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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: Keeping It Real on February 16, 2009, 06:38:18 PM
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Romano speaks
As I look around this teeny-tiny microcosm of pop culture we occupy, I marvel at the battle lines that have been drawn in the 10 days since Dave and were fired from MD. It's inconceivable to me that Blechman thought he was just going to shit-can us and go on like nothing happened. Yet, knowing him as I do these last 18 years, I know he never expected the shit storm he's got on his hands now, and the lows to which he would have to stoop to try to "get us".
I know Blechman like the back of my hand, and I'm pretty confident in saying his entire operation over there has come to a grinding halt because Dave and I had the audacity to go into business for ourselves after he fired us. I know he's holed up in his office, surrounded by "yes men", and he's "strategizing" on how to get us, and every one of them is agreeing with his ludicrous plans. So far, every strategy he's put into play -- the "Carb Wars" smear campaign against Dave's diet. .. forcing me to publicly disclose my affiliation with Species. . . firing us. . . his pathetic statement as to why he fired us. . . his even more pathetic attempt to have Shawn Ray stir up controversy by fraudulently starting a Kevin Levrone Q &A thread in the RxM forums. . . and his staff's blatant denials of the facts contained in my response (to Blechman's statement), has blown up in his face and backfired with Dave and me emerging all the better for it.
The blatant denials of fact are what are really impressive. They have accused me of lying in my response to Blechman's statement, yet in the letter Dave and I received from their liability attorney, yesterday, none of that was mentioned. Instead, we were accused - wrongly - of "stealing" proprietary information from their website, namely their member database. Apparently, they are in such a state of denial over there that the only explanation they can muster for our incredibly rapid population growth is that we stole their member list! Last I checked, we're living in America. In so far as we do, the tenets of Napoleonic law don't apply. If you're going to accuse someone of a crime, you better have proof. Yet, with no proof whatsoever, their lawyer is telling us to destroy a list that we don't even have!
To further evince the weakness of their hand, their lawyer also demanded that we cease and desist in using certain photos (they sent a list) appearing on this web site, Dave Palumbo's website and the Species website. In every instance, the photos were either photos we had permission to use, photos to which MD had no rights, or photos they contend are from a certain photographer (when in fact they are from another). Bottom line is they are all lawfully being used.
Thus far, if anything we said, publicly, was not true, their attorney would have made some sort of stink. So far, he has not. The only demands that were made were completely off-base. I wonder how much the lawyer charged Blechman to write that letter. Whatever it was, it was a total waste. It's just another blown-up attempt!
The true nature of our threat to him is evinced in these tactics. If MD was as big and bad as they say they are, Blechman should just be thumbing his nose at us and moving on. Why is he mired in his tribunal of warlords - Shawn Ray, Robbie Durand, and his personal secretary - strategizing the sequence of our demise? A supposed giant the size of MD should simply walk right over us. I guess that's proving hard to do with the majority of their active forum members missing. Their "performance" has no audience applauding for them.
Dave and I, on the other hand, are making and implementing plans to bring this site to higher and higher heights. We have more radio shows in the works, more content on the way, and are welcoming more and more members every minute that passes. We could really care less what Blechman and the MD crew are plotting over there. In fact, it's seems like a sure thing that, whatever they do, it'll bode well for us and push them further from public favor. As far as Dave and I are concerned, our direction is onward and upward. While they spend their time, energy, and resources trying to be the rain, we'll go right on being the parade.
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Aside from the fact that they just hired Yates to write for them and do live chats on their board. Romano and the big ugly must have shit their pants when they heard that one. I have never beenon the md site, nor do I find that kind of stuff cool, but this ramano guy is a clown.
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I wondered who would resort to lawyers first.
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I have an idea: don't spend your money on useless supplements or supplement catalogs.
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I have an idea: don't spend your money on useless supplements or supplement catalogs.
Then you won't have magazines, bb contracts or contests because advertising dollars pay for all that shit. Companies and their advertising dollars keep your "sport" alive. You should be hoping that some companies with major dollars would get involved to grow the sport....but in reality thy wont because pro bb is a creepshow.
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I think Dave and John need to chill out and move on now. They are starting to look sad.
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Then you won't have magazines, bb contracts or contests because advertising dollars pay for all that shit.
I have over 3000 vintage bodybuilding magazines, but haven't bought a US mag in about 15 years. But when I travel outside the US, I always pick up a few mags. They're actually enjoyable to read. How come mags outside the US are able to be profitable at under 200 pages with less than 30% ads?
Repeal DSHEA
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I think Dave and John need to chill out and move on now. They are starting to look sad.
"Starting to"?
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"Starting to"?
They are giving of that vibe when the girl cheats and the guy just can't let go. :-X :-X
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john don't kill yourself. you still got "fake hgh" dave. Think about him. :(
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john don't kill yourself. you still got "fake roids" dave. Think about him. :(
it was fake GH
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it was fake GH
fixed thanks.
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I think Dave and John need to chill out and move on now. They are starting to look sad.
They're right though. If you look at the MD forums, everyone is pissed. Thank god they've got those Kai vids up, and actually have something positive going on now.
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They're right though. If you look at the MD forums, everyone is pissed. Thank god they've got those Kai vids up, and actually have something positive going on now.
go back to MD newbie.
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go back to MD newbie.
I got banned for calling Blechman a schmoe.
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I got banned for calling Blechman a schmoe.
OK welcome aboard!! :)
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Always drama at MD. maybe this whole drama is a hoax ;)
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Hopefully Dave Palumbo and John Romano will come out on top in this mess, actually, I have no doubt they will
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I think stupid John is counting his prayers that Dave got fired along with him. If it were just John getting fired, 99% of the attention given to this stupid love-fest would not exist.
Romano = total loser
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I think stupid John is counting his prayers that Dave got fired along with him. If it were just John getting fired, 99% of the attention given to this stupid love-fest would not exist.
Romano = total loser
Lol that is SO true
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I know Blechman like the back of my hand, and I'm pretty confident in saying his entire operation over there has come to a grinding halt because Dave and I had the audacity to go into business for ourselves after he fired us.
I think suffice to say is that Blechman and MD will do fine, as the main focus is the magazine, which has a lot of ads. But all magazines are suffering, as well as major daily newspapers. That is not to say, that many people like to pick up a magazine, not only for the articles and stories, but for the misc advertisements, to see what is going on.
I myself have close to 3,000 magazines (at least 2,500 at the office), and I go back a few years, seeing what was out there at the time. It is entertaining.
Yes, Romano and Palumbo are off to their new venture. MD will be MD.
So enough of the bickering.
The Arnold Classic is coming up! Now those are the stories I want to hear!
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John, it is time to move on! It is time to now make a go of your new-so-called business!
Stop attacking Blechman! You are only making yourself look sad, jealous and pitiful!
Bottom line, Blechman is still riding high. He is a success. You on the other hand, have to start all over again.
And yes i agree, your last 18 years with Blechman have been all for nothing.
You never really embraced the opportunities provided by Blechman; to secure a base the way Palumbo did!
John, get over it! Let it go! Your diatribes just reek of sadness and have 'loser' written all over them!
John, you have made little to no impact on this so-called sport in almost two decades now!
In actuality, this is a rebirth; your time to shine, so embrace it!
Cleanse yourself of the Blechman! It is time to stand independently now. It is time to carve out your 'own' niche in this so-called industry!
Yes John we all well aware that you have 'bent over' for this man... Now is the time to mop-up and grow up! And please try to look for a new and original angle for this so-called website you have now. It is just so bland and predictable!
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John, it is time to move on! It is time to now make a go of your new-so-called business! Stop attacking Blechman! You are only making yourself look sad, jealous and pitiful!
Bottom line, Blechman is still riding high. He is a success. You on the other hand, have to start all over again.
And yes i agree, your last 18 years with Blechman have been all for nothing. You never really embraced that opportunity to secure a base the way Palumbo has! Now that is something you have to deal with. 'Point the finger' and it just gets pointed back at you!
John, get over it! Let it go! In context, it is meaningless. Your diatribes just reek of sadness and have 'loser' written all over them!
John, ou have made little to no impact on the sport in almost two decades now. In actuality, this is your rebirth, your time to shine! Embrace it!
Cleanse yourself of the Blechman it is time to stand independently now and carve out your 'own' niche in this so-called industry!
Yes John we all well aware that you have 'bent over' for this man... Now is the time to mop-up and grow up!
You never cease to amaze, hanky...
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John, you make a point of reminding anyone who will listen, that you are intelligent and insightful.
If that is the case, then why is this new website of yours just a direct ripoff of the MD site?
No, not hating John, just curious!
I just find your behaviour confusing!?! On one hand, you character assassinate your former boss, and on the other, take all of his ideas and claim them as your own!
A little hint John.....if you want to make this business a success then stop stealing someone else's business plan.
Think laterally John. Use your incredible creative talent!
Good luck!
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Classic Hank, always been one of the most original guys on here.
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John, it seems that the whole industry doesn't want a 'bar' of you anymore!
Yes, your attempts to dismantel Blechman have certainly backfired!
Gee, so much for 18 years as a 'professional' writer and industry wh#re.
At the end of the day, it is your credibility that is question here John....not Blechman's.
Yes John, you now appear such the hypocrite!
That is why everyone is asking: "If Blechman is such the snake that you allege, then why did you stand by him for the best part of two decades???"
Yes John, you fall unconventionally silent on that issue...hmmmmmm.
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John, it seems that the whole industry doesn't want a 'bar' of you anymore!
Yes, your attempts to dismantel Blechman have certainly backfired!
Gee, so much for 18 years as a 'professional' writer and industry wh#re.
At the end of the day, it is your credibility that is question here John....not Blechman's.
Yes John, you now appear such the hypocrite!
That is why everyone is asking: "If Blechman is such the snake that you allege, then why did you stand by him for the best part of two decades???"
Yes John, you fall unconventionally silent on that issue...hmmmmmm.
good point.
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-Again Romano, answer the question;
''If Blechman is such the slimy, revolting, glute-worshipping schmoe, snake, dog, hyporcite, user and abuser that you have alleged then WHY did you stand by him and MD for 18 years???
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-Again Romano, answer the question;
''If Blechman is such the slimy, revolting, glute-worshipping schmoe, snake, dog, hyporcite, user and abuser that you have alleged then WHY did you stand by him and MD for 18 years???
to make a living in something he loves?
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John, you ruthlessly and callously 'went after' Blechman. You maliciously and brutally attempted to destroy Blechman and his magazine.
You also went after is readership. You divulged personal information about the man and his family.
Why did you take it to this level John? Why did you 'go outside' the system on this occasion?
Well, well, well. I think in this particular case, Blechman has come up trumps. He will continue to go from success to success.
And you my bitter friend will languish in bodybuilding obscurity, friendless and without credibility.
Think about it John, who in their right mind would employ you now; after your nasty and untrue assessment of the Blechman!
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interesting, ::)
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-Again Romano, answer the question;
''If Blechman is such the slimy, revolting, glute-worshipping schmoe, snake, dog, hyporcite, user and abuser that you have alleged then WHY did you stand by him and MD for 18 years???
spot on as usual Hank...
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I agree with Hank ray I mean Wood sorry Shawn
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hahha classic hank thread
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Hank slaying the dragon of disinformation in these most troubled of times
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John, for 18 long years you bent over for Blechman.
For 18 long years you took it deep and hard.
For 18 long years you willingly took his length, balls deep.
Now that Blechman has thrown you and Palumbo to the shit pile, it is you who has attempted to destroy everything-Blechman!
The word 'credibility' comes to mind. Yes John, you don't have any 'credibility' left!
And also, it appears that your 'felonious ways' are coming back to the fray. Yes, stealing Blechman's business plan and claiming it as your own is not very intelligent John! Hmmmmmm.
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Blechman is a joke, where would he be without daddy's money , or his dad starting Twinlab btw ?
what has blechman actually acomplished other then being glued to victor's glutes everytime he competes?
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Anybody know the deal with RxMuscle.com?
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It's a website. True?
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a website obsessed with steve blechman and MD
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"That's ok son, you can do it... on the boat!"
Phsysix club. Physxics club.
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Anybody know the deal with RxMuscle.com?
spammmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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It's a three week old site that is owned and run by Dave Palumbo and John Romano. It is growing rappidly and is very good. The Beef thinks it has close to 3000 members already . . . it's the home of The wack pac radio show ( which had Lou Ferrigno on this week.) The Beef ( or should I say 619Rules is a member already ;) )
Check it out muscle heads . . . http://www.rxmuscle.com/
The Beef
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Romano and Palumbo have attempted to sabotage Blechman's operations via this so-called website RX Muscle.
The two felons have based their entire marketing campaign (for this site) around canning Blechman for his alleged dubious practices and procedures.
The felons, to this day, are continuing to spread misinformation about Blechman. They continue to coax members away from the MD site. Yes, they are dirty dogs!
And yes, the RX Muscle site is just a direct ripoff of the MD vehicle.
In summary, the two felons and their recent business venture, has 'fail' written all over it.
And also, they still have not secured any 'real' concrete sponsorship deals....Hmmmmm, and i wonder why? LOL.
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They paid their debt to society and are entitled to opportunity.
Blechman does indeed practice poor business ( with holding checks, dismissal with out severance etc. )
With respect to ripping of MD's site, was it not designed by Dave?
The Beef
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What a wacked out freak show body building is ::)
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blechman is a madman.
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John, for 18 long years you bent over for Blechman.
For 18 long years you took it deep and hard.
For 18 long years you willingly took his length, balls deep.
Now that Blechman has thrown you and Palumbo to the shit pile, it is you who has attempted to destroy everything-Blechman!
The word 'credibility' comes to mind. Yes John, you don't have any 'credibility' left!
And also, it appears that your 'felonious ways' are coming back to the fray. Yes, stealing Blechman's business plan and claiming it as your own is not very intelligent John! Hmmmmmm.
Ouch!!!! ;D
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Was Romano heavily involved in the Mexican steroid business even in later years? Was Scott Jensen (aka Author L.Rea)? Why did he go to jail? John's buddy Duchaine was involved with some counterfeit steroid labs there (he talked about it).
John can't be talking about nutritional supplements when he says he was " deeply involved in that business down there"? Or maybe he is?
I’m in the process of doing an in depth article to set the record straight on all this ALRI business. It’s taking a while to get all my interviews and research on the topic compiled because I want this piece to completely dispel the flood of erroneous information that has accumulated around my friend. In the mean time, I’m going to make a short statement disclosing a small portion of what I know to be true. The rest will follow, so please be patient.
I’ve known ALR (Scott) for a little over 15 years. I know much about his company, his philosophy, and his products. I use, and have used, his products for a long time with great results. I know his history, I know why he went to prison and I know what’s at stake if he were to go back. I know his wife, I know his son, I know his family situation. While we live in different states, we have seen each other quite a bit over the years. He even visited me when I lived in Mexico.
As far as ALRI operating plants in Mexico producing products for export to the US, I’ll say this. I lived in Mexico for five years and still do business there. If there were any plants down there producing supplements for ALRI, believe me, I’d know about them. I’m VERY well connected in Mexico. Mexican import and export laws are extremely cumbersome to comply with when medicines and dietary aids are involved. I was deeply involved in that business down there and if Scott had plants producing drugs or product for export to the US it would have been inconceivable that I wouldn’t know about it. Other than Scott telling me point blank there are no such plants, I am, through my own resources, dead sure ALRI does not produce product in Mexico for import to the US. If anyone has proof to the contrary, I would love to see it.
Now, about his products being spiked with other ingredients…. This is a broad and convoluted topic that I am in the process of unraveling for you. I’m interviewing FDA inspectors and the testers as well as several key people in the ALRI hierarchy. From what I know so far, I am very, very confident that Scott is not intentionally putting drugs in his supplements. There is a very good reason as to how they got in there and I will explain it all – complete with government testimony – in due time.
ALRI has always supported Dave and me and the support has always gone both ways. We are currently negotiating a sponsorship arrangement with ALRI for this site and both Dave and I feel their products and their company are worthy of welcoming back into our family. If anyone has any indisputable hard proof that ALRI is intentionally doing anything subversive I invite you to proffer that evidence. Supposition is one thing, but when vicious accusations hamper one’s business, a whole different can of worms is opened. If you are wrong, someone gets hurt. And that’s not right.
Under no circumstances will Dave and I take just anyone’s money. There are certainly companies who’s money we will not take, and we have already rejected more than one. ALRI is not one of them. We believe their real products (not the counterfeits) are sound, effective and of high quality, and worthy of our alignment.
Again, I can’t stress enough, if anyone has any hard evidence that negates what I believe to be true please offer it up. You will be doing your part to keep this community on the up and up. In the absence of such proof, I would ask that you please couch your public comments to your opinions only.
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....wow, time to go pick up some copies of MD now that the dipshit Romano and Palumbo-NoPro are GONZO...shit, did they ditch that fuckhead Valentino too!?!?!?
HUZZZAH!!!
GO MD!!!.... ;D
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Yeah, yeah, yeah Romano....enough!
You also claimed to know Blechman very well...18 years, i recall?
Yes, you knew Blechman so well that in the darkness he snuck up on you and shitcanned your felonious butt!
I don't believe one single word that comes out of your criminal mouth! You defend that crook Scott. You speak of him like he is some kind of businss-god-genius....Yes John, you once spoke of Blechman in the same light!
Bottom line, you diatribes reek of a desperate man, a broke man. A man with zero credibility. A man that is reviled in the industry and that no company would touch with a fifty foot barge pole.
Yes John, mud sticks. You are a dirty criminal and you still associate with dangerous criminals down in Mexico!
Stop bringing shit into this industry John. You are a disgrace!
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They paid their debt to society and are entitled to opportunity.
Blechman does indeed practice poor business ( with holding checks, dismissal with out severance etc. )
With respect to ripping of MD's site, was it not designed by Dave?
The Beef
I'm sorry but I find that very hard to believe that Blechman would withhold paychecks simply because there is a payroll dept to handle that.
And as far as Romano is concerned regarding severence pay, he was an independent contractor...he essentially runs his own business which gives him a number of tax benefits that he has had over the years. However, by not being an employee, he doesn't get one.
Not that it matters, when I was laid off from Alltel, I only got 6 weeks pay for my severence package and 90 more days of health insurance. Its not much in the scheme of things
Lets not forget that severence packages are for people who are laid off or resigned from their positions.....NOT FIRED!!!
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felonious butt!
His versions of Round Midnight and Straight No Chaser are second to none.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah Romano....enough!
You also claimed to know Blechman very well...18 years, i recall?
Yes, you knew Blechman so well that in the darkness he snuck up on you and shitcanned your felonious butt!
I don't believe one single word that comes out of your criminal mouth! You defend that crook Scott. You speak of him like he is some kind of businss-god-genius....Yes John, you once spoke of Blechman in the same light!
Bottom line, you diatribes reek of a desperate man, a broke man. A man with zero credibility. A man that is reviled in the industry and that no company would touch with a fifty foot barge pole.
Yes John, mud sticks. You are a dirty criminal and you still associate with dangerous criminals down in Mexico!
Stop bringing shit into this industry John. You are a disgrace!
hehe Bump for truth. ;D
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It's a three week old site that is owned and run by Dave Palumbo and John Romano. It is growing rappidly and is very good. The Beef thinks it has close to 3000 members already . . . it's the home of The wack pac radio show ( which had Lou Ferrigno on this week.) The Beef ( or should I say 619Rules is a member already ;) )
Check it out muscle heads . . . http://www.rxmuscle.com/
The Beef
So what? MD is a magazine that nets millions of advertising dollars each year. They now have Yates posting on their website and writing for them and "Joe Schmoe" lifter is much more likely to purchase an MD then log on to Romano's crappy website. Profitable websites have hundreds of thousans of member or millions of members. Shit, you can purchase a small banner add on most major websites for under grand a month. There is no money in websites like Romanos or even MD's really....the money is in the advertising dollars that flow in from the magazine and the feature video that keeps people subscribing. Sure you can make some dollars online, but I would that the lions share of MD's money comes from their rag. How is Romano's new website of going to make money? MD's site is a reward for the people who purchase their magazine and an added way to drive magazine sales. Forums are not a profitable kind of website...I mean honestly, how much do you think Getbig is worth? Now compare that to bb.com. You know why bb.com has a forum? For shits and giggles, the real money is in their online sales.
You guys talk about MD being a advertising catalog....well all those adds cost money. These two guys come off as little bitches. People get fired and thats the way life words. They are just giving MD more publicity by bashing them all the time on their own board.
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If MD or Bodybuilding.com were smart, they would go after David Goggins...The guy is a Navy Seal who once was a powerlifter and now runs super Marathon's...The guy literally would outlast Jesus on the cross...Imagine the shit he could write about...