Tommy Dreamer (who is a fan of hardcore music as well as hardcore wrestling, apparently) used to work at legendary punk club CBGBs. At least, he roadied for a few bands that were regulars there. If the name CBGBs isnt familiar to you, you should know that CBGBs (Country Bluegrass & Blues) was a music club in Manhattan, which is famous for launching the careers of many bands and is generally accepted as being the birthplace of punk music. The Ramones famously got their start there in the mid 70s, as did a great many others, and, over the years, the clubs logo, attitude and ideology have become an iconic part of rock n roll history. I used to work at CBGBs back in the day, Dreamer explained during a radio interview conducted a few years ago, My best friend had a band called Breakdown, they were a hardcore punk band and I used to be the Little Guido for them and roadie for them. All the metalheads and skinheads would be doing their stuff and there was one Big Guido standing on the stage, throwing people off (...) it was pretty funny. ...So there you have it; ten things you (probably) didnt know about the one, the only, Tommy Dreamer. In conclusion, after watching Tommy Dreamer for years, from his gore-splattered ECW days, to his stint as the Attitude Eras Steve Lombardi and onwards to his present career twilight as a venerated veteran in TNA and the indies, this particular fan is still left fascinated and awestruck, (in approximately equal measure) by the life and career of Tommy Dreamer, a man forever in love with pro wrestling.
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