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« Reply #275 on: Thu, July 5, 2007, 10:03:00 » |
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Well Under the Tuscan Rain was more like it as it it did for the first 7-10 days. I arrived in Florence after chartering from  FRANCE (Billy's favorite country)  on Friday June 1st. For the archived jhournall i'm not putting up a lot of pics cause Slamky is gonna tell me I have to shut down due to slow loads and make the Frankster's File 3. June 1, 2007 Arrrived in Florence, met my 2 roomates (or cellmates) and got settled and took a little walk around Santa MAria Novella and had the long awaited taste of Melon gelato. June 2, 2007 I got up early and met up with my prof and friends and we had our little tour of florence like th ePiazza Del Signoria, the Ponte Vecchio and of course the Duomo.  June 3, 2007 Went to Sienna for the day. June 4, 2007 Had my 1st day of class at Polimoda and after class went to Pisa.  June 5-7 Went to museums and chruches in Florence. |
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« Reply #276 on: Thu, July 5, 2007, 10:22:21 » |
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June 8, 2007 I took the train from Florence to Rome! Rome is without of doubt Italy's version of NYC. You have crowds, tourists, subways, and istead of hobos you have gypises.....straight out of latveria. 1st off i had my taste of European McDonalds Went to the Trevi FOuntain  and the Spanish steps, Holbein Museum, and the Santa MAria Popollo. Afterwards we took the train out of Rome to a countryish town Cesano di Roma where we stayed at a nice Bed & Breakfast! June 9, 2007 I AM 25!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Went to the Vatican Museum that day, saw the Sistene Chapel.  COuldnt make it into the Basillica of St. Peters so we moved on and saw the Pantheon.  Then we headed back, me and the gals made dinner at the bed & breakfast and they suprised me with a tartuffo with candles. June 10, 2007 We left the Bed & Breakfast, went to the Colliseum finallY!!!!  (Billy if you are readin... the girl next to me is the one you met at FIT) Then we saw Ancient imperial Rome, then we headed back to florence. |
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« Reply #277 on: Thu, July 5, 2007, 10:40:55 » |
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June 12, 2007 We went to the Academia and I saw Michelangelo's David.  The reason why his head and hands are huge is cause it was originally palnned to be place in the Duomo and to be looked up at. Also David had a Bronze Skirt which of course no longer their. June 13, 2007 Went to the Boboli Gardens (no relation to the bread company).  yeah that's my whole class. This is the place where they got that uncomfortbale statue of Bacchus. June 14, 2007 Went to the king of all museums in Florence...THE UFFIZI!!! Where i got to see 1 of 2 of th epaintings i was dying to see. Well this painting needs no Introduction  This painting is pretty much the pinnacle for babe and pin-up artists. This is what starte dit all. I got so much venus souveniers that i used her for my project!!! |
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« Reply #278 on: Thu, July 5, 2007, 10:56:59 » |
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Friday June 15, 2007 Me and the gals from the Rome trip plus another went to Venice for the day.  I ended up going to the Basillica of San Marco and took a gondola ride. June 16, 2007 Stayed home and worked on the project. June 17, 2007 Me and a friend went to Assisi hoping to get into the Basillica of St. Francis (my patron saint)  it was closed! But little did we know we unexpectedly made into the mass of the pope.  Talk about coincidence. We were there for the lats 30 minutes to receive his blessing to the crowd which means my cross from the Vatican which i wore is blessed by him. |
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« Reply #279 on: Thu, July 5, 2007, 11:18:03 » |
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Well everything else from then on was no big thing afterwards. Everything was done on what i needed to do. We did go to the Pitti Palace that week and got to see my other painting I was looking forward to seeing. Raphael's Madonna of the Chair  Saturday June 23, 2003. I originally wanted to go to Padua, but the trip was too expensive and for that price i woulda rather gone to Rome again. We took the train to Arezzo hoping to take th bus to Cortona but our timing was tardy but we decided to stay in Arezzo. It happens to be the home of Roberto Benini and he filmed Life is Beautiful here too.  they were having a joust that night too and we saw knights and horses. Tuesday June 26, 2007 We were cordially invited to a Renaissance repast at my professor's villa. We were fed the foods that the artist from the Renaissance ate.  June 27, 2007. It was the last day of class and 2 days away from leaving. I handed in my project which everyone enjoyed. and i show you my fellow crusaders.  I made Venus arise from Florence's Arno River with the Ponte Vecchio in the background. I even made her look a tad bit more feminine and ....busty (but that was an accident). I came home 2 days later and spent my last days having a final walk through the great town of florence. If you ever heard of homesick well I am Italy-sick! |
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« Reply #280 on: Thu, July 5, 2007, 12:44:58 » |
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Wow what a great trip!! I loved hearing about it being that my ball and chain ( ) keeps me in the states. |
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« Reply #281 on: Thu, July 5, 2007, 12:54:17 » |
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After I kick the bucket you'll have plenty money to see the world.
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« Reply #282 on: Thu, July 5, 2007, 13:02:54 » |
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After I kick the bucket you'll have plenty money to see the world.
Hey Cali, I bet you're hoping for latter...MUCH latter, rather than sooner!  Billy Mac |
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« Reply #283 on: Thu, July 5, 2007, 14:03:27 » |
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LoL, everyday i live her retirement grows.
So if she wants to go further then the WI Dells she'll want to keep he kicking awhile longer.
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« Reply #284 on: Thu, July 5, 2007, 14:07:32 » |
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LoL, everyday i live her retirement grows.
So if she wants to go further then the WI Dells she'll want to keep he kicking awhile longer.
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« Reply #285 on: Thu, July 5, 2007, 15:07:43 » |
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For the archived jhournall i'm not putting up a lot of pics cause Slamky is gonna tell me I have to shut down due to slow loads and make the Frankster's File 3.
Not sure what this is ment to mean post as many photos as you like. it hurts me none. I only told you that your myspace page was running slow I thought becouse of all the videos you have loaded. no big deal I will stay away |
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« Reply #286 on: Thu, July 5, 2007, 15:28:50 » |
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For the archived jhournall i'm not putting up a lot of pics cause Slamky is gonna tell me I have to shut down due to slow loads and make the Frankster's File 3.
Not sure what this is ment to mean post as many photos as you like. it hurts me none. I only told you that your myspace page was running slow I thought becouse of all the videos you have loaded. no big deal I will stay away  |
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« Reply #287 on: Thu, July 5, 2007, 19:18:17 » |
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Looks like a great time -- but man do you look like a tourist!
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« Reply #288 on: Fri, July 6, 2007, 21:37:27 » |
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Tourist my eye I resent that. "Adventurer" is more like it. I just happened to have been very young when i wanted to go to all these places. And you know I always carry a backpack everywhere i go. Tourists are a buncha braindead idiots who waste their money on a stupid tour when they can't find out things for themselves. I studied the things i came to see. As for the museums in Florence I learned from the best, Prof. Sal Catalano who gave us a load of comic relief. Oh and Scott i was referring to about closing down the 1st Frankster's Files cause it was taking slow to reply. |
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« Reply #289 on: Fri, August 17, 2007, 11:18:39 » |
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For those of you wondering where I've been working my summer jobs at the minoir league stadiums and applying for jobs. And spending my free time with Meredith whom I hooked up with the day after i returned from Italy. After 3 different interviews and stressful weeks. I finally nailed a full time job in staten island requiring my photoshop skills!  Now i wont have to worry about becoming a Doorman or going back to  Burger King. Next weekend i plan on attending the wrestling convention in Lynebrook Long Island. http://www.turnbucklepromotions.com/index.htmlI'm tempted into getting the VIP deal but there are so many off the VIP list I wanna meet. Oh and I am pissed at Stan for booting off Basura on "Who wants to be a Superhero."  I know it was her own mistakes but she was so hot, an artist like me, and I so would buy her comic. Until then Excelsior!!! |
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« Reply #290 on: Fri, August 17, 2007, 16:52:23 » |
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Good going on the day job thing Frank.
are you still going to work the Garden?
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« Reply #291 on: Fri, August 17, 2007, 23:24:31 » |
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Thanks Scott,
I have not worked the Garden since September. Only cause it was tough being a senior. The Garden is an absolute waste and my seniority is probably cut off the list so most likely not! It hasnt been the same since the express bus went up to $5.
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« Reply #292 on: Wed, August 22, 2007, 16:24:06 » |
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It's about time the page is back up!
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« Reply #293 on: Sun, August 26, 2007, 21:09:45 » |
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Ok so i went from Staten Island around 7am to take the ferry to the city. I was heading over to the wrestling con in Lynbrook Long Island. It was booked at a Sportime and who woulda thought the con would turn into such a disaster. I originally was gonna buy the VIP pass which cost $175 and entitled u to a polaroid/photo op and autograph op (but no 8X10), howver at the show it cost $200 so i sed that! I just bought autograph tickets for people i wanted including Christy Hemme, Dawn Marie, Scott Hall, Sid Vicious, and and non vip-er Superstar Billy Graham. Also i bougth an autograph from Gail Kim, and a signed book from the Million Dollar Man Ted Dibiase. the signings were divided into 3 different sessions and there was The VIP plus got in 1st, the VIP ticket holders, than the Gen Admission. Thoses Vip tickets did nothing more but screw things up. they had it all in the stupid basketball gym which cause problems with the fire marshalls. I thought it was gonna be another repeat of NY Comicon 06. Not to mention Dawn Marie and Sid dint show up for their session so I swapped Dawn fro Kevin Nash. However when it came to the final session teh people runnign th ehsow finally used their braisn for once and expanded the show to 2 rooms. So I got Sid's autograph and then Billy Graham's. Then I went over to the Tennis court and there was such a long ass line for Hall and Nash. And the VIP people where nothing more than a buncha whiney Instead of cooperating and making it the whiole 1st come 1st serve they had to be ing technical. After 2 hours of waiting i got to Hall and Nash and since i waited so long adn things were so scattered i took advantage and threw some extra stuff to get signed cause security was not paying attention and the they were happy to sign it for us.  I must say that Hall is in a lot better shape than he was back in last November and I'm happy he is goin on the right path and he may one day be as good as he was back when he was Razor Ramon. He was very nice. |
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« Reply #294 on: Mon, August 27, 2007, 01:32:43 » |
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Glad you got to go. Something tells me that if you had paid for a vip package, you'ld be upset if they didn't stick w/ protocal. 
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« Reply #295 on: Mon, August 27, 2007, 05:08:09 » |
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Sid vicious, kevin nash, scott hall. That would have been some sweet autos to have. Kinda like the older days of wrestling. The before ya knew what would happen wrestling. And yea scott still looks like hes holding good. Did he bust out with Yo frankster.
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« Reply #296 on: Thu, August 30, 2007, 09:58:47 » |
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Glad you got to go. Something tells me that if you had paid for a vip package, you'ld be upset if they didn't stick w/ protocal. Well what pissed me off was they tried to pull this off with the non-vip guests like Superstar Billy Graham. He was not part of the vip deal and they were trying to jump the line. |
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« Reply #297 on: Thu, August 30, 2007, 10:25:13 » |
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Boo-urns on people trying to make things more "organized" but end up making it even more disorganized and annoying. I know that the behaviour of some of the VIPers can't be controlled by organizers, but such things should be anticipated. Hope they'll organize this better next time.
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« Reply #298 on: Thu, August 30, 2007, 21:07:03 » |
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I dunno what was more disorganized, this show or last year's NYC Comic Con. Either way it was always an issue with the  fire marshalls. Well I am less than 11 hours away til my 1st day at my full time job.  I dunno what'll be in store for me but the avatar sez it all. |
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« Reply #299 on: Fri, August 31, 2007, 06:19:26 » |
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From what you said, some wrestlers refused to do signings. I think if I paid $200 for VIP & some of the people I was supposed to have pics && signings w/ backed out, I'd demand that those who backed out be replaced by someone else, thus your dilema.
I know I think the whole VIP thing is a racket & BS. It always makes things a hassle. I ran a con for 4 yrs & we NEVER entertained the idea of VIP packages. We thought that all fans, rich or not rich, should have equal access to our guests. Just because someone could afford a VIP package didn't mean they were a bigger fan, it just meant they had more capitol.
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