mentzer stated in one of his books that him and joe got along great, remember joe was paying him 150k a year in the early 80's that was huge money, he stated ben weider was the one who hated him.
mentzer to me was the best thinking bodybuilder out there, you could read one of his articles and it got you thinking. he was very smart, and yet he did let himself go .
he got hooked on amphetamines. but as a writer/bodybuilder, he was great. him and arnold will always be my top 2 favorites.