Anthony Caporale is the creator and host of the web series Art of the Drink TV. It’s an educational series which exclusively focuses on bartending. The above is his latest drink concoction specifically tailored for this upcoming U.S. Presidential election: The Baracktail.
I’m not really a drinker, but if this Italian bear was a bartender in my town, I think that I’d be in trouble.
Whew. Looks like Mr. Warren Sapp survived Week 4. Warren and Kym used to be tied with the seemingly unbeatable Brooke Burke and Derek, and now they went down to number two while Lance Bass tied it up with Brooke. Oh well, I’m just comforted to know that they’re still on top of the leaderboard.
What was even more awesome was seeing the big guy do a handstand. A handstand!
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Larry Hennig is a retired American professional wrestler (from 1963 to 1985) and the father of the late “Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig. He started out as a heel with the moniker of “Pretty Boy” Larry Hennig while partnered with “Handsome Harley Race” and later turned into a face (babyface/”good guy”) as Larry “The Axe” Hennig.
Screenshots taken from The Wrestler (1974)
I just recently watched The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect (DVD documentary about Larry Hennig’s son) and I could just palpably sense his bittersweet feelings of losing a child. It was a great documentary and you really see the close-knit bonds that exist between such rare pro-wrestling families.
The following videos are parts 1 and 2 of a tag-team match between the father/son team of Larry & Curt Hennig against Nick Bockwinkel and Mr. Saito. Larry was a whopping 344 pounds at the time of this match back in 1984.
I’ve received a couple of emails about my previous post comparing Leonid Zhabotinsky to a husky and muscular Andy Richter (and, wow, I haven’t posted about him at all). I do see a resemblance, but Larry Hennig was the very first person I thought of when I discovered the Big Zhabo. They both have that very pleasant and inviting face which betrays their supposedly intimidating built. What do you guys think?
Russian Weightlifters, Vasily Alexeev and Leonid Zhabotinsky
Vasily Alexeev is quite possibly one of the most famous Olympic Weightlifter of all-time. He made his mark in 1972 and is now an easily recognized and iconic sports personality. Researching more about the history of weightlifting, I have pleasantly learned about a handsome bear of a man who also happened to be the previous Olympic Weightlifting gold medalist: another fellow Russian by the name of Leonid Zhabotinsky.
Leonid Zhabotinsky (also endearingly referred to as “Big Zhabo”) possessed that cherubic looks that he seemed more huggable than intimidating. A true teddy bear, if one was to make an apt analogy. At 6’5″ and 350 pounds, he was considered a towering, muscular giant in the world of Super Heavyweight Olympic Weightlifting. And even in his later years, he maintained his youthful appearance.
Thank you to Lift Up and Visualrian for all of the Leonid Zhabotinsky photo archives.
Drew Powell has two new video clips that were uploaded in his Official Site. One of them is Episode 25 (“Dudes”) of a television series called Turbo Dates. I haven’t heard of this series, but it appears to be a collection of short videos concerning “Speed Dating” (though their slogan is “Speed Dating … Only Faster”).
Definitely check out the much preferred and much clearer Quicktime version. In the meantime, here’s my “borrowed” YouTube version…
[EDIT: (11/18) The producers of the show had requested to remove this video as the show hasn't officially aired yet. It was also removed from Drew Powell's official site as well.]
Watching the video, it somewhat entered the realm of my wishful thinking subconscious where in some alternate universe, I’m partnered with a straight bearish man and I won’t mind if he’s fulfilling his sexual appetites on other means while I’m just enjoying his very company. Yeah, I’m probably the only one who thinks like that. 
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I remember rushing to see Norbit in theaters (my apologies to the elderly lady walking down Tropicana St. — someone should show her the proper way to handle a cane) just so I could see a shirtless Lester Speight (aka Reebok’s Terry Tate) as promised by the trailer. Unfortunately, his 10-seconds shirtless scene in the trailer was the exact 10-seconds shirtless scene I saw in the movie. And being a glutton for punishment, I then bought the DVD so I could own that 10-seconds shirtless scene.
Lo and behold, I found more clips of a shirtless Lester Speight in the DVD’s “Deleted Scenes”! Huzzah! Here are some screenshots of this massive musclebear who is undoubtedly bulging with primo muscles…
(Unfortunately, his Official Site appears to be down. Hopefully, it is just temporary.)
Here’s a classic viral video of Lester Speight’s alter-ego, Terrible Terry Tate, on vacation. The money shots are at 0:40 and 1:46; and if you have amazing vision, a quickie fourth of a second right at 0:50. Lol.
[FUN FACT: Wade Williams as Officer-turned-prisoner Bellick beat the living daylights out of Lester Speight's character in Season 1 of Prison Break. Thank you to The Origami Crane for the stills.]
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I’ve been looking for this commercial for a while and it’s been in YouTube all along. It’s Shane Hamman in an Allstate commercial…
And here is Mr. Hamman performing an impressive high jump…
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Powerlifter and strongman, Van Hatfield, shows us how strongmen play chess in this clever Honda Ridgeline commercial.
The following super blurry YouTube screenshots (and the above animated gif) came from this video: 2004 Team Championships – USA vs Netherlands – Log Press.
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I’m not quite sure what sort of stance Team Impact has on homosexuality and the LGBT community, but I’m just hoping that it’s as positive as the Christian message they would send to others. However, with the “Family Focused Evangelism” motto, I highly doubt they support gay marriages. Hopefully, I’m just a crusty old queermudgeon who’s out of touch with our present society’s opinion on homosexuals…
Anyway, whatever their stance might be, I can’t deny that these big and beefy Christian behemoths are definitely heavenly and sinfully hot.
[EDIT: Sofakingbear, a ravishing bear himself, has pointed out to us this cute bear's name: Michael Carrera (MySpace Page). Looks like he's grown out his hair and sporting a beard. Man, oh man, and he is still a stunner. Wows!]
I was just wondering if any of you guys recognize the cute bear in the following photos. I got them from MySpace and I forgot to label them correctly and just saved the images with those annoyingly long hash of numbers and letters. Anyway, I think he’s a DJ, but I could be wrong. Anyway, whether we find out who he is or not, all I can say is he is just MIGHTY DAMN FINE… WoooooooF!
Yeah, this photo sealed the deal for me. 
[EDIT: I just found this one and I guess he is a DJ...]
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