Eating fans welcome to the April edition of Bits & Pieces. There is an April fools worm attempting to  make it's way into the confines of your PC. I just got word of it the other
day.This is not an April fools joke. If ignored, it can cause serious damage to your hardrive  Go to windows update and download the latest patch and you should be good to
go. The Nathans schedule came out last week and everyone is wondering where everyone else is going . The eaters that can put away 30 or more could care less. It's the
ones that barely consume 20 or less that are on pins and needles as to who goes where. I will never make it to Coney which is why i could care less either way. I might look at
Denver  if the big names decide to give me a fuckin break and let me try to  win an easy  one for Christ sake . It was brought to my attention that several IFOCE members
made a late  night appearance on the Jimmy Falon show. Since the appearance was reported by an unreliable source even though they did indeed appear on the show ,
there is no need for me to report old news . When i say unreliable i am referring to sources that prefer to remain under  anonymous proxies  for reasons i could care less
about . Due to the fact that i have always had a fear of the unknown, i refuse to play the game and accept this "ass" for whoever he or she may be. In other words, if everyone
got together and started posting on the MLE message board , the "phoney" would eventually disappear realizing that his trivial yet boring  posts that focus on amateur
contests  offering  $100 purses,  are about as genuine as the name OJ Rifkin . Let the qualifiers begin.Do i have any business registering for Nathans for the 12th straight
year while coming away with no cigar year after year? I always envision some sort of miracle taking place but it has yet to happen . Hitting a personal best of 15 at shea last
year did little if anything to boost my morale. When  i have to battle Superpaul for the geritol trophy  you know something aint right. and im doing something wrong. As far as
training  with  hot dogs i doubt i will go that route at my age. Just too dangerous However keeping fit is important. Just as Crazy Legs Conti refrains from posting on
eatfeces.com i refrain from reporting frequent updates with my battle of the bulge. I try to keep it in check but i don't go around boasting that i lost 80lbs when i know its not
true, The ones that engage in reporting these fictitious totals are only fooling themselves into thinking that they lost more than the scale actually shows. . If you feel that being
unrealistic is the best way to motivate yourself  then in the long run you have only succeeded in fooling yourself. You are  no better than your childhood friends that would  
brag about the number of bitches they had sex with over the weekend. After you researched the matter you then found out that in order to mask their insecurities or make
themselves  feel important  , it was vital for them to supply you with this false piece of fabricated nonsense. Registration for Nathans opened 4/6. The big question on
everyone's mind is who is going where. Some of the eaters were nice enough to provide me with the info. No harm done after the registration process is over because there is
no switching allowed once you commit. Sorry guys if Pat B  or Humble Bob registered for a qualifier near you then you are screwed. Should have tried to do your homework
before registration and not after. HB is headed to AC , Allentown & Citifield. I am sure  he will win in Allentown which leaves some hope for Juliet , US Male, Shredder and a few
others that more than likely registered for AC. Pretty Boy registered for Boston and Hartford. The big question is whether or not Crazy Legs will keep it hush hush about an
easy one in Miss  or opt for a showdown with his arch nemesis Allen the Shredder Goldstein in Boston. Shredder registered for  Boston & Atlanta with AC as his third.  I was
thinking of driving to Mass to videotape that one if anyone wants to split the ride. US Male registered for AC & SF. I guess his only real competition  in the bay area is Jake
from SF whose earth shattering 7 dogs and buns should earn him a second place finish. I registered for VA, Citifield & AC. I might get one of the three or maybe none. Thats
the way the cookie crumbles. I had plans for  KC and Denver but when i heard that Van Dam  Gravy and Badlands might be headed out there i decided that $235
airfare(which is not guaranteed) is not worth it. Maybe i should have shut my trap on VA . Some of the 18-25 dog eaters  might have registered thinking this could be an easy
one if Juliet & Sonya pass on it . I don't even fall into that category. Some well wishers on eatfeces.com giving me my just due and it is well appreciated on my end. All i can
say is that  if my fellow eaters  think i should earn my way to Nathans  (which i agree) then stay the fuck out of VA so i can  finally win one. Some self gratification after
completing the hulkburger challenge and setting the all time record with it. I would like to try 3 next time but i would need more than the 20 minute time limit.  I have never
tasted a better burger than the one served at Ottamanelli's . The shit they served at Denny's was a  horror.  Family owned franchise has been around since 1935 and has
several locations in NYC  but the location on Bleecker st in  the
east village sells the best cuts of meat you have ever sunk your teeth in. More news on the Nathans
qualifiers. Don't rule out appearances from  Scott Zukowski, The Natural and Mayor Koch.  Koch has been doing 30 in practice and could easily screw things up for Subich &
US male if he shows up in SF. Jim Reeves will be competing in Allentown along with Pat Philbin. If Shoudt passes on Allentown then anything can happen. Eater X hasn't
decided if he will do Boston .Might depend on how Legs does in Biloxi. If Legs loses in Biloxi its a sure bet that Janus will head to Hartford and let Shredder and Crazy Legs
battle it out. As expected,  Congrats to Sonya Thomas 29 dozen oysters in 8 min. Pat B finished  2nd with  26 dozen. Normally i would get the scoop fresh off the press but  
those days are long gone. The competitive eating headline news is reserved for another source.  I truly believed that Sonya  was done with competitive eating after her site
went on hiatus. I also thought that she would devote most of her time in creating  the biggest and best Whopper sandwich known to mankind but without competitive eating
she too is lost. .   I assume now that she has  kicked ass in New Orleans, her site will be up and running before you know it. Rumor has it that since she is on a roll she will be
back at Nathans for another go around. Some of the eaters are trying to convince her to compete in Charlotte and Juliet to VA, so that  19+ dog eaters such as WK, Reeves,  
US Male and Shredder  would have a legit  shot in winning at  AC. Convincing Juliet to do VA  would really screw it up for me  but then again thats the story of my hot dog
career. Will Millender breaks my Hulkburger record  consuming the mini monster in 2:18 at Ottamaneli's the other day. He called me a jackass responding to the context of my
email stating i would break his record and eat 3 burgers in a return visit. Eating fans if you follow boxing , here is a site you must check out
ICE MAN SCULLY. John Scully
was a middleweight contender  during the 1980's and 90's . He fought Michael Nunn for the middleweight title in 1995. He retired in 2001 and is a real stand up guy . I have
been corresponding with him for almost 10 yrs and during that time i have unsuccessfully tried to twist his arm into  becoming a competitive eater Matter of fact i emailed him
last night and he insists that
BUTTERBEAN would be perfect for the role. It is truly amazing how popular Joey Chestnut has become . In fact someone claiming to be Joey
Chestnut has popped up on the
POSTAL MESSAGE BOARD  of all places. I frequent that site quite often to get updates on retirement news. If you scroll through some of the
pages Joey or Joey's imposter pops up from time to time .  As far as Brad Sciullo is concerned , doesn't matter one iota that the IFOCE Canoli eating champ was thrown out of
the organization several months ago Reliable sources have informed me that Brad signed up for two Nathans qualifiers Allentown and AC. I doubt very much he will get
confirmed  but there is no harm in trying.  US Male is on a strict diet and exercise regime. To date, he claims to have lost 23lbs and is  consuming only 1000 calories per day.
Just got the confirmed for  AC, VA & Citifield Nathans qualifiers . Looking forward to competing in all three. They got a new guy confirming the registrants so be patient. My
only realistic chance of winning is in VA but if the female asian sensations have the same idea,  it doesn't look as though i will make the trip  to lovers lane. If you check out
MIDTOWN LUNCH  Crazy Legs pays homage to Don Lerman almost   to the point where he considers him some type of godlike figure. Nothing wrong with that . Everyone has
Their favorites. Don couldn't have been more wrong when he thought CLC snubbed him at Canoli's . CLC has always admired Lerman and the alleged snub might have been
an oversight on his part. I made mention of that in bits and pieces several months ago. I never received a testimonial of that magnitude from the same individual.  On the flip
side i truly believe that  over the years CLC has  thought  of me as some sort of a buffoon or a big  joke so to speak.  When he out and out accused me of being the
anonymous muckracker on eatfeats, i lost some respect for the man i truly admired during our tenure in the IFOCE. Then again no hard feelings whatsoever. I don't hate or
despise anyone. Just gives me a better perspective of  people in general. Very rare that i initiate a truce but just  the other day i decided to bury the hatchet  with Rifkin on
eatfeats.com via email. I have yet to receive a response and i could care less either way. I thought my actions went a little overboard but now that i feel as though i am being
ignored, the asshole could go f-- himself for all i care. Back to more interesting news regarding Nathans. The rumors are sometimes more entertaining than the event itself. .
Latest has Rich Lefevre going to Biloxi. If thats the case  El toro would have an excellent chance depending on the status of Ron Koch. Toro has been spending alot of time
working out in the gym and that should certainly help his chances . I don't recommend practicing too much with hot dogs because not only is it not healthy , but even if you
heave them  up, you still feel sick as a dog for the rest of the day. As far as VA , if Sonya does not show in AC , you can bet she will end up in VA and if people want to
continue playing this little "I'm not telling you sh--- game", then i wont even show for the contest. I've been through this same scenario during the past 12 yrs and if you think
you are dealing with some fool , you are sadly mistaken . I will be keeping a sharp eye on who goes where.  Read my editorial on the road to nathans , which will give you
some incite on my trials and tribulations in my attempt to get to the finals at Coney Island. Eating fans, for those of you that have lost sleep over trying to figure out  if Furious
Pete is going to sign with the IFOCE ,  this bit of news might cure your insomnia. I did some  eavesdropping on  Pete's home away from home  
BODYBUILDING.COM Scroll
down and check out some of the remarks . This forum is Pete's little hangout so to speak. The one dimensional hammer heads that post on that site  tell him whatever he
wants to hear.  Ouite the antithesis  of  eatfeats  in which all of the blog members are bodybuilders and  support anything and everything that Precious Pete stands for. For
instance  if Pete decided to say  something negative  about me or Brad , you can be sure his friends will reply back in total agreement .  These little steroid pushing punks
have  no mind of their own. I was amazed that it took nearly three weeks for Pete to finally stumble upon my  article which expressed his possible interest in competing with the
IFOCE. Nice of him to post the story link to his pumping iron punks  but they  are not my cup of tea if you know what i mean. When he finally read my article  he discusses it
with his friend and replies ,  "Now what do i do?  Its obvious that those very words translate the fact that he hasn't made up him mind whether or not to dump Mr Body odor  .
and bad breath or  continue his CE future with the IFOCE.  After viewing the record setting youtube video  ,  "Brad Sciullo calls out Furious Pete " , Pete's little  asswipe friend  
chimes in with "Little twiggie sure sounds tough reading off a script and throwing in a few swear words here and there. One two you can wipe out twig and his fat friend with the
microphone   Does holding that  soda can  make him tough?"  Its apparent that  he referred to Brad as the twig and his  fat friend meant me. First off i love the way this
pathetic punk turns it around suggesting that the both of us are promoting physical violence. Its about a challenge in food you muscle bound prick  with a two inch dick Second
of all , Brad was not reading from a script. . At least Pete showed some class and didn't lower himself by engaging in mudslinging remarks concerning myself and Brad. . Pete
basically replied "Oh thats the guy that made the video and now he says something positive".. Uhh excuse me  Pete,  but how many times have i clarified on eatfeats that the
video was Brad's idea and not mine. I was just the messenger. Forget the fact that the dude is majoring  in mechanical engineering, i still stand by the cliche that all
bodybuilders were born with lead heads. Don Moses Lerman celebrates his 60th birthday , attempts a successful comeback in competitive eating  only to have it ruined by two
of Mark David Chapman's cronies. I understand that records are made to be broken but after all the bad calls Don has endured with the IFOCE, let the man have his fun in
the sun for god sake. Arcadia and Millender will have the opportunity to break tons of records in the future  but in all due respect , this is one they could have left alone.  This
might have been a one shot deal  for Don in which case it was totally unnecessary for these guys to spoil it for him. If its any consolation , Don did complete the ice cream
challenge in NYC. This months edition of bits and pieces will end on a few interesting notes. FIrst off it appears that  my chances of taking the stage In Coney Island for the
very first time has been dealt a fatal blow. Sonya Thomas will be competing in Nathans qualifier in  VA. This info did not come from a reliable source but from the horse's
mouth herself.  The Sonya to AC rumor never had a prayer. Funnel cake is scheduled for the same day as AC so it would make sense for Sonya to skip it and go where the
money is. I hold no animosity towards Sonya for competing on her home turf in VA . Sonya Thomas is the pride and joy of VA. Not only would it have been odd for her not to
compete In VA but it  just wouldn't seem right for me to steal that event with 15 uncontested hot  dogs and buns. I believe that Juliet Lee's act of good will was nothing more
than an act. She claims she pulled out of VA to give me a chance at winning but lets be realistic ok. Deep down she knew Sonya would forfeit AC for funnel cake which gives
Juliet a clear shot at victory . . She pulled out of VA because she knew thats where Sonya was headed.  I believe that to be the truth and nothing but the truth. Joe Menchetti
who still believes in his mind that  he has never officially been thrown out of an eating organization, parts ways once again with the madman from Oceanside Mark David
Chapman. This time the controversy was  over an unjustified ranking along with his affiliation (on paper) with Dale Boone and his make believe eating organization. If anyone
on this planet thinks Boone's attempt at fame is  for real , they really  need to have their head examined. Although Joe insists there was nothing like the camaraderie he
endured during his tenure with the IFOCE, i have yet to hear any of the old school eaters voice similar sentiments about Joe.  Stay tuned






















































































































































































































. Juliet will win in AC unless Pat from Moonachie has something to say about it. Aside from Philbin i cant see anyone else coming close to her.  .       Stay tuned!
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