“Gustoff Zhychick” has emailed a video (3.0 MB 40 seconds) announcing that he will not be present at the Wing Bowl.

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Don “Moses” Lerman has a blog entry about his history in the Wing Bowl and his negative experience in Wing Bowl 13. Lerman’s difficulty in entering the arena in that event is mentioned on page 185 of “Horsemen of the Esophagus” by Jason Fagone:

The media-door supplicants aren’t all pretenders. Some are even participants, like Mr. IFOCE himself, George Shea, his neatly slicked hair and sharp suit putting the Philly mooks to shame. Butter champ Don Lerman is here, too. I’m standing right next to him. I know it’s Don Lerman because it says so on his wool hat.

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Don “Moses” Lerman reports that his nephew, Ryan Urban, has issued the following challenge:

Dr. Urban who off is the nephew and owner of record at Moses News .Com says ‘ I’m going to shut down Moses news .com says as an incentive and motivator if my uncle doesn’t lose 30lbs by Feb.1st He can say goodbye to MOSES NEWS .COM

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Don “Moses” Lerman reports that his nephew Ryan Urban successfully completed the Triple King challenge at Fatburger. He says they will be attempting every eating challenge in the NY metro area over the next year.

Lerman has the following open letter in another post:

In the last few weeks I’ve received both fan mail and hits on my site from every corner of the globe , I want to take this time to thank my loyal fan base and readership. I promises that I will do everything in my power to shed the lbs. and compete once again , I will be a back …and thats for the record!

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Several articles about competive eating from the New York Times archive which previously required payment are now available for free (in reverse chronological order)
preview of 2005 NJ pizza contest, mentions Pat Philbin
2005 Review of Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating
Short article about Kate Stelnick (she claims to have drunk 14 glasses of water while eating the 96er)
Long 2003 profile of Carson “Collard Green” Hughes
Preview of 2003 Wing Bowl, focuses on Bill “El Wingador” Simmons and “Belly” Donna Villec
Report on the 2002 pelmeni contest
2002 preview of Nathan’s finals, mainly about the Sheas
2002 article about Don Lerman, Badlands Booker & Cookie Jarvis, calls George Shea a “competitive eater since 1988”
2001 profile of Kevin Lipsitz
Article on quick start controversy at 1999 Nathan’s finals
Report on 1999 Nathan’s finals
preview of 1999 Ben’s Deli’s matzoh ball contest
1998 article about Mike DeVito, also mentions start of the IFOCE, originally the International Federation of Hot Dog Eating
1997 interview with Ed Krachie
Report on December 1996 duel between Ed Krachie and Nakajima
1996 Nathan’s final report
1995 Nathan’s finals results
Report on 1995 Nathan’s New Jersey qualifier, contest was 10 minutes long
article on 1994 Nathan’s finals, mentions Curtis Sliwa’s participation
Report on 1990 Nathan’s, says Jay Green & Mike DeVito tied for first place
Preview of 1987 Nathan’s, registrations were still being accepted by phone on July 3
Report on 1984 women’s only pancake contest

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In a post titled “I Created the Monster”, Don “Moses” Lerman remembers the first time he met Pat Bertoletti before a Krystal qualifier in Knoxville, TN:

ON ROUTE TO KNOXVILLE I HAD A STOP OVER AT NATIONAL AIRPORT IN WASH. D.C I RAN INTO PAT AND INTRODUCED MYSELF TO HIM , HE WAS VERY TIRED AND WENT TO SLEEP ON THE BENCH INTHE TERMINAL . AS THE CALL ALL ABOARD THE AIRLINE WAS CALLED BERTELETI WAS IN A A DEEP SLEEP , I COULD HAVE LET HIM LIE THERE AND WALK AWAY WITH THE CONTEST , BUT IN THE INTEREST OF FAIR PLAY AND GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP I’LL WAKE HIM UP …. HE WENT ON TO BEAT ME BY A SMALL MARGIN IT WA S THE START OF HIS CAREAR AND THE END OF MINE

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From MosesNews.com

DON LERMAN AND HIS GIRLFRIEND SHARON WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS AUTO ACCIDENT FRIDAY NIGHT HIS CAR HIT IN THE REAR THE FRAME LOOKS LIKE ITS BENT BEYOND REPAIR. LERMAN AND HIS GIRLF FRIEND SPENT THE NIGHT A NUMC HOSPITAL WHICH SUPPLIED THE WORST CARE POSSIBLE LERMAN MAY HAVE A CONCUSSION AND POSSIBLY BROKEN NECK AS WELL AS BURST BLOOD VESSEL IN HIS EYE , TOMORROW LERMAN AND HIS GIRL FRIEND WILL SEEK FURTHER MEDICAL CARE

Let’s hope Don & Sharon have no permanent injuries & return to good health as soon as possible.

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New York led has a good photograph of the audience at this year’s Nathan’s finals at http://www.flickr.com/photos/new-yorkled/719179402/ You can see some people wearing hot dog hats (probably Don Lerman & friends)

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Don “Moses” Lerman has two videos on youtube: one as himself, the other as Gustoff Zhychick Lerman plans to have a live web cab.

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Don “Moses” Lerman attended the screening of “Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating” where spectators ate jelly beans corresponding to the food Crazy Legs Conti was eating on the screen. Lerman has some pictures and a report on his blog.

WhatPushesMyButtons also has a report on the screening.

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Don Lerman believes he has found the location and day job of the maintainer of this website.

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A blog entry on MosesNews.com announces that Don “Moses” Lerman will receive the Lifetime Achievement award before the July 4 contest.

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The Don “Moses” Lerman episode of Brian Seiken’s television show is now available for free at http://hometown.aol.com/beautifulbrian43/lermanshow.html

Brian also has a commentary on the Nathan’s qualifiers and a report on Juliet Lee’s victory in Norfolk.

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In his bits & pieces, Brian Seiken announces that he will make the recent Don Moses Lerman episode free on Fathers Day weekend.

The next pay episode will feature Rich LeFevre and El Toro

On Fathers Day, Brian will return to competition for the first time in 2007 at the strawberry shortcake contest.

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Actor Ryan Reynolds has written an anti competitive eating post for the HuffingtonPost which claims the current record is 49 hot dogs in under 12 seconds. Don Lerman is the only eater listed by name.

updated The entry is basically a copy of a post from Ryan’s myspace blog (now set to private) from last year which targeted Pat Bertoletti instead of Don Lerman

http://technorati.com/posts/tag/%22Mustafat%2BOsmana%22?page=3

See http://www.bebo.com/Blog.jsp?MemberId=3826440174 for the entire post

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Don “Moses” Lerman’s latest blog entry has an article about the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and his thoughts on that organization:

MYSELF AND OTHER JEWISH COMPETITIVE EATERS HAVE FOUGHT TO COMPETE AND MAKE CE A SPORT OVER THE YEARS , ITS SAD THAT CE IS OVERLOOKED BY THIS ORGANIZATION , WHAT SANDY KOFAX DID FOR BASEBALL I DID FOR MY SPORT (competitive eating)

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A free preview containing clips from Brian Seiken’s pay per view show with Don “Moses” Lerman can be seen at http://hometown.aol.com/beautifulbrian43/perview.html

CompetitiveEatingNews.com has an article about Brian Seiken charging for his videos.

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Brian Seiken has switched his videos to pay per view. The cost is $2.99. Don “Moses” Lerman is the guest and he will receive some of the revenue. A free preview clip is available.

The new poll asks how likely are you to purchase Brian Seiken’s videos.

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Brian Seiken has some pictures of Don “Moses” Lerman and “Krazy” Kevin Lipsitz attempting the 6+ pound burger challenge at the Black Rock Tavern. There is also a photograph of Lerman’s niece Shana Urban .

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Some Don “Moses” Lerman clips from “Eats of Strength” have been uploaded to the videos section at MajorLeagueEating.com

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MosesNews.com has an entry and several pictures (which are all timestamped April 21, 2005) about Don “Moses” Lerman’s and “Krazy” Kevin Lipsitz’s attempt to finish the 6+ lb. burger challenge at the newly opened Black Rock Tavern:

TONITE KRAY KEVIN LIPSITZ AND DON ”MOSES” LERMAN CAME INCHES AWAY FROM COMPLETING THE BIG BURGER . THE BURGER WEIGHED 6&1/2 lbs KEVIN CLEANLY ATE ALL MEAT” THE 5 PLUS LBS OF MEAT ”, MOSES ATE ALL THE MEAT EXEPT FOR SOME DEBRIS AND FINISHED 3/4 OF THE TOP OF THE ROLL . AT 25 MIN INTO THE BURGER LORRIANE LIPSITZ SAID THERES 35 MIN MORE , AS FAR AS I WAS CONSERNED SHE COULD HAVE SAID 35 HRS OR DAYS LEFT I WAS SPENT AT THAT PIONT AND THREW IN THE TOWEL .

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Brian Seiken reports that Don “Moses” Lerman and “Krazy” Kevin Lipsitz intend to attempt the Black Rock Tavern’s 5 pound burger challenge on April 5. Cookie Jarvis might observe, but does not expect to attempt the megaburger. The Yaphank, NY establishment’s myspace page says that its expected opening date is April 4.

(Thanks Brian Seiken) In a previous burger challenge, supersizedmeals.com did an entry in December about Brian Seiken’s report on the Doodle Burger challenge and Tim Janus’ breaking the record there.

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The Jewish Exponent has an article about Dave “US Male” Goldstein who finished in the top five of Wing Bowl 15. Goldstein’s qualifying stunt was eating letters, which he accomplished by eating pancakes shaped like letters of the alphabet instead of paper items.

Most readers of this website will probably disagree with the following paragraph (and one will definitely beg to differ):

Goldstein now becomes arguably the best Jewish Wing Bowl competitor, surpassing 2002’s “Lord of the Wings” Alix Friedman and last year’s “Hungry, Hungry Hebrew” Adam Taxin, who both failed to make it to the second round when they competed.

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There will be at least a 24 hour period before comments with any criticism about Don Lerman or any criticism from Don Lerman are accepted. Anyone who wishes to continue their “debate” can do so on mosesnews.com

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There is at least one instance of dog food eating predating Don “Moses” Lerman’s Wing Bowl qualifying stunt. It was in one of the episodes of the second season of the 1970s sitcom “Good Times”

In one of the second season’s comic centerpieces, the Evans family avoids eating a neighbor’s meatloaf because they think it’s made with dog food. The scene is played as hilarious farce, but the acknowledgment of a poor old woman living on dog food gives the sequence an underlying bite.

MosesNews.com has a post about the dog food controversy

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