Bumps and Thumps

Bumps and Thumps

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  • Episode #142 Talk with Brittani Houghtlen

    On this episode, Brittani Houghtlen talks about growing up in Ohio, getting into pro wrestling and much more!

    Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become

    the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T
    Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of
    Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire.

    You can follow Brittani Houghtlen on the following

    social media platforms:

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LookItsBrittani

    Instagram: lookitsbrittani

    X: lookitsbrittani

    TikTok: brittnthebrit

    You can follow George Schire on the following

    social media platforms:

    Facebook:

    George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221

    AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION:

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/352959044854870

    You can purchase books written by George Schire

    at Amazon:

    Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From Verne

    Gagne to the Road Warriors: 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.W.A. Record Book: The 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1960s/dp/1492225576/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-4

    A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1970-1974/dp/1492242292/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5

    A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 2 1975-79: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1975-79/dp/150845857X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3

    Help support the podcast! You can make

    contributions or purchase items at:

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    PayPal: @bumpsnthumps

     

    You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the

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    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BumpsThumps

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumps_n_thumps/

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/bumps_thumps

     

    If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My

    Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by
    email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in
    the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please
    contact Joyce for shipping questions.

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9

    Email: [email protected]          

     

    Brad Drake Podcast information:

    Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN

    Website: https://www.braddrake.net/

     

    Falls Count Anywhere podcast information:

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FALLScountAnywhereGorillazinc

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/CountAnywhere

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@friendzmedianetwork8200


    42 min
  • Episode #141 George Schire talks about the original "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers

    On this episode, Pro Wrestling Historian, George Schire returns

    to talk about the original “Nature Boy” Buddy Rogers.

    Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become

    the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T
    Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of
    Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire.

    You can follow George Schire on the following

    social media platforms:

    Facebook:

    George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221

    AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION:

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/352959044854870

    You can purchase books written by George Schire

    at Amazon:

    Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From Verne

    Gagne to the Road Warriors: 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.W.A. Record Book: The 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1960s/dp/1492225576/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-4

    A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1970-1974/dp/1492242292/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5

    A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 2 1975-79: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1975-79/dp/150845857X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3

    Help support the podcast! You can make

    contributions or purchase items at:

    Contribution: www.anchor.fm/brian-ferguson3  and click the support button

    Teespring Store: https://bumps-thumps-2.creator-spring.com/

    PayPal: @bumpsnthumps

     

    You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the

    following social media platforms:

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQG8G8GE0eTHmzIzTBnZ8Q

    Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/Brianferguson

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BumpsThumps

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumps_n_thumps/

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/bumps_thumps

     

    If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My

    Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by
    email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in
    the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please
    contact Joyce for shipping questions.

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9

    Email: [email protected]          

     

    Brad Drake Podcast information:

    Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN

    Website: https://www.braddrake.net/

     

    Falls Count Anywhere podcast information:

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FALLScountAnywhereGorillazinc

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/CountAnywhere

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@friendzmedianetwork8200

    1 hr 2 min
  • Episode #140 talk with Herb Simmons

    Herb Simmons is considered to be one of the best promoters in the country. He is

    most known for promoting Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling and is known
    by many of the legends of wrestling. On this episode, we talk to Herb about
    FanFest II, SICW, and much more!

    Be a part of Fanfest II and order your tickets today!

    Website: https://sicw.org/

    Follow

    Herb Simmons on the following social media platforms:

    Facebook:

    https://www.facebook.com/herb.simmons.5

    Follow

    Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling:

    Facebook:

    https://www.facebook.com/WrestlingExplosion/

    Follow

    the St. Louis Hall of Fame:

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stlouiswrestlinghall

    Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become

    the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T
    Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of
    Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire.

    You can follow George Schire on the following

    social media platforms:

    Facebook:

    George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221

    AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION:

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/352959044854870

    You can purchase books written by George Schire

    at Amazon:

    Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From Verne

    Gagne to the Road Warriors: 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.W.A. Record Book: The 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1960s/dp/1492225576/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-4

    A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1970-1974/dp/1492242292/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5

    A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 2 1975-79: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1975-79/dp/150845857X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3

    Help support the podcast! You can make

    contributions or purchase items at:

    Contribution: www.anchor.fm/brian-ferguson3  and click the support button

    Teespring Store: https://bumps-thumps-2.creator-spring.com/

    PayPal: @bumpsnthumps

     

    You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the

    following social media platforms:

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQG8G8GE0eTHmzIzTBnZ8Q

    Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/Brianferguson

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BumpsThumps

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumps_n_thumps/

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/bumps_thumps

     

    If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My

    Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by
    email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in
    the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please
    contact Joyce for shipping questions.

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9

    Email: [email protected]          

     

    Brad Drake Podcast information:

    Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN

    Website: https://www.braddrake.net/

     

    Falls Count Anywhere podcast information:

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FALLScountAnywhereGorillazinc

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/CountAnywhere

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@friendzmedianetwork8200


    1 hr 8 min
  • Episode #139 Talk with Justin Race
    On this episode, we talk with the son of “The Greatest Wrestler on God’s Green Earth” Justin Race. Justin talks travelling with his dad, growing up, and much more!
    Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire.
    You can follow George Schire on the following social media platforms:
    Facebook:
    George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221
    AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION:
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/352959044854870
    You can purchase books written by George Schire at Amazon:
    Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From Verne Gagne to the Road Warriors: 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.W.A. Record Book: The 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1960s/dp/1492225576/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-4
    A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1970-1974/dp/1492242292/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5
    A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 2 1975-79: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1975-79/dp/150845857X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3
    Help support the podcast! You can make contributions or purchase items at:
    Contribution: www.anchor.fm/brian-ferguson3 and click the support button
    Teespring Store: https://bumps-thumps-2.creator-spring.com/
    PayPal: @bumpsnthumps
    You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the following social media platforms:
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQG8G8GE0eTHmzIzTBnZ8Q
    Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/Brianferguson
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BumpsThumps
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumps_n_thumps/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/bumps_thumps
    If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please contact Joyce for shipping questions.
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9
    Brad Drake Podcast information:
    Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN
    Website: https://www.braddrake.net/
    Falls Count Anywhere podcast information:
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FALLScountAnywhereGorillazinc
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/CountAnywhere
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@friendzmedianetwork8200
    48 min
  • Episode #138 Looking back at the NWA with George Schire

    On this episode, Pro Wrestling Historian, George Schire returns

    to look back at the NWA from its inception in 1948 to its demise in the 1980s.

    Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become

    the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T
    Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of
    Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire.

    You can follow George Schire on the following

    social media platforms:

    Facebook:

    George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221

    AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION:

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/352959044854870

    You can purchase books written by George Schire

    at Amazon:

    Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From Verne

    Gagne to the Road Warriors: 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.W.A. Record Book: The 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1960s/dp/1492225576/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-4

    A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1970-1974/dp/1492242292/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5

    A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 2 1975-79: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1975-79/dp/150845857X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3

    Help support the podcast! You can make

    contributions or purchase items at:

    Contribution: www.anchor.fm/brian-ferguson3  and click the support button

    Teespring Store: https://bumps-thumps-2.creator-spring.com/

    PayPal: @bumpsnthumps

     

    You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the

    following social media platforms:

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQG8G8GE0eTHmzIzTBnZ8Q

    Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/Brianferguson

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BumpsThumps

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumps_n_thumps/

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/bumps_thumps

     

    If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My

    Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by
    email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in
    the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please
    contact Joyce for shipping questions.

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9

    Email: [email protected]          

     

    Brad Drake Podcast information:

    Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN

    Website: https://www.braddrake.net/

     

    Falls Count Anywhere podcast information:

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FALLScountAnywhereGorillazinc

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/CountAnywhere

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@friendzmedianetwork8200

    1 hr 6 min
  • Episode #137 Talk with Jon Finkel

    On this episode, Pro Wrestling Historian, George Schire and I talk with Jon Finkel. Jon has written a book titled: MACHO MAN The Untamed, Unbelievable Life of Randy Savage. We talk to Jon about his experience writing the book, some stories about The Macho Man, and much more!

    Jon’s book will be released on April 2nd 2024. You can pre order the book on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/Macho-Man-Untamed-Unbelievable-Savage/dp/1770417583/ref=sr_1_1?crid=9A8YR8FD9O94&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ir80P7Goskef1sC19zi0UjVm1qqLgWV1XInYYx_zejNZI8INzUzrMLKc2P8vJ1du4oWu67TVMltwgZ7cjRu9qtmGueUnjzXFE9HUVdjT9_LFSQw3QdmGeZxdYW121vBfH0seNoAqEFnhTAvh5EqrifE5NoCvdZ2b39_evoh6fjCUoYc0hlAQFOy_N3s5mlrG0TqqgwqW86cTGR639yGPYfYAloHdoXghga5nMJHheZs.CdNMHhLxmOwyxMKW82UPdbVwDUsu3shzmOYfadivN3Y&dib_tag=se&keywords=Jon+Finkel&qid=1710521530&sprefix=jon+finkel%2Caps%2C143&sr=8-1

    Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become

    the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T
    Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of
    Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire.

    You can contact Jon Finkel on the following

    social media platforms:

    Website: www.jonfinkel.com

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JonFinkelAuthor/

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jon_finkel/

    Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonfinkel/?trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile

    X: https://twitter.com/Jon_Finkel

    Jon also has a newsletter called Books &

    Biceps you can subscribe to at:

    Website: https://jonfinkel.com/books-and-biceps/

     

    You can follow George Schire on the following

    social media platforms:

    Facebook:

    George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221

    AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION:

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/352959044854870

     

    You can purchase books written by George Schire

    at Amazon:

    Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From Verne

    Gagne to the Road Warriors: 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.W.A. Record Book: The 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1960s/dp/1492225576/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-4

    A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1970-1974/dp/1492242292/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5

    A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 2 1975-79: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1975-79/dp/150845857X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3

    You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the following social media platforms:

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQG8G8GE0eTHmzIzTBnZ8Q

    Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/Brianferguson

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BumpsThumps

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumps_n_thumps/

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/bumps_thumps

    If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My

    Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by
    email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in
    the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please
    contact Joyce for shipping questions.

    Website: www.joycepaustian.com

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9

    Email: [email protected]          

     

    Brad Drake Podcast information:

    Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN

    Website: https://www.braddrake.net/

     

    Falls Count Anywhere podcast information:

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FALLScountAnywhereGorillazinc

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/CountAnywhere

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@friendzmedianetwork8200


    1 hr 1 min
  • Episode #136 Remembering Paul "The Butcher" Vachon
    On this episode, Pro Wrestling Historian, George Schire returns to remember “Paul “The Butcher” Vachon who passed away at the age of 86.
    Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire.
    You can follow George Schire on the following social media platforms:
    Facebook:
    George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221
    AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION:
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/352959044854870
    You can purchase books written by George Schire at Amazon:
    Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From Verne Gagne to the Road Warriors: 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.W.A. Record Book: The 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1960s/dp/1492225576/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-4
    A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1970-1974/dp/1492242292/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5
    A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 2 1975-79: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1975-79/dp/150845857X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3
    Help support the podcast! You can make contributions or purchase items at:
    Contribution: www.anchor.fm/brian-ferguson3 and click the support button
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    If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please contact Joyce for shipping questions.
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9
    Brad Drake Podcast information:
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    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN
    Website: https://www.braddrake.net/
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    58 min
  • Episode #135 George Schire talks about feuds

    On this episode, Pro Wrestling Historian, George Schire returns

    to talk the feuds of pro wrestling in both singles and tag teams.

    Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become

    the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T
    Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of
    Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire.

    You can follow George Schire on the following

    social media platforms:

    Facebook:

    George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221

    AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION:

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/352959044854870

    You can purchase books written by George Schire

    at Amazon:

    Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From Verne

    Gagne to the Road Warriors: 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.W.A. Record Book: The 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1960s/dp/1492225576/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-4

    A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1970-1974/dp/1492242292/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5

    A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 2 1975-79: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1975-79/dp/150845857X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3

    Help support the podcast! You can make

    contributions or purchase items at:

    Contribution: www.anchor.fm/brian-ferguson3  and click the support button

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    PayPal: @bumpsnthumps

     

    You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the

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    If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My

    Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by
    email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in
    the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please
    contact Joyce for shipping questions.

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9

    Email: [email protected]          

     

    Brad Drake Podcast information:

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    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN

    Website: https://www.braddrake.net/

     

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    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@friendzmedianetwork8200


    1 hr 4 min
  • Episode #134 George Schire and Luscious Lars Anderson remember Ole Anderson
    On this episode, Pro Wrestling Historian, George Schire and pro wrestling legend “Luscious” Lars Anderson discuss the legacy of Ole Anderson.
    Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire.
    You can follow George Schire on the following social media platforms:
    Facebook:
    George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221
    AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION:
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/352959044854870
    You can purchase books written by George Schire at Amazon:
    Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From Verne Gagne to the Road Warriors: 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.W.A. Record Book: The 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1960s/dp/1492225576/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-4
    A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1970-1974/dp/1492242292/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5
    A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 2 1975-79: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1975-79/dp/150845857X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3
    Help support the podcast! You can make contributions or purchase items at:
    Contribution: www.anchor.fm/brian-ferguson3 and click the support button
    Teespring Store: https://bumps-thumps-2.creator-spring.com/
    PayPal: @bumpsnthumps
    You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the following social media platforms:
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    If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please contact Joyce for shipping questions.
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9
    Brad Drake Podcast information:
    Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN
    Website: https://www.braddrake.net/
    Falls Count Anywhere podcast information:
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FALLScountAnywhereGorillazinc
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/CountAnywhere
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@friendzmedianetwork8200
    51 min
  • Episode #133 Talk with Steve Keirn
    On this episode, Pro Wrestling Historian, George Schire and I talk with Steve Keirn. Steve is best remembered as a member of the Fabulous Ones with Stan Lane and as Skinner in the WWF. Steve remanences about his time in the AWA and his career as a road agent and trainer in the WWF. Steve has a book out titled: Keirn Chronicles Volume One: The Fabulous Life of Steve Keirn available through Amazon.
    Subscribe to our podcast today! If you become the 1,000 subscriber on YouTube, you will be given a Bumps & Thumps T Shirt, come on the podcast as a guest, and a signed Minnesota’s Golden Age of Wrestling from Vern Gagne to the Road Warriors by the author George Schire.
    You can purchase Steve Keirn’s book on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/Keirn-Chronicles-One-Fabulous-Wrestling/dp/B0BXN6QMZ4/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NJP9M7315HAP&keywords=steve+kiernan&qid=1707786611&sprefix=steve+kern%2Caps%2C117&sr=8-1
    You can follow George Schire on the following social media platforms:
    Facebook:
    George Schire’s WRESTLING TIME MACHINE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/304074923575221
    AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION:
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/352959044854870
    You can purchase books written by George Schire at Amazon:
    Minnesota's Golden Age of Wrestling: From Verne Gagne to the Road Warriors: 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.W.A. Record Book: The 1960s: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1960s/dp/1492225576/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-4
    A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 1 1970-1974: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1970-1974/dp/1492242292/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-5
    A.W.A. Record Book: The 1970s Part 2 1975-79: https://www.amazon.com/W-Record-Book-1970s-1975-79/dp/150845857X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2E27089S7DKNO&keywords=George+Schire&qid=1668273656&sprefix=george+schire%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-3
    Help support the podcast! You can make contributions or purchase items at:
    Contribution: www.anchor.fm/brian-ferguson3 and click the support button
    Teespring Store: https://bumps-thumps-2.creator-spring.com/
    PayPal: @bumpsnthumps
    You can follow Bumps & Thumps on the following social media platforms:
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    If you would like to purchase Joyce’s book My Ringside Seat To The AWA, you can order the book by messaging on Facebook or by email. Payment method is through PayPal. The book is $20 plus $6 shipping in the United States. If you are ordering outside the United States, please contact Joyce for shipping questions.
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyce.paustian.9
    Website: www.joycepaustian.com
    Brad Drake Podcast information:
    Facebook: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BradDrakePN
    Website: https://www.braddrake.net/
    Falls Count Anywhere podcast information:
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FALLScountAnywhereGorillazinc
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/CountAnywhere
    1 hr 11 min

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