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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: HowieW on June 03, 2007, 07:59:15 PM
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For starters the best parts of the show were:
1. The line up , very deep and most in great shape.
2. The quality of the lighting and sound during the actual contest.
3. Bob Chic and Dan Solomen sitting on stage behind the Pro bodybuilding desk, giving a fun upbeat play by play. Bob is a top notch MC and ambassador for our sport.
4. Shawn was right there at a booth near the entance, well dressed greeting fans.
5. ;) Finally getting to meet big Ron Aviden ( get big founder ) in person. Ron is a great guy and it was fun chatting with him.
The weak points of the event ( in my opinion):
1. The expo was not what it could have been. Too many NON bodybuilding events in a very huge convention hall room gave it a "disorganized" feel. Get rid of all the events besides powerlifting and arm wrestling and do THEM in seperate place.The actual vendors were great however and I enjoyed meeting many and seeing their bodybuilding products.
2. No vendors or food /soft drink booth near the actual show. They did have small vendor nearby selling booze and of course Shawn'stable near the door at the start. BUt they needed the pros there at tables from 5-6 to meet/greet fans and a few supplement vendors and food available. Not sure what rules the convention center has , but why not just have the vendors at that huge area just outside the theatre??
3. The night show finals are too long , 6 pm to around 11 pm, the pro men didn't get on stage until late into the event. Do all the NPC stuff on friday afernoon and eve and give saturday for only the pros (bodybuilding and figure).
???Instead of dancers why not have the arm wrestling finals on the stage at the sat and friday night show. ???
4. I am not sure how the promoters do $$$$ with their current location of the Denver Convention center as it stands now. BUT, I think the show would be better in a classy but smaller place.
It would be filled to a higher % and give a more intimate feel to the event.
Overall, the Colorado Pro was a decent event and another good show for us fans to attend and enjoy!
The recent Jr USA in Charleston was a model for how a major bodybuilding event should be done.
The theatre was awesome, the parking cheap and easy to use and the vendors set up in a well organized, professional looking areas near the actual contest. Despite all the figure contestants that event went off like clock work. I give a huge thumbs up to Jr USA promoter Tres Bennet and wife Shannon :)
Why not have some monster do a huge BP on stage as well. THAT would be cool.
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I agree on the expo. Odd and chaotic. The supp booths were dwarfed by all the "shows" of which when I was there none were taking place except for the arm wrastlin, strongman, bench..
Saw that little bb.com chick on there booth but otherwise I didnt see anybody.
After viewing most of the pre judging I'm glad I didnt attend the night show. After the early callouts I knew what direction they were going.
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Well thought out and said Howard. I agree that Bob and Dan did a great job... Although, I wasn't impressed with Tom Terwillinger (blast from the past).
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Howie!
How many you figure attended the finals? Nobody seems to want to give us a clear answer.
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I agree on the expo. Odd and chaotic. The supp booths were dwarfed by all the "shows" of which when I was there none were taking place except for the arm wrastlin, strongman, bench..
Saw that little bb.com chick on there booth but otherwise I didnt see anybody.
After viewing most of the pre judging I'm glad I didnt attend the night show. After the early callouts I knew what direction they were going.
yes, the BB.com booth , that cute babe there and Bob Chic was the highlight of the expo for me.
The night show finals of the men was a good production and worth the $$ I paid for a good ticket however.
I am more intersted in being part of a good show then in having to agree 100% with the winner.
The arm wrestlin' was GREAT but had too many breaks and was disorganized. WTF?? was that altitude pro wrasslin demo?????????????????????????
Howard
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Howie!
How many you figure attended the finals? Nobody seems to want to give us a clear answer.
Apperantly Howie doesn't either :D
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Howie!
How many you figure attended the finals? Nobody seems to want to give us a clear answer.
Hard to know exact numbers as the Wells Fargo theatre is huge! It was filled to about 35% maybe ??
It was a pretty long line (that moved quickly :) to get in before the night show. Overall it seemed a decent crowd for this kind of event.
My 2 cents is to move the event to a smaller theatre with the vendors near the show /contest.
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Hard to know exact numbers as the Wells Fargo theatre is huge! It was filled to about 35% maybe ??
Really? Why do the bb.com shots taken right before the final posedown show maybe 6 rows filled? Did a lot of people leave before the end?
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The men's final posedown was about 5 hrs into the event and yes some did leave by then I guess. It was a decent crowd in a very huge theatre is the truth.
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Already answered you question in the other thread:
Couldn't tell you....more than last year at the beginning...much more. Less at the end of the night...no question, people were tired as the show should be split into two nights next year in my opinion.
Someone said there were 1500 last year, I'd say based on that, there were 2,000 this year...Expo was 10X busier this year than last....
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Howie!
How many you figure attended the finals? Nobody seems to want to give us a clear answer.
Bob said 2000.
They sat in 6 rows so the ushers wouldn't be there all night cleaning. nice crowd down there.
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Bob said 2000.
They sat in 6 rows so the ushers wouldn't be there all night cleaning. nice crowd down there.
were you THERE?
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were you THERE?
i think he's joking
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were you THERE?
shoot us straight -
howie, did you ever see 2000 people at that show?
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Hey Howie!! it was great meeting you!!!
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Please show us a picture of video of 2000 in the audience. Unless you have that then so far all we see 6 rows or so. And please show us a pic of the expo. The only pics up have 5 or 6 people in the pic. Thank you
Ok onlyme I know you want to hear bad stuff, and honestly I put some stuff that I did NOT like about the event at the start of the thread, please read them so you know I am being objective here.
The line was pretty long to get for the night show and the theatre was at least 35% full in a theatre tha held a few thousand. I would say about 1500 max attendance at the night show??
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Hey Howie!! it was great meeting you!!!
I am now pissed as you look better and bigger than me in this pic???? Hmmmm, maybe that is becuase you are bigger for real ;)
Hey it was fun meeting you and it was a cool line up wasn't it.
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Please show us a picture of video of 2000 in the audience. Unless you have that then so far all we see 6 rows or so. And please show us a pic of the expo. The only pics up have 5 or 6 people in the pic. Thank you
Keith, you are so negative and bitter.
It really pains you to know that Sean's show was indeed a success!
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Keith, you are so negative and bitter.
It really pains you to know that Sean's show was indeed a success!
I'm not negative. I just want to know. I don't understand why there are no pics thats all. The only pics up shows hardly anyone. I can't believe no has pics of 2000 people like Chic said or 50,000 at the expo like Chic said. The only pics show no one. This was the largest topic about the show last year and this year, how many people went. I just want to know. I am happy it was a success. But to a promoter it as to be a financial success and was it that. I still don't see it.
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Bob said 2000.
They sat in 6 rows so the ushers wouldn't be there all night cleaning. nice crowd down there.
Damn, 333 seats per row! That's a big-ass theater!
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I don't want to call anyone a liar since I wasn't there, but I saw the video, and I'd be hard pressed to believe more than a couple hundred max! (unless everyone was up in the balcony off camera or something... or maybe everyone was taking a piss break during that shot? ::)).
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because it wasnt a success... the few expo pics showed about 25 people walking around.
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Howie, it was a great honor to meet you and your girlfriend.
I just wish more getbiggers would support the shows as well as the bodybuilderslike you and I do.
Bigdumbbell, there were more than 25 people at the expo....many people were at different events...prejudging was at an earlier time so some people were there, others were watching the arm wrestling events, others were pretty much just going in there to get free supplements then leaving....
The room where the expo was held was huge so a lot of people were disbursed in other areas.
Many people left the expo when they found out the vendors ran out of free products....so many people didnt stay because the hook was getting free supplements and shirts
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Damn, 333 seats per row! That's a big-ass theater!
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Ok my gf Beth feels that at least 1000 were at the show.
She enjoyed it overall , but felt the hight show finals were too long and they needed a more organized format to the expo. She was irritated that they did not have any vendors and food/drink near the night show.
That is her take, may as well bring her in on this...why not. Hey Jerryme , what do you think the numbers were?
Howard
I don't want to call anyone a liar since I wasn't there, but I saw the video, and I'd be hard pressed to believe more than a couple hundred max! (unless everyone was up in the balcony off camera or something... or maybe everyone was taking a piss break during that shot? ::)).
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Hey, Howie!
There were more people during the start of the finals than the end. I think it dwindled down to less than a 1000 like Beth said for the fact that people got tired of watching and waiting for the pro finals to start.
Most who came for the NPC events were supporting their friends or family member's who were competing onstage. So this made up a percenatge of the crowd in the finals
As for the expo, from 11AM-2PM it was kinda packed but after when 2PM when vendors really ran out of products, people didnt stay at all to include those newly arriving to the expo. For some didnt want to stay because they werent getting anything from the event because they expected free shit...
What I would have liked is more pro interactions....Ive seen david henry walking around the expo and Dennis James signing stuff as well as Don Long, Chic, and Jamie Eason but aside from that , i didnt see mahy pros at the event...
Not many people liked walking to the expo and then having to walk downstairs to go the the events where the judging took place.
Last year it was awesome because everything was more accessible and colorful.....the room they did it in was drab and too big...
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Hey, Howie!
There were more people during the start of the finals than the end. I think it dwindled down to less than a 1000 like Beth said for the fact that people got tired of watching and waiting for the pro finals to start.
Most who came for the NPC events were supporting their friends or family member's who were competing onstage. So this made up a percenatge of the crowd in the finals
As for the expo, from 11AM-2PM it was kinda packed but after when 2PM when vendors really ran out of products, people didnt stay at all to include those newly arriving to the expo. For some didnt want to stay because they werent getting anything from the event because they expected free shit...
What I would have liked is more pro interactions....Ive seen david henry walking around the expo and Dennis James signing stuff as well as Don Long, Chic, and Jamie Eason but aside from that , i didnt see mahy pros at the event...
Not many people liked walking to the expo and then having to walk downstairs to go the the events where the judging took place.
Last year it was awesome because everything was more accessible and colorful.....the room they did it in was drab and too big...
I feel your views are pretty much on the money and objective. Perhaps Shawn will take them to heart and make some minor needed adjustments for next year.
Hey you have those pic of J. Eason? Man post those! She has a hot butt! :)
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How much $ were tickets?
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Jamie Eason does have a nice ass!! But I wish I had gottena pic of her in those damn jeans!
What did you think of her wearing those jeans at the finals, Howie? Wasnt she sexy as hell?
Someone, please photo edit the jamie Eason butt pic so we can see her ass better!
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Hey you have those pic of J. Eason? Man post those! She has a hot butt! :)
What the hell is the deal with Jamie Eason, and why does everyone think she's all that? I can think of at least a few dozen girls in fitness and figure who are hotter. (not to mention the thousands outside of the industry who are way hotter).
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G O A T B O Y....if you were there in person and saw Jamie Eason, you would have thought she was the finest woman there that night!
Pics do not do her justice....you really have to see her in person to know what we are talking about...
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There were more people during the start of the finals than the end. I think it dwindled down to less than a 1000 like Beth said for the fact that people got tired of watching and waiting for the pro finals to start.
are you blind? we all saw the pics that 240 or gut posted. like 5 rows. it's on the video man.
next time, spend your colorado pro ticket money on some glasses.
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Mr Cortisol...I was there, Howie was there...Chic was there....there were more people sitting in the middle seats than the outer seats. the camera doesnt show everything...
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are you blind? we all saw the pics that 240 or gut posted. like 5 rows. it's on the video man.
next time, spend your colorado pro ticket money on some glasses.
1. The best seats were $95 and I was center , 5th row right behind the judges, great seats and a good line up.
2. Jamie Eason is fine as hell, who cares who the actual finest is, it is all good in my book hehehe.
C'mon Goat, would you throw this babe out of bed because some other fitness babe has rounder glutes LOL
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1) i would nail jamie eason, then use her face to wash my Honda. for real. she's that hot.
2) show us a pic of the crowded place. no one can do that. after last years lies, youd think everyone would be DYING to post pics of a crowded place. instead, all we have is VIDEOTAPED EVIDENCE of 5 rows of folks.
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I didnt take a pic of the auditorum...if I knew that you guys would have wanted pics of the crowd, I would have taken them
Im sorry, you are asking for something I dont have....but it was a good event and I thank Shawn Ray for bringing this to the people of Denver (Colorado)
Why be negative? You should have flown to Denver. i would have gave you free room and board while you were here and take you to the event so we can support the sport we love...you would have had a great time...
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C'mon Goat, would you throw this babe out of bed because some other fitness babe has rounder glutes LOL
I didn't say that. It just seems everyone makes a way big fuccking deal of her, and I really don't see the big deal... she's okay, but I'd rate her average as fitness chicks go, and wouldn't put her in the top 1/3.
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yes but Goat an actual booty and boobs, right thre in your face is a lot hotter than a pic...unless you get a good pic to jack off with. IN person she just oozes with sex appeal, who knows why hehe :P
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I didn't say that. It just seems everyone makes a way big fuccking deal of her, and I really don't see the big deal... she's okay, but I'd rate her average as fitness chicks go, and wouldn't put her in the top 1/3.
Bet you would dig her if she was under 12, huh?
Pedoboy....
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Bet you would dig her if she was under 12, huh?
Pedoboy....
Wow.... Bob gets hostile when he loses arguments, huh? :-\
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IN person she just oozes with sex appeal, who knows why hehe :P
I agree personality makes a big difference, but judging from pics alone, i'd take about half the girls who competed in this weekends figure show over her.
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Wow.... Bob gets hostile when he loses arguments, huh? :-\
The only argument that's been lost has been yours, that you are into girls over 12. You exposed yourself for all to see...
Chris Hansen will be paying you a visit very soon....
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jamie eason is nothing but a marcia brady looking gal who works out, I personally think she is ugly, an ugly white girl.
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bob chick owns you all!!!!!!!!!!
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D'oh! :o
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Here is the Jamie image a bit clearer.