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07-28-2008, 11:37 PM
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a couple weeks ago while my band was on tour, we played this church hall called "The Anchor" in nashville, tn. we got to the place a little early so this guy who worked there was helping us load in. we're usually pretty lazy when loading in, one guitar player shuffles things in and out of the trailer, while no less than two people carry everything, even things that clearly only take one person to load in (like a guitar head). anyway, he slid my 8x10 to the edge of the trailer door, and this guy picks it up by himself, carries it through the door, up the stairs, across the venue(didn't put it down to wheel it), up more stairs to the stage and gently puts it down on the stage. he carried it horizontally with a caster in his right hand and the towel bar in his left. our jaws dropped, i tried tipping the guy a few bucks for his help but he wouldn't take it.
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07-28-2008, 11:41 PM
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07-28-2008, 11:42 PM
| | Son, I am disappoint. | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Gig Harbor, Washington | | | Damn, you should hire him as a roadie
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07-28-2008, 11:50 PM
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07-28-2008, 11:53 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lowell/Amesbury Massachusetts | | | lol i couldnt do that with a 210 without taking a break... I weigh 128 pounds, I would tip over if i tried that. |
07-28-2008, 11:59 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Santa Cruz, CA | | He had the strength of ten Grinches! Plus 2. |
07-29-2008, 12:04 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lowell/Amesbury Massachusetts | | | I guess his heart grew two sizes too large |
07-29-2008, 12:35 AM
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07-29-2008, 12:57 AM
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Originally Posted by FrizzleFry  Who knows what they put in that wine... | Steroids maybe?? Did you get to see the size of his testicles or not? 
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07-29-2008, 12:59 AM
|  | that video LIES | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern California | | I had pretty impressive forearm strength 20 years ago, too. 
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07-29-2008, 01:42 AM
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07-29-2008, 01:57 AM
|  | I'll take you into the water. | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brisbane QLD Australia | | | Awww. I wish I could do that, but the Fridge is heavier tha me. |
07-29-2008, 04:26 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NY, NY | | | I've manhandled an 810 by myself, but not in those epic manly proportions of that guy.
I just gave mine a great big hug, and walked backwards up the stairs.
$10 says the guy got a hernia.
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07-29-2008, 07:10 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2003 Location: Floral Park, NY | | | I had a friend in college who would roadie and engineer for a folk group I was touring with. Not overly large ( despite his "Fat Pete" nickname) but strong. Carried an Altec Lansing A7 Voice of the Theatre PA speaker by himself. Once he picked up 2 Twin Reverbs, one in each hand. Didn't know his own strength. Broke a metal ice cube tray in half, trying to get the cubes out. My fave story with him was when we played a college with a bowling alley in the basement of the building we were playing in. After load in, we went downstairs exploring. Found the alley and tried to bowl a game or two. On Petes first throw, maybe because he was used to carrying all our equipment, the bowling ball flew down the alley, landing a few feet from the pins. We were afraid we cracked the lane and left silently and quickly.
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07-29-2008, 09:13 AM
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07-29-2008, 09:18 AM
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07-29-2008, 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by mrokern Hire that man!!!!! | Actually ( for what its worth,) he went from us to Kiss. |
07-29-2008, 11:14 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Madison, WI | | | how heavy are those?
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07-29-2008, 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by rezin how heavy are those? | Apparently 165 lbs. No fun. |
07-29-2008, 11:44 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: deerfield beach florida | | | once we hired a guy to helps us move to another house..his nick name was "Tarzan" dont ask me why.. so this guy took the fridge, wrap a lil piece of cloth around the metal grill in the back of the fridge. pull it against his back and carried the thing to his truck, and then to my new house on a 3rd floor all by himself... i asked several times if he needed help.... but never accepted..
not a big guy.. maybe 170 lbs and 5'5 :0 | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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