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June 12, 2012 by David Gillaspie
Every sports fan has their special time, place, and people. From the Gipper to the Clipper, to the Flying Tomato …
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Category: books, wrestling
| Tags: amateur wrestling, Boston Celtic, college wrestling, film, high school wrestling, Iowa Writers Workshop, James Joyce, John Irving, larry bird, Literature, Rick Pitino, sports, time, time magazine
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May 14, 2011 by David Gillaspie
Make It Shine 0. Be Sure To Write. Gentlemen,and ladies, start your keyboards. The time for National Novel Writing Month is …
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Category: Seven
| Tags: advice, Catcher In The Rye, creative, culture, Holden Caulfield, inspiration, John Irving, Joyce Maynard, Larry Brooks, life, NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, people, Tom Wolfe, work, writer, writing
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February 2, 2011 by David Gillaspie
Terry Davis In The Shop Walk in another man’s shoes, and your feet smell like his. Read another man’s book …
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Category: books, high school, wrestling
| Tags: amateur wrestling, book review, college wrestling, Fight Club, high school wrestling, Jack London, John Irving, Sherwood Anderson, sports, Vision Quest, wrestling
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October 29, 2010 by David Gillaspie
First, plant the seed. 0. Do a Mark Palmer Interview. When Mr. Palmer calls, you answer. When he mentions …
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Category: Seven
| Tags: Dick Cheney, Ernest Hemingway, Herman Melville, John Irving, Ken Kesey, Mark Palmer, Michelle Obama, Mixed martial arts, Mixed Martial Authors, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Valerie Plame, writer, writing
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October 13, 2010 by David Gillaspie
Stress makes people do odd things. The stress of being a mixed martial author adds extra baggage, and someone has …
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Category: Uncategorized
| Tags: Al Gore, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, fiction, First Lady, Harlem, Hillary Rodham Clinton, humor, Iowa, John Irving, Michelle Obama, MMA, UFC, writer, writing
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October 5, 2010 by David Gillaspie
(an extended series, due to http://www.intermatwrestle.com/articles/7197) A youthful Al Gore stepped from the Port-O-Potty that served as his dressing room. He moved toward …
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Category: blogging, books, Couples, MMA
| Tags: Al Gore, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, competition, culture, fiction, humor, John Irving, Lindsey Buckingham, Michelle Obama, MMA, Oprah Winfrey, people, revenge, Tipper Gore, writer, writing
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October 2, 2010 by David Gillaspie
Writing Wrestlers, a conversation between John Irving and Ken Kesey (see http://www.intermatwrestle.com/articles/7197) John Irving needed someone to talk to, someone who …
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Category: books, MMA
| Tags: Dick Cheney, fiction, history, John Irving, Jonathan Franzen, Ken Kesey, people, Sometimes A Great Notion, Tom Wolfe, United States, writer, writing
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September 19, 2010 by David Gillaspie
(A satire in series. Please see http://www.intermatwrestle.com/articles/7197) Bill Clinton takes center stage of the octagon on Harpo’s back-back stage, microphone in hand. …
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Category: books, MMA
| Tags: Bill Clinton, competition, culture, fiction, freedom, humor, James Frey, John Irving, Jonathan Franzen, life, Mixed martial arts, MMA, Muay Thai, Oprah, Oprah Book Club, Oprah Winfrey, people, sports, The Corrections, writer, writing
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September 17, 2010 by David Gillaspie
(a satire in series) The voice coming through the cell phone John Irving held to his ear sounded different from the reading …
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Category: books, education, MMA
| Tags: amateur wrestling, Arts, competition, culture, David Gillaspie, fiction, freedom, high school, high school wrestling, humor, John Irving, Jonathan Franzen, life, Literature, Oprah, Oprah Book Club, Oprah Winfrey, people, sports, time, UFC, writer, writing
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September 17, 2010 by David Gillaspie
(a satire in series, pt.2 of Oprah vs Franzen) The voice on the phone Jonathan Franzen held to his ear brought back …
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Category: books, education, MMA, sports, violence
| Tags: Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Billy Joel, Book Club, competition, culture, David Gillaspie, freedom, humor, John Irving, Jonathan Franzen, life, Oprah, Oprah Winfrey, people, satire, UFC, writer, writing
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September 15, 2010 by David Gillaspie
Writing Wrestlers, John Irving vs Tom Wolfe (see http://www.intermatwrestle.com/articles/7197) A taxi pulled to the curb on the upper East side …
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Category: education, MMA, violence
| Tags: competition, culture, fiction, humor, John Irving, Ken Kesey, life, New York City, people, Terry Davis, Tom Wolfe, writer, writing, writing wrestlers
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September 14, 2010 by David Gillaspie
(please visit http://uphillwriting.org/) If experience makes a better story, then telling that story is less about story; it’s about the amazing experience, …
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Category: education, England, friends, love, travel, writing
| Tags: Arts, authors, culture, Edgar Allan Poe, elderly, England, George Washington, Herman Melville, high school wrestling, John Irving, Ken Kesey, people, writer, writing
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September 11, 2010 by David Gillaspie
(Written for http://uphillwriting.org/ a place for “people who want to make their book a reality. Make no mistake: there is no MAGIC …
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Category: blogging, books, education
| Tags: craigslist, culture, examiner.com, facebook, Herman Melville, intermatwrestle.com, John Irving, Ken Kesey, linkedin, Mark Palmer, Mixed martial arts, people, sports, twitter, Vision Quest, wrestling, writer, writing
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September 10, 2010 by David Gillaspie
John Irving vs Tom Wolfe, NY, NY John Irving lies on a wrestling mat. He breathes slowly, a yoga breath. …
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Category: books, exersise, MMA, sports
| Tags: amateur wrestling, authors, boomer generation, college wrestling, competition, culture, fiction, high school wrestling, humor, John Irving, Ken Kesey, life, people, Tom Wolfe, wrestling, writer, writing
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September 5, 2010 by David Gillaspie
(inspired by http://www.intermatwrestle.com/articles/7197 ) Once Ed Poe saw the results and the audience John Irving drew in the MMA octagon, he …
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Category: books, education, MMA, sports
| Tags: amateur wrestling, Baltimore, Baltimore Ravens, college wrestling, culture, dream, Edgar Allan Poe, English, Ernest Hemingway, fiction, Herman Melville, high school wrestling, humor, Inception, John Irving, Ken Kesey, Last Night In Twisted River, life, people, writer, writing
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August 31, 2010 by David Gillaspie
Wrestling Writers, pt. 3 (inspired by http://www.intermatwrestle.com/articles/7197 ) John Irving jumped rope for forty-five minutes while he stared at a wall …
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Category: education, friends, history, MMA, sports, violence, wrestling
| Tags: aging, authors, books, competition, culture, David Gillaspie, deegeesbb, Ernest Hemingway, fiction, Herman Melville, history, John Irving, life, Moby Dick, people, the octagon, wrestling writers, writer, writing
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August 30, 2010 by David Gillaspie
(inspired by http://www.intermatwrestle.com/articles/7197) Irving vs Kesey John Irving had just finished stretching out on his home mat when he got …
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Category: college, education, friends, MMA, sports, wrestling
| Tags: amateur wrestling, college wrestling, competition, culture, Ernest Hemingway, high school wrestling, humor, John Irving, Ken Kesey, life, One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest, people, screenwriting, Sometimes A Great Notion, wrestling, writer, writing
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August 28, 2010 by David Gillaspie
Hemingway vs Irving (inspired by http://www.intermatwrestle.com/articles/7197) John Irving has the good sense to include wrestling and wrestlers in his stories. …
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Category: books, education, friends, history, MMA, violence, wrestling, WWII
| Tags: amateur wrestling, cage fighter, Charles Bukowski, Charles Dickens, college wrestling, competition, culture, Dan Gable, Ernest Hemingway, F.Scott Fitzgerald, fiction, high school wrestling, humor, John Irving, Ken Kesey, life, Lost Generation, octagon, people, The Great Gatsby, The Sun Also Rises, writer, writing
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August 18, 2010 by David Gillaspie
The following comes from Mark Palmer, the college wrestling writer for examiner.com and intermat.com. Tap the links below and you’ll …
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Category: education, MMA, sports, wrestling, writing
| Tags: amateur wrestling, boomer generation, college wrestling, competition, culture, Dan Gable, deegeesbb, DG's B&B, Ernest Hemingway, essay, examiner.com, family caregiver, greatness, high school wrestling, intermat.com, John Irving, Ken Kesey, life, Mark Palmer, parkinson's, people, primary caregiver, Spain, wrestling, writer, writing
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May 27, 2010 by David Gillaspie
Every wrestler knows one thing for certain: there’s someone, somewhere, doing more than them. The greatest champions know this. It …
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Category: education, exersise, sports, wrestling, writing
| Tags: Alexander Karelin, amateur wrestling, athletes, boomer generation, college wrestling, competition, culture, Dan Gable, essay, family, high school wrestling, inspiration, Iowa Writers Workship, John Irving, Ken Kesey, people, Rulon Gardner, sports, Stegner Fellowhip, University of Oregon wrestling, wrestling, writers
DG's B&B 