Yes, 2008 was a tough year, and 2009 looks to be even tougher...
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But, personally speaking, I am thankful for a number of events that occurred in this closing year:
(1) Overall good health for me and my family.
(2) The birth of my second grandchild, my first granddaughter.
(3) My daughter graduated from the UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA - CHAPEL HILL, moved to NYC and landed the employment she was seeking.
(4) My son finished a grueling Graduate School program, earned his Master's Degree, and began his career as an Anaesthesis in a Charlotte, North Carolina hospital.
(5) The birth of my first nephew.
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I am thankful for my wonderful family and a number of great people of whom I am proud to truly call 'friends'. I would do anything I can for any of them.
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There are two gentlemen in my circle of friends whom I consider to be the brothers I never had (I'm an only child). Sadly, one lost his Mother two days ago, so as 2008 draws to a close, my thoughts and prayers are with him as he and his family deal with this great loss.
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And now...a little wrestling...
If you had been in or around LEXINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, on this day forty-one years ago, in 1967, you could have spent your NEW YEAR'S EVE attending this JCP show...
"Professional wrestling returns to the LEXINGTON YMCA following a traditional Christmas layoff tonight with four big matches, including two tag team affairs, on the card.
The unique duet of mammoth HAYSTACK CALHOUN and THE AMAZING ZUMA, the high-flyer from Argentina, collide with the boastful duo of LARS and GENE ANDERSON, known as The Minnesota Wrecking Crew.
In the other tag match, the popular combo of ABE JACOBS and LUTHER LINDSAY meet the wild twosome of FRANK MARCONI and JOHNNY HEIDEMAN.
Both tag bouts are set for the best two-out-of-three falls.
Single action will send THE MISSOURI MAULER against ROGER KIRBY, and ANGELO MARTINELLI takes on CHUCK CONLEY in the 8:15 opener."
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But, personally speaking, I am thankful for a number of events that occurred in this closing year:
(1) Overall good health for me and my family.
(2) The birth of my second grandchild, my first granddaughter.
(3) My daughter graduated from the UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA - CHAPEL HILL, moved to NYC and landed the employment she was seeking.
(4) My son finished a grueling Graduate School program, earned his Master's Degree, and began his career as an Anaesthesis in a Charlotte, North Carolina hospital.
(5) The birth of my first nephew.
---
I am thankful for my wonderful family and a number of great people of whom I am proud to truly call 'friends'. I would do anything I can for any of them.
---
There are two gentlemen in my circle of friends whom I consider to be the brothers I never had (I'm an only child). Sadly, one lost his Mother two days ago, so as 2008 draws to a close, my thoughts and prayers are with him as he and his family deal with this great loss.
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And now...a little wrestling...
If you had been in or around LEXINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, on this day forty-one years ago, in 1967, you could have spent your NEW YEAR'S EVE attending this JCP show...
"Professional wrestling returns to the LEXINGTON YMCA following a traditional Christmas layoff tonight with four big matches, including two tag team affairs, on the card.
The unique duet of mammoth HAYSTACK CALHOUN and THE AMAZING ZUMA, the high-flyer from Argentina, collide with the boastful duo of LARS and GENE ANDERSON, known as The Minnesota Wrecking Crew.
In the other tag match, the popular combo of ABE JACOBS and LUTHER LINDSAY meet the wild twosome of FRANK MARCONI and JOHNNY HEIDEMAN.
Both tag bouts are set for the best two-out-of-three falls.
Single action will send THE MISSOURI MAULER against ROGER KIRBY, and ANGELO MARTINELLI takes on CHUCK CONLEY in the 8:15 opener."
LARS and GENE ANDERSON(photo from the MID-ATLANTIC GATEWAY)
THE AMAZING ZUMA
HAYSTACK CALHOUN
