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La belle Province hearts Hulk Hogan

Last week I walked into a Montreal bookstore and there was this huge lineup.

Last week I walked into a Montreal bookstore and there was this huge lineup. I asked someone what was going on and they said, “Hulk Hogan is signing autographs. He’s really tan.” Sure enough, at the front of the line was a very large, very tan man with a bleach-blonde handlebar, sunglasses, and a skullcap. I didn’t feel like plunking down the 30 bucks for his book just to meet the Hulkster, but I was curious to cross paths with some genuine Canadian Hulkamaniacs. Here is my documentation of that, maybe you'll like it. PS: Sorry about the crappy photos, I should have used a flash.

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So you’re a Hulk fan, are you?

Disengaged Old Man: No, not really.

Really?

You know, I followed him for a while when he started, but I got older, you know?

Any good memories of Hulk?

No… not really. All forgotten. I didn’t follow him too much, eh?

Who was your favorite wrestler back when Hulk was just getting started?

I didn’t have any, really. I didn’t really care about it too much – it was more like a show, you know?

Well yeah, but they were characters, so…

Oh, they were good at it, yes.

Hulk fan, huh?

Guy Hanging Out: I used to watch him back in the day.

Was Hulk your favorite?

I liked NWO.

Are you a fan of any of his movies, like Suburban Commando or Santa With Muscles or anything?

No, I never seen his movies--only his wrestling I remember. He used to make his own reality show with his family too, I think?

Yeah, Hogan Knows Best.

Yeah, I seen a few episodes, but I don’t know about it.

Ever see Dog the Bounty Hunter?

No, never.

Damn. Wrestling: real or fake?

It’s obviously fake, but I always think it’s real, because it looks so real, right?

OK, Hulk’s tan: real or fake?

Uhh… fake.

Are you a Hulk fan?

Disheveled Guy: I used to run shows--he’s the reason I started.

What, wrestling shows?

Wrestling shows, yup.

What shows did you run?

I used to run a couple, here and there. I don’t anymore for financial reasons. Probably will again sometime.

So you must’ve been a fan for a long time then.

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Early 80s, yup.

Any favorite rivalries he had?

No, not really.

Anything in particular about him that made you want to get into the business?

He was just very positive, and I figured I could do the same thing.

Any favorite Hulk memories?

Lone Hulkamaniac in Attendance: Uhh… a favorite early memory would have to be him against [King Kong] Bundy in the steel cage--that was something that just stuck in my mind. And, you know, he was always a positive… well, you hear about positive role models, and I don’t really care if they’re positive or not, but he tried his best, you know? Always about good health and stuff, even though all that stuff happened later.

Favorite Hulk move?

His poses at the end of the match, definitely.

What about his rivalries, which one did you like best?

Yeah, with Randy Savage, and with Andre the Giant when he did the "Slam Heard ‘Round The World," at Wrestlemania 3.

Do you think Hulk’s tan is real?

Good question. My mom once asked me if Hogan was black, I said “no, he’s not black, but he’s got some kind of deep tan going on.”