Hawk From American Gladiators Died And His Funeral Has A Strict Dress Code Of Bikinis, Shorts, Jerseys, T-Shirts, Etc.
The Wrap- Lee Reherman’s memorial service definitely won’t be a formal affair. The ceremony for “American Gladiators” star Reherman, who died this week at age 49, will be a beach affair, with a strict dress code of bikinis and other super-casual attire, according to a press release issued Thursday. “Attire will be strictly enforced in keeping with ‘Hawk Style’! No suits or dark clothes allowed!” the release reads. “You must wear outdoor beach clothing. Cargo or board shorts, bikinis, jeans, t-shirts, jerseys and anything that you would wear to party with Lee at the Beach!”
The ceremony will take place Saturday at 10 a.m., just south of the Manhattan Beach Pier near Los Angeles. After the ceremony, attendees will adjourn to Shellback Tavern, where they will “LAUGH, cry, LAUGH some more and share our favorite stories about the man we all love so much!” Guests are encouraged to bring flowers, which will be added to a circle of flowers planted in the sand. Reherman was found dead at his home on Tuesday. According to a representative for the actor, he had been suffering from a flu-like illness for the past several days.
I meant to blog about Hawk dying the other but it just got away from me. Anyone that grew up in the 90s has a special place in their heart for American Gladiators and that Fox Saturday lineup. Bobby’s World, the X-Men cartoon, WWF, and then American Gladiators was as fearsome a combo as television has ever seen. NBC probably stole its “Must See TV” tagline after spending a Saturday morning eating cereal and watching those shows all in their prime. So rest in peace, Hawk.
Now when it comes to the funeral, can you really have a better friend than someone that allows outdoor clothing and bikinis? I am at the age where all my friends are married and/or have kids, so we are wayyyy passed trying to impress anyone. So events like the Super Bowl or New Year’s Eve have a dress code of strictly hoodies, sweats, pajamas, etc. So to go with the warm weather version of that for his funeral makes Hawk my favorite human ever. Everyone’s just happier in comfortable clothes. The minute you get home, your first move should be directly toward putting on some mesh shorts and a t-shirt.
And if girls are in bikinis at this funeral, everyone has a chance to hook up after it’s over, kinda like Chaz from Wedding Crashers without the whole creepy thing. Hawk did the leg work by dying and throwing this casual funeral. Now it’s up to his friends to seal the deal. Truly a gentleman. And is bringing flowers to a beach funeral the most Cali move ever? I need to get out of New York, man. Yes I know they say the grass is always greener on the other side. But my grass is covered in snow right now while it’s probably 75 and sunny in California for the 100000th day in a row.
Going back to American Gladiators, we have failed as a country by not giving the show it’s own permanent time slot on TV. There are eight trillion channels these days. Are you telling me that not one channel can afford a few unitards, paychecks for some monstrous athletes, and the sports equpiment of a suped up gym class? For shame! Yes I know that they rebooted it a few years ago with Hulk Hogan and it flopped, but come on guys. I truly don’t know one person that watched American Gladiators and didn’t love it. I think announcing Gladiators is a bigger part of Larry Csonka’s legacy than being a Hall of Famer or member of the 1972 Dolphins. We just have to think of how to get the eyeballs needed and I think I figured it out.
We need to marry American Gladiators to the most popular sport in America (the NFL) and make the NFL Combine all American Gladiator events. Because there is always room for events like Assault, Powerball, running around like a mouse in a giant ball (Atlasphere), and the best damn final obstacle course in television history (The Elminator). If you don’t think those events can separate the good athletes from the bad athletes better than a bunch of drills and the 40 yard dash, you have never watched American Gladiators. And in case you needed a refresher on all this stuff or just want to relive your childhood, I present some old school American Gladiators highlights.
Assault:
Atlasphere:
Powerball:
The Eliminator: