Hey Guys,
I want to begin by saying that I actually missed being able to read your thoughts and your threads during my time away at the Mr. Olympia.
By now, you know that Craig took 9th Place in the 212 Division.
I did look for Lou Ferrigno at the Expo but never found him. I don't think he was there but you guys would know better.
I want to mention before I have to leave and prepare for work just a bit about my encounters with the following persons:
Wiggs- I would be less than honest if I were to say that I was not a little bit nervous in meeting him. Stuntmovie said he would bring him over and I was concerned
as to how it would go. Well, I am here to say that once Wiggs and I agreed to leave out the issue of whether or not I am Jewish (and we both laughed as
we made this an immediate non-issue) I could not have had a better time in speaking with him. A gentleman, polite, a good listener and very intelligent.
I wanted to know a bit about himself and his background but I did not wish to pry into his personal life. What I found was an insightful, bright, well-educated,
hard working and caring of a person. I have to say, given my short lifespan on GetBig, I wasn't sure what to expect from any of the men behind the computer
screens, especially Wiggs. I wasn't even sure they would let him in the building before I met him. He is a very nice guy and a pleasure to be around. He is
quite up-beat too. I thanked Wiggs for his giving me a fair shot here on GetBig and told him what a pleasure it was to meet him.
Stuntmovie- I actually spoke to him once on the phone and realized he is but an encyclopedia of bodybuilding!!! He was so nice in leaving me a message and offering to
give me a ride from the airport. He found me at the Meet The Olympians and just could not have been more welcoming to me. He was the one who brought
Wiggs and Ron over to meet me. Stuntmovie appears to be a somewhat private person so I didn't want o press my luck in asking too many questions but he
was really very nice.
Ron- Yes, I got to meet Ron. Again, just a nice, real person. No attitude, no pomposity. He didn't even tell me he owns this site. I am still trying to figure out who is who so
I asked about you guys and about Ron himself. He has such nice things to say about you guys and he really seems to do this because he loves the sport. We all took photos
together and I introduced them all to Craig who was just thrilled to meet everyone.
I will write some more in the next few days about a few things, if they interest you (my meeting Mike Christian, Fabricio Werdum, my interaction with Guy Sisternino's fans, the fans
of Eddie Correa, the fans of Jose Raymond, the complete disgust I have for The Orleans Hotel, and of course, the poor event that was Mr. Olympia.
I was hoping to meet more GetBiggers but thanks to everyone who was so nice to me and Craig.
Harley