With only weeks away from his Hall of Fame Induction I
feel that I need to express my love for Mick Foley. He
dedicated years of his life and various body parts to
entertaining us. Call him a wrestler, call him nuts, call him
a glorified stuntman but I like to call him the Evil Kenevil
of wrestling! Mick first came into my life via the t.v. as
Mankind. My favorite Foley character of all time. Maybe it was
the long hair? Maybe it was the fact that he was nuts like
another favorite of mine, George "the Animal" Steele? Whatever
it was I was hooked.
So hooked that I wanted to meet him. And I actually got
to but it wasn't up to my standards. I waited hours in line
only to get a quick "hi", told no photos and a quick
signature.
It wasn't until many years later that I was led full
force back onto the Mick bandwagon. It was his books that did
it. I've almost read all his adult books. What I've learned
from this experience is how much good he has done for others,
something that a lot of people don't know. He's a caring,
funny dude. He's also a really good writer. I also found out
that Mick and I suffer from a similar disorder OHD. What is
OHD you ask? Obsessive Holiday Disorder. Mick has a room
dedicated to Christmas while 80% of our house is dedicated to
Halloween.
But my recent connection with Mick Foley is what really
sealed the deal. Thanks to Twitter I got to connect with Mick
and tweet him a few times about my love of his books. This in
turn led to the discussion of his two out of print novels that
I had never read. Somehow this in turn magically led to him
sending me an autographed copy of each for free! This in turn
led to extreme happiness and a Charlie Brown sized grin every
time he is even mentioned. Still doing nice things for others,
still making others smile.. This is why I love Mick Foley!
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MICK
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