TRUTH COMES OUT IN SO MANY FORMS
SOMETIMES I
LOOK BACK ON THE WHOLE SITUATION. I GET THIS
QUESTION FROM FANS ALL OVER THE WORLD DURING TOURS AND EXHIBITIONS:
"ROBBY, IS THAT
YOUR BODY WITH WEIDER'S HEAD ON IT?" - "YES, IT IS..."
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The famous Joe Weider's bronze bust and Robby Robinsonin the Weiders-Bust-Pose
on the covers of Weiders' Magazine MUSCLE BUILDER POWER,
September & November 1979 ▶ www.robbyrobinson.net/books.php |
"I can
honestly say that I never met a person who loved BB more than Joe Weider. And
he is a lovable and funny person, too... Robby, I'm
SO glad you published this! We (insiders) ALL knew it was your bust with Joe's
head and had fun with that info ... Robby
Weiderson, HA..." - Rachel McLish, The first Miss Olympia 1980
"Like Rachel said, we all knew it was Robby's image at the time. Joe figured he could get away with it and look great in the process. I built many of the stands he put the busts on, and I asked him, "Is that Robby's body?" -- and he mumbled something and walked away. We all knew it was an inside joke but at Robby's expense..." -- Roger Callard, Golden Era bodybuilder, training partner of Robby Robinson in Gold's gym in 70s, and Hollywood actor
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"MASTER-BLUSTER" JOE WEIDER IN WEIDERS-BUST-POSE
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„ … Joe called down to the gym and told me he wanted a sculptor, known for realistic renderings, to create my bust in clay to be later cast in bronze. «Your physique in bronze will be preserved in bodybuilding history. It will sit in our lobby alongside the paintings of the other greats like Larry Scott and Arnold» Joe continued, «Mr. Crawford told me it would take probably six days of you sitting for him. He’s going to do it right here in my office. I think this will be sensational. Let’s do it over several weekends. We can start this Saturday.» I said okay, but thought it odd that they would grace me with such an honor. Nobody else’s bronze bust was in Weider’s lobby, not even Arnold’s. Their photos were triple life-size, but no bronze busts … ‟
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ROBBY ROBINSON IN WEIDERS-BUST-POSE IN GOLD'S GYM VENICE, CA 2008
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I WAS HIS
FAVORITE PHYSIQUE. MANY RESENT IT. BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS. JOE KNEW MUSCLES. HE
STUDIED PHYSIQUES, LIKE IT'S A PICASSO. THAT WAS WHY HE WAS SO SUCCESSFUL. "ONE
OF A KIND"
„ … for
the next three weekends, for four hours a day, we drove out to Woodland Hills
and I sat still and flexed, not an easy thing to maintain. While I posed,
Ashley asked Joe questions about the project, He said he choose me because he
thought my muscularity would translate best to bronze … Joe knew exactly what he wanted, positioning
me with my arms crossed and my chest held high. He would leave us to work for a
while, and then come to give instructions. “Ralph, make sure you get all the
details here in his bicep including the veins you see over here. Robby, keep
your chest high. That’s right, great.” He would impress this upon us both. We
would all look at the work after each sitting. I told Mr. Crawford that I
admired how the muscles materialized from the clay, and related it to my
visualization as I “sculpted” the muscles with each repetition … ‟
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THE ORIGINAL BRONZE BUST OF "THE FATHER OF THE CHAMPIONS" JOE WEIDER
SHOWCASED AT THE WEIDER HEALTH AND FITNESS HEADQUARTERS
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„ … The
clay bust was finished, and it was as sensational as Joe had said it would be.
As we stood around admiring Mr. Crawfod’s work, Joe announced he would have a
big ceremony to unveil the bust … Two weeks to the day was the big night of the unveiling. We were
dressed to the nines. Anxious, we arrived early and sat in the gall and watched
person after important person arrive, until there must have been several
hundred or so. There up on the stage, under a spotlight, sat the bust on a
column under a veil. Ashley was proud to see me recognized for my hard work.
She knew exactly how much time and focus I put into my bodybuilding.
The time has arrived. As Joe walked up on the stage, the hall’s lights
started to dim and silence replaced the party chatter. “Ladies and gentleman, I
present to you the new Weider bust to be used on all our products and
advertisements throughout the world”, Joe proudly proclaimed.
When he lifted the veil I had the shock of my life. I looked at Ashley
and saw her jaw drop to the chst. For a couple of seconds, neither one of us
could breathe or speak. My head had been severed off the bust and replaced with
a replica of Joe’s head … ‟
THE WEIDER'S BUST CHANGED MY LIFE
ONCE I SAW WEIDER'S HEAD ON IT, I SAID TO MYSELF, "WHEN YOU GOT MONEY - $350 MILLIONS$$$$$$$ - YOU CAN DO ANYTHING YOU WANT". EVEN THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM WILL WORK IN THEIR FAVOR TO PROECT THEM. IT WAS AMAZING HOW HE WAS PROTECTED BY JUDGES AND LAWYERS. MY WIN WAS THAT THEY COULD NEVER USE MY IMAGE IN THE MAGAZINES. THAT REALLY PISSED AMERICAN MEDIA/ WEIDER PUBLICATIONS OFF!
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ROBBY ROBINSON IN WEIDERS-BUST-POSE, MUSCLE BUILDER, SEPT 1979
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„ … In
September, “Muscle Builder” rolled me out on another cover: a shoulder, chest
and head shot, just like the pose I held for the sculpting of the infamous
Weider bust … While the pictures didn’t lie, the article did. It exaggerated my
war experience and flat-out lied about my having a father-son relationship with
Weider. It claimed that under his tutelage I was a fast learner … With Ben
Weider controlling the competitions, the IFBB and its worldwide affiliates, and
Joe’s magazine proclaiming himself the trainer of the champion, the Weiders had
successfully monopolized bodybuilding … Joe’s propaganda was convincing people
around the world they could achieve the physiques of his stars by using his
supplements and following the diets and routines printed in his magazines. The
part he left out was that these bodybuilding stars were on steroids, not
weight-gaining supplements, and that training and diet protocols for a natural
bodybuilder and one on steroids are completely different. Joe and his “Muscle
Builder” magazine were misleading fans and aspiring bodybuilders, and I was
part of the machine. Yet staying with the Weider empire was the only way for me
to realize the dreams I had dedicated my life to. I thought of myself as a
thorn in Weider’s side … ‟
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JOE WEIDERS BUST, THE FAMOUS BODYBUILDING SIMBOL
ON THE FRONT COVER OF MUSCLE BUILDER, NOVEMBER 1979
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„ ... When the November issue of “Muscle Builder” came out …
just two months after the cover with my bust, this cover displayed the bronze
Weider bust in the exact size and position in which mine had appeared. Held
side by side, they looked identical, except for the heads of course. Even the color
of the bronze was the same as my coloring … ‟
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JOE WEIDER AND THE FAMOUS WEIDER'S BUST
IN WEIDERS' HEALTH AND FITNESS HEADQUARTERS
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JOE WEIDER
POSTED MY PHYSIQUE ON THE COVER OF MUSCLE BUILDER. ONCE THAT MAGAZINE HIT THE NEWS-STANDS
WORLD-WIDE, I WAS SWAMPED WITH OFFERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. I AM STILL BEING
SWAMPED WITH APPEARANCES AND EXHIBITIONS.
JOE WEIDER EMPOWERED BBING THROUGH HIS WORK. I
REALLY DON'T BELIEVE HE EVER THOUGHT OF FAILURE. HE WAS SO SELF-ASSURED.
WITHOUT JOE
NOBODY WOULD HAVE KNOWN RR. BECAUSE OF HIM I AM A PRINCE, LEGEND OF THE GAME.
