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Post by bambamgordyfan on Mar 29, 2005 13:29:58 GMT -5
Just wondering if anyone had any memories of seeing MACW in the WRAL tv 5 studios?..............I went once and took some pictures of Steamboat (only him.........have no idea why or maybe i lost the other pics)........Don't remember much of the show though......My uncle worked there so that's how i went...It's a shame when you're 30, your mind starts to drift  |
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Post by thevoice on Mar 29, 2005 17:15:33 GMT -5
30 years old and your mind is starting to drift? Must be some good drugs! LOL.
Yes, I have lots of memories from the WRAL studio tapings. However, after doing over 300 shows there, "my mind" starts to drift.
Who was your uncle that worked there?
The Voice
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Post by ralphsnart on Apr 4, 2005 1:05:25 GMT -5
I sat thru the matches one cold day in 1978 (Voice, did they have heat in that studio?); enjoyed the squash matches and that was when the Hat and Robe was being teased (Flair had an upcoming match with US champ Tim Woods that weekend - Flair was making comments about the oldtimers moving out of the way and time for the young lions to take over) - Blackjack Mulligan, Flair, Valentine, Gene Anderson, The Baron, Steamboat, Weaver were all there.
I spoke to Bob Caudle; David Crocket ignored me and Rich Landrum came up last (World Wide was taped last that night) and Rich looked tired toward the end of the night. The tickets were free, so I made it a day of fun (I lived in a small town in South Carolina, so I was in the Big City').
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Post by thevoice on Apr 4, 2005 9:06:10 GMT -5
Ralph, glad you enjoyed the tapings. Sorry I looked tired toward the end of the night. Must have been one of those extremely long days (Commercial promos during the day and the show late that night).
Yes. there was heat in the studios. It was kept at about 65 degrees the year round due to the lighting, cameras. etc. Electronics couldn't take high temperatures.
Frankly, I miss it.
Rich Landrum aka "The Voice".
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Post by Baltimore Jack on Apr 5, 2005 6:59:17 GMT -5
I only attended once (4/22/81), and in retrospect, I was lucky to be able to see the inside of that studio, because Crockett moved to WPCQ in Charlotte a month or so later.
I loved that studio, both watching wrestling on TV and being there in person. Large enough to have this incredible atmosphere with a hundred or so fans, plenty of room for big colorful sets for Caudle, Crockett, Landrum, and Weaver. But small enough to have that great cozy studio atmosphere. Gone forever, sad to say.
My most vivid memory was how close you were to the ring and how different it was seeing wrestling that close up. I had never been that close to the ring before.
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Post by ssteward on Apr 5, 2005 8:31:14 GMT -5
I only attended once (4/22/01)  |
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Post by The Hammer on Apr 5, 2005 18:00:32 GMT -5
Hey, ralphsnart; that sounds an awful lot like my David Crockett experiences.
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Post by WorldWideWilliam on Apr 14, 2005 16:53:35 GMT -5
Man, the studio days were the greatest! I really wish someone would start doing wrestling from a studio again, the shows just had so much energy. Not only that, but seeing the wrestlers in a small studio like that made them seem bigger than they actually were. Of course it helped that most of the announcers were not the same size as the wrestlers, unlike today.
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Post by ralphsnart on Apr 25, 2005 8:51:18 GMT -5
Hey, ralphsnart; that sounds an awful lot like my David Crockett experiences. I guess that David had a lot on his mind. At least I had a great time; even got Tim Woods autograph - a pic of him (wearing mask) on a program that I picked up for 2 bucks. I use to go to all the matches in Florence and Columbia, SC - man, those were the days. Hey Voice, why not start up a website and give us lifeless fans a blog concerning your days as 'Mr. TV Anouncer' and your current life? You seem to have gone thru a lot over the past 25 years and us oldtimers like to stay informed about such things. If you don't have the time or inclination to do the blog, just let me say that I enjoyed your interview. |
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Post by thevoice on Apr 26, 2005 9:20:49 GMT -5
Hey, Ralph! Thanks a lot. I wish I had time to do it, but unfortunately, I'm multi-tasking now.
However, I will say that I am colaborating with some folks on doing a 30 minute, magazine format, wrestling show for TV.
Needless to say, it will feature "Old School Wrestling".
I'll keep you advised.
The Voice
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Post by oldschoolmark on Apr 27, 2005 18:29:46 GMT -5
I was there the night Steamboat beat Flair for his very first TV title.
My dad was the best for taking me there on vacation ;D
On a side note, if anyone has that show recorded, i'd give about anything to get it. Please PM me if you can help, thats a great memory i'd like to relive, especially since we were on camera all night.
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Post by phinney on May 5, 2005 15:50:50 GMT -5
IM a "youngin" so I do not know mcuh about it live but I will say from waht i've seen on tapes, WRAL was the greatest studio, rivaled only by techwood studio up in Atlanta when JCP taped "WCW" there.
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Post by dortonarena on Oct 14, 2005 0:57:29 GMT -5
I don't know if you guys recall how SMALL that seating area was. It was the set for the morning kiddie show with a guy called Uncle Paul. He was in no danger of competing with Captain Kangaroo but he was all right, I guess. The night I was there, I kept putting my feet on the bench in front of me and the stage manager kept telling me to put it down. The best part was getting out of the car and having Ric and some blonde babydoll roll in right behind us. Whooo!
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Post by superworker on Nov 6, 2005 23:17:50 GMT -5
Thw "womens pet etc" quote was Austin Idols.
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