SZoner, Gerardo Moreno sent in another great digital piece! Thanks to Gerardo for sharing – Craig
Moreno’s "The Reason is You"
Author: Craig
SZoner’s Philly Photos!
Here’s a behind the scenes shot of Sly taken during the filming of “Rocky Balboa.”
This picture and the one below are of props in Adrian’s for the filming of “Rocky Balboa.”
The abvove photo is of SZoners who got together for the Rocky statue rededication in Philly! Pictured are Stephen from New York, Joy from Pennsylvania, John from Indiana and Joe from Florida. Thanks to Joy for sharing! – Craig
Imran’s Rambo
SZoner, Imran is a huge Stallone fan. About ten years ago he drew this with a biro pen and the results surprised him! Thanks to Imran for sharing! – Craig
Sly and SZoner
SZoner, Aitor Santiago sent in this candid taken with Sly. – Craig
Fan Art!
Here’s a drawing sent in by SZoner, Wookieswarrior. – Craig
Sly Charged
On March 13th in Sydney, Australia, Sly was formally charged with attempting to bring 48 vials of a muscle-building hormone into the country. Sly’s lawyers represented him in court where he faces one charge of importing a banned substance. Sly was not required to attend the hearing.
The prosecution presented documents which stated that Sly had marked “No” on a customs declaration card indicating that he was not bringing into Australia any restricted or prohibited goods “such as medicines, steroids, firearms, weapons, or any kind of illicit drugs.” An X-ray of bags among his entourage led to a search that found the 48 vials of the human growth hormone product. Human Growth Hormone is officially considered a performance enhancing drug in Australia and cannot be brought into the country without a permit from the Therapeutic Goods Administration.
The case has been adjourned until April 24th. At that time Sly’s lawyers will enter a plea on his behalf. The maximum penalty could be a fine up to $86,000 and five years in prison, but according to all reports Sly is unlikely to face the maximum penalty and no prison time. For more details click HERE or HERE. – Craig
Sly’s Choice
Paul Salfen of the South Bend Tribune wanted to find out “Which Love Songs Move Celebrities?” So he tracked down folks such as Sylvester Stallone, Al Green, Jennifer Hudson and others.
Sly’s choice? “Ooh Baby Baby” by Smokey Robinson. For the full report, click HERE! – Craig
Sly Mentioned in Flex
Ernest “Jazzman” Resendes checked in with some news about Sly. Here’s what he had to say:
Sly and Rocky are mentioned in 2 articles about the 2 biggest bodybuilders in the world in the current issue (Mar. 2007) of FLEX.
From: BACK to WORK by Greg Merritt
Coleman was a journeyman loser – now 39 times! – who became the ultimate winner, with a record-tying eight Olympias and a record-setting 26 pro wins. Like Rocky Balboa, we revere him more for overcoming the losses than for racking up the victories.
From: WEEKEND AT JAY’S Day 1 by Allan Donnelly
On one of the walls is a list of celebrities and athletes who have trained at Gold’s. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Hulk Hogan. Sylvester Stallone. Marcus Allen. Andrew Dice Clay.
Peace,
Jazz
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"Rocky Balboa" DVD Ad
The March 16, 2007 issue of Entertainment Weekly contains this nearly half page ad for the dvd release of “Rocky Balboa.” – Craig
The Rocky Guide to Life
The Rocky Guide to Life by Jennifer Leczkowski is probably a book that most Rocky / Sylvester Stallone fans will want to add to their collections, despite the somewhat misleading title. See, The Rocky Guide to Life is not really a guide to life, it’s a book of quotes. Author Jennifer Leczkowski has taken quotes from all six Rocky movies and matched them with pictures from the films. It’s an interesting idea and a nice package [but not really a guide to life]. Still, I’m glad I’ve added it to the collection, and my guess is that most fans will be as well! – Craig