Mild mannered executive by day...
I work for a lovely publishing company in NYC called Vault . There, I peddle my wares (.. media, mostly) to colleges and universities around the world.
... professional wrestler by night!
I trained at the American Wrestling Alliance (AWA-NJ) in Union City, NJ -- I've been at it since July of 2005, and have loved every single second of it. (Well, the injuries aren't necessarily enjoyable, but you get the idea.) Once you're in that ring it's a whole other world... and I'm honored to be a part of it. I'm now lucky enough to be working for some outside promotions around the Northeast (see a list down at the bottom of the page, this side, OR refer to my calendar on the right side of the page for upcoming appearances), so if you're up for an evening of uconventional entertainment, check out my calendar and come on out!
I enjoy being a theater geek...
I'm a triple threat. If you know what that is, you probably are one, too. Rock on.
Wait. A chick who plays video games?!
Yes, there are some of us equipped with ladyparts that do, indeed enjoy games other than the Mario series and Tetris. Accept this as fact. Become one with it. If not, then please feel free to hand over that controller and be *housed* in a round of deathmatch Halo... and if you even *think* about swiping that sniper rifle to my left, you're SO done.
My Wishlist will also clue you in on what I'm into... check it out!
I'd like to meet:
* Celia Cruz (la reina de la salsa y del guaguanco)
* David Hasselhoff (I promise I wouldn't hassle him!)
* Jonathan Larson (may you rest in peace -- thank you for creating the musical that brought musical theater back to the forefront)
* King Solomon
* Chairman Kaga (of Iron Chef)
* the cast of The State
* Jose Marti
* whoever decided that individual bottles of water would be a great idea to sell (BRILLIANT)
* Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat (my favorite wrestler EVER -- ever since I was about 6 years old, at least)
* Idina Menzel
* Jesus (Me, Jesus, and a bottle of wine... how I'd love to hear his thoughts, then hand over a holy megaphone to be heard the world 'round while he tells the misguided people who fight in his name that he was a man of PEACE.)
* Vince McMahon (I'd like to ask him what he hell he's thinking these days)
* The Frugal Gourmet Jeff Smith (RIP, Frug -- the guy who got me hooked on cooking...)
* Jake "The Snake" Roberts (the man has the best handle on ring-psychology I've ever witnessed)
* JD Salinger
* Stephen Colbert (How do I love thee? Let me count the ways!)
* Jon Stewart
* Bill Maher
* Conan O'Brien
* Michael Moore and Bill O'Riley (both at once -- it would be a trip)
* My future puppy, which I plan to name Matilda (wrestling fans will know why) and which will look like this:
* ... and other intersting folks with odd senses of humor (as I'm often told this is what I possess) and open minds and hearts.
Oh, yeah... and people who own llamas. Just because.
And remember...
Music:
Musicians and such that I enjoy: an abridged list by the Chachinator:
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AFI
All American Rejects
Lily Allen
Fiona Apple
Armor for Sleep
Arrested Development
Diana Anaid
The Beatles
Pat Benetar
Beyonce
Bjork
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Michael Buble
Johnny Cash
Charlotte Church
Cubanisimo
Dashboard Confessional
Nikka Costa
Celia Cruz
Depeche Mode
DMB
Linda Eder
Erasure
Evanescence
Fall Out Boy
Franz Ferdinand
Ella Fitzgerald
The Format
Nelly Furtado
Stan Getz
David Gray
Gym Class Heroes
Hellogoodbye
Lauryn Hill
Lena Horne
The Isley Brothers
Etta James
Jay-Z
Wyclef Jean
Jurassic 5
The Killers
Gipsy Kings
La India
Lisa Loeb
Los Lonely Boys
Tony Lucca
Madison Avenue
Maxwell
John Mayer
Idina Menzel
Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Kylie Minogue
Beny More
Alanis Morrisette
Jason Mraz
My Chemical Romance
New Radicals
Notorious B.I.G.
Ozomatli
Panic! At the Disco
Pink
Queen
Reel Big Fish
Damien Rice
Rilo Kiley
Rusted Root
Save Ferris
Bob Schneider
Scissor Sisters
Smashing Pumpkins
Gwen Stefani
Joss Stone
Donna Summer
Tears for Fears
The Veronicas
Kanye West
When in Rome
Robbie Williams
Amy Winehouse
Movies:
This.
And too many good ones to fit...
Anchorman
Borat
Resevoir Dogs... hell, most anything Tarantino.
Mel Brooks movies...
Office Space
The Lost City
Zoolander
80's movies... You know -- brat pack stuff.
Television:
Not home enough to watch anything really "regularly"... that said, I don't watch Lost, 24, Survivor, American Idol, or most any other show that people at the office discuss on a Monday morning...
Except Entourage, that is...
...and HEROES!!!!!
It's my new addiction.
Aside from that stuff, I do enjoy...
Adult Swim (particularly ATHF and Robot Chicken)
Colbert Report
Daily Show
Flavor of Love/ I Love New York/ Charm School
Reno 911
What Not to Wear
And more or less anything on the Food Network (except anything with Sandra Lee on it... I think she's kind of obnoxious).
Books:
Currently (re)reading: Nothing, believe it or not! SUGGESTIONS ARE WELCOMED!!!
Biogs of wrestlers whose work I admire...
Anything Palahniuk.
Anything Coupland.
Anything Sedaris (David... not so much Amy).
To be honest, just about anything.
Heroes:
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