By: Erin
Posted: January 05, 2024
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Introduction | Archaeology | Conclusion
No. Of course he didn’t. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t fun to pretend. Let me explain…
The end of the year is always a good time to take stock of your situation and reflect on the little things that stick with you as you make it through the ride of life. We are made of moments that interlink into a vast night sky of stars, counted by the shepherds we meet along the way.
December 26th marked the third anniversary of the passing of pro wrestler Brodie Lee. One of Mandy’s favorite wrestlers since his days on the indies, Brodie Lee was known as Luke Harper in WWE, Mr. Brodie Lee in AEW, and Jon Huber in real life. He was an excellent wrestler with wild eyes and a wilder beard. Before his run in WWE’s Wyatt Family, Mandy and I both knew him the most from our shared love of CHIKARA, the Philadelphia promotion that got me into independent wrestling with its colorful cast of characters and over-the-top lore-heavy storytelling style mixed with some seriously great action. I can’t hear God’s Gonna Cut You Down without thinking of Brodie Lee, even if just for a few seconds.
I have a silly anecdote I think about whenever I remember Brodie Lee. It’s one of those cosmic coincidences that became something of a running gag between me, Mandy, another friend of ours, and as ridiculous as it was it hurts that I’ll never get to ask him about it, even in passing. Stick with me here – it’s about Katawa Shoujo.
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