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<span style="font-size:220%; font-weight:bold;">Welcome to the Carl Bird Universe Wiki</span><br /> | <span style="font-size:220%; font-weight:bold;">Welcome to the Carl Bird Universe Wiki</span><br /> | ||
<span style="font-size:115%;">The definitive encyclopedia of | <span style="font-size:115%;">The definitive encyclopedia of Carl Bird's life and every notable person, band or wrestling promotion connected with him.</span> | ||
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== Featured article == | == Featured article == | ||
=== [[Carl Bird]] === | === [[Carl Bird]] === | ||
'''Carl Bird''' is a musician, convicted felon, occasional entrepreneur, and | '''Carl Bird''' is a musician, convicted felon, occasional entrepreneur, and the central figure of the Carl Bird Universe. | ||
Known for his prison tattoos, hostile temperament, almost always having a lit cigarette hanging from his mouth, and recurring involvement with '''[[Redline]]''', Carl has accumulated a long history of interpersonal disputes, legal problems, vehicle registration issues, and public disturbances. | Known for his prison tattoos, hostile temperament, almost always having a lit cigarette hanging from his mouth, and recurring involvement with the band '''[[Redline]]''', Carl has accumulated a long history of interpersonal disputes, legal problems, vehicle registration issues, and public disturbances. | ||
'''[[Carl Bird|Read the full article →]]''' | '''[[Carl Bird|Read the full article →]]''' | ||
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== Featured band == | == Featured band == | ||
=== [[ | === [[Beef Drain]] === | ||
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'''[[ | '''Beef Drain''' was a short-lived rock band from the Chicago area that was signed to [[Orange Van Records]]. They played what they styled as "hard Southern rock", which was reportedly three-chord blues rock with frequent references to underage girls. The band is known to have performed twice, only one of which was documented in any capacity. | ||
'''[[Beef Drain|Read the full article →]]''' | |||
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== Explore | == Explore == | ||
* '''[[:Category:Characters|Characters]]''' | * '''[[:Category:Characters|Characters]]''' | ||
* '''[[:Category:Bands|Bands]]''' | * '''[[:Category:Bands|Bands]]''' | ||
* '''[[:Category:Albums|Albums]]''' | * '''[[:Category:Albums|Albums]]''' | ||
* '''[[:Category: | * '''[[:Category:Events|Events]]''' | ||
* '''[[:Category:Businesses|Businesses]]''' | * '''[[:Category:Businesses|Businesses]]''' | ||
* '''[[:Category:Incidents|Incidents]]''' | * '''[[:Category:Incidents|Incidents]]''' | ||
* '''[[:Category:Locations|Locations]]''' | * '''[[:Category:Locations|Locations]]''' | ||
* '''[[:Category:Organizations|Organizations]]''' | * '''[[:Category:Organizations|Organizations]]''' | ||
* '''[[:Category:Vehicles|Vehicles]]''' | |||
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* [[Darnell Watson]] | * [[Darnell Watson]] | ||
* [[Mike Jorpa]] | * [[Mike Jorpa]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Juan Gonzalez]] | ||
* [[Tony "No Nose" Catellini]] | * [[Tony "No Nose" Catellini]] | ||
* [[Larry W. Cashdollar]] | * [[Larry W. Cashdollar]] | ||
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== Getting started == | == Getting started == | ||
New to the | New to the Carl's world? | ||
Start with: | Start with: | ||
# [[Carl Bird]] | # [[Carl Bird]] | ||
# [[Carl Bird legal troubles]] | |||
# [[Redline]] | # [[Redline]] | ||
# [[Tony Bulsara]] | # [[Tony Bulsara]] | ||
# [[Chorbo]] | # [[Chorbo]] | ||
# [[Darnell Watson]] | # [[Darnell Watson]] | ||
Or browse the '''[[Timeline of the Carl Bird Universe|timeline]]'''. | Or browse the '''[[Timeline of the Carl Bird Universe|timeline]]'''. | ||
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The Carl Bird Universe Wiki is an | The Carl Bird Universe Wiki is an encyclopedia documenting the complete continuity of the Carl Bird Universe. | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:24, 9 September 2026
Welcome to the Carl Bird Universe Wiki
The definitive encyclopedia of Carl Bird's life and every notable person, band or wrestling promotion connected with him.
About the Carl Bird UniverseThe Carl Bird Universe is an interconnected fictional world centered on degenerates, crappy musicians, overconfident hustlers, local-and-staying-that way wrestlers, zealous security guards, slightly racist promoters, and other fixtures of mid-America mediocrity and unmet expectations. At its center is Carl Bird, who has been described as "Big Bird's older, meaner cousin with a prison record". Carl is a reprobate habitual offender with a criminal rap sheet the length of Long Island whose sheer luck (and lifelong free legal help from an indebted lawyer) has more-or-less kept him out of very serious trouble. Carl's world includes bands such as Redline, Chorbo and Trabajo Bone, promoters such as Darnell Watson and Zutroy Zagreb, lounge entertainers such as Tony Bulsara, attorney/fixers such as Tony "No Nose" Catellini, security personnel such as Mike Jorpa, and shameless shysters such as Larry W. Cashdollar. Recurring themes include:
This wiki documents both major continuity and the deeply unnecessary details. Featured articleCarl Bird is a musician, convicted felon, occasional entrepreneur, and the central figure of the Carl Bird Universe. Known for his prison tattoos, hostile temperament, almost always having a lit cigarette hanging from his mouth, and recurring involvement with the band Redline, Carl has accumulated a long history of interpersonal disputes, legal problems, vehicle registration issues, and public disturbances. Featured band
Beef Drain was a short-lived rock band from the Chicago area that was signed to Orange Van Records. They played what they styled as "hard Southern rock", which was reportedly three-chord blues rock with frequent references to underage girls. The band is known to have performed twice, only one of which was documented in any capacity. Read the full article → |
Major figures |
The Carl Bird Universe Wiki is an encyclopedia documenting the complete continuity of the Carl Bird Universe.