DjZonk
Don Corleone
Where's my cat?
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Post by DjZonk on Jun 30, 2015 11:09:18 GMT -5
Drugs can be so f***ing brutal. They are hard to shake. Best advise: just Tay the f*** away in the first place and don't get into that scene or around those in it.
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Post by James Fabiano on Jul 1, 2015 12:44:31 GMT -5
I was a fan of the patriot since his GWF days. I'm glad that he's past all of the drug use and that he's doing well now. And having not listened yet, I wonder if they talk about their experiences in the Dallas Sportatorium?
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Post by The 1Watcher Experience on Jul 2, 2015 3:53:49 GMT -5
Do they talk about Tom Brandi stealing his gimmick? This was my first question as well. Brandi claims Wilkes "sold" the gimmick to him, but I've heard Wilkes denies ever doing so, but I have never heard any confirmation of that. An old friend of mine gave me a burned DVD of a Del Wilkes shoot interview about ten years ago. I couldn't tell you who actually did the interview but I believe it was recorded in either North or South Carolina. It was very low budget looking. Del speaks at length about Tom Brandi stealing the gimmick. He never sold it to him. He feels he was taken advantage of bc he had no connections to the internet and just disappeared so there wouldn't be any way to check up on Brandi's story. Del spoke about taking legal action but I guess he never did. I know Brandi made a ton of money with the gimmick. Especially around 9/11. Brandi was even selling 8x10s of Del as The Patriot and signing them himself. I don't think this interview got back to Brandi since he continued to use the gimmick for years after. I know RF did a shoot with Brandi years later but I never saw it. I refuse to give those characters any money and I'm sure he didn't admit he stole the gimmick anyway.
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AtomSmasher
Trap-Jaw
"Measue it twice...cut it once"
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Post by AtomSmasher on Jul 2, 2015 12:01:43 GMT -5
A really interesting interview - the story about travelling to the airport and shooting himself up in the arse was ridiculous. It goes to show how these situations can just become 'normal' before you know it.......
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Post by lowlystockboy on Jul 4, 2015 8:58:55 GMT -5
Now he's gotta go kick Tom Brandi's ass in a Patriot vs Patriot showdown and get the rights to his character back.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2015 11:23:08 GMT -5
I'm amazed he's still alive! I liked the Patriot gimmick and I was wondering what ever happened to him. I'm glad he has faith now and has conquered those demons in his life.
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