So yesterday was the NGA Can/Am in Buffalo NY. Excellent Natural show, about 50 competitors...and I was there at the request of the promoter to work security. Right about 6pm, when the evening show was starting Joe Lazaro, one of his juicehead buddies and what appeared to be his wife show up. For those of you who don't know who Joe Lazaro is, he was former Mr. Usa for I think 2 years, but never went pro. He was involved with EAS for a while. His father had been a promoter for the Mr. Buffalo back in the day. Anyways, Joe is promoting the Mr. Buffalo next week and wanted to get a peek at the setup backstage. This wasn't going to happen. He was there to start shit. He wanted the ticket takers, which were just some college kids from U.B. to let him in, started name dropping, etc... I happened to be out front when he showed up. I called the promoter and he told me no way was he letting that guy backstage during the show. I let Mr. Lazaro know that if he wanted to come in and see the show he would have to buy tickets, but there was no way he was going backstage. He thought about buying a ticket, but his wife got in his ear and told him that we should just let him in. After I explained that wasn't going to happen he got snotty and said that's ok, there's going to be a REAL bodybuilding show here next week. Then i told him that for shit talking about the NGA show he could just leave and he no longer had the option to buy tickets to come in. Then I told him and his 2 companions that they can leave the building. Then Lazaro tells me to go fuck myself as he's walking away. I was polite and said Good luck with your show next week Mr. Lazaro, and he came back towards me, he's like "and what's your fuckin name, who are you" I pointed at my chest and said read the fuckin nametag asshole. Then he steps up and tried to get in my face, a little nose to nose, but he was a little short for that. I told him to give me a reason...and he lost eye contact and looked at his buddy like he wanted help. I told him to leave before i make him leave and he left.
PWNED.
I would post a pic of him but i couldn't google one. He's so washed up at this point even the internet doesn't have a record of him.