Shelter in Place with Tommy “Wildfire” Rich & Tall Tales Merch
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Tall Tales Goes Classy with Dinner & Comedy at Refinery Hill on Thursday, February 20, 2020
Tall Tales is getting a bit classy on February 20, 2020, with a live stand-up comedy show and dinner at Refinery Hill in McDonough, Georgia. With an evening of dinner, drinks, and comedy by some of the nations funniest touring acts, you do not want to miss this event.
Tickets are on sale now HERE.
Headliner: Roy Haber
Born In Israel, Roy had your average beginning. Then, as if the confusion of his roots wouldn’t eventually turn this little fella into a skewed man, his parents pulled a mean trick, deciding to raise him in Kentucky.
Whether it’s making fun of his height (5’2), tackling personal issues, slamming an analytical magnifying glass on world events and society in general, or sharing a story from his travels – Roy’s comedy is live, direct, and playfully honest.
Fan’s rave of his wit, and all who have seen him appreciate his will to speak his mind. Though he often leads his audience to the very edge, he shows great tact in realizing where it is and attempts to tread past the threshold only when necessary and never for the cheap, yet often sought-after, “shock value” laugh. His set material focuses on self-deprecation, hypocrisy in politics (is that redundant?), double standards in culture, and his ability for story telling of topics that all audience members can enjoy. Not only will Roy’s show have you doubled over with laughter, but it will also undoubtedly move you to thought and reason. No, really.
Roy has performed throughout the USA and Canada, and for the United States troops, both abroad and on U.S. soil. He’s shared the stage with the likes of Jim Breuer, Tommy Davidson, Don Rickles, Kevin Nealon, Iliza Shlesinger, Tom Arnold, Tim Wilson, Tom Green, and many more. He was also a semi finalist in the prestigious International San Francisco Comedy Competition (past competitors include: Robin Williams, Ellen DeGeneres, Sinbad and Dana Carvey, to name a few). He was also recently a participant in the San Luis Obispo (SLO) Comedy Festival. So, come on out to the show, warm up your face muscles, and prepare your tear ducts for an evening of hilarity. You’ll be sure to have BIG fun with this little dude! (courtesy of http://royscomedy.com/biography)
Featuring: Devon Gollinge
Devon first began his comedy career in his hometown of Myrtle Beach, SC, in 2010. He gained valuable experience working for a year as the house emcee in a local club. In 2012, Devon moved to Atlanta to take advantage of the growing comedy scene, in which he has become a favorite among both his peers and audience members.
In 2014, Devon performed in the Accidental Comedy Festival in Cleveland and the Scruffy City Comedy Festival in Knoxville, TN. 2017 found Devon at the first annual Cola Comedy Con in South Carolina, and 2018 he was a performer in the 9th annual Cape Fear Comedy Festival. He also performs at various clubs throughout the country. Likable and quick-witted, much of Devon’s comedy explores what it’s like growing up as a self-proclaimed nerdy introvert who never quite fit in. Fortunately, college was where our lonely little caterpillar broke out of his cocoon and developed a personality. Whether looking back on his video game addiction or detailing his sexual misadventures, Devon has been described as a “smart storyteller.” Simply put, Devon is hilarious, and you’re missing out if you haven’t seen his show. (courtesy of https://devoncomedy.com/bio)
Host: Tim Gonzalez
A comedy veteran, Tim Gonzalez combines random life experiences from his travels and habitations across the U.S. into a style of humor that sneaks across social, racial, and class borders.
His comedic perspective is a witty look at everyday life taken from his thoughtful observations as a “terrible excuses for a Mexican Jesus” and interactions with people across all lots of life—spanning from redneck trailer-dwellers to unemployed minorities and everyone in between.
Tim has the unique ability to relate to his audience, regardless of their age, ethnicity, or social standing, and include them in his performance. His insightful and entertaining inquiries of the ever-present media outlets are audience favorites in venues throughout the Southeast, where he has been performing over the past 9 years.
Check Tim out in comedy clubs, festivals, charity events or spend an evening at one of his “Tall Tales” events that mix stand-up comedy from touring comedians with road stories from celebrities.
General admission tickets $20.00
All tickets include dinner buffet and dessert bar.
Tall Tales & WCW Legend Glacier Chat With Wrestlezone
Tall Tales recently sat down with headliner and WCW legend Glacier to discuss the Tall Tales show, AEW, and Operation Lunchbox with Wrestlezone.
For the full details, check out Wrestlezone’s article reposted below (or HERE).
“Glacier (aka Ray Lloyd) recently spoke with Wrestlezone’s Bill Pritchard ahead of his headlining appearance at “Tall Tales” on Thursday, July 25 at the Jailhouse Brewing Company in Hampton, Georgia. The stand-up stage show will benefit Operation Lunchbox, an organization that raises awareness and helps feed hungry students.
Glacier talked about how he got involved with the event, and said former WWE/WCW Johnny Swinger got him involved, but he’s also interested in taking on speaking engagements after his in-ring career is over. Lloyd cited some influences of his, and noted that he’s a performer and he sees this as a new chapter in his professional life.
“I’ve got to give my buddy Johnny Swinger credit for that. He contacted me probably a couple months ago and told me kind of what we’re doing [with Tall Tales]. He mentioned that Buff Bagwell has done this and I think Raven has done one. Ironically, when Swinger called me, I actually kind of caught him up to speed on the fact that public speaking is something that I’m really looking to dive into more as a full-time venture because I love wrestling, but my time in the ring is pretty much coming to an end. I wish I could go on forever but father time doesn’t allow for that to happen.
I was a school teacher for 14 years, so speaking in front of crowds, big or small and performing in front of crowds has always been something that I’ve embraced which scares most people to death. And along the way, I’ve had a lot of success like most anybody who’s pursued anything they’re passionate about—you have ups and downs and success stories but also [faced some] adversity. I’m putting together a presentation that I think will kind of I cover a lot of that stuff. And hopefully I can start getting out there more full-time, sometime here probably around the first of the year to start diving into it full time and just getting out there. I see there’s other wrestlers that are doing it. Of course, Marc Mero has a great career right now as a public speaker, there’s [DDP] and other wrestlers in the industry that have some one-man shows, so that’s some stuff that I’m interested in doing well. I’m a performer; it’s what I do and it’s what I love, so I’ve got to find a way to keep doing that and these seem to be a lot less painful.”
Lloyd says he’s definitely expecting people to want to hear wrestling road stories, but he feels that he can use this as a learning opportunity and hand down some of the advice he got from other wrestling legends along the way.
“I think most people are coming to hear wrestling stories so obviously I’m going to gear more towards that—it’s funny, I’m really glad you asked that question that way because when I end up talking to—I do podcast interviews or radio interviews, and when I talk to fans—I just seem to naturally go towards the people that have influenced my career. And that’s probably a lot of the way I’ll format a lot of my stories is the mentors that I had in wrestling like for example Lou Thesz and Dusty Rhodes and people like that and maybe some outside of wrestling.
I do a lot of seminars, and I have my wrestling school in Atlanta called 1 Fall Power Factory that I’m business partners with [AEW Associate Producer] Mike Cuellari. I tell them all the time—I’m not the smartest guy in the world, but I’m smart enough to listen to the people who knew what the heck they were talking about, who were great at what they did. So a lot of what my philosophy has become as far as my career philosophy in wrestling and in life comes from some people who I really, really looked up to and I listened to the fact that I knew that they knew what they were talking about and so a lot of my stories come from lessons I learned from those people.”
GLACIER HAS APPEARED ON AEW PROGRAMMING, AND WHILE HE DOESN’T HAVE AN OFFICIAL ROLE WITH THE COMPANY, HE’S STILL IN CODY RHODES’ CORNER AND SAYS THE PROMOTION WILL EXCEL BECAUSE THEY KNOW WHAT WRESTLING FANS WANT. LLOYD PRAISED CODY FOR HIS WORK ETHIC IN AND OUT OF THE RING, AND SAID IT DIDN’T HAPPEN FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS IN WRESTLING, BUT AEW IS REALLY LISTENING TO THE VOICES IN THE CROWD.
“They really seem to have their thumb of the pulse of what the audience wants to see, and they’re really listening to that. Not by any means letting it control that, but they’re listening to the fans, and I just think that’s something that has been missing—for whatever reason, the powers-that-be have kind of forgotten to do that. I think Cody, because of his age and at a level where he’s a really hands-on person, and he likes to get feedback from people at all levels—he’s just a naturally talented performer and businessman. I think that’s what they’re doing; they are listening to what the wrestling world is saying what they want to see and they are respectful of that, but they are also presenting the brand that they want to build. I think they hit the ground running with Las Vegas. I was very proud and thankful to be a part of that. Not many guys my age get a chance to perform in one of the most legendary arenas in the world in front of a sold out crowd, so it was a very special moment to me, and I was really proud that AEW asked me to be a part of that.
Coming from the frustrations that I remember from WCW with what the fans were saying to us, the biggest thing was ‘nobody’s listening to what the fans want!’ I think these guys really seem to be doing that.”
Glacier headlines “Tall Tales” presented by the Sellers Law Firm, LLC in Hampton, Georgia tonight; the event is to raise awareness of Operation Lunchbox’s mission to feed hungry students in the local community.
General admission tickets are $10.00, and if you bring any new, nonperishable food item, you will receive a free meet and greet pass. You can also sponsor a child for $250.00 and insure that for an entire year he/she will not go hungry. Johnny Swinger, and comedians Joe Gallois (Bravo), AJ Gil (Laughing Skull Fest), Justin Harris (Adult Swim), Steven Morrali (Atlanta) and host Timothy Gonzalez (Bravo, NBCsn) will also appear. For more information on the show, visit the Jailhouse Brewing Company event page.”
Tall Tales Goes Glacial on July 25 with WCW Legends Glacier & Johnny Swinger
Tall Tales, presented by the Sellers Law Firm, LLC, goes glacial in July as it heads to the slammer with WCW superstar GLACIER & WCW/ECW/TNA superstar Johnny Swinger, LIVE in The Watchtower at Jailhouse Brewery in Hampton, Georgia July 25th, 2019.
Housed in the old city jail of Hampton, Ga., Jailhouse Brewing opened its doors in 2009 as the 4th production brewery in the state. Built in the early 1900’s, the old city jail operated until the mid-seventies. Today with 16 beers available on draft, a fun outdoor space, tours, and a listening room, Jailhouse Brewing produces over 2,500 barrels per year in just a 1,500 sq ft building where they stay true to their saying.. “We believe in the little man, small towns and big flavor.”
*Special Guest: “Glacier”
Making his pro wrestling debute in the late ’80s, Ray Lloyd, a Georgia native, received the most heavily hyped debut in sports-entertainment history when he emerged in pro wrestling’s WCW in 1996 as “Glacier” — a coldblooded kung-fu master from Japan’s Shorinji Temple.
“Glacier” brought the video game Mortal Kombat to life arriving with an entrance so elaborate that it featured lasers and fake snow, he went on to brawl with Goldberg, appear in video games and see his image plastered across toy cars and T-shirts.
With Ted Turner’s billions behind him, WCW went all out with the Glacier concept, hiring a special effects studio to create elaborate ring gear and an entrance rumored to have cost six figures to produce.
In addition to his appearances on WCW’s Monday Night Nitro, Thunder, movie rolls in “Blood Bath”, he has appeared in, Ray has also had roles in hit television shows like “Burn Notice” and “Meet the Browns” and oversees production for Maus Media Group, a Florida-based advertising and marketing agency.
*Johnny Swinger
Joe Dorgan, also know as “Johnny Swinger”, debuted as a professional wrestler in 1993 and soon began working for Vince McMahon on WWF’s RAW. He then signed with WCW and started appearing on WCW Saturday Night, WCW World Wide, Thunder, and WCW Monday NITRO during its highest rated period. Swinger also worked for ECW and TNA where he was a NWA World Tag Team Champion before returning to WWE and appearing on Sunday Night Heat as Johnny Parisi.
Outside of the ring Johnny Swinger has appeared in the movies “The Wronged Man”, and the horrior flicks “Ultimate Death Match 2” & 3.
*Stand up comedians
Host Tim Gonzalez will be joined by fellow comedians Steven Morelli, Justin Harris, AJ Gil, and Tall Tales favorite, Joe Gallois.
Join us for a night of Standup Comedy and road stories in the old city jail with the coldest craft beer in the state to find out for yourself what everyone is talking about and why these Tall Tales shows have already been labeled “hilarious”, “uniquely entertaining”, and “can’t miss” by show goers.
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General admission tickets start at $10.00, and VIP meet & greet tickets are available for $30.00 each (includes meet & greet pass, photos, and free autograph).
Reserved floor seats may be purchased for groups of six (6), for only $50.00.
Tickets also available in person at The Sellers Law Firm and Jailhouse Brewing.
Tall Tales is Back Thursday, June 27, with Boxing Legend Homer Lee Gibbins, Jr.
Boxing legend, the true “Nature Boy” Homer Lee Gibbins, Jr., comes to Tall Tales to share some stories that only the champ can tell! He will be joined by stand-up comedians Big Kountree James Carley, Hayley Ellman, Ernestine, Steven Morelli, Big Play Ray, with feature Mr. D, all hosted by Tim Gonzalez.
You can catch the show live on Thursday, June 27, 2019, at Uncle Bobby’s Wings in Griffin, Georgia.
Four ropes, trash-talk and well-trained athletes are things that boxing and professional wrestling have in common. But there is more! “The Nature Boy” is most famously the nickname of legendary American pro wrestler Ric Flair, but it would also become the ring-moniker of former WBF World Light Welterweight Champion Homer Gibbins.
“Ric Flair is an icon wrestler here in the US, and I stole that name from him”, says Gibbins, who was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1970. “I began boxing because of Wrestling, and I loved the way Flair would talk smack, so I thought it was fitting.”’ – BY: CLIVE BAUM worldboxingfederation.net
He embarked on a successful amateur campaign that saw him compile a 226-23 record, win fifteen Georgia State Golden Gloves titles, and eventually set him up for a professional career.
Between 1990 and 2007, he compiled a final professional record of 44-16, with 31 knockouts. Up until 2002 he was 42-5 (30).
SPONSORS: The Sellers Law Firm, LLC; Bunjee’s Comics; Uncle Bobby’s; Operation Lunchbox; 52534 Productions
TICKET INFO:
General admission tickets start at only $10.00
VIP meet & greet tickets are available for only $30.00 each (includes meet & greet pass, photos, and free autograph).
Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tall-tales-at-uncle-bobbys-ft-homer-gibbins-jr-tickets-61674627471
Reserved floor seats may be purchased for groups of six (6), for only $50.00.
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**Performers subject to change
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The Sellers Law Firm, LLC, and Boxing Legend, Homer Lee Gibbins, Jr., Join Forces to Feed Hungry Children with Operation Lunchbox and Tall Tales
Atlanta comedian, Tim Gonzalez, along with The Sellers Law Firm, LLC, are hosting Tall Tales at Uncle Bobby’s in Griffin, Georgia, in their joint effort to raise awareness of the mission of Operation Lunchbox and the efforts to feed hungry students in the area.
Tall Tales, a live stand-up comedy show mixed with road stories from some of the biggest, funniest, and most notorious names in sports and entertainment, that showcases nationally touring comedians, has treated guests to unfiltered behind the scenes moments and untold outtakes from WCW’s Buff “The Stuff” Bagwell, WWE’s Luke Gallows, former NWA World Heavyweight Champion Tommy “Wildfire” Rich, former Atlanta Braves closer John Rocker, pro wrestling hardcore legend RAVEN, journeyman Johnny Swinger, and now announces former Welterweight World Champion boxer Homer Lee Gibbons, Jr. as its next guest on June 27th, 2019!
Scheduled guests include the following:
HEADLINER: “The Nature Boy”, Homer Lee Gibbons Jr., aka “The Love Assassin”, aka Georgia’s Favorite Son, has multiple Georgia state Golden Gloves & Silver Gloves titles and had 226 wins with over 100 KO’s as an amateur boxer. Gibbons turned pro in 1990 and retired with 41 wins (31 KO’s) and is a multiple time World Champion.
COMEDIANS: Mr. D (Atlanta), Ernestine (San Diego), Big Kountree (Shreveport); with host Tim Gonzalez (NBCsn, MancaveTV)
General admission tickets are $10.00, and if you bring any new, nonperishable food item, you will receive a free meet and greet pass. You can also sponsor a child for $250.00 and insure that for an entire year he/she will not go hungry.
“I believe that together, we can end child hunger starting in our community.”
Dave Newman- Operation Lunchbox
www.operationlunchbox.org
About the mission: Operation Lunchbox is a non-profit organization that has packed and delivered food to area schools weekly for over four years. Currently Operation Lunchbox is feeding 33% of the 4,800 children that have been identified by their schools as being “hungry” over the weekend.
Take 2: Tall Tales Host Tim Gonzalez and Wrestling Legend Raven Discuss ECW, Road Stories, and the Tall Tales Brand
Part two of Wrestlezone’s interview with former WCW/ECW/TNA/WWE superstar Raven and creator and host of Tall Tales, Tim Gonzalez.
From Wrestlezone:
Wrestling legend Raven recently spoke to WrestleZone’s Kevin Kellam on a variety of professional wrestling topics while promoting his appearance with comedian Tim Gonzalez and fellow wrestling veteran Johnny Swinger tonight.
The group will be sharing TALL TALES live at Doc Holiday’s Saloon in Griffin, GA on Thursday, May 30. Proceeds will benefit Operation Lunchbox, which helps children in need get extra meals around their school lunches.
Is there a road story that people always ask to hear about?
“The slip-n-slide. There’s one with a naked slip-n-slide. In a nutshell, [Perry] Saturn and I and two strippers—all four of us naked—make a homemade slip-n-slide in the hallway of a hotel—motel? hotel, motel, something in between. But we slip-n-slided and there were a lot more shenanigans involved, but suffice to say we got thrown out of the hotel for it.”
How many hotels have you been thrown out of?
“Not that many. I’m pretty good about getting thrown out. I am still currently banned for life from National Car Rental.
I didn’t do anything. The lady tried to charge me for the car—or a bill that was already paid, I forget, this is 25 years ago—but suffice to say we got into a [war] of words, I used a ‘C’ word I believe, and she called headquarters and had me banned for life.”
What is it about being ‘edgy’ in wrestling that makes a lasting impression?
“ECW is because it was so influential. Bob Dylan is still talked about today because he was so influential, same with The Beatles, same with The Rolling Stones. [ECW] also went into legendary status because it is no more, so there’s always [that feeling of] ‘we missed it’ or caught a moment in time. People that watch Game Of Thrones—let’s say they don’t make another [series on that level]—people are still going to have that touchstone, like Seinfeld. Because things end, they have more resonance and meaning.”
You can check out the original article from Wrestlezone HERE.
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Tall Tales Launches Patreon for Exclusive Event Offers, Memorabilia, and Online Content
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Tall Tales’ Creator Timothy Gonzalez and WCW/ECW/TNA/WWE Legend RAVEN Join Wrestlezone’s Kevin Kellam to Discuss AEW, Comedy, and Tall Tales
Tall Tales’ creator and host, comedian Timothy Gonzalez, recently sat down with Tall Tales headliner and former WCW/ECW/TNA/WWE superstar Raven to discuss AEW, comedy, and the Tall Tales show with Wrestlezone.
From Wrestlezone:
“Wrestling legend Raven recently spoke to WrestleZone’s Kevin Kellam on a variety of professional wrestling topics. Raven was asked if the business is starting to feel how it used to during his heyday given all the current big promotions and groups around. He also discussed All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and what the promotion has that separates them from the pack, and what other promotions are lacking.
Does the business feel like it used to during his heyday with all of the current big promotions and groups around:
“I think it will once AEW gets on TV. It hadn’t, without somebody else having the national slot on a powerhouse station, it was never going to be the same. But now with AEW going on TNT, I think it’s really going to crank things up.”
What does AEW have that separates them from the pack:
“Youth. They’re not relying on a bunch of guys that have been on top for 20 years. Not that WWE is either—you have the younger guys that are going to be behind the scenes as well, they’re going to be willing to listen. Let me re-phrase this. The youth behind the scene means new ideas, fresh ideas, young ideas. Obviously, they’re going to have some veterans there for psychology reasons. It’s gonna have a more—it’s gonna have a flavor you’re not gonna have in a company that’s run by guys that are much much older, who don’t interact with pop culture as much.”
Do other promotions not have their finger on the pulse the way AEW does
“I don’t watch current wrestling, but I [keep up enough] with it. I think that’s been the big problem with wrestling always, is they don’t keep up with what’s current. That’s why Paul E [Heyman] was such a great booker because he understood what was popular and zeitgeist. He was able to use that and correlate that and make his stuff seem so trendy, but in wrestling, generally, people behind-the-scenes are in a bubble. They’re in a wrestling bubble, just like politicians are in a bubble and they only see the political lens.”
See Raven with comedian Tim Gonzalez and fellow wrestling veteran Johnny Swinger as they tell TALL TALES live at Doc Holiday’s Saloon in Griffin, GA on Thursday, May 30. Proceeds will benefit Operation Lunchbox, which helps children in need get extra meals around their school lunches. (Wrestlezone).”
You can check out the original article from Wrestlezone HERE.
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