All of us turned and looked, shaking ourheads at this tall man, with big glasses, and a cane by his side. Two one-hundred pound plates on each side of the bar, in the Power-Rack.
"Is he going to lift that?" We all asked ourselves.
Slowely but surely, the man walked up to the bar, but first before getting under it, he took a few big leaps into the air, yelling "Im a kangaroo,...Im a kangaroo!!"
The man got underneath the mammoth weight, and hoisted it out of the rack, tacking two unsure steps backwards. He prepares to squat, all of us watching in amazement, (but mostly fear). he began to squat, knees starting to go forward. We had to close our eyes, but then, a sound of a bar hitting a pin calmed our nerves. He had placed the safety pins at shoulder height, ...what a relief!
After five reps, he set it back in the rack, looking over for a sign of the Powerlifters approval. "Thats a lot of weight", we tell him.
"No, this is my warm up weights", he says. "Im going to the Beijing games to squat 1000 pounds in 2007.
Now by this point, we know that something is up. We decide it would be better to let him be. however, this is easier said than done for me and my buddy Sam. He seemed to take real interest in who he started to call , " Mr. Olympia and Hercules". He walked over to Sambo and asked if he would jump up onto his shoulders, so he could run up and down the stairs. Sam and I both looked at eachother, trying our hardest not to laugh. Sam turned to him and said, "no, that would make me very uncomfortable". Its seemed to damper his spirits, but in no time, he was back to his good old self.
Now this was not the only day we saw him, ohh nooo. he came for about two weeks; telling us his stories, and informing us on his knowledge. The one day he walked up to me, and randomly stated that Polar Bears can get six feet tall. I assured him the may be able to get a bit taller than that, and he looked a little worried, as if he wanted to fight one. Then, there were his great diet habits. he told us that in order to get the proper protein, and keep our hearts healthy, we needed to eat a triple cheese burger from Harvey's, and some fries with extra gravey. I would go on to tell you his reasoning, but you get the point.
However, there was one thing that stood out the most. After the two weeks , and we had witnessed all that we could of near death situations under 500 lbs, and plates sliding off bars, he left telling everyone that he was heading off to buy RIM Park. Surely, this left us pondering the thought, but nevertheless laughing, figuring we would never see him again.....WRONG!
It just so happens that by coincidence, i had gone to RIM Park to watch my cousins hockey game. As I walked in the door, I glanced over to my left, toward Williams Coffee shop, and there he was, Mr.1000 himself, enjoying a relaxing time on a bench. His cane lay beside him, and he wore a huge racoon hat, and a large winter coat. I couldnt believe it, and before he saw me, I turned and ran bursting into laughter (looking like a goof in the crowds of people).
After controlling myself, a walked over to the bench, and took a seat beside him, thinking for this one day, it may be more entertaining than a hockey game.
I went on to ask him about his planned purchase of RIM. The way he described it was, RIM ripped him off, stealing all his brilliant ideas like Einstein's. He specifically recalls telling RIM to make the building colourfull and stylish, which it appears to be, yet he never saw a PENNY of royalties! He also talked about how they stole his ideas for blackberry, yes thats right, he says he invented some of the audio components for blackberry!
This whole ordeal with RIM greatly angers him he tells me. In fact, he plans on taking them to court and getting back his millions of unpaid royalties. After he reaps his profits, he is planning to buy out this public institution (good luck bud), and name it "St. Billy Millenium Park"
I'm sure I'll meet up with him some day in the future, and now, I'm actually looking forward to it. My luck, he'll get millions of dollars, and read this blog and not give me a penny! lol
Mr. 1000, WE SALUTE YOU!
