The Wrestler

I am still recovering from my cold.  So, I wrapped myself with a comforter and watched some movies.  One of them was The Wrestler with Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei.  After watching this movie, I remember the times of watching wrestling on TV.  The program we used to watch was called All-Star Wrestling.   We even named a dog after one of the wrestlers.  My parents came home with a Vizsla (Hungarian Pointer).

We gave him the name Baron after the wrestler Baron von Raschke the ClawMaster.

I had a friend in High School that had close ties to the wrestling world.  His dad was the producer for All-Star Wrestling, and he knew all of the guys.  He helped his dad put on the shows in the small arenas.  I met up with him at one of our reunions, and I found out that he even became a referee for the bouts as well.  I remember once turning on the radio in my car and hearing an interview with him about his experiences.  Here is the song that Bruce Springsteen did for the movie that should have won the Oscar for best song "The Wrestler."

Music for today:

Grateful Dead
May 1, 1977
The Palladium
New York City, NY
listen here
Set Two only

Grateful Dead
May 3, 1977
The Palladium
New York City, NY
listen here
Set One in SBD only