blah blah blah. Speak for yourself. I'll miss him, probably along with many others, as a cultural piece of my childhood, adolescence and for years still there as a curious part of a changing adult world. If we judged every human being in history by these nebulously stupid standards, there'd be nobody left to like.
I’m glad he can rest now, he must have been in a lot of pain. Literally his entire spine is fused, every single vertebrae. It must have been really painful to live like that. Im glad he can have some rest now.
His in ring performance will always give me goosebumps, every time. I’ve seen him start puffing his cheeks, shaking his head, no-selling punches, and finger pointing a million and every…single…time it gets me excited and pumped. And all for a silly leg drop at the end. Goes to show that the story can communicate so much more than the moves.
Hulk Hogan was my business partner in an ill-fated web hosting business called Hostamania. While he ultimately had a lot of troubled, old-fashioned thinking that I don't agree with, he was a genuinely friendly person who was nice to everyone despite crowds following him around constantly.
He was an odd character but was truly a character - he was Hulk Hogan as you know him (bandana, the mustache, the yellow muscle shirt) from the moment he got up to the moment he went to bed; unlike some stars who had a life outside of their character, his character became his life which was really something interesting to behold up close.
I've been getting a lot of calls and talking to friends today; and again - while Hogan was not exactly a "good person" in all regards - he was a friend and brought a lot of joy to a lot of people and he will be missed.
The visual I have of him in 1989 full Hulkamania Regalia holding a Publix shopping basket while reaching in for bologna will stay with me forever.
Bright yellow and red Hulkster with the green Publix basket, reaching down next to me to grab hotdogs or bologna or whatever it was and nodded 'hello'.
I saw him at a hotel/resort around the time his daughter turned 18, I was in the same restaurant as an argument that appeared on their reality tv show a few months later (not on camera)... You could tell that marriage was having issues.
That said, Hulk himself was completely warm and responsive to fans when I'd see him around signing pictures/merch and taking pictures with random fans over that week. I cannot imagine being "on" that well, he was a consummate celebrity at its finest example. I wish more celebrities could see, and execute even half as well.
No. What a hero. Gawker was absolutely vile trash and should have been nuked from orbit a thousand times over. Their conduct on many matters, but particularly, hogan was inexcusable in the extreme.
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[ 3.6 ms ] story [ 56.8 ms ] threadRIP Terry.
There will never be anything like either of these generational entertainers in this century. Not even AI can replicate their personalities.
Mourning for both of them.
What a an amazing talent and performer.
R.I.P. Mr. Bollea
He was an odd character but was truly a character - he was Hulk Hogan as you know him (bandana, the mustache, the yellow muscle shirt) from the moment he got up to the moment he went to bed; unlike some stars who had a life outside of their character, his character became his life which was really something interesting to behold up close.
I've been getting a lot of calls and talking to friends today; and again - while Hogan was not exactly a "good person" in all regards - he was a friend and brought a lot of joy to a lot of people and he will be missed.
Bright yellow and red Hulkster with the green Publix basket, reaching down next to me to grab hotdogs or bologna or whatever it was and nodded 'hello'.
Kind of like those grandpas who were very kind to all people but for unknown reasons had prejudice against minorities.
I was hopeful that this kind of bad influence in good people would stop with society evolving, but in reality things seem to be cyclical...
That said, Hulk himself was completely warm and responsive to fans when I'd see him around signing pictures/merch and taking pictures with random fans over that week. I cannot imagine being "on" that well, he was a consummate celebrity at its finest example. I wish more celebrities could see, and execute even half as well.
https://www.vox.com/2016/5/25/11779910/peter-thiel-gawker-hu...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjLzbGFgyvU
Rest in power, brother. Say hi to the Macho Man.