“Geeez, what was the worst part?” I asked, trying to wrap my head around his obsession. Mangetout, after eating an entire Cessna airplane. Michel Lotito from France earned his nickname, Mr. The smartest man in the world was there and wanted to know if the Volvo we raced around the world had been ‘souped up’. How low can you go? Not as low as Denise Culp who held the Guinness World Record for lowest ‘roller-limbo’ There was also the woman who could eat 100 metres of spaghetti in less than 30 seconds and lanky 7-1/2-foot tall giant, Chris Greener, the tallest man in the British Commonwealth. I hung out with the hungriest flame-eating lady who I suspected wore an asbestos wig. A gentleman known as the Flyer of Flemsbury made swan diving across four kitchen tables look like child’s play. Over the next few days I witnessed an unbalanced looking Englishman do 760 one-handed push-ups and met a flat-stomached chap who recorded 26,000 sit-ups. Guinness World Record holders sure are a motley crew John Moss demonstrates his record-breaking mighty molars He told me his teeth once held down a helicopter. With John anchored to the front of a transport truck, the motorcycle hopelessly spun its rear wheel trying to escape the mighty molars of Mr. The other end was tied to the back a snorting 490 cc Yamaha motorcycle. Later, we stepped outside where Englishman John Moss clamped his teeth onto the end of tow-rope. Meanwhile Raino, a German, pulled a six-inch high bicycle out of his briefcase and started circling the room, as he would do all week whenever there was an audience. Across the table Roger Bourbon, who ran marathons in a waiter’s uniform carrying bottled water on a serving tray, was chatting with Sabra Starr, a belly dancer who could gyrate for 100 hours non-stop. The next morning, Norris McWhirter, who with twin, Ross, founded the Guinness Book of Records, welcomed the unlikely collection of humanity.Īs he spoke I thumbed through Katrina’s documents trying to figure out who was who. It is a beautiful lake,” she added, as I collected my composure. “To Faak, so you can check into the hotel. My knees buckled as I struggled to make sense of what she wanted. Her dreamy blue eyes seemed to detect my confusion. I was wondering how to demonstrate driving around the world at a press conference when Katrina folded up her notes and stood directly in front of me. The world’s largest pillow at an Austrian convention of Guinness World Record holders in the region of Faaker See, September 1982. Media events were scheduled throughout the convention where record holders could strut their stuff. The Austrian Tourist Association would provide accommodations at resorts surrounding Faaker See, a crystal clear alpine lake a short drive away. Katrina told me I was one of 60 Guinness World Record holders registered, along with as many reporters from around the world. Guinness World Record holders strut their stuff With a sexy, Spy Who Loved Me accent, she reviewed a registration package for the five-day convention I was about to attend. Nestled around a series of lakes at the base of the Austrian Alps, the stunningly beautiful area had nothing on Katrina, the slim, statuesque blond who greeted me. It was a pristine September morning in 1982 and I was in need of a good sleep when I pulled up to the tourist information centre an hour south of Salzburg. September 1982, Faaker See, Austria… I’d driven non-stop down the German Autobahns between the North Sea port of Hamburg and the Austrian border. What happens at Faaker See, stays at Faaker See. At a convention for Guinness World Record holders, Garry is propositioned (or so he thinks), meets a giant and breaks a finger.
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