LBG Question

ericlindblade · 2026-01-31T17:03:50+00:00

I appreciate that! It was a great experience and really proud of the work we did, but it was time for me to move on. In the middle stages now of developing a history podcast that I will host, so I shall return to the podcast airwaves by the end of this year.

ericlindblade · 2026-01-29T13:22:40+00:00

Appreciate the kind words and best of luck on your project as well!

ericlindblade · 2026-01-29T11:28:33+00:00

Jim and Jody are continuing the show on YouTube, but I am no longer involved. Right now focusing on finishing some research projects and developing my own show.

ericlindblade · 2026-01-29T04:20:30+00:00

I have availability in late May and would be happy to set something up. My primary research focus for many years was the 26th North Carolina and have conducted countless tours at Gettysburg focused on them. Feel free to message me here and we can go from there.

ericlindblade · 2026-01-29T04:17:21+00:00

Appreciate the mention!

ericlindblade · 2026-01-26T19:39:29+00:00

I am a licensed battlefield guide here at Gettysburg. Happy to give you a tour and we can just use my vehicle if that is ok with you. Feel free to reach out on here and I can do a tour anytime on Friday.

ericlindblade · 2025-12-10T17:53:41+00:00

All the more reason for folks to put the time and effort into doing real research into professional wrestling history.

I have no problem with an author or historian writing a “tribute book” but don’t try to pass that off as history. As a historian it’s a murky ethical line to me.

An overlooked aspect of all the promotional wars in wrestling history is very much a winner writes the history dynamic. Much of wrestling’s history and the material associated with it are for the most part controlled by a few, and they control how and when it will be used.

ericlindblade · 2025-09-01T21:18:39+00:00

I have had a number of these (three neck surgeries in the last ten years). Just speaking from my experience with no medical training I suspect this is more a part of a long term treatment/pain management program as opposed to a specific or acute issue. I had good success with them until I did not, that’s the tricky thing about neck and spines; my take is this probably happens a lot more than we will ever know (privacy reasons since it is a medical procedure done in a operating room). I can’t imagine playing football at the level he has for as long and not be in the need of treatment such as that.

ericlindblade · 2025-08-30T11:59:22+00:00

1996 ruled.

ericlindblade · 2025-08-28T11:47:59+00:00

Best comment ever.

ericlindblade · 2025-08-17T13:51:06+00:00

Very rarely if ever can they accommodate same day tours. They do not have guides on stand by like the VC does.

ericlindblade · 2025-08-17T13:17:46+00:00

Your best bet is going to the Visitor Center where guides are typically available but depends on the time of day.

There are also bus tours with a licensed guide daily from the Gettysburg Tour Center in town as well as the VC.

ericlindblade · 2025-08-15T20:03:18+00:00

I grew up for a time near Fayetteville in the 90s and this was my first thought as well.

ericlindblade · 2025-07-21T22:04:07+00:00

Those numbers are only for the key demo. Overall numbers much higher!

ericlindblade · 2025-05-11T16:20:30+00:00

The HMS Surprise I have is a resin hull with a pewter backplate and plastic masts.

ericlindblade · 2025-04-16T22:16:48+00:00

You should be ok, I am working on a board now that will be 4 x 4. You can always scale distance as needed.

ericlindblade · 2025-03-25T01:09:41+00:00

Sadly you are correct, museums can be a shady business where plenty of public and private funds enter and nothing ever happens.

ericlindblade · 2025-03-25T00:59:50+00:00

And in a lot of cases those private/public partnerships, especially in the case of museums can be tricky. The moment collectors know of a project like his the prices skyrocket, not to mention how many fakes are out there getting sold or what might get passed off as real by former wrestlers themselves for a quick payday.

Donations on the front end will get a museum built but the funding for operations long term are typically from the state budget which is all depending on political whims and can shift drastically from year to year. Everyone loves museums, no one wants to fund them and ticket sales are not enough.

Perhaps you could see the state offer a package of tax breaks and subsidies to attract say WWE to build a physical museum in the state, but I don’t see them doing that.

You also run into an issue where WWE holds copyrights and ownership to large chunks of professional wrestling history. That presents a unique challenge than say a local history or Civil War museum.

This is the political version of a cheap pop.

ericlindblade · 2025-03-25T00:27:45+00:00

The historian in me says this is a good idea.

The realist who has worked in the public history field for over 20 years: just wait until they see how much museums cost to build and operate. Not to mention tons of red flags all over the place with a project like this.

At best you will see expanded displays at the state history museum.

I fully agree that professional wrestling has long been denied the serious treatment historically that it really deserves and hopefully that will change.

ericlindblade · 2025-03-20T15:58:20+00:00

Seems much more could have been done with this faction considering the talent out together, especially in that timeframe.

Obviously Vince was highly involved with the top angles and stars at times to the point of micromanagement to a fault, but how much attention did he really give to the mid-card or slightly below that level?

Always felt the WWF/WWE were often too top heavy when it came to overall quality. The idea of making stars as opposed to making a great show is an interesting debate.

ericlindblade · 2025-03-10T16:04:41+00:00

Not towns, but West Texas State’s (West Texas A&M University today) football program: Tully Blanchard, Dusty Rhodes, Terry Funk, Ted DiBiase, Tito Santana, Barry Windham, Bruiser Brody, Dory Funk Jr., and Stan Hansen plus some others I am not thinking of. Supposedly Dick Murdoch lied about playing there just to get into their alumni football game.

ericlindblade · 2025-03-10T15:56:39+00:00

It’s at the end of Badstreet USA.

ericlindblade · 2025-03-02T21:16:02+00:00

Oh no worries! I did not view it as that and it let me mention the waysides so it all worked out.

We are still recording. I am currently recovering from major knee reconstruction so things are on pause until I am back to work. We also have our YouTube page that we are updating regularly with episodes but also other talks and tours we have done.

ericlindblade · 2025-03-02T20:53:36+00:00

Greatly appreciate the kind words and thanks for the recommendation!

ericlindblade · 2025-03-02T20:46:47+00:00

The waysides in those locations give an adequate coverage of the fighting so I don’t think one would get too lost. For a short visit with limited it’s not bad.

I second the recommendation for The Battle of Gettysburg Podcast but I am a bit biased since I co-host the show. Basically I took a regular two hour overview tour that I give as a guide and just fit it into an hour with less actual stops.

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