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Chappell: Before we
finish up Dick, please give all
of your Mid-Atlantic fans a
little more info about your
upcoming book.
Slater: We’re taking our
time on it David, and I don’t
want to put stuff in it that
makes it just a blast at others,
you understand what I’m saying?
This is going to be something
good.
Chappell: As I understand
it, the book will certainly be
wrestling related…but not
exclusively about wrestling.
Slater: No, not
exclusively. It will be about
everything. It’s a biography,
but it’s going to have a little
bit of everything in it. It’s
going to be very entertaining!
Chappell: Of that, I have
NO doubt!
The title of the book again?
Slater: ‘A Thousand
Lives.’
Chappell: I think that
sums it up well! Please keep the
Gateway apprised of how the book
is going. We’ll do everything we
can to get the word out to the
Mid-Atlantic community out
there.
Slater: I’ve been working
on it now for about four months.
I’ve heard about people doing
books recently, and just
throwing them out so fast…
Chappell: It sure seems
that way. Some of these guys are
putting out books that have only
been in the business four or
five years…
Slater: I mean, I’m
putting something out that’s
totally different from anything
like that. I’m throwing stuff
out that’s not even close to
that. I have a little more to
write about than that!
Chappell: After this
interview, I have no doubt about
that! I’m just thrilled you’re
doing a book, and it’s obvious
that you’re putting a lot of
time and effort into it.
Please keep me up to date on the
book’s progress!
Slater: It’s over 300
pages…and growing!
David, you’ll be one of the
first ones I’ll get the word to
when it’s just about ready.
Chappell: Thank you….
Slater: There’s so much
to talk about in the book…I just
don’t want to throw something
out, just to throw it out…you
know? There’s so much that I’ve
done and I’ve gone through, good
and bad. It’s like Flair telling
you about being in the airplane
crash…breaking his back and
Johnny Valentine getting hurt
bad. I mean, that’s one bad
thing in his life. I had some
good things happen, and then
I’ve been in some situations
like he’s been in…many times.
Whether it be planes, cars,
boats…all kinds of different
things.
And not only that, it’s a lot of
funny things. I’ve got a lot of
funny things about some of the
characters…that are characters
in this business…
Chappell: (laughs) Oh
yeah!
Slater: I mean REAL
characters…real live character
stories!
Chappell: You’ve got SO
much good stuff, your problem
might be limiting it to several
volumes!
Slater: (laughs) I’ve
got so many of them, I just have
to make sure I get the greatest
ones in the book!
Chappell: There you go! I
don’t think the word is
generally out among wrestling
fans that this book is coming,
so the Gateway is glad to start
getting the word out.
Slater: I really haven’t
done much [publicity]. I was
going to wait until almost the
very end to start doing that.
I’m probably over half done now,
though.
There’s a few people that know
about it. And they talk about
all these other books that have
come out recently. This will be
completely different…it will
make the others look like
rookies!
Chappell: (laughs) I know
I can’t wait for it to come
out…it’s gonna be something!
Hey Dick, I can’t tell you how
much I’ve enjoyed this. And how
much I appreciate your giving
the Gateway so much of your
time.
Slater: You know I’m
available any time you want to
talk.
Chappell: Would you like
to give a shout out to all of
your fans in the Mid-Atlantic
area?
Slater: I sure will do
that! Give me a couple of
seconds…
Chappell: Let ‘er rip!
Dick Slater's Greeting to
Mid-Atlantic Fans
Slater: I know all you
guys in the North, South
Carolina and Virginia area know
whose speaking on this telephone
right here now! He’s speaking to
whoever is listening
here…because I know that
everybody is listening knows
what the name Dick Slater is!
And I know everybody is
thinking, ‘What is Dick Slater
doin’ nowadays?’ And I know Dick
Slater is doin’ whatever HE
WANTS TO DO NOWADAYS!
And I know Dick Slater’s got BIG
PLANS for all you little people
out there…that want to know what
Dick Slater’s got planned for
you! Well, Dick Slater’s got
planned for you exactly what
Dick Slater’s got planned for
me! I ain’t gonna tell you what
I got planned for you, because
you’ll never know! Because you
never know what Dick Slater’s
gonna do in the first place…so
how you gonna know what Dick
Slater is gonna do NOW?!
Chappell: (laughing) ‘Mr.
Unpredictable’ at his finest!
Slater: (laughing) I’m
all conked out now…I can’t think
anymore!
Chappell: (laughs) That
was great! It definitely brought
back flashes of ‘Mr.
Unpredictable!’
Slater: I’m gone…I want
to drink a gallon of water!
Chappell: (laughing) That
brought back a lot of great
memories!
Thanks again, Dick. I really
appreciate everything.
Slater: Alright,
buddy…thank you. If you ever
need anything, let me know.
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