March 2, 2010: Drawing Heat Re-Released by Crowbar Press

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Drawing Heat (Jim Freedman) Drawing Heat, which celebrates the Ontario wrestling scene of the early 1980s was first published in 1988. It has just been re-released in a new, improved version from Crowbar Press (which has published such books as J.J. Dillon's autobiography).

"I think it evoked what wrestling was all about, at some crucial period of time. And everybody that is my age, or maybe a little bit younger, or certainly older, remembers that as the golden age of wrestling. Its roots are there, I think. That what I had always figured," Freedman told SLAM! Wrestling.

There were a few wrestling books that were out of print that I felt needed to be re-released due to their importance," said Teal. "Drawing Heat was the one that first came to mind, so I thought it would be interesting to contact Jim Freedman, the author, to see if he would be interested. He was wholeheartedly behind the project. I also wanted to interview Jim to get his take on the process of writing the book, what kind of a reaction the book received (from both fans and wrestlers), and his reaction to the death of Dave McKigney."

This new release of Drawing Heat includes several new photos and features two additions:

* An interview with the author Jim Freedman from 2009.

* "The Final, Fateful Bearman Tour," the story about the final days and tragic death of Bearman McKigney, Adrian Adonis and Pat Kelly in July 1988. It includes interviews with several wrestlers who were on the tour at the time such as Phil Watson (the son of Whipper Watson), Hartford Love, Willie "Wolfman" Farkus, Rocky Della Serra, Ricky Johnson, Steve Ocean, and Sweet Daddy Siki.

To order Drawing Heat, please visit Crowbar Press.