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   After winning the Bens  Deli Matzoh Ball Contest, I decided to branch out to other food groups ”’ The Nathans Hot dog Contest”

At that moment the sport of competitive Eating was born, until that time the Hot dog eater stood in their arena and didn’t venture out to other foods , and the Matzah Ball crowd did the same concerning the Matzoh balls. I changed all that  as a champion in one field I took a giant step into the Nathans arena  , yes there was always contests  but not  a sport.

 I  went down to my local Nathans and said That I want to be a part of the 4th of July  Hot Dog contest , the Manager said this is the number that you should call , A ”Shea Communications”  I called and  Rich Shea  answered the phone, I told him who I was ”The Matzoh Ball Champ” and I want in on the Hot dog contest .his reply is just wait till I tell my brother George  he wont believe it. I asked what locals can I go to he told me that the contest  will start in 2 weeks  at the Ducks and Belmont. I said OK!’ this was around  mid May . The next day Rich called me back and asked if I can do him a favor and go to the Coney island promo.  I had yet to qualify, so I went there I looked around and saw the biggest  Heaviest  eater and went up to him and asked for some scoop on the  contest,,I later found out it was Charles Hardy  I also met Leon Fiengold that day , during the promo 5 hot dog contest  ,   everyone seemed to have water an was dunking , I didn’t But I was determined to keep up if not beat Hardy ..We tied. As I left my Nephew says to Hardy see you on the fourth and I departed , I later found out had I not gone to this promo as  I was not yet qualified That I could have gone  to the Carnegie Deli Pickle contest had I known about it . In any event I;m glad that my then future friend Kevin Lipsitz won that day .Hotdogs (News 12) click to view

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NoshvilleKatz- click open in a new tab to hearWhen I won the matzoh  ball contest there was a sea of reporters maybe  a 100 to say the least , it was over whelming. for the next month and  a half I didn’t leave my house as I was doing radio interviews for Ben’s Deli for  the contest.

I saw my local newspaper Newsday ran a story  about the  upcoming 2001 Matzah Ball contest  it mentioned Charles Hardy who has yet to go to a qualifier  and the former defeated champ Russel Macover  was interviewed and the focus of the article , I saw RED . as I was  the champ Not Macover , I  immeditatly called Hawlleis office  to voice my displeasure,    Hawelli gets on the phone YELLING , you f-n ingrate , what I did for you , I fired back Steve you did nothing  for me you did everything for Ronnie (Ronnie Dragoon  Bens Owner) not me  and I  did this public service interviews  for no pay or compensation out of the goodness of my heart,  He then said take  your matzoh Ball trophy  and put it in your F-n  matzoh ball pipe and  smoke it the rest of the converstaion would make a sailor blush so for the sake of decency , Ill omit it from this article.

The next morning I was in Bens  for  a shoot with Larry Hoff. I told Ronnie I will not be spoken to in this fashion and if I don’t get an apology Toot Sweet from Hawelli , I’m walking an d wont defend my title .  after the big Bens Meeting with all the suits Hawelli and Ronnie emerge   Haweli says here is the photo of you and mayor Giuliani and  as a Bonus I’m going to get you an interview won the Curtis Slywa radio show. I was sick all week with 103 fever and influenza & to make matters worse I fell getting off the Railroad  and broke my left index finger (my eating hand)

 The first thing out of Curtis’ mouth was where  going to have  Black champ the Jews are finished , no more  sons of Moses . I was  stunned I never thought of Myself as The white or the Jewish champ , I was the peoples champ. for all the people ,  I was deeply hurt that he  had injected Race into the contest , and mind you this was seconds before the contest was to begin, I would only speculate that  at that big meeting with all the suits it was decided to make it from contest mostly made up of Jews to open it up so to speak to every one ,  Guess what  no one was ever turned  away before 2001 based on ethic or racial or religious background  so why the move  and  insult me and the Jewish people? Ronnie should be ashamed  for himself for letting this happen ..Next MY branching out to other food s entering the Nathans contest and creating the sport of competitive  eating.. in instalement #3

Poison Ivy   - CLICK OPEN  LINK IN NEW TAB TO HEAR                 I just returned from a concert at Jones Beach,Mary Lamont, she preformed excelent as always, however the Gnats  , Mosquitoes and frogs  were all over  the place , a major distraction and annoyance,

During the day they charge you $10 a car for a poison Ivory, infested  Filthy beach, The Men’s toilet was filthy as usual, urine on the floor , urinals and commodes not flushed  loaded with feces, . And again for the 2nd year in a  row no Fireworks show . The entrances and exits leading to the parkways are not lit up  , making it very dangerous at night, I know I never felt more uncomfortable riding on  a parkway in all my 40 plus years behind the wheel.

where is our tax dollar going . upstate , to maintain parks in their localities , who knows but Long Island pays the lion share of the states taxes sand we get Squat. Boycott Jones beach, The concession Stand  is priced as if your going into   Yankee stadium    and did  I mention   the ocean is dirty, the U.s Army Corps of Engineers should clean up the water . it looks like someone if i may express my self in Yiddish     ”Gay Cocken Ofen Yom” Translation = someone shit in the ocean. stay away this  season and show  your  displeasure with the beach …end

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      If  you still don’t have  a Computer or Cell   Phone , and I  know many  who don’t have either  as of yet, Then Your living in the 1960′s, wake up and smell the Technology,  I had a Doctor who was in the Artillery in Viet  Nam 1965, He went on to tell me that they had T.V. Monitors in the field  , satellite equipped that could pinpoint enemy troops , I mean this was 1965, I remember President Carter  saying that at Camp David, that they have  a room that will show  via satellite that will show  a clear picture sidewalk level at any location in The world , what year you ask ? 1976.  What would you rather do without for a week , your T,V, set or Your Cell phone .Of the people we polled , nearly  all said that they would rather their Cell Phone.Look at the GPS amazing that any would can set up one in their car. 

    Just what is the government setting on a cure for Cancer and  other diseases, perhaps setting on that for  a fear of   over population ? seeing through walls without cameras?talk about paranoid. time travel , being put in a state of flux? stick around if your alive in 30 years you’ll find out  .

 ’We at  The Lerman Report  have decided to remove “The  Competitive     Eating   Corner” And replace it  with the Miscellaneous Page which will Have local N.Y. and Long Island News as well as any  category not pertaining to World News desk, Jewish News orJewish Humor.We did this as a lack of interest in Competitive eating from myself and the pubic  at large . I have walked away a winner after winning my last contest at Duke’s Restaurant    and having done that, I no longer wish to focus on competitive eating anymore. I would like to say that I have no interest whatsoever   in any contest today and having said that will be  shutting down this page ,  I wish to thank everyone  of my loyal readership for their support. 

BY weeks end the new title should be up …. Don Lerman, Blog Administrator

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