[Sca-cooks] Fascinating article on yet another eating contest...

[Johnna Holloway]

There are books he can read and study from:
Eat This Book: A Year of Gorging and Glory on the Competitive Eating 
Circuit by Ryan Nerz.

Horsemen of the Esophagus: Competitive Eating and the Big Fat American 
Dream by Jason Fagone

The dvd is Crazy Legs Conti: Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating (2004)
Amazon says-- Crazy Legs Conti: Zen And The Art Of Competitive EatingHe 
Has The Dream. He Has The Desire. But Does He Have The Stomach?Crazy 
Legs Conti is an eccentric New York City window washer nude model sperm 
donor and huge fan of the annual July 4th hot dog eating competition. 
When he casually breaks the world oyster eating record in New Orleans 
Crazy Legs decides to dedicate himself to fulfilling his lifelong dream 
of becoming a professional competitive eater.Join Crazy Legs as he 
travels across the country sharing his insights into the sport of 
competitive eating working on his technique and striving to attain the 
Zen-like focus and capacity of the great Japanese eating master Takeru 
Kobayashi. Will Crazy Legs complete his journey from mere aficionado to 
professional by avoiding the dreaded urge contrary to swallowing? Does 
he have the eating prowess to ultimately earn a spot at the Super Bowl 
of Competitive Eating Nathan s Coney Island Hot Dog Eating 
Contest?Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. UPC: 827058113090 
Manufacturer No: 1130

Johnnae

Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius wrote:
> http://www.cbc.ca/cp/Oddities/080413/K041302AU.html
>
> Most people know about the Nathan's Coney Island Hot Dog Eating  
> Competition every year, and I knew vaguely about oyster-eating  
> competitions in New Orleans. Well, okay, to me, the actual winning of  
> the contest wasn't so interesting as the revelation (I guess I already  
> knew this on some level) that there are professional eaters --  
> basically, professional athletes whose sport is eating competitions,  
> not to mention the fact that many of the competitions in the US are  
> organized by the same promoter's company. Then there are some really  
> obscure products featured as the centerpiece of some competitions:  
> deep-fried asparagus?
>
> "So, Evil Spawn, what do you want to be when you grow up?"
> "I wanna be a professional eater just like 'Deep Dish' Bertoletti!"
>
> As the saying goes: Oy. I suppose it's no worse for you than  
> professional football.
>
> Adamantius
>
>
>
> "Most men worry about their own bellies, and other people's souls,  
> when we all ought to worry about our own souls, and other people's  
> bellies."
> 			-- Rabbi Israel Salanter
>
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