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Title: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: HarleyBreite on November 20, 2008, 07:55:19 PM
One of my hobbies is to collect old original movie posters and as such, I have a very good friend in Canada.  He recently put together a huge fund-raiser dinner party at the Long Island mansion of a guy named Richard Cohen.  The fundraiser took place on Saturday, September 6th, 2008.  The idea was to get as many celebrities to attend as possible.  Some of those who appeared included Adam West, Larry Hagman, Erik Estrada, Morgan Fairchild, Ed Asner, Cindy Williams, Joyce DeWitt, etc.

Also contracted to appear was Lou Ferrigno.  LF shows up with his wife Carla and the moment he steps on the property, he demands to know when the balance of his deposit will be paid to him.  It was incredibly rude and LF was the only guy who acted like a jerk.  My friend said that LF's wife ordered him around and pulled his strings as if he was a puppet.  LF was the first guest to leave and he did, in fact, leave early.  The people in attendance paid a great deal of money to sit and have dinner with these stars and the money went to charity. 

My friend said he would never invite LF again and if LF called him, he still wouldn't hire him to appear.

On a personal note, every time Craig competes somewhere and we see him, I always yell, "Louie" and hold up my camera as if I am taking his photo and then ask him how much do I owe him.  He gets really pissed.  I know this is a juvenile thing to do, but I was there at the Arnold Classic Expo in 1998 with my then training partner, Vinny Galanti and personally saw LF tell a little boy to give him $10 for taking a photo with his own camera.  The young boy was very startled and became upset as his Dad had to calm him down.  I was disgusted and told Ferrigno he ought to be ashamed of himself.

Since then, I figure LF deserves the immature harrassment.

Harley
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: gmflex on November 20, 2008, 07:59:30 PM
 ;D ;D ;D
your not the first person that calls lou out on what a piece of shit he is...
any pics of the fundraiser ;)
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: HarleyBreite on November 20, 2008, 08:01:34 PM
;D ;D ;D
your not the first person that calls lou out on what a piece of shit he is...
any pics of the fundraiser ;)

    Yes, you can go to BobTheMagician.com and find it somewhere there.  Bob is my friend in Canada and put it together.
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: HTexan on November 20, 2008, 08:18:47 PM
if i ever seen him i do a drive-by-shooting, only with cameras ;D
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: Canadian_Muscle on November 20, 2008, 08:19:31 PM
Lou's a piece of shit.
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: the_swami on November 20, 2008, 08:21:00 PM

Lou sure has some issues.............
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: TechnoViking on November 20, 2008, 08:29:43 PM
    One of my hobbies is to collect old original movie posters and as such, I have a very good friend in Canada.  He recently put together a huge fund-raiser dinner party at the Long Island mansion of a guy named Richard Cohen.  The fundraiser took place on Saturday, September 6th, 2008.  The idea was to get as many celebrities to attend as possible.  Some of those who appeared included Adam West, Larry Hagman, Erik Estrada, Morgan Fairchild, Ed Asner, Cindy Williams, Joyce DeWitt, etc.
    Also contracted to appear was Lou Ferrigno.  LF shows up with his wife Carla and the moment he steps on the property, he demands to know when the balance of his deposit will be paid to him.  It was incredibly rude and LF was the only guy who acted like a jerk.  My friend said that LF's wife ordered him around and pulled his strings as if he was a puppet.  LF was the first guest to leave and he did, in fact, leave early.  The people in attendance paid a great deal of money to sit and have dinner with these stars and the money went to charity. 
    My friend said he would never invite LF again and if LF called him, he still wouldn't hire him to appear.
    On a personal note, every time Craig competes somewhere and we see him, I always yell, "Louie" and hold up my camera as if I am taking his photo and then ask him how much do I owe him.  He gets really pissed.  I know this is a juvenile thing to do, but I was there at the Arnold Classic Expo in 1998 with my then training partner, Vinny Galanti and personally saw LF tell a little boy to give him $10 for taking a photo with his own camera.  The young boy was very startled and became upset as his Dad had to calm him down.  I was disgusted and told Ferrigno he ought to be ashamed of himself.
Since then, I figure LF deserves the immature harrassment.
Harley

If Lou was to pass away tomorrow, Ronnie Coleman and his new wife will fall right into place for Louie...
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: jesusbod on November 20, 2008, 08:59:10 PM
I remember being at the Olympia in 2000. I was at the pool area at the Mandalay listening to a few of the PRO's doing their training tips. After Flavio Bacciainini did his thing, it was Lou's turn. He noticed someone videoing the him and he actually stopped talking and told the guy he had to stop filming since he had some "exclusive" contract with some video company. I turned to my girlfriend at the time and asked her if she saw Lou do that, she said yeah, and asked why he was such a dick? I told her, he was living in a dream world. When we got back to Houston, I let her watch Hercules the movie with him in it. She was laughing the whole time since they dubbed someone else's voice over. She didn't know he was deaf or damn near. Needless to say she wasn't impressed with his "acting" abilities.

He's a shit head.
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: LeePriestLover on November 20, 2008, 10:50:39 PM
If Lou was to pass away tomorrow, Ronnie Coleman and his new wife will fall right into place for Louie...

The implication here is that Ronnie and his wife are somehow money hungry greedy idiots, when in fact, they are nothing of the sort.

Then again, you may very well be Atli's new boyfriend, so the jealously may be warranted.
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: sean on November 20, 2008, 10:54:42 PM
All second hand information... Everyone I know that has been around him almost all has positive things to say.
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: Disgusted on November 20, 2008, 11:37:49 PM
My neighbors are pretty good friends with Eric Estrada. He's been here a couple of times and stayed with them. He actually a pretty nice down to earth guy. OK, that's my version of a "Keith" story.  ;D
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: HTexan on November 20, 2008, 11:41:45 PM
The implication here is that Ronnie and his wife are somehow money hungry greedy idiots, when in fact, they are nothing of the sort.

Then again, you may very well be Atli's new boyfriend, so the jealously may be warranted.
truth ronnie been great for the game.
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: Jizzacked on November 21, 2008, 12:16:41 AM
someone needs to post a video on youtube doing something like this... approaching him filming like those paparazzi fools do... and ask how much its gonna cost.... a video camera takes on average how many frames per second?  thats a lot of pictures!
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: BobbyHasBeenBad on November 21, 2008, 12:28:16 AM
Lou licks dog balls. Sounds like he has thrown a Tammy Patnode or two in his time.

What a douche.
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: Jeffro on November 21, 2008, 01:01:39 AM
Lou licks dog balls. Sounds like he has thrown a Tammy Patnode or two in his time.

What a douche.
What is your obsession with "Tammy Patnode?"  That's all you post about, I think it would be best for you to calm down, little gimmick.  ::)
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: BobbyHasBeenBad on November 21, 2008, 01:04:28 AM
What is your obsession with "Tammy Patnode?"  That's all you post about, I think it would best for you to calm down, little gimmick.  ::)

Puhleeze friend. There is no obsession. It is just a synonym. Tammy Patnode = Temper Tantrum.

Now you are the one that brougth her up friend. This is a bashing lou ferrigno thread and we should stick to that please okay thank you.
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: Jeffro on November 21, 2008, 01:06:55 AM
Puhleeze friend. There is no obsession. It is just a synonym. Tammy Patnode = Temper Tantrum.

Now you are the one that brougth her up friend. This is a bashing lou ferrigno thread and we should stick to that please okay thank you.
What's your main account, "friend?"  ::)
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: BobbyHasBeenBad on November 21, 2008, 01:19:23 AM
What's your main account, "friend?"  ::)

It is this one Jeffro I am no gimmick please chek on my ip address thank you.
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: pumpster on November 21, 2008, 06:03:54 AM
The implication here is that Ronnie and his wife are somehow money hungry greedy idiots, when in fact, they are nothing of the sort.


Actually a reliable source tells me that Ron's wife should be married to LF based on her behavior at appearances, specifically in terms of autographs and signatures. Quite the shrew apparently.


Quote
someone needs to post a video on youtube doing something like this... approaching him filming like those paparazzi fools do... and ask how much its gonna cost.... a video camera takes on average how many frames per second?  thats a lot of pictures!

Good idea as long as the camera's not destroyed trying to get that.
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: Monster_Everything on November 21, 2008, 06:18:37 AM
Wow newsflash, Lou Ferrigno is an asshole  ::) ::) ::)
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: Playboy on November 21, 2008, 06:31:15 AM
I like the part where his wife "orders him around like a puppet". Doesn't surprise me....he's to stupid to handle things himself. Just like in pumping iron. His daddy had to do everything for him. Shameful.
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: hipolito mejia on November 21, 2008, 07:03:57 AM
Sad, but at least Louie knows his wife, Carla for over 30 years.......

Where Ronnie Just got married and his wife is all ready in control....

BTW... I met Estrada the coolest guy, and based on charisma he can get any girl ...doesnt worry about no abs or shaved pecs.
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: TechnoViking on November 21, 2008, 07:11:52 AM
Rumor has it that the green paint that was put on Louie did something to his brain and for now on, he gravitates to anything green....I guess he just can't stay away from those green  :-\twenty dollar bills
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: mass 04 on November 21, 2008, 07:15:06 AM
You used the Ferrigno name on the internet. $20.00 please.
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: dr.chimps on November 21, 2008, 07:15:37 AM
    One of my hobbies is to collect old original movie posters and as such, I have a very good friend in Canada.  He recently put together a huge fund-raiser dinner party at the Long Island mansion of a guy named Richard Cohen.  The fundraiser took place on Saturday, September 6th, 2008.  The idea was to get as many celebrities to attend as possible.  Some of those who appeared included Adam West, Larry Hagman, Erik Estrada, Morgan Fairchild, Ed Asner, Cindy Williams, Joyce DeWitt, etc.
That's quite the roll call. Nothing like '70's cheese to bring in the dollas!    ;D
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: TechnoViking on November 21, 2008, 07:18:24 AM
LF's daughters




Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: onlyme on November 21, 2008, 07:20:26 AM
My neighbors are pretty good friends with Eric Estrada. He's been here a couple of times and stayed with them. He actually a pretty nice down to earth guy. OK, that's my version of a "Keith" story.  ;D
Not even close, it has to be real.  But I will let it go for now.
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: emn1964 on November 21, 2008, 07:24:09 AM
    One of my hobbies is to collect old original movie posters and as such, I have a very good friend in Canada.  He recently put together a huge fund-raiser dinner party at the Long Island mansion of a guy named Richard Cohen.  The fundraiser took place on Saturday, September 6th, 2008.  The idea was to get as many celebrities to attend as possible.  Some of those who appeared included Adam West, Larry Hagman, Erik Estrada, Morgan Fairchild, Ed Asner, Cindy Williams, Joyce DeWitt, etc.Harley

So who would actually pay anything to dine with these emptied headed has beens?
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: mass 04 on November 21, 2008, 07:36:18 AM
So who would actually pay anything to dine with these emptied headed has beens?
hahah i was thinking the same thing, paying money to eat a ham sandwich with Batman and Major Nelson.
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: hipolito mejia on November 21, 2008, 08:05:59 AM
hahah i was thinking the same thing, paying money to eat a ham sandwich with Batman and Major Nelson.


LOL !!!
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: Tapeworm on November 21, 2008, 08:38:46 AM
My neighbors are pretty good friends with Eric Estrada. He's been here a couple of times and stayed with them. He actually a pretty nice down to earth guy. OK, that's my version of a "Keith" story.  ;D

Oh yeah?  I'll take a crack at this Kieth Story thing.

Back in '94 me and some friends decided it would be fun to get stoned out of our minds and go to a Star Trek convention, but the leachy fuckers didn't have any weed of their own.  They smoked mine all day and I had enough of sharing the wealth.  I stepped outside and walked around the corner into the alley next to the Holiday Inn, leaned against the wall, and proceeded to smoke about 7/8 of a pretty good sized joint.

You know those unmarked steel doors on the sides of buildings with no handles on the outside?  One opened right next to me, toward me like it would have hit me if it kept on swinging open, and as it swung closed the man on the other side was none other than William Shatner.

Neither one of us seemed to know what to do.  He was obviously surprised there was someone in the alley and I was too stoned and surprised to think of anything to say so I just sort of gave him a droopy lidded stare which may have lasted anywhere from 2 seconds to 30 seconds.  I mean I was toasted.  I think he was a little frightened but mostly just uncomfortable.  He had 2 security guys behind him and they didn't know what to do either since I was just standing there staring at the man.  It went on long enough that all of us were wishing there was a handle on that door tho.

I remember this part very clearly - I decided I should shake his hand, but just as I was ready to extend my right hand I remembered there was a smoldering roach in it, so I executed this sort of quick 1/4 turn to the right and threw it away, believing at the time that he wouldn't notice anything.  Having disposed of the drugs, I held out my hand.  That porky fucker left it hanging there for awhile too, not that I can blame him.  Eventually he gave it a lightening quick shake, and I managed to spit out that he was good in Kingdom of the Spiders (a film which a friend had given me as a joke since it's Shatner at his absolute worst).

I think he said something like, "Uhhh thanks" before walking down the alley a limo that had come around the corner and was driving toward us.  Guess he was in a hurry to get in it.  And that's how I met William Shatner. 

Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: onlyme on November 21, 2008, 08:40:43 AM
Oh yeah?  I'll take a crack at this Kieth Story thing.

Back in '94 me and some friends decided it would be fun to get stoned out of our minds and go to a Star Trek convention, but the leachy fuckers didn't have any weed of their own.  They smoked mine all day and I had enough of sharing the wealth.  I stepped outside and walked around the corner into the alley next to the Holiday Inn, leaned against the wall, and proceeded to smoke about 7/8 of a pretty good sized joint.

You know those unmarked steel doors on the sides of buildings with no handles on the outside?  One opened right next to me, toward me like it would have hit me if it kept on swinging open, and as it swung closed the man on the other side was none other than William Shatner.

Neither one of us seemed to know what to do.  He was obviously surprised there was someone in the alley and I was too stoned and surprised to think of anything to say so I just sort of gave him a droopy lidded stare which may have lasted anywhere from 2 seconds to 30 seconds.  I mean I was toasted.  I think he was a little frightened but mostly just uncomfortable.  He had 2 security guys behind him and they didn't know what to do either since I was just standing there staring at the man.  It went on long enough that all of us were wishing there was a handle on that door tho.

I remember this part very clearly - I decided I should shake his hand, but just as I was ready to extend my right hand I remembered there was a smoldering roach in it, so I executed this sort of quick 1/4 turn to the right and threw it away, believing at the time that he wouldn't notice anything.  Having disposed of the drugs, I held out my hand.  That porky fucker left it hanging there for awhile too, not that I can blame him.  Eventually he gave it a lightening quick shake, and I managed to spit out that he was good in Kingdom of the Spiders (a film which a friend had given me as a joke since it's Shatner at his absolute worst).

I think he said something like, "Uhhh thanks" before walking down the alley a limo that had come around the corner and was driving toward us.  Guess he was in a hurry to get in it.  And that's how I met William Shatner. 



Keep trying mine are better ;D
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: Tapeworm on November 21, 2008, 08:42:52 AM
Keep trying mine are better ;D

That's all I've got!
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: TechnoViking on November 21, 2008, 08:43:51 AM
Oh yeah?  I'll take a crack at this Kieth Story thing.

Back in '94 me and some friends decided it would be fun to get stoned out of our minds and go to a Star Trek convention, but the leachy fuckers didn't have any weed of their own.  They smoked mine all day and I had enough of sharing the wealth.  I stepped outside and walked around the corner into the alley next to the Holiday Inn, leaned against the wall, and proceeded to smoke about 7/8 of a pretty good sized joint.

You know those unmarked steel doors on the sides of buildings with no handles on the outside?  One opened right next to me, toward me like it would have hit me if it kept on swinging open, and as it swung closed the man on the other side was none other than William Shatner.

Neither one of us seemed to know what to do.  He was obviously surprised there was someone in the alley and I was too stoned and surprised to think of anything to say so I just sort of gave him a droopy lidded stare which may have lasted anywhere from 2 seconds to 30 seconds.  I mean I was toasted.  I think he was a little frightened but mostly just uncomfortable.  He had 2 security guys behind him and they didn't know what to do either since I was just standing there staring at the man.  It went on long enough that all of us were wishing there was a handle on that door tho.

I remember this part very clearly - I decided I should shake his hand, but just as I was ready to extend my right hand I remembered there was a smoldering roach in it, so I executed this sort of quick 1/4 turn to the right and threw it away, believing at the time that he wouldn't notice anything.  Having disposed of the drugs, I held out my hand.  That porky fucker left it hanging there for awhile too, not that I can blame him.  Eventually he gave it a lightening quick shake, and I managed to spit out that he was good in Kingdom of the Spiders (a film which a friend had given me as a joke since it's Shatner at his absolute worst).

I think he said something like, "Uhhh thanks" before walking down the alley a limo that had come around the corner and was driving toward us.  Guess he was in a hurry to get in it.  And that's how I met William Shatner. 



He probably would have got cooked with you if you offered...
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: Tapeworm on November 21, 2008, 08:48:57 AM
He probably would have got cooked with you if you offered...

Haha!  To be honest I've always regretted not offering him the last hits off that roach.  Would have made a much better story for sure.
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: jpm101 on November 21, 2008, 08:52:41 AM
That fund raiser did have the "C" list (if that) of celebrities, but a lot of money people in the 55 to 70 year old range love that stuff. Give big time just trying to renew their youth I guess. They grew up on most of those TV shows the celeb's were in. Some of those "C" lister's make a fairly good living following that rubber chicken circuit. Heard that Ed Asher is the prime dick, among prime dicks. Heard that from a few security people.

 Quite a few sport celebrities fund raisers around SD, Orange county and LA. Kind of sad really when most of those ex stars athletes are too drunk to stand or even speak when called upon.

Never have met the gentleman, so can not make any personal judgment, but the word for years is that Big Lou is a little slow witted. And in the beginning of his "career" he lost  money through agents and taxes. His wife does control the purse strings in the family. Which in a way is a good thing for LF.
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: HarleyBreite on November 21, 2008, 06:52:29 PM
All second hand information... Everyone I know that has been around him almost all has positive things to say.
  Not quite true as I mentioned that I myself witnessed Ferrigno scare a young child in a most reprehensible manner while at the Arnold Classic in 1998.
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: wild willie on March 04, 2009, 10:00:06 AM
Ronnie has always been a stand up gentleman
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: gordiano on March 04, 2009, 10:02:28 AM
    One of my hobbies is to collect old original movie posters and as such, I have a very good friend in Canada.  He recently put together a huge fund-raiser dinner party at the Long Island mansion of a guy named Richard Cohen.  The fundraiser took place on Saturday, September 6th, 2008.  The idea was to get as many celebrities to attend as possible.  Some of those who appeared included Adam West, Larry Hagman, Erik Estrada, Morgan Fairchild, Ed Asner, Cindy Williams, Joyce DeWitt, etc.
    Also contracted to appear was Lou Ferrigno.  LF shows up with his wife Carla and the moment he steps on the property, he demands to know when the balance of his deposit will be paid to him.  It was incredibly rude and LF was the only guy who acted like a jerk.  My friend said that LF's wife ordered him around and pulled his strings as if he was a puppet.  LF was the first guest to leave and he did, in fact, leave early.  The people in attendance paid a great deal of money to sit and have dinner with these stars and the money went to charity. 
    My friend said he would never invite LF again and if LF called him, he still wouldn't hire him to appear.
    On a personal note, every time Craig competes somewhere and we see him, I always yell, "Louie" and hold up my camera as if I am taking his photo and then ask him how much do I owe him.  He gets really pissed.  I know this is a juvenile thing to do, but I was there at the Arnold Classic Expo in 1998 with my then training partner, Vinny Galanti and personally saw LF tell a little boy to give him $10 for taking a photo with his own camera.  The young boy was very startled and became upset as his Dad had to calm him down.  I was disgusted and told Ferrigno he ought to be ashamed of himself.
Since then, I figure LF deserves the immature harrassment.
Harley

The Incredible Jerk strikes again......
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: BroadStreetBruiser on March 04, 2009, 10:12:22 AM
Is Lou Ferrigno mentally handicapped? Honest question. Is he one of those people who believes that disability can't hold him back?
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: DeketheCreep on March 04, 2009, 10:28:31 AM
Oh boy i cant wait to hear wut a asshole  Woo Fowigno is at the Arnold expo this weekend
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: Vince G, CSN MFT on March 04, 2009, 10:45:11 AM
One of my hobbies is to collect old original movie posters and as such, I have a very good friend in Canada.  He recently put together a huge fund-raiser dinner party at the Long Island mansion of a guy named Richard Cohen.  The fundraiser took place on Saturday, September 6th, 2008.  The idea was to get as many celebrities to attend as possible.  Some of those who appeared included Adam West, Larry Hagman, Erik Estrada, Morgan Fairchild, Ed Asner, Cindy Williams, Joyce DeWitt, etc.

Also contracted to appear was Lou Ferrigno.  LF shows up with his wife Carla and the moment he steps on the property, he demands to know when the balance of his deposit will be paid to him.  It was incredibly rude and LF was the only guy who acted like a jerk.  My friend said that LF's wife ordered him around and pulled his strings as if he was a puppet.  LF was the first guest to leave and he did, in fact, leave early.  The people in attendance paid a great deal of money to sit and have dinner with these stars and the money went to charity. 

My friend said he would never invite LF again and if LF called him, he still wouldn't hire him to appear.

On a personal note, every time Craig competes somewhere and we see him, I always yell, "Louie" and hold up my camera as if I am taking his photo and then ask him how much do I owe him.  He gets really pissed.  I know this is a juvenile thing to do, but I was there at the Arnold Classic Expo in 1998 with my then training partner, Vinny Galanti and personally saw LF tell a little boy to give him $10 for taking a photo with his own camera.  The young boy was very startled and became upset as his Dad had to calm him down.  I was disgusted and told Ferrigno he ought to be ashamed of himself.

Since then, I figure LF deserves the immature harrassment.

Harley


NO disrespect, but what personal accomplishment do you have.  I mean being Craig's partner is one thing but it doesn't really give a picture as to who you are.
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: troponin on March 04, 2009, 03:16:21 PM

NO disrespect, but what personal accomplishment do you have.  I mean being Craig's partner is one thing but it doesn't really give a picture as to who you are.


I believe he's a lawyer.
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: QuakerOats on March 04, 2009, 03:57:36 PM
One of my hobbies is to collect old original movie posters and as such, I have a very good friend in Canada.  He recently put together a huge fund-raiser dinner party at the Long Island mansion of a guy named Richard Cohen.  The fundraiser took place on Saturday, September 6th, 2008.  The idea was to get as many celebrities to attend as possible.  Some of those who appeared included Adam West, Larry Hagman, Erik Estrada, Morgan Fairchild, Ed Asner, Cindy Williams, Joyce DeWitt, etc.

Also contracted to appear was Lou Ferrigno.  LF shows up with his wife Carla and the moment he steps on the property, he demands to know when the balance of his deposit will be paid to him.  It was incredibly rude and LF was the only guy who acted like a jerk.  My friend said that LF's wife ordered him around and pulled his strings as if he was a puppet.  LF was the first guest to leave and he did, in fact, leave early.  The people in attendance paid a great deal of money to sit and have dinner with these stars and the money went to charity. 

My friend said he would never invite LF again and if LF called him, he still wouldn't hire him to appear.

On a personal note, every time Craig competes somewhere and we see him, I always yell, "Louie" and hold up my camera as if I am taking his photo and then ask him how much do I owe him.  He gets really pissed.  I know this is a juvenile thing to do, but I was there at the Arnold Classic Expo in 1998 with my then training partner, Vinny Galanti and personally saw LF tell a little boy to give him $10 for taking a photo with his own camera.  The young boy was very startled and became upset as his Dad had to calm him down.  I was disgusted and told Ferrigno he ought to be ashamed of himself.

Since then, I figure LF deserves the immature harrassment.

Harley
hahahhaa, first you call out Dorian Yates and now Lou Ferrigno, you're a regular internet badass legend. ::)
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: The.Giant on March 04, 2009, 04:21:12 PM
Oh yeah?  I'll take a crack at this Kieth Story thing.

Back in '94 me and some friends decided it would be fun to get stoned out of our minds and go to a Star Trek convention, but the leachy fuckers didn't have any weed of their own.  They smoked mine all day and I had enough of sharing the wealth.  I stepped outside and walked around the corner into the alley next to the Holiday Inn, leaned against the wall, and proceeded to smoke about 7/8 of a pretty good sized joint.

You know those unmarked steel doors on the sides of buildings with no handles on the outside?  One opened right next to me, toward me like it would have hit me if it kept on swinging open, and as it swung closed the man on the other side was none other than William Shatner.

Neither one of us seemed to know what to do.  He was obviously surprised there was someone in the alley and I was too stoned and surprised to think of anything to say so I just sort of gave him a droopy lidded stare which may have lasted anywhere from 2 seconds to 30 seconds.  I mean I was toasted.  I think he was a little frightened but mostly just uncomfortable.  He had 2 security guys behind him and they didn't know what to do either since I was just standing there staring at the man.  It went on long enough that all of us were wishing there was a handle on that door tho.

I remember this part very clearly - I decided I should shake his hand, but just as I was ready to extend my right hand I remembered there was a smoldering roach in it, so I executed this sort of quick 1/4 turn to the right and threw it away, believing at the time that he wouldn't notice anything.  Having disposed of the drugs, I held out my hand.  That porky fucker left it hanging there for awhile too, not that I can blame him.  Eventually he gave it a lightening quick shake, and I managed to spit out that he was good in Kingdom of the Spiders (a film which a friend had given me as a joke since it's Shatner at his absolute worst).

I think he said something like, "Uhhh thanks" before walking down the alley a limo that had come around the corner and was driving toward us.  Guess he was in a hurry to get in it.  And that's how I met William Shatner. 



lol, nice. I bet Shatner would be fun to smoke a joint with.
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: MuscleKing on March 04, 2009, 04:22:56 PM
Lou may be a jerk but he still has people paying him quite a bit of money for his apperances. He made a ton of money at the Comic Show signing autographs. Apparently there was a line out the door. The guy is making money although he is an asshole. He has probably had a lot of people take advantage of him and belittle him because of his deafness.
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: QuakerOats on March 04, 2009, 04:25:42 PM
Lou may be a jerk but he still has people paying him quite a bit of money for his apperances. He made a ton of money at the Comic Show signing autographs. Apparently there was a line out the door. The guy is making money although he is an asshole. He has probably had a lot of people take advantage of him and belittle him because of his deafness.
you better watch out Muscleking or you'll get "harley" so angry that he'll tear off his Star of David necklace and call you out like he did to Dorian Yates. ::)
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: HarleyBreite on March 05, 2009, 05:05:21 AM

NO disrespect, but what personal accomplishment do you have.  I mean being Craig's partner is one thing but it doesn't really give a picture as to who you are.

Dear Vince G,
  I never once made claims of any personal accomplishments on this site.  Frankly, I don't see who would care what I have or haven't done in life.  I only posted a story about Ferrigno which was told to me by a most reliable friend.
  Seems a bit silly to get on a BB site and brag about what one's done in life.  Given that everyone has different goals and dreams, I would never say that whatever I have achieved is meaningful for anyone but myself.  Many of my friends have little formal education and work at difficult, laborious low-paying jobs and I don't feel that their position in life is any less significant or meaningful than mine.  Bodybuilding can be a very rewarding endeavor, but for me, it is only a hobby.  I consider myself fortunate to be Craig's training partner and as such, I thought that once in a while, I could share TRUTHFUL information about pro bb and some of the persons involved. 
  I thought that would be much more interesting than my resume.
  Oh, and to QuakerOats, my Star of David chain (upon which you always seem to be fixated) stays on when I train weights.  You should try it some time.
Harley
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: Mars on March 05, 2009, 05:10:51 AM
he should be put back in his place. hes a nobody who still have to sell hulk stuff at expos, kinda sad.
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: littleguns on March 05, 2009, 07:25:07 AM
Back to Louie,

If there is anyone going to the Arnold, hook up with a bunch of people show up all at once at his booth and start clicking then all scatter, sounds immature but 10-20 cameras going off at once.....would be classic...let him try to catch each and everyone one of you...
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: The ChemistV2 on March 05, 2009, 08:51:19 AM
I like the one where he's suing his brother, not only for using the name Ferrigno on the exercise equipment store, but because the walls were painted "Hulk Green". Apparently that's a shade of green only Louie has a patent on.
Title: Re: Inside Lou Ferrigno Story From Craig Richardson's Training Partner
Post by: HTexan on March 05, 2009, 09:00:51 AM
Back to Louie,

If there is anyone going to the Arnold, hook up with a bunch of people show up all at once at his booth and start clicking then all scatter, sounds immature but 10-20 cameras going off at once.....would be classic...let him try to catch each and everyone one of you...
lol.