AAU World Powerlifting Championships

November 4-5, 2000

Casablanca Resort and Casino

Mesquite, Nevada

Watson's primary competition

Watson, Sarah (of Bryce's Visalia contingent) and Millard in front of Theresa and Audrey

Audrey, Watson and Theresa

overgrown child with Theresa and me

Theresa, me, Elzi and Elzi's fingers, Art,(empty chairs where Pat, Gemma, Whitney, Lisa and Selene should have been) Millard, Heather, and Audrey

I get more of Elzi 'cause I'm bigger than Art

red singlet, red hair, a perfect marriage

336 pounds

375 pounds!

391 pounds!!

a dehydrated Bryce just before "seeing things in front of my eyes that didn't belong there"

Bryce "no neck Gumby" Lane getting his rug burn

the gang and Gumby...behind Audrey is Bryce's wife Johanna

176 pounds...sad ref thinking "I could lift that!"

204 pounds...Art and his humongous camera in front

"Do I get credit for just lowering it?"

364 pounds!

"I'm gonna lift THAT?!!"

403 pounds!!!

"Dear Lord, please don't let my spine come out my ass"

435 pounds "Yes, as a matter of fact, I do rule"

Bryce's lifting partner Steve, and Steve's client Diana...both won their classes!!

"Yoo hoo, you big hunky Hawaiian, I'm Elzi...be my houseboy"

the gang celebrates with a gourmet meal in the Purple Fez Cheap Wine and Bitch Hostess Emporium

link to June 2000 meet

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