Weas and Kenny, a few good right hand men.
Always a pleasure to see Chris and Julie.
WPO Bench Bash
Orlando, FL
September 25, 2004
Took a trip to Orlando to support some of my friends and
training partners who competed in the WPO Bench Bash.
One long ass weekend... caught in a hurricane, which ended
the meet abruptly. Was actually hot enough, that I believe
Orlando may be very close to hell.

A whole bunch of people were disappointed in the meet, and
had a lot to say. We had several lifters there, and everyone
sucked it up the best they could. The venue was actually
awesome. It was a huge area, complete with a stage. There
were 2 warmup benches, and competitors in the first flight
were even able to use the competition bench. I really felt
that Kieran Kidder did the best under the circumstances he
had handed to him.

I have yet to do or hold a meet where everything runs
smoothly. We just do the best we can with the conditions at
hand. I am very proud of my friends who competed in
Orlando. They all put their balls to the wall and made me
real happy that I was there to support them.

Congrats to Kieran Kidder, the WPO and all the lifters who
showed up in the middle of a hurricane to compete in the
Bench Bash.
This is the other big and ugly Gene that blew into Florida for the weekend.
Kieran Kidder put on a great event....as always.
The guys were absolutely out of control on the way home.