Author Topic: RIP Mike Quinn (Read 13168 times)

Royalty · « **Reply #50 on:** May 30, 2023, 03:00:22 PM »

▫️

Van_Bilderass · « **Reply #51 on:** May 30, 2023, 03:50:58 PM »

Quote from: NarcissisticDeity on May 30, 2023, 10:35:45 AM

I think this was from the NOC he placed 3rd at.
I remember that being amazing considering how poor he was doing previously. Sounded like an amazing jump. They said he was tough guy but then I heard him speak on youtube and he didn't sound "tough." Also he got jaundice just after the show, it was that 93 show IIRC. Must have pounded the orals or drinking heavyily or something.

honest · « **Reply #52 on:** May 30, 2023, 04:03:29 PM »

Mike was a troubled soul but like many of us on this forum he was someone who spent a great part of his life in the gym battling himself and his demons. Im pretty sure he didn't set out in life too be a role model for anyone, but he built a good physique just surrounded it with a pretty shitty personality. But RIP to him all the same. Actually surprised he lived this long and wasn't murdered. still RIP

Fortress · « **Reply #53 on:** May 30, 2023, 04:08:07 PM »

Quote from: honest on May 30, 2023, 04:03:29 PM

Mike was a troubled soul but like many of us on this forum he was someone who spent a great part of his life in the gym battling himself and his demons. Im pretty sure he didn't set out in life too be a role model for anyone, but he built a good physique just surrounded it with a pretty shitty personality. But RIP to him all the same. Actually surprised he lived this long and wasn't murdered. still RIP

To and too

Look into it.

IroNat · « **Reply #54 on:** May 30, 2023, 04:09:51 PM »

Any word on cause of death?

Was it steroids like what killed Dolph Lundgren?

Is Dolph still dead?

Never1AShow · « **Reply #55 on:** May 30, 2023, 04:19:07 PM »

Damn. 61. PIP

Hankins lucky to make 50

oldtimer1 · « **Reply #56 on:** May 30, 2023, 04:19:57 PM »

Remember when the mob guy beat the shit out of him in that night club?

IroNat · « **Reply #57 on:** May 30, 2023, 04:23:31 PM »

Quote from: oldtimer1 on May 30, 2023, 04:19:57 PM

Remember when the mob guy beat the shit out of him in that night club? Some say he beat him with a beer mug but others say it was some kind of bludgeon like a slapper.

Was it this guy?

Bevo · « **Reply #58 on:** May 30, 2023, 04:23:56 PM »

Quote from: Gym Rat on May 30, 2023, 10:08:37 AM

Black people (obviously not all) despise whites, and are the biggest racists on the planet... (Totally normal behavior).
They think its OK for them to be, but not others...

Everyone is whether they admit it or not (in some way).

Prejudice, not racist

oldtimer1 · « **Reply #59 on:** May 30, 2023, 04:35:08 PM »

Quote from: IroNat on May 30, 2023, 04:23:31 PM

Was it this guy?

I was actually in a restaurant with Joe Pesci. My wife said in the next table over that's Joe Pesci. I told her, What would he be doing here? Later I learned he lived close in a mansion on the water and the waiters confirmed he was there frequently on subsequent trips to the restaurant.

Royalty · « **Reply #60 on:** May 30, 2023, 04:44:26 PM »

Quote from: oldtimer1 on May 30, 2023, 04:35:08 PM

I was actually in a restaurant with Joe Pesci. My wife said in the next table over that's Joe Pesci. I told her, What would he be doing here? Later I learned he lived close in a mansion on the water and the waiters confirmed he was there frequently on subsequent trips to the restaurant.

Did you ask the waiter about this person?

BB · « **Reply #61 on:** May 30, 2023, 04:45:19 PM »

Quote from: oldtimer1 on May 30, 2023, 04:19:57 PM

Remember when the mob guy beat the shit out of him in that night club? Some say he beat him with a beer mug but others say it was some kind of bludgeon like a slapper.

The guy was Chris Paciello, who was connected to a mob run burglary crew in Brooklyn and Queens. Later he was sent down to Florida, to cool his heels after a few burglaries went bad, and a woman died. While in Miami, he opened "Liquid" night club, which was a hot spot for a while. Now, he owns a few high end gyms - https://anatomyfitness.com/ .

Story that goes along with the beating -

"Michael Quinn never saw the blow coming. The five-foot eight-inch, 270-pound former Mr. Universe was sitting in the nightclub Liquid with a young couple the night of June 25, 1996. After the woman, who was white, borrowed a hat from a black man, Quinn told her to "give the ni--er his hat back." Then BAM! A beer bottle slammed into Quinn's face. The bodybuilder struggled to stay conscious, but he crumpled to the floor. Then someone repeatedly kicked him.

The bottle-wielding attacker wasn't the cap's owner, Quinn recounts. It was Liquid proprietor Chris Paciello. Quinn, who now is ashamed at having used the racist term, sued the nightclub and Paciello in 1996. The trial was scheduled to begin this month, but on November 23 a federal grand jury in New York indicted Paciello for robbery and murder. Prosecutors say he was involved in a mob-affiliated gang, known as the Bath Avenue Crew, that was responsible for a series of brutal murders and robberies in the early Nineties.

Paciello's connection with gangsters may explain a few things. Peter Mineo, Quinn's Fort Lauderdale attorney, says a witness to the attack suddenly disappeared. "We're having a hard time locating her," Mineo says. "She had agreed to give a deposition, but she never showed up. Someone overheard her telling a friend that Chris Paciello offered to bribe her not to testify." Another explanation for the witness's reticence comes from champion boxer Vinny Pazienza, who is a friend of Quinn: "I got a call from an acquaintance. He told me to tell Mike to back off because these are bad people and something could happen to him." (Paciello's attorneys declined to comment on the case.)"

https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/goon-over-miami-6357173 - Story on the guy that beat him.

Pet shop boys · « **Reply #62 on:** May 30, 2023, 04:47:43 PM »

From 1988-1992 the guy was a true inspiration; like a thundercat come to life "
Like someone said, should have been a Podcaster/influencer in his later years ......very charismatic and likeable dude with the controversy needed to get the argument going.

WooooSHHHHHHHHHHHH

NarcissisticDeity · « **Reply #63 on:** May 30, 2023, 05:13:56 PM »

IroNat · « **Reply #64 on:** May 30, 2023, 05:19:46 PM »

Quote from: oldtimer1 on May 30, 2023, 04:35:08 PM

I was actually in a restaurant with Joe Pesci. My wife said in the next table over that's Joe Pesci. I told her, What would he be doing here? Later I learned he lived close in a mansion on the water and the waiters confirmed he was there frequently on subsequent trips to the restaurant.

Yes, he had a place on the water.

He sold it a year or two ago.

Check this out...

https://lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com/2022/05/the-joe-pesci-house-in-lavallette-has-been-demolished/

Dave D · « **Reply #65 on:** May 30, 2023, 05:35:16 PM »

Quote from: oldtimer1 on May 30, 2023, 04:35:08 PM

I was actually in a restaurant with Joe Pesci. My wife said in the next table over that's Joe Pesci. I told her, What would he be doing here? Later I learned he lived close in a mansion on the water and the waiters confirmed he was there frequently on subsequent trips to the restaurant.

Did you run home and grab your shine box?

wes · « **Reply #66 on:** May 30, 2023, 05:55:29 PM »

Mike also had a hand in training Vinny "The Pazmanian Devil" Pazienza.

robcguns · « **Reply #67 on:** May 30, 2023, 05:57:25 PM »

Quote from: IroNat on May 30, 2023, 05:19:46 PM

Yes, he had a place on the water.

He sold it a year or two ago.

Check this out...

https://lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com/2022/05/the-joe-pesci-house-in-lavallette-has-been-demolished/

That’s a hell of a deck.

Bevo · « **Reply #68 on:** May 30, 2023, 05:58:48 PM »

Quote from: BB on May 30, 2023, 04:45:19 PM

The guy was Chris Paciello, who was connected to a mob run burglary crew in Brooklyn and Queens. Later he was sent down to Florida, to cool his heels after a few burglaries went bad, and a woman died. While in Miami, he opened "Liquid" night club, which was a hot spot for a while. Now, he owns a few high end gyms - https://anatomyfitness.com/ .

Story that goes along with the beating -

"Michael Quinn never saw the blow coming. The five-foot eight-inch, 270-pound former Mr. Universe was sitting in the nightclub Liquid with a young couple the night of June 25, 1996. After the woman, who was white, borrowed a hat from a black man, Quinn told her to "give the ni--er his hat back." Then BAM! A beer bottle slammed into Quinn's face. The bodybuilder struggled to stay conscious, but he crumpled to the floor. Then someone repeatedly kicked him.

The bottle-wielding attacker wasn't the cap's owner, Quinn recounts. It was Liquid proprietor Chris Paciello. Quinn, who now is ashamed at having used the racist term, sued the nightclub and Paciello in 1996. The trial was scheduled to begin this month, but on November 23 a federal grand jury in New York indicted Paciello for robbery and murder. Prosecutors say he was involved in a mob-affiliated gang, known as the Bath Avenue Crew, that was responsible for a series of brutal murders and robberies in the early Nineties.

Paciello's connection with gangsters may explain a few things. Peter Mineo, Quinn's Fort Lauderdale attorney, says a witness to the attack suddenly disappeared. "We're having a hard time locating her," Mineo says. "She had agreed to give a deposition, but she never showed up. Someone overheard her telling a friend that Chris Paciello offered to bribe her not to testify." Another explanation for the witness's reticence comes from champion boxer Vinny Pazienza, who is a friend of Quinn: "I got a call from an acquaintance. He told me to tell Mike to back off because these are bad people and something could happen to him." (Paciello's attorneys declined to comment on the case.)"

https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/goon-over-miami-6357173 - Story on the guy that beat him.

Should have killed him, all that muscle and can’t fight worth a shit

Good riddance

Moontrane · « **Reply #69 on:** May 30, 2023, 06:45:48 PM »

Quote from: Van_Bilderass on May 30, 2023, 03:50:58 PM

I think this was from the NOC he placed 3rd at.
I remember that being amazing considering how poor he was doing previously. Sounded like an amazing jump. They said he was tough guy but then I heard him speak on youtube and he didn't sound "tough." Also he got jaundice just after the show, it was that 93 show IIRC. Must have pounded the orals or drinking heavyily or something.

I Met Mike Quinn at the NoC in '90 or so. We had a mutual friend who went to high school with him. Super cool dude.

I was going to say hello to Nicole Bass but she was too intimidating.

Irongrip400 · « **Reply #70 on:** May 30, 2023, 06:58:52 PM »

What number is he on the Norwood scale?

ProudVirgin69 · « **Reply #71 on:** May 30, 2023, 07:09:23 PM »

Wow PIP

Between the long hair, earrings, and winning smile he had a very distinct look. One of the first bodybuilders I remember seeing in some Robert Kennedy book.

jude2 · « **Reply #72 on:** May 30, 2023, 08:55:36 PM »

At least he was not a boring BB RIP

Bevo · « **Reply #73 on:** May 30, 2023, 08:59:07 PM »

Quote from: jude2 on May 30, 2023, 08:55:36 PM

At least he was not a boring BB RIP

Neither was Craiggers Titus

beakdoctor · « **Reply #74 on:** May 30, 2023, 09:01:43 PM »

Quote from: Van_Bilderass on May 30, 2023, 03:50:58 PM

I think this was from the NOC he placed 3rd at.
I remember that being amazing considering how poor he was doing previously. Sounded like an amazing jump. They said he was tough guy but then I heard him speak on youtube and he didn't sound "tough." Also he got jaundice just after the show, it was that 93 show IIRC. Must have pounded the orals or drinking heavyily or something.

He did a few different interviews on Jon Hansen's legends of bodybuilding show. He talked about that NOC. I think it was 95 actually and he placed ok. Can't remember exactly what he placed. He legs were still a little behind his upper body. Anyway in the interview with Hansen Mike talked the difference in drug use between 91, his last WBF show, and 95. He said in just 4 short years the drug dosages and different compounds guys were using tripled. He said he couldn't continue to use that much just to get a 5th place (at best) hr didn't mention jaundice but I think he said using that much gear would've killed him. And just a few years ago, a few years before the pandemic he was training for some kind of masters show but it never happened. He was on real bad shape about 10 years ago but I guess he recovered somewhat so suprised to see him dying now.