Kayfabe In The 2024 NFL Draft

I watched a fair bit of the NFL Draft in the early hours of this morning.

I had a few things I wanted to see play out.

First - I wanted to see if a team traded up to deal with the Arizona Cardinals, who had the fourth overall pick. 

There were no takers. Arizona ended up selecting Marvin Harrison Jr. - the player I was most interested in.

The second thing I was looking forward to seeing was who the Indianapolis Colts went for with the fifteenth pick of the evening.

They went with a defensive player in Laiatu Latu. By doing so, the Colts broke a record streak because it was the first time in history that a draft had fourteen offensive players go first. I believe the initial record was seven, so it double the previous number.

Six quarterbacks went in the first twelve picks. That was another record from last night.

The third, and final, thing I was hoping to see live last night was the Jacksonville Jaguars' war room. 

On Wednesday night's edition of All Elite Wrestling's Dynamite, the show closed with the company's owner - Tony Khan - being attacked by Jack Perry, The Young Bucks and Kazuchika Okada. 

It was a topical story because Khan had vowed never to get involved in an angle of that nature. But, I guess when the ratings are in need of a boost, you have to go there.

Anyway, I was curious to see whether Khan - whose father owns the Jacksonville Jaguars - would be in the Jags' draft room selling the injury from the previous night.

The team had the seventeenth overall pick. After seeing the Colts' selection - at fifteen - I thought I would wait a little bit longer before heading to bed.

When it was the Jags' time to pick, they did a trade with the Minnesota Vikings. This moved the Jags down to the twenty-third slot. 

I couldn't stay up any longer. Bed was calling.

As soon as I woke up, I opened the iPad app and played the Draft right near the twenty-third pick. Tony Khan did indeed keep kayfabe alive and well. 

(But he did move his head too much for someone selling a neck injury)

Priced Out

WWE began selling tickets for June's Clash at the Castle event yesterday and something stood out to me.

It felt like a consensus of fans were priced out due to the cost of tickets for the show.

A lot of the UK people I follow on TAFKA Twitter were airing their displeasure at the prices for the Glasgow date. I know at least one of them went to see Money in the Bank - in London - last year. They were one of the most prominent persons to be annoyed at the price hike from my vantage point.

It's a sign of the times. And new ownership.

2 New Ketchups

I recently tried a couple of new tomato ketchups that have been produced by Heinz.

The first one I sampled has a hint of pickle.

I tried it on some hot dogs and it went well with the mustard I also added to the sausage. 

Even though I thought the ketchup complimented the meal, I couldn't help but feel it would go even better with a burger because the condiment's flavour reminded me of a Big Mac.

Ironically, the smokey bacon flavoured ketchup may have gone even better with the hot dogs than the pickle flavour did.

Instead, I tried the Heinz Tomato Ketchup - with a Smokey Bacon Flavour - with a Spam fritter. I liked it a lot.

To be fair, I liked them both. 

Next time, I'll try the smokey bacon ketchup with hot dogs just to see if I am right about the potential they have together.

Both ketchups get thumbs up from me.

The Baldwin Video

I have just a video clip that has been circulating on the Internet this morning.

It is of Alec Baldwin in a coffee shop. He's confronted by someone holding their phone. The person asked Baldwin 'can you please say "Free Palestine just one time"' When the actor doesn't, the person asks 'why did you kill that lady?' referring to the accident which happened on a film set which saw Baldwin shoot dead the film's cinematographer and injure its director.

It's up to the legal system to decide whether Baldwin intentionally killed that lady. Spoiler - he didn't. It was negligence. A week ago, the person in charge of ammunition on the movie was prisoned for eighteen months.

Anyway, back to the video.

After being harassed, Baldwin appears to punch the phone. This after asking a member of staff to call the police.

I'll take Baldwin's side here. The person got what they deserved. Ironically, they wanted a reaction. And got one.

If you're going to confront someone with a lot of problems going on, and kind of kick them while they're down, you deserve what you get back in return.

Those kinds of people are the dirt worst.

Neighbours Looking For A Double

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences revealed the nominees for June's Emmy Awards last week. Interestingly, and for the very first time, Neighbours is in the running.

The Australian soap opera has been nominated in the award for 'Best Daytime Drama Series'. It will battle it out with The Bay, The Bold & the Beautiful, Days of our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless.

Neighbours is being distributed to US TV screens through Amazon nowadays after relaunching in the autumn of 2023. I suppose that is the reason why it has been nominated for an EMMY for the very first time.

There is another category in which Neighbours could pick up an award.

Guy Pearce - who returned, as Mike Young, to Neighbours for the show's apparent final episodes in 2022 and was included in some episodes of last year's relaunch - is in contention for 'Guest Performance in a Daytime Drama Series'.

I have written numerous times in the past how Pearce's return to Neighbours has been both surprising and a testament to the actor's respect for the series which paved the way for his Hollywood success. 

He is deserving of that EMMY. 

I don't know anything about the other actors' performances in that category. However, I notice Dick Van Dyke appearing as a guest in Days of our Lives is on the ballot and - if I were to make a  guess - his name value, as well as his age, should likely make him the favourite.

Another EVRI Scam Text

I received the following text message earlier this week. 

It claims to be from EVRI stating that a parcel I was due to receive was damaged. The damage has caused my address to be lost and I am asked to click on the link to rectify the issue so I can receive my parcel.

I didn't click on the URL because it's obviously a scam of some kind whether it be to con you out of money or to get your details with the aim of getting some money out of you further on down the line.

The 'obvious' part of it being - if the company couldn't retrieve an address due to the damage, how were they able to get the customers' phone number to send the text message?

More About The Case Case

Here's an update to the iPad case story I wrote about earlier this week.

The third case arrived in yesterday's mail. 

It looked great. However, it covers the front bezel of the iPad to a point where it slightly gets in the way of the the edges of the screen.

Another failed purchase.

It will be fourth time lucky. You know why? I've gone back to the style I have used for the past couple of years. Albeit in a different colour.