posted May 08, 2000 11:33 AM         

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....was sunday. I was at the New England Bodybuildng Championships, and it was the night show. The buzz was that there were going to be pros there, and sure enough, there were. I walked into the lobby to see Cormier sitting at a table, signing autos and taking pics. i just stood off to the side and watched. after the crowd died down, i got up the courage and asked him what he thought about wheeler taking the arnold. here is an exact quote: "He was holding way too much water, but it dont matter. His time has passed. Im the youngest one, you know? Im gonna be the next mr. O not named Ronnie Coleman." we chatted a little more, but he had to get back to his work. around 7, HE arrived. If you have never seen nasser el sonbaty in person, trust me, you have no idea how big and scary this guy is. when i took my pic with him, i thought he was gonna crush my hand. he said he was around 320, but he looked good. he had a little gut, but it didnt matter. cormier was around 260 he said, and he hasnt trained since the classic. i also got to meet mike katz too. he was the emcee. my friend (who also won the teen title) had an uncle that worked at berklee and he got us to meet katz. he still looks enormous. well, as i said, if uve never seen a pro, u have no clue. if u got a chance to go to a show, go. its not as boring as some think it is. oh, did i mention susie curry, with other fitness girls? thong central, my friends. if u were a girl and u didnt have a thong on, u didnt get in. i was in heavan. GO TO A SHOW!

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posted May 08, 2000 11:41 AM            

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Palumbo was beside me once. He is huge!

BB

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posted May 08, 2000 11:43 AM            

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Cool man, sounds like you had a good time.

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posted May 08, 2000 01:15 PM         

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I have met Palumbo , Nasser , Dorian , Priest and Kovacs. Of all of them Dave and Greg
were the most inhuman looking.

Dave was monsterous and I was stunned when
I saw him.

Greg was a giant and to this day I have never
seen anyone in person freakier then him (except for Jacko Strauss's arms)

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posted May 08, 2000 01:24 PM            

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How tall is Cormier?

Sounds like a pretty good deal......maybe I'll get to one, one of these days.

Matt

Ps yeah I wonder what he did when he took off for a few minutes......

[This message has been edited by MattTheSkywalker (edited May 08, 2000).]

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posted May 08, 2000 01:28 PM         

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cormier is about 5'10. im 5'10, and i got my photos developed and were the same height. funny thing, all of a sudden, he gets up, takes a little pouch, and goes to the bathroom for like, 20 minutes. he comes back all fired up and shit. wonder what he did.

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posted May 08, 2000 01:38 PM            

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I was at last years Night Of Champions in NYC i got to meet Ronnie Coleman,Levrone,Ray, Tom Prince, And Paul Dillet,,,it was quite the experience

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posted May 08, 2000 02:17 PM         

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I agree the shows are awesome. It really makes you want to hit the gym harder after seeing guys like Nasser, Dillet, and Coleman. I met Levrone when he was in Chili's after a show in San Jose. I was waiting tables at the time. One of the other waiters comes by and says "This guy at table 13 has some fuckin huge arms!" I walk out there to take a look, and I told the idiot, that's Kevin Levrone, and I'm taking that table. When I talked to him he seemed pretty cool. Of course we talked shit about Shawn Ray.
I also met Lee Preist at a fitness expo a couple of years ago. He's about 5'0" with an 8' ego. I couldn't give a shit if I ever meet that asshole again.

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posted May 08, 2000 02:30 PM         

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Ive met Dave Palumbo and Greg Kovacs and i gotta say dave impressed me more than that stupid monkey kovacs. dave actually trains in my gym once or twice and he just looks like a walking science project. crazy stuff....im gonna meet a bunch of other pros in a few weeks at the night of champs- im psyched to see coleman in person.

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posted May 08, 2000 02:37 PM         

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ive heard that about priest. hes a fucking asshole in person. people think cause he supposedly has a carefree attitude towards competition that hes a cool guy, but thats not the word. little midget's head is bigger than his arms, and we all know how big those are.

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posted May 08, 2000 04:04 PM            

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nasser was the guest poser at my last show, if anybody wants Ill scan to your email...he was way out of shape, but its off season..this was in peru

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posted May 08, 2000 06:29 PM            

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I have meet Jay Cutler before and that is a big mofo as well! Also met Roland Kickinger he is big too especially to be like 6'4"!!!

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