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V.22 No.9 | 2/28/2013
 

Last Month in Music

January 2013

By Mike Smith
Music fanatic and author Mike Smith reflects on concerts seen in the first month of 2013.

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V.19 No.50 | 12/16/2010
The gimmick of a mask was first adopted by American wrestlers wishing to take on another identity and grapple in other leagues. In Mexico, mascarados are considered sacred and are never removed in public. The legendary enmascarado El Santo was buried in his gimmick. A wrestler who is stripped of his mask in the ring is shamed.
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Feature

Mucha Lucha

Mexican wrestling finds a new home in Albuquerque

By Devin D. O’Leary

It’s Sunday night in the main showroom at the Hard Rock Casino, south of Albuquerque. The place is packed and excitement is high. “¡Otra! ¡Otra!,” shouts the crowd, encouraging a tall man in a gold mask to mete out “another!” viscous forearm smash to a beefy bodybuilder dressed like a cross between serial killer Jason Voorhees and an extra in Gladiator. Lucha libre has come to Albuquerque. And it’s got the locals cheering.

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