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Post by pikemojo on Sept 12, 2008 21:07:37 GMT -5
I just saw this at the book store and thought it looked pretty cool, but didn't pick it up since it was about 25 bucks and I am cheap. I thought fellow promoters would be interested. Has anyone actually read it? www.gorgeousgeorgebook.com |
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Post by The Creek Rises on Sept 15, 2008 11:43:00 GMT -5
Someone gave me the book (I wouldn't have spent $25 on my own to get it), and I'm about 35 pages into it (I'm reading some other stuff, so I only get to it here and there ...)
It's interesting ... early on, the book touts how Gorgeous George influenced people like Ali, James Brown and Bob Dylan. Where I'm at in it currently, he's a young man in the Houston area and is wrestling in the carnivals and really beginning to like the showmanship elements of pro wrestling ...
I'll try to post some more info on it as I get closer to finishing it ...
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Post by Vegas on Sept 30, 2008 17:29:51 GMT -5
I just bought this book today and I am looking forward to reading it!
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Post by crimsoncross on Sept 30, 2008 17:31:00 GMT -5
I'll be getting this book...
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Post by The Creek Rises on Nov 20, 2008 17:44:55 GMT -5
I'm about 20 pages from finishing the book.
It's been an enjoyable read. Capouya does a good job of framing Gorgeous George within his time period, explaining why he was so influential and who he influenced (Ali, Dylan, James Brown) ...
GG has the same ending, though, that seems to afflict a lot of stars -- problems with money and alcohol. Toward the end, the book discusses how he has a hair vs. mask match with The Destroyer, mainly because he needed the $$, despite the fact he had to agree to have his head shaved.
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