Getting Scarier By The Hour

The only Spanish this old Norwegian understands is “El Nino”. As the wrestler from yesteryear used to say, “That is all the people need to know”. Baron Von Rashke was a character with “the claw”. The last time I heard of him he was operating a baitshop in Minnesota. It would have been a tough sell to convince the generation before the “boomers” that it was just entertainment. Vern Gagne, Da Crusher, Mad Dog, The Butcher, Hacksaw Jim Dugan, the Macho Man were but a few. They had mouths that could talk trash and moves and bad attitude to back it up. Those were good times enjoyed with family and...