8.02.2005
Old school Wrestling
Growing up in northern Minnesota/North Dakota my weekend mornings were taken up with Vern Gagne's All-Star Wrestling, the TV showcase for the legendary American Wrestling Association (AWA).Those were the days. It might have been 30-below outside, but inside, on the shag carpet, the world's finest scripted violence was beamed directly to our boob tube. Nothing beat sitting there, clad only in a pair of tidy whities, taking in the turnbuckle-smashing spectacle with a grilled cheese sandwich and a glass of milk.
so -- you can understand my sheer joy when it was announced that this Saturday night, at our very own Moose Ridge Lodge in beautiful downtown Isabella Minnesota, will host the super awesomeness of 'The Vern Gagne Wrestling All-Stars'. Featuring such thrilling acts like the Boxing Monkey, a midget who can kick himself in the head and some Playboy Playmate... Oh sure, you fancy Duluthinas have you film festivals, your big music thingys and all, but come on... you know deep down inside you yearn for this. We humans NEED to see fake violence. It is who we are, so stop denying yourself of what your body needs and join me in the hot midget on monkey action this Saturday night for some cheap pitchers of beer, boobs, and maybe a little christianity. Folks, it don't get any better then this.