Documentarian Vic Losick wrote a letter to the New York Times calling for Mayor Bloomberg to ignore the Nathan's finals.

July 2, 2013 at 8:55 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:2013 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, New York City | Permalink * Comments (9)

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  1. Anonymous said

    July 2, 2013 @ 9:28 am

    Makes sense to me. It is definitely in line with Bloomberg’s mission. The writer is extremely well respected and experienced in filmmaking and directing. He even offers a kind of out for Bloomberg to quietly ignore the contest. Yet honestly, what is more July 4th than cookouts and hotdogs and the trimming and going out with the family to a Coney Island. It would be very easy for Bloomberg to skip the weigh-in or be unavailable. But think about this. Nathans is very big business in NYC. The weigh-in is only one of the many events leading up to the contest. It doesn’t really have to happen and wouldn’t take much away from the whole. It is just PR plain and simple. They could do something different. Could be a win-win.

  2. anonymous said

    July 2, 2013 @ 12:59 pm

    Curious as to what type of lifespan some of these eaters on stage will have as years roll on. Thousands of grams of sodium and nitrates injested. does wonders for the heart

  3. Anonymous said

    July 2, 2013 @ 1:17 pm

    For most eaters it will not make any difference as long as they are taking care of themselves outside of competitive eating. You can easily tell who they are. What they do is no different from people who do take good care of themselves away from any table. Joey is another story completely.

  4. ojrifkin said (Registered July 27, 2005)

    July 2, 2013 @ 1:22 pm

    Bozo Miller, billed by the eating record section of Guinness as the world’s greatest trencherman, lived to 89

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bozo_Miller

  5. Anonymous said

    July 2, 2013 @ 1:25 pm

    Hooray for OJ and thanks. Now that is research.

  6. Anonymous said

    July 2, 2013 @ 8:10 pm

    So was there a weigh-in today with the Mayor or is one scheduled?

  7. Anonymous said

    July 2, 2013 @ 8:28 pm

    I think the weigh-in is tomorrow

  8. Cal Orie said

    July 2, 2013 @ 8:34 pm

    Isn’t it always the day before?

  9. ojrifkin said (Registered July 27, 2005)

    July 3, 2013 @ 8:09 am

    The Nathan’s weigh in is at 11 am

    http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/03/new-york-today-shes-back/

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