Shannon catches up with an old friend, the former (and perhaps future?) independent wrestler 'Downtown' Rick Power. Rick details turning his early love of watching 'Maple Leaf Wrestling' into reality as one of the most well-known wrestlers of the Newfoundland independent scene of the 1990's. Along the way, he reveals he still feels he has 'one more match' left in him, to close out his career on his own terms. A lover of the metro St. John's local music scene, Rick details his memories and reviews of now-legendary bands and artists from the boom period of the 1990's, and offers recommendations to those who would like to catch up on the eclectic mix of music on display in that era. 

The pair revel in a mutual love of the classic CBC TV series 'Switchback' introducing 1980's kids locally to the glory that was 'Batman '66' with the late, great Adam West, and Bat-Facts abound! From Rick's collection of DC's 'Batman Family' anthology series to reviewing the latest DC Animated Blu-Ray release 'Death In The Family', thoughts on Netflix's 'Titans' series and Nightwing, the love and passion for comic books and superheroes is on full display here. Rick discusses cosplaying as one of DC's most underrated characters, Hawkman. Plenty of geek love in this episode, ending with an earnest and heart-felt message from Rick for all of us to stay safe and try to avoid depression during this Covid period. 

LINKS:

Vintage DT Power wrestling match from 2001 (credit: Cutting Edge Wrestling), vs Catastrophe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JxrGva7l04

Vintage 'Switchback' clip of 1980's, Stan The Man and Rufus The Dog tour St. John's, Newfoundland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiI8t9pVj0U

Vintage 'Danger: Falling Rock' Compilation album of bands Rick mentions in episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzHKLxpgY3s

Legendary record store Fred's that supports and sells Newfoundland music (shop and buy local!): http://www.fredsrecords.com