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Back in the summer of 1971, I started what would be an 18-year run as
president of the "Worldwide Bockwinkel Brigade," a fan club for the
illustrious Nick Bockwinkel. Yes, that's correct. 18 years of sweat
and toil putting out a fan club newsletter, holding periodic fan club
conventions for Nick in the Twin Cities, being honored as the "Fan
Club of the Year" by the Wrestling Fans International Association in
1977, and meeting some wonderful people across the country.

When I first approached Nick on the idea of running a club in his
honor, he made it very clear to me: I would receive very little help
from him in terms of time, effort, and certainly monetarily. Well,
after all those years, he was 33% true to his word. He did write
letters for the bulletin, he did maintain close contact with myself
and the membership...but from a dollars and cents standpoint, not a
nickel. Not a red cent. That's no shock if you know the Bock.

What I would like to do right now is take you back to the pages of the
club newsletter which was called "The Lean Mean Machine," in Nick's
honor. One of the features was a column I called "Off the Top Strand,"
an irreverent look at wrestling and the wrestlers of the era. It was
wrestling satire ahead of its time, and may rekindle a few kayfabe
memories as I scanned the wrestling landscape in 1976. Here's a few
excerpts from the bulletin:

"I flipped on the television the other night and was thrilled at the
photos of Mars... all the holes and caverns and different colors...
Then, on closer notice, it turned out to be The Crusher's face...

Frankie Hill, the noted Indian star, has gotten a haircut!  Indeed,
the man with the Hill has shown fans exactly what was underneath that
mop of hair for so long... Because of this, attendance at TV matches
has dropped off sharply... Frankie did gain one thing by getting a
haircut, though... Now he can SEE his opponent's fist before it hits
him in the jaw..

Apparently, Billy Francis has left the area and gone back to surfing
in Hawaii... Hmmmm... Anyone know of any Hawaiian sharks than can be
bought off?...

The Valiant Brothers are back in town... whoopee!!  I haven't been
this excited since I had the measles...

A horrible series of loud noises and ear-piercing shrieks was heard
coming from the vicinity of the locker room at the St. Paul Auditorium
recently... The police rushed to the scene, thinking someone was being
assaulted... Nope... False alarm... A couple women saw Herman
Schaeffer's exposed belly, complete with that horrendous scar...
Wonder how many midget wrestlers he can carry in that thing?"


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