Wrestling Blogs - Martin Floreani


« older | newer »

Dirty Jersey

Martin Floreani | Profile
March 10, 2008

Im back in Texas! It feels good. New Jersey or Dirty Jersey is a bit of a culture shock for me. I almost got in a fight with a camera man, was on thin ice with the tournament director (I have no idea why) and was constantly being berraded when I was in the stands getting the word out about Flo. Its all part of the Jersey experience though, and I guess its one of those deals that if they dont give you a hard time and you dont come to blows, then they dont like you....or something like that.

The intensity of New Jersey wrestling makes things really cool. They take the sport really seriously and know it like none other. The fans refs and wrestlers know all the finer points it seems like. Screwy Louie, a new jersey Icon, is great, he helped me out throughout the tournament. He has a serious case of A.D.D. but it all involves wrestling distractions. There is no bigger fan, and I have never seen someone come down so hard on themselves if they dont know some obscure piece of trivia. He was helping me the whole time and it didnt matter if I had to work til 2am he was there right beside me helping me out in any way he could.

I saw Joe Dubuque, a 55kg Olympic hopeful recruiting for Hofstra. He had the nerve to buy me a beer. Joe is a good guy and I probably dont give enough love to Tom Shifflet and the Hofstra program. It was cool hearing Joe's stories of the days when he won the NJ state championships and his crazy match against Vic Moreno at the NYAC tournament last fall.

I also saw the David Brearley Staff. I did a little piece on them in the beginning of the year and it was great to see that their vision is being materialized...I love when I see that happen. Those guys are smarter than they look.

So Dirty Jersey overall was quite an experience...I wish I could of hung out with the Edge guys Dave and Ernie, but I did see the Rhino wrestling club guy and Damion Logan from Premier...although be it for a very brief moment.

Overall my trip was intense, just like the wrestling, but something happened as I was leaving that made me think Jersey wasnt as dirty as I think it is. I was cruising down the Atlantic City Expressway toward Phili airport when I realized I didnt have any money for the tolls. I was screwed, so the first toll booth I came up on they had to fill out a form that I had to send in. I was thinking the the guys behind me must have been pissed because the process took about 3 minutes. Well there are two tolls on that expressway so when I got to the next one I was thinking "here we go again." Well turns out some dude saw me from the previous toll and got ahead of me and paid my way. "Huh" I said to the guy and went off to the airport. Maybe Jersey isnt as Dirty as I think it is.


Enter Your Name

or Login Here (can attach videos to post)
Please enter this code to post reply. Login to skip Captcha.
captcha img


allowable tags: <p><a><b><font>
or Advance Reply (can attach video)

+ Start new topic related to this blog | Discuss on The Word
#10
Pat Hitchins March 14, 2008 at 3:17pm.
yeah dirty jerz!
#9
gjfovf March 13, 2008 at 6:58am.
Everyone in section 219 knew who you were. Also, I met you in Elizabeth at the USA wrestling event. Keep up the good work.
#8
Rick Addante March 12, 2008 at 8:25pm.
also surprised no coverage of the Shore Conference's dominance as one of the best conferences in the country. Sure, I'm biased, but is there another high school conference who win 7 Champs and 2 more Finalists in a 1 -tournament state?
maybe next year...
#7
Rick Addante March 12, 2008 at 8:18pm.
Yeah, Dirty Jerz, screwy louie, and TCNJ all in the same blog and comments. Surprised you didnt notice NJ fans insane ability to demand a stall call, and the refs alternative inability to do so most of the time.

Glad to hear Jim enjoyed his encounter with TCNJ people at nationals. Since he enjoyed it, I assume it must not have been with their "Monk" ;)
#6
Kurt Zitsch March 12, 2008 at 2:13pm.
Disappointed we didn't see you in Pennsylvania this past weekend!!
#5
Tony DiPasquale March 11, 2008 at 5:29pm.
Martin
It was great to see you out in New Jersey, I was representing Flowrestling (the guy wearing the t-shirt) you are great for the sport, hopefully we talk at the ncaa's . tony
#4
Lawrence Levinstone March 11, 2008 at 10:12am.
martin, next time you come out to jersey i'd love to have you at my freestyle and Greco-Roman club... we have a great room with 8 to 10 of the nj state qualifiers and placers so if you come back out check us out and also check the website we have a pretty impressive list of past all-americans that have come through http://www.eclipsewrestling.com
#3
Jim Brown March 11, 2008 at 9:11am.
I was lucky enough to meet some folks from The College of New Jersey at DIII Nationals last weekend. Good time and good wrestling conversation.
#2
NJWrestle.com March 10, 2008 at 8:14pm.
Great Job. The tournament director has always been a pain in the arse but the wrestling is very good.
#1
Young Son March 10, 2008 at 6:28pm.
Lol, if you do get into a fight, make sure to post it on flowrestling
Email Friend Email to Friend

No Tags Yet.


0/5 (0 votes cast)