On Saturday afternoon, Sam and a couple of his mates went to Wrestlemania. It was a birthday party treat for one of his friends. They all loved it.
Of course, this got me thinking of my own childhood, of Saturday afternoons watching Big Daddy, Giant Haystacks, Mick McManus, Mark “Rollerball” Rocco and Kendo Nagasaki on TV... easy! Easy! Easy! EASY!!!
I mentioned these to my Mum, who added one perfect detail I'd never heard before. "Me and your dad went to watch the wrestling when we were on our honeymoon in Skegness." So a love of wrestling has been in our family from the early 1950s... through the 80s... and into the present day. A glorious tag team through time.
She’s the main man in the office in the city
And she treats me like I’m just another lackey
But I can put a tennis racket up against my face
And pretend that I am Kendo Nagasaki
I met Mick McManus once. Disappointingly he was very pleasant.
ReplyDeletePS The quality of entertainment in Skeggy has declined since your parents' honeymoon. These days the best you can hope for is Irie White (who I have also had the pleasure of meeting):
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Got to mention the brilliant No Lucifer by Sea Power here, the intro to which includes the "Easy! Easy!" chant....
ReplyDeleteWe had to watch the film The Wrestler with Mickey Rourke for my Screenplay module when I was doing my course. It was very good but sad too. Worth a watch maybe?
ReplyDeleteMy maternal grandparents always had their telly tuned to ITV whereas in my house it was the BBC so I only saw the wrestling when I was there. The days of Jackie Pallo and Mick McManus.