Regular thoughts and incidents from the life of Jeff Boman, a writer, artist and website designer with a strange lifepath.

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Saturday, July 29, 2000

Today I heard sad news: Gordon Solie, veteran of 40 years as a wrestling announcer, lost his battle with cancer this week. He was 71 years old.

As a lifelong wrestling fan, this hit me hard. Gordon Solie was most likely the best ring announcer of the 20th century, a man who could be a fan of the events yet still call a match in a way that made even a mediocre match seem better.

I gave him a tribute in my column on Fight City, posted it a few hours ago.

Meanwhile, I finished my zine for Comicopia today. My 10th anniversary zine is my longest to date in the APA, at 37 pages of material.

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