Every day is special.
Some days are more special than others.
Saturday 13 of us from World gym in Santa Cruz gathered in a small, haphazard convoy and made our way some 75 miles Northeast to Hayward. The merry band was comprised of smiling, healthy faces - members, staff, trainers, bodybuilders all, some of whom had never before seen a bodybuilding contest. Our destination was the annual Ed Corney Bodybuilding Classic, Chabot College Music Hall, front row center to be exact. The only way to fly. There we perched like vigilant eagles, the curious judges and scrambling photographers before us, the charged audience behind us and the glossy muscular contestants only a toss away under heavy lights, heavy music and heavy scrutiny.