My father sold the family-house. If anyone knows my family story, he’s my step-father, but he’s my Dad; my father died when I was 8 in 1968. Anyway, he sold the house I was born in, the house that has been in our family for the 42 years I’ve been alive. I’ve never had anywhere else that I call home but that. Well, now that home is gone, I guess my house in Florida is home. I’m driving up there to get my high school and college scrapbooks, trophies and all of my other personal stuff that always stayed in the house.

Since I’ve been off TV, not a day goes by that some fan doesn’t come up to me and say, ‘I miss you; I wish you were still on TV; I can’t wait to see you on TV once again.’ Well, not to be mellow-dramatic, that means a lot to me; those comments really mean a lot to me. They usually make my day. It’s nice to be appreciated; it’s nice to know that my fan-base is so loyal. I don’t often have the chance to say, Thanks … so I’ll say it here, Thanks!

As far as what I’m gonna do in my career in the future, most people know that I’ve got until January 1, 2002, on my contract with what was once WCW, and is now known as the Universal Wrestling Corporation. So, I will be paid until December 31, 2001. Then, at 12:01 a.m. on New Year’s Day, I become a free agent. Yippee! As of right now, the plan is for Scott and I to work the Tokyo Dome show for New Japan Pro Wrestling on January 4, 2002 … and then go from there. There have been some talks about an overseas tour to Australia after that.

I’m gonna see if I can obtain the rights to The Outsiders matches in Japan, so everyone can see – through my Website – how we’re doing since we won’t be on TV in the U.S. I’m thinking about doing a documentary of the Japan Tour, which will include a few days before the trip, our travels, our adventures and more. I’m so excited to be getting back in the ring with Scott. There’s never been a time when, right before that curtain opened, that I haven’t seen Scott smiling and hear him say, ‘Let’s rock it, Big Man.’

I’m really looking forward to being an Outsider again.

I’ve got several movie deals that I’m hoping to finalize. That’s why I go out to L.A. once every four or five weeks, and spend a week out there. I became good friends with a producer-director named Ken. He’s a young guy with vision and the type of guy I want to do projects with, and he’s got a bunch in the making. There are a lot of good things happening for me in Los Angles, the Hollywood industry. My agent Barry Bloom is working hard for me, along with Michael Braverman, to make sure the transition from wrestling to life-after-wrestling is a smooth one.

My body feels great. The stress involved with being a professional wrestler is incredible, and I’m not enduring that right now, which is good. I look at the faces of some of the younger guys that are in New York, working for the WWF … then I look at my face, and I think, ‘Gosh, these guys look 10 years older than me facially and, in reality, they are 10 years younger than me.’

I’ve got to give kudos to Steve Austin. I haven’t watched a whole lot of wrestling since I’ve been off, but I think Austin and Kurt Angle have really carried the show in The Rock and Triple H’s absence. You’ve got to give Steve Austin credit more than anyone in the business right now because Steve has basically re-created himself. He’s taken a character that was one-way and completely turned it around. You could see that he could act during his appearance on Nash Bridges, now definitely too. There are so many brilliant performers who are professional wrestlers, and often we a get bad stereotype from Hollywood executives. But wrestlers are golden. The Rock is golden. Triple-H is golden. They are among the guys who will do things in the entertainment business long after they retire from wrestling. And Kurt Angle probably, too; I think he’s a very funny guy.

I want to thank Vince McMahon. In fact, my son and I both thank you very much for a paid vacation. Thank you very much for buying WCW – and letting me have a complete summer with my son, to see him every day. I really appreciate it. Guess I owe you one, Vinnie-Mac.

As far as my personal life, here’s a look at my typical day:

• Alarm goes off at 12. I’m still keeping my practice of waking up at the crack of noon.
• Dunkin’ Donuts coffee, a couple of 16-ounce mugs before taking my Hydroxicut.
• I try to ride my stationary bicycle first thing in the morning.
• Shower.
• My training partner is Disco Inferno, and we usually workout from 1-3 p.m. If I don’t do cardio at home, I do it at the gym with Glenn.
• After working out, I drive 23 miles north of city and spend the rest of the day with my son till it’s time for him to go to bed. We play video games, go to the arcade, play Army-men, watch TV, or just do whatever. "T" usually spends 2 nights/week at my loft. I don’t watch much TV, but the only can’t-miss show these days is, Six Feet Under. That’s my show, the show I watch every week. I also watch ESPN SportsCenter nightly, usually the 2 a.m. edition.
• I go to bed at 4 a.m.

That’s basically what I do – day in, day out.

I spent a couple weeks in July in Florida. Actually, most of July was spent in Florida. I bought another rental property down there. Tamara and I went down there and got it ready to be rented. My birthday was July 9. I turned 42 – no matter what others say; I am 42. Pro Wrestling Illustrated always says I was born in ’58. Well, sorry guys, I was born in ’59. I celebrated with X-Pac, Chuck Palumbo and Sean O’Haire. The New York guys were in town on my birthday, for Raw at Phillips Arena in Atlanta. Earlier in the day, I went out with my family – and had a very nice dinner. It was a real nice birthday. I wish, though, I could have seen Hunter, but he had to get back to Birmingham, Ala., for morning rehab. Of course, I also wish I could have seen Scott, but Scott has been raising his babies and working in Japan and being sober. He’s doing everything he needs to be doing.

One of the summer highlights was the week Tristen spent at soccer camp, for players age 5-to-14. "T" was the only 5 year-old, with the next-youngest being 7 or 8. Well, since he’s so big, they thought he was 10 years-old. He had fun, though I don’t think he aspires to be a professional soccer player. That was, though, the first time he did anything really athletic. "T" has been growing so much. Shoot, I think he grew two inches while we were in Florida last month. I had to carry him in the parking lot at Busch Gardens – and that was a task. I know I’m getting old, but not so old that I can’t carry my 5 year-old son across a parking lot. He’s like carrying a 60-pound German Shepherd.

I’ve got to give a Shout Out to Luis Gonzalez of the Arizona Diamondbacks. I’ve met him a couple of times when I lived in Phoenix. Congrats on a great season … hope you hit 71. And to Arizona manager Bob Brenly: play my boy David Dellucci every night!

As far as my WCW mates, and who I still keep in touch with, that list includes: The Steiner Brothers, The Thrillers, Double-J, Disco (We’ve become very good friends.) and Lex Luger. I talk to Scott almost every day, sometimes five times a day, like two old broads or something. I talk to Evan Karagias about once-a-week; he hung out with Scott and I a lot. I haven’t talked to Rey-Rey because he changed his phone number. So, Rey, give me a call; my number is the same. That goes for you too, Goldberg, who changes his number once-a-week. I also talk to Eric Bischoff a lot, at least once-a-week; and he’s doing well.

Thanks again for everything and I hope you’re looking forward to seeing me perform for you again, just as I’m looking forward to performing for you…be it in wrestling or the movies.