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Raven's Log
Stardate: 1.7.04
Milemarker 185 on Highway I-24 in Tennessee, Watts is asleep.
Everyone is entitled to an opinion. My point is; a critic should be held to a higher standard because of his position of power. The sport of wrestling is based on getting fan reaction to such extremes that people will buy tickets to see the next show. If wowing them with acrobatics worked, people would have been doing this years ago. The problem I have with critics is to them it doesn't matter if there's fan reaction or not, if they see what they like, they will praise it. However, I believe if you are not entertaining the fans, you are not doing your job, period. Bottom line.
Also, to sound off on all you respondents of my column who feel that it's the only way for young up and comers to get noticed, you are absolutely wrong. I've seen more guys get noticed just by being a personality or a character like The Sandman or knowing how to work like Shane Douglas. I can tell if someone has a clue to the business even if they are doing the most mundane things like circling the ring. There is an old timer's saying that you can tell if someone can work by
a) how they get in the ring
b) how they lock up
and it's true.
Ultimately, my point is that if you are a critic, you should look at the product with a more discerning eye than a normal person and if you do have a more discerning eye, you'll see on 2 different levels why selling and telling a story is more important than being a high spot-kateer:
a) it is more aesthetically pleasing & its more awe-inspiring on a deeper emotional level
b) its much more conducive to drawing money which is what
iiiiii. the business is about.
iiiiiii. keeps all of us employed.
All of this doesn't mean I don't enjoy high spot-kateer matches. They are fun in their place. I just hate when they are given so much more weight than what they actually deserve. That's all.
Now for something completely different:
The 5 best movies of the year, in no particular order:
1) Pirates of the Caribbean
2) Master and Commander
3) Bad Santa
4) Equilibrium
5) Out of Time
On a sidebar, to Raven's fan, "Envy," I do study quantum physics, and even though I'm only halfway through it, I highly recommend "Faster than the Speed of Light" by Joao Magueijo. I've not finished it because I mostly read comics (30 to 40 titles a week, mostly superheroes) and I only read actual books in the bathroom. Plus, that's also where I read EW (Entertainment Weekly) and currently a book on the Tao of Poker and Mensa's book on chess. So unless I have an extreme case of diarrhea, it will take me a bit of time to finish reading it.
To address some other concerns of the cognoscenti, I also bought my Waffle House table directly from the Waffle House table factory. It comes as a complete booth, seats and all. They don't actually sell them to the public, but the guy was a Raven fan, so when I inquired into their availability, I lucked out. They also gave me plates, menus, etc.
Milemarker 158. Watts is snoring and it's hard to write and drive.
Goodbye.
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