the Rock Report

Alright … which of you Rockaholics don’t know what this blog’s all about (hint: look at the picture)?
From Animals to Zombies (or, for you late-boomers, Aerosmith to ZZ Top) it covers the music, moods and mayhem of yesterday and how it affects us today (with a generous helping of Rock News, to boot!).
But didja know the genre actually had a tremendous effect of another entertainment field?
Yup … just as the title said: Professional Wrestling!

Now (if you’ll only stop laughing for a minute and listen … geez …), the similarities between the two are very close:

Look — do the math: Both get excited fans “in the door” and ready to cut loose. Both have workers who know how to turn on a crowd and play the gig to perfection at the same time. Both have the music — one in performance, the other at the top and bottom of the show and in entrance themes. Both have “warm-ups”; at rock gigs, mostly warm-up acts like new groups or comedians, while at wrestling cards you’ve got announcers.

People, it’s all good — and when you’ve got highly-popular newcomers like Mason Raige (left) – a fan-friendly, well-built dude who knows how to put the Rock with the Roll and make it work in the squared circle – you’ve got the best in entertainment and sports, guaranteed!

A quick reminder: If and when ya take in a wrestling show (and, c’mon, give it a shot; it ain’t all like that junk ya see on TV!), make sure it’s a family-friendly show, okay? Back-in-the-day, a lotta kids hung out at Beatles, Byrds and beards shows. They were rated PG-13 at best.  And there are shows that don’t have the blood, skimpiness or vulgar stuff – and they’re the ones that have the best entertainment value!  

Now, before closin’ this section off, lemme give ya Mason’s site (yeah, he and the Relic are mutual friends):  http://www.masonraige.com.   The man (who, btw, has a BA and MA in teaching and, in fact, was a respected English teacher before going into wrestling) can tell ya a lot more about it than The Relic can!

MORE ABOUT DOLLY

I was really pleased with what Katie Anne over at http://opinionatednews.today.com/ had to say on the subject of Dolly.  She writes:

“Saw Dolly perform in Stockholm (Sweden) in June and she was fabulous. Sure she’s getting older but hey aren’t we all. The “tabs and razzis” are so full of rubbish these days that I don’t know why people buy them. It’s a shame they have to create these imaginary deaths and false illnesses in order to have people buy their product - they ought to rely on reporting fact in an interesting readable manner …”

That’s so spot-on … nobody coulda said it better!  For you longstanding Rockaholics:  remember awhile back when I toldja about Slim Whitman’s “death” (yeah … think you were surprised?  Imagine how he felt!)?  It’d been reported like Dolly’s … same newswolves, same writers … same result, fortunately:  He’s still alive, too!

Listen … I’ve got a client to yak at in just a few, so I’ll be back on later this evening.  Until then, you can write me at therockrelic@yahoo.com  if ya want, or just comment me onsite (just be gentle …). 
And, if ya get a chance, check out Katie Anne’s site!  You’ll really enjoy her outspoken views (and especially her “Barbie” post!).

So, until later, remember:

Keep your eyes on the skies, your feet on the ground, your heart with the music …

and I’ll see ya on the flip side!

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