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Re: A look ahead: Lawler's road back to the ring


My Grandad, had his own business + he was a keen artist (mostly landscapes), he never exercised, just sat in the garden painting most of the time. Then 8 years ago i got a call from my mom saying he'd died from a cardiac arrest, i was shocked, he was so gifted, well-spoken & elegant in his letter-writing, though mostly he kept to himself, never one to bother anyone or out-stay his welcome, I wish he had been, as i'd have the guidance & career i've always wanted, though it wasn't until he'd died & mom told me i'd reminded her of him.
Part if me wanted to go with him, there's nothing for me here, all the greats have gone, Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, even Andy Kaufman, nothing to aspire to, then i saw Jerry Lawler's artwork on kingjerrylawler.com  which gave me some direction & went back to college & hopefully i'm on the road to become the artist i wanna be...well within the modern era (aside from comics T Shirts have become the new canvas).
Sept 10th last year i saw Jerry having a heart attack on @WWE #Raw,It felt like my grandad all over again, worried,  i switched over to the news channels... nothing, the morning newspapers, hardly anything, sometimes i wonder why WWE'S broadcast in the UK when all we care about is Hulk Hogan & Hulkamania, nothing else gets much publicity here. All i could rely on is Memphis News online & of course WWE.
I started thinking of myself more, i love meat, any meat, red meat, beef, pork, duck, etc, Chicken's my favourite, but that had to be cut down & afer a history of Alcoholism in the family, i'd only drink Coca-Cola,
Then it's trying to persuede mom to exercise & lose weight be more healthy as i fear she'll go the same way as her dad - my grandad
There'll never be another Jerry Lawler, Roddy Piper Andy Kaufman, Andy Warhol, Screaming Jay Hawkins, John Lee Hooker &  no-one will ever take the place of my grandad - i just wish people will learn from them & live the life they lead/led, to someone somewhere these people will mean something to them as they do me, if they just open there minds & hearts (no pun intended)