BEER, BLOOD & CORNMEAL!
Count Dante's Incredibly Strange Wrestling Memoirs
Coming from ECW Press in April 2008!

Incredibly Strange Wrestling more than lived up to its name. This sleazy spectacle combined highflying masked Mexican mayhem with the raucous rock and roll of The Dickies, The Donnas and NOFX.

Bob Calhoun (AKA Count Dante) was an untrained grappler and mad master of ceremonies with this subversive carnival. Now in "Beer, Blood & Cornmeal," he tells his tale of urban misfits body slamming themselves for cult celebrity in one of America's most famous cities.

I am so glad this book got written. Take a beloved symptom of American trash culture, add punk DIY and attitude, invite the zoo and it's the best party around. Like music and sex, wrestling is so much more fun when it's local, no-budget, and sleazy. How? Here's how. Read it, dig it, learn the ropes and go out and infect your town.

--Jello Biafra,
Singer, Spoken word flamethrower, and former wrestling manager.

In this unforgettable insider's account of the bygone era when punk rock and wrestling ruled San Francisco, Bob Calhoun (aka Count Dante) proves that he's still the fastest mouth in the business. You may run, but you won't be able to hide from this gleefully warped tale. I couldn't put it down.

--Matthew Polly, author of American Shaolin

Preorder your copy from Amazon.com, Powell's or Barnes & Noble today!!!

Click here to go to Count Dante's old ISW Page (we call this "research material.")