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April 26, 2007
Austin Stories
It's Stone Cold Steve Austin day today.
First, check out my interview with the rattlesnake:
In the wrestling ring, Stone Cold Steve Austin never displayed fear of any kind, nor did he ever back down from a challenge. But over lunch at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills, he has encountered something he thinks twice about attacking—a green puree in a side dish accompanying his fish ’n’ chips. Is it wasabi? Mashed potatoes, maybe?
“I don’t have any idea, but I’m not goin’ anywhere near it!” he declares, until the spirit of challenge gets the better of him. “Well, I’ll tell you what: I will, to find out.” Gingerly poking at it with a fork, he puts a tiny sample to his tongue. “It’s peas! I never seen anything like it.” Mushy peas, a staple in England and nowhere else . . . but wasn’t Austin married to an Englishwoman back in the day? “We never ate nothin’ that looked like puke,” he says.
Then, check out the interview out-takes at OCweekly.com:
Let me tell you somethin’. We’ve been on so many overseas tours, where we’re ridin’ that tour bus and everybody’s kind of goin’ to sleep or playin’ video games and me and ol’ JBL are sittin’ there sluggin’ ‘em back. And lemme tell ya somethin’… we never turned it into a contest because it would have been too brutal, but he’s a guy who enjoys his beers just like I do. And when you’re on tour, you’re supposed to drink beer! That’s what pro wrestling’s all about!
Finally, read the review of his new movie (note: even if you've read it elsewhere, read this one, because it's a longer version):
Austin as an actor is fine, but it feels at times like he’s being held back from showing his true capability. Only in the second half of the film, when he finally loses his temper and gets down to the business of revenge, does Stone Cold truly heat up the screen. For the rest of it, villainous Jones gets all the best scenes—ironically, Austin was originally up for that role, and one wonders how much more he could have shown us, given his standout turn as a racist prison guard in The Longest Yard.
and a note for non-local readers -- The Condemned is the first full-length review of mine to be syndicated throughout the company since November. If you have a local alt-weekly that is running it this week, consider sending an email or letter with your opinion: Are you glad to see my stuff again? Pissed off that I'm not gone for good? Either way, let 'em know. Don't be rude, and don't be deceptive, i.e. if you live in Indiana, don't write to Cleveland Scene as if you're an Ohioan.
Posted by LYT at April 26, 2007 2:22 PM [Message Board]
Comments
Hey, good stuff and cool LYT news! :)
Posted by: David N. Scott at April 26, 2007 2:37 PM
Great stuff, Luke. You are probably the single most qualified dude to interview Austin like this, and the results are accordingly very readable, entertaining, and informative.
Posted by: justin stone at April 26, 2007 4:16 PM
Good to see it, in full bloom. Turned out to be another set of fine pieces.
Posted by: Jaye Luckett at April 26, 2007 4:44 PM
Now "THESE" are the kind of article's (Wrestling article's)I love to read,
BUT,
Let me just tell everyone this:
I could "PIN" Stone Cold Steve Austin in a Steal Cage Match and "WIN," but I don't want to.....>>>>LOL
MarioGeorgeNitrini111
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