THE
DALLAS
WOWBOY
Why did the Dallas
tragedy generate
universal emotion?
First of all, it was
his age. Death at
age 26 goes way
against the norm:
Children are
supposed to outlive
their parents. At
that age you expect
to have another
50 years left. It’s
that decades-long
potential that has
been taken away
that Dallas will
never tap into. There
was also Dallas’
appearance, with
his all-American
clean-cut look,
topping off one
of the biggest
physiques on the
scene.
But there’s
more to the eulogies
that were posted,
and more than
the previously
mentioned points.
Quite simply, Dallas
was special;
people instantly
liked him upon first
meeting. His appeal
was across the
whole gamut of
the industry. Show
promoters who
hired him were
knocked out by his
friendliness and
energy. Fans who
gained a selfie
photo op waxed
enthusiastic about
how much time
he gave them.
Magazines were
impressed by
his professionalism
at photo shoots.
And his special It
factor radiated
throughout
all his video
presentations.
Everybody loved
him and remembers
when they met
him for the first
time. People talk of
the It factor—quite
simply, Dallas
McCarver had it.
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