a Faux Pas

How’s that for the first picture back?  Wilt Chamberlain, Arny and Andre on the set of Conan the Barbarian.

Andre the Giant was and is a lengend.  Not just for what he did inside the ring, but what he did outside of it.  The Selvedge Yard has taken it upon themselves to dig up all the best Andre the Giant pictures I’ve ever seen and relate some of the tales of his ridiculous booze habit.  A habit that could exceed a case of beer every 90 minutes (not humanly possible? Andre wasn’t human..).

First, consider the number 7,000. It’s an important number, and a rather scary one considering its context, which is this—it has been estimated that Andre the Giant drank 7,000 calories worth of booze every day.The figure doesn’t include food. Just booze.

7,000 calories.

Every day.

I don’t know about you, but it makes my brain turn somersaults. Hell, it makes my brain perform an entire floor routine, complete with colored ribbons.
via TheSelvedgeYard

A monster among men, a god among mortals, and a scary booze habit to boot.  Get out of the way.

- Still in awe, AFP