{"id":1387,"date":"2009-05-03T09:53:29","date_gmt":"2009-05-03T13:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/wordpress\/?p=1387"},"modified":"2009-05-03T10:09:26","modified_gmt":"2009-05-03T14:09:26","slug":"sly-squad-reports-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stallonezone.com\/wordpress\/2009\/05\/03\/sly-squad-reports-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Sly Squad Reports In"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stallonezone.com\/imgs\/news\/2009\/may\/050309sly.jpg?resize=300%2C327\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"327\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;\">Here&#8217;s an e-mail I wanted to share with all SZoners:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;\">+++++<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;\">Hi,  Craig.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;\">My name is  Edmundo de Fran\u00e7a, I am a Brazilian fan of Sly and a member of the StalloneZone  Forum, under the username of &#8220;edmfalcao&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;\">I talked  to you some time ago about my blog Stallone Brasil.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;\">I am  sending this message to share with you the experience I had in meeting Sly in  Rio de Janeiro, during the shooting of The Expendables.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;\">Before  that, I have created, along with another fan, Rennan Rebello, the &#8220;Sly Squad Fan  Club&#8221;, that gathered around 200 people on April 4th, when we present Sly with  some gifts such as statues, our official fan club T-shirt and one Brazilian  soccer club jersey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;\">On April  10th, I was gathered with other fans from Sly Squad, waiting for Sly near the  hotel where he was staying, in Copacabana. After a long wait, around 10pm, many  fans left. Just me and 11 more remained. We were all excited, but afraid that  Sly wouldn&#8217;t give us much attention, after all, he was filming the entire day  and, certanly, would arrive very tired.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;\">The night  was cold and, in time, some people even slept on the sidewalk. Even so, we  remained hopeful. Some fans even came from other states just to try to have a  picture taken with with him. Around 1am we spotted the van where Sly was in and,  immediately, ran to the hotel&#8217;s entrance to welcome him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;\">At this  time, it was possible to see the expression in Sly&#8217;s face, watching us late at  night. He seemed very surprised. We immediately noticed his tired looks. Our  greatest joy and happines was when he left the van and came to us. It was  amazing how nice he was with us late at night. We sorrounded him, took pictures  and got autographs. Sly signed them slowly, carefully. It was magnificent to see  it because, even tired, he treated us with tenderness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;\">For me and  the other group members, that was an unique and unforgettable day. I was already  a fan since I was 6 years old and, after this day, I see that all that really  worth it. I have travelled more than 600 miles for this. I have been hungry and  cold. But the feeling I had by taking a picture with him, was unique. My  greatest joy was to notice how simple and nice he is. His attention to his fans.  Sly is worthy of all the success he have. He deserves it!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;\">More  details are on Blog Stallone Brasil:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;\"><span> <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edmrocky.blogspot.com\/\">www.edmrocky.blogspot.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;\">And at  Stallone For Ever, by Osmar Daou:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stallone.com.br\/\">www.stallone.com.br<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;\">Thanks a  lot, Craig!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">+++++<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stallonezone.com\/imgs\/news\/2009\/may\/050309sly_squad.jpg?resize=475%2C277\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"277\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s an e-mail I wanted to share with all SZoners: +++++ Hi, Craig. My name is Edmundo de Fran\u00e7a, I am a Brazilian fan of Sly and a member of the StalloneZone Forum, under the username of &#8220;edmfalcao&#8221;. I talked to you some time ago about my blog Stallone Brasil. 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