Cheap Wrestling for Cheap People 09.21.06: The Big Move
Posted by Ryan Byers on 09.21.2006
More on how to find inexpensive wrestling plus classic TNA action featuring my favorite match of the weekly PPV era.
Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to Cheap Wrestling for Cheap People. As always, I'm Ryan Byers, and between this column, my weekly Impact Crater, and appearance today in Fact or Fiction, I am quickly becoming 411mania's Mr. Thursday Night. Of course, this column isn't all about putting myself over. It's about finding low priced grappling action for you fine readers.
Cheap Wrestling Tip #49: The Big Move
You know what one of the most painful, insanely obnoxious events in life is? Moving. Regardless of sex, race, class, or any other variables, just about everybody does it several times during the course of their life, and I've never met a single person who actually enjoyed the experience. The problem is we all just buy too much useless stuff, and, when we move, we wish that we either never bought it in the first place or could get rid of it without feeling ridiculously wasteful. Because of that, when people decide that they want to move, the usually wind up giving a lot of crap away and/or selling it at a greatly reduced price. That's why one of the best sources of professional wrestling tapes are people who have either recently moved, are in the process of moving, or will be moving in the not too distant future. You don't have to know them personally, either . . . hanging around on wreslting message boards in which members periodically discuss their personal lives is also a great way to dig up fans who might be willing to unload something as part of a move. Perhaps one of the best parts of the whole deal is that this is one of the few ways to get ahold of tapes that are not available commercially, including the program that I'll be reviewing today . . .
Title: NWA TNA on PPV (12/18/2002) Released By: TNA Release Year: 2002 Run Time: 120 minutes Found At: Somebody's Attic Price: FREE
TNA was put in to an interesting position here, as the company was heading in to a two week hiatus for the holiday season and thus needing something big so that fans would return to their weekly pay per views after the break. The entire company was beginning to center around a feud pitting TNA against Vince Russo's Sports Entertainment (E)xtreme group and had surprisingly done so without compromising the in-ring action of TNA, particularly from the vaunted X Division. When it came down to the big angle and the quality wrestling, which of the two would be banked on in order to bring viewers back? We shall see . . .
The show opens with Mike Tenay and Don West discussing Jeff Jarrett's recent tours of Europe and Japan with the WWA and Zero-One respectively. Very little of the actual in-ring action is shown, but Lex Luger and Sting both show up for a couple of seconds, which was a bit of a big deal for the company at the time. Afterwards, Tenay and West throw to Goldylocks, who is covering the breaking story of Cur Hennig entering the building. The Minnesotan West Texas Redneck blows her off and heads to the ring, and I feel a promo coming on . . . and I'm right. Curt is none too happy about Russo and SEE costing him his World Title shot on the previous week's show, and Vince is immediately called out. Hennig threatens him with his "size twenty-four feet" (huh?), but SEE members BG James and the Harris Twins attack, alongside new recruits Low Ki, Christopher Daniels, and Elix Skipper. Ki dropkicks Hennig in the face, which is followed up by a Skipper guillotine legdrop. Naturally, the juniors do all of the actual work while James yacks on commentary and the Harrises beat the hell out of the TNA signs hanging from the guardrail.
After selling the confusion of the X'ers jumping ship, Tenay and West throw back to Goldylocks, who has NWA figurehead Bob Armstrong with her. The Bullet says that Vince Russo is not welcome here, stopping when AJ Styles walks by. Bob accuses him of being in league with SEE due to a Styles attack on Jeff Jarrett last week, but AJ denies the allegations and claims that he's only out for the NWA Heavyweight Title. Bob jets off after him, and we finally go to our first match.
Match Numero Uno: Red, Jason Cross, David Young, Shark Boy, Ace Steel, Jimmy Rave, Joel Maximo, Jose Maximo, Tony Mamaluke, & Kid Kash in a gauntlet match for the number one contendership to the X Division Championship
Tons of backstory on this one. First off, this isn't a true gauntlet match, as two men start with one more entering at 1:30 intervals a la the Royal Rumble. However, eliminations are by pinfall or submission only. Daniels, Skipper, and Low Ki were originally scheduled for the match but got pulled out by Russo, and they're being replaced by the SATs and some other random guy. I forget who, but we'll just say it was Rave. I must say that they found these replacements on incredibly short notice. I don't think I even would've had time to get in to my ring gear between the point that the boys hooked up with Russo and now.
Jason Cross and Red kick things off, and the two shake hands before locking up. Cross slaps on a headlock, nails the shoulderblock that we all KNEW was going to follow and takes Red off his feet again with a monkey flip. The two trade legsweeps before locking up again, this time with Jason scoring a snap mare before missing a legdrop. Red capitalizes with a standing shooting star press, which gets two. Cross is quickly lariated out, and Red hits a kick from the apron just as time expires to bring out Tony Mamaluke. The Malenko trainee immediately DDT's Red to set up a Flair style kneebreaker and a submission hold that sees him stretch Red's knee joint across the back of his head while simultaneously applying a half Boston crab. Our spunky Latino friend makes the ropes, only to have the hold reapplied in a matter of seconds. When he refuses to submit, Red gets knocked to the outside, and Mamaluke goes to work on Cross instead. Jason, who seems to only be in the promotion because of his "spectacular finisher" that the announcers keep putting over, eats a jawbreaker just as we're ready to see entrant number four, Mr. Jimmy Rave! He forearms Mamaluke to set up a release belly to bell . . . and now we officially begin the portion of the match where things get really disjointed. Rave does a series of counters with Red, after which he winds up dropkicking Red and knocking Cross off of the top rope. Rave then comes back out of nowhere, getting a sunset flip on Mamaluke for two while Cross lands a kick on Red. Just to make sure that things get really confusing as opposed to just semi-confusing, let's add a fifth man, okay? OKAY!
It's Shark Boy time, the only man amongst this group of generic, greasy twenty-somethings who has managed to get himself a unique look. He immediately takes both Rave and Mamaluke down before following up with a neckbreaker and a top rope bulldog that kills Rave for two. Now things become even more of a cluster. All I know is that there was some Shark Boy ass biting in there somewhere. Anyway, Kid Kash is in now, and Shark Boy cuts off what would've been a cliche offensive flurry from Kash, as the fish knees and dropkicks the new kid. Kid comes back, however, catching Sharkie with a powerslam off of a cross body block attempt, getting a two count in the process. The Shark (not Tenta) comes back and lariats Kash out of the ring and connects with a plancha. Meanwhile, in the ring, Cross gets two on Rave off of a standing swanton . . . with Mamaluke living up to his name by making the dumbass saved. Newsflash, Tony, you WANT your opponents to get eliminated.
Ace Steel is now our new man in, and he hits a missile dropkick on Rave before the entire match just breaks in to one big nondescript brawl with the camera cutting somewhere else every ten seconds. In the midst of it all, Rave manages to roll up Mamaluke for our first elimination and then lands one of the sweetest moves in history by taking Shark Boy down from a rana position in to a crossface. I would've called that an elimination, but Sharkie (not Eddie) escapes and lands a Diamond Dust on Rave to take him out of the match just as Jose Maximo comes in. Jose immediately goes after Kash, as the two trade two counts off of cross body blocks. They screw something up royally, and Kash recovers with a powerbomb counter to a rana before hitting a slam. Joel Maximo comes in and saves his brother with an enzuguri while Ace Steel suplexes Jose on the floor and sends him in to the rail. Yeah, nice save there, Joel. Things only get more chaotic as Kash takes a chair to Red's arm and Cross scores a leg lariat on Steel to get two. Damn, Ace must've teleported back in to the ring or some shit. And, hey, there's David Young as the last man in! He cleans house, slamming Cross, MURDERING Red with a sit-out powerbomb and then backdrop suplexing both Maximos. Steel tries to put a stop to the madness with a tornado DDT, but Young is having none of that, and he tosses Ace in to the turnbuckles Northern lights style. Kash is leveled by a Young spinebuster, and all of the bigger man's opponents have hit the floor. So what's he to do? ASAI MOONSAULT ON TO EVERYBODY!
And that's the kickoff for the trainwreck spot. Steel gets his plancha in next, followed by Cross with a SWEET no hands corkscrew dive on to his opponents. A Red backflip plancha is next, and Kash wraps things up with a flipping tope in to the sea of wrestlers. The Kid stays in control, landing a missile dropkick on to Young to set up the TOP ROPE RANA before taking Dave down again with a standing tornado DDT for two. Kash gets dumped to the outside, but there's no rest for Young as the Maximos take over on him. Jose DDTs the big(ger) guy off of Joel's shoulders, and that's all she wrote as Red comes crashing down on him with the Infared for the pinfall. (And Joel actually helps form a mini-pile on, the logical thing for guys to do in this match.) Jose is in trouble, though, as Steel catches him with a belly to belly suplex, followed up with a TOP ROPE TORNADO DDT FOR THREE! Yes, both guys were standing on the top rope. Joel immediately gets revenge for his brother by leaping on Steel in rana position and then flipping down in to a rollup that gets three. And just to keep up with the whole rapid fire theme, Kash lariats Joel for two. Maximo mounts a brief comeback, setting up ECW's former TV Champ for a running powerbomb, but that's reversed in to one of Kash's patented ranas for the three count and Joel's elimination.
We're down to our final three men, and Cross is immediately double tamed by Kash and Red. A double drop toe hold takes Jason down, and he's then hit simultaneously by a senton and a basement dropkick to the head. Red then turns on Kash, getting an armdrag and the most brutal (in a good way) headscissors takedown I've ever seen for two. A huge kick gets another two count for the Amazing one, and he heads to the top rope. Kash follows, however, and he military presses Red off of the ropes for two before Cross makes the ridiculous save. Jason then hits a brainbuster on Red, and follows up with a rana on Kash. Red hits the top rope and jumps down with a DDT on to Double K, and that eliminates him. Boy howdy, it looks like the two guys who done started this here match are finishing it, by gawd. Cross gets his brainbuster in on Red and slams him before signaling for the finisher that Don West has made sound like the second coming. Jason's up, and the Crossfire (shooting star legdrop) lives up to all of its hype, even the barely hitting version that we get here. Needless to say, it ends the match, and Cross is the next in line for an X Title shot.
Match Thoughts: Damn. You could definitely tell that these were ten young men who wanted to establish themselves and be asked back for the next TNA show if they weren't already regulars. The result was more of a highspot exhibition than a full-on wrestling match, but those are fun from time to time. Things where chaotic, but not nearly as bad as they could've been, and the same can be said for the number of blown spots. I would've inserted some eliminations earlier in the match to prevent these problems, but I'm not exactly complaining. Unfortunately, though, it's really difficult to give this sort of match a proper rating. I'll just say that it was more than worth the time that it was given and move right along.
Don West and Mike Tenay now get a bit more camera time, as they explain that NWA officials have inserted Jerry Lynn in to the scheduled Sonny Siaki vs. EZ Money X Title match, making it a three-way. The rest of the card is hyped, and the next thing we know, Russo and his troops are in the ring. The first topic of the night is explaining the motives of his new recruits. Long story shot, all three were denied something by TNA management, so Russo has given them what they wanted and brought them back. Vince also wants to know whether or not Jeff Jarrett is on his side. Naturally, Double J appears, stating (after far too much stalling) that he is not siding with SEE. He then stupidly attacks the entire group and is marginally successful with hit and run tactics until the numbers catch up. Jarrett takes an H-Bomb, the Low Ki dropkick, Elix's Play of the Day, and a Daniels double jump moonsault before security makes the save. Good to see that he learned from Curt Hennig's mistake.
Match Numero Dos: NWA World Tag Team Champions The Disciples of the New Church (Slash & Brian Lee) w/ James Mitchell & Bella Donna vs. Americans Most Wanted (Chris Harris & James Storm) vs. The Harris Brothers (Ron & Don)
The titles are not on the line here, for some reason or another, probably because nobody could fathom the possibility of Harris title run. Percy "Don't Call Me Paul Bearer" Pringle is shown sitting on the ramp during the match, presumably scouting one of the teams. Percy's always come off as a really nice guy, and it's a shame to see his weight get to the point that he can't even STAND at ringside for a ten minute match. Fortunately it's back under control. James Storm kicks things off by diving on to Slash of the New Church for a two count. Slash comes back quickly and gets his own two count before Storm fires off a side Russian leg sweep for another nearfall. James brings in his partner Chris Harris, and he hits an inverted atomic drop with a Cowboy superkick following. Harris attempts a corner charge but hits nothing but boot, and Slash lands a lariat prior to tagging in Brian Lee. The Bulldozer gets two with a big boot and a second nearfall off of a vertical suplex. The Wildcat looks to mount a comeback with some good old punches, but Lee catches him with a press slam and chokes his opponent on the ropes. The big man gets a little cocky, however, and Harris is able to take him down, first with a Thesz press and then with a flying lariat. A cross body block from the top looks to finish but only gets two, and Harris brings Storm back in for a double back body drop on Lee. That prompts him to bring Slash back in, but the other half of the New Church is quickly downed by a Cowboy missile dropkick.
America's Most Wanted then go on a hot streak, as they perform a double rolling leg snap on Slash before knocking the Harris twins off of the apron. Shades of the Rock & Roll Express! They then lariat Slash back down, resulting in the big pier six brawl on which we were all waiting. During the fight, the six teams combine for fifty whips in to the steel security rail in about thirty seconds, thus redefining overkill. Don and Chris Harris (no relation) make it back to the ring, and their respective partners quickly join them. Storm is indisposed, allowing Don & Ron to hit a double chokeslam en route to an H-Bomb. Unfortunately for the dual Harrises but fortunately for the single Harris, Jim Mitchell and Bella Donna decide they want to EARN their paychecks and hop up on the apron for distraction. Then, out of nowhere, indy valet Athena appears and low blows a Harris twin, setting up a run-in by the Roadwarriors of all people. Slash eats the Doomsday Device, and a Harris twin takes a top rope splash from Hawk. The referee sees all of this, but, since James Storm is such a nice guy, he lets him pin the downed Harris anyway. AMWins.
Match Thoughts: I'm a fan of AMW, but the other two teams aren't the sorts of opponents that they need to look their best. That definitely showed here. This match was just a mess, with nothing there to provide substance between Harris and Storm's offense. They did what they could to keep up the pace, but it just wasn't enough to save this one. Of course, our big run-in finish didn't help matters much, particularly when it was by a team who wouldn't be seen again in the company and wouldn't have done much good for it even if they did come back. *1/2
Backstage, Goldylocks manages to catch up with Hawk and Animal, and they briefly threaten Vince Russo before running out of the building. Goldy continues to walk and runs in to Bob Armstrong who is rallying members of the X Division against Russo . . . and it actually goes somewhere later. Watch and learn, aspiring bookers. After that, we go to highlights of the previous week's Jerry Lynn/Sonny Siaki match, as a mysterious woman costs Jerry the match and the X Title. It was that act of treachery that got Lynn inserted in to this week's title match, which is up next.
Match Numero Tres: Sonny Siaki (c) vs. EZ Money vs. Jerry Lynn for the NWA X Division Championship
The two faces nail Siaki to start, and then they go to the mat for some counter wrestling. They pop up and trade armdrags before doing the mutual respect spot. Siaki tries to make his presence felt, but Money gets a knee and a neckbreaker on him for two. Lynn ranas EZ as soon as he gets up, but the cradle piledriver is reversed by the usual means. Siaki superkicks Money directly in to a rollup by Lynn, but it only gets two. Fluidity, thy name is that sequence. Another slick chain of moves follows, as Lynn is thrown towards EZ Money, and EZ ranas JL directly in to SS. Siaki slams Lynn off of that, and it gets two. Sonny goes back to the corner, but Money runs in and kicks him in the face and follows it up with a dropkick after he slumps in to a seated position. He tries to do the same to Lynn, but the veteran blocks it and gets a dropkick of his own. Then some more stuff happens, but we miss it all for a lovely shot of WWA mastermind Andrew McManus, who is in the front row. When we come back, Siaki is down on all fours, and EZ tries to springboard off of him, only to be DDTed by Lynn. He then tosses the champ to the apron, but Siaki blocks an attempted legdrop by the blond bombshell, only to have his neck snapped down over the top rope. EZ Money tries to intervene, but Lynn throws him out of the ring and on to Siaki before performing a flipping plancha down on to both men. All three eventually make their way back to the ring, and Money lariats Siaki down before nailing Lynn as well. The only problem is that Jerry also hit him at the same time, and we have a triple KO spot.
Siaki is the first man up, and he attempts to Diamond Cut Lynn, only to have it reversed for two. EZ's Money Bag then catches Lynn for another two count, and then Siaki lands a belly to belly on Money for yet another two count. Sonny is next to eat a nearfall as the faces 3D him before coming to blows. That results in a cradle piledriver getting two for Lynn, but the mystery woman (Kim Nielsen, a Dusty Rhodes trainee who would later be named "Desire") returns to distract him. Sonny clotheslines him out of the ring as a result, and he reverses an EZ Money suplex in to the Siakalypse to retain the title. Afterwards, Vince Russo appears and offers the woman to Siaki as a prize for joining SEE. Sonny appears to accept (though never verbally), and he and his new woman smack Lynn around a bit more.
Match Thoughts: The ending sequence definitely had some nice nearfalls, and the opening contained a few innovative three way spots. Aside from the interference at the finish, the only flaw that I can really cite is that some of those three way spots almost looked too choreographed, killing the suspension of disbelief necessary in wrestling. Aside from that, we had a passable little match. This is what happens when you take Sonny Siaki and have two people with actual talent wrestle around him. (Have I mentioned that I am NOT looking forward to his WWE debut?) ***1/2
Match Numero Cuatro: BG James vs. Ron Killings in a street fight
A street fight just isn't a street fight unless they've got the hosting town's name inserted in to the match title for cheap heat. James attacks from behind while Killings is still rapping about how he's the "suntanned Superman." The Truth comes back quickly, though, getting in a leg lariat and a forearm to make BG bail. The former and future tag partners brawl on the stage, and Ron gets in an ax kick before taking a face first bump off the stage and down on to a platform below. James finds a trash can and uses it for another two. The opponents then trade weapons shots, and the SEE X Division representatives run in just as it appears Killings might take the advantage with a shovel. Ron is quadruple teamed, and James takes the victory.
Match Thoughts: Incredibly short. Incredibly uneventfu. When James first came in to TNA he looked absolutely TERRIBLE, approximately fifty pounds over an ideal weight for his size and slow as hell. Fortunately since then he's managed to trim down a bit and get back in to the shape that made him a good tag team wrestler earlier in his career. *
Well, that one sucked, but it serves the greater good as Bob Armstrong appears and chastises SEE for their cowardly tactics. He's got three men who will take on Daniels, Skipper, and Ki face to face right now in an impromptu main event. . . and the heels accept. This is the sort of climactic bit where you'd be inserting a commercial break if the show wasn't pay per view.
Match Numero Cinco: The Spanish Announce Team (Joel & Jose Maximo) & The Amazing Red vs. Christopher Daniels, Elix Skipper, & Low Ki
It's a big schmozz to start, with Red getting slammed on the floor and Low Ki getting dropkicked out of the ring so that we're left with just Red and Christopher Daniels in the squared circle. The Fallen Angel falls to a rana, and the faces take turns avalanching him in the corner. A missile dropkick is next for Daniels, and he's given a Diamond Cutter. This prompts Chris to turn things over to Low Ki, and he gets a dropkick on Red for two, which brings in Jose. He blocks a tornado DDT, and Daniels returns, as does Red. A double dropkick gets two for the faces, as does a Red enzuguri. Things continue in this unstructured manner, as Joel enters and slams Low Ki for two before tossing Daniels from the ring. This brings in Skipper, who is immediately taken down by a Joel drop toe hold. The Maximos then bust out some freaky shit, as one applies a crossface to Skipper while the other takes Low Ki and puts him in to an elevated crab right on Elix's back. Skipper's pain continues as he is dropkicked square in the face by Red and the hold is released. Daniels eats a much more traditional version of the same move from Jose, and then Red is brought back in. Skipper gets a cheap shot in on him, however, and that allows Daniels to take him down with a lariat. Elix comes in to continue his torment of Red, and the little man finds himself press slammed down on to the ropes. Prime Time nails the Maximos just for the hell of it, and he returns to uranage Red for three separate two counts. A few kneelifts lead to Red being pummeled in the corner, and Ki and Daniels take turns raking their boots across his face. Mmm. . . rudos.
Ki briefly takes over and gets two from the face rake-age, and a snap mare/elbow drop combo leads to another two, this time with Jose saving. Low Ki brings Daniels in, and Red rolls him up, but it's missed by the referee. Not missed, however, is the Fallen Angel's forearm shot, which sets up a vertical suplex and a split legged moonsault for two. Low Ki finds himself back in after a brief and uneventful run by Skipper, and Mr. Ki lands a pair of double chops . . . but Red comes back. A flipping DDT hits for the Whipwreck trainee, but he fails to make the tag when given a chance. Low Ki tries to hoist him up for the Ki Crusher, but that's reversed in to a rana that sends Ki to the turnbuckles. A forceful sunset flip follows for two, as Elix runs interference for the save. AND NOW WE HAVE THE HOT TAG! Both Maximos clean house, and Jose gets a tornado DDT on Elix, only to have Daniels save. The Angel takes Jose and gets two off of a leg sweep and double jump moonsault, but Joel makes the save and drops Daniels on his head for another two, this time with Skipper saving.
And Elix continues the trend, planting Joel with a brainbuster that gets two. The two men continue to bawl, and Joel is sent to the outside. So, of course, we get a plancha from Elix, and Low Ki is left in the ring with Red. It looks as though Red might take the advantage with some palm thrusts, but Ki catches him with a version of the Alabama Slam and follows with a backbreaker. His attempt at a corkscrew moonsault misses, however. Unfortunately, so does the InfaRed that Red attempts, and the SEE representative manages to get two two counts as a result. Low Ki is then rolled up for another nearfall, but he responds with an enzuguri and brings in Christopher Daniels. Red's hot streak continues, as he immediately ranas Daniels, but he's quickly caught by a protobomb, and Low Ki is brought back in. Heel miscommunication sees Ki KILL Daniels with a kick, and Red gets two off of that but immediately has the wind knocked out of his sails by a flipping Ki kick. It gets two prior to Joel saving, but Low Ki goes right back to work. Red is chocked down with a front facelock and pinned for two again, but he surges back with a big kick and his version of the 619 before landing a springboard DDT for two. A standing shooting star press also gets two for the Amazing one, but Elix Skipper intervenes and powerbombs our hero to set up Ki getting two yet again. The Ki Crusher looks to finish again, but the Maximos return just as Red slips out of the hold. They set the Norse God of Stiff Kicks up for the Spanish Fly, but Daniels and Skipper sneak in from behind. They brothers try to counter with cross body blocks, but both miss, allowing the heels to simultaneously hit their finishers. With Joel and Jose gone, Red is dragged up to the second rope and treated to a Ki Crusher from those lofty heights. That finally keeps him down.
Match Thoughts: This attained a much better focus to chaos ration than the gauntlet match earlier, and there were very few blown spots given who was involved. The real story here, though, lies in the emotion centering around the heat that everybody in the match managed to put on Red. Just about every nearfall on him in the second half of the match looked as though it could have been a legit finish and he had every kickout and comeback timed perfectly. The result was a feeling of genuine excitement despite the technical ins and outs of the match, a feeling of excitement that some guys who have more experience than all six of these guys combined so often failed to deliver. They're definitely not the most consistent performers in the world, but tonight everything was clicking on the right cylinders. ****
Oh, but we're not done yet, folks. Russo and the rest of SEE (minus Siaki) appear, and Vince asks us all why there are always tables under wrestling rings. The answer offered by Mr. James is, "Because we put ‘em there!" The stable demonstrate this principle, stacking up Red and the SATs on some furniture until Curt Hennig saves. Just like earlier in the show, he fails as David Flair makes his debut with the company by running in and nailing Mr. P with an ax handle (a literal one, not the wrestling move). Naturally, this draws out Jeff Jarrett and a chair, and he manages to clear out the ring long enough to get the Stroke on Low Ki and apply the figure four on Flair. Yeah, use a submission hold in an eight on one fight, really smart. Oddly enough, it takes AJ Styles running in to the ring and nailing Jarrett to finally break the hold, and the NWA Champ is put through our trusty table by the combined efforts of Daniels and Skipper. Russo is shown taking David's ax to the TNA set as we go off the air.
Overall
This is one of the few weekly TNA pay per views that I would have felt justified spending $10 on. Of course, there were three matches that ranked highly and that makes a recommendation a no brainer. However, this was also an extremely smartly booked show, with none of the great matches following one another (as not to burn out the crowd) and either a great match or a surprise being used to wake up the audience after an interview segment that otherwise might have lost them. Additionally, the bad matches were kept relatively short, and the show did not drag at any point as a result. Definitely the right foot to stick out on the beginning of a two week hiatus and something that would still be fun to track down in 2006 if you can find yourself a copy.
