several dudes from my umhb days are getting together this weekend under the banner of a cWc reunion to hang out, shoot the bull, laugh, and, most likely, make fun of each other like 11 year olds (i say that approvingly). i'm really pretty bummed that i can't make it. it was originally scheduled for a friday night, but was, obviously, moved to a saturday night.

with a fixer upper waiting to be fixed up, church on sunday morning and the like, i knew this trip was gonna be a no-go for me. i haven't really stayed close with those guys (sadly, and to only my own fault, i have trouble staying close with anyone) but a few of them were some of my best friends/roommates from a great time in my life. always fun to be around, as far as i remember anyway!

the cWc for those of you who must live under a rock, is the Crusader Wrestling Corporation, of which i was the Commissioner. all of my buddies were athletic and daring, so they took care of all the backyard wrestling while i put my skills to use on the mic, announcing matches and belittling wrestlers (different parts, one body, right? we all have our calling!). it was pretty awesome. there are some highlights here. the "pay-per-views" were non-school events that drew more people than many school events. it was fun to be a part of and made all the more fun because that group of guys was so close. camaraderie was rampant. it didn't matter that j-witt wrestled by a different name every time he came out, or that mike drew a beard on his chin with a marker, or that chris thought he killed his own brother with a misguided lawn chair to the head. at the end of they day, it was good times. and i know they'll have a good time saturday night.

i'm sure they'll recycle the same old stories about campus hi-jinks from back in the day but will now also sprinkle in showing off pictures of their kids and whatnot. it's cool to see where God has led many of these guys. coaches, pastors, husbands, businessmen, dads, army helicopter pilots, etc. i'm glad i got to cross paths with them and hope to again some day.

the cWc

my promo pic (autographed copies = $10)