I've been pretty busy over the past few weeks working with some folks to get a project approved at my day job (my non-Purple Teeth Cellars job, that is).... and as a thank you, I received a replica mask that was used by one of the greats of Mexican professional wrestling. I happen to work with a couple of guys who happen know a ton about this league, but they were not the ones who gave me this mask. Forget about the fact that I was given this mask as a gift in a room full of people. And when you are in a situation like this, sometimes you just don't even know what to say.... which is unusual for me, as most of you know.
OK - confession: I didn't even know there was a Mexican professional wresting circuit since my brother was obsessed with the WWF (no, not the World Wildlife Fund) and the rivalries between luminaries such as Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake.
Apparently the mask that I received is a replica that belonged to a wrestler named Cien Caras. This has led to all sorts of issues. Marc now wonders if I am now going to start collecting masks. I now feel like I have a ton of research to do on the history of Mexico's professional wrestling scene since my brother tried to convince me that the fights between Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka and Andre the Giant (also of "The Princess Bride" fame) were real.
I now feel obligated to also find a good use for this mask. I have an idea which hopefully you'll all see by the end of the weekend, but it has to do with some previous plans that we had in place for Purple Teeth Cellars and the blog for that. Stay tuned as I have to get back to some of the work I was doing for PTC...