58 THE QUEENS COURIER • BUZZ • JANUARY 23, 2014 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com ONSITE DOCTORS • EYE EXAMS • CONTACTS • 1 HOUR SERVICE • VISION PLANS ACCEPTED • SUNGLASSES • LOWEST PRICES 2 PAIR OF EYEGLASSES THE COURIER/Photo by Liam La Guerre QC QC QC $99 Includes: EYE EXAM, Frames & Lenses Select frames with clear plastic, single vision lenses+/- 4 sph., 2 cyl. Not valid with any other offers, sales, vision plans or packages. Must present prior to purchase. Offer valid at this location only. Offer ends: 2/22/14 NO-LINE BIFOCAL EYEGLASSES $99 Includes: EYE EXAM, No-Line Bifocal Lenses & Frame Select frame with select clear plastic no-line bifocal lenses +/- 4 sph., 2 cyl up to 2.50 add. Not valid with any other offers, sales, vision plans or packages. Must present prior to purchase. Offer valid at this location only. Offer ends: 2/22/14 BAY TERRACE SHOPPING CENTER 211-51 26 AVENUE • BAYSIDE, NY 11360 718.631.3699 *FREE with the purchase of glasses. Contact Lens Exam and EYE EXAM tting add’l. *See store for details. QC FLEX SPENDING Use it or lose it! AMAZING WINTER SAVINGS DISPOSABLE CONTACTS $99 Includes: •EYE EXAM •2 Boxes of Lenses Contact Lens Fitting additional. Clear Soft contacts brand clear spherical lenses.Not Valid with any other offers, sales, vision plans or packages. Must present prior to purchase. Offer ends: 2/22/14 DESIGNER SUNGLASSES QC STARTING AT $99.OO Some Restrictions Apply. See Store For Details. In Stock Items Only. Not Valid with any other offers, sales, vision plans or packages. Must present prior to purchase. Offer expires: 2/22/14 buzz STRONG ARMS QUEENS ARM WRESTLERS HEADLINE NEW AMC SERIES BY LIAM LA GUERRE lguerre@queenscourier.com Two Queens professional arm wrestlers will show their muscle in a new series on AMC. Rob Bigwood, a Forest Hills resident, and Whitestone native Mike Ayello are part of NYC Arm Control, the New York team on the show. The new series, “Game of Arms,” will feature professional arm wrestling teams from fi ve states. The other members of the New York team are Mike Selearis, Dan Fortuna and Kevin Nelson. The show will present the sport of arm wrestling in documentary style episodes, starting February 25. It will not only show the brawn that wrestlers need to participate, but the personal lives of the athletes. “‘Game of Arms’ not only focuses on the technique and skill in this high-stakes world, but also the family, careers and personal struggles of each man outside of the sport,” according to the AMC website description of the show. The series will follow the personal lives of the country’s premier arm wrestling fi gures, such as Ayello, who is a fi refi ghter from Ladder 135 in Glendale. Ayello said the show followed him around at home and also featured his work in the FDNY. A graduate of Bayside High School, before he became an arm wrestler, he was a bouncer at clubs around New York City. He used to arm wrestle with the fellow bouncers, and at 6’5”, 270 pounds, he always won. Then someone challenged him to wrestle in the professional circuit. So, four years ago he researched professional arm wrestling and started attending amateur tournaments. He quickly worked his way up through the ranks and is recognized as one of the strongest arm wrestlers in the country. Bigwood, who is vegan, is also being featured among various accomplished vegan male athletes in a new documentary called “The Game Changers” by James Wilks, a former MMA welterweight champion and fellow vegan. Bigwood started arm wrestling after a friend convinced him in high school to enter a tournament. He was hooked and has been wrestling for 12 years. Bigwood is a senior interactive art director at Isobar, a digital agency. Both men believe that arm wrestling needed a show such as this one on AMC, for it to expand. “Training for competitive arm wrestling takes thousands of creative hours, patience, and passion,” Bigwood said. “It also comes with its fair share of injuries and setbacks. ‘Game of Arms’ will defi nitely open eyes of viewers and change the perception of this sport from being a bar room, macho thing to do into a legit sport. I think professional arm wrestling is about to explode.” The series is coming from Matt Renner and Ethan Prochnik, the Emmy Award-winning producers of the “Deadliest Catch,” and executive producer Dan Ilani. Trailers have already been circulating about the show. Rob Bigwood, left, is one of two Queens pro arm wrestlers that will be on AMC’s new show, “Game of Arms.”
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