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Re: Gooooooood Morning Viet-big.commmm!!!!
« Reply #225 on: September 13, 2006, 09:45:21 PM »
Other than dick, what is this fucking retard smoking?

  The crack I bought from pimping your momma's cun thole, ;D you ugly, stupid, illiterate, dishonest, lying piece of shit. >:(

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P.S: Funny how didn't reply to any of my charges, because you know it's true - especially the one that you know so much about ass sex from being at the receiving end of so many of the sport's pros. ;D

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Re: Gooooooood Morning Viet-big.commmm!!!!
« Reply #226 on: September 13, 2006, 10:00:30 PM »
Hey, man, please, do us a favor and SHUT THAT PIE HOLE OF YOURS UP!!! >:( >:( >:(

Romano, as you can obviously see (can you, really??) is a more than welcome fixture to these boards, here. I, like many others, flat out love his work, specially the Rico McTaco pieces, and his courage to deliever the facts like they are. Why bother buying MD , if you don't like it? Only for the comedy purposes?? Go check your face every hour in the mirror, it will do the same job, just a lot less costly! ;)

Romano is one of the reasons why pro bodybuilding didn't become a complete circus of lies and make-believes for good. His contribution, along the great majority of the MD team is one of the most valuable assests to the industry. And I love bodybuilding with all my heart.

Please, John, you knew you could not please everyone on here, so be ready for some flames, afterall, this is getbig.com, not mayhem ;D

A quick question: would you care to elaborate with precision the real reason of your beef with Titus, in the 90's? It came to my knowledge that you were pals before the feud, weren't you? Please, explain that, and tell us what do you really think regarding his situation, nowadays? Why Blechman don't allow him to continue with his column in the mag? Afterall, everybody is innocent until a court of law prove them guilty, isn't it?

Thank you, and I'm a big, big fan of you and Harris, as well (hey Ron, you know who I am, right?! ;) )

Thank you Mr. Moore!!  Rest assured that flaming assholes such as "Suck my little teeny tiny muscle" Don't phase me.  I have thick skin and I knew coming in here what to expect.  Notice I am here and no where else.  Some people are just fucked up and they feel the need to hate.  Some assholes, like this retard, hate without even knowing what they are talking about!  But, it is a free world in cyber space and just like living in any big city, you have to be prepared to share the space with the vermin.  

Titus and I did have a beef way back, but we had cleared the air several years ago.  What it came down to was him "cooperating" with the cops when he was rearrested while on probation.  I wouldn't really have cared all that much, except for the fact that one of the guys who ended up doing time was an acquaintance of mine.  In the beginning it seemed Titus had stood up t the cops and I had interviewed him and fell for his act, and I printed it.  After the article came out I started getting letters from prison.  Several letters telling me he was full of shit.  One of them was the guy I knew.  So, I wrote another article citing the side of the guys who he ratted out, complete with his failed drug test results from the court that proved he was using drugs before and after the USA - a supposedly drug tested (in those days) show.  Well, if you know Titus, you know what his reaction would have been.  It eventually all blew over.  As for his situation now?  I defer to my dearly departed friend Dan Duchaine who always said Titus would have a tough time with life.  I feel bad for Kelly.  Craig will do just fine in Prison, Kelly will not.  I also feel bad for Maura James. Her heart will be empty for the rest of her life.  Yes, he is innocent until proven guilty by a court of law. However, we terminated his column in October.  Its popularity had gone down and it was time for new blood.  It had nothing to do with his alleged crime.

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Re: Gooooooood Morning Viet-big.commmm!!!!
« Reply #227 on: September 13, 2006, 10:07:03 PM »
Titus would have a tough time with life.
:D :D :D :D :D :D

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Re: Gooooooood Morning Viet-big.commmm!!!!
« Reply #228 on: September 13, 2006, 10:07:48 PM »
John,

How about doing a BIG feature on John Grimek, your magazines founder and some of the old guys for me?

A lot of people will buy that.  In fact, put Grimek on the cover and style it like the magazines of yesteryear just for one issue.

I would really enjoy reading about it.

That is a good idea, and something I have been mulling over since I met Larry Scott last year at the Arnold.  My friend Brian Moss has a really cool retro gym studio that would make the perfect back drop for some great shots of members of the old guard.  The production expense involved with doing it the way I want has so far been prohibitive.  The guys in Grimek's crew deserve much reverence and I want to make sure they get it.  It will come.

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Re: Gooooooood Morning Viet-big.commmm!!!!
« Reply #229 on: September 13, 2006, 10:22:25 PM »
John,

Good to see ya on the board.

When are we going to get Steve down here and to Matarano's for dinner...I would bring Rick Collins too, hilarious.

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Re: Gooooooood Morning Viet-big.commmm!!!!
« Reply #230 on: September 13, 2006, 10:28:23 PM »
Good thread so far.

John, why not do an update on Orville Burke?  Some of these guys are packing on mass in the IFBB, doing damage, and next thing you know they are injured/retired and just swept under the rug.  Seems unfair to me.

Also, how many issues does MD sell?  My uni even carries it which leads me to believe it would seem higher than 30,000.  There are probably at least a few hundred just in my city if not more.

There are a bunch of guys who fell through the cracks.  Or on crack  ;D  One of the reasons i showed up here was to find out what you guys want to learn that is appropriate with a 3 month lead.  The internet is instant, print is slow.  Now that the Internet is so strong, and sites like this determin the direction so fast, it came time to really make our presence on line as powerful as in print.  Once our new site is up this month it is going to leave a void in print as we allocate more timely material to the web.  So, keep suggesting. I'll keep bringing it up in creative meetings and I'm sure some of your topics will get discussed.

It is hard to tell you what our actual circulation numbers are because we are not audited.  Last year our distributors got us a chain wide deal with Wallmart and Wallgreens, next month we have another big deal closing.  Our goal is to be side by side with Flex in every place it is sold by year end and then assign ABC the audit.  First quarter 07 will show more specific numbers.  We have been growing steadily every year.  So far this year we are up double digits.

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Re: Gooooooood Morning Viet-big.commmm!!!!
« Reply #231 on: September 13, 2006, 10:30:33 PM »
John,

Good to see ya on the board.

When are we going to get Steve down here and to Matarano's for dinner...I would bring Rick Collins too, hilarious.

Doug Kalman

Doug, you know Matarano's??  Best damn Italian restaurant in the country!!  Funny.  I've been telling Steve about it since i discovered it a couple of years ago.  I'll meet you there any day!!

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Re: Gooooooood Morning Viet-big.commmm!!!!
« Reply #232 on: September 13, 2006, 10:44:10 PM »
John,

You do realize the more you come on here and shoot the shit with us and take our ideas, you will Skyrocket sales provided we see a result from all of this.

Are you planning on printing anything regarding the MR. Getbig contest?

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« Reply #233 on: September 13, 2006, 10:45:26 PM »
I would rather have my work be presented in the magazine versus the website.
If True Adonis actually submits something you're considering, give me a crack at a rebuttal article ;)
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« Reply #234 on: September 13, 2006, 10:47:01 PM »
If True Adonis actually submits something you're considering, give me a crack at a rebuttal article ;)

Trust me,

My article alone will revolutionize everything and will probably the most important thing ever printed in a muscle magazine.

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« Reply #235 on: September 13, 2006, 10:49:57 PM »
How interesting. Romano comes on here, doesnt attack you guys, and some of you are having a meltdown already. Damn .... say what you want... but so far John has been respectful and honest here... and that is cool.  Kodus for keeping cool and already getting a 240 page thread in less than a day.

By the way, I am still typing away, damn, 7,000 words already on the interview. I am still laughing on the way you got kicked out of World's Gym here in California by Joe Gold...

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« Reply #236 on: September 13, 2006, 11:10:55 PM »
Anyone placing bets on how many posts JR will have before he leaves in disgust trying to "argue" logic with the likes of TA, SUCKMYMUSCLE or daddywaddy?

20 to 1 odds he leaves before his 250th post.

I predict that if he sees your pics he will stay around compelled by the same Morbid Curiosity that has infected so many of us.  He will wonder, "how will this runaway train crash, how badly can this deluded bastard mangle his physique?"

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« Reply #237 on: September 13, 2006, 11:14:57 PM »
Trust me,

My article alone will revolutionize everything and will probably the most important thing ever printed in a muscle magazine.
::)
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« Reply #238 on: September 13, 2006, 11:34:30 PM »
Welcome aboard Romano.

Tell me why is it so hard to get your rag in Australia?

The last time I saw it on the stands it had Branch on the cover.


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« Reply #239 on: September 13, 2006, 11:35:08 PM »
Yes. Please do as TA is suggesting...

I've also got a circa 2000 dot-com to sell you for $1billion, want in?

I'd be interested in Compuserve.  They were pretty big back in '93.  That was an awesome year.  In fact I just saw a telecast from back then recently.

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« Reply #240 on: September 13, 2006, 11:35:31 PM »
Thank you Mr. Moore!!  Rest assured that flaming assholes such as "Suck my little teeny tiny muscle" Don't phase me.  I have thick skin and I knew coming in here what to expect.  Notice I am here and no where else.  Some people are just fucked up and they feel the need to hate.  Some assholes, like this retard, hate without even knowing what they are talking about!  But, it is a free world in cyber space and just like living in any big city, you have to be prepared to share the space with the vermin.  

Titus and I did have a beef way back, but we had cleared the air several years ago.  What it came down to was him "cooperating" with the cops when he was rearrested while on probation.  I wouldn't really have cared all that much, except for the fact that one of the guys who ended up doing time was an acquaintance of mine.  In the beginning it seemed Titus had stood up t the cops and I had interviewed him and fell for his act, and I printed it.  After the article came out I started getting letters from prison.  Several letters telling me he was full of shit.  One of them was the guy I knew.  So, I wrote another article citing the side of the guys who he ratted out, complete with his failed drug test results from the court that proved he was using drugs before and after the USA - a supposedly drug tested (in those days) show.  Well, if you know Titus, you know what his reaction would have been.  It eventually all blew over.  As for his situation now?  I defer to my dearly departed friend Dan Duchaine who always said Titus would have a tough time with life.  I feel bad for Kelly.  Craig will do just fine in Prison, Kelly will not.  I also feel bad for Maura James. Her heart will be empty for the rest of her life.  Yes, he is innocent until proven guilty by a court of law. However, we terminated his column in October.  Its popularity had gone down and it was time for new blood.  It had nothing to do with his alleged crime.

  Romano, you more than anyone else, are responsibe for the state bodybuilding is in. Funny that you call me vermin, 'cause you're a fucking excrement of a person. Your "articles" amost invariably revolve around making ad hominem attacks on pro bodybuiders/show promoters/magazine editors and the like. You have no integrity, since you report your stories without checking your facts first. And, above all, you publish pages upon pages of information on drugs and how to use them. Like I said, any magazine who has an editor who actually endorses illegality is a turd and has no right to criticize anyone. I lost count of the number of bodybuilders who's names you've difamed in your "articles". Your magazine is honest about the drug situation, but it turns it into a circus and encourages people to do illegal things, and you still think you have the right to criticize me? f**k you, burned-out coke head and opiood addict!

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« Reply #241 on: September 13, 2006, 11:42:26 PM »
  Romano, you more than anyone else, are responsibe for the state bodybuilding is in. Funny that you call me vermin, 'cause you're a fucking excrement of a person. Your "articles" amost invariably revolve around making ad hominem attacks on pro bodybuiders/show promoters/magazine editors and the like. You have no integrity, since you report your stories without checking your facts first. And, above all, you publish pages upon pages of information on drugs and how to use them. Like I said, any magazine who has an editor who actually endorses illegality is a turd and has no right to criticize anyone. I lost count of the number of bodybuilders who's names you've difamed in your "articles". Your magazine is honest about the drug situation, but it turns it into a circus and encourages people to do illegal things, and you still think you have the right to criticize me? f**k you, burned-out coke head and opiood addict!

SUCKMYMUSCLE

So you're saying that Romano's articles aRE all fat and no meat.  Sounds like a Bizarro Flex Wheeler, who at one time had almost no fat.  I think it was almost 15 years ago.

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« Reply #242 on: September 14, 2006, 12:55:07 AM »
MD sells 30,000 copies each month.  Call it $3.50 an issue for simplicity sake, with ads generating at least

over here in Slovenia, if you convert the amount of money you have to pay for an issue of MD to US dollars, you come close to 11$

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« Reply #243 on: September 14, 2006, 12:57:13 AM »
over here in Slovenia, if you convert the amount of money you have to pay for an issue of MD to US dollars, you come close to 11$

how would you convert an american measurement of BF (made via calippers) into slovenian?  Lets say it was around 0.0%

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« Reply #244 on: September 14, 2006, 01:10:22 AM »
how would you convert an american measurement of BF (made via calippers) into slovenian?  Lets say it was around 0.0%

You're refering to Flex wheeler's BF measurement,right?Let's just say that he would still have to make good friends with  Mr.Treadmill cause nobody buys that shit over here hahaha 

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« Reply #245 on: September 14, 2006, 01:15:51 AM »
You're refering to Flex wheeler's BF measurement,right?Let's just say that he would still have to make good friends with  Mr.Treadmill cause nobody buys that shit over here hahaha 

Is Mr. treadmill friends with Billy Smith, do you think he knows anyone who might be friends with him or could comment on the goings on at the Venice Golds back in 93 before the O

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Re: Gooooooood Morning Viet-big.commmm!!!!
« Reply #246 on: September 14, 2006, 01:53:00 AM »
Been in any good knife fights lately??

Heh :D

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« Reply #247 on: September 14, 2006, 01:54:47 AM »
Heh :D

I can do one word repsonses too.  Here is a sample

0.0BF93Flex

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Re: Gooooooood Morning Viet-big.commmm!!!!
« Reply #248 on: September 14, 2006, 02:36:35 AM »
 Romano, you more than anyone else, are responsibe for the state bodybuilding is in. Funny that you call me vermin, 'cause you're a fucking excrement of a person. Your "articles" amost invariably revolve around making ad hominem attacks on pro bodybuiders/show promoters/magazine editors and the like. You have no integrity, since you report your stories without checking your facts first. And, above all, you publish pages upon pages of information on drugs and how to use them. Like I said, any magazine who has an editor who actually endorses illegality is a turd and has no right to criticize anyone. I lost count of the number of bodybuilders who's names you've difamed in your "articles". Your magazine is honest about the drug situation, but it turns it into a circus and encourages people to do illegal things, and you still think you have the right to criticize me? f**k you, burned-out coke head and opiood addict!

SUCKMYMUSCLE

Dude, as your name implies, you truly suck.

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« Reply #249 on: September 14, 2006, 04:52:04 AM »
I couldn't have said it better!!  Remember when I pissed you all off with my editorial dissing the boards?  Well, that is how you guys earned my respect.  My assistant has combed the boards for me - GetBig, Mayhem, and BB.com for a little over two years now.  Out of all the info she has gathered for me on the pulse of this hing we do, GetBig has BY FAR out paced the other boards. 

That's why I like this place.  That's why I have chosen to participate here and no other board - except of course when our MD boards go up.  Then I'll straddle.  There will always be exceptions and the odd asshole, but for the mot part, you guys make me feel like I did back in the day.  I think there is some real talent here.  I can't tell you how many times I've laughed my ass off reading threads here, or learned something, or gotten a perspective I hadn't thought of.  Yawn elsewhere. 

Interesting ;D