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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: ribonucleic on June 05, 2006, 07:43:26 AM
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I live within an 8 hour drive of Vegas, so I've been idly contemplating attending my first O in October. But after drawing up a provisional budget, I don't see any way of breaking out of the $50 cheap seats. And judging from the Orleans Arena seating chart, even binoculars won't be enough to check out Ronnie's razor-sharp midsection. [OK, cheap shot.]
So is there any other argument to be made for attending in person rather than going pay-per-view? I know that you can check out the ladies' pre-judging for free with a $10 Expo admission. [Thrifty, but depressing.] Can I make back my gas money with free protein samples? Or maybe find true love? I hear the booth models are really friendly. :-*
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While you will hear from the stage tools that "This is the best Olympia EVER!" as King Ron inherits another crown and collapses to the stage, reality will say differently.
And, one month after the NOC delivers an original stage show with a free-for-all finish, the O will be cash-poor and no PPV for the loyal fans who watch every year.
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I had free tickets and left after 15 min and thats when the O was good
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I live within an 8 hour drive of Vegas, so I've been idly contemplating attending my first O in October. But after drawing up a provisional budget, I don't see any way of breaking out of the $50 cheap seats. And judging from the Orleans Arena seating chart, even binoculars won't be enough to check out Ronnie's razor-sharp midsection. [OK, cheap shot.]
So is there any other argument to be made for attending in person rather than going pay-per-view? I know that you can check out the ladies' pre-judging for free with a $10 Expo admission. [Thrifty, but depressing.] Can I make back my gas money with free protein samples? Or maybe find true love? I hear the booth models are really friendly. :-*
Unless you're a "penniless college student" or something, the fact that you need to draw up a budget for a simple weekend trip that doesn't even leave the country, and are sweating the difference between $50 tickets and $100 tickets is really, really pathetic.
You should date Medford... sounds like you would hit it off with her. ::)
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no
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If its near by your hometown, do it man. I went to one MRO when it was in NY, Madison square garden. Im glad I did.
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Some people are more organized with their spenditures, what's so wrong with that? A trip to the Olympia can end up costing on average more than $500.
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It's good as a one time thing only. Last time I went was when Dorian won his first Mr O. It was awesome then, but then again, I was an easily impressed teenager. These days I don't go to shows anymore. Perhaps for the other events (if any), but the BB is extremely boring. If you can go, then go, but don't spend too much money, it won't really be worth your time.
PS.
It's good fun checking out the weirdos and 90 lbs "hard" guys that turn up looking like THEY'RE competing. Bodybuilding shows always seem to get the freaks together for a day.
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Is this your first Mr. O, or first pro show period? I would go regardless, but if you've never been to a pro show you have to get to one. The magazines and television don't do the guys justice. I makes for some great memories and you'll be very motivated to train when you get home.
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BB crowds are always frightening and worth the price of admission by themselves.
Worth it to go once.
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The magazines and television don't do the guys justice. I makes for some great memories and you'll be very motivated to train buy a shitload of gear when you get home.
Fixed.
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hell, yeah, it's the king of shows
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For sentimental moments like this...................P RICELESS! ;D
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yes
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Were his hands soft?
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I ll see the Mr. O when they start rewarding the best OVERALL physique...(not the guy with the biggest lats...nevermind you that he has the biggest gut...)
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500 lol what are u renting a room from craigslist ?
LOL @ Craigslist
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I come every year from Germany. Is it worth? Yes!!!
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I would go to the Arnold 10 times before going to the Holelympia...
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And, one month after the NOC delivers an original stage show with a free-for-all finish, the O will be cash-poor and no PPV for the loyal fans who watch every year.
Yeah, it'll be a free for all after Lee walks on stage half an hour late in his racing suit with his helmet on to take the first place check and Vince shows up with not only an eye patch but a full on pirate suit complete with puffy shirt to take the second place check. After that, it'll be utter chaos :D
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If you have financial issues, then make the overnight road trip to Vegas late Friday, check out the Expo on Saturday, spend one night at Motel 6, and then drive home on Sunday.
Gas should run you about $175, an Expo ticket will be $10, your hotel will be about $60, and food shouldn't run you more than $100. Add in $50 for incidentals and you're in and out for just under $400.
Enjoy.
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The Olympia is one of my favorite shows - for a number of reasons. First, it is closer to home for me (since I live in the Los Angeles region). Second, it is mostly dedicated to bodybuilding, fitness and figure, and this represents more of the industry in which we are in, in comparison to the Arnold, which had cheerleading, 10K run, table tennis, archery, etc.
If you have never been to one, you are definately missing a lot, and that is a wonder that you can even comment on it if you don't go to it. Many people don't go to the Mr. Olympia show, but go to Vegas for the fun, and for the expo So break it down - you have the expo, you have the shows.
The expo, which is at the Las Vegas Convention Center, is great if you would like to meet some of your favorite competitors. Many are there. Also lots of booths and stuff to check out. For $10, come on already.
The Olympia show is great if you want to see a bodybuilding show featuring some of the best in the world. While perhaps $100 a ticket is high, to see some of your favorite competitors compete in the best of the bodybuilding shows is cool. Hell, people spend $1,000 for ten minutes for a boxing match. It is the hype, the fun of actually going to a show, etc.
And lets not forget this is Vegas. Catch a show from one of the hotels another night, go check out the city sites, etc....
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Bodybuilding shows are boring in general, I go for the Strongman events and Expo!
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the show great and the expo
what up robin
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The Olympia is one of my favorite shows - for a number of reasons. First, it is closer to home for me (since I live in the Los Angeles region). Second, it is mostly dedicated to bodybuilding, fitness and figure, and this represents more of the industry in which we are in, in comparison to the Arnold, which had cheerleading, 10K run, table tennis, archery, etc.
If you have never been to one, you are definately missing a lot, and that is a wonder that you can even comment on it if you don't go to it. Many people don't go to the Mr. Olympia show, but go to Vegas for the fun, and for the expo So break it down - you have the expo, you have the shows.
The expo, which is at the Las Vegas Convention Center, is great if you would like to meet some of your favorite competitors. Many are there. Also lots of booths and stuff to check out. For $10, come on already.
The Olympia show is great if you want to see a bodybuilding show featuring some of the best in the world. While perhaps $100 a ticket is high, to see some of your favorite competitors compete in the best of the bodybuilding shows is cool. Hell, people spend $1,000 for ten minutes for a boxing match. It is the hype, the fun of actually going to a show, etc.
And lets not forget this is Vegas. Catch a show from one of the hotels another night, go check out the city sites, etc....
take the senior citizens charter and they give you twenty dollars in quaters
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I'm going to be at the back door sneaking my friends in. Just come on by. It's easy to sneak in there. Plus if you want to buy a ticket, buy cheap and sneak up to the front. Allot of empty seats this year.
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Go at least to the expo on friday and saturday. Saturday morning go to the olympia pre-judging. I rarly go to the night shows as i can tell from a 3 hr prejudge whats up.......kind of. Last year we saw cutler kicking ronnies ass on the back poses and knew it was "Lights_on" hahaha
We found out later the evening, ronnie dried up a little and squeaked by. :'(
Anyway the expo is all the fun and you see most of the pros too.
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Thanks for all the advice.
Has anyone ever been to the press conference? It would be funny and sad to hear Jay express confidence that he can win while Ronnie is sitting there thinking about how his first-prize check has already cleared at the bank.
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There is like a 75% chance i am goin to the O this year and it will be the first live show i have ever seen, i was gonna go to the ASC but to many BBers i like dropped out and i wasn't gonna sit in a car for hours and not see my favorite pros. Either way i am more looking forward to the expo so i can meet alot of the pros in person, i also plan to wear some kind of shirt with Getbig.com and my handle on it so i can meet other from this site i may come across 8)
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Were his hands soft?
creepy >:(
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Personally I would just go to the Expo for all the samples as well as eye candy...
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I go every other year…. The Arnold one-year Olympia the next… I love the sport and money is not an issue.
They are really two totally different monsters.. I also train in the martial arts so I take in some of those events at the Arnold.
Last year we got VIP tickets to the Olympia.. Pricey but we sat in the 6th row.
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Wow... Bob will be pissed Vince stole his outfit!
It all works out in the end. My confidential IFBB sources (don't tell anybody but it's Vince Dumbum) tell me that Chick will be busting out the Terminator routine at the next Masters competition with a special guest appearance from Kamali in full robot riot gear :D
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Is it worth going? In a word.... yes! 8)
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I'm looking forward to the O this september
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The expo is always good. How can you deny getting hundreds of dollars of free supplements a great thing.
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The expo is always good. How can you deny getting hundreds of dollars of free supplements a great thing.
You're not kidding on that! LOTS and LOTS of free supplements. Bring your duffel bag! :D
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I had 180 dollar tickets (paid 100) and I needed binoculars, I wasn't pleased.
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just go to the expo its way better than the show itself besides you already know who is going to win ;)
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just go to the expo its way better than the show itself besides you already know who is going to win ;)
Yeah. If nothing else go to the expo. WAY worth it! 8)
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If you have financial issues, then make the overnight road trip to Vegas late Friday, check out the Expo on Saturday, spend one night at Motel 6, and then drive home on Sunday.
Gas should run you about $175, an Expo ticket will be $10, your hotel will be about $60, and food shouldn't run you more than $100. Add in $50 for incidentals and you're in and out for just under $400.
Enjoy.
what about the hooker? that has to run another $60 X 2
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what about the hooker? that has to run another $60 X 2
x 2 ?
I'm 39. My x 2 days are well behind me, I'm afraid.
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Arnold classic is better..... ;D
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Expo! Fitness Comp! That's pretty much it! You can fill in your extra time with the Figure
Comp. It might be boring to some but they still look good. Then... just hit the strip and some night spots. As far as the men's show... it's abut Ronnie... esp with Flex, Shawn, and Kev gone. Just wait for the next generation of stars in the sport. I'm sorry but there isnt anything dynamic about Chris, Dex, Ruhl and some of the others.
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If you plan to make a weekend out of it (or longer) and do some other things then I say yes. The expo is a must like mentioned before for all the free stuff. I am a people watcher so all the characters that attend is what makes it worth the trip alone. There we get to see old friends and catch up as well. We usually just watch pre-judging and skip the cost of the night show.
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The expos are always good. I had VIP tickets for the 2000 and 2001 Olympias and I didn't go. They were free too. I just wasn't into going to the show. I spent so much time at the expo and was too tired to hang around or come back once I went home. Plus at the Orleans the cheap seats are exactly that cheap. And you are so far away from the action you can't see shit anyway. Really a theater that holds no more than 2000 should be used ever. Then every seat will have a great view and worth whatever money it costs. Putting it in an area as large as the Orleans is just dumb.
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Plus at the Orleans the cheap seats are exactly that cheap. And you are so far away from the action you can't see shit anyway.
Now Keith, you kow that isn't true.
Kist like the woman you know hoping to get $1million for some hair that normally sells for $350
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Now Keith, you kow that isn't true.
Kist like the woman you know hoping to get $1million for some hair that normally sells for $350
No actually she is expecting between $250,000 and $1 million. It is going for auction there in Vegas in Sept. Maybe you can bid on it. And it is true about the sight. Already a few people who went to last years show has said the same thing.
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x 2 ?
I'm 39. My x 2 days are well behind me, I'm afraid.
I am not too far off from you, please don't depress me this morning
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I went to my first pro show, New York. Had great seats, well worth the price. The audience was more exciting than some moments on stage. Walking around the vending area, it's true....incredible as to who and what you see.
Your first show is well worth going to. If you can't spring it now, I would suggest saving up for a different O. Treat yourself. I am actually going to the NJ state champions this weekend....
Sandra
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Sandra ,
How did you get to go to that party with Derek anthony and Greg Valentino if the Ny Pro was your first show ? Did they pass out a flyer , were you cordially invited ??
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Sandra ,
How did you get to go to that party with Derek anthony and Greg Valentino if the Ny Pro was your first show ? Did they pass out a flyer , were you cordially invited ??
he wants an invite sandra next time