"I feel like I'm going to slip..." Her voice was clear and yet shaky all at the same time. Things weren't easy right now. Learning about an entire other side of reality, being alone in a new town... they were getting to her and she needed help.

Hearing his voice was usually almost annoying. He'd call her five, sometimes six times a day, just to check in, to make sure she was on track. At times he felt overbearing, but it was that sort of care and worry that kept her on a straight line. But now she was calling him, quietly asking for guidance and help and he had it to offer. She felt good enough to get home, not worried about taking a detour to the bar, not worried about heading to the store and grabbing a six-pack. And she was thankful for that. But what she didn't expect was the knock on her door a few hours later, bringing her the closeness she'd missed more than she could have ever thought. Ever since they were teenagers, Anthony knew how to take care of her, and right now that was just holding her and being the anchor she always needed, but sometimes forgot she had.

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Stella gets a little reunion with her ex-fiance/AA sponsor, Anthony after confiding in him that she was struggling with her sobriety.

Before and After: gyazo.com/30e1f8d372d58836634dee9bbc1362b1

We're back at the Monaco Ballroom on Friday December 12th for the final show of 2008!! Make sure you make it to see how the year's feuds end at this season ending super show - GPW: "Christmas Crunch"

We promise we wont crunch your credit.... we'll only crunch your Christmas!!

GPW Heavyweight Title Match

Bubblegum © vs. Dirk Feelgood

Just a few months ago you'd be forgiven for taking a double take at this match. The friendship between the two former friends totally imploded with the desire to become Heavyweight champion. Refusing to accept the demise of his friendship with Dirk Feelgood, Bubblegum spent months in turmoil not wanting to retaliate to the cutting comments and brutal attacks levelled his way by former friend and champion Feelgood. As time went by however, Bubblegum eventually unloaded on Feelgood but this will be the first time the two have ever come face to face in a one on one match. And to make things just a little more interesting... it's for the GPW Heavyweight Title. Can the fairytale championship reign continue for Bubblegum, or can Dirk shatter his dreams and become the first ever 2 time Heavyweight Champ?

Tag Team Special, Skeletor vs. Stella

Lethal Dose vs. Voodoo & "Sober" Mike Holmes

Alan Alan Alan Tasker's henchmen, Lethal Dose march into battle against former stable member Mike Holmes and the man they hold responsible for Holmes' new found sobriety - Voodoo. Cyanide and Toxic hope to tempt Holmes back over to the stable that two months ago he turned his back on. They want to snap him out of the spell they accuse Voodoo of putting him under. However, Holmes seems very happy with his new outlook on life and he and Voodoo look to send Lethal Dose packing in this tag team special. Lethal Dose have warned they will not be coming to the ring alone though, with them along with their attorney and law - Alan Alan Alan Tasker will be a 12 pack of Stella. Hoping the case of beer will prove to be a bigger demon to Holmes than the tag team itself. To fend off the 12 pack, Holmes and Voodoo will have Vooodoo's trusty skull, Skeletor in their corner. An unpredictable tag team match. Can MIke Holmes stay sober? Will Voodoo's spells work? Or will Lethal Dose deliver a beating big enough to break Voodoo's spell?

GPW British Title Match

Jak Dominotrescu vs. "Super" Sam Bailey

After pinning the British Champion last month in a tag team match, WKD's "Super" Sam Bailey has earned himself a title shot at GPW: "Christmas Crunch". Bailey, already a former tag team champion looks to add to his growing reputation by capturing his first ever singles gold in GPW. While reigning champion, Romanian Jak Domitrescu along with his cohorts - The Eastern Bloc look to make life as difficult as possible for the energetic live wire. Domitrescu has held onto the title since April this year with help from his fellow countrymen, but are his days numbered as champ? He surely wont be alone in this title outing and will have the Eastern Bloc close by, but can "Super" Sam Bailey overcome the odds to win his first singles gold in GPW?

And, the main event for the evening is...

GPW Tag Team Title 2/3 Falls Match

MIl-Anfield Connection © vs. Young Offenders

The heat just got turned up in this feud. The re-united Young Offenders have the most established tag team in GPW - The Mil-Anfield Connection firmly in their sights and not to mention the tag team trophy. These two teams met in September this year where there was no clear winner decided after the match ended in a draw. There will be NO excuses this time to not find a winner. This, for the first time in our history will be a 2/3 Falls Match for the tag team titles. A winner HAS to be decided, but who will it be? A truley epic encounter is in our midst as Jiggy Walker & "The Model" Danny Hope try to cling onto the championship that has defined them as a team and "Dangerous" Damon Leigh & Joey Hayes, The Young Offenders chase the title that one of the most popular tag teams in Europe have never held. Can the re-united friends overcome the well established unit that is The Mil-Anfield Connection? Or can the well oiled duo of the Mil-Anfield do what they've been doing all year and win again?

GPW British Title No.1 Contenders Match

Harry Doogle vs. Juice vs. Dylan Roberts vs. Chris Echo

After an eye catchingly good year from rookie Dylan Roberts, he has been included in this battle to earn a shot at the British Title. With a burning desire to win and the fans firmly behind him, Roberts could well mark his arrival onto the main roster by becoming the No.1 Contender and going for gold here. However, his opponents wont give him an easy ride. In a wonderful CC-08 tournament, no one impressed more than WKD's Chris Echo. Echo reached the CC-08 finals with two broken wrists and proved he is ready to take a step up. His previous attempts for British gold have been thwarted by the foreign legion numbers of the Eastern Bloc, is he ready to prove again that he is worthy of being No.1 Contender and finally lift the British title? Juice, the current CC8 champion has been as impressive as ever in singles competition this year, but can he compete in this match with 3 others all vying to be No.1 Contender? Also replacing Jervis Cottonbelly due to injury is Harry Doogle as a last minute entry could one half of the next gen score the upset win? , but with so many possible outcomes who will leave with the plaudits and go on to challenge for the British Title next year?

Lumberjack Match

Si Valour vs. Heresy

A violent and personal feud that has lasted all year long finally comes to a head in what promises to be a violent Lumberjack Match. Ever since brutalising Valour and cutting off all his hair, Heresy has, in some form or other dodged the challenge of Valour. Heresy claimed not to have lost his bottle or be running scared of the 2007 Break Out Star, yet during their Bull Rope clash at GPW: "V" where the two were tied to one another, Heresy still managed to find a way of escaping and creating distance between him and Valour. This time, in a special Lumberjack Match, no matter where either man go - there will be no escape. All lumberjacks will be at the ready to ensure neither man can escape the others clutches and a clear winner, one way or the other will HAVE to be decided. There will be nowhere to run to and nowhere to hide, no matter where they look. Heresy has been one step ahead of Valour all year, is this where he runs out of excuses, or can the master manipulator manipulate another win?

Iglesia de Santa María, Aínsa, Sobrarbe, Aragón, España.

La colegiata de Santa María también conocida como iglesia de la Asunción es un templo católico situado en la localidad oscense de Ainsa en la comunidad autónoma de Aragón en España.

Es una iglesia de estilo románico de un importante valor artístico siendo uno de los elementos arquitectónicos más importantes de su rico patrimonio. De gran magnitud y sobriedad, se trata de uno de los ejemplos más destacados del románico aragonés sobrarbense.

Está declarada Bien de Interés Cultural (BIC).

La torre es el elemento más representativo por su tamaño y sobriedad. Está construida igualmente con sillar irregular y presenta tres cuerpos desiguales. La planta baja actúa como pórtico o lonja formado por dos arcos de descarga, dando acceso tanto a la iglesia como al claustro. El contrafuerte que se aprecia desde el exterior, es la ampliación que esconde la escalera que sube por el interior del muro.

En las dos primeras plantas hay observatorios y saeteros. La primera realiza una función de tribuna, ya que da acceso al templo desde lo alto, mientras que la tercera corresponde al cuerpo de campanas.

Destaca especialmente su último piso, con una cúpula sobre trompas y cuatro nervios de sección rectangular, desde donde puede observarse una magnífica vista panorámica.

The collegiate church of Santa María, also known as Iglesia de la Asunción, is a Catholic church located in the Huesca town of Ainsa in the autonomous community of Aragon in Spain.

It is a Romanesque-style church of important artistic value, being one of the most important architectural elements of its rich heritage. Of great magnitude and sobriety, it is one of the most outstanding examples of Aragonese Romanesque from Sobrar.

It has been declared an Asset of Cultural Interest (BIC).

The tower is the most representative element due to its size and sobriety. It is also built with irregular ashlar and has three unequal bodies. The ground floor acts as a portico or fish market formed by two discharge arches, giving access to both the church and the cloister. The buttress that can be seen from the outside is the extension that hides the staircase that goes up inside the wall.

On the first two floors there are observatories and arrows. The first performs a tribune function, since it gives access to the temple from above, while the third corresponds to the body of bells.

Its top floor is particularly noteworthy, with a cupola over horns and four rectangular section ribs, from where a magnificent panoramic view can be observed.

We're back at the Monaco Ballroom on Friday December 12th for the final show of 2008!! Make sure you make it to see how the year's feuds end at this season ending super show - GPW: "Christmas Crunch"

We promise we wont crunch your credit.... we'll only crunch your Christmas!!

GPW Heavyweight Title Match

Bubblegum © vs. Dirk Feelgood

Just a few months ago you'd be forgiven for taking a double take at this match. The friendship between the two former friends totally imploded with the desire to become Heavyweight champion. Refusing to accept the demise of his friendship with Dirk Feelgood, Bubblegum spent months in turmoil not wanting to retaliate to the cutting comments and brutal attacks levelled his way by former friend and champion Feelgood. As time went by however, Bubblegum eventually unloaded on Feelgood but this will be the first time the two have ever come face to face in a one on one match. And to make things just a little more interesting... it's for the GPW Heavyweight Title. Can the fairytale championship reign continue for Bubblegum, or can Dirk shatter his dreams and become the first ever 2 time Heavyweight Champ?

Tag Team Special, Skeletor vs. Stella

Lethal Dose vs. Voodoo & "Sober" Mike Holmes

Alan Alan Alan Tasker's henchmen, Lethal Dose march into battle against former stable member Mike Holmes and the man they hold responsible for Holmes' new found sobriety - Voodoo. Cyanide and Toxic hope to tempt Holmes back over to the stable that two months ago he turned his back on. They want to snap him out of the spell they accuse Voodoo of putting him under. However, Holmes seems very happy with his new outlook on life and he and Voodoo look to send Lethal Dose packing in this tag team special. Lethal Dose have warned they will not be coming to the ring alone though, with them along with their attorney and law - Alan Alan Alan Tasker will be a 12 pack of Stella. Hoping the case of beer will prove to be a bigger demon to Holmes than the tag team itself. To fend off the 12 pack, Holmes and Voodoo will have Vooodoo's trusty skull, Skeletor in their corner. An unpredictable tag team match. Can MIke Holmes stay sober? Will Voodoo's spells work? Or will Lethal Dose deliver a beating big enough to break Voodoo's spell?

GPW British Title Match

Jak Dominotrescu vs. "Super" Sam Bailey

After pinning the British Champion last month in a tag team match, WKD's "Super" Sam Bailey has earned himself a title shot at GPW: "Christmas Crunch". Bailey, already a former tag team champion looks to add to his growing reputation by capturing his first ever singles gold in GPW. While reigning champion, Romanian Jak Domitrescu along with his cohorts - The Eastern Bloc look to make life as difficult as possible for the energetic live wire. Domitrescu has held onto the title since April this year with help from his fellow countrymen, but are his days numbered as champ? He surely wont be alone in this title outing and will have the Eastern Bloc close by, but can "Super" Sam Bailey overcome the odds to win his first singles gold in GPW?

And, the main event for the evening is...

GPW Tag Team Title 2/3 Falls Match

MIl-Anfield Connection © vs. Young Offenders

The heat just got turned up in this feud. The re-united Young Offenders have the most established tag team in GPW - The Mil-Anfield Connection firmly in their sights and not to mention the tag team trophy. These two teams met in September this year where there was no clear winner decided after the match ended in a draw. There will be NO excuses this time to not find a winner. This, for the first time in our history will be a 2/3 Falls Match for the tag team titles. A winner HAS to be decided, but who will it be? A truley epic encounter is in our midst as Jiggy Walker & "The Model" Danny Hope try to cling onto the championship that has defined them as a team and "Dangerous" Damon Leigh & Joey Hayes, The Young Offenders chase the title that one of the most popular tag teams in Europe have never held. Can the re-united friends overcome the well established unit that is The Mil-Anfield Connection? Or can the well oiled duo of the Mil-Anfield do what they've been doing all year and win again?

GPW British Title No.1 Contenders Match

Harry Doogle vs. Juice vs. Dylan Roberts vs. Chris Echo

After an eye catchingly good year from rookie Dylan Roberts, he has been included in this battle to earn a shot at the British Title. With a burning desire to win and the fans firmly behind him, Roberts could well mark his arrival onto the main roster by becoming the No.1 Contender and going for gold here. However, his opponents wont give him an easy ride. In a wonderful CC-08 tournament, no one impressed more than WKD's Chris Echo. Echo reached the CC-08 finals with two broken wrists and proved he is ready to take a step up. His previous attempts for British gold have been thwarted by the foreign legion numbers of the Eastern Bloc, is he ready to prove again that he is worthy of being No.1 Contender and finally lift the British title? Juice, the current CC8 champion has been as impressive as ever in singles competition this year, but can he compete in this match with 3 others all vying to be No.1 Contender? Also replacing Jervis Cottonbelly due to injury is Harry Doogle as a last minute entry could one half of the next gen score the upset win? , but with so many possible outcomes who will leave with the plaudits and go on to challenge for the British Title next year?

Lumberjack Match

Si Valour vs. Heresy

A violent and personal feud that has lasted all year long finally comes to a head in what promises to be a violent Lumberjack Match. Ever since brutalising Valour and cutting off all his hair, Heresy has, in some form or other dodged the challenge of Valour. Heresy claimed not to have lost his bottle or be running scared of the 2007 Break Out Star, yet during their Bull Rope clash at GPW: "V" where the two were tied to one another, Heresy still managed to find a way of escaping and creating distance between him and Valour. This time, in a special Lumberjack Match, no matter where either man go - there will be no escape. All lumberjacks will be at the ready to ensure neither man can escape the others clutches and a clear winner, one way or the other will HAVE to be decided. There will be nowhere to run to and nowhere to hide, no matter where they look. Heresy has been one step ahead of Valour all year, is this where he runs out of excuses, or can the master manipulator manipulate another win?

We're back at the Monaco Ballroom on Friday December 12th for the final show of 2008!! Make sure you make it to see how the year's feuds end at this season ending super show - GPW: "Christmas Crunch"

We promise we wont crunch your credit.... we'll only crunch your Christmas!!

GPW Heavyweight Title Match

Bubblegum © vs. Dirk Feelgood

Just a few months ago you'd be forgiven for taking a double take at this match. The friendship between the two former friends totally imploded with the desire to become Heavyweight champion. Refusing to accept the demise of his friendship with Dirk Feelgood, Bubblegum spent months in turmoil not wanting to retaliate to the cutting comments and brutal attacks levelled his way by former friend and champion Feelgood. As time went by however, Bubblegum eventually unloaded on Feelgood but this will be the first time the two have ever come face to face in a one on one match. And to make things just a little more interesting... it's for the GPW Heavyweight Title. Can the fairytale championship reign continue for Bubblegum, or can Dirk shatter his dreams and become the first ever 2 time Heavyweight Champ?

Tag Team Special, Skeletor vs. Stella

Lethal Dose vs. Voodoo & "Sober" Mike Holmes

Alan Alan Alan Tasker's henchmen, Lethal Dose march into battle against former stable member Mike Holmes and the man they hold responsible for Holmes' new found sobriety - Voodoo. Cyanide and Toxic hope to tempt Holmes back over to the stable that two months ago he turned his back on. They want to snap him out of the spell they accuse Voodoo of putting him under. However, Holmes seems very happy with his new outlook on life and he and Voodoo look to send Lethal Dose packing in this tag team special. Lethal Dose have warned they will not be coming to the ring alone though, with them along with their attorney and law - Alan Alan Alan Tasker will be a 12 pack of Stella. Hoping the case of beer will prove to be a bigger demon to Holmes than the tag team itself. To fend off the 12 pack, Holmes and Voodoo will have Vooodoo's trusty skull, Skeletor in their corner. An unpredictable tag team match. Can MIke Holmes stay sober? Will Voodoo's spells work? Or will Lethal Dose deliver a beating big enough to break Voodoo's spell?

GPW British Title Match

Jak Dominotrescu vs. "Super" Sam Bailey

After pinning the British Champion last month in a tag team match, WKD's "Super" Sam Bailey has earned himself a title shot at GPW: "Christmas Crunch". Bailey, already a former tag team champion looks to add to his growing reputation by capturing his first ever singles gold in GPW. While reigning champion, Romanian Jak Domitrescu along with his cohorts - The Eastern Bloc look to make life as difficult as possible for the energetic live wire. Domitrescu has held onto the title since April this year with help from his fellow countrymen, but are his days numbered as champ? He surely wont be alone in this title outing and will have the Eastern Bloc close by, but can "Super" Sam Bailey overcome the odds to win his first singles gold in GPW?

And, the main event for the evening is...

GPW Tag Team Title 2/3 Falls Match

MIl-Anfield Connection © vs. Young Offenders

The heat just got turned up in this feud. The re-united Young Offenders have the most established tag team in GPW - The Mil-Anfield Connection firmly in their sights and not to mention the tag team trophy. These two teams met in September this year where there was no clear winner decided after the match ended in a draw. There will be NO excuses this time to not find a winner. This, for the first time in our history will be a 2/3 Falls Match for the tag team titles. A winner HAS to be decided, but who will it be? A truley epic encounter is in our midst as Jiggy Walker & "The Model" Danny Hope try to cling onto the championship that has defined them as a team and "Dangerous" Damon Leigh & Joey Hayes, The Young Offenders chase the title that one of the most popular tag teams in Europe have never held. Can the re-united friends overcome the well established unit that is The Mil-Anfield Connection? Or can the well oiled duo of the Mil-Anfield do what they've been doing all year and win again?

GPW British Title No.1 Contenders Match

Harry Doogle vs. Juice vs. Dylan Roberts vs. Chris Echo

After an eye catchingly good year from rookie Dylan Roberts, he has been included in this battle to earn a shot at the British Title. With a burning desire to win and the fans firmly behind him, Roberts could well mark his arrival onto the main roster by becoming the No.1 Contender and going for gold here. However, his opponents wont give him an easy ride. In a wonderful CC-08 tournament, no one impressed more than WKD's Chris Echo. Echo reached the CC-08 finals with two broken wrists and proved he is ready to take a step up. His previous attempts for British gold have been thwarted by the foreign legion numbers of the Eastern Bloc, is he ready to prove again that he is worthy of being No.1 Contender and finally lift the British title? Juice, the current CC8 champion has been as impressive as ever in singles competition this year, but can he compete in this match with 3 others all vying to be No.1 Contender? Also replacing Jervis Cottonbelly due to injury is Harry Doogle as a last minute entry could one half of the next gen score the upset win? , but with so many possible outcomes who will leave with the plaudits and go on to challenge for the British Title next year?

Lumberjack Match

Si Valour vs. Heresy

A violent and personal feud that has lasted all year long finally comes to a head in what promises to be a violent Lumberjack Match. Ever since brutalising Valour and cutting off all his hair, Heresy has, in some form or other dodged the challenge of Valour. Heresy claimed not to have lost his bottle or be running scared of the 2007 Break Out Star, yet during their Bull Rope clash at GPW: "V" where the two were tied to one another, Heresy still managed to find a way of escaping and creating distance between him and Valour. This time, in a special Lumberjack Match, no matter where either man go - there will be no escape. All lumberjacks will be at the ready to ensure neither man can escape the others clutches and a clear winner, one way or the other will HAVE to be decided. There will be nowhere to run to and nowhere to hide, no matter where they look. Heresy has been one step ahead of Valour all year, is this where he runs out of excuses, or can the master manipulator manipulate another win?

We're back at the Monaco Ballroom on Friday December 12th for the final show of 2008!! Make sure you make it to see how the year's feuds end at this season ending super show - GPW: "Christmas Crunch"

We promise we wont crunch your credit.... we'll only crunch your Christmas!!

GPW Heavyweight Title Match

Bubblegum © vs. Dirk Feelgood

Just a few months ago you'd be forgiven for taking a double take at this match. The friendship between the two former friends totally imploded with the desire to become Heavyweight champion. Refusing to accept the demise of his friendship with Dirk Feelgood, Bubblegum spent months in turmoil not wanting to retaliate to the cutting comments and brutal attacks levelled his way by former friend and champion Feelgood. As time went by however, Bubblegum eventually unloaded on Feelgood but this will be the first time the two have ever come face to face in a one on one match. And to make things just a little more interesting... it's for the GPW Heavyweight Title. Can the fairytale championship reign continue for Bubblegum, or can Dirk shatter his dreams and become the first ever 2 time Heavyweight Champ?

Tag Team Special, Skeletor vs. Stella

Lethal Dose vs. Voodoo & "Sober" Mike Holmes

Alan Alan Alan Tasker's henchmen, Lethal Dose march into battle against former stable member Mike Holmes and the man they hold responsible for Holmes' new found sobriety - Voodoo. Cyanide and Toxic hope to tempt Holmes back over to the stable that two months ago he turned his back on. They want to snap him out of the spell they accuse Voodoo of putting him under. However, Holmes seems very happy with his new outlook on life and he and Voodoo look to send Lethal Dose packing in this tag team special. Lethal Dose have warned they will not be coming to the ring alone though, with them along with their attorney and law - Alan Alan Alan Tasker will be a 12 pack of Stella. Hoping the case of beer will prove to be a bigger demon to Holmes than the tag team itself. To fend off the 12 pack, Holmes and Voodoo will have Vooodoo's trusty skull, Skeletor in their corner. An unpredictable tag team match. Can MIke Holmes stay sober? Will Voodoo's spells work? Or will Lethal Dose deliver a beating big enough to break Voodoo's spell?

GPW British Title Match

Jak Dominotrescu vs. "Super" Sam Bailey

After pinning the British Champion last month in a tag team match, WKD's "Super" Sam Bailey has earned himself a title shot at GPW: "Christmas Crunch". Bailey, already a former tag team champion looks to add to his growing reputation by capturing his first ever singles gold in GPW. While reigning champion, Romanian Jak Domitrescu along with his cohorts - The Eastern Bloc look to make life as difficult as possible for the energetic live wire. Domitrescu has held onto the title since April this year with help from his fellow countrymen, but are his days numbered as champ? He surely wont be alone in this title outing and will have the Eastern Bloc close by, but can "Super" Sam Bailey overcome the odds to win his first singles gold in GPW?

And, the main event for the evening is...

GPW Tag Team Title 2/3 Falls Match

MIl-Anfield Connection © vs. Young Offenders

The heat just got turned up in this feud. The re-united Young Offenders have the most established tag team in GPW - The Mil-Anfield Connection firmly in their sights and not to mention the tag team trophy. These two teams met in September this year where there was no clear winner decided after the match ended in a draw. There will be NO excuses this time to not find a winner. This, for the first time in our history will be a 2/3 Falls Match for the tag team titles. A winner HAS to be decided, but who will it be? A truley epic encounter is in our midst as Jiggy Walker & "The Model" Danny Hope try to cling onto the championship that has defined them as a team and "Dangerous" Damon Leigh & Joey Hayes, The Young Offenders chase the title that one of the most popular tag teams in Europe have never held. Can the re-united friends overcome the well established unit that is The Mil-Anfield Connection? Or can the well oiled duo of the Mil-Anfield do what they've been doing all year and win again?

GPW British Title No.1 Contenders Match

Harry Doogle vs. Juice vs. Dylan Roberts vs. Chris Echo

After an eye catchingly good year from rookie Dylan Roberts, he has been included in this battle to earn a shot at the British Title. With a burning desire to win and the fans firmly behind him, Roberts could well mark his arrival onto the main roster by becoming the No.1 Contender and going for gold here. However, his opponents wont give him an easy ride. In a wonderful CC-08 tournament, no one impressed more than WKD's Chris Echo. Echo reached the CC-08 finals with two broken wrists and proved he is ready to take a step up. His previous attempts for British gold have been thwarted by the foreign legion numbers of the Eastern Bloc, is he ready to prove again that he is worthy of being No.1 Contender and finally lift the British title? Juice, the current CC8 champion has been as impressive as ever in singles competition this year, but can he compete in this match with 3 others all vying to be No.1 Contender? Also replacing Jervis Cottonbelly due to injury is Harry Doogle as a last minute entry could one half of the next gen score the upset win? , but with so many possible outcomes who will leave with the plaudits and go on to challenge for the British Title next year?

Lumberjack Match

Si Valour vs. Heresy

A violent and personal feud that has lasted all year long finally comes to a head in what promises to be a violent Lumberjack Match. Ever since brutalising Valour and cutting off all his hair, Heresy has, in some form or other dodged the challenge of Valour. Heresy claimed not to have lost his bottle or be running scared of the 2007 Break Out Star, yet during their Bull Rope clash at GPW: "V" where the two were tied to one another, Heresy still managed to find a way of escaping and creating distance between him and Valour. This time, in a special Lumberjack Match, no matter where either man go - there will be no escape. All lumberjacks will be at the ready to ensure neither man can escape the others clutches and a clear winner, one way or the other will HAVE to be decided. There will be nowhere to run to and nowhere to hide, no matter where they look. Heresy has been one step ahead of Valour all year, is this where he runs out of excuses, or can the master manipulator manipulate another win?

We're back at the Monaco Ballroom on Friday December 12th for the final show of 2008!! Make sure you make it to see how the year's feuds end at this season ending super show - GPW: "Christmas Crunch"

We promise we wont crunch your credit.... we'll only crunch your Christmas!!

GPW Heavyweight Title Match

Bubblegum © vs. Dirk Feelgood

Just a few months ago you'd be forgiven for taking a double take at this match. The friendship between the two former friends totally imploded with the desire to become Heavyweight champion. Refusing to accept the demise of his friendship with Dirk Feelgood, Bubblegum spent months in turmoil not wanting to retaliate to the cutting comments and brutal attacks levelled his way by former friend and champion Feelgood. As time went by however, Bubblegum eventually unloaded on Feelgood but this will be the first time the two have ever come face to face in a one on one match. And to make things just a little more interesting... it's for the GPW Heavyweight Title. Can the fairytale championship reign continue for Bubblegum, or can Dirk shatter his dreams and become the first ever 2 time Heavyweight Champ?

Tag Team Special, Skeletor vs. Stella

Lethal Dose vs. Voodoo & "Sober" Mike Holmes

Alan Alan Alan Tasker's henchmen, Lethal Dose march into battle against former stable member Mike Holmes and the man they hold responsible for Holmes' new found sobriety - Voodoo. Cyanide and Toxic hope to tempt Holmes back over to the stable that two months ago he turned his back on. They want to snap him out of the spell they accuse Voodoo of putting him under. However, Holmes seems very happy with his new outlook on life and he and Voodoo look to send Lethal Dose packing in this tag team special. Lethal Dose have warned they will not be coming to the ring alone though, with them along with their attorney and law - Alan Alan Alan Tasker will be a 12 pack of Stella. Hoping the case of beer will prove to be a bigger demon to Holmes than the tag team itself. To fend off the 12 pack, Holmes and Voodoo will have Vooodoo's trusty skull, Skeletor in their corner. An unpredictable tag team match. Can MIke Holmes stay sober? Will Voodoo's spells work? Or will Lethal Dose deliver a beating big enough to break Voodoo's spell?

GPW British Title Match

Jak Dominotrescu vs. "Super" Sam Bailey

After pinning the British Champion last month in a tag team match, WKD's "Super" Sam Bailey has earned himself a title shot at GPW: "Christmas Crunch". Bailey, already a former tag team champion looks to add to his growing reputation by capturing his first ever singles gold in GPW. While reigning champion, Romanian Jak Domitrescu along with his cohorts - The Eastern Bloc look to make life as difficult as possible for the energetic live wire. Domitrescu has held onto the title since April this year with help from his fellow countrymen, but are his days numbered as champ? He surely wont be alone in this title outing and will have the Eastern Bloc close by, but can "Super" Sam Bailey overcome the odds to win his first singles gold in GPW?

And, the main event for the evening is...

GPW Tag Team Title 2/3 Falls Match

MIl-Anfield Connection © vs. Young Offenders

The heat just got turned up in this feud. The re-united Young Offenders have the most established tag team in GPW - The Mil-Anfield Connection firmly in their sights and not to mention the tag team trophy. These two teams met in September this year where there was no clear winner decided after the match ended in a draw. There will be NO excuses this time to not find a winner. This, for the first time in our history will be a 2/3 Falls Match for the tag team titles. A winner HAS to be decided, but who will it be? A truley epic encounter is in our midst as Jiggy Walker & "The Model" Danny Hope try to cling onto the championship that has defined them as a team and "Dangerous" Damon Leigh & Joey Hayes, The Young Offenders chase the title that one of the most popular tag teams in Europe have never held. Can the re-united friends overcome the well established unit that is The Mil-Anfield Connection? Or can the well oiled duo of the Mil-Anfield do what they've been doing all year and win again?

GPW British Title No.1 Contenders Match

Harry Doogle vs. Juice vs. Dylan Roberts vs. Chris Echo

After an eye catchingly good year from rookie Dylan Roberts, he has been included in this battle to earn a shot at the British Title. With a burning desire to win and the fans firmly behind him, Roberts could well mark his arrival onto the main roster by becoming the No.1 Contender and going for gold here. However, his opponents wont give him an easy ride. In a wonderful CC-08 tournament, no one impressed more than WKD's Chris Echo. Echo reached the CC-08 finals with two broken wrists and proved he is ready to take a step up. His previous attempts for British gold have been thwarted by the foreign legion numbers of the Eastern Bloc, is he ready to prove again that he is worthy of being No.1 Contender and finally lift the British title? Juice, the current CC8 champion has been as impressive as ever in singles competition this year, but can he compete in this match with 3 others all vying to be No.1 Contender? Also replacing Jervis Cottonbelly due to injury is Harry Doogle as a last minute entry could one half of the next gen score the upset win? , but with so many possible outcomes who will leave with the plaudits and go on to challenge for the British Title next year?

Lumberjack Match

Si Valour vs. Heresy

A violent and personal feud that has lasted all year long finally comes to a head in what promises to be a violent Lumberjack Match. Ever since brutalising Valour and cutting off all his hair, Heresy has, in some form or other dodged the challenge of Valour. Heresy claimed not to have lost his bottle or be running scared of the 2007 Break Out Star, yet during their Bull Rope clash at GPW: "V" where the two were tied to one another, Heresy still managed to find a way of escaping and creating distance between him and Valour. This time, in a special Lumberjack Match, no matter where either man go - there will be no escape. All lumberjacks will be at the ready to ensure neither man can escape the others clutches and a clear winner, one way or the other will HAVE to be decided. There will be nowhere to run to and nowhere to hide, no matter where they look. Heresy has been one step ahead of Valour all year, is this where he runs out of excuses, or can the master manipulator manipulate another win?

We're back at the Monaco Ballroom on Friday December 12th for the final show of 2008!! Make sure you make it to see how the year's feuds end at this season ending super show - GPW: "Christmas Crunch"

We promise we wont crunch your credit.... we'll only crunch your Christmas!!

GPW Heavyweight Title Match

Bubblegum © vs. Dirk Feelgood

Just a few months ago you'd be forgiven for taking a double take at this match. The friendship between the two former friends totally imploded with the desire to become Heavyweight champion. Refusing to accept the demise of his friendship with Dirk Feelgood, Bubblegum spent months in turmoil not wanting to retaliate to the cutting comments and brutal attacks levelled his way by former friend and champion Feelgood. As time went by however, Bubblegum eventually unloaded on Feelgood but this will be the first time the two have ever come face to face in a one on one match. And to make things just a little more interesting... it's for the GPW Heavyweight Title. Can the fairytale championship reign continue for Bubblegum, or can Dirk shatter his dreams and become the first ever 2 time Heavyweight Champ?

Tag Team Special, Skeletor vs. Stella

Lethal Dose vs. Voodoo & "Sober" Mike Holmes

Alan Alan Alan Tasker's henchmen, Lethal Dose march into battle against former stable member Mike Holmes and the man they hold responsible for Holmes' new found sobriety - Voodoo. Cyanide and Toxic hope to tempt Holmes back over to the stable that two months ago he turned his back on. They want to snap him out of the spell they accuse Voodoo of putting him under. However, Holmes seems very happy with his new outlook on life and he and Voodoo look to send Lethal Dose packing in this tag team special. Lethal Dose have warned they will not be coming to the ring alone though, with them along with their attorney and law - Alan Alan Alan Tasker will be a 12 pack of Stella. Hoping the case of beer will prove to be a bigger demon to Holmes than the tag team itself. To fend off the 12 pack, Holmes and Voodoo will have Vooodoo's trusty skull, Skeletor in their corner. An unpredictable tag team match. Can MIke Holmes stay sober? Will Voodoo's spells work? Or will Lethal Dose deliver a beating big enough to break Voodoo's spell?

GPW British Title Match

Jak Dominotrescu vs. "Super" Sam Bailey

After pinning the British Champion last month in a tag team match, WKD's "Super" Sam Bailey has earned himself a title shot at GPW: "Christmas Crunch". Bailey, already a former tag team champion looks to add to his growing reputation by capturing his first ever singles gold in GPW. While reigning champion, Romanian Jak Domitrescu along with his cohorts - The Eastern Bloc look to make life as difficult as possible for the energetic live wire. Domitrescu has held onto the title since April this year with help from his fellow countrymen, but are his days numbered as champ? He surely wont be alone in this title outing and will have the Eastern Bloc close by, but can "Super" Sam Bailey overcome the odds to win his first singles gold in GPW?

And, the main event for the evening is...

GPW Tag Team Title 2/3 Falls Match

MIl-Anfield Connection © vs. Young Offenders

The heat just got turned up in this feud. The re-united Young Offenders have the most established tag team in GPW - The Mil-Anfield Connection firmly in their sights and not to mention the tag team trophy. These two teams met in September this year where there was no clear winner decided after the match ended in a draw. There will be NO excuses this time to not find a winner. This, for the first time in our history will be a 2/3 Falls Match for the tag team titles. A winner HAS to be decided, but who will it be? A truley epic encounter is in our midst as Jiggy Walker & "The Model" Danny Hope try to cling onto the championship that has defined them as a team and "Dangerous" Damon Leigh & Joey Hayes, The Young Offenders chase the title that one of the most popular tag teams in Europe have never held. Can the re-united friends overcome the well established unit that is The Mil-Anfield Connection? Or can the well oiled duo of the Mil-Anfield do what they've been doing all year and win again?

GPW British Title No.1 Contenders Match

Harry Doogle vs. Juice vs. Dylan Roberts vs. Chris Echo

After an eye catchingly good year from rookie Dylan Roberts, he has been included in this battle to earn a shot at the British Title. With a burning desire to win and the fans firmly behind him, Roberts could well mark his arrival onto the main roster by becoming the No.1 Contender and going for gold here. However, his opponents wont give him an easy ride. In a wonderful CC-08 tournament, no one impressed more than WKD's Chris Echo. Echo reached the CC-08 finals with two broken wrists and proved he is ready to take a step up. His previous attempts for British gold have been thwarted by the foreign legion numbers of the Eastern Bloc, is he ready to prove again that he is worthy of being No.1 Contender and finally lift the British title? Juice, the current CC8 champion has been as impressive as ever in singles competition this year, but can he compete in this match with 3 others all vying to be No.1 Contender? Also replacing Jervis Cottonbelly due to injury is Harry Doogle as a last minute entry could one half of the next gen score the upset win? , but with so many possible outcomes who will leave with the plaudits and go on to challenge for the British Title next year?

Lumberjack Match

Si Valour vs. Heresy

A violent and personal feud that has lasted all year long finally comes to a head in what promises to be a violent Lumberjack Match. Ever since brutalising Valour and cutting off all his hair, Heresy has, in some form or other dodged the challenge of Valour. Heresy claimed not to have lost his bottle or be running scared of the 2007 Break Out Star, yet during their Bull Rope clash at GPW: "V" where the two were tied to one another, Heresy still managed to find a way of escaping and creating distance between him and Valour. This time, in a special Lumberjack Match, no matter where either man go - there will be no escape. All lumberjacks will be at the ready to ensure neither man can escape the others clutches and a clear winner, one way or the other will HAVE to be decided. There will be nowhere to run to and nowhere to hide, no matter where they look. Heresy has been one step ahead of Valour all year, is this where he runs out of excuses, or can the master manipulator manipulate another win?

We're back at the Monaco Ballroom on Friday December 12th for the final show of 2008!! Make sure you make it to see how the year's feuds end at this season ending super show - GPW: "Christmas Crunch"

We promise we wont crunch your credit.... we'll only crunch your Christmas!!

GPW Heavyweight Title Match

Bubblegum © vs. Dirk Feelgood

Just a few months ago you'd be forgiven for taking a double take at this match. The friendship between the two former friends totally imploded with the desire to become Heavyweight champion. Refusing to accept the demise of his friendship with Dirk Feelgood, Bubblegum spent months in turmoil not wanting to retaliate to the cutting comments and brutal attacks levelled his way by former friend and champion Feelgood. As time went by however, Bubblegum eventually unloaded on Feelgood but this will be the first time the two have ever come face to face in a one on one match. And to make things just a little more interesting... it's for the GPW Heavyweight Title. Can the fairytale championship reign continue for Bubblegum, or can Dirk shatter his dreams and become the first ever 2 time Heavyweight Champ?

Tag Team Special, Skeletor vs. Stella

Lethal Dose vs. Voodoo & "Sober" Mike Holmes

Alan Alan Alan Tasker's henchmen, Lethal Dose march into battle against former stable member Mike Holmes and the man they hold responsible for Holmes' new found sobriety - Voodoo. Cyanide and Toxic hope to tempt Holmes back over to the stable that two months ago he turned his back on. They want to snap him out of the spell they accuse Voodoo of putting him under. However, Holmes seems very happy with his new outlook on life and he and Voodoo look to send Lethal Dose packing in this tag team special. Lethal Dose have warned they will not be coming to the ring alone though, with them along with their attorney and law - Alan Alan Alan Tasker will be a 12 pack of Stella. Hoping the case of beer will prove to be a bigger demon to Holmes than the tag team itself. To fend off the 12 pack, Holmes and Voodoo will have Vooodoo's trusty skull, Skeletor in their corner. An unpredictable tag team match. Can MIke Holmes stay sober? Will Voodoo's spells work? Or will Lethal Dose deliver a beating big enough to break Voodoo's spell?

GPW British Title Match

Jak Dominotrescu vs. "Super" Sam Bailey

After pinning the British Champion last month in a tag team match, WKD's "Super" Sam Bailey has earned himself a title shot at GPW: "Christmas Crunch". Bailey, already a former tag team champion looks to add to his growing reputation by capturing his first ever singles gold in GPW. While reigning champion, Romanian Jak Domitrescu along with his cohorts - The Eastern Bloc look to make life as difficult as possible for the energetic live wire. Domitrescu has held onto the title since April this year with help from his fellow countrymen, but are his days numbered as champ? He surely wont be alone in this title outing and will have the Eastern Bloc close by, but can "Super" Sam Bailey overcome the odds to win his first singles gold in GPW?

And, the main event for the evening is...

GPW Tag Team Title 2/3 Falls Match

MIl-Anfield Connection © vs. Young Offenders

The heat just got turned up in this feud. The re-united Young Offenders have the most established tag team in GPW - The Mil-Anfield Connection firmly in their sights and not to mention the tag team trophy. These two teams met in September this year where there was no clear winner decided after the match ended in a draw. There will be NO excuses this time to not find a winner. This, for the first time in our history will be a 2/3 Falls Match for the tag team titles. A winner HAS to be decided, but who will it be? A truley epic encounter is in our midst as Jiggy Walker & "The Model" Danny Hope try to cling onto the championship that has defined them as a team and "Dangerous" Damon Leigh & Joey Hayes, The Young Offenders chase the title that one of the most popular tag teams in Europe have never held. Can the re-united friends overcome the well established unit that is The Mil-Anfield Connection? Or can the well oiled duo of the Mil-Anfield do what they've been doing all year and win again?

GPW British Title No.1 Contenders Match

Harry Doogle vs. Juice vs. Dylan Roberts vs. Chris Echo

After an eye catchingly good year from rookie Dylan Roberts, he has been included in this battle to earn a shot at the British Title. With a burning desire to win and the fans firmly behind him, Roberts could well mark his arrival onto the main roster by becoming the No.1 Contender and going for gold here. However, his opponents wont give him an easy ride. In a wonderful CC-08 tournament, no one impressed more than WKD's Chris Echo. Echo reached the CC-08 finals with two broken wrists and proved he is ready to take a step up. His previous attempts for British gold have been thwarted by the foreign legion numbers of the Eastern Bloc, is he ready to prove again that he is worthy of being No.1 Contender and finally lift the British title? Juice, the current CC8 champion has been as impressive as ever in singles competition this year, but can he compete in this match with 3 others all vying to be No.1 Contender? Also replacing Jervis Cottonbelly due to injury is Harry Doogle as a last minute entry could one half of the next gen score the upset win? , but with so many possible outcomes who will leave with the plaudits and go on to challenge for the British Title next year?

Lumberjack Match

Si Valour vs. Heresy

A violent and personal feud that has lasted all year long finally comes to a head in what promises to be a violent Lumberjack Match. Ever since brutalising Valour and cutting off all his hair, Heresy has, in some form or other dodged the challenge of Valour. Heresy claimed not to have lost his bottle or be running scared of the 2007 Break Out Star, yet during their Bull Rope clash at GPW: "V" where the two were tied to one another, Heresy still managed to find a way of escaping and creating distance between him and Valour. This time, in a special Lumberjack Match, no matter where either man go - there will be no escape. All lumberjacks will be at the ready to ensure neither man can escape the others clutches and a clear winner, one way or the other will HAVE to be decided. There will be nowhere to run to and nowhere to hide, no matter where they look. Heresy has been one step ahead of Valour all year, is this where he runs out of excuses, or can the master manipulator manipulate another win?

We're back at the Monaco Ballroom on Friday December 12th for the final show of 2008!! Make sure you make it to see how the year's feuds end at this season ending super show - GPW: "Christmas Crunch"

We promise we wont crunch your credit.... we'll only crunch your Christmas!!

GPW Heavyweight Title Match

Bubblegum © vs. Dirk Feelgood

Just a few months ago you'd be forgiven for taking a double take at this match. The friendship between the two former friends totally imploded with the desire to become Heavyweight champion. Refusing to accept the demise of his friendship with Dirk Feelgood, Bubblegum spent months in turmoil not wanting to retaliate to the cutting comments and brutal attacks levelled his way by former friend and champion Feelgood. As time went by however, Bubblegum eventually unloaded on Feelgood but this will be the first time the two have ever come face to face in a one on one match. And to make things just a little more interesting... it's for the GPW Heavyweight Title. Can the fairytale championship reign continue for Bubblegum, or can Dirk shatter his dreams and become the first ever 2 time Heavyweight Champ?

Tag Team Special, Skeletor vs. Stella

Lethal Dose vs. Voodoo & "Sober" Mike Holmes

Alan Alan Alan Tasker's henchmen, Lethal Dose march into battle against former stable member Mike Holmes and the man they hold responsible for Holmes' new found sobriety - Voodoo. Cyanide and Toxic hope to tempt Holmes back over to the stable that two months ago he turned his back on. They want to snap him out of the spell they accuse Voodoo of putting him under. However, Holmes seems very happy with his new outlook on life and he and Voodoo look to send Lethal Dose packing in this tag team special. Lethal Dose have warned they will not be coming to the ring alone though, with them along with their attorney and law - Alan Alan Alan Tasker will be a 12 pack of Stella. Hoping the case of beer will prove to be a bigger demon to Holmes than the tag team itself. To fend off the 12 pack, Holmes and Voodoo will have Vooodoo's trusty skull, Skeletor in their corner. An unpredictable tag team match. Can MIke Holmes stay sober? Will Voodoo's spells work? Or will Lethal Dose deliver a beating big enough to break Voodoo's spell?

GPW British Title Match

Jak Dominotrescu vs. "Super" Sam Bailey

After pinning the British Champion last month in a tag team match, WKD's "Super" Sam Bailey has earned himself a title shot at GPW: "Christmas Crunch". Bailey, already a former tag team champion looks to add to his growing reputation by capturing his first ever singles gold in GPW. While reigning champion, Romanian Jak Domitrescu along with his cohorts - The Eastern Bloc look to make life as difficult as possible for the energetic live wire. Domitrescu has held onto the title since April this year with help from his fellow countrymen, but are his days numbered as champ? He surely wont be alone in this title outing and will have the Eastern Bloc close by, but can "Super" Sam Bailey overcome the odds to win his first singles gold in GPW?

And, the main event for the evening is...

GPW Tag Team Title 2/3 Falls Match

MIl-Anfield Connection © vs. Young Offenders

The heat just got turned up in this feud. The re-united Young Offenders have the most established tag team in GPW - The Mil-Anfield Connection firmly in their sights and not to mention the tag team trophy. These two teams met in September this year where there was no clear winner decided after the match ended in a draw. There will be NO excuses this time to not find a winner. This, for the first time in our history will be a 2/3 Falls Match for the tag team titles. A winner HAS to be decided, but who will it be? A truley epic encounter is in our midst as Jiggy Walker & "The Model" Danny Hope try to cling onto the championship that has defined them as a team and "Dangerous" Damon Leigh & Joey Hayes, The Young Offenders chase the title that one of the most popular tag teams in Europe have never held. Can the re-united friends overcome the well established unit that is The Mil-Anfield Connection? Or can the well oiled duo of the Mil-Anfield do what they've been doing all year and win again?

GPW British Title No.1 Contenders Match

Harry Doogle vs. Juice vs. Dylan Roberts vs. Chris Echo

After an eye catchingly good year from rookie Dylan Roberts, he has been included in this battle to earn a shot at the British Title. With a burning desire to win and the fans firmly behind him, Roberts could well mark his arrival onto the main roster by becoming the No.1 Contender and going for gold here. However, his opponents wont give him an easy ride. In a wonderful CC-08 tournament, no one impressed more than WKD's Chris Echo. Echo reached the CC-08 finals with two broken wrists and proved he is ready to take a step up. His previous attempts for British gold have been thwarted by the foreign legion numbers of the Eastern Bloc, is he ready to prove again that he is worthy of being No.1 Contender and finally lift the British title? Juice, the current CC8 champion has been as impressive as ever in singles competition this year, but can he compete in this match with 3 others all vying to be No.1 Contender? Also replacing Jervis Cottonbelly due to injury is Harry Doogle as a last minute entry could one half of the next gen score the upset win? , but with so many possible outcomes who will leave with the plaudits and go on to challenge for the British Title next year?

Lumberjack Match

Si Valour vs. Heresy

A violent and personal feud that has lasted all year long finally comes to a head in what promises to be a violent Lumberjack Match. Ever since brutalising Valour and cutting off all his hair, Heresy has, in some form or other dodged the challenge of Valour. Heresy claimed not to have lost his bottle or be running scared of the 2007 Break Out Star, yet during their Bull Rope clash at GPW: "V" where the two were tied to one another, Heresy still managed to find a way of escaping and creating distance between him and Valour. This time, in a special Lumberjack Match, no matter where either man go - there will be no escape. All lumberjacks will be at the ready to ensure neither man can escape the others clutches and a clear winner, one way or the other will HAVE to be decided. There will be nowhere to run to and nowhere to hide, no matter where they look. Heresy has been one step ahead of Valour all year, is this where he runs out of excuses, or can the master manipulator manipulate another win?

We're back at the Monaco Ballroom on Friday December 12th for the final show of 2008!! Make sure you make it to see how the year's feuds end at this season ending super show - GPW: "Christmas Crunch"

We promise we wont crunch your credit.... we'll only crunch your Christmas!!

GPW Heavyweight Title Match

Bubblegum © vs. Dirk Feelgood

Just a few months ago you'd be forgiven for taking a double take at this match. The friendship between the two former friends totally imploded with the desire to become Heavyweight champion. Refusing to accept the demise of his friendship with Dirk Feelgood, Bubblegum spent months in turmoil not wanting to retaliate to the cutting comments and brutal attacks levelled his way by former friend and champion Feelgood. As time went by however, Bubblegum eventually unloaded on Feelgood but this will be the first time the two have ever come face to face in a one on one match. And to make things just a little more interesting... it's for the GPW Heavyweight Title. Can the fairytale championship reign continue for Bubblegum, or can Dirk shatter his dreams and become the first ever 2 time Heavyweight Champ?

Tag Team Special, Skeletor vs. Stella

Lethal Dose vs. Voodoo & "Sober" Mike Holmes

Alan Alan Alan Tasker's henchmen, Lethal Dose march into battle against former stable member Mike Holmes and the man they hold responsible for Holmes' new found sobriety - Voodoo. Cyanide and Toxic hope to tempt Holmes back over to the stable that two months ago he turned his back on. They want to snap him out of the spell they accuse Voodoo of putting him under. However, Holmes seems very happy with his new outlook on life and he and Voodoo look to send Lethal Dose packing in this tag team special. Lethal Dose have warned they will not be coming to the ring alone though, with them along with their attorney and law - Alan Alan Alan Tasker will be a 12 pack of Stella. Hoping the case of beer will prove to be a bigger demon to Holmes than the tag team itself. To fend off the 12 pack, Holmes and Voodoo will have Vooodoo's trusty skull, Skeletor in their corner. An unpredictable tag team match. Can MIke Holmes stay sober? Will Voodoo's spells work? Or will Lethal Dose deliver a beating big enough to break Voodoo's spell?

GPW British Title Match

Jak Dominotrescu vs. "Super" Sam Bailey

After pinning the British Champion last month in a tag team match, WKD's "Super" Sam Bailey has earned himself a title shot at GPW: "Christmas Crunch". Bailey, already a former tag team champion looks to add to his growing reputation by capturing his first ever singles gold in GPW. While reigning champion, Romanian Jak Domitrescu along with his cohorts - The Eastern Bloc look to make life as difficult as possible for the energetic live wire. Domitrescu has held onto the title since April this year with help from his fellow countrymen, but are his days numbered as champ? He surely wont be alone in this title outing and will have the Eastern Bloc close by, but can "Super" Sam Bailey overcome the odds to win his first singles gold in GPW?

And, the main event for the evening is...

GPW Tag Team Title 2/3 Falls Match

MIl-Anfield Connection © vs. Young Offenders

The heat just got turned up in this feud. The re-united Young Offenders have the most established tag team in GPW - The Mil-Anfield Connection firmly in their sights and not to mention the tag team trophy. These two teams met in September this year where there was no clear winner decided after the match ended in a draw. There will be NO excuses this time to not find a winner. This, for the first time in our history will be a 2/3 Falls Match for the tag team titles. A winner HAS to be decided, but who will it be? A truley epic encounter is in our midst as Jiggy Walker & "The Model" Danny Hope try to cling onto the championship that has defined them as a team and "Dangerous" Damon Leigh & Joey Hayes, The Young Offenders chase the title that one of the most popular tag teams in Europe have never held. Can the re-united friends overcome the well established unit that is The Mil-Anfield Connection? Or can the well oiled duo of the Mil-Anfield do what they've been doing all year and win again?

GPW British Title No.1 Contenders Match

Harry Doogle vs. Juice vs. Dylan Roberts vs. Chris Echo

After an eye catchingly good year from rookie Dylan Roberts, he has been included in this battle to earn a shot at the British Title. With a burning desire to win and the fans firmly behind him, Roberts could well mark his arrival onto the main roster by becoming the No.1 Contender and going for gold here. However, his opponents wont give him an easy ride. In a wonderful CC-08 tournament, no one impressed more than WKD's Chris Echo. Echo reached the CC-08 finals with two broken wrists and proved he is ready to take a step up. His previous attempts for British gold have been thwarted by the foreign legion numbers of the Eastern Bloc, is he ready to prove again that he is worthy of being No.1 Contender and finally lift the British title? Juice, the current CC8 champion has been as impressive as ever in singles competition this year, but can he compete in this match with 3 others all vying to be No.1 Contender? Also replacing Jervis Cottonbelly due to injury is Harry Doogle as a last minute entry could one half of the next gen score the upset win? , but with so many possible outcomes who will leave with the plaudits and go on to challenge for the British Title next year?

Lumberjack Match

Si Valour vs. Heresy

A violent and personal feud that has lasted all year long finally comes to a head in what promises to be a violent Lumberjack Match. Ever since brutalising Valour and cutting off all his hair, Heresy has, in some form or other dodged the challenge of Valour. Heresy claimed not to have lost his bottle or be running scared of the 2007 Break Out Star, yet during their Bull Rope clash at GPW: "V" where the two were tied to one another, Heresy still managed to find a way of escaping and creating distance between him and Valour. This time, in a special Lumberjack Match, no matter where either man go - there will be no escape. All lumberjacks will be at the ready to ensure neither man can escape the others clutches and a clear winner, one way or the other will HAVE to be decided. There will be nowhere to run to and nowhere to hide, no matter where they look. Heresy has been one step ahead of Valour all year, is this where he runs out of excuses, or can the master manipulator manipulate another win?

There was a rush of sun through these tightening clouds as the hours dropped towards dusk. But it glinted off the bluffs and these foxtales. It was a hardly a few seconds, but I was there with the RB67 - a camera that has become as much a part of my photography as my own eyes.

By the time I reached for another camera, the sun was gone and the light was dull and gray.

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'Sobriety'

Camera: Mamiya RB67

Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 3.8/90mm

Film: Fomapan 400 at 1600

Process: HC-110B; 13min

California

October 2020

"Wabi" refers to the desire for sobriety, "sabi" stands for the nostalgic realization that everything passes. The idea behind the term is that things do not have to be perfect. The funny thing here is this is the root of weeds e the air was from an aerial photo and used as a texture.

Thanks have a nice day

The Humber Keel sailing barge 'Sobriety', built 1910 at Beverley. Now operating out of Goole for residential trips with disabled access

Ce remarquable édifice datant de 1050 est l'une des plus anciennes églises romanes du pays. C’est la seule à avoir conservé la pierre dédicatoire qui commémore la consécration de l’église le 20 juin 1050.

Le cadre extérieur est plaisant avec l’ancien cimetière qui entoure l’église et le tilleul séculaire tout proche. Le bâtiment est construit sur un plan très simple : une partie centrale et deux parties latérales moins élevées. L’église est conservée largement dans l’état originel des églises romanes primitives : petite taille, sobriété, simplicité de la construction, équilibre des proportions. Elle est classée patrimoine exceptionnel de Wallonie.

Elle contient un mobilier intéressant, notamment des œuvres du maître de Waha, des superbes statues de saints, la cuve baptismale, et, parmi les éléments contemporains, des vitraux réalisés par Louis-Marie Londot et ceux de Jean-Michel Folon qui rappellent le martyre de saint Etienne.

This remarkable building dating from 1050 is one of the oldest Romanesque churches in the country. It is the only one to have preserved the dedicatory stone which commemorates the consecration of the church on June 20, 1050.

The exterior setting is pleasant with the old cemetery which surrounds the church and the centuries-old lime tree nearby. The building is built on a very simple plan: a central part and two lower side parts. The church is largely preserved in the original state of primitive Romanesque churches: small size, sobriety, simplicity of construction, balanced proportions. It is classified as an exceptional heritage site in Wallonia.

It contains interesting furniture, notably works by the master of Waha, superb statues of saints, the baptismal font, and, among contemporary elements, stained glass windows made by Louis-Marie Londot and those of Jean-Michel Folon which recall the martyrdom of Saint Stephen.

Homage to Jenny Joseph

When I am an old woman I shall wear purple

With a red hat which doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me.

And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves

And satin sandals, and say we’ve no money for butter.

I shall sit down on the pavement when I’m tired

And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells

And run my stick along the public railings

And make up for the sobriety of my youth.

I shall go out in my slippers in the rain

And pick flowers in other people’s gardens

And learn to spit.

You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat

And eat three pounds of sausages at a go

Or only bread and pickle for a week

And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes.

But now we must have clothes that keep us dry

And pay our rent and not swear in the street

And set a good example for the children.

We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.

But maybe I ought to practise a little now?

So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised

When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.

Walking the cables of the Brooklyn Bridge

Twist In My Sobriety

Giovanni Maw © all rigts reserved

Tuscany Eden

Brings to mind Jenny Joseph's lovely poem:

When I am an old woman I shall wear purple

With a red hat which doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me.

And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves

And satin sandals, and say we’ve no money for butter.

I shall sit down on the pavement when I’m tired

And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells

And run my stick along the public railings

And make up for the sobriety of my youth.

I shall go out in my slippers in the rain

And pick flowers in other people’s gardens

And learn to spit.

You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat

And eat three pounds of sausages at a go

Or only bread and pickle for a week

And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes.

But now we must have clothes that keep us dry

And pay our rent and not swear in the street

And set a good example for the children.

We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.

But maybe I ought to practise a little now?

So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised

When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.

Heaven help the silence

The heavenly silence

felt in spring

ahead of it's time

fringes become hearts

and this is just one lifetime

in hope, as in heaven

gracious is the light

used sparingly

in it's giving is our dream

for we endeavour so proudly

if our chance may encircle us

in esoteric intoxication

senses losing time

may we ride simulcasting ourselves

into sunlit discoveries sublime

we're the offering of opportunity

only within is your touch

of feeling, of emotion, of truth

it's the stimulation of etherealism

in the wanting of eternal youth

ethanol skies disperse, eventually

to the glimmer of twilight sobriety

essences of oneness musk the face

of hurts disappearance, to the night

and here lies the chance of pure embrace

becoming hearts frown the cold

imagine the mural of semblance

a line of keys opens the one gate

and all is still in our own hands

peace in our presence to await.

by anglia24

19h20: 21/01/2008

©2008anglia24

For birthday's everywhere. ^_-

France, Alsace, Strasbourg, "Bistrot des Copains", Pub of the Friends, located in a picturesque mediaeval timber-framed house outside the tourist route on the corner of Place St. Louis & Quai Finkwiller. The bistro maintains a real postcard decor from the 1950s, which has retained the elegance & sobriety of our time, but offers a modern brewery cuisine.

In 1988 Strasbourg's historic city centre, the “Grande îll”, the Grand Island, was classified by the UNESCO as a World Heritage site, the first time such an honour was placed on an entire city centre. The most charming area is certainly „La Petit France“

👉 One World one Dream,

🙏...Danke, Xièxie 谢谢, Thanks, Gracias, Merci, Grazie, Obrigado, Arigatô, Dhanyavad, Chokrane to you & over

13 million visits in my photostream with countless motivating comments

Nous avons décidé de quitter l'agitation tokyoite pour les alpes japonaises où notre camp de base sera Takayama. Au passage, nous découvrons une partie du Nakasendo (une des routes qui reliaient Kyoto à Edo du temps d'Edo (1600-1868)) sur 8km entre Magome et Tsumago dans la vallée du Kiso. Les contrastes sont saisissants : agitation / calme, ville / campagne, exubérance / sobriété.

We decided to leave the bustle of Tokyo for the Japanese Alps where our base camp will be Takayama. By the way, we discover part of the Nakasendo (one of the roads that linked Kyoto to Edo in Edo's time (1600-1868)) on 8km between Magome and Tsumago in the Kiso valley. The contrasts are striking: agitation / calm, city / countryside, exuberance / sobriety.

A little bit of sunshine today and a longer route home.

Internet access is back at home (damn!) so back to sobriety normal.

May 1942 to August 2020

For his service to Alcohol Anonymous through 50 years of sobriety "Let's not do DULL".

Textured Photo for TTT "Totally Textured Tuesday" Group.

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Always Thinking of You.

I decided that since today is my beautiful daughter's 9th birthday.. That I would dedicate my photo post today, to her.

Olivia Rae, my beautiful baby girl.. Mommy misses you and loves you so much. You and your brother are always on my mind and tugging at my heart. It's been about 6 years since I held you last.. I know that you're 9 now, but when I dream of you, I see you as 2 & 1/2 still.. & Your brother & 7 & 1/2.

I dream of you two often.. and I pray for you two everyday.

They say everything happens for a reason.. And I do believe that... but I do wish things were different.

I pray that ONE DAY - we will see each other again, I hope that you two can forgive me, for my decisions & actions back then. It's been hard, but I'm finally reaching the point in forgiving myself.. & I truly do not think that I will ever 100% be able to, but I think I'm as close as I can get.

Two years ago, I made a decision to never pick up a drug or a drink again..

...My decision came with forgiveness of myself.. and because ONE DAY - if you & your brother EVER decide to look for me, I want to be something WORTH LOOKING FOR. I want to have a home, (I do), stability (I do), a stable job & income (I do), sobriety (I do) and real happiness (I do). That way if one day you do come looking for me, you'll be *hopefully* happy with what you see.

I have never stopped praying for you two.. I have never given up hope that one day we will see each other again.. I have never stopped dreaming of you.. I think of you two ALL DAY. & I always pray that no matter where you are, (I do know that you're together), and I pray for your happiness.. I pray for your safety. I pray for your smiles.. & I pray that you understand that I did NOT give you two up.. I would never. And I have never stopped loving you. Everything I do in my life, to better myself.. is with you in mind. Because, you deserve so much.. and I want to be able to give you the world.

Happy birthday Olivia. And I love you Johnny. & I hope that you two are happy, healthy and thriving.. & May God send the angels to always watch over you & hold you tight.

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& If you ever find this.. Here is my Facebook to you two..

I never stopped talking to you..

www.facebook.com/johnnyandoliviadigiacomo

Iglesia de Santa María, Aínsa, Sobrarbe, Aragón, España.

La colegiata de Santa María también conocida como iglesia de la Asunción es un templo católico situado en la localidad oscense de Ainsa en la comunidad autónoma de Aragón en España.

Es una iglesia de estilo románico de un importante valor artístico siendo uno de los elementos arquitectónicos más importantes de su rico patrimonio. De gran magnitud y sobriedad, se trata de uno de los ejemplos más destacados del románico aragonés sobrarbense.

Está declarada Bien de Interés Cultural (BIC).

La torre es el elemento más representativo por su tamaño y sobriedad. Está construida igualmente con sillar irregular y presenta tres cuerpos desiguales. La planta baja actúa como pórtico o lonja formado por dos arcos de descarga, dando acceso tanto a la iglesia como al claustro. El contrafuerte que se aprecia desde el exterior, es la ampliación que esconde la escalera que sube por el interior del muro.

En las dos primeras plantas hay observatorios y saeteros. La primera realiza una función de tribuna, ya que da acceso al templo desde lo alto, mientras que la tercera corresponde al cuerpo de campanas.

Destaca especialmente su último piso, con una cúpula sobre trompas y cuatro nervios de sección rectangular, desde donde puede observarse una magnífica vista panorámica.

The collegiate church of Santa María, also known as Iglesia de la Asunción, is a Catholic church located in the Huesca town of Ainsa in the autonomous community of Aragon in Spain.

It is a Romanesque-style church of important artistic value, being one of the most important architectural elements of its rich heritage. Of great magnitude and sobriety, it is one of the most outstanding examples of Aragonese Romanesque from Sobrar.

It has been declared an Asset of Cultural Interest (BIC).

The tower is the most representative element due to its size and sobriety. It is also built with irregular ashlar and has three unequal bodies. The ground floor acts as a portico or fish market formed by two discharge arches, giving access to both the church and the cloister. The buttress that can be seen from the outside is the extension that hides the staircase that goes up inside the wall.

On the first two floors there are observatories and arrows. The first performs a tribune function, since it gives access to the temple from above, while the third corresponds to the body of bells.

Its top floor is particularly noteworthy, with a cupola over horns and four rectangular section ribs, from where a magnificent panoramic view can be observed.

On the ceiling, a mosaic of Christ surrounded by personifications of ten virtues (obedience, abstinence, compassion, justice, poverty, sobriety, generosity, chastity, penitence and confession).

Below it are portrayals of Pope Leo IX - from nearby Eguisheim - who canonised Odile around 1050; and St. Eugénie, Odile's niece, who became the second abbesse of the convent following her aunt's death.

There's this empty feeling inside my head

that displaced my heart for the mind instead

it grows stronger as I grow weak

and now leaves me almost unable to speak

it's a trigger for the secluded world

to come into being after emotions swirled

helter skelter fashion so on the beat,

that self-styled sobriety can no longer compete

through the looking-glass comes to mind

presently, obsessively, two worlds combined

yet neither can be touched from the ghostly no-man's-land

of relics and artifacts from where such advances spanned

to detonate posthumously with an emotive breeze

a sonic cue awaits it's aftershock to tease

every nerve and fibre that's still able to feel

the effect upon other's living memory newsreel

so many ways to die with or without the will to live

yet loving loss penetrates deeper than all the bullets have to give

those that whistle past one's ear as you work

to get the job done or else we'll all go beserk

isn't that right...oh my, there's nobody left

just this solemnity of a melancholic world bereft

with no salute for the constant wartime

broken in pieces our youth in their prime

sickly contraptions feed inventive economy

when the globe has nowhere left for such autonomy

to run, away with itself! let's start another bloody war!

that way we'll give our depression a reason to go for

for the fight is the sanctuary of our long-hidden belief

that ultimately it's every man for himself in total disbelief

yes, war is the economic sanative like no other

it pains me to say, as we lose one life after another

what decisions remain ours in the cold warring light of day?

do we ultimately have anything of note left to say?

when all around has been lost to the very ills of time

with the only winners being patently incredible inventions sublime

my thoughts wonder, still in no-man's land, afraid to move

choices remain; a captive of political machines of which I disapprove

hunger under the starvation of regimes that prefer it so

or death, that'll liveth forevermore where the poppies grow.

by anglia24

09h00: 08/07/2008

©2008anglia24

Bald Eagle at Conowingo Dam

Classic Black Dress Barbie Fashion Model (US and Paris Fashion Festival issues) model sheaths by Liz Cole for Retros.

France, Alsace, Strasbourg, "Bistrot des Copains", Pub of the Friends, located in a picturesque mediaeval timber-framed house outside the tourist route on the corner of Place St. Louis & Quai Finkwiller. The bistro maintains a real postcard decor from the 1950s, which has retained the elegance & sobriety of our time, but offers a modern brewery cuisine.

In 1988 Strasbourg's historic city centre, the “Grande îll”, the Grand Island, was classified by the UNESCO as a World Heritage site, the first time such an honour was placed on an entire city centre. The most charming area is certainly „La Petit France“

👉 One World one Dream,

🙏...Danke, Xièxie 谢谢, Thanks, Gracias, Merci, Grazie, Obrigado, Arigatô, Dhanyavad, Chokrane to you & over

13 million visits in my photostream with countless motivating comments

Reprise of an older photo in Black and White to reflect the sobriety of the occasion.

I had a very skunky cup of the coffee this morning. By very skunky, I don't mean the undrinkable cup of robusta I had at Dunkin Donuts in Philadelphia. That, my friends, was the only cup of coffee(?) from which I've taken but one sip, and dropped into the recycling bin. Rather, this was the kind of skunky from which one takes a sip, complains of its inferiority, takes another sip and expresses another complaint, and thus carries on the pattern to the bottom of the cup.

Until this morning, I had thought the mermaid's consistent mediocrity to be utterly trustworthy. It may not be the finest there is, but you can always count on consistency.

The irony of it all is that I'm sitting in a very cool space staring at these two wonderful posters of my TOP TWO favorite coffees on the planet. Do you realize how cool is advertising for top shelf when you're sipping back-of-pantry-bottom-shelf fare?

There is a greater irony. I'm sitting in this cool space with two of my students/friends, discussing self-denial, sobriety of heart, and spiritual introspection with ashes on our foreheads in the golden light of dawn meant to bathe in hope the victims of Wednesday morning's storms . Add to that that everyone else in the room also is wearing ashes.

We're all sitting in the atmosphere of the epitome of american consumption (though for the purpose of community) discussing wilderness experience and upon every sip between sentences, I'm complaining inside about the skunkiness of my non-Harrar, and non-Sumatra.

Honestly, I wonder if anyone who harvested my favorite beans could afford the cup of skunky coffee I'm drinking.

Kyrie Eleison

North of Malibu, California at the beach access point. This red sign was just too tempting, as was the beer in my ice chest.

Iglesia de Santa María, Aínsa, Sobrarbe, Aragón, España.

La colegiata de Santa María también conocida como iglesia de la Asunción es un templo católico situado en la localidad oscense de Ainsa en la comunidad autónoma de Aragón en España.

Es una iglesia de estilo románico de un importante valor artístico siendo uno de los elementos arquitectónicos más importantes de su rico patrimonio. De gran magnitud y sobriedad, se trata de uno de los ejemplos más destacados del románico aragonés sobrarbense.

Está declarada Bien de Interés Cultural (BIC).

La torre es el elemento más representativo por su tamaño y sobriedad. Está construida igualmente con sillar irregular y presenta tres cuerpos desiguales. La planta baja actúa como pórtico o lonja formado por dos arcos de descarga, dando acceso tanto a la iglesia como al claustro. El contrafuerte que se aprecia desde el exterior, es la ampliación que esconde la escalera que sube por el interior del muro.

En las dos primeras plantas hay observatorios y saeteros. La primera realiza una función de tribuna, ya que da acceso al templo desde lo alto, mientras que la tercera corresponde al cuerpo de campanas.

Destaca especialmente su último piso, con una cúpula sobre trompas y cuatro nervios de sección rectangular, desde donde puede observarse una magnífica vista panorámica.

The collegiate church of Santa María, also known as Iglesia de la Asunción, is a Catholic church located in the Huesca town of Ainsa in the autonomous community of Aragon in Spain.

It is a Romanesque-style church of important artistic value, being one of the most important architectural elements of its rich heritage. Of great magnitude and sobriety, it is one of the most outstanding examples of Aragonese Romanesque from Sobrar.

It has been declared an Asset of Cultural Interest (BIC).

The tower is the most representative element due to its size and sobriety. It is also built with irregular ashlar and has three unequal bodies. The ground floor acts as a portico or fish market formed by two discharge arches, giving access to both the church and the cloister. The buttress that can be seen from the outside is the extension that hides the staircase that goes up inside the wall.

On the first two floors there are observatories and arrows. The first performs a tribune function, since it gives access to the temple from above, while the third corresponds to the body of bells.

Its top floor is particularly noteworthy, with a cupola over horns and four rectangular section ribs, from where a magnificent panoramic view can be observed.

Please don't feel obligated to comments on all of my pictures. Thanks.

Certains disent aussi "In vino, veritas ; in aqua, sanitas" (Dans le vin, la vérité ; dans l'eau, la santé), soulignant que l'eau, au contraire, est liée à la sobriété et à la clarté mentale.

Some also say "In vino, veritas ; in aqua, sanitas" (In wine, truth ; in water, health), emphasizing that water, on the other hand, is linked to sobriety and mental clarity.

All God's children need travelling shoes

Drive your problems from here

All good people read good books

Now your conscience is clear

In the morning when I wipe my brow

Wipe the miles away

I like to think I can be so willed

And never do what you say.

Twisting staircase in the new Liverpool Museum

20160411_7147_7D2-100 Twist in My Sobriety (102/366)

When the Macro Monday topic of Twist was announced the immediate thing that came to mind was Tanita Tikaram's 1988 song "Twist in my Sobriety" from the album Ancient Heart, so here is my interpretation.

#7209

#RecoveryIsPossible .

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As I grow, I change.. As I go further - I am grateful. I grow more and more grateful every single day. I grow stronger mentally - day by day. I often forget that I am even 'doing something', because most of the time it is so far out of my mind.. *my addiction*. But of coarse things come and go thru my week and remind me... and I just find myself being extremely grateful, that when drugs come up- I am no longer triggered. So grateful.

>>I prayed very hard for a long time for God to relieve me of not only my addiction, but the cravings/thoughts. And he has. In time. I am at 2 & 1/2 years, and very grateful. Truthfully, I never thought I'd get this far.. - In fact, DURING my addiction, I wasn't sure if I was going to make it out alive. But someone up there was looking out for me, that is for sure. I did make it out alive. Alive, in recovery and THRIVING! Amen!

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>> I do my very best to TRY to be a good influence to others - either in active addiction, recovery (new or old) & sober people as well. I hope to even be an inspiration of sorts, to those who have a family or close friend in active addiction.. when they believe it's NOT possible & there is NO HOPE.. - I hope that they see me. I hope that they knew me before, or hear stories... The photos really won't do my demon of a past justice.. I hope that they can see ME.. My Transformation.. & know NOT to give up HOPE for their loved ones.. & know that it IS POSSIBLE- although most of the time it doesn't feel that way at all.

I know how hopeless it feels, because I lived it TO THE MAX for many years. I allowed addiction to tear everything out of my life.. [everything IMPORTANT to me that I LOVED.] & Addiction had it's hands on me SO HARD... that I just watched the things and PEOPLE whom I loved with all of my heart .. go away. & Told myself that because it hurt - that I should go double or triple up- my normal dose to numb it more.. So I didn't have to feel anything at all anymore. And that excuse to numb everything away again, would make my addiction even stronger. The drug would wrap it's hands around my neck even tighter, and to numb the truth - the nightmare that had become my life.. and everything in my life.. I would happily numb the pain *if I could feel anything at all*.. Just so I didn't have to feel.

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◻>>> People REALLY NEED TO UNDERSTAND that in MOST cases - people who are addicted to drugs ARE SELF MEDICATING. [FOR SOME REASON!]

>>Now whether they're self medicating for a mental illness (either mild or big) & yes this includes depression and anxiety which most people have.. - MOST ADDICTS ARE self medicating for mental illness of some type .. *this type of therapy in a rehab setting would be called, ""CO-OCCURING" I believe.

... In the rehab facilities they are VERY aware of this & cater directly to co-occurring addictions. They help their patients to get medicated (the right way).. So they begin to feel normal - or as normal as possible.

[Keep in mind, that drug addiction REALLY takes a toll on the brain and the chemicals in the brain.. ] So it could take A VERY LONG TIME - Years even.. to fully regain your natural balance of chemicals to feel 'normal again' ... to be honest.. Some of us.. did permanent damage which we have to learn to live with, it isn't fixable. *raises hand*] <- but that doesn't mean all hope is lost. It means you might have to take a medications for a long time, or forever.. to help even the balance.. And learn HOW to help yourself to feel better.. & get better. But know it is possible. If I can do this.. ANYONE CAN! && I truly mean that, guys.

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>>>I often hear from people (when they see me in person usually), how absolutely PROUD & surprised they are with my transformation. Most of them will go on to explain how they watched me for years - homeless, wandering the streets - high- not even knowing where I was going or what I was doing- a bag of bones.. face picked to hell and full of scabs- dirty.. and they were all waiting to hear that I overdosed. My family was dreading that phone call, but almost knew it was coming, unfortunately. I believed this too.. that I would probably die soon. So I actually went as far as to tell my closest loved ones my wishes.. In case I die. On my facebook I set up a tribute person (my cousin/she's like my sister) in case I passed.. so she could run my facebook etc) - I didn't think I'd make it out alive.

- But I wanted sobriety more than anything. I envied those who had it. I envied those who went from where I was at, and got sober.. and couldn't quite figure out HOW they did it.. But they were a hero in my eyes.

>>These people have come up to me (even while I'm at work) to tell me HOW PROUD THEY ARE OF ME. How they didn't think I'd make it out.. How I'm a total different person & how I am an inspiration & how if I CAN DO IT - ANYONE CAN. etc

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Which is why I write about my addiction.. and TRY MY BEST to explain it to others!

Because even if you are not an addict, it's important for you to understand... it's a disease. It's not as easy as to just put down the drug and quit.

Most will relapse.. Maybe 50 times or more. Most won't make it out alive.

It is a mental thing. A MENTAL DISEASE. The drug is just a symptom.

>>We have addictive personalities. And to fix this we require A LOT of therapy and personal reflection and work on OURSELVES.

When we have reached the point of wanting sobriety.. and truly wanting it.. THEN the hardest work comes in!

>>>We have to figure out WHY we're using.

>>>We have to do A LOT of self reflection and WORK ON OURSELVES.

We are ADDICTS. Even if we have quit the drug part.

We literally can and WILL get addicted to anything and everything! - So we have to be careful.

**Shopping. Sex. Relationships. FOOD. Cigarettes. *A different drug to substitute one for another, etc***

The list can go on and on... and on..

>>Which is why we REALLY must look at ourselves and stop ourselves.

>>We have to create limits and stick to them. And therapy is a must for many of us. I signed up and still go at least once a month to see a counselor. I've been seeing a counselor from this program SINCE I got sober 2 1/2 years ago- and I'm not stopping any time soon.

Groups are a very good way to keep MANY people sober (but not all of us). I love doing groups sometimes, but I prefer church, personally.

Why I wrote all of this.. is to help some of you have a better understanding of addiction. Even if you are not an addict.

>>You may know someone who is an addict.. And if you DON'T YET, I'd be VERY Surprised.. But it's still important for you to know this.. because if you don't.. YOU WILL.

I am proud of myself. I am growing and learning more and more every single day!

Like I said above, I feel like most days I don't even think about how I'm in recovery. But several times a week I am reminded.. And I feel gratitude immediately. I never want to forget what I went thru. I never want to stop talking about it.. I want to help. I want to help give others knowledge.. and/or inspiration.

& Even if you don't think you're an addict.. You very well could be. Denial is a huge part of it.

>>Prescriptions from your DOCTOR is where it ALL STARTED FOR ALL OF US. (I don't know statistics, but I'm almost positive that OVER 90% of addicts started with a doctor's prescription! Every single person that I met in recovery.. has the SAME STORY)

NOT ONE ADDICT can say that they woke up one day and said, "I want to be a homeless drug addict and live on the street, rob people and beg for change".

Sadly enough... most of them started with an injury or something and a doctor wrote them a prescription.. And because of their brain.. *THEIR BRAIN LOVED IT* & they have some type of addictive personality.. Their brain wanted more. & It ended badly.. for all of us.

Some of us were lucky enough to make it out alive. And only 2% of us who do make it out alive.. will REMAIN sober. I just pray every single day that I am going to remain one of those 2%! May God continue to give me the strength to remain sober.. & on the right path.

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If any of you have any questions or what to reach out about addiction, feel free to message me privately at any time.

>>>Stay positive friends.

I care for you all, deeply!

... and life flows quietly in everyday sobriety.

( from the web )

The Wallace Listening Fountains are public drinking water points, fountains in the form of small cast iron kennels in many cities around the world.

Drawn by Charles-Auguste Lebourg, they take their name from Richard Wallace, the British philanthropist who financed their edification. They are often associated by foreigners with the image of Paris1, because it is in this city that they were implanted first and that one finds most in France.

The four caryatids represent kindness, simplicity, charity and sobriety. They are all different, either by the position of their knees and their feet, or by the manner in which their tunic is tied at the level of the bodice.

Simplicity and Sobriety have their eyes closed; Goodness and Charity have opened them. They also represent the four seasons: Simplicity symbolizes spring, Charity summer, Sobriety fall and Goodness winter.

Modesty, propriety can lead to notoriety

You could end up as the only one

Gentleness, sobriety are rare in this society

At night a candle's brighter than the sun.

modestie et propriété peuvent conduire à la notoriété

vous pouvez finir en étant LE seul

La gentillesse, la sobriété sont rares dans cette

société

la nuit une bougie brille plus que le soleil

"Englishman in New York" - STING

Dinamarca - Copenhague - Rundetaarn (Torre Redonda)

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www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/round-tower-gdk410741

ENGLISH:

www.rundetaarn.dk/en/

The Rundetaarn, or Rundetårn (Round Tower in English), is a 17th-century tower located in central Copenhagen, Denmark. One of the many architectural projects of Christian IV, it was built as an astronomical observatory. It is most noted for its equestrian staircase, a 7.5-turn helical corridor leading to the top, and for the expansive views it affords over Copenhagen.

The tower is part of the Trinitatis Complex which also provided the scholars of the time with a university chapel, the Trinitatis Church, and an academic library which was the first purpose-built facilities of the Copenhagen University Library which had been founded in 1482.

Today the Round Tower serves as an observation tower for expansive views of Copenhagen, a public astronomical observatory and a historical monument. At the same time the Library Hall, located above the church and only accessible along the tower's ramp, is an active cultural venue with both exhibitions and a busy concert schedule.

The Round Tower is a cylindrical tower built in masonry of alternating yellow and red bricks, the colours of the Oldenburgs. The bricks used were manufactured in the Netherlands and are of a hard-burned, slender type known as muffer or mopper. On the rear side, it is attached to the Trinitatis Church, but it has never served as a church tower.

Steenwinckel — whose name is otherwise synonymous with Dutch Renaissance architecture in Denmark — with the Trinitatis Complex has left his signature style. Unlike his other buildings with their lavish ornamentations and extravagant spires, the complex is built to a focused and restrained design. Hans van Steenwinckel must have been up on the situation in Holland, cogniziant that the style which he had once learned from Hendrick de Keyser had been altogether abandoned.

The architects now setting the agenda in the Netherlands, masters such as Jacob van Kampen (Amsterdam City Hall), Pieter Post (Mauritshuis in the Hague) and Philip Vingboons, now favoured a style characterized by sobriety and restraint. It is now known as Dutch Baroque or sometimes Dutch Classicism. Its proponents often relied on the theoretical works such as those of Palladio and of Jacopo Barozzi da Vignola. Steenwinckel may have paid a visit to his native Netherlands prior to his change in style but it will have been too early for him to have seen any of the period's buildings realized.

Instead of stairs, a 7.5-turn spiral ramp forms the only access way to the towertop observatory as well as the Library Hall and the Bell-Ringer's Loft, both located above the church. The ramp turns 7.5 times around the hollow masonry core of the tower before reaching the observation deck and observatory at the top, on the way also affording access to the Library Hall as well as the Ringer's Loft. This design was chosen to allow a horse and carriage to reach the library, moving books in and out of the library as well as transporting heavy and sensitive instruments to the observatory.

The winding corridor has a length of 210 m, climbing 3.74 m per turn. Along the outer wall the corridor has a length of 257.5 m and a grade of 10%, while along the wall of the inner core the corridor is only 85.5 m long but has a grade of 33%.

The observation deck is located 34.8 m above street level. Along the edge of the platform runs a wrought-iron lattice made in 1643 by Kaspar Fincke, Court Artist in metalwork. In the latticework, Christian IV's monogram and the letters RFP are seen, the letters representing the King's motto: Regna Firmat Pietas – Piety strengthens the Realms.

The observatory is a small domed building, built on the roof of the tower. Built in 1929, the current observatory is 7 m high and has a diameter of 6 m. Access is by a narrow winding stone staircase from the observation deck.

On the upper part of the façade of the tower, there is a gilded rebus inscription. Christian IV's draft of it, written in his own hand writing, is kept at the Danish National Archives. The rebus includes the four Hebrew consonants of the Tetragrammaton. The rebus can be interpreted in the following way: Lead God, the right teaching and justice into the heart of the crowned King Christian IV, 1642.

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La Rundetårn (en español: Torre Redonda) es una torre del siglo XVII ubicada en el centro de Copenhague, Dinamarca. Siendo uno de los numerosos proyectos arquitectónicos del rey Cristián IV, fue construida como observatorio astronómico. Es conocida por su pasillo helicoidal que recorre 7 vueltas y media antes de llegar a la parte más alta y por las amplias vistas panorámicas de la ciudad de Copenhague que ofrece.

La torre forma parte del Trinitatis Complex, que también estaba compuesto por una capilla universitaria, la Iglesia Trinitatis y una biblioteca universitaria, que fueron las primeras instalaciones construidas específicamente por la Biblioteca de la Universidad de Copenhague, fundada en 1482.

Actualmente, la Torre Redonda tiene la función de mirador, observatorio astronómico público y monumento histórico. Asimismo, en la Sala de la Biblioteca, que se encuentra por encima de la iglesia y a la cual solo se puede acceder a través de la rampa de la torre, se suelen exhibir exposiciones y celebrar conciertos.

UN ESEMPIO DI SOBRIETA'.

Le chiese erette nel periodo della Controriforma dagli ordini dei Francescani e dei Cappuccini si distinguono per semplicità e rigore nettamente dalle tradizionali collegiate. A progettare questa chiesa fu il frate francescano Vitus Rastbichler. Nella rinuncia a un alto campanile, a volte complesse e a soffitti affrescati si riflette l’ideale di povertà proprio dell’ordine.

Il disadorno edificio sacro con il suo modesto campanile, semplici volte e privo di affreschi, fu inaugurato solo nel 1697. A lungo i canonici rifiutarono l’insediamento dei francescani. Temevano che questo ordine religioso, con il suo ideale di povertà, attirasse i mendicanti.

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AN EXAMPLE OF SOBRIETY.

The churches built in the Counter-Reformation period by the Franciscan and Capuchin orders are clearly distinguished from the traditional collegiate churches for simplicity and rigor. The Franciscan friar Vitus Rastbichler designed this church. The order's ideal of poverty is reflected in the renunciation of a high bell tower, sometimes complex and with frescoed ceilings.

The unadorned sacred building with its modest bell tower, simple vaults and devoid of frescoes, was only inaugurated in 1697. For a long time the canons refused the installation of the Franciscans. They feared that this religious order, with its ideal of poverty, would attract beggars.

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