Muscle Beach History - by Stuntmovie

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 :)zabo wedding pic

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[dr.chimps]

First guy looks like James Coburn. The second like Bobby Mitchum.   

[Mr Nobody]

I don't think the second guy lifts.

[stuntmovie]

First guy is Armand Tanny

Thrd guy is George Eifferman

Second guy is unknown but my wild guess would be  Vic Tanny Jr,.

The photo was taken at the LV Sahara Hotel Casino which was a first class operation back then and George owned and ran his gym on Sahara Ave in an old shopping center about a half mile east of the Sahara.

[Joe Roark]

I bought a tee shirt from that gym, Stunt. Even after MONTHS, the ink on the printing was wet to the touch. I finally threw it out.

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[The Scott]

First guy is Armand Tanny

Thrd guy is George Eifferman

Second guy is unknown but my wild guess would be  Vic Tanny Jr,.

The photo was taken at the LV Sahara Hotel Casino which was a first class operation back then and George owned and ran his gym on Sahara Ave in an old shopping center about a half mile east of the Sahara.

The second guy is Glen Sundby.




The beautiful young woman (centered) in the above photo is Beverly Jocher, Miss Muscle Beach of 1952.  This, my friends, is what being an in shape, beautiful woman is all about.  These ladies were all physical culturists, not hormonized heifers like the crap that populates the dais in the year of our Lord, 2013.

What man wouldn't wish to be seen with one of the lovelies on his arm?  Who among us that are real men wouldn't want to bring home such a gorgeous, healthy woman to meet mom?

Drugs took what was a health oriented way of life and turned it into a cess pool for degenerates and by that I mean "competitor" and "fan" alike. 

People that want to know what it was once all about need to purchase and read, "Remembering Muscle Beach" by Harold Zinkin.  The first winner of the Mr. California title and inventor of the Universal Gym.

I really hate what bodybuilding is now.  It is gross.

[Mr. MB]

George's gym on Sahara was my hangout in Vegas, part of my selling territory. He was always in the gym, most of the time doing one set every half hour. Shall we say recovery time? He and my father in law had a mutual best friend so I was able to confuse George with some little jabs on his youth and WWll days....he never could figure out where I got my info. Funs times with a great guy.

Scott, not all Bodybuilders who dabble in AAS are scum. Some of the finest men in my travels incl. Doctors, business men, scientists, ministers, entrepanuers, and one Congressman (the good kind) dabbled a bit. And yes there are lots of scums in our gyms and on stage. There are scums in all walks of life. Now do I prefer the Old School physiques myself over the gorilla belly idiots parading out there now ('most' of the 212s excepted).....YES.

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The second guy is Glen Sundby.




The beautiful young woman (centered) in the above photo is Beverly Jocher, Miss Muscle Beach of 1952.  This, my friends, is what being an in shape, beautiful woman is all about.  These ladies were all physical culturists, not hormonized heifers like the crap that populates the dais in the year of our Lord, 2013.

What man wouldn't wish to be seen with one of the lovelies on his arm?  Who among us that are real men wouldn't want to bring home such a gorgeous, healthy woman to meet mom?

Drugs took what was a health oriented way of life and turned it into a cess pool for degenerates and by that I mean "competitor" and "fan" alike. 

People that want to know what it was once all about need to purchase and read, "Remembering Muscle Beach" by Harold Zinkin.  The first winner of the Mr. California title and inventor of the Universal Gym.

I really hate what bodybuilding is now.  It is gross.

harold zingin. bottom pic is dr john ziegler holding court with some of the york boys.

[jpm101]

Stunt, think you know this story.

May be wrong but been told that the blond sitting on the right was Babara Thomason, one of the wifes of old time actor Mickey Rooney. She was having an affair, while married, and was short to death by her lover who shot himself. Ruled a murder suicide, though strong rumors that they were both murder by a hitman.

Stunt, ever run across a stuntman/actor named Milos Milos, he was the guy who committed suicide.?

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Stunt, think you know this story.

May be wrong but been told that the blond sitting on the right was Babara Thomason, one of the wifes of old time actor Mickey Rooney. She was having an affair, while married, and was short to death by her lover who shot himself. Ruled a murder suicide, though strong rumors that they were both murder by a hitman.

Stunt, ever run across a stuntman/actor named Milos Milos, he was the guy who committed suicide.?

this was a big scandal in 1958 she was the 5 th wife of mickey rooney. for those who know how to do such things the story was in the la times back than. barbara thomason actress tried to commit suicide at  mickey rooney's home.

[stuntmovie]

THE SCOTT…. Glen Sundby!? How the heck did you know his name? How was he involved within the bodybuilding world?
I’ve never heard of him and will Google him to make sure.

JOE! Good to see you bought one of George’s shirts. Can’t think of any reason why the ink didn’t dty, but I have a good friend who used to print all the Casino T-shirts before they cut back on that type of promotional material.

I’ll ask him about west ink shirts. He might have even printed them himself.

I gonna drive by George’s old location and see what’s there at present.

JPM …. I never did meet Barbara Thompson but I did meet Mickey Rooney on a couple of occasions. On one occasion he was real sad due to a pending divorce from some famous actress whom I have forgotten.

And then just earlier this year I met one of his sons who turned out to be a very colorful guy similar to his dad. I believe that he was a part of a major singing group in one of the major casino shows.

We were at an MMA planning meeting and he just walked up and shook my hand and casually mentioned his dad. We lost contact shortly after that meeting.

And just to end this on an upbeat note, I was recently a short time guest at Dean Martin’s old Las Vegas home which was interesting because the home had photos that were taken of the RAT PACK while in that home and were positioned in the exact locations where the photos were taken.

Milos Milos .... Don't think so but let me check

Back to bodybuilding …. I’ll be the USA Championships and will shoot any photos I can of any of the old-timers in attendance. That should be easy as there just ain’t too many old timers left.

And I still have no idea who the top contenders will be this year.

[stuntmovie]

JPM/FUNK..... I don't know anything about the Rooney/Thompson situation but it wasn't too long ago when the major studios took care of their own internal problems in order to save the reputations of their principal stars.

I was involved in a couple of minor alications which would have been more appropriately handled by the Police Department but that would have meant adverse publicity for the studio and the stars involved .... so any star problems were better handle "within  house" so to speak.

My Hollywood friends worked in the studios and were all Clint Walker size and on some occasions would be called into the front office and requested to do the studio a favor and solve a situation. (When I say "front office", I mean as high as you can go within that studio.

My peersonal involvement was to ride to a mansion in Beverly Hills with very big people and hold an OSCAR so that it would not be used as a weapon during a heated discussion.

I made an "acceptance speech" during that heated discussion and reluctantly returned it to be replaced on the mantel once the situation was resolved.

Mere threats solved most of the studio problems back then but I have a strong feeling that many situations were somewhat more violent.

Maybe it was my humble presence that prevented serious percussions.

[Mr Nobody]

harold zingin. bottom pic is dr john ziegler holding court with some of the york boys.

Three fags and five hoes.

[stuntmovie]

JPM/FUNK .... I just Googled Milos Milos and can definitely say that I've never met him.

He was a tough street-fighter before going to Hollywood and IMDB says the following ...

As a young Hollywood actor, Milos is best known for his performance as a Soviet naval officer in the 1966 comedy The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming, as well as for his titular role in the 1966 Esperanto horror movie, Incubus.

In 1965, Barbara Ann Thomason (stage name Carolyn Mitchell) began an affair with Milos. The two were found dead in her husband Mickey Rooney's Los Angeles house in 1966. The American official inquiry stated that Milos had shot Thomason with Rooney's chrome-plated .38 caliber revolver and then committed suicide.[citation needed]The official inquiry provoked rumors and doubts that they were actually both murdered in revenge for having an affair.

Interesting story which I was never aware of.

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JPM/FUNK..... I don't know anything about the Rooney/Thompson situation but it wasn't too long ago when the major studios took care of their own internal problems in order to save the reputations of their principal stars.

I was involved in a couple of minor alications which would have been more appropriately handled by the Police Department but that would have meant adverse publicity for the studio and the stars involved .... so any star problems were better handle "within  house" so to speak.

My Hollywood friends were all Clint Walker size and on some occasions would be called into the front office and requested to do the studio a favor and solve a situation.

My peersonal involvement was to ride to a mansion in Beverly Hills and hold an OSCAR so that it would not be used as a weapon during a heated discussion.

I made an "acceptance speech" during that heated discussion and reluctantly returned it to be replaced on the mantel.

Mere threats solves most of the studio problems back then but I have a strong feeling that many situations were somewhat more violent.

hard to believe but mickey rooney will be 93 in september. guy is still making movies my kid was in a movie with him in 2011 called bamboo shark. local bodybuilding champ joe meeko also was in a movie with him before his  untimely demise.

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stunt did you ever cross pathes with joe meeko. he was out in california in the late 80's stayed at mike mentzer's house for a time when he considered switching from the aau to the ifbb. but changed his mind.

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[stuntmovie]

FUNK, No, sorry to say but I never met Joe Meeko.

[Mr Nobody]

Is he still alive if so looks like he needs to go to work for Lizard Lick Towing in NC.

[The Scott]

THE SCOTT…. Glen Sundby!? How the heck did you know his name? How was he involved within the bodybuilding world?
I’ve never heard of him and will Google him to make sure.

A great many of the photos up here are also featured in the book, "Remembering Muscle Beach".  I have had it for several years now and every once in a while I take it out and look it over.

Highly recommended.

[stuntmovie]

THE SCOTT, I did a very quick search for Glen Sundby and noticed that
Zabo, Armond Tanny and others held a memorial function on his behalf on Santa Monica Beach.

Not sure if my nephews ever met him but they are all gymnasts and were Cirque du Soleil performers for a few years before gong into the movie business.

They did a lot of gymnast stuff on the beach when Cirque du Soleil had their show in a big tent off the side of the SM Pier.

I'll have to ask but it would definitely be a small world if they ever did meet Glenn .... with two 'n's I believe.

[Joe Roark]

From 1987-1990 Sundby produced the Muscle Beach Alumni Assoc. Newsletter.