EricG

Burton will not return to the #31 next year (in addition to Kevin Harvick leaving for Stewart-Haas), leaving the only currently signed cup-level RCR driver as Paul Menard. Ewwww. Ryan Newman rumored to take over the #31 (one of the few open rides left), with Austin Dillon probably moving up to a RCR team using the (GASP!) #3.

I think this is the tape that was widely circulated as "The Most Horrific Moments In Wrestling" - I used to have it. Just a mix of earlier ECW stuff and Japanese stuff - I think it also had Pogo vs. Funk, the match with Kanemura catching fire, a "Cobra" death match, etc . It was sort of the equivalent of the Faces of Death videos back then. I remember getting word of it and asking my Mom to use her credit card to order it.

Silly season has (sort of) begun. Montoya won't be returning to EGR. Two major open rides for next year: #42 (EGR - Newman or Kyle Larson) #29 (RCR - probably Newman, Dillon, or Kurt Busch) Brian Vickers to the #55 full-time next year.

I can't fault a racer for racing, but I'm guessing his sponsors won't be too happy when someone like Brad Sweet, Regan Smith or Dave Blaney fill in the next month or two because Stewart couldn't find a better way to spend his free time. You'd think two Sprint Car deaths in the last month would deter him. Not to mention his fringe shot at a championship this year is now gone.

I used to be a maniac about the Hasbro line when I was growing up. My weekly allowance was $5 - just enough to buy one figure. In order to obtain it, I'd have to cut our massive yard (as an 8, 9, and 10-year-old) with a mower that was entirely too large for a skinny youngster such as myself. I'd cut that thing so fast (which, in retrospect, was probably pretty dangerous) and often leave sections behind trees, on the other side of the garage, etc, entirely uncut - as the moment I was finished, I would get rid directly to Toys R Us for a new figure. I would either save the backs of the figure card or use one of the WWF trading cards, and create PPV posters with card line-ups, etc, that I kept in a binder. I also had a cassette player for entrance music. I eventually would integrate the WCW Galoobs into the roster, but some of those were fairly useless - what could you actually do with Luger other than a DDT? Or Pillman other than a flying body press? For about five-years, I reached a level of dedication or nerddom I'll never fully understand. I started going back a few years ago and reading a lot about the Hasbro line and Galoob line. I've gone back and purchased all of the figures and each accessories (which can actually be fairly pricey - imagine paying $28 for two plastic Bushwacker hats). But I learned a lot of supposed insider informaion -According to rumors, a Diesel figure was to be made for the series after the green card series (the last series produced). -There was a Tugboat figure that was going to be produced - a double-sized, painted prototype exists. It had the power-punch spring arm action. -The infamous Greg Valentine Rhythm and Blues figure popped up last month on eBay. Sold for ~$10,000 and couldn't even be accurately confirmed as the real one. WTF?