The newly revised IFOCE rankings are out and as expected  there are some unhappy campers  expressing their disagreements regarding their stature in the new rankings. You  cannot make an argument
over the top ten with the exception of Rich Lefevre who has apparently disappeared off the face of the earth. Either that or his health /family matters  are far more serious than we thought. Booker fills Van
Dam's spot and rightfully so. Juris probably came to the realization that stuffing his face with tons of calories will do very little to improve his chiseled physique. Pretty boy moves up from 20 to 13. Some
might question the upgrade  but his performances at Nathans certainly justifies the move. Arturo Rios gets bumped down to 24 from 18 due to inactivity.  Several  eaters that were  bumped ahead of him
would lose and lose royally if they went head on in a contest. Allen Goldstein drops three notches taking over  Pretty Boy Davekos old spot.  Seven years of competition has taken its toll on him. I dont think
he cares one way or another anymore.  US Male is right behind him moving up from 28 to 21. His steady improvement in the dogs (reaching the deuce) along with his crawfish title , proves that he is a viable
contender in the IFOCE. Sean Gordon makes his debut at 23 . No argument on my end. Jim Reeves who never gets his just due finally catches a break moving up from 25 to 15. Wild Bill Myers has secured
a lifetime spot of 30 or 31 as long as he keeps his road warrior title . Larue is a good guy but rarely competes. I guess the Shea's just cant bring it upon themselves to dump him from the rankings. The
Mickirdy Brothers are gone but they  never belonged there in the first place. I got bumped down from 38 to 43.  With the exception of Barlow, some of the eaters ranked ahead of me are unknowns as far as
im concerned. . I'm assuming they think im a total hasbeen keeping me around for posterity. I'm shocked that Toro is still ranked after he basically told them to go to hell after getting stood up by the FOX
network in Vegas. Zukowski and Landrich should be ranked ahead of me instead of the other no names on the roster. Curious to see if they actually revise the rankings in Oct
. Rick the Manager  has a
new website that he just started. Lots of cool pictures and a H&F tune as the theme. OJ Rifkin and eatfeces.com playing headgames as usual. Refuses to promote my recent posts on his or shall i say "her"
website. I find such comfort knowing that the big names in the IFOCE never bother to post on that site. Most of the posters are either table enders or low ranked eaters that post nothing but nonsense . Its
the same shit day in and day out. Corny dog contests, battle to the bone, Wing ding festivals. I pray to god every single day that eatfeces would die a fast death and maybe things would go back to the way
they were. Reported that Sonya Thomas won the Krystal Qualifer in San Antonio  with 64 points which i assume is the equivalent of 5 angus burgers 39   Krystals. Congrag Sonya. I expect her to finish
strong in Buffalo but for some strange reason i have a feeling she will not win the  wing eating contest. I am still rooting for her to pull a threepeat in Buffalo . Jammin Joe Larue is not planning to compete in
IFOCE events until the corn contest which is 7 months away. He was also experiencing health issues with cholesterol reaching nearly 255 at one point.  His weight was close to 360 at one point . He started
eating lots of oatmeal and lots of cheerios and his readings shot down considerably  . He is now training with pounds of oatmeal just in case he decides to throw his hat in the ring . Basically he is doing this
for health reasons. Joe now resides and works in  GA   not  too far from Chattanooga. Just to give you an update of my tentative eating schedule for Sept. Barring any last minute change, i will not be
competing in Buffalo this year. I will be competing in Cheesesteak contest on Sept 6th in Brooklyn. , Krystals in Knoxville on Sept 20 and hopefully  Pizza in Boston on Sept 26th. Red Sox will be on the road
vs the Yankees that afternoon  so the traffic shouldnt be that bad on route to the contest.    Stay tuned
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stage snapping photos on July 4th in Coney Island.  You should definitely check out their blog . Gavonne is at it again.  His 30 second dry wit videos remind me of stuttering John on the Howard Stern show.  
In the video  he asks Furious Pete how many slices he ate at the
Dani's pizza contest in Queens. Pete does him a big favor by telling him he ate 14 slices and then walks away. You cant help but love  Mr
Gavonne praise of Joe Menchetti. "Menchetti reeks from the stale aroma of a hasbeen resigned to the fact that he is never going to beat Pete at anything. He's just there for the second place money". Then
he goes on to slam Jill Stoler for the umpteenth time . I guess this has something to do with her rejection of his latest peace proposal which was a Nathans tea shirt signed by all the competitors on July 4th.
Got a chance to view the
Wingador Beefcake match  on youtube. Beefcake appeared in good physical shape. Wingador looks like an overstuffed version of Gerry Cooney. Even throws punches similar to
Cooney. Are we supposed Day Weekend  will feature  Juliet Lee, Brian Subich US Male Badlands Booker  and a host of others who  will return to Buffalo to battle the Black Widow Sonya Thomas . Its a
doubleheader  with wings followed by the Buffet Bowl on  the following day.  Speaking of Badlands, his new CD Extended Play is tearing it up on Itunes. Downloads of various tracks off the CD are in the high
hundreds  which breaks the old record for previous downloads on his first 4 CD's . I dont have to tell you about the unnecessary aggravation i went through in Nashville. More mental torture than anything
else.To put it bluntly its "scary" Some people cant deal with pressure but ive dealt with worse scenarios in the past. There is a 5yr old in everyone but we just dont show it. Overcoming fear is the biggest
obstacle in life.  Some people tell me that my daily adventures make for great reading even better than hearing about Joey& Pat stuffing Burritos down their gut. I tend to disagree but to each his own. If you
even want to get behind the wheel anymore. Allen Goldstein is registered for Brooklyn Cheesesteak contest which i would be better suited for than the 6hr ride to Buffalo. I might still do Buffalo anyway. I'll play
it by ear.    Stay tuned