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Title: 1974 Mr. World Bill Grant Interview
Post by: Natural_O on December 26, 2014, 09:45:45 AM
Check out my interview with 1974 Mr. World Bill Grant. Bill talks about training at the original Gold's Gym in Venice, California, hanging out with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ken Waller and Frank Zane and competing against such bodybuilding legends as Sergio Oliva, Serge Nubret, Lou Ferrigno and Robby Robinson.

http://www.floridaphysique.com/#!BodybuildingLegends%20Bill%20Grant/c26l (http://www.floridaphysique.com/#!BodybuildingLegends%20Bill%20Grant/c26l)
Title: Re: 1974 Mr. World Bill Grant Interview
Post by: bradistani on December 26, 2014, 05:29:04 PM


good stuff.
Title: Re: 1974 Mr. World Bill Grant Interview
Post by: Natural_O on December 26, 2014, 11:23:59 PM


good stuff.

Thank you, glad you liked it!
Title: Re: 1974 Mr. World Bill Grant Interview
Post by: gracie bjj on December 27, 2014, 03:39:20 AM
good interview,bills a great guy and i trained with him back in 93-94 when he was getting ready for the MASTERS OLYMPIA. when we trained together he told me all the juicy stuff about arnold,franco,waller,corney and the whole party scene ect that he aint allowed to talk about on a radio show ;) bill keeps it real thats why i like his interveiws
Title: Re: 1974 Mr. World Bill Grant Interview
Post by: Rambone on December 27, 2014, 11:07:09 AM
Great interview and great questions. Bill's a cool dude. All the way cool dude
Title: Re: 1974 Mr. World Bill Grant Interview
Post by: Natural_O on December 27, 2014, 02:03:10 PM
good interview,bills a great guy and i trained with him back in 93-94 when he was getting ready for the MASTERS OLYMPIA. when we trained together he told me all the juicy stuff about arnold,franco,waller,corney and the whole party scene ect that he aint allowed to talk about on a radio show ;) bill keeps it real thats why i like his interveiws

I was hoping for some of those juicy stories but I know Bill couldn't tell me everything that really happened.
Title: Re: 1974 Mr. World Bill Grant Interview
Post by: Donny on December 27, 2014, 02:18:21 PM
thanks for posting it John
Title: Re: 1974 Mr. World Bill Grant Interview
Post by: Teutonic Knight on December 27, 2014, 02:30:33 PM
I was hoping for some of those juicy stories but I know Bill couldn't tell me everything that really happened.

Any images of Franco in girls school uniform from '75 Afro Olympia  ;D

( I still remember Serge posting on Iron age site)
Title: Re: 1974 Mr. World Bill Grant Interview
Post by: Ron on December 27, 2014, 02:32:07 PM


Always cool to hear about the old-school bodybuilders.
Title: Re: 1974 Mr. World Bill Grant Interview
Post by: Teutonic Knight on December 27, 2014, 02:32:58 PM
good interview,bills a great guy and i trained with him back in 93-94 when he was getting ready for the MASTERS OLYMPIA. when we trained together he told me all the juicy stuff about arnold,franco,waller,corney and the whole party scene ect that he aint allowed to talk about on a radio show ;) bill keeps it real thats why i like his interveiws

Tell us , or another 7 : 1 is on  :D
Title: Re: 1974 Mr. World Bill Grant Interview
Post by: BIG AL MCKECHNIE on December 27, 2014, 02:44:49 PM
Any images of Franco in girls school uniform from '75 Afro Olympia  ;D

( I still remember Serge posting on Iron age site)

I'm pretty sure it was a school boy's uniform from the posts by Jimmy Thomson and Serge Nubret. Uniform originally intended for Padilla but he didn't want shafted hence he had to watch the 75 U from the audience and was shafted in a different way for years after.

Were French transvestites not included in a story by Serge? Joe Weider wanted Serge to join him in an orgy with them one time in Paris if memory serves. Apparently it was all to be included in Serge's book but Jimmy and Serge were taken before they could publish anything in the Weider's lifetime. Total coincidence and nothing sinister I'm sure.
Title: Re: 1974 Mr. World Bill Grant Interview
Post by: Teutonic Knight on December 27, 2014, 10:21:20 PM
I'm pretty sure it was a school boy's uniform from the posts by Jimmy Thomson and Serge Nubret. Uniform originally intended for Padilla but he didn't want shafted hence he had to watch the 75 U from the audience and was shafted in a different way for years after.

Were French transvestites not included in a story by Serge? Joe Weider wanted Serge to join him in an orgy with them one time in Paris if memory serves. Apparently it was all to be included in Serge's book but Jimmy and Serge were taken before they could publish anything in the Weider's lifetime. Total coincidence and nothing sinister I'm sure.

Nope, Serge's book was printed in French before he died  ;D
English version would be great  :D
Weider screwed Padilla (thanks to Katz) too in SA.
Title: Re: 1974 Mr. World Bill Grant Interview
Post by: Danimal77 on December 27, 2014, 10:47:02 PM
Check out my interview with 1974 Mr. World Bill Grant. Bill talks about training at the original Gold's Gym in Venice, California, hanging out with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ken Waller and Frank Zane and competing against such bodybuilding legends as Sergio Oliva, Serge Nubret, Lou Ferrigno and Robby Robinson.

http://www.floridaphysique.com/#!BodybuildingLegends%20Bill%20Grant/c26l (http://www.floridaphysique.com/#!BodybuildingLegends%20Bill%20Grant/c26l)

His biceps were huge. They almost look like they are filled with oil, but we all know that they weren't.
Title: Re: 1974 Mr. World Bill Grant Interview
Post by: The Abdominal Snoman on December 27, 2014, 11:21:15 PM
Good walking around physique...
Title: Re: 1974 Mr. World Bill Grant Interview
Post by: Coach is Back! on December 27, 2014, 11:28:29 PM
What a great interview. When he mentioned Ken Waller it made me think where is he now? Anyone?

I was lucky enough to be able to train at the original golds before it closed. Damn, those were great times.
Title: Re: 1974 Mr. World Bill Grant Interview
Post by: Cableguy on December 27, 2014, 11:30:54 PM
Probably still lives in Westchester, CA. My son went to school with his son back in the late 90's.
Title: Re: 1974 Mr. World Bill Grant Interview
Post by: Coach is Back! on December 27, 2014, 11:31:47 PM
Probably still lives in Westchester, CA. My son went to school with his son back in the late 90's.

You're talking about Waller?
Title: Re: 1974 Mr. World Bill Grant Interview
Post by: Teutonic Knight on December 28, 2014, 02:01:25 AM
What a great interview. When he mentioned Ken Waller it made me think where is he now? Anyone?

I was lucky enough to be able to train at the original golds before it closed. Damn, those were great times.

Someone posted Ken image on Iron age site  2 years ago, old & no muscles at all  :'(
Supposedly live with his son.
Title: Re: 1974 Mr. World Bill Grant Interview
Post by: BB on December 28, 2014, 02:50:38 AM
You're talking about Waller?

(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=310979.0;attach=357322;image).

That was him a few years ago. Someone mentioned on another board that he splits his time between California and the midwest.
Title: Re: 1974 Mr. World Bill Grant Interview
Post by: Natural_O on December 28, 2014, 09:06:00 AM
What a great interview. When he mentioned Ken Waller it made me think where is he now? Anyone?

I was lucky enough to be able to train at the original golds before it closed. Damn, those were great times.

After the interview was over, I asked Bill about Waller to see if he would be interested in doing an interview. He said he lives in St. Louis and he said he would contact him to ask him.
Title: Re: 1974 Mr. World Bill Grant Interview
Post by: Coach is Back! on December 28, 2014, 01:15:55 PM
After the interview was over, I asked Bill about Waller to see if he would be interested in doing an interview. He said he lives in St. Louis and he said he would contact him to ask him.

I would love to see an interview with him.
Title: Re: 1974 Mr. World Bill Grant Interview
Post by: Natural_O on December 28, 2014, 08:07:49 PM
I've got Mike Katz and Rich Gaspari coming up next and I might have interviews with Vince Taylor, Samir Bannout and Mike Christian coming up soon.
Title: Re: 1974 Mr. World Bill Grant Interview
Post by: Teutonic Knight on December 28, 2014, 09:02:01 PM
I've got Mike Katz and Rich Gaspari coming up next and I might have interviews with Vince Taylor, Samir Bannout and Mike Christian coming up soon.

Forget South Africa '74 cry baby Katz, Padilla would be far more interesting  :D
Title: Re: 1974 Mr. World Bill Grant Interview
Post by: Natural_O on December 29, 2014, 04:19:45 PM
Danny would be a great interview. He's hard to reach but I'll try to contact him and see if he'll do it.
Title: Re: 1974 Mr. World Bill Grant Interview
Post by: drmarkp on December 29, 2014, 08:01:43 PM
Danny would be a great interview. He's hard to reach but I'll try to contact him and see if he'll do it.

Because your neck of the woods comes to mind... Some of us old timers would be thrilled to hear from the likes of Richard Baldwin, Ellington Darden, and better still; Jim Haislop! .. Either of these would be epic interviews...
Title: Re: 1974 Mr. World Bill Grant Interview
Post by: Natural_O on December 29, 2014, 08:16:40 PM
Because your neck of the woods comes to mind... Some of us old timers would be thrilled to hear from the likes of Richard Baldwin, Ellington Darden, and better still; Jim Haislop! .. Either of these would be epic interviews...

Great suggestions! I met Jim a couple years ago and he's still in excellent shape.