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SZoner, Monika recently sent in the photo above and said…
After 24 years of being a fan with my heart & soul, I really got a chance to meet him. It was the most wonderful experience of my life, ever!!!! It´s my big wish to share the moment with other SZoners…I thank you therefore from the bottom of my heartBest RegardsMonika
My buddy, Ernest “Jazzman” Resendes made up a couple of teaser banners for a movie that many SZoners would love to see in Sly’s future. Thanks to Jazz for sharing! – Craig
StalloneZoner, Jonathon Becker, was able to attend the premiere and VIP Party of The Expendables in Vegas! Here are some photos of his adventure! – Craig
This week’s updates have been filled with exclusive reports and photos from SZoner, SlyStalloneFan. I’m happy to say that his dream of meeting Sly was finally achieved. Here is what he had to say…
Craig, my dream came true. I was able to get a picture with my idol, my hero, my favorite actor, Sylvester Stallone. I mentioned to him that I post on the StalloneZone all the time and he asked me “what is your name on the site” and I told him “SlyStallonefan” and he replied “haha I see your posts all the time!”
I swear to you Craig I still can’t believe it. I am so happy and my heart rate was a million beats a minute when I was talking to him. He kindly alllowed me to take a picture that I will be for ever grateful for.
Here it is.
SLYSTALLONEFAN & Sly Stallone, the Man …………
Big Congrats and thanks once again for sharing your good luck with SZoners worldwide! – Craig
Just received these photos and the following message from SZoner, SlyStalloneFan
The Expendables posters are on almost every corner of the STREETS OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. Here are FRESH HOT OFF THE GRILL pictures!
This was by far the biggest banner I’ve seen so far. it is HUGE and they were just putting it up and I was able to get a few pictures while they were installing it.
Here is another poster. And as you can see, this is the headquarters office for Nu Image.
Here is another seat bench on Wilshire Blvd with THE EXPENDABLES on it And by the way. having THE EXPENDABLES posters on benches and bus stops made it a lot more fun to take the bus.
Here’s another picture and you can see me in it wearing my Rocky shirt.
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Thanks to SlyStalloneFan for sharing!
Hey Craig, I have been a visitor for your wonderful site since 1996 and I’ve been a member for as long as I can remember. I am truly grateful and thankful for the wonderful work you do on your website and I will always be a “Stallonezone” regular 
I had the wonderful opportunity of attending “An Evening with Sylvester Stallone”. This was like one of the highlights of my life. Every time I get to see Sly in person, it just gives me this wonderful feeling knowing that I have idolized and grew up watching and listening to this person. So to see him in real, is just mind blowing.
The evening took place at a REGAL CINEMA in downtown Los Angeles. It was schedueled to start at 8 PM. I woke up that day and I had nothing on my mind except that I will be ATTENDING A CONVERSATION WITH SYLVESTER STALLONE. Basically I ignored everything else going on that day. I arrived to downtown Los Angeles around 2:30 pm. Again the show is not till 8. But I wanted to make sure that I am there way ahead of time because it was first come first served in regards to seating. I grabbed something to eat really quick and headed to the theatre right away.
I was there at 3pm sharp and YES I WAS THE FIRST TO BE THERE. Even the people who work at the theatre knew right away that I must be such a huge fan for coming in this early. One guy told me to go away and show up an hour before the show starts but I refused. So I spoke with another person who undersstood everything and he went and kindly took me to the second floor where the waiting took place. I was very thankful to him. So I went and waited in line while people were coming in and out for other shows and I was still there. One lady thought I actually worked there and was asking me about some stuff in regards to the theatre which I had no clue what she was talking about. I saw this wonderful STANDEE for the EXPENDABLES which of course I was staring at the whole time 
People started to show up around 6 pm and they really did not get us in to the theatre till 8:15pm. I was lucky to be sitting in the middle of the second row which was cool cuz Sly was right in front of me. The theatre was absoloutely full. They showed a beautiful montage of Sly and his movies. The audience started to cheer and applaud. Sly entered the theatre and everyone stood up applauding and cheering. He sat down and started talking.
He covered so many interesting topics. Sly talked abour writing and directing and how it is impossible today to have a unknown writer get his script made into a film and star in. He talked about how Rhinestone he considers the worst and how even his wife says “You really stink in this one.” He talked about how First Blood was 3 hours long and had so many cheesy lines and that he wanted to cut everything bad out of it.
They showed 2 Expendables clips. The boat scene and the second clip was his fight with Steve Austin which I thought was sooooooo cooooool. Also Sly talked about how he really works on his movies today as if they were the LAST ONE and they MAY BE THE LAST ONE. And that is his advice to his co-stars as well so they can give the best performance possible. Also mentioned a story on how strict the director of “VICTORY” was. He mentioned it in a good way. and included a funny story to it.
These are just a few of my memories of what was discussed and I am really proud that I was able to be part of this. Again I was not able to take picture with Sly which really makes me but just being there was beyond amazing I was able to take a picture with the person that interviewed Sly during this event.
Here are some pictures that I captured, hope you like them.
Thank you so much Craig.
SlyStalloneFan aka SSF
SZoner, Peter Hansen sent in the photo above with the following message:
Hey Craig,
I (Yrock) love your site, keep up the good work.
Here is a picture of Sly and I at Cafe Roma about two years ago. It made me more than happy, that he took the time for a picture with me.
I actually went back to the cafe a few days later to give him a handwritten letter I had written, which basically explained what a positive impact he had been and still is on me. Being a stutterer I have trouble speaking smoothly and ever since childhood I´ve felt a connection to Mr. Stallone, since he also was born with a speech impediment.
So that´s my little story about a huge inspiration.
Sincerely,
Peter Hansen
P.S. It is absolute amazing that Sly is so open to the fanbase and a “two way communication” exists.
SZoner, Ivica aka Dragonrage sent in this nice poster for The Expendables that he created.
On June 30, 2010, HopeStandard.com posted a nice article about a group of Rambo fans who are taking steps to save the bridge used in the filming of First Blood. The efforts to save the bridge aren’t news to those that read the StalloneZone message boards, but the article may be. Here are some highlights:
Camping on the river’s edge at the bridge, a camping spot soon to be no more after the new bridge is constructed, the young men spent an evening of round table discussion on which of the Rambo movie series was Sylvester Stallone’s best work. But there was also plenty of discussion over what a “waste it is to see a perfectly good bridge,” part of the town’s “heritage” dismantled.
Ideas from draw bridges and refits in order to keep the Rambo bridge as a pedestrian, biking route along the TransCanada Trail filled the Saturday evening conversation in camp.
…there appears to be a resurgence of fans since the new movie releases and the 25th anniversary of the original First Blood. According to Visitor InfoCentre staffer, Kimberly Campbell, “June 2010 has seen a flood of Rambo fans visiting the Hope Museum from all over the world. While it is typical for at least three or four groups to ask about First Blood every day, June has seen a rise in both the numbers and intensity of fans.”
“Recently, the Museum has been graced with the presence of visitors from Vancouver, Portland, Ontario, Germany, and the Netherlands who have come to Hope in large part because the movie was filmed here,” adds Campbell.
At the Hope Museum, visitors are able to re-view the movie First Blood, “or a number of special edition and behind-the-scenes versions of the movie, as well as a special documentary titled On the Set of First Blood,” adds Campbell. (On the Set of First Blood has been covered on the SZ and was created by SZoner, Herve Attia! It’s excellent and should be in every Stallone fan’s collection. Also a tip of the Rambo bandanna to Regan Greenard! – Craig)
SZoner, Stefano Rondinella is an artist and Sylvester Stallone fan from Sicily. We’ve featured Stefano’s art before and he’s back again with another painting of Sly as Rambo. Stefano paints on stone lava of Etna! Thanks to Stefano for sharing his talents with us.