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Post by BakFu on Aug 23, 2019 11:33:48 GMT
 Race, Lou These as a ref, and Dory Funk Jr. Can you imagine being there to see these three American pro wrestling legends in the same ring back then? Ringside tickets were probably $5 and came with an entire roasted chicken, a pack of cigarettes, and a pony keg of beer!!! This pic is fun, too! Remember these paper things people used to covet and get information from? Maybe you don't?... I love this picture of Race, look at the CHOPS! And that physique so common to that era, one built with a committed regimen of chain smoking, KFC, and lots of beer/whisky, but all of those guys were double tough and could pull off hour long broadways night after night, all while riding thousands of miles a year on the highways of North America, or flying to the UK, Europe, or Japan. Very different time and very fun to look back on and see how much everything has changed.  |
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Post by IamAres on Aug 24, 2019 7:41:10 GMT
That's really cool. There are probably very few people (and maybe no one, at that time, without a crystal ball to see how Harley and Dory would turn out) in that crowd who could grasp the import of what they were seeing there.
Also, you totally made me think Dory had died. (I checked, and thankfully he hasn't.)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2019 10:36:37 GMT
That was my thought too. I saw this thread get bumped and went, "oh crap, who died now?"
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Post by BakFu on Aug 24, 2019 11:19:56 GMT
Sorry, should have put this elsewhere, my apologies.
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Post by IamAres on Aug 24, 2019 17:04:35 GMT
It's all good man, just freaked me out for a second.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2019 3:23:35 GMT
Same here but it's still an interesting find.
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Post by Zealot on Sept 13, 2019 19:33:38 GMT
RIP to Eddie Money
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Post by El Marsh on Sept 16, 2019 9:12:26 GMT
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Post by Zealot on Sept 16, 2019 13:18:05 GMT
80's musicians passing. #feelsbadman
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Post by Pandakid on Sept 23, 2019 15:35:48 GMT
R.I.P Sid Haig
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2019 9:03:54 GMT
RIP Fake Razor Ramon aka Big Titan
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Post by BakFu on Nov 1, 2019 0:53:52 GMT
Jonathan “Pops” Whitherspoon passed away today. Celebrity deaths usually come as a shock, but this one really hurt. I’ve loved this guys stuff for ages, way back to his stand up days, it was awesome seeing him back in the spotlight next to Charlie Murphy in Black Jesus, those two stole the show. I will genuinely miss the man.
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Post by Zealot on Nov 1, 2019 1:00:26 GMT
He was excellent in The Boondocks. He'll be missed.
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Post by BakFu on Nov 1, 2019 1:56:11 GMT
He was excellent in The Boondocks. He'll be missed. Yeah, he was great in Boondocks! Definitely one of my favourite humans. To this day, every time I see a kid losing his/her shit having a tantrum in a store, this comes to mind. 🙂 |
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Post by El Marsh on Nov 22, 2019 5:40:12 GMT
RIP Fred Cox
Minnesota Vikings All-time leading scorer and inventor of the Nerf Football
The latter was among the very first toys that I remember having (and the earliest I was photographed with; I was 3) and helped foster a lifelong love of sports
Definitely a "game changer" for folks who either couldn't afford regular footballs or wanted a safer alternative to the standard ball that could be enjoyed by everyone
And apparently he was a pretty good kicker too! (NFL's 2nd all-time leading scorer at the time of his retirement in 1977)
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