STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
By Diamond Dallas Page

Yo Cutters…

What’s up? I just came off a wild weekend…well, it wasn’t even a weekend. It was Thursday night when my attorney, Brad Small, known as the wrestling lawyer, took myself, my lovely wife Kimberly (who you can catch on the cover of Iron man this month), and Billy Kidman and Torrie Wilson (or is that Kidman?), who also happen to be their clients. We all met at the Havana Room, which is an exclusive club that Brad just happens to belong to, in Beverly Hills. The Havana Room is a private cigar bar, which is very rare when you consider that California is a non-smoking state. By the way, Arnold Schwarzenegger (our new governor) and a ridiculous amount of other celebrities belong to the Havana Room. I believe Brad Small stores his cigars in the humidor right next to Jason Priestley of Beverly Hills 90210 fame. Kimberly and I got there late and the sushi was already flowing, but nobody had any cocktails going. I would be that culprit. I got us drinking watermelon martinis.

Not to change the subject, but Kidman looks HUGE! Obviously, he’s been spending a lot of time in the gym. Kidman and I go back to the day when Kanyon would constantly be trying to get me to help him get a job with WCW through Eric Bischoff. I helped so many guys get jobs at that point that I really couldn’t talk to Eric about one more guy right then, until Kanyon put a tape of Billy in at my house. During his comeback going into his finish, the Shooting Star Press. I was very impressed with Billy’s comeback even though at the time he was quite miniscule, especially compared to the big S.O.B. he is now. Like I said, I was impressed, but what blew me away was his finish. I immediately looked at Kanyon and said, “Rewind the tape to just the finish and give it to me.” I walked down to Eric’s house, two doors away. It was a Sunday afternoon and I think he was watching a movie at the time. I waited for a commercial break and got up, walked to the VCR and said, “You got to see this kid’s finish.” I put in the tape and hit PLAY and we both went, “WOW!” We must have played that finish back three or four times. Finally, Eric said, “What’s he doing now?” and I said, “Looking for a job.” Eric hired him on the spot with a developmental deal. I’ll never forget seeing Kanyon’s face. He was so happy, but nobody was happier than Peter Gruner, soon to become Billy Kidman.

Sitting back in the Havana Room, I was proud to know that I helped him to live his dream, a dream that he continues to live today. Dusty, Jake and Jody did it for me, and I was glad to return the favor. Actually, he’s living two dreams…two dreams…two dreams…hell, he’s married to Torrie Wilson, but then again, I’m married to Kimberly Page. Which brings up a funny comment Billy made. Actually, it wasn’t Billy who originally made the comment, it was Bradshaw. Bradshaw greets Billy every time he sees him by saying, “Hey, Over Achiever. You gotta be the biggest over achiever I’ve ever seen. Wait a minute, that would be you and DDP.” I laugh my a$$ off. Of course, so did Kim. You know what? He’s absolutely right. I’m an over achiever in everything I have, and so is Kidman… and that’s not a bad thing (say it with me) that’s a GOOD thing.

As Brad and I sat and talked business, Kidman went to get cigars. Twenty minutes later, I look up and what do I see but Torrie and Kimberly chomping down on those stogies like they were Churchill and Schwarzenegger. They were kicking back, drinking martinis, and puffing on those cigars. Being a cigar smoker for some years, and those girls definitely ain’t, all I could think of was… Oh boy. From there, we were out on the town. We probably hit three clubs. All the pictures are on the site. You don’t want to miss these shots because they are party madness at its finest. Instead of putting down what happened, pictures are worth a thousand words. These are worth a million. All I’ll say is that there were some serious hangovers to come. Enjoy.

The next night, Trick Pony was in town so I went up to see them at the Canyon Club. (No, it’s not owned by Chris Kanyon.) The Ponies blew the place away with their high-energy country music. While I was there, Kenny Wayne Shepherd came by to say hello. Turns out he was a big fan and the feeling’s mutual. The Ponies are working on a new album right now. I’ve heard some of the raw stuff and it’s kick a$$!! I think it’s the best stuff they’ve ever done, and that’s saying something. If you saw the photos from the night before, you know I was so hungover that there was no drinking this night. Well, actually I had to have one beer because it was Heidi’s birthday. If you’re in L.A. this Saturday, Trick Pony will be one of the thirty bands with on KLZA radio’s country extravaganza. I’ll bring your pictures from that next week.

As usual…Badda Bing…It’s been your pleasure…as well as mine…
Diamond Dallas Page