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^Awesome, many thanks for posting the article David!

According to Ric Drasin, Franco drowned. Whatever the case, Franco Columbu's passing is such sad & tragic news. He was truly one of the greats of bodybuilding's golden era, not-to-mention a tremendously strong man for his or any era. I've always heard/read he was someone who everyone says how nice h...

Spoilers for the 2019 World's Strongest Man final ahead! *****SPOILER ALERT***** A big congratulations to Martins Licis on winning the 2019 World's Strongest Man competition! :D I haven't seen full final results yet, but the podium finishers were: 1st Martins Licis, 2nd Mateusz Kieliszkowski & 3rd H...

2019 World's Strongest Man spoilers ahead, so please don't read any further if you wanna wait to see the results when they show the competition on TV. *****SPOILER ALERT***** The qualifying rounds are over and the 10 strongman who'll compete in tomorrow's final for the World's Strongest Man title ar...

Handson wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 15, 2019 10:36 am

Hey Peter
It would be good to see some of your rare items.
Regards
Handson

Awesome stuff, Handson. I'd love to have some Reg Park barbell plates for myself! Also I agree with you, it would indeed be good to see some of Peter's rare items he acquired from Craigslist.

Even though I've seen this before, it still ceases to amaze me how awesome Sticks's skills were for making custom training equipment! I really wish I had the money & the means to acquire this because I'd really love to have it and would certainly cherish it & put it to good, proper use.

I'm sorry to hear about Johnny Isaacs' passing. Great, rugged physique he had for sure. May Mr. Isaacs rest in peace and may God bless & comfort all of his family & friends. Yes, Jeunesse Park posted a memorial on Facebook about him. Jon Jon Park has been putting up photos on his page if you want to...

peter yates wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 07, 2019 10:12 am

His legacy will live on.

Amen to that, Peter!

I'm not even sure what to say to this now that I know that Sticks passed away shortly after posting it. It is like he wrote his own obituary, as Richie stated in the other thread. I guess I'll just say this; Thank you Sticks for leaving us with these final words of wisdom! Rest in peace my friend. H...

Beautiful words, Peter! Thank you for taking the time to write such a wonderful tribute to Sticks!