SZoner, Jonathon Becker sent in these photos of a recent encounters with Sly [his fifth time in ten years] and Frank.
Category: Sly Fan
SZoner Wedding
SZoner, Frank Viggiano checked in with the photo above and this note:
Hi Craig,
I am a huge fan of Sly and the site. It’s great to have a place to check in on his movie news and what he is up to. I was married in November and my beautiful wife surprised me with this cake!!! As she announced it, the band played “Gonna Fly Now” and it was awesome. I thought I would send them to you. Thanks again for what you do and I will be checking on all “The Expendable” news. Thank you, Frank Viggiano
What a great wife and surprise. Now that’s what I call a superfan!
StalloneZone Super Fan
SZoner, Robert Rack is a super fan… as you can tell by these photos of just part of his collection!
Rocky Statue Special!
Hey SZoners!The holidays are quickly approaching and I wanted to remind everyone that Rocky sculptures are still available through A. Thomas Schomberg studios. These statues were created by Mr. Schomberg [who created the original Rocky sculpture seen in the Rocky movies] in collaboration with Sylvester Stallone and MGM studios. Here’s my interview with Mr. Schomberg. [part two of the interview is here] for the SZ.
Mr. Schomberg and his lovely wife, Cynthia, are offering the following discounts for statues purchased between November 26th, 2008 to January 7th, 2009:
20″ ROCKY – Bronze Plated – $468 reduced to $395 plus free shipping in the US!
12″ ROCKY – Resin and Hand Painted – $98 reduced to $89 plus free shipping in the US!
Limited Supply Available – International orders please inquire as to shipping costs.
Remember, if you’ve purchases a statue, I’d love to post a picture of you with it! – Craig
Fan Meets Sly
Virgil Richardson is a lifelong Sly fan, and a new SZoner from England. He sent in a couple of photos taken when he met Sly at the London premiere of “Rocky Balboa.” Thanks to Virgil for sharing the photos. – Craig
Arnold vs Sly
Earlier this week I received the following e-mail:
Hey, stumbled upon your website via Google earlier and figured that I would send you over an email. Awesome website! My friends and I have recently started up an Arnold Versus Sly website and thought you might want to check it out.
Evan
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I’ve checked out the site and it looks like fun… although they have Arnold ahead 3-2 at this point in the movie battles. – Craig
Sly as The Dark Knight
Frank Miller, the genius behind such comic book classics as “Batman: Year One,” “The Dark Knight Returns,” “Sin City,” and many other classic tales has been riding high on the success of movie adaptations of his work. Miller recently told a reporter that if “The Dark Knight Returns” was to make it to the big screen, he’d love to see Sylvester Stallone in the title role. Miller was quoted as saying, “I loved ‘Rocky Balboa.’ This wounded warrior, that’s what Batman is in ‘Dark Knight Returns’… Just that mouth of his, the scowl and the way it would look in a mask.”
Of course this is just speculation on Miller’s part. I can’t imagine that Miller’s “The Dark Knight Returns” would be heading for the big screen at this point due to the fact that Christopher Nolan’s version did so well. What would be cool though is for an animated “The Dark Knight Returns” be made using Miller’s designs and story. Even if it wasn’t done for theatrical release, as long as it wasn’t geared down for little kids, it could work. And you know you’d love to hear Stallone’s voice coming from The Dark Knight. This would be a great project for HBO or Showtime, or even FX.
PS – And, you just know I’d love to see Miller and Stallone working on any project!
New Stallone Fan Site
Edmundo is a long time Brazilian Sylvester Stallone fan who discovered the StalloneZone four years ago. Edmundo has started up his own site which you can see here. Check it out and let him know that I send ya! – Craig
PS – I almost forgot to mention the sweet Bill Pruitt painting used in his logo.
Sly Fan Tat
Here’s an e-mail I recently received with the photo above:+++++
Hiya mate
Thought i’d share my new Stallone tattoo with the zoners! It hurt a bit, but..No Pain!
All best,
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Right under the collar bone is a tender area! Nice lettering. – Craig
Balboa Band
Remember the cover band, Balboa that we covered here? They were the group that loved Rocky so much that they decided to name their band, Balboa and play songs from Stallone movies [mostly the Rocky series]. Well, they are still going strong and were profiled by ChartAttack on Thursday. You can read the full piece here. – Craig