During his teenage years Holmes was almost fired from a job at Dairy Queen, because the manager believed he’d caught him smuggling a sleeve of Mister Misty cups inside his pants.It was believed his enormous penis would tap into whatever energy source was handy, and absorb it during the powering-up process.

Sometimes small appliances would also stop working. Whenever John Holmes became aroused, lights in the building would momentarily dim, then return to normal.