Tag Archives: 1961

Episode 3: Elvis has Left the Building…and Leroy has Entered

Episode 3 of Charting the Territories sees hosts Al Getz and Jon Boucher talk about the McGuirk territory in 1961 as they expand into Louisiana for the first time. They talk about some of the more interesting characters that came into the territory in the summer, including Happy Humphrey, Tuffy Truesdale (and his assorted animal companions) and the Great Antonio. They then dip into the mailbag for the first time ever to answer listeners’ questions and Al *attempts* to correctly pronounce the names of several towns in Louisiana.

Charting the Territories is a production of the Arcadian Vanguard Podcast Network.

Episode 1: Blinded by the ‘Birds

Episode 1 of Charting the Territories features hosts Al Getz and Jon Boucher introducing listeners to their new podcast at the intersection of pro wrestling and statistics. They look at June 1980 in Mid-South Wrestling and one of the biggest angles in Mid-South history. From there they look at the territory in 1976, 1972 and go way back to 1961 and discuss Donn Lewin’s sister being horrified by Danny McShain. Then outraged. Then intrigued. And then…

Charting the Territories is a production of the Arcadian Vanguard Podcast Network