"So while I naturally enjoy a good meal, I don’t remember, as Romano alleges, “eyeing the plates like I just got rescued from a deserted island.” I do remember wondering if Mr. Blechman might need a booster seat to reach the table." Priceless.
This only further serves to prove that Testicular Maldevelopment engages in the same kind of dejecta that they so often accuse Flex of propogating, albeit for different reasons. I can't help but be reminded of that roundtable discussion with Dave Palumbo right before he went away for selling Growth. Anyone remember how that muff-bag John Romano supposedly brought "stacks" of negative feedback that fans were giving "Jumbo" on these BBS's to the restaurant? And how Romano, in a desperate attempt to get us to stop slagging MD, suggested that the negativity was actually envy in disguise? Lest we forget how remarkably coincidental it was that two new Romano-penned articles, "The Romano Factor" and "Page 69", seemed to pop up right after the "Rage Page" disappeared from the mag.
Romano, get killed, would you please?
FLEX has been "sinking" for the last three years, let some folks here tell it. McGough's article must be in the OCT 06 issue of FLEX. I have the SEP 06 one but haven't seen it in there, yet.
The portion about MD switching directions like Dolly Parton's breasts in a wind tunnels.....NOW, THAT'S PRICELESS!!!!
Mr. McGough has kindly reminded folks that Blechman once swore that no steroid-using bodybuilder would ever be in MD again. Now, all we hear is "Steroids this, Steroids that, my first cycle, GH: Tastes like chicken, etc.".
This was supposed to be the guy to lead the "revolution" (sound familiar?) to right the bodybuilding ship (only a decade ago, it was all about natural bodybuilding, as IFBB pros were supposedly croaking left and right, mimicking the allegedly insane drug use of one Mr. Olympia, Dorian Yates).
As for the claims by MD, I don't know about the other writers. But, if it comes from Romano's pen, I deem it false, until proven true. The memory still sticks in my mind of his less-than-accurate assessment of the North American Championship a decade ago. Despite not even being there, Romano not only claimed that the heavyweight (and overall) champion, John Simmons, should not have won. But, that Simmons actually told the 4th placed finisher, Gerard Dente (who just
happened to work for Twinlab) that he should have won.
Romano got slammed in MuscleMag, as several attendees of that 1996 NAC said that Simmons was the winner hands-down. Simmons himself, a fairly quiet man by reputation, wrote MuscleMag to set the record straight. Though he was far more merciful on Romano than the fans were, he made it clear that AT NO TIME did he apologize to Dente (or anyone else). Of course, being as that show was the
IFBB[/b] North American Championships, Romano claimed that the fix was in for Dente, because he worked for Twinlab (and Muscular Development......or should I say Muscular Development-Fitness-Health).
So, if Romano is making any claims regarding FLEX's demise, forget the grain; take the WHOLE SHAKER of salt. Romano has a long history of sticking his foot in his mouth. And from what I've seen, the tradition is alive and well.
