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Write about the day/night you saw or met Arnold the great man himself.
We are all interested in hearing your encounters.
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Send me your encounters via e-mail. Be sure to include
Your Name : Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx (if you do not wish to use your real name then an alias/nick will do) or,and
Alias/Nick : Xxxxxxx
Location : Xxxx, XXxxxx
Time: XX:XX, XX.xx.Xxxx
Place: Xxxxxxx
And most importantly the story, what happened, how you felt and any photos of the event if possible (scanned) otherwise notify me.
If you do see Arnold by himself or with his family it may be nice and pleasant on his behalf to leave him alone.
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Finally here is the first Arnie enounter that i've recieved! and what a great encounter it is, back in the years when Arnie was reaching
for his bodybuilding fame.
Jim Brady
London, UK
1966
Bodybuilding Competition
Hello There, I am glad to hear that my meeting with Arny was of interest to
you. I was invited to the Mr. Universe judging in
London by the promoter, Mr. Oscar Heidenstam who also ran the bodybuilders
organization in the UK called NABBA. Arnold was only about 19 but already he
was being talked about by all of the more famous bodybuilders at the time
Reg Park etc. who was the star of Hercules Films before Arny. It was a bit
like Tiger Woods in the golfing scene, everybody was saying that Arny was
the new kid on the block and that he would be around for a long time. How
right they were, but who was to know how he was going to progress in the USA
it's amazing.
I talked with Arny during the (pre)judging about giving an exhibition
appearance on a show in Dublin at some time in the early future and he said
that he would be interested. He gave me his contact address at the time, and
the going rate for a star bodybuilder to give an exhibition in Ireland at
the time was £50 fee, plus travelling and Hotel expences. As I mentioned we
had several current Mr. Universe winners for previous shows including the
great Reg. Park, and we also had as a side demonstration by Mary Peters (at
the age of about 21yrs) who gave an exhibition of weight-training for
athletics. Mary won an Olympic Gold for the penthatlon some years later.
Great memories, but I'm afraid golf is my game now, and unfortunately I
never got a photo with Arny or retained the address which he wrote out for
me. He won his height class in The Mr. Universe that year, but did not win
the overall title...........he did of course as we all know, win everything
after that.
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