Crazy Legs Conti is interviewed on this week’s edition of Kevin Carr’s movie podcast to talk about the release of his DVD “Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating” next week.

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Kobayashi has a blog entry about his visit to Crazy Legs Conti’s apartment, where a poster of Conti in the style of an old-time circus poster hangs.

Kobayashi also writes about his trip to the NY Natural History Museum with several pictures of dinosaurs.

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The trailer for “Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating”, which will be available on DVD later this month, can be viewed at http://youtube.com/watch?v=7kNR_3rFFjE

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(From Erik Denmark) A DVD titled “Major League Eaters Vol. 1”, apparently an official MLE product, is available on netflix. Netflix appears to be the only location with information about the DVD.

In another DVD starring a Major League Eater, DVD Talk has a review of “Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating”, which has the following description of the star, Crazy Legs Conti:

Conti is an interesting character. He sort of floats through life by taking these different jobs here and there to pay the bills but shows no real dedication to his employment at any given time. In fact, it’s almost as if whatever particular jobs he’s working at any particular time is little more than a joke to him. The only things in life that he seems to take seriously are the eating contests. This, obviously, sets him apart from your average American, most of who tend to be very job focused and career minded in this day and age.

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NYPost.com has an article about roommates Crazy Legs Conti and Tim “Eater X” Janus.

Best friends “Crazy Legs” Conti and Timothy “Eater X” Janus rigged their kitchen to emulate the famed Coney Island eatery, installing a replica of Nathan’s industrial grill, a red leather banquette, and red neon signs. They even replaced glassware with Nathan’s disposable cups.

Signs of their obsession are on every imaginable surface: the Oyster Eating belt, tiramisu trophy, and 40 other plaques and prizes from eating contests.

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Crazy Legs Conti appears on the front page of today’s amNY newspaper. An article about his training for the Nathan’s finals appears in that issue, along with a slideshow, video and chronology of hot dog eating innovations which lists Conti’s new technique

2007- Crazy Legs Conti turns the bun inside out for greater dunking surface area and calls the technique “Reverse Bunning.”

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Liz has an interview with Crazy Legs Conti from after his victory at the Mall of America qualifier in Minnesota

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Mall of America results from IFOCE.com:

1. Crazy Legs Conti, 24 HDB
2. Mongo Marquez, 20 HDB
3. Justin Mih, 18 HDB
3. Nathan Biller, 18 HDB

update Twin Cities has an article. Other competitors were Russ “The Mad Stork” Witzke, “Big Al” Scaletta, Bill “The Hungry Hungarian” Roth and Jim “Hammer” Hamrick. Crazy Legs Conti will compete in the strawberry shortcake eating contest.

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AICE News reports that it will sanction the 30 inch hot dog eating contest to be held during the June 21 session of the New York Food Film Festival. “Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating”, a documentary starring Crazy Legs Conti, will be screened that evening and Conti will be present to answer questions about the film. Joe Menchetti is expected to defend his title.

AICE News also reports that “Swallow Your Pride” will be screened, but the Wing Bowl 13 documentary does not appear on the festival schedule.

update The schedule has been updated and “Zen” and Conti’s Q&A have been removed. “Swallow Your Pride” will most likely take its place

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NYMag.com reports that “Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating”, starring Crazy Legs Conti, will be screened at the first New York Food Films Festival on June 21. The schedule of events for that evening follows:

Thursday, June 21st
8:30pm – Tasting Rachel Ray – 3 mins.
– Best of the Wurst – 21 mins.
– A Trip To The Butcher – 4 mins.
9:00pm – Crazy Legs Conti – Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating
10:15pm – Q&A with Crazy Legs Conti
10:45pm – Hot Dog eating contest – 32 inch Stahl-Meyer Hot Dog
closing – XXX – An Uncanventional Love Story – 1 min.

Another movie to be screened at the festival is Buffet – All You Can Eat Las Vegas. A trailer for that film is available at NYMag.com

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Crazy Legs Conti has set up a myspace page to promote the DVD release of his documentary “Zen & the Art of Competitive Eating” That film will go on sale on July 24 and is available for preorder now.

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GameShowNet has a writeup of Crazy Legs Conti’s and Tim “Eater X” Janus’ appearance on “Cash Cab” on the Discovery Channel this past Monday.

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Brian Seiken has written a tribute to Crazy Legs Conti that begins with Brian meeting Conti at the 2002 pelmeli eating contest.

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PalmBeachPost.com has an article and gallery about the sweet corn eating contest. Crazy Legs’ winning total is listed as 35.75 ears of corn. Justin Mih came in fourth.

update Sun-Sentinel.com has a longer article, but no pictures

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From beautifulbrian.com home page:

Crazy Legs takes corn title from Jammin Joe 34 1/4 to 33 1/4
Simpson gets 3rd with 30 and storms out of the building

update A full writeup is now available

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(From EmmaOnTheLoose comment) EmmaOnTheLoose.com has a video of her training for a hot dog contest with Crazy Legs Conti and then competing in a six minute contest where her results were announced as seven hot dogs.

To view the video, click on View, then click on the middle square on the left side.

According to the CBS Sportsline article by Roland Liwag, Crazy Legs Conti claims that Emma is Emma Wilson, daughter of The Weakest Link host Anne Robinson.

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There are two new videos on http://www.spiketv.com/#shows/mle/index.jhtml, the Pro vs. Joes segment in which Crazy Legs Conti took on three novices in donut eating and a “Sexy Eating Competition” which was not televised.

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(From “Butch”) Crazy Legs Conti has updated his “Plate” column with news of IFOCE events from 2007 and late 2006:

I consider El Wingador to be a true champion and a stand-up guy. I look forward to my next trip to Philly to avoid the cheesesteak and check out his restaurant, El Wingador To-Go. I also look forward to hanging with seasoned pros Wing Kong, Steakbellie, and their families. Any time Wing Kong, a bus, and a stripper pole is involved count me in. They throw up an after party that rivals Dale Boone at the 8-minute mark. Steakbellie is the James Fennimore Cooper of blogging and I look forward to more of his “Leatherwing Tales” www.steakbellie.blogspot.com.

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IFOCE.com reports that the commercial for the St. Patrick’s Day Chowdown starring Tim Janus and Crazy Legs Conti can be viewed at http://www.spiketv.com/#/originals/index.jhtml?franchise_id=721&video_id=136875

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A page about the Saint Patrick’s Day Chowdown has been set up at http://www.spiketv.com/#shows/mle/index.jhtml There is a commercial starring Tim Janus and Crazy Legs Conti and videos of the 2005 US Open and Johnsonville Bratwurst contest.

update The commercial with Janus & Conti appears to have been removed.

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Crazy Legs Conti has a column on competitiveeating.net which predicts that Brian Seiken will qualify for Nathan’s at the qualifier restricted to civil service workers at the South Street Seaport.

That’s right, Beautiful Brian is going to Coney as the 2007 Civil Service champ. Could it be that in his tenth year of competing Beautiful Brian will walk the catwalk of Stillwell Ave and ascend the grand stage at Coney Island for his debut at the finals? If the stars and spreadsheets align, on June 27th, Double B will rock the Civil Service contest as the lyrical stylings of Stephen Morrissey blare from the speakers. “ Please, Please, Please, Let me get what I want. Lord knows it would be the first time.”

updated Brian has his own thoughts about qualifying for Nathan’s

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(from slashfood) The New York Times has an article about the Penthouse Executive Club, where Crazy Legs Conti works as a buyer. The article consists mainly of a review of Robert’s Steak House inside the club. Frank Bruni only gives the restaurant one star despite his claim that it has some of the best steaks in New York City. A slideshow is available.

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A writer for the Wilmington (NC) Star-News wrote a column about being coached by Crazy Legs Conti for a Girl Scout cookie eating contest. One piece of advice offered by Crazy Legs:

“Make sure the Girl Scouts don’t get hit with cookie detritus or shrapnel,” Crazy Legs said. “Nothing ruins a green sash like cookie detritus.”

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The Texas A & M student paper has an article about the Castles brothers, two accounting majors who are aspiring competitive eaters. There are a lot of quotes from Crazy Legs Conti, who says that “Zen & the Art of Competitive Eating” will be released July 30 and that he will reveal the origin of his nickname if he ever beats Kobayashi.

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Tim Janus and Crazy Legs Conti appear in a recent Village Voice cartoon by Stan Mack. The subject of the cartoon is redevelopment plans for Coney Island. The cartoon is not viewable online, but Liz scanned it and it can be viewed after the jump.
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