George remember Lou. Lou great professional wrestling manager. Lou guide George’s career back in 1980s.

Lou help George many times in ring. Lou pass George “illegal foreign objects”: brass knuckles, steel chair, sock filled with quarters. Lou not judge George when George expose top turnbuckle and rub stuffing all over himself.

More important, Lou help George outside  ring. Lou fat, hairy, covered with rubber bands; George bald, hairy, with long green tongue. Lou help George accept himself as is. Lou help George see George is beautiful person deep down inside, not just “missing link” and “disgrace to professional wrestling.”

Lou manage many great professional wrestlers besides George: The Magnificent Muraco.  Greg “The Hammer” Valentine. The Russian Bear, Ivan Koloff. The Moondogs. The Wild Samoans, Afa and Sika. (No relation to  porn star Seka.)  Many more. Too many to mention.

But Lou best known for working with Cyndi Lauper in “Rock And Wrestling Connection.” Lou appear in several videos with Cyndi as her father, back when she still on  charts: “Girls Just Want to Have Fun.” “She Bop.” “Time After Time.” “The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough.” (Remember The Goonies? George love that movie. Especially fat kid.) Then he pick feud with Cyndi, leading up to confrontation broadcast on MTV: “The Brawl To End It All.”  This beginning of mainstreaming of professional wrestling.

After “Rock And Wrestling Connection” gimmick wear out, Lou decide square circle too small to contain such talent and leave professional wrestling. Lou appear on Hollywood Squares, Super Mario Brothers, and Miami Vice. Lou also manage NRBQ (they name song after him). Lou truly Renaissance man.

Now Lou gone. End of an era. His like not seen again.

George miss Lou. George heart is broken. George request moment of silence for Lou.

And Cyndi, if you still out there somewhere, George still have long green tongue for you.