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One day, Dave Meltzer and I were in a hotel lobby in Japan. Kevin Von Erich says, "Let me ask you something ... any of you guys know that dirtsheet writer from California?"
Meltzer pipes up, "Nope. Don’t know him."
I swear to God, Kevin Von Erich holds his hands up, puts his hands in position of the Von Erich claw, and says, "I’d love to meet that guy one day."
— Jeff Bowdren, from the interview "My Dinner with Jeff"
In 2012, three friends — Dan Lambert, Robert Mitchell and John Menhennet — decided to invite one of the legends of professional wrestling to dinner, where they could talk to him about his experiences both inside and out of the squared circle. They enjoyed themselves so much that they invited other friends — Jeff Bowdren, Bob McKeon, Greg Goode, and Duane Long — to join them for what would turn out to be a series of dinners with the wrestlers they idolized during the ‘70s and ‘80s. The group members, all of whom lived in South Florida and came from all walks of life, began referring to themselves as "The South Florida Marks."
One of the members, Jeff Bowdren, had been a wrestling fan since the early ‘70s. His fascination with the wrestling business led him to visit arenas all over the Southeast, and in 1987, across the Pacific Ocean to Tokyo, Japan, where the wrestling bug bit him hard.
In 1991, Jeff became the first (and only) person to write a regular column for the "Wrestling Observer Newsletter," one of the first publications to pull back the curtain that hid the behind-the-scenes manipulations of the professional wrestling business. Since then, Jeff has been known by everyone as "The Booker."
Since the first dinner he attended, he has taken notes and recorded 24 interviews filled with anecdotes, tales of the road, and wrestling history. This book is the product of his efforts.
Interviews with: Arn Anderson, Barry Windham, Bob Backlund, Dutch Mantell, Gerry Brisco, J.J. Dillon, Jerry Lawler, Kevin Sullivan, Larry Zbyszko, Masked Superstar, Paul Jones, Paul Orndorff, Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat, Ron Bass, Stan Hansen, Steve Keirn, Ted DiBiase, Terry (Magnum TA) Allen, Terry Funk, Terry Taylor, Tommy Rich, Tully Blanchard.
Also included are interviews with Karl Gotch, Great Malenko & Tom Nash
