The story of Jim Crockett Jr., and the rise and fall of Jim Crockett Promotions is the lead story in the current double-sized issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
We look at the death of Crockett, the Crockett s family original involvement in wrestling, how Jim took over the moves he made in building a small market territory into one of the big three companies in the U.S., original plans and why they changed, the rise of Ric Flair, where Jm was a Hall of Fame promoter, the fight with Vince McMahon from 1984-88, getting the TBS deal, what led to JCP selling to Turner, the framework of the NWA in the 70s and 80s, the rise of the super show concept, mistakes made at the end, what happened when TBS took over, attempts to get back in wrestling and life after wrestling.
Bach, Sarabande from Suite no 2 in D minor
Elgar, “Salut d’Amour”
Martinu, Madrigal no 1 for violin and viola.
a short selection of Trad reels for fiddle.
Lawrence’s latest books are Guises (poetry, published by Bloodaxe Books) and Accidentals (prose, published by Impress Books.)
” I would wrap up
Accidentals by Lawrence Sail, with illustrations by Erica Sail. It’ s a book of essays by a terrific writer and poet of a certain age, looking back over his life. Illuminating, gently funny, deeply enjoyable.”
Michael Morpurgo’s Christmas present book choice, i paper, 22 December 2020
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The devastating effect of Covid-19 is visible in its terrible death toll but it has also affected millions of us in other, very different ways.
Here, eight people share their stories with Lucy Laing. Often moving but inspirational, too, what unites them is the way the infection has changed their lives.
Mother-of-two Christine Fildes was treated for both cancer and coronavirus last year. Christine, 67, who works for the National Blood Service assessing donors, lives with husband Alan, 72, a retired businessman, in Prestwich, Greater Manchester
Double blow with cancer and Covid
Mother-of-two Christine Fildes was treated for both cancer and coronavirus last year.
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ISELIN, N.J., Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ U.S. Retirement & Benefits Partners (USRBP) announced today that TSA Consulting Group (TSACG) has joined USRBP.
Based in Florida, TSACG is a technology-based independent, full-service Third-Party Administrator and Compliance expert. They were founded solely for the purpose of providing retirement plan compliance and administration services to eligible employers in public school systems and colleges.
The company was formed in 1994 and utilizes their proprietary technology platforms to deliver plan compliance and administration services, while raising employee awareness and education. We have known the USRBP leadership group and many of their Partners for quite some time and one of the many things that attracted us to them was their culture and commitment to excellence in serving their clients, stated Joe Rollins, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of TSACG.
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(Martina Ibáñez-Baldor / Los Angeles Times)
Dec. 12, 2020 6:30 AM PT
The mega-project that Patricia Escárcega and I spend months on each year
is here! Its official title is “101 Restaurants, Dishes, People and Ideas That Define How We Eat” a mouthful of a name that barely expresses the devastation of 2020 and the resilience that the restaurant industry continuously puts forth to survive this crisis.
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short essays on the state of things, a collection of our favorite