Author Topic: NOC 1990. (Read 10954 times)

michael arvilla · « **Reply #25 on:** October 16, 2008, 08:06:58 AM »

Figo · « **Reply #26 on:** October 16, 2008, 08:20:22 AM »

Quote from: michael arvilla on October 16, 2008, 08:04:40 AM

yes i was there!........................(got lot's more i could scan/onstage pics not just of me with competitors)

Mike, you've met a lot of the pros in the 80's & 90's, how did you get all these pics with them, did you personally know any of them?

How were the majority of these pros, approachable?

Sherief Shalaby · « **Reply #27 on:** October 16, 2008, 08:22:44 AM »

Quote from: michael arvilla on October 16, 2008, 08:04:40 AM

yes i was there!........................(got lot's more i could scan/onstage pics not just of me with competitors)

Many thx for these pics.. Could u plz post more stage pictures??..

michael arvilla · « **Reply #28 on:** October 16, 2008, 08:41:39 AM »

Quote from: Figo on October 16, 2008, 08:20:22 AM

Mike, you've met a lot of the pros in the 80's & 90's, how did you get all these pics with them, did you personally know any of them?

How were the majority of these pros, approachable?

The pros that i know/knew were mostly local Amateur guys that just so happened to turn professional (i was manager at a niteclub where Mike Matarazzo's wife was a bartender/Mike used to come in all the time and we became "friends") i worked at another niteclub (Palace) where Paul Demayo's best friend worked (teddy hanley) Paul came in all the time and later i worked (bounced) with Paul at another club in Salem Mass)i trained at a gym (golds gym everett mass) where a lot of top amateurs and pros trained........the bodybuilding "scene" is a fairly small tight-knit group.......Jay Cutler trained at another gym (nautilus plus billerica) that i went to
so you kinna always ran into these guys

Figo · « **Reply #29 on:** October 16, 2008, 08:58:29 AM »

Quote from: michael arvilla on October 16, 2008, 08:41:39 AM

The pros that i know/knew were mostly local Amateur guys that just so happened to turn professional (i was manager at a niteclub where Mike Matarazzo's wife was a bartender/Mike used to come in all the time and we became "friends") i worked at another niteclub (Palace) where Paul Demayo's best friend worked (teddy hanley) Paul came in all the time and later i worked (bounced) with Paul at another club in Salem Mass)i trained at a gym (golds gym everett mass) where a lot of top amateurs and pros trained........the bodybuilding "scene" is a fairly small tight-knit group.......Jay Cutler trained at another gym (nautilus plus billerica) that i went to
so you kinna always ran into these guys

You knew Ken Wheeler the amateur, before he became Flex Wheeler the next Mr O?

You knew De Mayo pretty well, then, always one of my favorite amateurs/pros, what kinda guy was he?

michael arvilla · « **Reply #30 on:** October 16, 2008, 09:01:15 AM »

Back in the day (late 80's early 1990's) bodybuilding was imensely popular (it was all over TV)
It was a great great time in my life (i thought it was "normal" to go to the Gym and see Matarazzo and Demayo training)
The guys that i "looked up to" were guys like Rich Gaspari,Lee Haney,Berry Demey,Mike Christian, i had no idea some of these guys that i saw every day were going to be "legends" in the sport

michael arvilla · « **Reply #31 on:** October 16, 2008, 09:06:42 AM »

Quote from: Figo on October 16, 2008, 08:58:29 AM

You knew Ken Wheeler the amateur, before he became Flex Wheeler the next Mr O?

You knew De Mayo pretty well, then, always one of my favorite amateurs/pros, what kinda guy was he?

No...............i met "Ken" when i traveled to Venice and befriended Chris Cormier (Chris was way cool,hung out while there,invited me to club that he bounced at (roxy the roxy something like that)
Flex ...................long story (suffice to say we didn't hit it off too well)

Paul DEmayo was very funny actually! (sarcastic.......great sense of humor)
always had a "chip on his shoulder tho (used to give me tons of free Met-Rx tho!)
really good guy

Figo · « **Reply #32 on:** October 16, 2008, 09:15:39 AM »

Quote from: michael arvilla on October 16, 2008, 09:01:15 AM

Back in the day (late 80's early 1990's) bodybuilding was imensely popular (it was all over TV)
It was a great great time in my life (i thought it was "normal" to go to the Gym and see Matarazzo and Demayo training)
The guys that i "looked up to" were guys like Rich Gaspari,Lee Haney,Berry Demey,Mike Christian, i had no idea some of these guys that i saw every day were going to be "legends" in the sport

Mike, love to hear more stories and pics! Dont wanna hijack Sherief's thread, though.

Figo · « **Reply #33 on:** October 16, 2008, 09:18:03 AM »

Quote from: michael arvilla on October 16, 2008, 09:06:42 AM

No...............i met "Ken" when i traveled to Venice and befriended Chris Cormier (Chris was way cool,hung out while there,invited me to club that he bounced at (roxy the roxy something like that)
Flex ...................long story (suffice to say we didn't hit it off too well)

Paul DEmayo was very funny actually! (sarcastic.......great sense of humor)
always had a "chip on his shoulder tho (used to give me tons of free Met-Rx tho!)
really good guy

About Flex thats expected, I suppose.

De Mayo I always heard he was cool. Gone too soon.

jaejonna · « **Reply #34 on:** October 16, 2008, 09:20:30 AM »

Its a sad shame that Flex looked like that at one point, now he is some lumpy looking old black dude with discount tattoos and too much baby oil training with chains lol hahahah

michael arvilla · « **Reply #35 on:** October 16, 2008, 09:29:06 AM »

Quote from: Figo on October 16, 2008, 09:15:39 AM

Mike, love to hear more stories and pics! Dont wanna hijack Sherief's thread, though.

lol i hear ya............(im looking now for my NOC pics)
here is another one tho (from the club i was working at with Matarazzo's wife/not her in the pic)

Figo · « **Reply #36 on:** October 16, 2008, 09:38:49 AM »

Quote from: jaejonna on October 16, 2008, 09:20:30 AM

Its a sad shame that Flex looked like that at one point, now he is some lumpy looking old black dude with discount tattoos and too much baby oil training with chains lol hahahah

He was great at his prime, perfect shape, full bellies, no weaknesses.

Weak mind, though.

michael arvilla · « **Reply #37 on:** October 16, 2008, 09:51:37 AM »

OK i found em!

Figo · « **Reply #38 on:** October 16, 2008, 09:56:09 AM »

Is that Paris in the middle?

suckmymuscle · « **Reply #39 on:** October 16, 2008, 10:00:12 AM »

Quote from: Meso_z on October 16, 2008, 04:01:30 AM

MOMO looked sick....

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He was sick. He would die a couple months latter.

SUCKMYMUSCLE

michael arvilla · « **Reply #40 on:** October 16, 2008, 10:00:24 AM »

Mike his wife (Linda) and some employess of the bar (lol kid on top of the bar was one of my students when i taught middle school that i hired as a barback)

right after Mike turned Pro (he came in to celebrate)