MainEventofTheDead.com: About Russ "Smorkin" Stevens

About Russ "Smorkin" Stevens

Location	Peoria by way of Champaign, IL, United States

A.K.A./B.K.A.: "The Scoop" Russ Staley, Russell Claude (RC) Stevens, Russ the Bus, The Student of the Game, The Double-Dipping Dandy, Podcat's Favorite Caller, The Concise Contrarian

Professional Wrestling's Premier Cubs Fan. At least that's a title I can be proud of.

2009: Despite all the guilt, grief, and other such garbage (yes I am a fan of alliteration), I think I am a pretty likable guy. Most of my friends will agree with that statement. It is like being the "All Employees" sign in a restaurant's restroom. People are glad I am there as they assume everything is right with the world.

Until I accidentally met the coolest person I'll ever meet, Stacia Hardin (hey, I prayed all the time, but haven't shaken Jesus's hand), I kept to myself to focus on my goals. When I lost touch with her, I was lost, so my buddies decided to pull me out of my little world and into Downtown Peoria.

So, I was introduced to adulthood (beyond that responsibility shit I had been faking since I finished junior college). And what can I say...

If I have the money: I drink too much; buy 80's uber-violent action movies and extremely dark comedies; get tattoos of the works of my lowbrow icons; and curse the insignificance that leaves me as a aging shell of my aspirations, adrift in a shallow ignorant world.

2019: I am currently doing my best to produce a B-movie that I have written, "Main Event of the Dead", a comedy about zombies versus professional wrestlers inspired by my time on the Peoria indie wrestling scene. If you have ideas on how to promote (like a movie poster, input on who would like a project like that, suggestions on what you would like to see in a film with that premise) shoot me an email at russthebus07@gmail.com.

My primary blog is MainEventoftheDead.com where you can get my weekly inspiration for a cynical and satirical outlook on the world. It also features links to the content from my former website(s) Harshside.com and Russ's Online Home and my well-received tribute to Stacia Hardin.

Otherwise, I am trying to complete the best 300+ Funko Pop Figure Collection and debating purchasing a Sega Saturn despite my large collection on unplayed vintage and new video games for the NES, SNES , Nintendo 64, PlayStation One, Sega Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 4. (Japanese game ready).

If only Evangeline (my first cat) was not so beloved by my Mom, maybe I would lack the resources for such hobbies. At least they keep me sober for the most part.

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The Undrafted and Wrongfully Drafted

"Bull Durham" was not drafted on the Baseball Draft (A film that can only be drafted at #1)
"No Fear of a Black Hat" on the Fictional Band Mini-Mega Draft
The entire George Lucas Draft
"The Birdcage" instead of "La Cage Aux Folles" on the Drag Draft
"Road Trip" was not even mentioned during the Road Trip Draft
"Major League" instead of "Drop Zone" on the Wesley Snipes Draft
"Black Swan" instead of "Mermaids" on the Wynona Ryder Draft
"Akira" instead of "Ghost World" on the Comic Book Movie (Non-Super Hero) Draft. Tetsuo is a Supe.
"Now You See Me" instead of "Diggstown" on the Con Artist Movie Draft
"The Onion Movie" instead of "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask" on the Sketch Comedy Anthologies Draft
"The Big Lebowski" not being marked eight on the Coen Bros. Draft
"Labrynth" or "Dark Crystal" not receiving the number 1 or 2 spot in the Jim Henson Draft
"Stage Fright" on the Giallo Draft. It is a slasher despite the presentation.
"Assault of Precinct 13" and "Prince of Darkness" Instead of "Escape from New York" and "The Thing" on the John Carpenter Draft
"Con Air" instead of "US Marshalls" and "Universal Soldier" instead of "Time Cop " on the 90's Action Draft
"WarGames" instead of "Spies Like Us" on the Cold War Draft
"Traffic" instead of "Side Effects" on the Steven Soderbergh Draft
"Fight Club" instead of "The Virgin Suicides" on the 1999 Draft ("Suicides" made the Actor Directorial Debut Draft)
Any Kirk Douglass instead of "The Shining" being on the Kubrick Draft
"Return of the Jedi" instead of "Tokyo Drift" on the Threequels Draft (there's only one "Return," okay, and it ain't "of the King," it's "of the Jedi.")

Deserves a Second Chance

Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016).

I find the DC movies, or at least Zack Snyder, was trying to bring comic books to the big screen as opposed to adapting comic books for the big screen. If you read, (or watch the excellent animated adaptation of) "The Dark Knight Returns", it is a very slow build to the battle between the Bat and Supe. This is regarded as one of the best threads in comics.

As a guy who fell in love with wrestling in the 1980's, the very methodical showdown is what I loved. It's a love letter to comic book fans who read and note every detail and want to try figuring out the plot before the character do. Come at the flick this way, and I think you will get something out of it.

Tropic Thunder (2008)

This is a feature that dares you to be offended. When director Ben Stiller is that forthcoming like Robert Downey Sr. was with 1969's "Putney Swope", an audience saying that something is in poor taste, hence not funny, means they are afraid to make a mockery of a concept.

My own experience with junkies bankrupting me allows me to thoroughly enjoy Jack Black's making addiction seem ridiculous. Robert Downey Jr. nails his taboo performance and I would say helps the call for actors from a demographic to be the first people called on for the roles representing them. As for the "Forest Gump" knock off jokes, they serve as a way to ridicule us for what we accepted (and encouraged) as fine a decade prior. The narrative that controls the pace in the second act can drag, but the content that is delivered cannot be cut.

About Russ "Smorkin" Stevens

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