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Wednesday, February 27, 2013
ZOMBIES: Zombie Author Bowie Ibarra featured on Blog!
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Monday, February 25, 2013
ZOMBIES: Notes on #TheWalkingDead 'I ain't a Judas'
by Bowie Ibarra
We've hit some peaks in past weeks, now we hit one of those valleys in regards to action and adventure in zombieland and get some character development in 'The Walking Dead: I ain't a Judas'. Here are some notes, courtesy the boys and girls at ZombieBloodFights.com.
RUN OR FORTIFY?
-- That was the big question that started the show out. After having been punked out and then spared (?!) by The Governor and his death squad, the team had a decision to make. Merle let everyone know the Governor would be back. So they had to decide what to do.
-- Carl looks out for his dad, telling him he needs to take a break. Rick has been running pretty hard, and rest might stop the hallucinations of Lori. Or finding Zombie Lori and putting her to rest once and for all.
-- Folks in the prison aren't to keen about Merle being part of the group. Daryl has to stand up for him several times. Glenn thinks they should sell him out to The Governor as a sign of peace.
-- The two dismembered members of the Prison team, Merle and Herschel, have a talk. Merle spells out the ruthless intentions of The Governor. In the immortal words of 'The Red Queen', they're all going to die in the prison at the hands of The Governor if he has his way.
-- Carol and Daryl are reunited. Carol has no reason to bring up Axel, who was her bad-boy crush before he got shot in the head by The Governor. Her bad boy is back. But Carol also believes Merle is a bad influence on him.
-- Merle tries to mend fences with Michone to minimal avail while she works on her strength training. He recommends conditioning work as well. Merle the personal trainer.
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THE WOODBURY MILITIA
-- The Governor wants his revenge and will stop at nothing to destroy the prison. So he begins to recruit all the able-bodied people in town for the mission. It's also established that there are only thirty-five people total in the city, so he's ready to sacrifice some of his own people he was once so happy to address to get his revenge.
-- Andrea hears about the assault on the prison and the follow-up and wants to go. Governor says no, but she ends up going anyway. Milton finds out and rats her out to the Governor, but the Governor says let her go and keep tabs.
-- Great Nicotero special effects as the Governor looks at his gouged out and healing eye.
-- Andrea and Milton sneak into the nearby woods to snag a zombie, and we get to see some great Greg Nicotero special effects with Andrea chopping off limbs and performing a 'curb stomp' (as seen in 'American History X) to secure her a zombie to travel with, ala Michone.
-- It's here that Andrea and Milton run across Tyrese and company, who are ready to do what it takes to get along in Woodbury. They reveal that they were at the prison to The Governor, who paces himself and lets them get comfy before a probable interrogation.
ANDREA RETURNS TO HER OLD FRIENDS
-- Using the armless and mouthless zed, Andrea gets the cover she needs to walk to the prison. She's let in and disarmed. She tries to work a truce, but no one is ready for something like that.
-- Andrea catches up with the gossip from Carol, who updates her on the body count since they were last together, including Lori. She also sees Judith "Lil' Ass Kicker" Grimes. This is a fun moment when Carol suggests the old female spy routine: Bang out the Governor, "Give him the time of his Life" says Carol, then kill him in his sleep. It's the perfect way to stop the feud, and its actually a pretty good assassination plan.
-- Andrea asks Michone about her grudge against the Governor. Michone makes it clear when she was the target of one of his ragtag death squads, it became all about revenge and hurting The Governor AND Andrea.
-- They give Andrea a crappy car to drive back to Woodbury and say their goodbyes.
THE MOMENT OF TRUTH
-- Andrea returns to her Governor, who is listening to Chopin's Raindrop Prelude as she comes in. They embrace, and get it on.
-- Back at the prison, Beth begins to sing one of her family's traditional songs to put everyone at ease. It's then Rick says he's going to go do some scouting and getting supplies, and he's bringing Carl with him.
-- Cashed out and satisfied, with Tom Waits 'Hold On' in the background, Andrea pulls a knife and walks to The Governor. That was the first mistake. Killing a dude is hard enough. But stabbing a guy to death takes a special kind of psycho that Andrea just doesn't have in her. She's had enough experience capping zeds with guns, she should have picked up one of them instead. But she didn't, and she couldn't close the deal.
That is going to come back to haunt her.
Anyway, if you enjoyed the blog, please take some time to explore some of the zombie horror books from Permuted Press and ZombieBloodFights.com. Books are available in paperback and Kindle at some great prices.
ZombieBloodFights.com will be live Tweeting again next Sunday (@wingback20). Use the hashtag #ZBF to join in the conversation, which was basically just me last week. So join me for some fun during commercials.
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BOWIE IBARRA is the author of the 'Down the Road' zombie horror series from Permuted Press and Simon and Schuster. His latest zombie story, The Fall of Austin, tells the story of military, police, convicts, and citizens of the Texas capitol as they deal with the zpoc. It is available in Kindle and Paperback.
Enjoy the blog? Share it with your friends using the 'Facebook', 'Blogger' and 'Twitter' buttons below.
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RUN OR FORTIFY?
-- That was the big question that started the show out. After having been punked out and then spared (?!) by The Governor and his death squad, the team had a decision to make. Merle let everyone know the Governor would be back. So they had to decide what to do.
-- Carl looks out for his dad, telling him he needs to take a break. Rick has been running pretty hard, and rest might stop the hallucinations of Lori. Or finding Zombie Lori and putting her to rest once and for all.
-- Folks in the prison aren't to keen about Merle being part of the group. Daryl has to stand up for him several times. Glenn thinks they should sell him out to The Governor as a sign of peace.
-- The two dismembered members of the Prison team, Merle and Herschel, have a talk. Merle spells out the ruthless intentions of The Governor. In the immortal words of 'The Red Queen', they're all going to die in the prison at the hands of The Governor if he has his way.
-- Carol and Daryl are reunited. Carol has no reason to bring up Axel, who was her bad-boy crush before he got shot in the head by The Governor. Her bad boy is back. But Carol also believes Merle is a bad influence on him.
-- Merle tries to mend fences with Michone to minimal avail while she works on her strength training. He recommends conditioning work as well. Merle the personal trainer.
--
THE WOODBURY MILITIA
-- The Governor wants his revenge and will stop at nothing to destroy the prison. So he begins to recruit all the able-bodied people in town for the mission. It's also established that there are only thirty-five people total in the city, so he's ready to sacrifice some of his own people he was once so happy to address to get his revenge.
-- Andrea hears about the assault on the prison and the follow-up and wants to go. Governor says no, but she ends up going anyway. Milton finds out and rats her out to the Governor, but the Governor says let her go and keep tabs.
-- Great Nicotero special effects as the Governor looks at his gouged out and healing eye.
-- Andrea and Milton sneak into the nearby woods to snag a zombie, and we get to see some great Greg Nicotero special effects with Andrea chopping off limbs and performing a 'curb stomp' (as seen in 'American History X) to secure her a zombie to travel with, ala Michone.
-- It's here that Andrea and Milton run across Tyrese and company, who are ready to do what it takes to get along in Woodbury. They reveal that they were at the prison to The Governor, who paces himself and lets them get comfy before a probable interrogation.
ANDREA RETURNS TO HER OLD FRIENDS
-- Using the armless and mouthless zed, Andrea gets the cover she needs to walk to the prison. She's let in and disarmed. She tries to work a truce, but no one is ready for something like that.
-- Andrea catches up with the gossip from Carol, who updates her on the body count since they were last together, including Lori. She also sees Judith "Lil' Ass Kicker" Grimes. This is a fun moment when Carol suggests the old female spy routine: Bang out the Governor, "Give him the time of his Life" says Carol, then kill him in his sleep. It's the perfect way to stop the feud, and its actually a pretty good assassination plan.
-- Andrea asks Michone about her grudge against the Governor. Michone makes it clear when she was the target of one of his ragtag death squads, it became all about revenge and hurting The Governor AND Andrea.
-- They give Andrea a crappy car to drive back to Woodbury and say their goodbyes.
THE MOMENT OF TRUTH
-- Andrea returns to her Governor, who is listening to Chopin's Raindrop Prelude as she comes in. They embrace, and get it on.
-- Back at the prison, Beth begins to sing one of her family's traditional songs to put everyone at ease. It's then Rick says he's going to go do some scouting and getting supplies, and he's bringing Carl with him.
-- Cashed out and satisfied, with Tom Waits 'Hold On' in the background, Andrea pulls a knife and walks to The Governor. That was the first mistake. Killing a dude is hard enough. But stabbing a guy to death takes a special kind of psycho that Andrea just doesn't have in her. She's had enough experience capping zeds with guns, she should have picked up one of them instead. But she didn't, and she couldn't close the deal.
That is going to come back to haunt her.
Anyway, if you enjoyed the blog, please take some time to explore some of the zombie horror books from Permuted Press and ZombieBloodFights.com. Books are available in paperback and Kindle at some great prices.
ZombieBloodFights.com will be live Tweeting again next Sunday (@wingback20). Use the hashtag #ZBF to join in the conversation, which was basically just me last week. So join me for some fun during commercials.
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BOWIE IBARRA is the author of the 'Down the Road' zombie horror series from Permuted Press and Simon and Schuster. His latest zombie story, The Fall of Austin, tells the story of military, police, convicts, and citizens of the Texas capitol as they deal with the zpoc. It is available in Kindle and Paperback.
Enjoy the blog? Share it with your friends using the 'Facebook', 'Blogger' and 'Twitter' buttons below.
Leave a comment below using your Google+ or Blogger account.
Follow Bowie on Twitter @wingback20
Follow Bowie's Facebook page.
You can network with Bowie and read about his Tex-Mexploitation stories and check out his book trailers at his personal website, ZombieBloodFights.com.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
FIGHTS: A Collection of Alberto Del Rio's MMA fights
by Bowie V. Ibarra
As a follow up to one of the all-time most read blog entries about Alberto Del Rio, a Facebook post today prompted me to remind people about Del Rio's MMA career.
To verify some of the fights, we at ZombieBloodFights.com were surprised to see that not only had Del Rio had more fights since the last time we checked, but a winning MMA record (9 wins, 5 losses).
The people that say the dudes he won against were all tomato cans can kiss our asses because he still had the courage to participate in a money fight, even a money fight against Mirko 'CroCop' Filipovic during the height of his career on three weeks notice. That's still more than Brock Lesnar (5-3), Bobby Lashley (7-2), and Yuji Nagata (0-2). Until you can amass that kind of record stepping into a pit to face off against a dude with a puncher's chance at giving you concussion or locking you out, ZombieBloodFights.com will basically wipe our asses with your opinion.
Check out his official stats page at the home for MMA news, Sherdog.com, here.
The best thing about Alberto Del Rio participating in MMA is that he actually fought with HIS MASK ON! How awesome is that? Japan fight sports commissions understand and respect the tradition of lucha libre and looked the other way when he wanted to fight under his mask.
It is exactly the kind of real-life lucha exploits I created with a character years ago named El Aire in my combat sports-themed book called 'Pit Fighters: Baptism by Fire'. In it, a lucha libre legend from Mexico decides to try his hand in MMA. And like Del Rio, he does alright.
And one of the funny things that is also super cool is that Del Rio was trained by Marco Ruas, the vaunted master of Vale Tudo who chopped down 'The Polar Bear' Paul Varlens in the finals of UFC 7, his debut in the states, and also would not reveal his age.
He's fought greats from the early days of mainstream MMA such as Remco Pardeau, Oleg Taktarov, and Maurice Smith. Check out his highlight video here.
He also looks like me. In fact, he is me. I am Marco Ruas.
With that said, it is ZombieBloodFights.com distinct honor to compile a selection of available videos of Dos Caras, Jr./Alberto Del Rio's MMA fights!
Here's one of his most high profile fights. It's a fight he took on just over two weeks notice. It was in Japan's 'Pride Fighting Championship' spinoff, 'Bushido'. It's made doubly awesome because it reveals that he entered to the arena's with his uncle, Mil Mascaras music, from his run in Japan many, many years before. There again, honoring family and tradition.
Not only that, but his dad, Dos Caras, mask and all, is ringside with him, as well as his cousin (or is it his uncle), Sicodelico (Jr?).
Check out Dos Caras, Jr., go up against one of the most dominating fighters in MMA during the height of the Croation fighter's career.
The lucha libre star in the story is a fun character, and I think you will enjoy his fighting style in the pit, and how he also honored lucha libre's sacred masked tradition in the cages and money fights of NHB/MMA competition.
His combat sports themed book, PIT FIGHTERS: BAPTISM BY FIRE, features a luchador from Mexico who transitions to mixed martial arts competition. It is available in paperback and on Kindle for .99 cents.
Enjoy the blog? Share it with your friends using the 'Facebook', 'Blogger' and 'Twitter' buttons below.
Agree? Disagree? Leave a comment below using your Google+ or Blogger account.
You can network with Bowie and explore his other titles at his personal website, ZombieBloodFights.com.
As a follow up to one of the all-time most read blog entries about Alberto Del Rio, a Facebook post today prompted me to remind people about Del Rio's MMA career.
To verify some of the fights, we at ZombieBloodFights.com were surprised to see that not only had Del Rio had more fights since the last time we checked, but a winning MMA record (9 wins, 5 losses).
The people that say the dudes he won against were all tomato cans can kiss our asses because he still had the courage to participate in a money fight, even a money fight against Mirko 'CroCop' Filipovic during the height of his career on three weeks notice. That's still more than Brock Lesnar (5-3), Bobby Lashley (7-2), and Yuji Nagata (0-2). Until you can amass that kind of record stepping into a pit to face off against a dude with a puncher's chance at giving you concussion or locking you out, ZombieBloodFights.com will basically wipe our asses with your opinion.
Check out his official stats page at the home for MMA news, Sherdog.com, here.
The best thing about Alberto Del Rio participating in MMA is that he actually fought with HIS MASK ON! How awesome is that? Japan fight sports commissions understand and respect the tradition of lucha libre and looked the other way when he wanted to fight under his mask.
It is exactly the kind of real-life lucha exploits I created with a character years ago named El Aire in my combat sports-themed book called 'Pit Fighters: Baptism by Fire'. In it, a lucha libre legend from Mexico decides to try his hand in MMA. And like Del Rio, he does alright.
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| Noted 'Down the Road' author and MMA enthusiast, Bowie Ibarra. Okay, Marco Ruas. Bowie Ibarra is Marco Ruas. |
And one of the funny things that is also super cool is that Del Rio was trained by Marco Ruas, the vaunted master of Vale Tudo who chopped down 'The Polar Bear' Paul Varlens in the finals of UFC 7, his debut in the states, and also would not reveal his age.
He's fought greats from the early days of mainstream MMA such as Remco Pardeau, Oleg Taktarov, and Maurice Smith. Check out his highlight video here.
He also looks like me. In fact, he is me. I am Marco Ruas.
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| Okay, maybe it was a stretch. Circa late 1990s |
Here's one of his most high profile fights. It's a fight he took on just over two weeks notice. It was in Japan's 'Pride Fighting Championship' spinoff, 'Bushido'. It's made doubly awesome because it reveals that he entered to the arena's with his uncle, Mil Mascaras music, from his run in Japan many, many years before. There again, honoring family and tradition.
Not only that, but his dad, Dos Caras, mask and all, is ringside with him, as well as his cousin (or is it his uncle), Sicodelico (Jr?).
Check out Dos Caras, Jr., go up against one of the most dominating fighters in MMA during the height of the Croation fighter's career.
Dos Caras, Jr. vs. Mirko 'CroCop' Filipovic
You're probably wondering how Alberto did in his first MMA match. Well, like all MMA competitors who are talented, he made a splash, putting his Greco-Roman skills on display.
Check him out here in his first MMA fight in Deep 2nd Impact
Dos Caras, Jr. vs. Kengo Watanabe I
Dos Caras, Jr. brings some fury in the grudge match at Deep 4th Impact
Dos Caras, Jr. vs. Kengo Watanabe II
Here's another fight for the Deep Organization, at 9th Impact
Dos Caras Jr. vs Hiroyuki Itou
Here's his battle at Deep 6th Impact
Dos Caras, Jr. vs. Tatsuaki Nakano
I need everyone to know that Dos Caras, Jr., beat Brad Kohler. I cannot find the video, but this video of the devastation Brad Kohler can bring is a testament to Del Rio's skill
The legendary Brad Kohler video of him providing Steve Judson a concussion
that will last forever
For the final one, its a preshow and post-show segments of his fight against Judoka Nakamura at a Pride show. I remember the fight, it went to a decision. I remember really wanting Dos Caras, Jr., to stay busier.
This segments notable because the focus the camera away from his face, and he talks about the mask being important and how he had to adjust it for MMA competition.
In short, if anyone questions Alberto Del Rio's street cred about not only being a great lucha libre star, pro-wrestler, and shoot fighter, this blog should have adequately shut down any argument against it. His is, indeed, a true legend of lucha libre, and his story is still being written. That's the awesome part!
I hope you enjoyed the collection, and if you are a fan of Del Rio, lucha libre, and the masked tradition, and I urge you give the story, "Pit Fighters: Baptism by Fire" a chance. It's available at Amazon.com for $7.99 paperback and .99 cents on Kindle.
The lucha libre star in the story is a fun character, and I think you will enjoy his fighting style in the pit, and how he also honored lucha libre's sacred masked tradition in the cages and money fights of NHB/MMA competition.
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| Yeah, that's definitely Bowie Ibarra |
BOWIE
V. IBARRA is the author of the 'Down the Road' zombie horror series from
Permuted Press and Simon and Schuester.
His combat sports themed book, PIT FIGHTERS: BAPTISM BY FIRE, features a luchador from Mexico who transitions to mixed martial arts competition. It is available in paperback and on Kindle for .99 cents.
Enjoy the blog? Share it with your friends using the 'Facebook', 'Blogger' and 'Twitter' buttons below.
Agree? Disagree? Leave a comment below using your Google+ or Blogger account.
You can network with Bowie and explore his other titles at his personal website, ZombieBloodFights.com.
ZOMBIES: 'I Ain't a Judas' #WalkingDead Wild Speculation
by Bowie Ibarra
Welcome back, folks. ZombieBloodFights.com is back with another entry of Wild Speculation.
Last week, Army Ed hit the nail on the head about the Dixon brothers relationship. Let's see what Army Ed and other zombie apocalypse enthusiasts have to say about the upcoming episode, 'I Ain't No Judas'.
C. DULANEY, author of the zombie horror series, The Road Less Traveled
JACQUELINE DRUGA, author of the Permuted Press title 'The Flu'
Just as I uttered the words, “This was a waste of my time” to my daughter …. The episode sucked me in.
My speculations for next week’s episode: Merle is back with the group. Yes. They need him and he has to display another round of heroism for the viewers to cheer him on like me. Look for that to happen. Another Merle hero moment. Let’s watch for Rick to finally make a mental snap to reality courtesy of his son and go out seeking the governor. Don’t look for Andrea to stay with our prison group. She sees promise in Woodbury.
My fear is the baby. Walking Dead has proven a few things. If you rarely have dialogue and suddenly you are featured a lot in the first five minutes … you die. If you are an African American man… you die. (For some reason they can’t process more than one main black character nor can they allow for him to live or stay. WTH?) and finally they foreshadow in the first ten minutes what is going to happen. Poorly foreshadow, it’s evident.
It was said, “Walkers are in the prison and the Governor is on his way.’ Remember when that was said. Well, Uh, did no one but me notice that Maggie left the baby alone in the prison? If the foreshadowing about the governor came true, what about the walkers in the prison. Hopefully she secured the baby, but I think the baby is gone when they get back. The motivator for Rick and Carl.
ARMY ED, ZombieBloodFights.com Weapons and Strategy advisor
My biggest WTF moment was the Governor not closing the deal with the prison. The Governor and his death squad catches the prison off-guard, split up and vulnerable, knocks down two sets of defenses in the gates, has Rick and his friends up against the ropes, and he doesn't close the deal?
We'll have to see the return of Tyrese group soon. I don't think they left the prison, so they're somewhere inside its labyrinthine confines somewhere. Tyrese and his friend has been ready to play ball with Rick's team, but his friends have held them back. I sense Tyrese making a move against the two dissenters to prove his loyalty to Rick, maybe even by killing the dissenters if the time was right.
Previews have already indicated that Andrea is going to visit the prison, but its not going to be for a reunion. Andrea's in The Governor's pocket and that's where she's going to stay, since the Governor has provided empowerment to her, even though he's going to play her like a puppet on a string.
This whole 'Phantom Lori' hallucinations have got me thinking the 'Zombie Lori' theory from ZombieBloodFights.com might play out. Rick is going to come face-to-face with her and have to put her down. The moment that occurs, he'll have his closure and be able to focus on the task at hand, which might be moving against Woodbury.
Merle is going to keep his shit together. Since he sees his brothers emotional and social growth and ability to leave him, Merle's pragmatic enough to know he can't go out alone. In a preview for an upcoming show, Merle states to Hercshel that when the Governor comes back, the Governor's hit list, in order, will be Merle, then Michone and Daryl. Next, everyone else, then Rick, in order to force Rick to watch it all fall apart.
So the last thing Merle wants is to be kicked out, because Daryl won't back his play anymore. R
Truth is, I'd rather have Merle around because he doesn't play the victim and he makes hard decisions. Let's face it, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. With that said, he's going to have to mend fences with Glenn, Maggie, and Michone, and bury the hatchet with Rick. Merle's presence will be a good source of tension and make for some good TV.
THOMAS,THE VW TECH GUY
Andrea drove the truck and infiltrated the prison. I believe Andrea volunteered for the job to get into the prison and see her friends again. I'm in the camp that Andrea really wants to get back with her friends and used her affection for the Governor to get the spot for the assault.
BOWIE IBARRA, author of the ZombieBloodFights.com library
I agree with Army Ed. What was the point of the Governor catching the WD crew with their pants down, completely vulnerable and split up, and then bailing?
I think the Governor played it that way to spark the WD crew to make a move, which many, including Herschel, have seen as foolish. Yank the chain of the prison to take them out of home-field advantage.
Glenn, who wanted so desperately to go on the offensive, is going to go on his own, forcing the hand of Rick and the other team members. It's just not going to pay off like they'd hoped, and Rick and the Governor are going to face off.
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BOWIE IBARRA is the author of the 'Down the Road' zombie horror series from Permuted Press and Simon and Schuester. His latest zombie story, The Fall of Austin, tells the story of military, police, convicts, and citizens of the Texas capitol as they deal with the zpoc. It is available in Kindle and Paperback.
Enjoy the blog? Share it with your friends using the 'Facebook', 'Blogger' and 'Twitter' buttons below.
Leave a comment below using your Google+ or Blogger account.
Follow Bowie on Twitter @wingback20
Follow Bowie's Facebook page.
You can network with Bowie and read about his Tex-Mexploitation stories and check out his book trailers at his personal website, ZombieBloodFights.com.
Last week, Army Ed hit the nail on the head about the Dixon brothers relationship. Let's see what Army Ed and other zombie apocalypse enthusiasts have to say about the upcoming episode, 'I Ain't No Judas'.
C. DULANEY, author of the zombie horror series, The Road Less Traveled
My
predictions for next week’s episode are just common sense, I think. First,
there’s going to be an altercation between Merle and somebody. Who? Pick one.
I’m sure they’ll all want to smack him in the mouth at some point during the
show. Then again, we might get to see a new and improved Merle. Daryl stood up
to him, which might make the older brother reconsider many things. One being
his habit of letting his mouth fly open before his brain has time to think.
Second, Rick-N-Gang will start
fortifying. They need to prepare for an attack they should know is coming, after what happened at the end of last
week’s episode. To do that, they need to get out there and find those weak
spots in and around the prison. But, to do that,
they’re going to need to pull themselves up by their boot straps and stow the
drama. Although I understand what’s going on with Rick, and really can’t blame
the guy, he needs to put his vacation in Crazytown on hold. At least until the
Governor is dealt with. The group will pull together, see what needs done for
their security, and get started on it. Which leads me to…
Number three. They’re going to need
supplies. Namely, ammunition. From the looks of things, they’re in bad shape in
the ammo department, especially after wasting so much during the shootout in
the end of the last episode. This means a road trip. Which also means whoever
goes out is going to have to be extremely cautious and sneaky. It would be
pretty easy for the Governor to have snipers in position to take out anyone who
leaves the prison.
That’s it. Now go and enjoy the show. JACQUELINE DRUGA, author of the Permuted Press title 'The Flu'
Just as I uttered the words, “This was a waste of my time” to my daughter …. The episode sucked me in.
My speculations for next week’s episode: Merle is back with the group. Yes. They need him and he has to display another round of heroism for the viewers to cheer him on like me. Look for that to happen. Another Merle hero moment. Let’s watch for Rick to finally make a mental snap to reality courtesy of his son and go out seeking the governor. Don’t look for Andrea to stay with our prison group. She sees promise in Woodbury.
My fear is the baby. Walking Dead has proven a few things. If you rarely have dialogue and suddenly you are featured a lot in the first five minutes … you die. If you are an African American man… you die. (For some reason they can’t process more than one main black character nor can they allow for him to live or stay. WTH?) and finally they foreshadow in the first ten minutes what is going to happen. Poorly foreshadow, it’s evident.
It was said, “Walkers are in the prison and the Governor is on his way.’ Remember when that was said. Well, Uh, did no one but me notice that Maggie left the baby alone in the prison? If the foreshadowing about the governor came true, what about the walkers in the prison. Hopefully she secured the baby, but I think the baby is gone when they get back. The motivator for Rick and Carl.
ARMY ED, ZombieBloodFights.com Weapons and Strategy advisor
My biggest WTF moment was the Governor not closing the deal with the prison. The Governor and his death squad catches the prison off-guard, split up and vulnerable, knocks down two sets of defenses in the gates, has Rick and his friends up against the ropes, and he doesn't close the deal?
We'll have to see the return of Tyrese group soon. I don't think they left the prison, so they're somewhere inside its labyrinthine confines somewhere. Tyrese and his friend has been ready to play ball with Rick's team, but his friends have held them back. I sense Tyrese making a move against the two dissenters to prove his loyalty to Rick, maybe even by killing the dissenters if the time was right.
Previews have already indicated that Andrea is going to visit the prison, but its not going to be for a reunion. Andrea's in The Governor's pocket and that's where she's going to stay, since the Governor has provided empowerment to her, even though he's going to play her like a puppet on a string.
This whole 'Phantom Lori' hallucinations have got me thinking the 'Zombie Lori' theory from ZombieBloodFights.com might play out. Rick is going to come face-to-face with her and have to put her down. The moment that occurs, he'll have his closure and be able to focus on the task at hand, which might be moving against Woodbury.
Merle is going to keep his shit together. Since he sees his brothers emotional and social growth and ability to leave him, Merle's pragmatic enough to know he can't go out alone. In a preview for an upcoming show, Merle states to Hercshel that when the Governor comes back, the Governor's hit list, in order, will be Merle, then Michone and Daryl. Next, everyone else, then Rick, in order to force Rick to watch it all fall apart.
So the last thing Merle wants is to be kicked out, because Daryl won't back his play anymore. R
Truth is, I'd rather have Merle around because he doesn't play the victim and he makes hard decisions. Let's face it, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. With that said, he's going to have to mend fences with Glenn, Maggie, and Michone, and bury the hatchet with Rick. Merle's presence will be a good source of tension and make for some good TV.
THOMAS,THE VW TECH GUY
Andrea drove the truck and infiltrated the prison. I believe Andrea volunteered for the job to get into the prison and see her friends again. I'm in the camp that Andrea really wants to get back with her friends and used her affection for the Governor to get the spot for the assault.
BOWIE IBARRA, author of the ZombieBloodFights.com library
I agree with Army Ed. What was the point of the Governor catching the WD crew with their pants down, completely vulnerable and split up, and then bailing?
Glenn, who wanted so desperately to go on the offensive, is going to go on his own, forcing the hand of Rick and the other team members. It's just not going to pay off like they'd hoped, and Rick and the Governor are going to face off.
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BOWIE IBARRA is the author of the 'Down the Road' zombie horror series from Permuted Press and Simon and Schuester. His latest zombie story, The Fall of Austin, tells the story of military, police, convicts, and citizens of the Texas capitol as they deal with the zpoc. It is available in Kindle and Paperback.
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Monday, February 18, 2013
ZOMBIES: #TheWalkingDead crew gets caught with their pants down in "Home"
by Bowie Ibarra
Things start in the realm of fantasy, it seems, but get real really fast at the prison as 'The Walking Dead' brings another episode to our screens of humans being more dangerous than zombies in 'Home'.
RICK'S PHANTOMS
The pressure put on Rick has pushed him over the edge. Yet again, he's chasing the ghost of Lori out of the prison walls into the outer wall, making himself vulnerable in the sticks around the prison. Michone, taking it upon herself to be a lookout from a position near the gate, sees it all play out.
Young Carl is working with Glenn to secure the prison, because if what Michonne is saying is correct, the Governor and his deathsquad will be making a move on the prison soon. Glenn thinks they should mount an offensive against Woodbury, with Michone's knowledge. But Herschel thinks it would not be a good move.
As they set up to defend the prison, Glenn and Maggie have an awkward conversation about the threat of rape the Governor used against Maggie. It really seems Maggie has had this issue in the past even before the ZPoc, and Glenn doesn't know how to deal with it.
Axel and Carol flirt while building the defenses. Axel's even cleaned himself up as well. He lied about being a druggie because he was really in for armed robbery.
THE WALKING DIXONS
As 'Army Ed' astutely pointed out in our 'Wild Speculation' post, the Dixon boys were going to have to face the updated versions of each other. And it didn't take long for them to butt heads on what direction they were going.
They eventually had to face off on their philosophical differences when helping a Latino family trapped on a bridge and attacked by zombies. Daryl's idea was to help because they had a baby to take care of, hearkening back to his time and affection for 'Little Ass Kicker'. But Merle's idea was to pillage after securing the zeds.
After having to put his crossbow to his brother's head to leave the Latinos alone, Daryl was walking away to head back to Rick's camp. Merle knew he couldn't go back to Woodbury. But then again, he couldn't go back to the prison because he had beef with Glenn and Maggie.
GOVERNOR SECURING ALLIES
Knowing he's lost some street cred after shooting a bitten resident of Woodbury in the face in front of its citizens, Phillip the Governor petitions Andrea to act as interim Governor as he takes a hiatus to pull himself together. Andrea has always wanted to show her value, and had occasionally screwed up that chance. Remember when she almost shot Daryl in the face? I haven't forgotten that.
But the Governor clearly knows she wants to be a leader, and appeals to that part of her pride to keep her in his pocket. He does the same to Milton, but with a little bit more menace because he knows he can with him. He's Team Phillip for Life.
THE ASSAULT ON THE PRISON
Glenn apparently takes the new truck sponsor for the zombie apocalypse, the Dodge Ram, to drive to find where the breach to the prison was as Herschel moves to the first fenceline to talk to Rick, who reveals his problem with hallucinations as Michone watches.
Axel and Carol arrive on the scene. But the tranquility of the scene and the budding friendship is ended quickly by a shot to Axel's head by the Governor. His deathsquad arrives and raises hell, getting into a gun battle with the prison population.
Vulnerable, a milk truck batters through the first two fencelines and unleashes a crowd of zombies from the back of the truck. The mysterious masked driver leaves the truck and returns to the Governor's position.
Its a wake-up call to Rick, who needs to get his shit together, as it seems his team, disorganized and caught with their pants down, was spared by the Governor.
We'll see if Rick can pull his head out of his ass and rally the team for the next move. But who makes it?
We'll find out soon enough.
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BOWIE IBARRA is the author of the 'Down the Road' zombie horror series from Permuted Press and Simon and Schuester. His latest zombie story, The Fall of Austin, tells the story of military, police, convicts, and citizens of the Texas capitol as they deal with the zpoc. It is available in Kindle and Paperback.
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| Photo credit Gene Page/AMC |
RICK'S PHANTOMS
The pressure put on Rick has pushed him over the edge. Yet again, he's chasing the ghost of Lori out of the prison walls into the outer wall, making himself vulnerable in the sticks around the prison. Michone, taking it upon herself to be a lookout from a position near the gate, sees it all play out.
Young Carl is working with Glenn to secure the prison, because if what Michonne is saying is correct, the Governor and his deathsquad will be making a move on the prison soon. Glenn thinks they should mount an offensive against Woodbury, with Michone's knowledge. But Herschel thinks it would not be a good move.
As they set up to defend the prison, Glenn and Maggie have an awkward conversation about the threat of rape the Governor used against Maggie. It really seems Maggie has had this issue in the past even before the ZPoc, and Glenn doesn't know how to deal with it.
Axel and Carol flirt while building the defenses. Axel's even cleaned himself up as well. He lied about being a druggie because he was really in for armed robbery.
THE WALKING DIXONS
As 'Army Ed' astutely pointed out in our 'Wild Speculation' post, the Dixon boys were going to have to face the updated versions of each other. And it didn't take long for them to butt heads on what direction they were going.
They eventually had to face off on their philosophical differences when helping a Latino family trapped on a bridge and attacked by zombies. Daryl's idea was to help because they had a baby to take care of, hearkening back to his time and affection for 'Little Ass Kicker'. But Merle's idea was to pillage after securing the zeds.
After having to put his crossbow to his brother's head to leave the Latinos alone, Daryl was walking away to head back to Rick's camp. Merle knew he couldn't go back to Woodbury. But then again, he couldn't go back to the prison because he had beef with Glenn and Maggie.
GOVERNOR SECURING ALLIES
Knowing he's lost some street cred after shooting a bitten resident of Woodbury in the face in front of its citizens, Phillip the Governor petitions Andrea to act as interim Governor as he takes a hiatus to pull himself together. Andrea has always wanted to show her value, and had occasionally screwed up that chance. Remember when she almost shot Daryl in the face? I haven't forgotten that.
But the Governor clearly knows she wants to be a leader, and appeals to that part of her pride to keep her in his pocket. He does the same to Milton, but with a little bit more menace because he knows he can with him. He's Team Phillip for Life.
THE ASSAULT ON THE PRISON
Glenn apparently takes the new truck sponsor for the zombie apocalypse, the Dodge Ram, to drive to find where the breach to the prison was as Herschel moves to the first fenceline to talk to Rick, who reveals his problem with hallucinations as Michone watches.
Axel and Carol arrive on the scene. But the tranquility of the scene and the budding friendship is ended quickly by a shot to Axel's head by the Governor. His deathsquad arrives and raises hell, getting into a gun battle with the prison population.
Vulnerable, a milk truck batters through the first two fencelines and unleashes a crowd of zombies from the back of the truck. The mysterious masked driver leaves the truck and returns to the Governor's position.
Its a wake-up call to Rick, who needs to get his shit together, as it seems his team, disorganized and caught with their pants down, was spared by the Governor.
We'll see if Rick can pull his head out of his ass and rally the team for the next move. But who makes it?
We'll find out soon enough.
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BOWIE IBARRA is the author of the 'Down the Road' zombie horror series from Permuted Press and Simon and Schuester. His latest zombie story, The Fall of Austin, tells the story of military, police, convicts, and citizens of the Texas capitol as they deal with the zpoc. It is available in Kindle and Paperback.
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FIGHTS: @WWE Elimination Chamber '13 ZBF.com Notes
by Bowie Ibarra
The 'Road to Wrestlemania' goes through the Elimination Chamber. Once a bloody and violent affair has taken midcard status to some of the other rivalries going on. Here's are some notes from the event, courtesy of ZombieBloodFights.com.
WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH
ALBERTO DEL RIO (c) vs. BIG SHOW
-- Wild title defense that sees Del Rio take the victory with his armbar.
US TITLE MATCH
ANTONIO CESARO (c) vs. THE MIZ
-- Miz is an idiot and gets himself DQ'd by accidental knee drop on Cesaro's crotch. Way to go, stupid. He kicked him there again for good measure. What's Miz got against Cesaro's junk?
ELIMINATION CHAMBER MATCH FOR
#1 WORLD TITLE CONTENDERSHIP
Swagger v. Bryan v. Kane v. Henry v. Orton v. Jericho
-- Jack Swagger entered his pod first, but not before having Zeb Coulter cut a radical racist right promo about 'crossing borders' and 'making things right'. I like this so much. Not for Swagger and Coulter being racist assholes, but because it evokes a real emotion in me to boo these pieces of shit. It's great! It's variation on a theme of Sgt. Slaughter/Iraq War.
Say what you will, but I think pro-wrestling is best when it is reflecting the cultural and social discussions of its time period.
-- Thankfully, Jericho and Bryan started the match, so it featured great scientific wrestling with sweet counters by Bryan to Jericho's vaunted Crab hold.
-- Bryan went for a pin on his tag-partner Kane, but missed it and had to answer for it. That was pretty hilarious.
-- It was great to see Mark Henry return and clean house in the cage, throwing Orton through a pod and putting away Bryan and Kane with the World's Strongest Slam. He would fall victim to the 'Lets all defeat the big guy with all of our power moves' by the last three dudes, Jericho, Orton, and Swagger.
-- Loved the finish, with Orton putting away Jericho before suddenly falling victim to a simple scientific rollup from Swagger for the win.
Racist Right Asshole gets to meet the Rich Mexican Aristocrat at WrestleMania! What a great matchup, and I'll be interested to see how the audience responds to this match.
GRUDGE MATCH
THE SHIELD vs. CENA, SHEAMUS, AND RYBACK
-- It was a pretty good match, with Shield dominating with quick tags and control.
-- The best part for me was looking at Seth Rollins and thinking, 'Wow, that's Tyler Black. Not even two years ago, he was competing in the Ring of Honor rings. Now he's punching John Cena in the face.
-- Great finish, with Cena and Ryback going for their finishers. But Ryback was more concerned about showboating with his march before dropping Rollins. That left him vulnerable for Roman Reigns to spear the hell out of Ryback, as Sheamus was out of commission after being speared through the guardrail, and Cena was distracted with his own pride for dropping Dean Ambrose in the FU. Rollins rolls on a hurt Ryback and takes the victory.
DOLPH ZIGGLER vs. KOFI KINGSTON
-- After Ziggler won, the best part was Big E. Langston returning to the ring to smash Kofi as payback for jumping on him twice on the outside during the match.
DIVA'S TITLE MATCH
TAMINA SNUKA vs. KAITLYN (c)
-- The highlight was Tamina Snuka missing her Superfly Splash. Kaitlyn retains.
WWE TITLE MATCH
ROCK (c) vs. CM PUNK
-- Start was a great reversal of their first match that started fast. This time, out of respect for each other's skills, they started slow with some science.
-- Good match up to the point that Punk decided he needed to use underhanded tactics to take out Rock. I swear, he needs to stick with science, because this skullduggery shit hasn't worked out for him.
-- Punk hits a Rock Bottom on Rock on the announce table, and the table doesn't break. That was hilarious.
-- Ref gets knocked out because of Paul Heyman up on the apron, but Punk hits the GTS. Punk and Heymen set this up, and now Punk could have won had the plan not played out so well. That's on Punk.
-- WWE refs have brittle bone syndrome, as the next ref got hurt immediately, ala Mr. Glass in 'Unbreakable'.
-- It should be noted that Punk kicked out of a Rock Bottom and People's Elbow. Ain't that some shit.
-- Rock wins clean, and Punk has no one to blame but himself.
Weeks away from WrestleMania. We'll see how it plays out from here.
ZombieBloodFights.com endorses Alberto Del Rio, for damn sure.
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BOWIE V. IBARRA is the author of the 'Down the Road' zombie horror series from Permuted Press and Simon and Schuester.
His combat sports themed book, PIT FIGHTERS: BAPTISM BY FIRE, features a luchador from Mexico who transitions to mixed martial arts competition. It is available in paperback and on Kindle for .99 cents.
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| Punk uses Rock's finisher on him on a table, a hilarious moment in the match. |
WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH
ALBERTO DEL RIO (c) vs. BIG SHOW
-- Wild title defense that sees Del Rio take the victory with his armbar.
US TITLE MATCH
ANTONIO CESARO (c) vs. THE MIZ
-- Miz is an idiot and gets himself DQ'd by accidental knee drop on Cesaro's crotch. Way to go, stupid. He kicked him there again for good measure. What's Miz got against Cesaro's junk?
ELIMINATION CHAMBER MATCH FOR
#1 WORLD TITLE CONTENDERSHIP
Swagger v. Bryan v. Kane v. Henry v. Orton v. Jericho
-- Jack Swagger entered his pod first, but not before having Zeb Coulter cut a radical racist right promo about 'crossing borders' and 'making things right'. I like this so much. Not for Swagger and Coulter being racist assholes, but because it evokes a real emotion in me to boo these pieces of shit. It's great! It's variation on a theme of Sgt. Slaughter/Iraq War.
Say what you will, but I think pro-wrestling is best when it is reflecting the cultural and social discussions of its time period.
-- Thankfully, Jericho and Bryan started the match, so it featured great scientific wrestling with sweet counters by Bryan to Jericho's vaunted Crab hold.
-- Bryan went for a pin on his tag-partner Kane, but missed it and had to answer for it. That was pretty hilarious.
-- It was great to see Mark Henry return and clean house in the cage, throwing Orton through a pod and putting away Bryan and Kane with the World's Strongest Slam. He would fall victim to the 'Lets all defeat the big guy with all of our power moves' by the last three dudes, Jericho, Orton, and Swagger.
-- Loved the finish, with Orton putting away Jericho before suddenly falling victim to a simple scientific rollup from Swagger for the win.
Racist Right Asshole gets to meet the Rich Mexican Aristocrat at WrestleMania! What a great matchup, and I'll be interested to see how the audience responds to this match.
GRUDGE MATCH
THE SHIELD vs. CENA, SHEAMUS, AND RYBACK
-- It was a pretty good match, with Shield dominating with quick tags and control.
-- The best part for me was looking at Seth Rollins and thinking, 'Wow, that's Tyler Black. Not even two years ago, he was competing in the Ring of Honor rings. Now he's punching John Cena in the face.
-- Great finish, with Cena and Ryback going for their finishers. But Ryback was more concerned about showboating with his march before dropping Rollins. That left him vulnerable for Roman Reigns to spear the hell out of Ryback, as Sheamus was out of commission after being speared through the guardrail, and Cena was distracted with his own pride for dropping Dean Ambrose in the FU. Rollins rolls on a hurt Ryback and takes the victory.
DOLPH ZIGGLER vs. KOFI KINGSTON
-- After Ziggler won, the best part was Big E. Langston returning to the ring to smash Kofi as payback for jumping on him twice on the outside during the match.
DIVA'S TITLE MATCH
TAMINA SNUKA vs. KAITLYN (c)
-- The highlight was Tamina Snuka missing her Superfly Splash. Kaitlyn retains.
WWE TITLE MATCH
ROCK (c) vs. CM PUNK
-- Start was a great reversal of their first match that started fast. This time, out of respect for each other's skills, they started slow with some science.
-- Good match up to the point that Punk decided he needed to use underhanded tactics to take out Rock. I swear, he needs to stick with science, because this skullduggery shit hasn't worked out for him.
-- Punk hits a Rock Bottom on Rock on the announce table, and the table doesn't break. That was hilarious.
-- Ref gets knocked out because of Paul Heyman up on the apron, but Punk hits the GTS. Punk and Heymen set this up, and now Punk could have won had the plan not played out so well. That's on Punk.
-- WWE refs have brittle bone syndrome, as the next ref got hurt immediately, ala Mr. Glass in 'Unbreakable'.
-- It should be noted that Punk kicked out of a Rock Bottom and People's Elbow. Ain't that some shit.
-- Rock wins clean, and Punk has no one to blame but himself.
Weeks away from WrestleMania. We'll see how it plays out from here.
ZombieBloodFights.com endorses Alberto Del Rio, for damn sure.
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BOWIE V. IBARRA is the author of the 'Down the Road' zombie horror series from Permuted Press and Simon and Schuester.
His combat sports themed book, PIT FIGHTERS: BAPTISM BY FIRE, features a luchador from Mexico who transitions to mixed martial arts competition. It is available in paperback and on Kindle for .99 cents.
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BLOOD: Reflections on 'My Bloody Valentine' '81
by Bowie Ibarra
'My Bloody Valentine' (1981) is a really underrated classic. The legend of Harry Warden and the gas-masked specter that his image became should be counted among the greatest cinema slasher standards.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the classic tale, Harry Warden was a survivor of a mine shaft gas explosion during a citywide Valentine's Day celebration. The blast was caused by supervisor's leaving early to go to the dance and not checking the gas leve'ls. Harry survived the blast and subsequent burial by eating the flesh of his dead comrades. He was committed for insanity.
I'm not going to give away the story, because if you like bloody horror movies, then you need to seek it out and watch it. It's worth the search.
I was fortunate enough to catch a screening of the uncut version at Alamo Drafthouse Westlake in San Antonio, Texas. They have a monthly program called 'Bloodthirsty Thursday' that features some classic horror movies from days gone by. The originator of the program, Kelly Warren Hammond, is a true gorehound and lover of the genre.
Truth be told, I watched this movie when I was way too young on cable TV many years back. I was probably 8, and I shouldn't have been watching this movie at all. I remember the woman who was put in the dryer the most, and the finish, with the killer going insane and losing his arm through an avalanche, but escaping. I also remember the bizarre folk song about Harry Warden at the end.
Watching the movie again after so many years brought back memories. Moments in the movie long forgotten seemed so familiar as the horrific images and story opened pages of my mind long closed. It was amazing.
And the uncut version was gruesome as well. You could tell when the additions appeared as they were unfinished and refined, yet provided that extra gruesome touch that I recognized as new.
And the servers got in on the fun as well. My receipt had one of Harry Warden's poems on it: Roses are Red/Violets are Blue/One is Dead/Next is You!
If you can find this bloody classic, watch it. Better yet, add it to your library. And if you can ever attend a screening of Bloodthirsty Thursday in San Antonio, do it. It's always a great time.
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BOWIE IBARRA is the author of the 'Down the Road' zombie horror series from Permuted Press and Simon and Schuster. His 80s themed horror novel, 'Big Cat', is a story of the power of friendship set against a countryside under bloody siege by a mysterious big cat. It is available for purchase here.
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| Rue Morgue special edition provided for guests, courtesy 'Bloodthirsty Thursday, |
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the classic tale, Harry Warden was a survivor of a mine shaft gas explosion during a citywide Valentine's Day celebration. The blast was caused by supervisor's leaving early to go to the dance and not checking the gas leve'ls. Harry survived the blast and subsequent burial by eating the flesh of his dead comrades. He was committed for insanity.
I'm not going to give away the story, because if you like bloody horror movies, then you need to seek it out and watch it. It's worth the search.
I was fortunate enough to catch a screening of the uncut version at Alamo Drafthouse Westlake in San Antonio, Texas. They have a monthly program called 'Bloodthirsty Thursday' that features some classic horror movies from days gone by. The originator of the program, Kelly Warren Hammond, is a true gorehound and lover of the genre.
Truth be told, I watched this movie when I was way too young on cable TV many years back. I was probably 8, and I shouldn't have been watching this movie at all. I remember the woman who was put in the dryer the most, and the finish, with the killer going insane and losing his arm through an avalanche, but escaping. I also remember the bizarre folk song about Harry Warden at the end.
And the uncut version was gruesome as well. You could tell when the additions appeared as they were unfinished and refined, yet provided that extra gruesome touch that I recognized as new.
And the servers got in on the fun as well. My receipt had one of Harry Warden's poems on it: Roses are Red/Violets are Blue/One is Dead/Next is You!
If you can find this bloody classic, watch it. Better yet, add it to your library. And if you can ever attend a screening of Bloodthirsty Thursday in San Antonio, do it. It's always a great time.
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BOWIE IBARRA is the author of the 'Down the Road' zombie horror series from Permuted Press and Simon and Schuster. His 80s themed horror novel, 'Big Cat', is a story of the power of friendship set against a countryside under bloody siege by a mysterious big cat. It is available for purchase here.
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Saturday, February 16, 2013
FIGHTS: Adrien Broner/Gavin Rees Recap/Notes
by Bowie Ibarra
Adrien 'The Problem' Broner, WBC Lightweight Champ of the world, put his title up against Welshman Gavin Rees at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Rees claimed he didn't think much of Broner, and this was his chance to grab the gold.
-- 'Champ' Adrien 'The Problem' Broner came out to a unique entrance. Broner likes to rap on his way to the ring, so tonight he came out to his rap tune, "We Niggas, but we Loud", which was a pleasantly rhythmic urban tune. He seemed pretty happy with it, though it made me uncomfortable. That might be part of the point.
-- That loud 'ch-ching' noise you might have heard at 10:49pm central was the million dollars going in to Micheal Buffer's bank account yet again. Forget meteors falling in Russia. That deposit is always fun to hear.
-- Rees started the first round very aggressive, unintimidated by Broner, who seemed to be letting Rees do his thing. Broner ate a lot of punches in the first round, even punches in the back of the head as Broner weaved.
-- Broner woke up in the second round, getting cocky and landing some solid blows in the midst of showboating, but the Welshman kept the pressure, and the punches, on the champ.
-- In the third, Broner was able to take advantage of his reach and bring the power against Rees, even seemingly dazing the Welshman and working him up against the ropes until the spirited European came back. First solid round to Broner.
-- Fourth round found the cocky Broner finally brought some power, knocking Rees down with an uppercut. But Rees got back up and into the fight and stayed on the inside, giving back as much as he could and making it through the round. The knock down puts Broner up on points.
-- The word was Gary Lockett, the trainer for Rees, was ready to throw in the towel for Rees in between rounds. But Rees was still ready to go in the fifth, and came back to give it all he could in a great display of heart and courage. But a serious body blow put Rees down, and though he got back up and gave all he got, he was overwhelmed by the confident Broner.
In the end, Broner's reach, power, and championship experience were too much for Rees, and his trainer decided to call off the fight by waving the towel. Ref stopped the fight in the fifth.
It was a great test for Broner, and a good showing from Rees, who had never been knocked down before. In the end, Broner had his fun and put on a good show for his fans and is a good rep for Golden Boy.
Pundits are ready to put Broner with Mayweather and Ward, but its ZBF.com's assessment that its still to early to put him up there just yet. He's good, but not at that level just yet.
However, in regards to arrogance and trash talking, he's cut from the same cloth as Mayweather. Broner is a boxer that's pretty good with a confidence that is annoying. Like Mayweather, I look forward to watching his next fight, if not to watch his slick technical skill and strong chin matched up against another opponent, but to watch that other opponent knock him down a notch.
Check this fight out if you get a chance on HBO, or online. It's a good showing by Broner as well as Rees.
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BOWIE V. IBARRA is the author of the 'Down the Road' zombie horror series from Permuted Press and Simon and Schuester.
His combat sports themed book, PIT FIGHTERS: BAPTISM BY FIRE, features a luchador from Mexico who transitions to mixed martial arts competition. It is available in paperback and on Kindle for .99 cents.
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-- 'Champ' Adrien 'The Problem' Broner came out to a unique entrance. Broner likes to rap on his way to the ring, so tonight he came out to his rap tune, "We Niggas, but we Loud", which was a pleasantly rhythmic urban tune. He seemed pretty happy with it, though it made me uncomfortable. That might be part of the point.
-- That loud 'ch-ching' noise you might have heard at 10:49pm central was the million dollars going in to Micheal Buffer's bank account yet again. Forget meteors falling in Russia. That deposit is always fun to hear.
-- Rees started the first round very aggressive, unintimidated by Broner, who seemed to be letting Rees do his thing. Broner ate a lot of punches in the first round, even punches in the back of the head as Broner weaved.
-- Broner woke up in the second round, getting cocky and landing some solid blows in the midst of showboating, but the Welshman kept the pressure, and the punches, on the champ.
-- In the third, Broner was able to take advantage of his reach and bring the power against Rees, even seemingly dazing the Welshman and working him up against the ropes until the spirited European came back. First solid round to Broner.
-- Fourth round found the cocky Broner finally brought some power, knocking Rees down with an uppercut. But Rees got back up and into the fight and stayed on the inside, giving back as much as he could and making it through the round. The knock down puts Broner up on points.
-- The word was Gary Lockett, the trainer for Rees, was ready to throw in the towel for Rees in between rounds. But Rees was still ready to go in the fifth, and came back to give it all he could in a great display of heart and courage. But a serious body blow put Rees down, and though he got back up and gave all he got, he was overwhelmed by the confident Broner.
In the end, Broner's reach, power, and championship experience were too much for Rees, and his trainer decided to call off the fight by waving the towel. Ref stopped the fight in the fifth.
It was a great test for Broner, and a good showing from Rees, who had never been knocked down before. In the end, Broner had his fun and put on a good show for his fans and is a good rep for Golden Boy.
Pundits are ready to put Broner with Mayweather and Ward, but its ZBF.com's assessment that its still to early to put him up there just yet. He's good, but not at that level just yet.
However, in regards to arrogance and trash talking, he's cut from the same cloth as Mayweather. Broner is a boxer that's pretty good with a confidence that is annoying. Like Mayweather, I look forward to watching his next fight, if not to watch his slick technical skill and strong chin matched up against another opponent, but to watch that other opponent knock him down a notch.
Check this fight out if you get a chance on HBO, or online. It's a good showing by Broner as well as Rees.
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Friday, February 15, 2013
ZOMBIES: #WalkingDead Wild Speculation for 'Home'
by Bowie Ibarra
The first episode of the second part of the third season of 'The Walking Dead' has come and gone, and as we head into the next episode, 'Home', zombie enthusiasts and Walking Dead followers have some wild speculation about what we might see in the coming episodes.
>>>JACKIE DRUGA, author of the Permuted Press title, The Flu
Opinion: Really? Daryl is gone and Rick takes a nosedive in the pool of insanity waving a gun and they push away the only guy (Tyrese) who could do a take down on Rick should he start shooting .
Tip to the writers: redeeming a character who went bad is a lot easier than redeeming a character who lost their mind.
Speculation: Rick leaves and Michonne follows to protect him. Garnishing her group status. Rick leaves to not only find himself but he finds the Dixon brothers in the process. After he meets the governor and discovers his 'whoops my bad' for getting rid of every strong person. Merle will be allowed back. While Rick's gone, Tyrese helps the prison group when his guys turn on the group.
Wishes: On Talking Dead, Kevin Smith coyly indicted the missteps in writing. My hope is for better writers who actually work and depend on being good writers in this genre. Not just Hollywood writers with a distorted vision of what PA fans want. Kirkman clearly has stepped back.
>>> ARMY ED, ZombieBloodFights.com weapons advisor
It will be interesting to see how Merle and Daryl discover how each of them has changed. Having had a strong role within Rick's group, I'm interested to see how Daryl will respond to his big brother's bullshit after growing as a leader. That will be something to watch for.
I also feel that although the Dixon brothers want to go their own way, something will compel them to return to Rick's team.
>>> BOWIE IBARRA, ZombieBloodFights.com
I brought it up a few blogs back, but with Lori being mentioned several times during the episode before the big moment when Rick was haunted by her ghost, I still believe we're going to see 'Zombie Lori' sometime soon.
Think about it: Her body wasn't there when Rick found the place. The Zed he stabbed all to hell didn't eat her up. There was evidence of her body being dragged away. I truly believe she's walking around the prison somewhere, and before the end of the season, Rick is going to have to face her and put her down.
What do YOU think? What is your 'wild speculation' for the show? Let us know in the comment section below.
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BOWIE IBARRA is the author of the 'Down the Road' zombie horror series from Permuted Press and Simon and Schuester. His latest zombie story, The Fall of Austin, tells the story of military, police, convicts, and citizens of the Texas capitol as they deal with the zpoc. It is available in Kindle and Paperback.
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The first episode of the second part of the third season of 'The Walking Dead' has come and gone, and as we head into the next episode, 'Home', zombie enthusiasts and Walking Dead followers have some wild speculation about what we might see in the coming episodes.
>>>JACKIE DRUGA, author of the Permuted Press title, The Flu
Tip to the writers: redeeming a character who went bad is a lot easier than redeeming a character who lost their mind.
Speculation: Rick leaves and Michonne follows to protect him. Garnishing her group status. Rick leaves to not only find himself but he finds the Dixon brothers in the process. After he meets the governor and discovers his 'whoops my bad' for getting rid of every strong person. Merle will be allowed back. While Rick's gone, Tyrese helps the prison group when his guys turn on the group.
Wishes: On Talking Dead, Kevin Smith coyly indicted the missteps in writing. My hope is for better writers who actually work and depend on being good writers in this genre. Not just Hollywood writers with a distorted vision of what PA fans want. Kirkman clearly has stepped back.
>>> ARMY ED, ZombieBloodFights.com weapons advisor
I also feel that although the Dixon brothers want to go their own way, something will compel them to return to Rick's team.
>>> BOWIE IBARRA, ZombieBloodFights.com
I brought it up a few blogs back, but with Lori being mentioned several times during the episode before the big moment when Rick was haunted by her ghost, I still believe we're going to see 'Zombie Lori' sometime soon.
Think about it: Her body wasn't there when Rick found the place. The Zed he stabbed all to hell didn't eat her up. There was evidence of her body being dragged away. I truly believe she's walking around the prison somewhere, and before the end of the season, Rick is going to have to face her and put her down.
What do YOU think? What is your 'wild speculation' for the show? Let us know in the comment section below.
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BOWIE IBARRA is the author of the 'Down the Road' zombie horror series from Permuted Press and Simon and Schuester. His latest zombie story, The Fall of Austin, tells the story of military, police, convicts, and citizens of the Texas capitol as they deal with the zpoc. It is available in Kindle and Paperback.
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Sunday, February 10, 2013
ZOMBIES: Notes on #TheWalkingDead 'Suicide Kings
by Bowie Ibarra
Sideliners in San Antonio was hosting a 'Walking Dead' viewing party. I had no idea, I just needed a place that had a buttload of TVs and hope they would let me watch it on one. I'm glad I gave Sideliners a chance, because I got to see the second part of season 3 premiere of 'The Walking Dead' there. Here are some notes from the show.
-- Daryl vs. Merle I
The Governor booked the classic 'brother against brother' matchup for the people of Woodbury, selling out Merle to prove his faith to him by killing Daryl. Andrea tried to stop it to no avail. Merle made it look good, but quickly made it clear to Daryl they were breaking out.
Thanks to an assist from the WD Crew fire team, who laid down suppressive fire, the brothers made a break for it. The chick that gave Andrea a hard time on the wall a few episodes back got plugged as well, much to Andrea's dismay.
-- Andrea outed
Merle reveals to Rick that Andrea is now in The Governor's pocket. Glenn does not favor keeping Merle around, and neither does Maggie, as you might imagine. So Daryl gets the choice to stay with the group or go with his brother. It's an easy choice for him, and Daryl joins his brother to journey into the Zpoc together again.
-- Glenn stomps the s**t out of a Zombie's head
This was a great moment, with Glenn letting off some steam on a zombie that almost jumped him.
-- Some members of the new Prison Population have trust issues
Even thought they are being allowed to bury their killed mate, two members of Tyrese's contingent are having trust issues with the WD Crew.
-- Tension in Woodbury
After the debacle at the ZombieBloodFights.com arena, some members of Woodbury want to bail on the town. They are denied by members of The Governor's death squad.
Having been an articulate orator only days before and still dealing with the death of his zed daughter, Penny, has made The Governor a little disconsolate. So Andrea steps forth and cuts a promo for the people of Woodbury. Her stump speech convince people to stick around, and in this moment, a new 'character' seems to emerge: The People of Woodbury as a collective character.
The problem is that some zeds snuck in from the night before and attacked a member of the community. This is where Phillip finally appears and shoots the dude in the face in front of the city.
Andrea tries to motivate The Governor to no avail.
-- Rick's remaining team returns
Carol waxes nostalgic about the past, evoking the memory of the Sophie and Lori with Carl. Its then she gets the news of the departed Daryl from the returning Rick.
Glenn and Maggie keep the violation by The Governor a secret from Hershcel.
Herschel recommends working together with Tyrese and his team. But when Rick is about to make a call, he is haunted by the memory of Lori, who he sees in a white dress in a stairwell in the prison. This is the third time Rick has been afflicted with hallucinations.
Lots of fun things getting set up. We'll see how the rest of the season plays out.
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BOWIE IBARRA is the author of the 'Down the Road' zombie horror series from Permuted Press and Simon and Schuester. His latest zombie story, The Fall of Austin, tells the story of military, police, convicts, and citizens of the Texas capitol as they deal with the zpoc. It is available in Kindle and Paperback.
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-- Daryl vs. Merle I
The Governor booked the classic 'brother against brother' matchup for the people of Woodbury, selling out Merle to prove his faith to him by killing Daryl. Andrea tried to stop it to no avail. Merle made it look good, but quickly made it clear to Daryl they were breaking out.
Thanks to an assist from the WD Crew fire team, who laid down suppressive fire, the brothers made a break for it. The chick that gave Andrea a hard time on the wall a few episodes back got plugged as well, much to Andrea's dismay.
-- Andrea outed
Merle reveals to Rick that Andrea is now in The Governor's pocket. Glenn does not favor keeping Merle around, and neither does Maggie, as you might imagine. So Daryl gets the choice to stay with the group or go with his brother. It's an easy choice for him, and Daryl joins his brother to journey into the Zpoc together again.
-- Glenn stomps the s**t out of a Zombie's head
This was a great moment, with Glenn letting off some steam on a zombie that almost jumped him.
-- Some members of the new Prison Population have trust issues
Even thought they are being allowed to bury their killed mate, two members of Tyrese's contingent are having trust issues with the WD Crew.
-- Tension in Woodbury
Having been an articulate orator only days before and still dealing with the death of his zed daughter, Penny, has made The Governor a little disconsolate. So Andrea steps forth and cuts a promo for the people of Woodbury. Her stump speech convince people to stick around, and in this moment, a new 'character' seems to emerge: The People of Woodbury as a collective character.
The problem is that some zeds snuck in from the night before and attacked a member of the community. This is where Phillip finally appears and shoots the dude in the face in front of the city.
Andrea tries to motivate The Governor to no avail.
-- Rick's remaining team returns
Carol waxes nostalgic about the past, evoking the memory of the Sophie and Lori with Carl. Its then she gets the news of the departed Daryl from the returning Rick.
Glenn and Maggie keep the violation by The Governor a secret from Hershcel.
Herschel recommends working together with Tyrese and his team. But when Rick is about to make a call, he is haunted by the memory of Lori, who he sees in a white dress in a stairwell in the prison. This is the third time Rick has been afflicted with hallucinations.
Lots of fun things getting set up. We'll see how the rest of the season plays out.
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BOWIE IBARRA is the author of the 'Down the Road' zombie horror series from Permuted Press and Simon and Schuester. His latest zombie story, The Fall of Austin, tells the story of military, police, convicts, and citizens of the Texas capitol as they deal with the zpoc. It is available in Kindle and Paperback.
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Friday, February 8, 2013
ZOMBIES: Wild Speculation on the return of 'The Walking Dead: Suicide Kings'
by Bowie Ibarra
We've been 'Made to Suffer' for over two months now since the mid-season of the 'Walking Dead'. You can get the full ZBF.com recap here.
Lots of loose ends to manage. So I've asked several 'Walking Dead' fans and enthusiasts to give me there predictions for how this return episode is going to play out, and what they expect for the season with the next episode, 'Suicide Kings'.
Here we go!
WILD SPECULATION: DL SNELL, author of the Permuted Press titles 'Roses of Blood on Barbed Wire Vines' and 'Pavlov's Dog'
Like most fans of THE WALKING DEAD, the cliffhanger mid-season three has left me fearing for Daryl Dixon’s life. As Rick Grimes has implied, the god of the TWD universe is ruthless (a sentiment echoed by creator Robert Kirkman). So while it would surprise me if they killed Daryl—arguably the show’s biggest sex symbol and fan-girl favorite—it’s certainly within the realm.
What I think will happen, though, is that somehow something will intervene. Rick’s team is just outside the walls; Merle will probably land squarely in Daryl’s corner of the ring; and Andrea is right in the Governor’s blind spot. But I don’t know if Daryl’s allies are enough, here. I think it might take an inventible zombie infiltration to get Daryl out of that arena and over the town walls.
The question is, who will let the zombies in? Rick? Andrea? Or will it be an act of God?
WILD SPECULATION: THOMAS, VW Tech Guy
How ya'll doing fellow Walking Dead Fans?
So tell me something: Does anyone out there loathe Andrea as much as I do? Whose side is she on? She pretty much turned her back on Michone. The reason I talk about her is because judging from the previews, she looks to be the main focus in the premiere. Looks to me like she's doing some recon for the ol' Governator, who I think is a good guy trapped in a bad world. But that's another post.
So what do you think, fellow ZombieBloodFighters? Will Merle die in the premiere? If not, then who?
WILD SPECULATION: ZombieBloodFights.com
The Governor seems to have sold out Merle to fight his brother, Daryl. So, my prediction is that when the WD Fire Team, still outside Woodbury, makes a move to save Daryl, Merle helps his brother out, only to get shot by the governor and his people.
As for the season, I think the governor will make a move on the prison with his deathsquad in the coming episodes. We shall see.
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| Photo courtesy DEAD TALK and ZOMBIE SAFE AREA |
Lots of loose ends to manage. So I've asked several 'Walking Dead' fans and enthusiasts to give me there predictions for how this return episode is going to play out, and what they expect for the season with the next episode, 'Suicide Kings'.
Here we go!
WILD SPECULATION: DL SNELL, author of the Permuted Press titles 'Roses of Blood on Barbed Wire Vines' and 'Pavlov's Dog'
Like most fans of THE WALKING DEAD, the cliffhanger mid-season three has left me fearing for Daryl Dixon’s life. As Rick Grimes has implied, the god of the TWD universe is ruthless (a sentiment echoed by creator Robert Kirkman). So while it would surprise me if they killed Daryl—arguably the show’s biggest sex symbol and fan-girl favorite—it’s certainly within the realm.
What I think will happen, though, is that somehow something will intervene. Rick’s team is just outside the walls; Merle will probably land squarely in Daryl’s corner of the ring; and Andrea is right in the Governor’s blind spot. But I don’t know if Daryl’s allies are enough, here. I think it might take an inventible zombie infiltration to get Daryl out of that arena and over the town walls.
The question is, who will let the zombies in? Rick? Andrea? Or will it be an act of God?
WILD SPECULATION: THOMAS, VW Tech Guy
How ya'll doing fellow Walking Dead Fans?
So tell me something: Does anyone out there loathe Andrea as much as I do? Whose side is she on? She pretty much turned her back on Michone. The reason I talk about her is because judging from the previews, she looks to be the main focus in the premiere. Looks to me like she's doing some recon for the ol' Governator, who I think is a good guy trapped in a bad world. But that's another post.
So what do you think, fellow ZombieBloodFighters? Will Merle die in the premiere? If not, then who?
WILD SPECULATION: ZombieBloodFights.com
The Governor seems to have sold out Merle to fight his brother, Daryl. So, my prediction is that when the WD Fire Team, still outside Woodbury, makes a move to save Daryl, Merle helps his brother out, only to get shot by the governor and his people.
As for the season, I think the governor will make a move on the prison with his deathsquad in the coming episodes. We shall see.
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Bowie Ibarra is the author of the 'Down the Road' zombie horror series from Permuted Press and Simon and Schuester. His latest zombie story, The Fall of Austin, tells the story of military, police, convicts, and citizens of the Texas capitol as they deal with the zpoc. It is available in Kindle and Paperback.
You can network with Bowie and read about his Tex-Mexploitation stories and check out his book trailers at his personal website, ZombieBloodFights.com.
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