Charlottean Ric Flair Praises Colts Safety’s Impression (Plus: The Weekday Roundup)
Ric Flair, the WWE legend who also goes by “The Nature Boy,” said he received death threats for giving a pep talk to the San Francisco 49ers last year. In his latest show of support for another NFL team, reactions seem to be a bit more lighthearted. In a video on ESPN.com today, Flair applauds Indianapolis Colts player Sergio Brown’s emulation of the wrestler’s classic taunts.
“When I first heard about Sergio Brown doing an impression of the Nature Boy, I had to see it to believe it,” Flair says in the video, which supplemented his show of support with archival footage. “But Sergio, brother, you are the man. I’ve seen a lot guys try that stuff and not pull it off.”
Flair goes on to wish the Colts luck in their game against the New England Patriots. “I wish you good luck on Sunday,” Flair says. “And remember, it’s two claps, for the Ric Flair. And a whoo for the Indianapolis Colts. Good luck Sunday.” Several “whoos” followed.
Check out the video, including his trademark shuffle, below.
Otherwise, check out our picks for the week of happenings in Charlotte below.
MONDAY
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. LEGACY CELEBRATION
Free admission to the Levine Museum of the New South includes the program Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Legacy Celebration on Monday. Check out a schedule below:
10 a.m. Film Screening: The Children’s March
10:30 a.m. Art Workshop—Building Community Hand in Hand
10:45 a.m. Story Time
11:30 a.m. McCrorey YMCA African Drumming
12:00 p.m. Art Workshop:—Building Community Hand in Hand
12:10 p.m. Performance by The Possibility Project
12:30 p.m. Youth Forumand Rally: History ACTIVE, GirlTalk Foundation, Campus PRIDE, United 4theDREAM
12:45 p.m. Story Time
1:00 p.m. Performance by McCrorey YMCA African Drumming
1:30 p.m. Performance by Davidic Praise of St. Paul
2:00 p.m. Film Screening: Come Walk in My Shoes
2:45 p.m. Story Time
3:05 p.m. Performance by Davidic Praise of St. Paul
3:30 p.m. Presentation: Destination Freedom – Music and history from the Civil Rights Movement
3:45 p.m. Story Time
BONUS EVENT
ANTI-FLAG WITH A WILHELM SCREAM
Get out your anti-Bush patches and teenage angst, Anti-Flag is touring the country with a live recreation of 2003’s The Terror State. The band’s hardcore contemporaries in A Wilhelm Scream join them on this tour. At this Visulite Theatre show, Charlotte’s own Hungry Girl opens.
TUESDAY
NEW GEOGRAPHIC ONE
This show brings two firsts for Central Piedmont Community College’s Pease Gallery. New Geographic One is the gallery’s first pop-up exhibit. It’s also the first exhibition there to focus on the animated GIFs. Artists Dan Romanoski and Eric Hurtgen have been working with the medium for a few years now. Read more here.
WEDNESDAY
GAY AMERICA FROM KINSEY TO STONEWALL
Gay America from Kinsey to Stonewall (through Jan. 25) is part of the LGBTQ: Perspectives on Equality project, which offers multiple exhibits that focus on LGBTQ history regionally and nationally.
THURSDAY
BLACK VIOLIN
Whether you call it “classical” or “hip-hop,” or even “rock” or “soul,” the kineticism of Black Violin is undeniable. The duo has performed with Kanye West, Aerosmith, P. Diddy, and several more high-profile pop acts. But the phrase “classically trained” is always apparent.
BONUS PICK:
GIRLS, GUNS & GLORY
In 2014, Rolling Stone named this band as one of the 10 Artists You Need to Know. The Americana group hails from Boston, and this year’s Good Luck was cited as one of the reasons for the magazine’s honor. Sarah Borges joins the line-up for this show.
