turnbuckle: the hardware in the corner of a ring that joins the ring ropes to the support posts, used in pro wrestling as a platform for highspots
undercard: the first matches of a wrestling event, or ‘card’, those on the bottom rung of the talent ladder are considered undercarders
yakitori: (yah-kee-to’-ree) grilled chicken strips on skewers
Yasa, La: (lah yah’-sah) slang for Hoodtown, from the Japanese “yasa” meaning a gambling den
yowamushi: (yo-wa-moo’-shee) a wimp
verga: (ver’-ga) penis
work: in wrestling terms can mean to wrestle, or in larger terms to con someone or make them believe an angle
worker: a wrestler
workrate: insider vernacular for the effort a wrestler puts forth during a match
This book is also available as a deluxe limited print edition with illustrations by Rafael Navarro.
http://www.FromPartsUnknown.com
Keith "Sleep is for Pussies" Rainville, Rafael Navarro, Poppy Z. Brite, Michael Marshall Slim, Jorge Gutierrez, Virginia Guilford, Nathan Long, Dave Schow (for the "what if?"), Wakako Fisher, Eddie Mort and Lili Chin, Joe Monks, H. Pascal, Gerardo Horacio Porcayo, Jose Luis Zarate, Gabriela Obregon, to Mr. Unknown, La Reina Araña, Demonia del Fuego and the rest of the M enmascarado From Parts Unknown, Matteo and the Quebrada kids, Martin Marin and the luchadores of WPW, Ron Rivera and his RevPro bad boys, Super X, El Solar, and to the holy trinity of Santo, Blue Demon and Mil Mascaras for starting it all.
CHRISTA FAUST
Christa Faust grew up in New York City, in the Bronx and Hell’s Kitchen. She’s been making stuff up her whole life, and spent most of her teen years on endless subway rides, cutting school and scribbling stories. After High School finally had enough of her, she worked in the Times Square peep booths and later as a fetish model and professional Dominatrix. She sold her first short story when she moved to Los Angeles in the early 90s. After nearly 20 years in her beloved adopted city, she still considers herself an expat rather than a native. She’s an avid reader and collector of vintage paperbacks, a Film Noir enthusiast and a Tattooed Lady. She writes primarily Hardboiled crime fiction, but also does work-for-hire media tie in novels. She lives in the smallest house in Silver Lake with her Boston Terrier Butch.
http://www.ChristaFaust.com
http://twitter.com/faustfatale
http://www.facebook.com/christafaust