Lost Wrestlers and Random Notes

Larry Sweeney died the other day. His real name was Alex Whybrow, but we knew him as "Sweet and Sour" Larry Sweeney. He was a Pro Wrestler, and one of the best to appear on the Wrestling scene in the last decade. Sweeney was never the best in-ring performer, but what he lacked in mat skills and speed he more than made up for with his exuberant, over-the-top personality. Sweeney had more Charisma in his pinky finger than most Hollywood actors have in their entire bodies. Sweeney reminded us why we liked the old school of wrestling so much. As a manager he was a genius, running around the ring, distracting the ref, jawjacking with the crowd. During his all too brief stint in ROH, Sweeney even had bogus business cards made up, which he would casually toss at the fans in the front row. Sweeney was also one of the best promo men the business will be probably ever see. His interviews were always gold. Unfortunately, for all his talent, Whybrow suffered with Bipolar Disorder for most of his life. It got the better of him, and he disappeared from Wrestling for awhile. Later last year it looked like maybe Sweeney was gonna make a comeback, but sadly that was not to be, as his mental problems ultimately got the better of him. If there is a bright sad to this sadness, it's that Sweeney had an impressive Indy career, and he achieves an immortality of sorts in all of the various DVDs that feature him as a Wrestler. If you want to see Sweeney at his best, I thoroughly recommend CHIKARA's "Cibernetico Forever" DVD from 2006 (available at www.smartmarkvideo.com). Via con dios, Larry Sweeney.

Other than that bit of sadness, not much to report on this end. Watched most of Season 1 of "Justified" at Bro's place the other day. Mowed the lawn yesterday. Slowly working on my various projects. Not been sleeping well lately. I've got a Wrestling show in Olney to go to tonight. Thankfully, nothing's happening this weekend, so maybe I can play a little catch up. I owe some people some stuff.