<p>On this episode, I talk with CWF Archivist and GrappleConorganizer, Barry Rose on how he got interested in pro wrestling, GrappleCon andmuch more. </p><p><u><strong>Purchase tickets to GrappleCon 3 being held onOctober 25th at the Hilton Garden Inn Tampa Suncoast in Lutz, FL,please go to this website:</strong></u> <a href="https://www.tixtree.com/e/glory-days-grapplecon-3-3c855016bd6a?fbclid=IwY2xjawNWEK5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF5NERERW02S2RNZGlxa3gwAR5yvpOQPIeJyf4qCVyFZkXoBaXW6FRfFEzk7uAHR-q1IXGCg4GHbmdKgFPokA_aem_3BVJPiPB4eq5Mx_bDnzrGQ">https://www.tixtree.com/e/glory-days-grapplecon-3-3c855016bd6a?fbclid=IwY2xjawNWEK5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF5NERERW02S2RNZGlxa3gwAR5yvpOQPIeJyf4qCVyFZkXoBaXW6FRfFEzk7uAHR-q1IXGCg4GHbmdKgFPokA_aem_3BVJPiPB4eq5Mx_bDnzrGQ</a> </p><p><u><strong>Facebook page for GrappleCon 3: </strong></u> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/257980093437992">https://www.facebook.com/groups/257980093437992</a> </p><p><u><strong>You can purchase the book I wrote on VerneGagne titled: VERNE Inside & Outside the Ropes</strong></u></p><p><strong>Amazon: </strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/VERNE-Inside-Outside-Brian-Ferguson/dp/B0DL4NTR8F/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3R6YWCBP066K1&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.o2cyL60dpg9SZyCAT4X_Ww.Dd9KPDnRPmTfkRxrPTRtfZahw-UnJJpaYA84vbBZqbg&dib_tag=se&keywords=verne+inside+%26+outside+the+ropes&qid=1734048574&sprefix=%2Caps%2C117&sr=8-1">https://www.amazon.com/VERNE-Inside-Outside-Brian-Ferguson/dp/B0DL4NTR8F/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3R6YWCBP066K1&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.o2cyL60dpg9SZyCAT4X_Ww.Dd9KPDnRPmTfkRxrPTRtfZahw-UnJJpaYA84vbBZqbg&dib_tag=se&keywords=verne+inside+%26+outside+the+ropes&qid=1734048574&sprefix=%2Caps%2C117&sr=8-1</a> </p><p><strong>Barnes & Noble: </strong><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/verne-brian-ferguson/1146466907?ean=9798341805583">https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/verne-brian-ferguson/1146466907?ean=9798341805583</a></p><p><strong>Lulu: (Paperback) </strong><a href="https://www.lulu.com/shop/brian-ferguson/verne-inside-outside-the-ropes/paperback/product-yvjq8ne.html?q=Verne+Gagne&page=1&pageSize=4">https://www.lulu.com/shop/brian-ferguson/verne-inside-outside-the-ropes/paperback/product-yvjq8ne.html?q=Verne+Gagne&page=1&pageSize=4</a><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>(Ebook) </strong><a href="https://www.lulu.com/shop/brian-christopher-ferguson/verne-inside-outside-the-ropes/ebook/product-p6ym7dv.html?q=Verne+Gagne&page=1&pageSize=4">https://www.lulu.com/shop/brian-christopher-ferguson/verne-inside-outside-the-ropes/ebook/product-p6ym7dv.html?q=Verne+Gagne&page=1&pageSize=4</a> </p><p><u><strong>You can follow George Schire on the followingsocial media platforms:</strong></u></p><p><u><strong>Facebook:</strong></u></p><p><strong>George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE:</strong> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221">https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221</a> </p><p><strong>AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/352959044854870">https://www.facebook.com/groups/352959044854870</a> </p><p><u><strong>You can purchase books written by George Schireat Amazon: </strong></u></p><p><strong>Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From VerneGagne to the Road Warriors: </strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Minnesotas-Golden-Age-Wrestling-Warriors/dp/0873516206/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273607&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-2">https://www.amazon.com/Minnesotas-Golden-Age-Wrestling-Warriors/dp/0873516206/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273607&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-2</a> </p><p><strong>A.W.A. 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