July 2
and a story or two on Kobayashi. I checked to see if feces posted them and of course each and every story and link i was referring to is right
there . You have no idea how frustrating and sickening this has become time and time again. I hate that fucker with such a passion that i was
praying the temporary hack that was inflicted upon poor OJ two days ago would shut down that site for an indefinite amount of time. I know my
fans hate when i vent this way but i have this thing about repeat posts and thats what it boils down to. Whoever this Stallion Italian might be along
with those irritating comments " Oooo lots and lots of great news to sink my teeth into on eatfeats this morning" How bout sinkin your teeth into
this . You get tied up and blindfolded with a hotdog and bun stuffed in your mouth and the same stuffed in your rear end for 48hrs . Now thats
something i can sink my teeth into. Furious Pete and Dale Boone competed in a burger contest out in DC yesterday. The only reason i decided to
give this a mention is beause i heard the both of them nearly came to blows. After observing the photos and getting first hand info from Joe
Menchetti who also competed, you can see why MLE would never allow these two peas in a pod into the organization or for that matter let Boone
back into the organization. Actually Pete is a very good eater so with that said i cannot figure for the life of me why he would destroy his image by
sharing the same table with Boone. I really dont care about who won or who cheated because any contest that Boone is involved with almost
always has negative connotations attached to it. Honestly , i think Boones anger has more to do with Boone being jealous of Furious Petes GF
Anyhow heres the summarized play by play of Menchetti " I was looking at Boone's cups from about 15 yds away. I noticed that the sun was
shining on his cups & the fisrt inch or 2 was lightly colored. & the rest was REAL dark. So I suggested to Pete that he check Boone's cups. He
did, & all hell broke loose. Separately, Brunelli was so upset about getting dq'd that HE nearly got arrested. I cant say about Brunelli, I didn't see
it, but Boone should have been dq;d ". . Check out this ARTICLE on Damon Wells who many feel will replace the inactive Shredder. Made my
PREDICTIONS minus the totals for the womans division. I dont believe Stephanie Torres will catch Juliet Lee even though she told me she
realizes what she did wrong in Vegas. I say if anything she might improve from 23-25. Unless Juliet makes a big mess and gets penalized i dont
see her finishing behind Stephanie. Dont count out Cardboard Shell she might surprise us all and take the second spot. Larell and Grace will
battle it out for the 5th and final spot . I predict the chick from NJ Maria something with the Johnny Winter tattos will suffer a reversal midway or
towards the end of the contest. The Daily has an ARTICLE and brief video on Kobayashi consuming hot dogs and his rooftop exhibition on the 4th
CALORIE LAB focus on Takeru Kobayashi contract through television commercials. Attn fans lowlife anonymous fake OJ Prickin posted the Daily
link from this site to his site 6hrs after it posted on here. .
July 3
Made some changes to the menu links on the front page. Little more animated dont you think? I also added a
Nathans link which features links to anything and everything pertaining to Nathans contest. I think you will find it more
relaxing knowing you can click these links without having to worry about being distracted by insulting sidebar
comments from anonymous assholes. Forgot to add this VIDEO of the Shredder to his tribute I guess he will never
get over having to give up his bologna title without even defending it. More up to the minute hot news out off the
Nathans grill. Big Brian Subich called Crazy Legs to express his condolences on not making it to the table this year.
Crazy Legs said "thanks" then hung the phone up on him. I wonder what would happen if i called him and expressed
the same thoughts. Stephaine Torres was invited by Brian Subich to join us at Carmines Italian restaurant in NYC this
evening. She thought it over and declined the offer. It was all hugs and kisses with Grace Lee & Sonya Thomas in
the hotel where the eaters are staying. Grace Lee ran over to Sonya as though she had just met Elvis Presley.
July 4
Lots of shit happened today . I wont go into detail but you can read all about it on some of the other
editorial i will be posting . I wont be going to Coney ever again after what transpired this afternoon. I dont
need the bullshit and i dont need the aggravation. What upsets me the most is that i promised Kobayashi
i would show up for his rooftop event and after the crap i had to deal with in Coney i was this close to
saying fu== it and hop the train uptown. He had sent me a text this morning "Im sad you cannot make it" .
That makes me feel terrible. I was disappointed in the lame effort by NYC police , Hardy's senior citizen
security team and the Sheas. Nuff said
July 5
VIDEO footage of Kobayashi vs Chestnut from the rooftop restaurant in 5th ave NYC. Ran into the godfather
Charles Hardy after the contest yesterday. At least when i competed against the likes of him and Jarvis back
in the day, i felt as though i had a shot of winning a title. Now its like trying to reach for another galaxy. He tells
me "Hey i hear youre cursing everyone out on your website" I had to lauigh at that one cause it was funny but
i did reply "Only the ones that deserve it" 406 views on youtube of my Nathans mens footage in less than
24hrs . Amazing
July 6
I saw someone on the NYC subway line today that might resemble a younger ED COOKIE JARVIS if he decided to get back
into competitive eating and refrain from doing any exercise whatsoever.
July 7
Here is why i wouldn't read too much into that claim that Grace Lee ate 24 hot dogs and buns at the Nathans table. It was a
publicity set up and nothing more than that. For further proof, if you happen to be a FB friend of Grace she posted a thread
thanking everyone of being so supportive of her incredible 24 dog performance. The follow up comments have nothing but
praise and congrag for her but then again these friends of hers know nothing about competitive eating. Andrew Lane chimes
in towards the end finally pointing out that according to MLE she only ate 4. She doesn't reply to any of the comments which
obviously implies one thing . Publicity stunt media stunt. I spoke to Cardboard Shell this morning about this nonsense and the
bottom line is Michelle received $1500 check and not Grace Lee. I dont expect Grace Lee to continue her newly found career as
a competitive eater. Thanks for the con job Grace. you should have gone into sales instead of broadcasting But on another
note she has a body you could kill for. Must be something else in the sack MMMMM. GOOD!
July 8
Im sure by now most of you know about DONSTURDY . i guess you can refer to his blog as the west coast version of
BB.com minus the gossip and the commentary. Check it out sometime. He has great interviews with the eaters as well as
clear HD videos of competitive eating contests. Here is the latest news on Grace Lee right from the horses mouth
"There is so much controversy about my Nathan's competition. I will be on The Bert Show Monday morning at 9am to make
my public statement. Followed up with an interview with NY Daily. Thank you all for your support!" This was the statement
made a few hrs ago on Grace Lees FB page . I never met the girl and i am sure shes a very nice girl but a very young one as
well and young girls under 30 sometimes say things that sound somewhat immature. Im referring to the "public statement"
Who cares man? Are we supposed to wait with bated breath till Monday for her earth shattering statement as to the reason
why 20 hot dogs was deducted from her totals last Monday? Ive been in this eating thing too long to fall for a gimmick like
this. First of all, in all my years competing i have never witnessed an eater up their totals by 11 hot dogs in a weeks time.
Matter fact i doubt ive never witnessed a new eater go from 13 to 16 in one weeks time. Ive seen competitive eaters
increase their totals from 13 to 24 in 5yrs but one week? I dont think so Grace. .Grace Lee couldnt even finish 3 plates of
hot dogs in NC and we are expected to believe that she was only one hot dog away from finishing her 5th plate at Coney
Island ? Maybe a site like eatfeats.com will keep it locked in till the big story breaks so tune in there and im sure they will
provide you with up to the minute coverage of the groundbreaking statement we've all been waiting for.
July 9
In Don Lerman's latest UPDATE he discusses the reason why he values the trophy over monetary compensation. if you scroll down a bit you can
also read why a 700lb woman who's spreading her legs in the photo, feels its necessary to put on an additional 300 lbs thanks to her 4yr old
daughter . Kobayashi;s latest BLOG update he discusses why he refused to sign the IFOCE contract proposal prior to last years Nathans
contest in Coney Island. A portion of the IFOCE contract is made visible on the blog update. According to the contract it appears that he was
only allowed to compete in one contest and one contest only and that was Nathans. He claims that his lawyer tried to contact George Sheas
attorney but they dont have one. Now that is really odd isnt it ? If you notice throughout the years Kobayashi has never competed in the IFOCE
circuit. Why is that? The contract does not prohibit him from competing in other IFOCE events does it? If he really wants to prove his supremacy
as the greatest eater in the world he has every opportunity to do so going up against Joey Chestnut in a variety of food categories. Ill ask him
later. There are some questions he will answer and others he wont. Occasionally i will post comments on his FB wall but i think its best to keep
the messages private due to the fact that some of his FB friends can very well be the anonymous assholes that post shit about me on eatfeats
and im sure they just cant wait to spread some dirt about me to him if they haven't already. I tried calling Juliet Lee yesterday to congratulate her
on coming in second to Sonya in Coney Island. She replied "One day it will happen. One day" Next thing you know "click"
July 10
MLE held an after party somewhere in NYC but it appears that Koby got the best of that one as well. His afterparty had loads and
loads of gorgeous single chicks.while the MLE party looked more like a high school reunion. Check out the PIC. while most of the
women at the MLE after party were married. What the hell is so good about that? You cant get down with the eaters wives or you
might get slapped or have the shit kicked out of you by their husbands. Listen i dont know if this was a ploy on Kobayashi part to
steal the spotlight even after his dogs were digested , but it appears to have worked. Some of the single but unavailable women at
the MLE afterparty like Stephanie Torres, Val Bronman, Maria Sulken and Jessica Abdul Jabbar are not about to go home with
any Tom Dick or Harry unless you happen to be a stud like Gavonne. After the lack of security at the Nathans contest allowing him
to show up in the VIP area for a free meal, it wouldnt surprise me if he showed up at the after party and then worm his way into
Kobayashi party. Then again homeless shelters have curfews and if you dont abide by those curfews you end up sleeping on the
sidewalk until the next day.
July 11
Dont mess with Larell "the real deal: Mele when it comes to the truth and nothing but the truth Remember she was born and raised in Queens NY not far from
"Gottiland" Howard Beach so if you think she's soft, you thought wrong. You can move out of the hood but you cant take the hood out of someone is the old
saying. I guess Larell got sick and tired of Princess Grace fabricating her hot dog totals to the media . You can hear the PODCAST but you need to scroll down
from the link where it says "why she thinks she was robbed" I mean after all Larell competed right next to her and got a first hand view of what she ate and what
she didn't. According to Larell , Princess Grace touched 24 instead of actually consuming that amount and had at least 2HD& Bun debris on each empty plate.
Now this is the fault of the judges and you would think that competing in the biggest hot dog event of the year, they would come up with some stricter guidelines
as far as enforcing the rules. Several years ago at the Nathans Philly qualifier you were not allowed to start your second plate until you finished the first one.
Matter fact the judge wouldn't give you a second plate until you finished your first one. Well from the info just gathered, it appears that Grace Lee never finished
any of her plates. Some of these Nathans judges are bad news. What do you expect from a veteran judge that provides a VIP pass for Gavonne?. I was a judge
two years ago and i would never have allowed Grace Lee to get away with that. Larell is a religious and honest person with good values. If she saw something
that wasnt kosher, it wasnt kosher. I love the part where they play copycat to the Opie and Anthony show when Pat from Moonachie was thrown out of the IFOCE
in 2006 for vomiting gallons of egg nog on a willing yet demented participant. They place a call to Shea communications and then read a comment from eatfeces
similar to O&A reading the commentary from my site that i wrote about Pat's expulsion in Dec 2006.
When they asked to speak to George or Rich Shea and the receptionist came back and told him they are in a meeting , i knew right off the bat they were in the
same room and told the secretary they didn't want to be bothered. If its anything of little interest to them trust me they wont come to the phone. I know these guys
for 14 yrs and unlike Cookie Jarvis who called them at least two times a day, i rarely ever called them unless its an emergency . I used to work in sales
distribution for a NYC fashion magazine from 1984-86 and if the editor didn't want to speak someone he would tell the secretary 'Tell him im in a meeting" This
is the kind of publicity that only brings attention to certain individuals that work at a radio station and the only source that enjoys promoting this kind of publicity
is eatfeces.com and no life OJ RIfkin. NY Daily news has an ARTICLE about the Grace Lee controversy
July 12
Stephanie Torres told me that she holds no personal grudges towards Juliet Lee after finishing 1/2 a dog in
front of her at the Nathans finals. She was more upset with the fact that she noticed her eating and dunking
after the bell. Although others will disagree, i dont think Juliet eats that way for spite. Its more of an
uncontrollable reflex
July 13
I guess this latest PICTURE from FB taken 15hrs ago shows how much Grace Lee really cares about the Nathans hot dog
controversy. Looks as though she is really living it up
July 17
Some people just dont have the balls to say what they mean or do what they mean. In life there are talkers and doers .
Valerie Bronman, competitive eater, blogger, photographer and LORRAINE LIPSITZ look alike is a doer . Now i haven't the
foggiest as to what Val's financial situation is like but she got up enough balls to quit her day job to travel around the world.
Hey you only live once so do it. You can read all about it on her BLOG
July 18
This might be a weird analogy but then again Ive made weirder ones in my day, The other night i was watching a YOUTUBE clip of former Moody Blues lead
singer Denny Laine performing one of his big hits "Go Now" with Paul Mccartney and Wings in concert at Madison Square garden during their heyday in 1976. A
concert to this day i regret not being able to see because i had school the next day and didn't have $6 for admission. Laine really stole the show in that clip and
remained with the band for three more years until Mccartney kicked him out. To my knowledge Mccartney wants nothing to do with him nor does he acknowledge
that the man even exists. Here is a YOUTUBE clip of Laine performing the same song (sounds kinda stale) with a cover band called Liverpool at a Beatles
convention in 2007. Sad that a musician of that stature has to lower himself to perform at Beatle conventions knowing that real Beatles never paid it any mind.
You can instantly hear the difference from the Wings days performing in front of thousands of screaming fans to something like this 30yrs later. Kinda sad if you
ask me. Although Kobayashi is far from washed up and still at the top of his game , the rooftop performance as opposed to Coney sort of reminds me of the
Denny Laine scenario with Mccartney. I dont think i have to elaborate because the intelligent ones will figure this one out. Then again it might be unfair of me to
compare Denny Laine with Kobi. Kobi is still a legend and can beat anyone on this planet except maybe Joey Chestnut. On the other hand Laine voice is shot and
not worthy enough to share the stage with the legendary ex Beatle . Oh well decipher for yourself
July 19
Spent an hour with the great Notorious B.O.B at Jims steakhouse in South Philly. Check out the VIDEO. First time ive ever
been there and long overdue . I have now finally covered the major cheesesteak restaurants in Philadelphia. Gino's Pats
Tony Luke & Jims. Afer finishing the Philly steak at Jim's i thought i had tasted heaven but to be quite honest all four
restaurants are about the same as far as quantity and quality.Maybe my expectations were too high but i thought Jims
sandwiches were supposed to be twice as large as the other three mentioned. No way. Matter fact Jims cheesesteaks start
at $7 and change not much of a huge difference pricewise. Then they charge extra for each topping which i was unaware of
until i got to the register. Cheesesteak with mushrooms peppers and a beverage came to $10.35. Maybe i got Jims in Philly
confused with Jims in Buffalo which gives you one hell of a sandwich for under $7. Bob was generous enough to pay for my
first sandwich . The man is a sport and a sweetheart all rolled into one. I was actually in AC for a few hrs and up a few
hundred at the black jack table till i gave most of it back and then headed over to Jims to meet Bob . Bob is a legend at Jims
for he still holds the cheesesteak record of 13 in 60 minutes and was well received yesterday by the owner and a few of the
chefs that were there to witness his phenomenal feat back in 2007. For some reason the audio portion of the first 18 min of
Boone Furious Pete Z burger video was null and void. Doesnt matter, for the audio returns just in time for all the action
during the 18 minute mark.
July 21
Larell Marie Mele was a guest on Don Sturdy PODCAST. She basically discusses Nathans , gives Grace Lee more credit
than she deserves and talks about the sport in general and how she got started. Ive corresponded with Sturdy a few times
via email. Seems to be an ok guy but needs some polishing on his broadcasting skills. Withought sounding as though im
tooting my horn prob the two best at conducting interviews are Conti and myself. Unlike some unprofessional immature
assholes(you know who you are) out there that praise youre skills when youre friends , then shit on those same skills when
you have a falling out, i always give credit where credit is due regardless of issues i had with Conti. . Back to the interview .
Larell you did one hell of a job. Good work. Will Millender attempted to become the first to finish the Andres Cafe 5+1wall of
fame challenge but came up short. Lot of food to work with but nice try. Heres the VIDEO for youre viewing pleasure
July 22
Ed Cookie Jarvis informed me that Dale Boone had cheated in nearly every single contest in which both had shared the table. . This goes
back as far as Oct 2002 at the Oceana restaurant in Brighton Beach when Boone was declared the winner of the Russian dumpling contest
only to find that Boone had stuffed 75 of those pelmenis in his pocket. I can only vouch for one one Boone cheat , being that i was competing
right next to him in the Pelmeni rematch at Bryant Park in NYC Sept 2003. In that contest i advanced to the second rd and after that rd ended
, Ed Jarvis and i noticed Boone clenching something in his fist. An enraged George Shea demanded "Boone open that fu-- hand right now "
Low and behold. a bunch of squished pelmenis in his fist. .In the final rd Ed Jarvis and Oleg Zhornitsky ended up in a tie with Jarvis winning
the eatoff while Boone was on the sidelines talking to himself.
July 23
Grace Lee looks real HOT in this picture. Maybe they should have allowed her to compete dressed like this on stage at Coney
Island for they might have looked the other way when deducting her debris. Someone brought this LINK to my attention.
Goodbye good riddance. Shall we hold a candlelight vigil?
July 25
Some of the hate comments from eatfeces.com applied to Dale Boone from Furious Pete's GF and others regarding the Z burger contest, can
be viewed via this LINK . The classic was a comment posted on 7/5 by Petes GF at 12:03 . I could swear she was referring to that homeless
creepo that makes trouble in person and on the net. I did get confirmed for Gyzoa on Aug 20 in LA but the airfare prices are $415 and up. Right
now its a touch and go situation. Nevertheless i put together a VIDEO on how to prepare the scrumptious little pot stickers. In the past week i
noticed OJ Rifkin is cleaning up some of the dirt on eatfeces. If he keeps up the good work i just might drop the "ces" and replace it with "ats" but
that remains to be seen as to how long it lasts. Honestly the damage is done as far as im concerned. 3 yrs of getting beaten up by haters has
obviously convinced many that this site is a joke when in reality it is the only real competitive eating website out there today. Let them think what
they want who cares anymore.
July 28
Just one more reason for me to drop this website go independent and start a small blog promoting the
other side of the sport . Click the LINK
July 31
If you are used to seeing Dallas Tortilla & the hot Tamales in Lewisville TX on Sept 24 ,this might be the first time since its inception that
they wont be present. According to Rebecca Behnke who served as sponsor for the event during the past 6 yrs, has just informed me that
the city of Lewisville has not contacted her in any way. That really sucks because i was looking forward to meeting Rebecca & the hot
tamales for the very first time. Things could change but i doubt it. Naader Reda has been on a tear of late. The west coast sensation has
been taking CA by storm of late completing two incredible challenges only minutes apart from one another. The first one called "The
Beauty" 3lb chocolate brownie topped with 12 scoops of icecream and whipcream. They give you 30 min to complete . Naader did it in 20.
Two hrs later 5lb burrito in 30 min. Read all about it HERE
I just received some tragic and shocking news from Larell Marie Mele that Sean Gordon's mom was killed in an automobile
accident this afternoon. His dad who was also in the vehicle is in critical condition.. In my 8yrs of competitive eating
journalism this is only the second time i had to report a tragic incident in our competitive eating family. The first was Van
Dam diving accident and now this. I really did not know Mr Van dam because i never had the pleasure of meeting him but
Sean losing his mom really hits home because i spent time with Sean in MS in April of last year and i met his mom as well.
Thoughts and prayers go out to the Gordon family during their time of mourning. May god give Sean the will and the
strength to pull through his tragic loss. Prayers also go out to Seans dad for a speedy recovery. Sean is a class act and a
super human being and i wish him the best.
July 2