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August 26, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

My New EBook: Selected Interviews (Vol. 1)

I’ve just published my new e-book – a selection of some of my favourite interviews. There are new essays and context-notes around each interview and the range of subjects takes in not just musicians but two pro-wrestlers, a filmmaker and a comedian. There are 15 conversations documented from living legends (Joan Baez, Ry Cooder, Mavis […]
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May 21, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Heart to Hart: 90 Minutes on the Phone with Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart

For a few years I wrote for a pro-wrestling website, NZPWI, mostly I reviewed DVDs and books, I wrote a nostalgia-based column – and I interviewed two of my favourite wrestlers. The first was Bret “The Hitman” Hart. He had just released his autobiography. I sat at the kitchen table and had a phone call […]
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April 12, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

TV Shows That Meant The World To Me: # 10 – Superstars of Wrestling

Superstars of Wrestling (back when the WWE was known as the WWF) started in 1986. It ran through until the early 1990s when a name-change to RAW (still the name) saw the turn to a new kind of product. Yes, yes, we’re talking pro-wrestling. I was a fan. Er, am a fan. Well, I’m not […]
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