I found a thread on bodybuilding.com talking about my experiences with Ronnie and his wife:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=110923471This is what I wrote...
Im the guy who posted on getbig (jerryme7)
I had countless of pics taken with Big Ronnie prior to him getting married. Back then, I didnt need to pay for any of his merchandise in order to get a picture with him with my own digital camera.
It was his wife that told me, I had to pay $10 in order to get a picture with Ronnie Coleman (with my digital camera). It was either pay $10 or pay something like $40-$60 for his dvds....
I was a little mad at first because I waited in line to take a picture with him like everybody else. I was pretty much on a limited budget too.
Hidetada, Phil Heath, Cutler, Silvio, Trey Brewer, Frankhouser, Centaponi did not charge me money for pics of me with them taken with my digital camera.
Phil Heath did charge for autographed glossy photos though which I understood.
I was mad at first but I do understand that Ronnie Coleman still needs to make aliving since he isnt making as much as he used to when he was Mr O.
Im still a Ronnie Fan...