dear Harley
please tell us about your altercations with Louie Ferrigno
I have heard many stories that Lou is an absolute douchebag
did you choke him out and rip off his toupe?
Dear Old-School-Lifter,
My first run in with Lou was at the 1998 Arnold Classic Expo. I went there with my then Training Partner, Vinnie Galanti who was working the Universal booth.
I was on line to meet Lou and was about 5 rows from his table with a middle age guy and his perhaps 6 year old son in front of me. The young kid was so excited and
kept saying, "Daddy, Daddy, it's The Hulk!" Well, the guy took out his camera (back then we used Sony Snapshots and not phones) and from about 4 rows away took a photo
of Lou sitting at the table. Lou saw the flash, stood up in anger and yelled "Who did that?" It scared the young kid. Lou began to yell at the Dad that all photos were $20. The Dad
didn't know how to respond and was taken by surprised and embarrassed. The kid began to cry.
I was right behind the guy so I saw and heard the whole thing. I was much younger and impulsive then so I entered the mix.
I just yelled from where I was "Hey Lou, what the hell is wrong with you?" Lou responded, "You shut up"
I then pushed my way forward and while approaching the table I yelled, "What the fuck did you say you piece of shit? I will end you"
Lou had people next to him behind the table who stood up next to him and I yelled "You gonna try to save him?"
Lou's people formed around him in an attempt to appear as if they were holding him back. He began yelling at me and calling for security to remove me..
I told him that he was a "fucking disgrace to make a young kid cry" and that "if you were half the man Arnold was, you wouldn't hide behind that table and call
security like a little bitch."
Well, security came and that was the end of my Arnold Classic Expo time.
Harley