I am finally home from today's stellar appearance with "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan. It was as good, if not better, than I imagined. There were the perfect amount of people for both that time frame and store...and the weather pretty much cooperated (was a little nervous about that early this morning as there is no awning on Main Street, Armonk). Years ago, right before our first Hulk appearance, I read a study that stated Hogan is/was one of the top five most recognizable people in the world. He definitely transcends wrestling, sports..everything. That was obvious by the crowd reaction, Hulk's enthusiasm and the smiles on everyone's face. Bottom line is- the icon did not disappoint. He dropped several "whatchu gonna do brother?"s, took photos with everyone, shared Andre the Giant stories with adoring fans and even did a quick Happy Bar Mitzvah video for a pair of twins (the words "Bar MitzvahMania were uttered..I have video to prove it..was so awesome). It was as electrifying a three hours I have had at an appearance in quite some time. Most of the signings are about people wanting autographs for their collection. While everyone did purchase signatures this was truly about getting a little bit of face time and a handshake with the Hulkster. With that in mind these were not your run of the mill Last Licks customers (there were a few sprinkled in- no pun intended) as the Hulkamaniacs were out in full force. Half of the crowd donned their Hogan and NWO shirts while the others sported garb displaying John Cena, Rey Mysterio and The Undertaker. As I said earlier there was absolutely the correct amount of customers there for this type of event. It was a huge crowd but was with maybe a thirty person radius of it getting somewhat out of hand. By "out of hand" I mean that Hogan would have been more pressed for time and people would not have been able to get the full experience (handshake, autograph, quick introduction and a photo with). All in all it was a very fulfilling day and I cannot wait to post the photos and video (hopefully later tonight if not definitely by Monday)...so be on the lookout for some dynamite visuals to go along with this post.
Tomorrow, after the Yankee game, we have new fan favorite Nick Swisher appearing at Last Licks Rye. We have received a tremendous amount of positive feedback on this appearance and it is, already, close to a sell out. If you have yet to purchase a ticket (or two or three..) give the store a call and reserve a spot...it will undoubtedly be another out of sight day at the ice cream store (by the way Hulk flipped for the Last Licks concept- said it was , by far, the coolest sports store he has ever been in).
Enjoy the weekend!..NWO for life...brother...

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