So I woke up ready to go. I did about 10 minutes on the bike before breaking. I had a cup and a half of beef stew, it was a craving what can I do. I sat down after heating it up to see my phone had messages as well as messages on AIM. It seems that Alex Whybrow known to most people as Larry Sweet and Sour Sweeney died either late last night or this morning. It was speculated that he either O.D.’d or committed suicide. It was one of those weird kick to the heads but it was about to get worse.
I ate and got back on my bike to work out some frustration. Larry Sweeney was it for me. He was Chikara for me for years. He was ROH for me. Sadly he went through a dark phase in his life because he was bi-polar in 2009 but he had made a come back and I was looking forward to seeing him working with him and watching him. In the wrestling business there are three types of people in my opinion. Entertainers with limited skill. Great technical wrestlers with little mic skills and then people like Larry, he had both. He was a great worker and entertainer.
More then that he was a nice guy. We had known each other by sight for a few years. I had seen him a few times during my travels with Matt Hack who introduced me to both ROH and Chikara. But little did I know Sweeney was a HUGE Akeem the African Dream mark like I was. We bonded. It was at this point he would email me and actually use my first name. He was a great guy some one you could sit for hours on end and listen to both about his personal life, the business or a dead bird in the driveway. He would make it a great story.
Piggybacked on the loss of Phrank last week from cancer I am in a shitty spot right now. I know and accept they are both free from pain and demons that some people are cursed with. One physical and one mental both gone to soon. And yes as I said I was made to feel worse when it was revealed that Larry hung himself. This just leaves us all wondering if we could have done or said something but I accept that he was sick and I move forward. My friend Matt Ryan is crushed and is trying not to cry, I encourage you all to cry. I am sure Matt and Ben will have something ready for the show tomorrow that will reduce me to tears. So cry because having known Larry he valued his fans so the cry is worth it. Do not be embarrassed just do a little strut and remember you knew some one 12 Large Brother.
EdWood
