Category: Rocky

Traveling the World with Rocky

Craig / / 2011, Rocky, Sly Fan

I recently heard from Cynthia Shomberg…

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Hi Craig,

Hope all is well with you and that you had a great summer.
This link is about a story of a couple who sold everything to travel the world in one year. The fun thing about all this is that they are taking their ROCKY sculpture with them to be photographed with them at their various destinations. It’s a great story! Hope you will be able to post it on your website.
Also, there is going to be a “ROCKY Event” at the Philadelphia Museum Steps this Saturday and Sunday. The main event will be a race up the famous steps at 11:00AM on Sunday the 16th, as well as a “Rocky” Look Alike Contest following the run to celebrate “Rocky” movie 35th Anniversary. Hopefully, your website can spread the word.
Thank you once again,
Cynthia
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It’s always nice to hear from Cynthia. That is a cool story about the couple who sold everything they owned to travel the world with their Rocky statue. We’ll have a report in the coming weeks about the Rocky events going on in Philly this weekend. – Craig

Ben Bova Praises Stallone & Rocky

Craig / / 1946, 1950, 2011, Celebs, Honors, Rocky

Dr. Ben Bova has written more than 120 novels and nonfiction books. He has received numerous awards including the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation, the John W. Campbell Memorial Award and the Robert A. Heinlein Award just to name a few. Dr. Bova is the President Emeritus of the National Space Society and a past president of Science Fiction Writers of America. He is also a huge fan of the movie, Rocky.

On October 9, 2011, The Naples News posted a piece by Dr. Bova titled “Rocky Reminds Us We Can Be Contenders.” Here are some tidbits…

  • I saw the movie “Rocky” again on television a few nights ago. And, as usual, got a lump in my throat.
  • “Rocky” holds a special place in my heart.
  • And as a writer, I have to admire the script that Sylvester Stallone put together for “Rocky.” Think about it: The movie is filled with conflict and suspense, yet there is no villain, no bad guy.
  • One of the secrets of writing fiction is to avoid the clichés. Stallone did this admirably in “Rocky.” It would have been easy to scribble out just another fight movie, but Stallone steered his way past the clichés and wrote what I consider to be a masterpiece.

Rocky in Sweats Statue

Craig / / 2011, Rocky

Mark from Hollywood Collectibles contacted me…

Hi Craig,

I hope this finds you well!

This is our latest Sly statue;

http://hollywood-collectibles.com/rocky_statue2.html

Our “Rocky in Sweats” statue.

As usual your members can grab a 10% discount if they place an order by using the discount coupon “sweats” at checkout.

Thanks!

Mark

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Thanks to Mark and the folks at Hollywood Collectibles!  They always give us a discount on the price and a heads-up as soon as a new Stallone product is ready for production.  – Craig

 

Rocky #1 Again

Craig / / 2011, Honors, Rocky

On July 9, 2011, The Bleacher Report posted their choices for the Best Boxing Movies of All Time.  There was stiff competition from Cinderella Man, The Fighter, Million Dollar Baby and Raging Bull, but Rocky came in at #1.  Here’s a bit of what they said…

  • Rocky is not only the greatest boxing film ever, it’s likely the greatest sports film ever.
  • Stallone’s slow-talking, small-witted, big-hearted Rocky, is the All-American tale…
  • Rocky is simply an American institution.