After seeing picks of Derek Anthony and hearing him talk, he doesn't look, or even sound like he has any "Italian" blood in him.I am Italian, and I am from New York, so I know what a person from NY who is Italian sounds like.Derek, talks, like a typical New York Jewish person, I have nothing against Jewish people, but that what Derek's voice sounds like.His voice is way to hi-pitched to be Italian.
How can some one be Italian with a last name like"Anthony".? The name Anthony is a good Italian first name but it by no means is a "Italian" last name.
Italian last names end with a vowel, not always but most of the time, Palumbo, Romano, etc etc.
Plus if you look at Derek, he doesn't even look Italian, he has an average size, nose,  white skin and has lighter features .Most Italian man have a larger then normal nose, have olive colored skin, and have darker features, dark eye brows, dark hair.
If I had to Guess, I would say Derek Anthony is probably Jewish, Welch, and maybe German, or Polish, but defiantly not Italian by a long shot.

A writeup of the sights at the Mr. O from an ESPN journalist.
The only highlight he points out is that Mike Tyson was at a Thermolife booth.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=2612786&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab5pos2

Agreed that it was about Conte/Balco, but they always manage to rub that little bit of negativity and condescending attitude about bodybuilders in the process trying to put it down.

Its what people do when they do not understand something that intimidates them. They ridicule it.
Theres people out there walking around with their eyebrows, noses, nipples and cocks pierced, dubious sexual preferences have been condoned, interracial relationships have got acceptance, I could go on and on(you get the point)society has become more open and understanding, but not with regards to boybuilding.

Shits really going to hit the fan when that hotdog eating champ gets dethrowned.....it'll be all over ESPN!

nobody gives a f**k what you think..bodybuilding is the best sport and it will be the best in years in to come...I DON'T GIVE A f**k WHAT THE WORLD THINKS ABOUT BODYBUILDING..BODYBUILDI NG FOR ME IS GOD!!!!!!!!!!

I was wondering did the Las Vegas paper have anything in it about the Olympia

I'd rather have it in a cult following anyway...if BB was ever somewhat mainstream...I probably would quit doing it and I would probably not pay attention to it.

 Outside of BB...the ONLY 'sport' I pay somewhat attention to is hockey.

 I can't name ONE player on Chicago's football team, baseball teams, basketball team...nothing.

 When the White Sox won the W.S. last summer...I didn't even blink an eye and I grew up less than a mile from the park.

 When I heard Jay won saturday night...my stomach sank to my knees and I had to go drop a DEUCE from my nerves in a bunch and I called and text messaged like 20 people to spread the news...

Yeah this is not news.

I think 9,99 out of every 1,000 bodybuild not for the income but because it is what they love doing.  I mean I guess that is more than what most ppl can say about their jobs.  Most would probably even admit that it gets them nowhere financially.

I went the Hospitality Industry Route and make about 300 thousand net a year.  Only I have a loan for 400k that I'm paying off in addition to the 1 million I've invested.  But, you still have to work but you do not have to be number 1 like you said in Bodybuilding.  So, I agree bodybuilding is not the smartest thing to do.  It just feels good doing it. 

Let us know how to make 500k easily.  If I have a $1 million dollars how can invest that money to get 500k a year?

I don't think this pic would be classified as obese.  I wouldn't want to walk around that heavy even though it's muscle, but obese?  Nah.  It's all about body composition.

Chris pacciello is a punk wanna be that everyone in NY laughed at.  the only thing he was good at was being a errand boy.  he's a sissy RAT.