Archive - December 2008

Iraq IV – Back to Baghdad – The Rest

You don’t need as much sleep as you think. This, above all else, is a lesson that I have taken home from Iraq. Every year. I’d say that on average, the crew gets about ten hours of sleep in four days, give or take. I was racking up my dreamless hours when, suddenly, my sound...

Iraq IV – Back to Baghdad – Part Two

It’s Wednesday, 1 AM Baghdad time, and we’re on the ground. Finally. The big group splits off into five smaller groups – four will travel to Forward Operating Bases and entertain the troops, while my group, The Redheaded Stepchildren, get to stay behind to set up the...

Iraq VI – Back to Baghdad – Part One

The final announcement of the night rings through the Verizon Center, “Good night everyone! Thank you, and please drive home safely.” Most people will be going home after the show, but a select few volunteers, WWE Superstars and technical crew alike, won’t be. Hard to...

WWE Blog

It’s official. I’m a WWE Superstar, with my own blog to prove it. More people have read that blog that was posted on WWE.com today than have read my blog in the past four years. Check it out here and add another fifteen hits to the WWE blog counter. After this little vacation...

Down Range

It’s 6 AM, the second day of our Tribute to the Troops tour. Yesterday was spent scratching our collective heads at the many curve balls the military seems to love to lob at us. The biggie so far? No power. Without those flowing electrons, all our high tech HDTV gear is just another...