Good ol' WWF

So last weekend...

I grew up in the 80s.

Morning cartoons, etc.

But I also remember when it was WWF and not WWE... When it was cool and not as drama filled.

Sure I liked Hulk Hogan, Roddy Piper, etc.  but I also liked Hacksaw Jim Duggan... Sgt. Slaughter,... Honky Tonk Man...

Well, there was a fundraiser for autism awareness about 1.5 hrs away and thought... Hmm.  So with a 4' long 2"x4" and a drill sgt's hat... I went.  

I first met Sgt. Slaughter.  Now, I had his action figure, his tank, watched him in the cartoons...  He sounded just like him in person.  Well, duh, of course!  He talked about his action figures and cartoon movies... But that was it.  He signed my hat and then it was time to see Hacksaw.

The guy is tall.  So was sarge, but... I watched this guy on TV.  2x4 in hand.  American flag... "Hoooooo, tough guy!"  Yelling.  He was really, really nice and down to earth.  We chatted about WWF versus WWE, talked about daughters and whatever else.  We also took pictures which was way cool.  I'm surprised he spent as much time chatting and was genuinely interested in you.

I invited him to visit my workplace next time he came down.

Finally... HTM.  Roy Farris.  The Honky Tonk Man... Mr. Shake, Rattle, and Roll himself.  Sideburns were still there.  Southern accent, yep.  And we talked about....???? His iPhone.  Yeah, talked a little of his current wrestling legend contracts, but we chatted a long time about iPhones.  And why not to upgrade to 7.0.  He was adamant. And how to conserve batteries.  But the fact that we carried that conversation for almost an hour.  Priceless :)

I also picked up The Hand of God,

a book by Tony Acree who have all proceeds to the autism event.  Couldn't say no.  He said it's in talks to be a movie.  That'd be cool.  I'll be reading it soon. :)

So yeah, like... This was way fun.