Now, anyone that’s been a fan of SpeedontheBeat.com for long enough knows that I’m a champion of the little dudes and want to help said little dudes get their weight up to run with the big dogs. You can find a lot of gold in the underground if you know where to look. Some of […]
Read moreDoes Roman Reigns Need a New Finisher?
I’ve been hearing this on some message boards. One of the most dominantly-booked wrestlers in one of the most dominantly-booked stables in a while, Roman Reigns of The Shield, may need a new finisher. Why? Apparently, to some, his Spear finisher is sloppy. Yeah, you read that right. Roman Reigns, the guy who played defense […]
Read moreAfter Songs For…: The Aftermath
#SONGSFOR817 on Google#SONGSFOR817 on Amazon 8:30PMLaurel Regional Hospital, ER WardSunday, August 18th, 2013 A day removed from my 25th birthday and the release of Songs For…, I found myself in what had become a common sight for me over the past week or so: face up in a hospital bed with a IV of Ativan […]
Read moreThe Road to Songs For… (#OneTilFOR): Rehabilitation
#SONGSFOR817 is tomorrow. Check it out! If you’re reading this and I’ve been kind of quiet on the social media front, I’ve taken a step to rehabilitate myself even further. No, I didn’t finally succeed in killing myself. Wednesday, in the middle of writing about the reason I went “unhinged,” I began having panic attacks. […]
Read moreThe Road to Songs For…, Part Three (#ThreeTilFOR): The Reason for Unhinged Speed
I’ve tried to kill myself a few times. The first time was probably in middle school. Twelve years of pretty much being the man of the house and having to do anything and everything needed to keep things going will do that to a person. So, one day, I decided to try to, as Eminem […]
Read moreThe Road to Songs For…, Part One (#FiveTilFOR)
(This series of blogs fleshes out some of the incidents that led to the creation and finalization of the no-fi masterpiece Songs For…) July 24, 2012Hyattsville Circuit CourtHyattsville, MD10:30 AM I just walked out of a courthouse in Hyattsville, family in tow. Holding a paper with the two words that secured my freedom, “Nolle Prosequi,” I […]
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