Other Smashing Stories

In three years since I first met him, Barry Darsow has been the most interesting wrestler to know, and one who I can share great stories about.

To list just a few of the things I will be writing more about soon...

- The first thing he did when we met was give a short performance of Smash's facial expressions

- He showed himself to be an optimist and motivator, encouraging me to break records in both the 97 lb. and 105 lb. weight classes in powerlifting (after I told him that I felt I had forfeited my chances of ever breaking any bench press records in the 97 lb. wt. class because of my post-pregnancy weight gain)

- He taught me what a two-man deadlift is and demonstrated how he broke a national record with Wayne Bloom doing just that

- He was the first person to train me on how to do decline bench presses

- He talked to me about the business of professional wrestling and had begun helping me audition for / get involved with WXO wrestling before it dissolved

- He rescued me when my minivan's transmission died along a highway in the middle of a blizzard - left the gym early, picked me up and drove me home

- Barry was the first person to view PetitePowerlifter.com after its debut on the internet on New Year's Day 2002, and I am glad to share that he REALLY likes my style of writing and what I have to say!!

- He also gets a steadily increasing number of my famous (or is that infamous?) banana walnut bread loaves every Christmas

- He attended my company's annual fundraising banquet and his company made a very unique donation for the evening

- He's even given me some career counseling and feedback!

I'll be adding more details to these and other "Smashing" stories at this page soon!