Grigoriy Belkowsky

This is Grigoriy (Grisha) Belkowsky from Rehovot, he was born in Dnepropetrovsk and, after obtaining a Master Degree in Metallurgy, went to live with his sister Klara in Israel where he changed his name to Avigdor Lavan. He had a dream: to figure out the secret of cymbal technology that made Sabian and Zildjian the best in the world. Klara had inherited a Coca-Cola distribution deal that gave him access to an unlimited supply of Diet Coke to which he became addicted at the level of ten to twelve cans a day while studying and experimenting with bronze and brass alloys and writing letters applying for a job at either of the two cymbal companies. One night, about six years ago, all of Grisha's teeth fell out without any warning. The doctors were puzzled as all tests came back normal and not knowing what else to do, they advised him to stop drinking that stuff. Four months later all the teeth grew back. He sued the Coca-Cola company, was offered a cash settlement and asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement. He refused and the lawsuit is now slowly winding its way through various levels of courts in the US, Canada, Turks and Caicos and many other jurisdictions. Grisha now only drinks water and has a part-time job teaching percussion at the Rehovot Conservatory of Music.