I've met him and he was very cool with me. Maybe you met him on a bad day. We all have 'em. (For what it's worth, my good friend lived not too far from him several years ago and would see him frequently out and about. Says he was always nice to him, too.)
Anyway ...
Bill is my all-time fave strong man. His powerlifting feats, in my opinion, have yet to be bettered, when factoring in his minimal use of gear and the manner in which he performed his lifts. CRAZY strong.
And one of the true pioneers and great champions of strongman.
The man was born to be a freak of size and strength.
I realize this goes years back and all, but weren't you the gent who reported Kaz's weird spiel about "beams of light shooting out of his head" or the like?
I mean, I know who you are/were in the bodybuilding publications: Rob Fortney. Even though you have a spat with one of the coolest Getbiggers around IMO, my man Wild Willie, I also know you're a decent dude (so is Willie, BTW; y'all just hit it off on the wrong hoof I think).
I could've sworn, or could swear, it was you that said that of Kaz. Now, I'm perhaps a little drunk -- celebration tonight, what can I say? -- but I'm also cogent enough to recall how a fellow with an almost identical writing style "marveled" at how someone Nasser's size struggled mightily with 315 on a standard BB incline.
I think marveled was the word. My photographic memory has lots of splotches, false images and instances of extremely poor focus, particularly when everyone around me is urging me on to join them in just
one more Heineken. Ah, so cold, so good. Plus, it lessens the impending impact of my ball and chain, who will be here in probably <30 min.
Shhhh. That's strictly Getbigger talk!