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Pinning a Lion, Tortillas Flyin’

Date of Review:

09/04/2008

Published Work:

Beer, Blood and Cornmeal

Reviewer:

Dan Kelly

Source:

Chicago Reader

Review Excerpt:

Calhoun describes it as a moment where wrestling grappled with surrealism, and surrealism won out with a suplex powerslam—a scene where audience members whipped corn tortillas through the air while watching chickens engaging in less-than-mortal combat with lions, Scientologist boy bands taking on leather-daddies, and racist clowns battling Hasidic Jews.

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Pinning a Lion, Tortillas Flyin’