The Lab. We weren't able to visit The Lab last year but the venue ( Read more... )

This week I bring you the second half of the two-part column concerning Nirvana and the murder of Kurt Cobain. This column originally ran in the Echo on Wednesday, January 19, 2005.
Somebody needs to consider the facts...this much forensic evidence and expert testimony cannot be ignored forever.

Support Kurt at the Echo:

Death of Nirvana's Cobain not ( Read more... )

Last Friday and Saturday I worked at Phantom Forest Hayrides but before I get to my review of that experience I have a number of other Halloween related topics to cover.
Well quite obviously I have yet to find a more suitable title for this column although Hallowblog is actually growing on me so it may not change at all. I had thought about titling ( Read more... )