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Title: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: tommywishbone on November 15, 2013, 04:30:41 PM
This cat's name seldom gets mentioned on the list of lesser known guys who could COULD have won the Mr Olympia. I know, I know, dude's a peter puffer, butt pirate, etc. Still, crazy physique.
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: Marty Champions on November 15, 2013, 04:32:47 PM
tommy what do you feel about funding some heme-iron research studies since you are a millionare
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: tommywishbone on November 15, 2013, 04:40:29 PM
 :D  

Johnny, I was a millonaire. That money is long gone. I'm a working man now, like most everyone else.

Heme iron research? Brother, I really wouldn't know where to start when it comes to obtaining funding for such a study. I would think a call/email to any large University that has a Medical School affiliation could get you pointed in the right direction. Good luck my friend.
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: WalterWhite on November 15, 2013, 04:47:26 PM
I have no clue who he is.  Great upper body though.
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: NarcissisticDeity on November 15, 2013, 04:48:11 PM
I have no clue who he is.  Great upper body though.

G4P  :-X
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: keanu on November 15, 2013, 04:57:06 PM
When Bruce first came out Bob Kennedy was comparing him to Arnold in Musclemag. Big things were expected of him. He was getting hype every mouth. Then Bruce decided to get his pole greased on film, and Bob had egg on his face.
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: BB on November 15, 2013, 04:59:29 PM
Bruce "Thunder" Patterson, overshadowed by Chris Duffy on the gay for pay scene. He always reminded me of a larger more polished Craig Titus.

(http://www.brucepatterson.com/bp-free-906-ps/images/brucecam9519.jpg).
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: Army of One on November 15, 2013, 04:59:52 PM
:D  Johnny, I was was a millonaire. That money is long gone. I'm a working man now, like most everyone else.

Heme iron research? Brother, I really wouldn't know where to start when it comes to obtaining funding for such a study. I would think a call/email to any large University that has a Medical School affiliation could get you pointed in the right direction. Good luck my friend.

What's the story,Tommy?How did the money go?
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: Parker on November 15, 2013, 05:14:00 PM
This cat's name seldom gets mentioned on the list of lesser known guys who could COULD have won the Mr Olympia. I know, I know, dude's a peter puffer, butt pirate, etc. Still, crazy physique.
decent upper body. But, the 90s were too stacked with people way better than him. Never really was that impressed by Bruce "The Spruce" Patterson.
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: hazbin on November 15, 2013, 05:14:38 PM
This cat's name seldom gets mentioned on the list of lesser known guys who could COULD have won the Mr Olympia. I know, I know, dude's a peter puffer, butt pirate, etc. Still, crazy physique.

got blackballed (lol) for doing less than Kai greene does, yet kai is still winning shows.
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: Parker on November 15, 2013, 05:23:24 PM
Why did he go that route if he was so "promising"?
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: Bevo on November 15, 2013, 05:24:40 PM
Why did he go that route if he was so "promising"?

Pole polishing was just too tempting and couldn't pass up
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: Parker on November 15, 2013, 05:31:58 PM
Pole polishing was just too tempting and couldn't pass up
ah I see, 90s money...
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: Rambone on November 15, 2013, 05:52:24 PM
Peter puffer of peace
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: Bam-bam on November 15, 2013, 05:53:58 PM
What's the story,Tommy?How did the money go?

failed attempt to corner the global futures silver market
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: WOOO on November 15, 2013, 06:17:46 PM
importance of lat insertions
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: Bevo on November 15, 2013, 06:21:50 PM
What's the story,Tommy?How did the money go?

"Was" a millionaire

Lives in SoCal, involved with the Venice scene

Friends with a guy who's about to go in the slammer..

Bbing circle/life for sure

My guess : all a bunch of drug dealers  :)
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: CT_Muscle on November 15, 2013, 06:51:55 PM
Why did he go that route if he was so "promising"?

Same reason Kai keeps going that route
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: Parker on November 15, 2013, 06:58:03 PM
Same reason Kai keeps going that route
Yet Kai is an Arnold Classic Winner, and has beaten Phil Heath in that title and is 2nd in the World.
Bruce is nothing more that a footnote in the stuck together pages of "IFBB Schmoe and Tell #2".
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: hazbin on November 15, 2013, 07:29:13 PM
Yet Kai is an Arnold Classic Winner, and has beaten Phil Heath in that title and is 2nd in the World.
Bruce is nothing more that a footnote in the stuck together pages of "IFBB Schmoe and Tell #2".

yup,   the evolution of bodybuilding.

Bob Paris could have been the best spokesman for this sport since Arnold.   he announced he was gay - did nothing homo in public, so creepy pix, just stated he had a male partner. that was it , his career was over.

now it's like its rewarded.
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: tommywishbone on November 15, 2013, 07:32:23 PM
"Was" a millionaire

Lives in SoCal, involved with the Venice scene

Friends with a guy who's about to go in the slammer..

Bbing circle/life for sure

My guess : all a bunch of drug dealers  :)

Negative sir, not my bread any way.  No offense taken by the way.  :)

Patterson had a few things going for him that the other real contenders didn't; he was white and good looking and Weider always loved pushing that image. Couple more shots of Bruce. Oh, he had a crazy hot girlfriend before he became "The Flaming Fire fighter" or whatever his first video was called.  ;D
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: hazbin on November 15, 2013, 07:36:55 PM
Negative sir. No offense taken by the way.  :)

Patterson had a few things going for him that the other real contenders didn't; he was white and good looking and Weider always loved pushing that image. Couple more shots of Bruce. Oh, he had a crazy hot girlfriend before he became "The Flaming Fire fighter" or whatever his first video was called.  ;D

Jennifer Goodwin for a while. she was a good looking fitness chic.
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: tommywishbone on November 15, 2013, 07:39:03 PM
Jennifer Goodwin for a while. she was a good looking fitness chic.

 :)  I certainly remember Jennifer. Very attractive blond, but not her. Her name was Michelle Herring. Runway & print model. Worked a lot. Stunning. She must be married and her name has changed because I can not find a trace of her.

Jennifer Goodwin
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: hazbin on November 15, 2013, 07:55:10 PM
:)  I certainly remember Jennifer. Very attractive blond, but not her. Her name was Michelle Herring. Runway & print model. Worked a lot. Stunning. She must be married and her name has changed because I can not find a trace of her.

Jennifer Goodwin

but he did date her once he moved to conners bedroom  LA no?
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: tommywishbone on November 15, 2013, 07:58:10 PM
 ;D  You can't prove that.  ;D

Ya known HB, I don't remember Bruce dating Jennifer but when you mentined it- it sort of sounded familiar and it sounded right, but I can't say 100%. She did date several "up & cumming coming" bodybuilders.

I do remember personally introducing Bruce to Ed Connors. I was a company man all the way.  ;D And NO I did not take one for the team.
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: Rambone on November 15, 2013, 07:59:22 PM
Negative sir, not my bread any way.  No offense taken by the way.  :)

Patterson had a few things going for him that the other real contenders didn't; he was white and good looking and Weider always loved pushing that image. Couple more shots of Bruce. Oh, he had a crazy hot girlfriend before he became "The Flaming Fire fighter" or whatever his first video was called.  ;D
Thicker than a cock. No pun intended.
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: hazbin on November 15, 2013, 07:59:49 PM
;D  You can't prove that.  ;D

Ya known HB, I don't remember Bruce dating Jennifer but when you mentined it- it sort of sounded familiar and it sounded right, but I can't say 100%. She did date several "up & cumming coming" bodybuilders.

damn,  I was down there a few times in the early nineties.  but a little star struck.  only seen these people in the mags.   I was scared shitless to approach any women.  
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: Alex23 on November 15, 2013, 08:00:58 PM
This cat's name seldom gets mentioned on the list of lesser known guys who could COULD have won the Mr Olympia. I know, I know, dude's a peter puffer, butt pirate, etc. Still, crazy physique.

Admit it Tommy, you craved his maritime cock like no others  ;D

seriously, he was tagged as the "next Arnold" in the mid 1990's. Cock glazing followed too quickly.

I remember reading articles about him in MD when I was just a teenanger. Bruce said his favorite mass building food was his grand mother's oatmeal cookies. Both mine were dead at the time so I hired an old lady to cook me some, thinking this was the secret for successful mass. I was quickly disillusioned and had to perform unspeakable gilfs stuff to get out of the cooking costs.

GodIstillHaveNightmaresS peed.
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: hazbin on November 15, 2013, 08:01:53 PM
;D  You can't prove that.  ;D

Ya known HB, I don't remember Bruce dating Jennifer but when you mentined it- it sort of sounded familiar and it sounded right, but I can't say 100%. She did date several "up & cumming coming" bodybuilders.

I do remember personally introducing Bruce to Ed Connors. I was a company man all the way.  ;D

what year did you work at gold's?   there was a guy from Hawaii working there in 95-95 name was something hawaiin starting with an A.  nice guy, remembered me and my buddy from one year to the next.
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: Rambone on November 15, 2013, 08:03:37 PM
Admit it Tommy, you craved his maritime cock like no others  ;D

seriously, he was tagged as the "next Arnold" in the mid 1990's. Cock glazing followed too quickly.

I remember reading articles about him in MD when I was just a teenanger. Bruce said his favorite mass building food was his grand mother's oatmeal cookies. Both mine were dead at the time so I hired an old lady to cook me some, thinking this was the secret for successful mass. I was quickly disillusioned and had to perform unspeakable gilfs stuff to get out of the cooking costs.

GodIstillHaveNightmaresS peed.

Hahahaha
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: tommywishbone on November 15, 2013, 08:03:46 PM
what year did you work at gold's?   there was a guy from Hawaii working there in 95-95 name was something hawaiin starting with an A.  nice guy, remembered me and my buddy from one year to the next.

That guy's name was Akua. Big Hawaiin kid attending USC.  I worked at Gold's Venice from Summer 1991 - 1998.
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: tommywishbone on November 15, 2013, 08:05:22 PM
Admit it Tommy, you craved his maritime cock like no others  ;D

seriously, he was tagged as the "next Arnold" in the mid 1990's. Cock glazing followed too quickly.

I remember reading articles about him in MD when I was just a teenanger. Bruce said his favorite mass building food was his grand mother's oatmeal cookies. Both mine were dead at the time so I hired an old lady to cook me some, thinking this was the secret for successful mass. I was quickly disillusioned and had to perform unspeakable gilfs stuff to get out of the cooking costs.

GodIstillHaveNightmaresS peed.

LOL! Too funny. Patterson and I were good friends. Dude actualy trained his neck pretty hard. Real bummer when he decided to "supplement his income with film work."
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: WalterWhite on November 15, 2013, 08:10:00 PM
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: tommywishbone on November 15, 2013, 08:15:42 PM
Good find WW.
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: Rambone on November 15, 2013, 08:21:44 PM

Very Mike Francoisesque but without the colitis.
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: Alex23 on November 15, 2013, 08:21:52 PM
LOL! Too funny. Patterson and I were good friends. Dude actualy trained his neck pretty hard. Real bummer when he decided to "supplement his income with film work."

Glad you clarify on this, I  assumed the neck mass and vascularity his neck exposed was mainly meatrod related.

All jokes aside, the guy must've felt a long way from home back in 1993, landing in LA with you freaks thinking the late 70's were gonna repeat themselves. Tell us chief, I'm very curious to know the dynamics (no homo).
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: bigdumbbell on November 15, 2013, 08:52:25 PM
Glad you clarify on this, I  assumed the neck mass and vascularity his neck exposed was mainly meatrod related.

All jokes aside, the guy must've felt a long way from home back in 1993, landing in LA with you freaks thinking the late 70's were gonna repeat themselves. Tell us chief, I'm very curious to know the dynamics (no homo).
homo and wants to hear it too Lol
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: arce1988 on November 15, 2013, 09:20:57 PM
  tommy is great people!
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: Slik on November 15, 2013, 09:35:30 PM
  tommy is great people!
be at lax at 11am. Can u pick me up?
Gorge at Fogo sat night. Venice golds early sun.

 I remember big Bruce. He was from Canada correct? 
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: WalterWhite on November 15, 2013, 09:36:50 PM
Good find WW.

He looked good.
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: CT_Muscle on November 15, 2013, 09:52:55 PM
yup,   the evolution of bodybuilding.

Bob Paris could have been the best spokesman for this sport since Arnold.   he announced he was gay - did nothing homo in public, so creepy pix, just stated he had a male partner. that was it , his career was over.

now it's like its rewarded.

^this
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: Kim Jong Bob on November 15, 2013, 09:53:04 PM
He looked good.
and alot heavier than 200 pounds..good find
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: Bevo on November 15, 2013, 09:58:13 PM
Negative sir, not my bread any way.  No offense taken by the way.  :)

Patterson had a few things going for him that the other real contenders didn't; he was white and good looking and Weider always loved pushing that image. Couple more shots of Bruce. Oh, he had a crazy hot girlfriend before he became "The Flaming Fire fighter" or whatever his first video was called.  ;D

 ;D

Love hearing all your stories here esp involving a lot of the Venice/socal guys lol

Keep them cumming coming!  :D
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: hazbin on November 16, 2013, 12:12:37 AM
;D  You can't prove that.  ;D

Ya known HB, I don't remember Bruce dating Jennifer but when you mentined it- it sort of sounded familiar and it sounded right, but I can't say 100%. She did date several "up & cumming coming" bodybuilders.

I do remember personally introducing Bruce to Ed Connors. I was a company man all the way.  ;D And NO I did not take one for the team.

here's how I met bruce.   this was before the innnerrrnet,   so people could get away with all kinds of shit.   this school teacher that had been a member of my gym for years says " my nephew is coming to stay with me for a month, what will it cost for him to train here?'  he  bought the month pass and Bruce shows up!!  i'm like holy fug!!  you are in every issue of muscle mag!!  unreal!!! he and I trained together while his 'uncle' did his little workout.


after a week I say to bruce ' so bruce (the guy from my gym was also named bruce}  is your uncle??.   he replies, ' ya, something like that'.   that struck me as slightly odd, but I was so fuggin naïve that I didn't think much about it.

a month after he left the shit hit the fan for him and everybody knew what he was up to and his career was pretty much over.  (now, he'd be awarded at least the Arnold classic for what he had done.
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: hazbin on November 16, 2013, 12:18:32 AM
That guy's name was Akua. Big Hawaiin kid attending USC.  I worked at Gold's Venice from Summer 1991 - 1998.

ya, that was the guy, remembered us and said  ' the Canada boys!! come on in, if tommy anyone asks, say you are from gold's in seattle.


I trained a bit with chris cormier (insane legs in person), aaron baker (when his calves came to a point!.  we worked in on the hammer bicep curl as soon as it came off the truck!) and Jeff Poulin ( he made me climb up ten feet onto this hammer leg press contraption, I felt like an idiot).

I couldn't imagine what it would have been like training there year roumd , much less working there.  
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: FitnessFrenzy on November 16, 2013, 12:26:55 AM
:D  Johnny, I was was a millonaire. That money is long gone. I'm a working man now, like most everyone else.

Heme iron research? Brother, I really wouldn't know where to start when it comes to obtaining funding for such a study. I would think a call/email to any large University that has a Medical School affiliation could get you pointed in the right direction. Good luck my friend.

how did you lose your fortune?
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: Teutonic Knight on November 16, 2013, 12:29:08 AM
Pierre Van Densteen was far better than Franco, but great Belgian never turn pro
At Mr.International 1973 if he was gone pro ??? Mr.Azteca Professional winner mighty Sergio Oliva
on the same stage would have a real rival.
Not out of shape Colombu, who was easy prey for the Myth.
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: Slik on November 16, 2013, 12:41:37 AM
here's how I met bruce.   this was before the innnerrrnet,   so people could get away with all kinds of shit.   this school teacher that had been a member of my gym for years says " my nephew is coming to stay with me for a month, what will it cost for him to train here?'  he  bought the month pass and Bruce shows up!!  i'm like holy fug!!  you are in every issue of muscle mag!!  unreal!!! he and I trained together while his 'uncle' did his little workout.


after a week I say to bruce ' so bruce (the guy from my gym was also named bruce}  is your uncle??.   he replies, ' ya, something like that'.   that struck me as slightly odd, but I was so fuggin naïve that I didn't think much about it.

a month after he left the shit hit the fan for him and everybody knew what he was up to and his career was pretty much over.  (now, he'd be awarded at least the Arnold classic for what he had done.

Where was ur gym?
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: tommywishbone on November 16, 2013, 10:06:15 AM
ya, that was the guy, remembered us and said  ' the Canada boys!! come on in, if tommy anyone asks, say you are from gold's in seattle.


I trained a bit with chris cormier (insane legs in person), aaron baker (when his calves came to a point!.  we worked in on the hammer bicep curl as soon as it came off the truck!) and Jeff Poulin ( he made me climb up ten feet onto this hammer leg press contraption, I felt like an idiot).

I couldn't imagine what it would have been like training there year roumd , much less working there.  

Hahaha.  We called that thing "The Life Guard Stand".  That fucker was 8+ feet up in the air.  I remember Gary Jones (Creator/Owner of Hammer Strength) was at Gold's Venice giving us a seminar on all the Hammer products. Gold's Venice was used as a test platfrom for many of his new pieces. When we walked over to the Life Guard Stand I said something like, "Gary? What the fuck happened here?" Jones started laughing and just said something like, "Well this is exactly why we send you and the Cinninati Begals our prototypes."  Jones was real cool.

Jeff Poulin aka poo-poo was real cool. Lives down in Florida these days.

Brother Baker had awesome calves but he just went a little crazy shooting Esiquelene into them and sort of over did it.  ;D  Great physique, extremely strong.

I found a pic of the Life Guard Stand!
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: hazbin on November 16, 2013, 10:23:42 AM
Where was ur gym?

calgary
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: BodyMachine on November 16, 2013, 04:49:12 PM
here's how I met bruce.   this was before the innnerrrnet,   so people could get away with all kinds of shit.   this school teacher that had been a member of my gym for years says " my nephew is coming to stay with me for a month, what will it cost for him to train here?'  he  bought the month pass and Bruce shows up!!  i'm like holy fug!!  you are in every issue of muscle mag!!  unreal!!! he and I trained together while his 'uncle' did his little workout.


after a week I say to bruce ' so bruce (the guy from my gym was also named bruce}  is your uncle??.   he replies, ' ya, something like that'.   that struck me as slightly odd, but I was so fuggin naïve that I didn't think much about it.

a month after he left the shit hit the fan for him and everybody knew what he was up to and his career was pretty much over.  (now, he'd be awarded at least the Arnold classic for what he had done  

what for g4p? fucking gross, but isn't that common?
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: Parker on November 16, 2013, 05:00:51 PM
And nobody yet has posted the infamous shower-gut pic from MuscleMag.
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: bigdumbbell on November 16, 2013, 09:05:41 PM
what for g4p? fucking gross, but isn't that common?
oh brother, another Snow white !  Lol
Title: Re: Could have won the Olympia
Post by: tommywishbone on November 16, 2013, 09:37:49 PM
oh brother, another Snow white !  Lol
;D  It's like I tell all prospective high fashion models, "Everyone wants to be a super model but no one wants to be a heroin addict."