Link Buffet: April 11, 2008

April 11, 2008 at 7:57 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Detroit, Eating Challenges, Philadelphia, Unafilliated Contests

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  1. Anonymous said

    April 11, 2008 @ 8:47 am

    It sounds like Beautiful Brian should change his name to Bitter Brian. He should take his own advice and “Stick to blogging.”

  2. Rhonda Evans said

    April 11, 2008 @ 9:19 am

    OJ I appreciate this site more and more for its straight, factual, nonemotionally-charged comments. In general, I detest finger-pointing and stone-throwing by others, as it not only solves nothing, it sparks hurt feelings and fans the fires of ill will and resentment.

    Though some of the comments on this blog are authored by people who engage in such behaviour (and I have such a skeleton or two in my closet in that regard, unfortunately, and admittedly), yours never are. I hope you always keep it that way.

    Perhaps that’s why I spend about 90 % of my time visiting this site, and why I also appreciate Sonya’s, and Juliet’s pages. They have things figured out. Why can’t we all?

  3. anonymous said

    April 11, 2008 @ 10:11 am

    I think Brian has every right to voice his frustration about the fans. Look how much he gave them in the past and never asked for a penny.Hell, he never even sold a teashirt on his website. On the rare occasion he asks for a few bucks they all turn on him. It boils down to one word CHEAP! I think he should drop his website and tell everyone to fuck themself and then you will be left with eatfeats where fake people leave hurtful remarks or how about its a wonderful day in the neighborhood boredom such as sonyatheblackwidow.com , Julietlee.com and humblebob.com . Or how about mosesnews who is real original by copying and pasting competitive eating articles from other news sources on his website thinking he can outdo this site. Did i forget the everynow and then updates from ifoce.com and the 10 most boring questions asked to Dr Bigtime or Humble Bob.? Real exciting huh?

  4. anonymous said

    April 11, 2008 @ 11:31 am

    If the shea’s and ifoce.com dont hype the cd the fans wont buy it. Its a shame that these narrow minded individuals have to get the ok from the grand high exalted masters from MLE before they purchase anything that involves competitive eating.It is also a shame that Brian was forced to limit himself to selling a product to the CE community which has problems parting with a plugged nickle. He should have learned his lesson when less than a handful bought his pay per view shows at $3 a pop . Wow talk about penny pinching mizers.

  5. I said

    April 11, 2008 @ 11:31 am

    did brian ever think about maybe people do not think the songs are good?

  6. I said

    April 11, 2008 @ 11:32 am

    he can do whatever he wants and shockingly we can too

  7. Anonymous said

    April 11, 2008 @ 12:22 pm

    You tell em Brian… I mean Anonymous 10:11am.

  8. Pat From Moonachie said

    April 11, 2008 @ 1:05 pm

    I refreshed like a son-of-a-bitch at 1 pm, I should’ve made the registration for the Three Brothers contest!

  9. anonymous said

    April 11, 2008 @ 1:09 pm

    I said , and rap songs are national pastime favorites? I think it depends on one’s taste and it appears you have very little.

  10. anonymous said

    April 11, 2008 @ 1:11 pm

    Anonymous said,
    April 11, 2008 @ 8:47 am

    It sounds like Beautiful Brian should change his name to Bitter Brian. He should take his own advice and “Stick to bloggin

    whatever you say philly guy oops i mean human jello

  11. Music Man said

    April 11, 2008 @ 1:17 pm

    Brian I think it’s quite unfair to expect everyone in competitive eating to jump on the Stick to Blogging bandwagon and buy the CD. Some don’t purchase music. I don’t. Some don’t like it. Let’s be honest. But there are also many superstars out there whose music others don’t care for. You apparently put a lot into making it and you’re proud of it. But don’t diss on people just because they don’t buy it. That’s cold as hell man. That’s cold as hell.

  12. beautifulbrian said

    April 11, 2008 @ 1:19 pm

    anonymous asswipe 12.22pm that hides his real name behind his mommy’s skirt , i did not leave that 10:11 am comment although i agree with most of it minus the knock on the other eaters websites.

  13. beautifulbrian said

    April 11, 2008 @ 2:12 pm

    Music man you have no idea about the time and effort i put into this. I knew beforehand that this would happen but my producer told me otherwise because he is a positive person. You might find this shocking but my original plan was to give the damn thing out for free but when i saw how the product was shaping up and the incredible production along with the packaging aspect i said sheeeet they want it let em pay for it. We both agreed on that. I wont speak on behalf of Badlands because he can speak on his own.I know he prob doesnt want to get involved because he has a postive image to keep with the fans. I can understand that. If he doesnt want to voice the same sentiments then thats his call. He actually put in more work than i did. At least i saw it that way. You say im as cold as hell man? You have the right to your opinion but so do i and my opinion is that it’s long overdue and i have every right to ask for a few bucks for something that sounds like it was professionally produced . I can see if the cd was released in its raw bootleg form for then and only then would i understand not wanting to buy it. Thats not my style to sit back and say”Its all good things will look up in the future” . I dont live in a make believe world/ I live in the real world and raised in the real world where negative things will always superceed the postiive . Thats life . I certainly dont agree with it but i cant change people.

  14. Philly Guy said

    April 11, 2008 @ 2:24 pm

    I openly display my dislike of Brian. It’s pretty obvious that I have no secret identities. It should be more about the fun you had with the project, not what you make. Just a side note, calling me human jello is pretty much the pot calling the kettle black. I know it’s hard to notice, but you got a bit of a gut too.

  15. Carey said

    April 11, 2008 @ 2:53 pm

    I enjoyed reading BB’s comentary of the new rankings. It was edgy and readable. I wish I was on there to hear what he would have said about me, although I am sure I will here it soon anyways.

    As for the rant about “Stick to blogging” sales, it wasn’t one of his bigger belly aches. Besides, it was addressed “To The Loyal Fans of BB.Com” so no one should take it personally.

  16. anonymous said

    April 11, 2008 @ 2:55 pm

    http://www.competitiveeatingnews.com/newsarchive.php?action=detail&sn=100 wow they been leaked. Very funny ha ha ha about as funny as a pile of shit. They make this like its the biggest thing in the world.Big announcement . Half or more of the members cant even gain a spot in the finals so whats the big attraction?

  17. Pat From Moonachie said (Registered December 10, 2005)

    April 11, 2008 @ 3:58 pm

    The list is up and West Chester, PA isn’t list. http://www.ifoce.com/news.php?action=detail&sn=586

  18. Pat From Moonachie said (Registered December 10, 2005)

    April 11, 2008 @ 3:59 pm

    *ed

  19. anonymous said

    April 11, 2008 @ 6:15 pm

    West Chester is listed on both now. Not sure what happened but it was left off of the email announcement.

  20. beautifulbrian said

    April 12, 2008 @ 10:01 am

    Glad to hear that people like Cary understand where im coming from. Im sorry if we had our differences in the past. but i might have read you wrong. You shoot straight from the hip and i admire people that speak their mind about things. There were instances in the past where i might have taken your sarcasm the wrong way and i came off looking like an ass in doing so.My apologies. My commentary on the rankings is strictly my opinion . Its not words etched in stone but more along the lines of what i feel the Shea’s and IFOCE were contemplating when they formulated the latest update. As far as the “human jello” remark. It is what it is but for the record Angelo and Al nicknamed Pete human jello and other insults during his failed hot dog stunt. It’s ok for them to mock the shit out of him but when it comes from me he takes it personal. If i get confirmed for pizza please stay at the far end of the table away from me which is the proper place for you anyhow. . I dont want anyone to even think we are associated in any way . Its an embarrassment to my eating career for your name to be mentioned in the same breath as mine.

  21. anonymous said

    April 13, 2008 @ 8:50 am

    The reason why stink to blogging wont sell has nothng to do with price or quality of music. . BB is not very well liked in competitive eating commmunity. He stirs up too much shit and his songs infer the same. People want to hear George Shea type songs such as “I wanna be a hot dog eater. I wanna be the best i can. Hot dog hot dog” That type of nonsense would be welcome for promotion on the MLE sites. If his cd were sold in record stores or if he had a record label ,others outside of competitive eating would buy it. He has a limited audience and to depend on 50 ranked members as his only means for support, just wont cut the mustard.

  22. Anonymous said

    April 13, 2008 @ 3:22 pm

    to anonymous 8:50 o.K. George we hear you

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