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 Dr Buff
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| Maaaaan, Where You Been?? |
| 08.31.2010 09:51:37 | |
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I’m embarrassed, America! I’m embarrassed to say that once again I promised to blog more often and once again I failed to produce. But I got lots of good excuses! My dog ate my Cliff Notes…I left my computer at work…I was out of the country…I had emergency brain and toe surgery…my chiropractor had to put Humpty-Dumpty back together again…okay, okay…lies all of em, but I did have a busy summer! Built a deck, had a HUGE 2nd Annual 55th Surprise Birthday Party (yes…I threw my own surprise birthday party – the surprise was whether everyone I invited showed up), re-landscaped part of my yard, tore up my wood floor in my kitchen and put in tile (no, I ain’t doin’ yours, so don’t ask…), tiled a friend’s kitchen counter (re-read previous statement…)…the list goes on and on and on. Every time I felt like blogging I laid down until that feeling went away. I just needed that “Calgon, take me away” month or two. But no worries…I’m back as we’ve only got 5 weeks till the Ironman and I’ve got a whole lot to say! Gotta get you guys caught up, so here goes…
When last I left you I was in preparation for Andre Scott’s Oregon State BB Championships and Jeremy and Tonia Williams Washington State. I also did Chris Algeo’s Northern Classic here in Tacoma. Won my class in each show, lost the Overall in each show. Best Poser at the Northern Classic. I went old skool love ballad at the Oregon and Wash. St. shows as I was so busy I just didn’t have time to choreograph my usual type of routines. Bumped it up to my usual standard at the Northern.
Speaking of routines…I understand there’s a guy out there named Tony Ruggerio who claims that he’s gonna win the Best Poser at the Ironman!!! T – I’M CALLIN’ YOU OUT, BROTHA!! Ok…lemme ‘splain before you guys get all trippy on me. A couple days ago Jules hit me up on text and said…well…rather than write about it, I’ll just re-type our ‘conversation’.
Jules: Tony is guaranteeing he is taking Best Poser at Ironman…
Me: You tell Tony that the Dr. will once again operate…
Jules: He says your plain Jane routine at Wash St. ain’t gonna cut the mustard. Says you’re gonna need more than a pair of cowboy boots…J
Me: That was to lull everyone into a false sense of hope…
Jules: He’s laughing…
Me: Tell him, “Keep Hope Alive!”
Jules: Laughing harder now…
Jules: He says he will say a prayer for you…
Me: Tell him that I’ma beat him like a ghetto step-child…
Jules: “This is the time weedhoppah surpasses sensai”…says Tony. “He’s gonna hang his posing trunks up when I’m done with him. He is DONE!”
Me: “I floats like a butterfly n sting like a bee…cain’t nobody dance like me n Ali…”
Me: Tell Tony that when I’m done with him his mama will hold him in her arms and say, “Thass alright baby…you knew he was always better than you anyway. Maybe when he’s dead you can finally win a best poser…”
Jules: Too bad you aren’t here…would be fun to hear you guys jab in person…
Me: T can’t hang with me playin the ‘dozens’…
America, I’m from the HOOD!!! You either rank or get ranked on! And I promise you, if you got ranked on, you gonna run home cryin’ cause they come hard! Nothin’s off limits…where ya’ll think the TV show “Yo’ Momma” came from? That’s not new. Crackin’ on someone has been around for ages.
Now I hope ya’ll realize that Tony and I have been friends for close to 15 years and we roll like that, so it’s all good. Everything said was outta much love and respect, so don’t be trippin’! But I will say this…I’ma wipe the floor with him at the Ironman. Got a new genre of song that you guys will hear – it’s off-the hook! You don’t wanna miss this routine! Ok…lemme stop before I can’t live up to my own hype…
Hey, big shout out to m’boy, “The Other” Dave Patterson! I heard from him the other day. Ya’ll remember him…we competed against each other back in 2000 at the Evergreen St over in Wenatchee and then two weeks later at the Ironman. I took him out at the first show and he dusted me at the second one. Lemme set the record straight here…Dave (the other Dave) is one heck of a bodybuilder! I was lucky to win. Seriously! He was using the Evergreen as a tune-up and was about 10-12 lbs over where he wanted to be. I won simply because I was harder. He had the size, shape, symmetry, and muscularity! I only had the hardness FOR THAT SHOW! Two weeks later it was a laughing matter. As soon as I saw him backstage I knew he would win…face drawn in, hands lean…the look of a competitor who’s ready to do battle and win. For all you little weedhoppah’s out there, Clint Eastwood said it best…”A man’s gotta realize his limitations.” I can never, with a capital N-E-V-E-R take out the other Dave Patterson when he comes in contest shape. Too big, too muscular, too symmetrical.
Why am I saying this? Because at least once every single show, I hear someone backstage complaining about his or her placing. Can I offer a bit of perspective here? Before you start complaining, take a real long, hard look at that body in the mirror. Ask if that body has done EVERYTHING it needed to do to prepare for the show. If the answer is yes, then the judging is out of your hands as is your placing. You’re dealing with subjective judges. If they like your look, you win. If they don’t, you lose. What’s so hard to understand about that. If the answer is no…well…you probably got what you deserved! It’s okay to admit that sometimes sometime is just plain better than you. That’s the case with me and Dave…he’s just plain better!
Dave now lives in Wyoming with his wife and he works in law enforcement. It was always my hope that I’d run into him again…not to beat him – Lord knows that wouldn’t happen unless he was off his game – but to simply compete against him and have fun with him. How cool would that be to have had Dave Patterson take 1st and Dave Patterson take 2nd show after show? Add to that he was a good poser as well who very well could have taken some Best Poser awards (hey…I’m sure he’d take the challenge to bump his game up when it came to posing – that’s what competition is all about…), and we’d have the northwest trippin’! “Which Dave won? White Dave? Black Dave? Big Dave? Skinny Dave?” Then, when he died, I’d just lie and say that I was the Dave Patterson who won everything all the time!! Hahahahaha…Dave, I know you’re reading this, so you know I’m joking! Seriously, I’m glad to hear from him, and glad to hear that everything is well in his life. He hasn’t competed since the Ironman in 2000, but as he said, “I’m getting the itch!!!!” I’m almost afraid to say this, but hey dude, the invitation is open to come on back out here for one more go-round. You can even stay at my house and “The Two Dave’s” will walk in and walk out together – hardware in hand!
As I said, I’m 5 weeks out from the Ironman and 3 out from Paul and Ivan’s Night of Champions over in Spokane. I’ll hit you guys up later with some of the stuff I’ve been doing. For now…gots’ta run…gotta routine I need to put together…The Dr is out…peace…
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