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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.

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.

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.
Early 80s, yup.
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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.

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."LAURA PEDERSON
