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Brian Logan No Longer Wrestling with the Past

May 7, 2008

The YouTube footage looks bad, real bad. You see an enraged Brian Logan leap from the ring and clothesline a fan who appears to be walking away. A fight materializes and then the video cuts out.

Jump to April 18, 2008. Brian Logan, in his hometown of Fayetteville, W.Va., is hoisting the AWA World Heavyweight Championship belt high over his head. He has beaten the odds and there were many.

“You know, I had the whole town behind me and the crowd on my side,” said Logan. “I got inducted into the Hall of Fame that night. I had all my neighbors behind me, my heroes in wrestling behind me, and I ended up pinning Zbyszko in the ring with a small package in about 12 minutes.”

Larry “The Living Legend” Zbysko held the championship since 1990 and hadn’t been defeated until Logan placed his shoulders on the mat for the three count on April 18. The fans were as surprised as anyone when Logan came out to fight Zbysko in a three way title match for champion.

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The Mother Truckers More than a Good Name

May 7, 2008

The Mother Truckers have that rare band name — something instantly memorable and timeless. In fact, it’s just timeless and memorable enough that when I learned the band was coming to Huntington May 10 I got excited because I thought they were a band

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Todd Burge — W.Va.’s Musical Renaissance Man

May 7, 2008

Parkersburg’s Todd Burge is a singer/songwriter who has really made a name for himself. He’s got his fingers in many aspects of the music business pie, too: he hosts a radio program and produces other musicians. Check out www.toddburge.com

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A Llberty City state of mind

May 6, 2008

by Ben Spanner



There he was, hanging onto a grated outcropping high above the swarming city street. I had furiously chased this snitch across the island’s borough, through a building and up nine flights of stairs. With

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Top Five Finishing Moves

May 6, 2008

5. The Leg Drop — Hulk Hogan Hulk Hogan has done many things for the world of wrestling. He’s shown us that it is totally badass to rip off your shirt no matter what the occasion, how to sport a wicked awesome/hilarious fu manchu, and how to squash a

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Combatting Summer Mixtape Misconceptions

April 29, 2008



The “Forever Young” Complex

The first thing to consider before compiling a multi-track compact disc of your choice is the fact that not all of us like happy, polished songs geared toward young people. Therefore po

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