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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: mofo1960 on April 04, 2023, 04:34:31 PM
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I started a new topic as the forum suggested the old thread may be long dead gone, hence I posted it here. Shawn Stone who reviewed my documentary on his CarvedOuttaStone channel was sent this video I cut I did. I may release more outtakes if I do a DVD release.
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What?
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English.. muthafucka.. do you speak it?
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(https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2017/01/26/12/sam-fussell-1.jpg?quality=75&width=640&auto=webp).
That's Sam Fussell on the right. He retired to Montana, and does sort of a mountain man thing now, hunts a lot, etc..... From people that have dealt with him, he's nice, but doesn't want a lot of publicity.
For those the that don't know, his father and mother were/are Paul Fussell and Betty Fussell, famous writers in their own right.
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BB, yes, not sure you watched the link I supplied, but it is touched on complete with photos of Paul and Betsy Fussell.
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(https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2017/01/26/12/sam-fussell-1.jpg?quality=75&width=640&auto=webp).
That's Sam Fussell on the right. He retired to Montana, and does sort of a mountain man thing now, hunts a lot, etc..... From people that have dealt with him, he's nice, but doesn't want a lot of publicity.
For those the that don't know, his father and mother were/are Paul Fussell and Betty Fussell, famous writers in their own right.
Elton on the left?
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Loved when he played point guard for the Houston Rockets in ‘96
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(https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2017/01/26/12/sam-fussell-1.jpg?quality=75&width=640&auto=webp).
That's Sam Fussell on the right. He retired to Montana, and does sort of a mountain man thing now, hunts a lot, etc..... From people that have dealt with him, he's nice, but doesn't want a lot of publicity.
For those the that don't know, his father and mother were/are Paul Fussell and Betty Fussell, famous writers in their own right.
Elton on the left?
Guess again
(https://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=680234.0;attach=1384010;image)
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(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=684152.0;attach=1433868;image)
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Read his book decades ago.
An entertaining book with a lot of "truths" in it although anyone with half-a-brain would understand it was embellished for literary purposes.
Although I was familiar with Doug Brignole at the time I made no connection between his gym and Sam Fussell.
I pronounced his name "Fuss-cell" not "Fussle".
Fussell had a very good physique.
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Read his book decades ago.
An entertaining book with a lot of "truth" in it.
Although I was familiar with Doug Brignole at the time I made no connection between his gym and Sam Fussell.
I pronounced his name "Fuss-cell" not "Fussle".
Fussell had a very good physique.
How did you pronounce his first name? I pronounce is “Same” or sometimes “Sum”
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How did you pronounce his first name? I pronounce is “Same” or sometimes “Sum”
:D
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(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=684148.0;attach=1433950;image)
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MoFo1960 is without a doubt a Getbig dignitary
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Since it was mentioned in the video up top, I'd like to throw a plug to "Dream Big", the documentary that was mentioned. I rented it yesterday out of boredom, and it was actually quite good. I usually don't have high hopes for these things based on the dreck Generation Iron puts out and similar, but Dream Big was surprising, and you could tell it was a labor of love for the guy.
The film mainly covers the Sprague years of Gold's, with about 70% being those years. 15% being earlier - Muscle Beach, Joe Gold, and 15% being other - Pumping Iron, biographical sketches, etc.... If you've followed bodybuilding history, some of it will be common knowledge to you, but the film fleshes it out enough with little tidbits of new info, and a nice presentation that makes it enjoyable. The film also does a good job of interviewing the older guys like Ken Waller, Dave Dupre, Rudy Hermosillo, Bill Grant, Manuel Perry, etc.... Bill Grant and Waller come off especially well in it.
There isn't much gossip or schmoe content in the film, so if you want to hear about Sprague as Dakota or similar, look elsewhere. But there are some cute things I never heard or saw before, like Arnold getting Waller a job on "Stay Hungry" with the condition he must show up looking much shittier than Arnold, or he'd be recast. Or things like video of Franco Columbu trying to sell Vitalis hair spray -
(https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/i3cAAOSw32Zi0fcy/s-l1600.jpg).
Also the film like many documentaries, is slow, but well done. So don't expect a tour de force. It would make a good Sunday morning watch, it reminded me of PBS's the "American Experience" series in style and tone.
If you'd like to give it a go, you can watch it here for free -
https://tubitv.com/movies/712150/dream-big .