"L.A. in a day" - The Alicia Gordon tour
Feb 15, 2007 3:23:07 GMT -5
Post by OrochiGeese on Feb 15, 2007 3:23:07 GMT -5
7/31/05
*It is a bright and sunny day in Los Angeles, California. Luxury cars are buzzing by on the highly maintained streets of Hollywood while expensive stores are frequented by even more highly maintained people, appearance-wise at least. Off on the side, at a small outdoor cafe, sits a young woman named Alicia Gordon. Although naturally quite attractive, she is not dressed as strikingly as her local peers. Rather, she is wearing a Nike warm-up suit and sneakers and is not adorned with any facial make-up. She also speaks on her cell phone at a reasonable volume: a trait almost foreign in this and many other bustling areas.*
Alicia: "It was great seeing you all last night, Marie, and I really appreciate what LAWL did for me at the farewell show. I know..i know...it doesn't HAVE to be my farewell show, but we've been through this. It's time. Why? It just is. Listen, I'll call you when I get to NY and settle in with OG-FPD, ok? Give my best to Gloria and the rest of your family. I'll try to come back and visit during the holidays. Really, I will. Yes...yes, I'll try to stay away from that nutjob Holly, I'll do the best I can. Don't worry about her or me, just focus on your title match so you can win the LAWL "Opulent Major Golden" Title!! Ok, I'll miss you too, Marie."
*Alicia hangs up the phone and looks a bit choked up, but quickly shakes it off when she sees the OG-FPD cameraman near her. She immediately perks up*
Alicia: "Hi, thanks for coming on *checks watch* well...almost on time!! So, when should we begin?"
Camerman: "It's been on since I got here..."
Alicia: "oh, um...Hi OG-FPD!! My name is Alicia Gordon and I am one of the newest Joshi wrestlers! I wanted to take this time to introduce myself by showing you what I have come up from, and am ultimately leaving, to get to OG-FPD Joshi. So if the cameraman doesn't mind getting a bit of exercise...
*Alicia eyes the cameraman*
Alicia: "And no offense my new friend, but it might be for the best..."
*Cameraman grunts in the affirmative*
Alicia: "I'd like to take you all on a tour of MY Los Angeles."
*Cameraman grumbles: "I'm not getting paid enough for this"*
Alicia: "Good. With THAT settled, our first destination is my Tae Kwon Do school. So let's go!
*Alicia and the cameraman begin walking. The cameraman has trouble keeping up with Alicia's brisk pace as Alicia occasionally forgets he is there and breaks into a brief jog...followed by loud pleas from the cameraman, and a look resembling mild impatience from Alicia. Finally they get there, after Alicia buys him several bottles of cold water along the way*
*Alicia presses her face against the glass windows of the Tae Kwon Do school and looks inside of it the same way a young child would do at a candy or toy or candied toy store*
Alicia: "THIS was my first real foray into the combat arts. It was here that my sabonim taught me every aspect of hand to hand combat. But my training here was more then just punches and devestating axe kicks, I also learned discipline. My love for the martial arts would not have blossomed if one could learn them in just a day. It was through the tireless efforts and struggle to master them, and through the support of my classmates and sabonim, that my love grew in pace with my challenges and achievements."
*Alicia stares silently into the gym as a man with a black belt gracefully teaches a class of youngsters one of the first Tae Kwon Do forms- "4 way punching"*
Alicia: "I'll miss this...but it will always be a part of me wherever I go."
*Alicia waves to the black-belted man inside, and then begins slowly walking away*
Cameraman: "Hey!? Where are you going now!?"
Alicia: "Oh, i'm just gonna leave you here..." *Alicia continues walking away*
Cameraman: "WHAT!?"
*Alicia begins slowly giggling under her breath and turns back around*
Alicia: "Relax buddy, I'm just kidding. I hope all the other OG-FPD staff members aren't so uptight too!"
Cameraman: "We work for a cruel master...you don't even WANT to know what OrochiGeese does to random interviewers!"
Alicia: "I've seen it...we get PW-W TV here in L.A. Anyway, speaking of wrestling promotions, we will now make our way to the LAWL-atorium"
Cameraman: "The what!?"
Alicia: "Say it after me, and anunciate..."LAWL-a-tor-i-um" Its the LAWL promotion's auditorium, the place where we...
*Alicia's voice falters a bit from her realization*
Alicia: "Well, now its "they", I guess, wrestle and run their shows. Come on, let's go..."
Cameraman: "No way honey, I'm not walking any more. I'll take a cab and meet you there."
Alicia: "Suit yourself"
*Alicia gets the cameraman a cab and gives the driver directions. Then Alicia begins to jog to the LAWL-atorium*
*5 minutes later, Alicia is standing in front of a building, while tapping her foot and checking her watch. A cab pulls up*
Alicia: "Sure took you long enough!"
Cameraman: "I stopped for a hot dog" *ketchup drips from his chin*
Alicia: "I see that..."
Cameraman: "Can we wrap this up please?"
Alicia: "I think i finally understand why my father is always so strict about the production staff he chooses for his movies. Anyway..."
Alicia: "This is the LAWL-atorium. In this building, two generations of my friend Marie's family have wrestled to entertain the LA area. I began wrestling here not too long ago as well. And although my tenure here was somewhat brief, it was an eye-opening experience for me. The passion that these wrestlers felt and displayed rubbed off on the audience to create a truly electric dynamic."
Alicia: "Here was where I learned the lucha libre style of wrestling. This was my first real taste of professional wrestling and my appetite has grown since then. And after three years of wrestling with LAWL, my appetite was not anywhere near satiated. I needed more. I needed to wrestle more people in front of a larger audience. I have wrestled everyone in LAWL and I NOW need to test myself against as many other wrestlers and styles as possible. Whether it be legendary wrestlers, up and comers or anywhere in between...I must face them. And I can find them all in OG-FPD Joshi."
Alicia: "I will represent my sabonim and school by using the Tae Kwon Do that was taught to me. I will represent LAWL by using the Lucha style that I learned here. And through that very COMBINATION of styles...I will represent ME, who I am and aspire to be in that ring."
Alicia: "What you have seen here today, it is all I have come from. All the knowledge, the skill, the passion. I have gone as far as I could with both of my styles. Now it is time for me to show what I can do when I personally combine them."
*Alicia takes one more look at the LAWL-atorium and chokes back a tear*
Alicia: "As much as it pains me to leave all of this: my family, my friends, my LIFE, it is time for me to show the world what it is that I can do. I will not rest until I can go as far as I can go with my ability. And there is no better place to test myself then in OG-FPD Joshi. I will see you all there, and I trust that you all are readying yourselves for my arrival..."
*Alicia quickly hails a cab and jumps in. The cameraman watches and begins swearing. Alicia winks playfully at him as the cab begins driving away*
Alicia: "Take me to LAX please..."
*It is a bright and sunny day in Los Angeles, California. Luxury cars are buzzing by on the highly maintained streets of Hollywood while expensive stores are frequented by even more highly maintained people, appearance-wise at least. Off on the side, at a small outdoor cafe, sits a young woman named Alicia Gordon. Although naturally quite attractive, she is not dressed as strikingly as her local peers. Rather, she is wearing a Nike warm-up suit and sneakers and is not adorned with any facial make-up. She also speaks on her cell phone at a reasonable volume: a trait almost foreign in this and many other bustling areas.*
Alicia: "It was great seeing you all last night, Marie, and I really appreciate what LAWL did for me at the farewell show. I know..i know...it doesn't HAVE to be my farewell show, but we've been through this. It's time. Why? It just is. Listen, I'll call you when I get to NY and settle in with OG-FPD, ok? Give my best to Gloria and the rest of your family. I'll try to come back and visit during the holidays. Really, I will. Yes...yes, I'll try to stay away from that nutjob Holly, I'll do the best I can. Don't worry about her or me, just focus on your title match so you can win the LAWL "Opulent Major Golden" Title!! Ok, I'll miss you too, Marie."
*Alicia hangs up the phone and looks a bit choked up, but quickly shakes it off when she sees the OG-FPD cameraman near her. She immediately perks up*
Alicia: "Hi, thanks for coming on *checks watch* well...almost on time!! So, when should we begin?"
Camerman: "It's been on since I got here..."
Alicia: "oh, um...Hi OG-FPD!! My name is Alicia Gordon and I am one of the newest Joshi wrestlers! I wanted to take this time to introduce myself by showing you what I have come up from, and am ultimately leaving, to get to OG-FPD Joshi. So if the cameraman doesn't mind getting a bit of exercise...
*Alicia eyes the cameraman*
Alicia: "And no offense my new friend, but it might be for the best..."
*Cameraman grunts in the affirmative*
Alicia: "I'd like to take you all on a tour of MY Los Angeles."
*Cameraman grumbles: "I'm not getting paid enough for this"*
Alicia: "Good. With THAT settled, our first destination is my Tae Kwon Do school. So let's go!
*Alicia and the cameraman begin walking. The cameraman has trouble keeping up with Alicia's brisk pace as Alicia occasionally forgets he is there and breaks into a brief jog...followed by loud pleas from the cameraman, and a look resembling mild impatience from Alicia. Finally they get there, after Alicia buys him several bottles of cold water along the way*
*Alicia presses her face against the glass windows of the Tae Kwon Do school and looks inside of it the same way a young child would do at a candy or toy or candied toy store*
Alicia: "THIS was my first real foray into the combat arts. It was here that my sabonim taught me every aspect of hand to hand combat. But my training here was more then just punches and devestating axe kicks, I also learned discipline. My love for the martial arts would not have blossomed if one could learn them in just a day. It was through the tireless efforts and struggle to master them, and through the support of my classmates and sabonim, that my love grew in pace with my challenges and achievements."
*Alicia stares silently into the gym as a man with a black belt gracefully teaches a class of youngsters one of the first Tae Kwon Do forms- "4 way punching"*
Alicia: "I'll miss this...but it will always be a part of me wherever I go."
*Alicia waves to the black-belted man inside, and then begins slowly walking away*
Cameraman: "Hey!? Where are you going now!?"
Alicia: "Oh, i'm just gonna leave you here..." *Alicia continues walking away*
Cameraman: "WHAT!?"
*Alicia begins slowly giggling under her breath and turns back around*
Alicia: "Relax buddy, I'm just kidding. I hope all the other OG-FPD staff members aren't so uptight too!"
Cameraman: "We work for a cruel master...you don't even WANT to know what OrochiGeese does to random interviewers!"
Alicia: "I've seen it...we get PW-W TV here in L.A. Anyway, speaking of wrestling promotions, we will now make our way to the LAWL-atorium"
Cameraman: "The what!?"
Alicia: "Say it after me, and anunciate..."LAWL-a-tor-i-um" Its the LAWL promotion's auditorium, the place where we...
*Alicia's voice falters a bit from her realization*
Alicia: "Well, now its "they", I guess, wrestle and run their shows. Come on, let's go..."
Cameraman: "No way honey, I'm not walking any more. I'll take a cab and meet you there."
Alicia: "Suit yourself"
*Alicia gets the cameraman a cab and gives the driver directions. Then Alicia begins to jog to the LAWL-atorium*
*5 minutes later, Alicia is standing in front of a building, while tapping her foot and checking her watch. A cab pulls up*
Alicia: "Sure took you long enough!"
Cameraman: "I stopped for a hot dog" *ketchup drips from his chin*
Alicia: "I see that..."
Cameraman: "Can we wrap this up please?"
Alicia: "I think i finally understand why my father is always so strict about the production staff he chooses for his movies. Anyway..."
Alicia: "This is the LAWL-atorium. In this building, two generations of my friend Marie's family have wrestled to entertain the LA area. I began wrestling here not too long ago as well. And although my tenure here was somewhat brief, it was an eye-opening experience for me. The passion that these wrestlers felt and displayed rubbed off on the audience to create a truly electric dynamic."
Alicia: "Here was where I learned the lucha libre style of wrestling. This was my first real taste of professional wrestling and my appetite has grown since then. And after three years of wrestling with LAWL, my appetite was not anywhere near satiated. I needed more. I needed to wrestle more people in front of a larger audience. I have wrestled everyone in LAWL and I NOW need to test myself against as many other wrestlers and styles as possible. Whether it be legendary wrestlers, up and comers or anywhere in between...I must face them. And I can find them all in OG-FPD Joshi."
Alicia: "I will represent my sabonim and school by using the Tae Kwon Do that was taught to me. I will represent LAWL by using the Lucha style that I learned here. And through that very COMBINATION of styles...I will represent ME, who I am and aspire to be in that ring."
Alicia: "What you have seen here today, it is all I have come from. All the knowledge, the skill, the passion. I have gone as far as I could with both of my styles. Now it is time for me to show what I can do when I personally combine them."
*Alicia takes one more look at the LAWL-atorium and chokes back a tear*
Alicia: "As much as it pains me to leave all of this: my family, my friends, my LIFE, it is time for me to show the world what it is that I can do. I will not rest until I can go as far as I can go with my ability. And there is no better place to test myself then in OG-FPD Joshi. I will see you all there, and I trust that you all are readying yourselves for my arrival..."
*Alicia quickly hails a cab and jumps in. The cameraman watches and begins swearing. Alicia winks playfully at him as the cab begins driving away*
Alicia: "Take me to LAX please..."