The Death of Chris Candido

I got in to work this morning and found out that Chris Candido had passed away last night from a blood clot. Many of you may not know, but Candido is a professional wrestler. He had worked a long time to come back from drug addiction and was making his way back.

I won’t sit here and say that I was a huge fan of Chris Candido. Or that I saw him back in the early days, and knew he was a big star.

I first saw him debut in the WWF as Body Donna Skip along with Sunny. Curious about this new star, and who he was on the independent circuit, I did some research (either internet or Apter-magazines), and found out that Skip was formerly Chris Candido. I had heard of Chris Candido, but had no idea of his wrestling abilities.

Skip never impressed me that much. (Sunny impressed me greatly, but that’s a different story).

So, in fall of 1996 I was watching ECW television. And I heard AC/DC’s “Back in Black”. I thought to myself, “Who is using this entrance music?” AC/DC was very different from the cutting age music I was hearing on ECW.

And out walked Chris Candido to a huge ovation from the ECW faithful. From that moment on, I started to see what the fuss was about. Candido had gone from the baby blue & red fitness outfit back to simple black tights. There was a cockiness, a swagger, and a confidence in Candido. And the delight on his face that night was apparent to everyone. The look on his face said, I am so happy to be me again.

I won’t say that I was ever a Chris Candido fan. I doubt there were many who were. But Chris brought a smile to my face. Chris made me laugh. I always warmed to the thought of a Chris Candido match, because I knew it would be a good one.

I was very happy to hear about Chris’s comeback this year. I thought that maybe this troubled guy had perhaps turned his life around.

And now today…

When I hear “Back in Black”, I will think of you and that look on your face.

Go in peace…..

Chess…

I have a love/hate relationship with chess. I understand the game well enough. I understand strategy and maneuvering. I understand the purpose of the game. Yet, I have never been able to put all of my knowledge together.

That’s me in a nutshell. I have knoweldge and some interesting skills of intelligence, but not really able to put it all together. I have half based political opinions, based on things that I’ve heard from others.

Back in college, we had a history assignment, where we had to write a paper based on primary sources rather than textbooks. I had no clue as to how to accomplish this. Now, the fact that I was taking a course on European History and finding an English original work from the Medieval period that was available to me and could help with my subject did leave the field a bit narrow. Add to that the fact that I enjoyed bullshitting with my friends more than the 3-5 hours of studying I was supposed to be doing.

Anyway, I’m rambling. My brain is rotted. Radiaton from my computer monitor has scrambled whatever connecting nurons once existed.

Rob