anybody have a more recent pic?...... i thought i saw one floating around where he looked pretty decent
Here's one of Arnold and me taken in November '06 by Ironman's John Balik
at a cocktail party in L.A. Since our friendship began 23 years ago, I've trained, jogged, swam, and practised sword-fighting with him in his backyard. He introduced me to the movie business, both here and in Rome, and I even attended his bachelor party. More recently, as a reporter, I was in the media pool for the entire recall campaign. So I've seen Arnold in many different conditions, smooth and shredded, wounded and recovered, happy and sad, you name it. And he was in top form on this November night. Instantly spotting me in the crowd, he moved with quick masculine grace crossing the room to greet me. Up close, his skin was clear and aglow. He wore no make-up. His voice was deep and untroubled, his laugh warm and easy. Arnold's v-shape had returned and his flesh was remarkably firm. We could've shot "Terminator IV" right there and then. Instead, he went skiing, took a hard twisting fall and broke his leg. As long as he's got one good leg to stand on though, Arnold will stand..and WORK. HE LIKES TO WORK. There are brick walls and chimneys all over Santa Monica and Venice that he built with Franco Columbu, together with their shirts off in the sun, bare-handedly. Flesh is fragile. If Arnold teaches us anything, it's that SPIRIT IS STRONGER THAN FLESH. When Arnold's flesh is gone, it'll be his SPIRIT that we most remember him for.
