Former WWE Music composer Jim Johnston recently spoke with Thomas Hobbs of Vice and said he”s sometimes struggled to get work since leaving WWE in 2017, due to how people in Hollywood don’t take pro wrestling seriously.
“There’s still this stigma against professional wrestling only being a bunch of muscly buffoons. People assume I can only do that aggressive glass smash sound and not a lot else,” Johnston said, an apparent reference to his iconic theme for WWE Hall of Famer Steve Austin. He continued and said for him, writing music for WWE was deeper than penning theme songs for wrestling fans, “My music reflected society. Stone Cold’s theme was about giving the viewers the courage to stand up to power. Undertaker was about helping kids process death in a way that wasn’t depressing.
Insecurity and Nigeria’s Circle of Chaos
Insecurity and Nigeria’s Circle of Chaos
A Nation is held by shared beliefs and shared attitudes. That is what enables them rise above the conflicts that plague any society. That is what gives a nation its tone, its fibre, its integrity, its moral style, and its capacity to endure. John Gardner.
If there is any event in recent weeks in the country that aptly demonstrates the nation’s deteriorating security situation, exposes present administration’s failure since assuming office in May 2015, to live up to its promise to ensure respect and protect human rights,and other constitutionally and internationally guaranteed human rights instruments, it is the recent brutal massacre of over 67 farmworkers in Zabarmari village, Jere Local Government area of Borno State, northeast Nigeria by Boko Haram sect.
Begun in 2017 by writers Dolly Alderton and Pandora Sykes as a lighthearted forum for discussions on everything from politics to reality TV, The High Low has since become a podcasting behemoth, downloaded by more than 1 million listeners each month. Having recently aired its final episode, now is the perfect time to relisten.
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As the news hurtles on at breakneck pace, it can feel impossible to keep up with the latest developments. The Audio Long Reads series aims to rectify this, transferring the Guardian’s longform investigations into podcast form, with recent episodes covering the tragedy of the White Helmets co-founder, and the future of farming.
December 11, 2020
By Ethan Carter, Navy Office of Community Outreach – Lt. Cmdr. Thomas Hobbs, a native of Saint Leonard, Maryland, is currently serving on an exchange with the French Marine Nationale as a part of the Personnel Exchange Program.
Hobbs is a U.S. Navy pilot who’s been responsible for flying the MH-60S operationally and the T-6B as an instructor.
“I am currently flying the AS-65 Dauphin with the French Navy,” added Hobbs.
Hobbs is a 1999 Saint Mary’s Ryken high school graduate and 2007 University of Maryland graduate, who joined the Navy 18 years ago, shortly after 9/11.
“Growing up close to Naval Air Station Patuxent River, I remember seeing naval aircraft everywhere and thinking about how cool it would be to do that for a job,” Hobbs said. “Somewhere along the way I decided to take a swing at it, and fortunately, I was able to realize my goals.”