Hello all!
After seeing the National Hot Dog Eating championships on ESPN the
other day, I fell in love with a new sport! I did not even know
there was a professional organization for competitive eating! I have
been a "recreational eater" all my life! Now I hope to hone my
eating skills at various events in my area. However, I will probably
never attain the competitive skill level of many IFOCE eaters! I
already put in my order for an IFOCE t-shirt and an official slogan
t-shirt to display at all of my events! I would look forward to
hearing from all of you top eaters. Good luck with all of your
eating events in the future!

Matt Forss

worldmusicman2002@...

Wow! Bandlands Booker! We have all sorts of cool folks visiting
this site! Ray "The Bison" Meduna, "Badlands Booker..." People
I've only read about...I'm a bit starstruck!

But yes, thanks for the info on this years hot dog competition.  I
can't wait to watch it on ESPN. It's like the IFOCE superbowl!



--- In krazykevinlipsitz@yahoogroups.com, "badlandsbooker"
<badlandsbooker@a...> wrote:
> Whats Up Eating Fans:
> This Is Eric "Badlands" Booker, 4th Ranked IFOCE Competitive Eater
> letting you all know that if you can't make it down to Coney
Island
> this year to see the Nathans Hot Dog Eating Contest, You can watch
it
> live on ESPN!
> It will start at 12 Noon on Independence Day! they will be
> interviews, commentary, also A Rap Performance by yours truly
> Badlands Booker doing a song from my upcoming Hungry & Focused
album
> available at my website, badlandsbooker.com, the main event which
> will start at 12:39PM eastern time instead of the original stroke
of
> noon, and so many more. don't miss it! Peace and blessings to all,
> and thanks for keeping me Hungry & Focused.
>
> Hoo Ah!
> Eric "Badlands" Booker
> IFOCE Ranked #4

This stuff has come in from the official IFOCE headquarters email
list lately:

DONUTS

Hello West Coast Eaters!

We are looking for those brave enough to participate in the
Winchell's World Donut Eating Championship on June 12 @ 1pm at the
San Diego County Fair in Del Mar.

If you are over 18 and interested in participating, please email me
your name, address, phone number(s), age and eating experience.  I
will then forward more details next week. The top five eaters are
guaranteed a spot in the finals in Los Angeles in September.  The
winner of the San Diego event receives a lodging and travel package
to the finals and $500 in prize money.

PIZZA

The Bacci World Pizza Eating Championship will take place in
Chicago,
IL, on Saturday, June 19, 2004. On the line will be the $2,500 in
prize
money, and the ultra-prestigious title of World Pizza Eating
Champion.

The Bacci World Pizza Eating Championship is an IFOCE-sanctioned
event
and the IFOCE will handle all registration.  Only those over the age
of
18 who are pre-registered with the IFOCE will be allowed to
participate
(email pizza@... or call (212) 627-5766 to register).
Additional
prizes include a television, a five-disk DVD player, two SONY
Walkmans
and two skateboards.


Over and out.  Cheers, Giselle

Whats Up Eating Fans:
This Is Eric "Badlands" Booker, 4th Ranked IFOCE Competitive Eater
letting you all know that if you can't make it down to Coney Island
this year to see the Nathans Hot Dog Eating Contest, You can watch it
live on ESPN!
It will start at 12 Noon on Independence Day! they will be
interviews, commentary, also A Rap Performance by yours truly
Badlands Booker doing a song from my upcoming Hungry & Focused album
available at my website, badlandsbooker.com, the main event which
will start at 12:39PM eastern time instead of the original stroke of
noon, and so many more. don't miss it! Peace and blessings to all,
and thanks for keeping me Hungry & Focused.

Hoo Ah!
Eric "Badlands" Booker
IFOCE Ranked #4

Got this email from the IFOCE a few days ago:

I's hot dog season again!

Has it always been your dream to win a seat at the big show in Coney
Island? Then make sure you go to
http://www .nathansfamous.com/nathans/hotdog.html and sign up now if
you want to participate in one of the qualifier events.
_________________________________
Nancy Goldstein
Shea Communications/IFOCE
Phone: (212) 627-5766
Fax: (212) 627-5430
ngoldstein@...




I'd like to encourage everybody interested in this to try out.  I
know a few of you are more than ready to chow down at Nathan's on
fourth of July, and you know who you are!

Oh, and thanks Lardlad for the update.  I LOVE your user name.  I'm
adding some more articles today and will have some very special
images to add once I get back to my computer.   Cheers, Giselle

June '04 West Coast Sumo Lunch info:
Saturday June 26th in Anaheim 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm.

RSVP to Larrdlad@...

Buffet lunch-casual dress.

Eating contest participation (depending on Judge approval of  entry)-contest
starts at 5 pm
sharp.

More of an endurance pigout contest rather than speed (quality over quantity),
although there will be a prize for most plates cleared and best overall eater-
there is no time limit. It will be tallied up at the end of dinner by the
Judges.

4:30 pm-7:30 pm (contest starts at 5pm.)

Cost of lunch per person for non-WestCoastSumoLeague members: $11.00
(incl.
tip).
If you are a WCSL member notify me a week before (Sat. June 19th) to get
your
pass to after party.

If you are a WCSL member than you will probably be videotaped. If you
choose to appear in WestCoastSumo_TMP than we will have a consent form
for
you to sign.


Ryan the Doughboy

Good luck Bison!  Sending all my positive thoughts your way for this
one--this does sound like a challenge.  So break a leg (not
literally!).

Also, this just in from IFOCE headquarters for tonight, April 19:
Keep an eye out for Edward "Cookie Jarvis", who will appear, as
himself, on tonight's episode of "Las Vegas" on NBC at 9 pm (check
local listings).  Cookie, in full regalia, will eat pizza, hot dogs
and pie.  Is this man a future TV star?

Cheers, Giselle

Just to let you all know I will be competing in the Sweet Corn World Title in
West Palm Beach ,Fl. April 25th.
I have not heard if Kevin is coming down but Ed Jarvis ,Joe Larue and many other
eaters will be.

This will be a test of Jaw strength and not so much capacity.The record is 21
ears in 12 Minutes by Coach Joe Menchetti last year.
That record I predict will be broken by at least three eaters and I believe I
can take Jarvis in this one for the title.

The Bison is ready to Graze on Corn

If anyone has any suggestions of things to do in West Palm Beach give me a
holler.

Ray The Bison Meduna

Got this email from Nancy Goldstein today:

Hello again eaters! The International Federation of Competitive
Eating has some exciting events lined up for spring and there are
still spots available.

Sat. April 24 - Deep-Fried Asparagus-Eating Championship
Stockton Asparagus Festival, Stockton, CA, Time TBD

Sat. April 24 - Broadway at the Beach Eating Championship
Taste of Broadway Festival, Myrtle Beach, SC,  2pm (multiple rounds
and various foods)

Sun. April 25 - Sweet Corn Eating Championship (on cob)
Sweet Corn Fiesta, South Florida Fairgrounds, West Palm Beach, FL
1:30pm

If you are over 18 and interested in participating, please email
info@... with your name and contact info.  Thanks!

Hey there, sports fans.  Here's some interesting stuff that's
been up
and about lately:

*Ray "The Bison" Meduna mauled 22 donuts in 99 seconds on
Seattle's
KISW Radio, as a charity fundraiser for Kent Bohren, an ill co-
worker.  He raised over $8,000—how cool is that?   I couldn't
hope to
raise 8K in 99 seconds, unless I was willing to part with a kidney.
Hmmm.  Well, I do have a spare…

*I love, love, love official websites.  Sonya's has been up for a
little while, and she recently updated it with a new picture page of
recent events (Krazy Kevin himself is in some of them as well,
bonus): http://sonyatheblackwidow.com/_wsn/page3.html.

As we all know, the Corned Beef eat-off was on March 16, with Ed
Cookie Jarvis taking the…well, not cake…taking the wad of
beef?
Anyway, here are the pictures from Beautiful Brian's site:
http://hometown.aol.com/beautifulbrian43/cbphotos.html

And as always check out Badland's regularly updated
site—he's going
to set up an Official Badlands Booker store soon!
http://hometown.aol.com/badlandsbooker/myhomepage/index.html   If
there are any official sites that anybody knows about, and
they're
not already listed in the links section, please e-mail me!

*I added more articles to the files section.  I think we have about
50…

*Here's an interesting site that I've been kicking around
my "favorites" list for some time. http://speedeat.com/, run
by
Gentlemen Joe. It's quite emphatically anti-IFOCE, but it's
well
worth a look.

*A YES! Network reporter was recently pummeled (in the best possible
sense) in a publicity hot dog show-down with some top eaters for a
upcoming spot on the network.  All I can say about the network is
that you don't get it: http://www.yesnetwork.com/.

I'll update again real soon with some cool new stuff.  Cheers,
Giselle

Hi all.  I've uploaded five new articles, some new pictures, and I'm
working on some veeeeeery special wallpapers for all y'all.  I'll
report back in soon.  Cheers, Giselle

Adding to the list of eaters with their own personal websites,
here's Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas' new site.

http://www.sonyatheblackwidow.com/

Cheers, Giselle

---
Just to let you all know Krazy Kev just competed against Beatiful
Brian Seiken for the IFOCE Pickle Title and it was close.

Seiken won by a Pickle .2.7 Lbs to 2.4 Lbs in 6 minutes.

They are both great eaters.

Ray The Bison Meduna









  In krazykevinlipsitz@yahoogroups.com, "Giselle"
<slowtraincoming@h...> wrote:
> I'm sorry for the complete lack of updates, but I got knocked
> offline by a mischievous computer for a few weeks.  I promise to
get
> back to everybody by the end of this week.  Cheers!  Sorry!
> Cheers!  Giselle

---
Just to let you all know Krazy Kev just competed against Beatiful
Brian Seiken for the IFOCE Pickle Title and it was close.

Seiken won by a Pickle .2.7 Lbs to 2.4 Lbs in 6 minutes.

They are both great eaters.

Ray The Bison Meduna









  In krazykevinlipsitz@yahoogroups.com, "Giselle"
<slowtraincoming@h...> wrote:
> I'm sorry for the complete lack of updates, but I got knocked
> offline by a mischievous computer for a few weeks.  I promise to
get
> back to everybody by the end of this week.  Cheers!  Sorry!
> Cheers!  Giselle

I'm sorry for the complete lack of updates, but I got knocked
offline by a mischievous computer for a few weeks.  I promise to get
back to everybody by the end of this week.  Cheers!  Sorry!
Cheers!  Giselle

---
Hi Gioselle

I sent you a few wallpaper pics for your file.I hope you like them.I
have a huge passion for Competitive Eating.

If you ever need info I would be more than happy to do so.

Ray The Bison Meduna

P.S. Krazy Kev is a good man.










  In krazykevinlipsitz@yahoogroups.com, "Giselle"
<slowtraincoming@h...> wrote:
> My new internship at KQED Radio is keeping me busy busy busy, plus
> the Spring semester starts soon, so I haven't been adding as much
> content as I would have liked.
>
> However, I have added a brand-new wallpaper of Takeru Kobayashi for
> your computer desktop needs.  I really wish I could make wallpapers
> for more competitive eaters, but it's superhard to find high-
quality
> pictures online to work with.  Enjoy!
>
> S
o, that's all for now.  Cheers!  Giselle

My new internship at KQED Radio is keeping me busy busy busy, plus
the Spring semester starts soon, so I haven't been adding as much
content as I would have liked.

However, I have added a brand-new wallpaper of Takeru Kobayashi for
your computer desktop needs.  I really wish I could make wallpapers
for more competitive eaters, but it's superhard to find high-quality
pictures online to work with.  Enjoy!

So, that's all for now.  Cheers!  Giselle

--Hi
I am a pro eater on the West Coast if you want to chat.
- In krazykevinlipsitz@yahoogroups.com, "Giselle"
<slowtraincoming@h...> wrote:
> According to the IFOCE mailing list, there will be a short feature
> on competitive eating on tonight's "20/20" newsmagazine.  On at
> around 10 p.m. Friday night on the ABC network.  Stay tuned!
> C
heers, Giselle

According to the IFOCE mailing list, there will be a short feature
on competitive eating on tonight's "20/20" newsmagazine.  On at
around 10 p.m. Friday night on the ABC network.  Stay tuned!
Cheers, Giselle

"Beautiful" Brian Seiken has got some rather engrossing content on
his webpage as of late:

http://hometown.aol.com/beautifulbrian43/page1.html

Check it out! Cheers, Giselle

Yep, they're all in easy-to-read .txt format in the files section,
no downloading necessary.  Just click 'em and read 'em.  Some may
consider this overkill; I just consider it doing research for that
killer article I'm gonna write someday.

And make sure to keep up with all of the Wing Bowl XII action at
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/sports/special_packages/wingbow/

Cheers, Giselle

Really funny site poking fun at the IFOCE.  The International Sleep
Eating Federation members challenge eachother in gag reflex-defying
feats of eating/sleeping prowess.  The very recommended video clip
makes me think that this was a digital feature film someone made,
but I can't seem to find anymore info on it. Will keep posted on
this as I find more information.

http://www.theisef.org/isefhome.html

I first learned about this from Beautiful Brian's website, which you
can look up here:

http://hometown.aol.com/beautifulbrian43/page1.html

Cheers!  Giselle

Krazy Kev will be competing in the 12th annual Wing Bowl in Philly,
after eating 2 pounds of brussel sprouts in three minutes to
qualify.  Truly an impressive feat from my favorite competitive
eater.

Check out a video of his performance, as well as the performances of
our other favorites at
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/sports/special_packages/wingbow/ .
Includes footage of a newly trim and fit Don Lerman having a
reversal while eating jalapeños, and Brian Seiken having trouble
with his brisket (that sounds like a euphemism).  Check out the
coverage of last year's Wing Bowl for even more video.  More updates
soon!  Cheers, Giselle

HI KEVIN, HOPE ALL IS WELL .... I LOVE THE SITE AND AM GLAD TO BE A
MEMBER. I HAVE BEEN KEEPING UP WITH ALL OF YOU GUYS AND YOUR
APPEARENCES, SO KEEP UP THE COMPETITION, AND EATING.ANYWAY , I SURE
WOULD LIKE A COPY OF THAT PHOTO OF ED COOKE JARVIS UNDER THAT NATHANS
SIGN... DO YOU THINK YOU COULD MAIL ME A COPY.... LET ME KNOW.... I
COULD SEND A FEW DOLLARS TO COVER EXPENSES WITH NO PROBLEM, JUST LET
ME KNOW. THANKS , MICHAEL G. ROBUSTELLI     P.S. I'VE TALKED TO ED ON
THE PHONE A COUPLE OF TIMES, AND HE'S SENDING ME A TEE SHIRT AMONG
OTHER THINGS,BUT WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE THAT PICTURE......IT'S A
VERY NICE PICTURE FOR FRAMING, AND BEING A NATIVE NEW YORKER ,IT
WOULD LOOK GREAT ON MY WALL.     SO LONG FOR NOW MIKE.

Check out the evening news with Dan Rather tonight (around 5:30 for
most people) for a piece on the IFOCE. This info from the IFOCE
mailing list.  Cheers!  Giselle

Thanksgiving night, tune into ABC at midnight for a special
appearance by Eric Badlands Booker.  Also, watch out for tomorrow's
CBS News Program: Early Show (Nov. 28), there may or may not be a
segment on Eric. -- Giselle

Yup, that's 30 competitive eating/IFOCE related articles in
the "Files" section (easily accessible by clicking the little tabby
to your left).  These were culled from a number of print and online
publications, as well as several academic databases (just honing my
journalistic research skills).  You can see them online, without
having to download them or nothin'.

I don't really expect anyone (well, anyone who's not as IFOCE-
obsessed as I am) to wade through all this, so here's a quick
rundown of some of the more notable articles:

Most Poignant Article:   AP Wire 09-13-02.  Article about a
festival's return to New York neighborhood after September 11.
Krazy Kevin gets to be all deep.

Most Repulsive Article:  New York Post 07-05-02.  Takeru Kobayashi's
judge at 2002 Nathan's contest describes how he sucked regurgitated
hot dogs up his nose.  Very, very, gross, even by competitive eating
standards.

Funniest Article:  The Square Table, ??-??-02.  Very funny article
about attending a boozed-up Burrito Snackdown, meeting Badlands
Booker (what a charmer!), and getting (accidentally) physical with
Bernie Getz.  The author gets Kevin's name wrong throughout the
piece, referring to him as "Krazy" Kevin Tracey.


OK, I'm gonna stop writing now.  Will update again soon.  Cheers,
all.



















IFOCE International Federation of Competitive Eating Gurgitation
Eating Contests IFOCE Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest IFOCE The
Gurgitator Competitive Eating Speed Eating

You all might have seen this on the International Federation of
Competitive Eating website, but here's some info.  There's a two-
page article on the...scientific aspects of competitive eating.  Not
a lot of new info, but it's pretty well-written.  A picture of
Badlands and Takeru Kobayashi accompanies the article.  It's the
November aviation issue of Popular Science, with a picture of a
plane on the cover.  I'll post the article and the picture on this
group later this month.  Cheers!  Giselle

http://ifoce.com/news.php?action=detail&sn=39

ABC FAMILY'S `MY LIFE IS A SITCOM II' COMES TO CHICAGO
IN SEARCH OF A LOCAL TO CAST IN A REAL SITCOM PILOT TO
BE TAPED BEFORE A LIVE STUDIO AUDIENCE IN HOLLYWOOD,
CA!!

IS YOUR LIFE IS A SITCOM...ARE YOU THE FUNNIEST
PERSON IN YOUR TOWN... WE WANT TO MEET YOU!!


WHAT:
ABC Family will hold auditions in CHICAGO for the
second season of MY LIFE IS A SITCOM. Starring
stay-at-home dad Joe Mozian of Old Greenwich, CT from
the first installment of the series, the revamped MY
LIFE IS A SITCOM II will follow Mozian as he travels
the country in search of REAL people to portray his
various family members and friends in a sitcom pilot
based loosely on his own life. Once Mozian has
uncovered his choices, he will escort them to Los
Angeles to shoot his sitcom pilot before a live studio
audience. The series will make its second season
premiere in January 2004 on ABC Family.
CHECK OUT JOE: www.joemozian.com

WHO:
Seeking men 30-40 yrs who can portray Joe's eccentric
FUNNY bestfriend in his sitcom pilot. I am looking for
REAL PEOPLE who are outrageously funny... (not actors
to read a script) I want you to be you!! In the
interview I will ask you a few questions about
yourself and your life!

Where:
DAYS INN -LINCOLN PARK
644 Diversey Parkway
Chicago, IL
on Diversey & Clark

When:
SATURDAY, November 8
SUNDAY, November 9
1:00pm-6:30pm

CASTING CONTACT:
Zena 562-841-0945 (cell)
zenasitcom@...

AFTER you audition, you may be contacted for call
backs for Thurs 11/13 and Meet & Greets 11/14-11/17.
You MUST be in Chicago the week following the
audition, or you will NOT be considered for the show!
You ALSO must be available in January to tape the show
in Hollywood. All expenses will be taken care of &
there is payment $ (AFTRA scale).

Please forward to anyone who may be interested...

I don't wanna spoil y'all by giving you such frequent updates this
month, but there's a lot going on in the eating world!  Just wanted
to let everybody know that Crazy Legs Conti and Badlands Booker are
going to be having a candy bar eat-off on MTV's TRL at 5 p.m.
Eastern time tomorrow, Oct. 31.  Tune in and watch the candy bars
fly! Cheers, Giselle