Guest guest Posted April 19, 2002 Report Share Posted April 19, 2002 At 05:13 PM 4/19/2002 -0500, Arnold wrote: >An event called Midget Boxing comes to Chicago about once a month or so. >It's a group of little people who go around the country and perform what >is in my opinion a cross between a world wrestling federation event and a >freak show. Again this is my opinion, but the event is not about boxing >or wrestling. It is about inviting people to come and gawk at people of >short stature. The tour itself is called the rock em sock em tour and >information about it can be found at www.bloodymidgets.com. I am very >interested in encouraging the termination of this event, first in Chicago, >and then elsewhere. Since February, I've done a bit of outreach to the >bar which hosts the event. The bar is called Sluggers. At first, they >were receptive to my concerns and seemed to want to address them. But now >it is becoming pretty clear that the bar is not as interested as I >thought. The leader of the rock um sock um tour is certainly not >interested in talking to me. > >The event is coming back to Chicago on May 18 at 10 p.m. I am looking >for people who would like to participate in efforts to raise awareness to >the surrounding community about the destructiveness of " midget >boxing. " The night of the event, a group of us will be at the bar flyering. > >If you'd like to learn more, please contact me. > >thanks > > Arnold >garymartin@... >312.253.7000 ext 199 >312.253.7002 tty ARROGANT ENTERTAINMENT RokUm-SokUm Tour 196 Kingston Bloomingdale, IL 60108 Administrative Contact: ph Arrivi (10054) captaincrispy@... 847-309-5050 Technical Contact: Adam (51074) captaincrispy@... http://boondockstavern.com Boondocks Tavern 226 E. Whitelake Dr. Muskegan, MI Twin Lake, MI 49457 (231) 893-0371 Friday -- April 19, 2002 10pm. start Metropolis 5709 Lee Hwy Chattonooga, TN (423) 553-5071 Thursday --April 25, 2002 10pm. start Sluggers - Chicago 3540 N. (across from Wrigley Field) Chicago, IL. (773) 248-0055 Saturday -- May 18, 2002 10pm. start 3rd Street Live (corner of 3rd & 12th) Cedar Rapids, Iowa (319) 393-1725 Saturday -- June 8, 2002 8:30pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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