Palumbo's Position on Romano's Return

[Musclepapa John]

I think he wrote that description. Notice the long carry on sentence with all those and-but-or.

haha! You guys so funny. Obviously you can follow the source link back to: https://smalbanynewyork.files.wordpr...pg?w=300&h=171

[Musclepapa John]

Don't malign grandmothers. ;-)

And MPJ's goal isn't infoz. He's simply stirring the pot as best he can.

I recall you keeping on me like a nagging wife for months over my criticism of MD while Dave cheered me on. I came to my senses and reconciled my differences with Steve directly and have no issue with their crew. Now apply your same manner to Romano. Both he and Dave after long years of working with Steve were fired and created this while treating Steve as public enemy #1. Then Romano was let go from here and treated much of the industry as public enemy #1 at VPX. Then that ended and he is back here to some end.
For consistencies sake shouldn't you be arguing for reconciliation between them and Steve considering all bitterness aside they were at the top of the industry when there?

[Musclepapa John]

He's back in the graces of BrandX.

Explain to my why someone such as myself shouldn't be in everyone's good graces to provide them industry photo and video event coverage content, workout content, etc? Is "this" team so selective and restrictive it requires some special dispensation for contributors to provide low priced content? Its Dave and Romano that have a problem with BrandX even though Curt like me loves them over there for the good work they do. See you over there for show coverage today on multiple continents Mac?

[warthog]

Explain to my why someone such as myself shouldn't be in everyone's good graces to provide them industry photo and video event coverage content, workout content, etc? Is "this" team so selective and restrictive it requires some special dispensation for contributors to provide low priced content? Its Dave and Romano that have a problem with BrandX even though Curt like me loves them over there for the good work they do. See you over there for show coverage today on multiple continents Mac?

Wrong! We've all heard Dave say countless times how he wished everyone in the industry could just band together. He always says how despite their differences, its sad it is that MD has come to what it is and he doesnt wish it on anyone in the industry.How about when he has said he doesnt even mind his employees or Species athletes talking to MD. I reckon you should stick to what you do best, bikini , fitness and the rest of the women.Stirring aint for you.

[Curt James]

Wrong! We've all heard Dave say countless times how he wished everyone in the industry could just band together. He always says how despite their differences, its sad it is that MD has come to what it is and he doesnt wish it on anyone in the industry.How about when he has said he doesnt even mind his employees or Species athletes talking to MD. I reckon you should stick to what you do best, bikini , fitness and the rest of the women.Stirring aint for you.

This.

[Joe Pietaro]

I recall you keeping on me like a nagging wife for months over my criticism of MD while Dave cheered me on. I came to my senses and reconciled my differences with Steve directly and have no issue with their crew. Now apply your same manner to Romano. Both he and Dave after long years of working with Steve were fired and created this while treating Steve as public enemy #1. Then Romano was let go from here and treated much of the industry as public enemy #1 at VPX. Then that ended and he is back here to some end.
For consistencies sake shouldn't you be arguing for reconciliation between them and Steve considering all bitterness aside they were at the top of the industry when there?

I have to do some shit stirring because this love fest is making me taste vomit in my mouth.

You had issues with Fit Adina over her being bossy & had a lot to say about her, Blechy, Baye and company. If I'm understanding you correctly, you guys all kissed and made up and now you are providing them with material and getting paid for it.

That's all well and good and I can never begrudge someone for making a few extra bucks but just as you are finding it hard to understand the Dave and John situation, I see yours as one that is even more puzzling. You made your bones in this business already and don't need to play ball with MD and yet still came back to be in their fold.

Personally, I'd rather be locked up in a cell block full of HIV-positive lifers than deal with Blechy and Adina again. But that's just me...

[Musclepapa John]

Nice attempt at a dig, but in reality I don't distinguish between men and women competitors regarding providing service. I've shot Phil & Kai for Flex and with Dex, Victor, Dennis and many more for MD and women for Muscle & Fitness Hers & FitnessRx. Its just business I don't run male or female porn sites and don't do this as a fetish hobby.
MD has come to be the top of the heap. What's Rx become? Wasn't it Romano that noted he could post elsewhere and get thousands of views and/or likes and he posts here and...chirp, chirp. I'm not the problem with the Rx forum. I am interested though. Just posted about 3000 images on facebook from prejudging at the NPC Southeastern USA all divisions. What's going on here? That's why I checked in before going and checking placings for the IFBB events at MD.

Wrong! We've all heard Dave say countless times how he wished everyone in the industry could just band together. He always says how despite their differences, its sad it is that MD has come to what it is and he doesnt wish it on anyone in the industry.How about when he has said he doesnt even mind his employees or Species athletes talking to MD. I reckon you should stick to what you do best, bikini , fitness and the rest of the women.Stirring aint for you.

[Musclepapa John]

No sir. Didn't say I was charging anyone for it. Its free rather like content I provided your site previously. Competitors working directly with me pay me. I don't need money from any of these sites basically, but the athletes I work with appreciate promotion. Enjoy your cell block with HIV folks Joe

I have to do some shit stirring because this love fest is making me taste vomit in my mouth.

You had issues with Fit Adina over her being bossy & had a lot to say about her, Blechy, Baye and company. If I'm understanding you correctly, you guys all kissed and made up and now you are providing them with material and getting paid for it.

That's all well and good and I can never begrudge someone for making a few extra bucks but just as you are finding it hard to understand the Dave and John situation, I see yours as one that is even more puzzling. You made your bones in this business already and don't need to play ball with MD and yet still came back to be in their fold.

Personally, I'd rather be locked up in a cell block full of HIV-positive lifers than deal with Blechy and Adina again. But that's just me...

[warthog]

Nice attempt at a dig, but in reality I don't distinguish between men and women competitors regarding providing service. I've shot Phil & Kai for Flex and with Dex, Victor, Dennis and many more for MD and women for Muscle & Fitness Hers & FitnessRx. Its just business I don't run male or female porn sites and don't do this as a fetish hobby.
MD has come to be the top of the heap. What's Rx become? Wasn't it Romano that noted he could post elsewhere and get thousands of views and/or likes and he posts here and...chirp, chirp. I'm not the problem with the Rx forum. I am interested though. Just posted about 3000 images on facebook from prejudging at the NPC Southeastern USA all divisions. What's going on here? That's why I checked in before going and checking placings for the IFBB events at MD.

A dig? Its an attempt at correcting you because it seems you neither saw nor heard, the times when Dave said the whole Blecby business is done in jest more than anything else at this point in time. Ask anyone here who MPJ is and youll get the same answer. MPJ is synonymous with the obvious womens stuff that we have here ,and I never mentioned porn. Point is stick to doing what you do best instead of wasting your talents doing what seems ,to me at least, to be an attempt at ruffling a few feathers. Cheers

[Mac]

Explain to my why someone such as myself shouldn't be in everyone's good graces to provide them industry photo and video event coverage content, workout content, etc? Is "this" team so selective and restrictive it requires some special dispensation for contributors to provide low priced content? Its Dave and Romano that have a problem with BrandX even though Curt like me loves them over there for the good work they do. See you over there for show coverage today on multiple continents Mac?

Too many questions and I don't have to explain anything to you.

I simply stated you're back into kissing their ass now. That's all. No need to fly off on some tangent.

Quite a different tune then 6 months ago. Good on you.

[Joe Pietaro]

No sir. Didn't say I was charging anyone for it. Its free rather like content I provided your site previously. Competitors working directly with me pay me. I don't need money from any of these sites basically, but the athletes I work with appreciate promotion. Enjoy your cell block with HIV folks Joe

So you are sending MD shit for free? I apologize in advance if I misinterpreted your post, John. But why would you ever do that? You're far from a newbie in this industry and that silver spoon in mouth millionaire schmoe should always pay through the nose.

And I will never deal with him, her or those lifers, either, again. LOL

[Jayel]

It is a bit of a hot topic, JR! The 'scene' has been different without you amongst it and now that you're back I think it's inevitable people might ask why? There's definitely some curiosity for sure and its an interesting story. I think fans saw the fallout from MD, to RX to VPX and then to Mexico and there were even rumours of a fallout with Dave, which I think you indicated over at getbig. However, all in all it's unlikely of any announcement, and right now it isn't even important. I'm on RX 10 times more than I ever have been because you're back on board. JTP's back, Billy Guns is posting and Goodrum's firing too. Keep it real bro and the fans will come here because MD is about as exciting as a trip to the dentist and currently all in all, bodybuilding is kinda boring. RX can keep it interesting.

[Musclepapa John]

So you are saying Dave and Romano don't have an axe to grind with Steve? That would be news. ""We can only hope that the sufferer will realize that not forgiving affects them as a human being, and hope that they will see that nursing a grudge is bad for their health." Archbishop Tutu, Nobel Prize Winner and head of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Holding grudges isn't good for physical, mental or business health.

As for the circle the handful of wagons mentality here and overly defensiveness, attacking people who ask simple questions that could have been considered for the good of the order I don't see where the negativity here helps. I don't know what the aim is around here other than to talk about some ancillary IFBB & NPC related personalities on muscle in the morning, conversate about various things in audio shows and various folks ask each week where the contest coverage is. That said, if this is the direction and one has to read between the lines as to what's going on versus read it on the mainpage "#1 In Contest Coverage" etc so be it. I just stopped in while working photo and video from a show.

Fred Smalls guest posing here in Florida last night. Reckon I'll provide the video and photos to NPC News and peeps here can check in there if still interested in the NPC & IFBB competitors.

A dig? Its an attempt at correcting you because it seems you neither saw nor heard, the times when Dave said the whole Blecby business is done in jest more than anything else at this point in time. Ask anyone here who MPJ is and youll get the same answer. MPJ is synonymous with the obvious womens stuff that we have here ,and I never mentioned porn. Point is stick to doing what you do best instead of wasting your talents doing what seems ,to me at least, to be an attempt at ruffling a few feathers. Cheers

[Musclepapa John]

DUDE, I worked for a $350/month stipend and mileage for years before Adina got there. She insisted on paying me more. For that I was grateful, but you know she almost had to force it on me, lol.
To your other point, its not actually working for free when I provide content to NPC News, MD, Flex or even Rx if they cared to take and promote the athletes I feature as its promotional material for the athletes and promoters contests I work. Lots of photographers call it "submissions" work where client pays me for work and I may promote it or pass it on for others to promote. Its value added for my clientele whether its with Steve's outlets or the local daily newspaper and their mag publication I work with.

So you are sending MD shit for free? I apologize in advance if I misinterpreted your post, John. But why would you ever do that? You're far from a newbie in this industry and that silver spoon in mouth millionaire schmoe should always pay through the nose.

And I will never deal with him, her or those lifers, either, again. LOL

[Musclepapa John]

Not kissing anyone's ass; its just business.
Not limiting myself or excluding opportunities for the sake of holding grudges. If you can think of a better approach I'm listening.

Too many questions and I don't have to explain anything to you.

I simply stated you're back into kissing their ass now. That's all. No need to fly off on some tangent.

Quite a different tune then 6 months ago. Good on you.