SEVEN YEARS OF STRANGE WRESTLING
By Bob Calhoun
Foreword by V. Vale
Coming from ECW
PRESS, April 2008 |
The Punk Rock Wrestling Memoir from Bob Calhoun
Incredibly Strange Wrestling
more than lived up to its name. This sleazy spectacle combined highflying
masked Mexican mayhem with the raucous rock and roll of The Dickies,
The Donnas and NOFX.
Bob Calhoun was
an untrained grappler and mad master of ceremonies with this subversive
carnival. Now in “Beer, Blood
& Cornmeal,” he tells his tale of urban misfits
body slamming themselves for cult celebrity in one of America’s
most famous cities.
“I
am so glad this book got written. Take a beloved symptom of
American trash culture, add punk DIY and attitude, invite
the zoo and it’s the best party around. Like music and
sex, wrestling is so much more fun when it’s local,
no-budget, and sleazy. How? Here’s how. Read it, dig
it, learn the ropes and go out and infect your town.”
—Jello Biafra, Singer,
Spoken word flamethrower, and former wrestling manager.
“In
this unforgettable insider’s account of the bygone era
when punk rock and wrestling ruled San Francisco, Bob Calhoun
(aka Count Dante) proves that he’s still the fastest
mouth in the business. You may run, but you won’t be
able to hide from this gleefully warped tale. I couldn’t
put it down.”
—Matthew Polly, author
of American Shaolin
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