“Tie a string around your finger now, boy…’cause it’s just a matter of time…”

…until you can listen in to Ringside Live with Ian Hamilton (author of Wrestling’s Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition) and his ridiculous co-host…

ME!

The hilarity gets under way LIVE at 7:00pm EST. Log onto to http://www.wrestling-online/ringside for all the info. If you can’t join us live, the show is also available for free via iTunes (see the site for details on subscribing) and the shows are also archived.

We’ll be running down the news of the week in professional wrestling and MMA, and starting our look back at what has certainly been an eventful 2007 (for better or worse).

I understand these videos may not be everyone’s thing, but I thought you’d like to see some of my latest schtuff.

Very saddened to read today about the death of Mark Markley.

Mark, under the guise “Mark From WA” posted on several pro wrestling message boards. He always generated great discussion with wit and pizazz, interspersed with plenty of talk of great 80’s music. He was a longtime wrestling superfan in Washington State, and seemed to attend just about every show.

Unknown to most of the online world, he had been having health problems, and passed away, presumably in his sleep, at just 50 years of age.

Truly sad news, as I really enjoyed reading his posts on the message forums at www.WrestlingClassics.com .

My most sincere condolences go out to his family.