I really appreciate all of you guys who have voted to send me to the Derby. I was really planning to go at least one more time (last year was my first ever)and was saving up to do that, but a recent surprise divorce and me having to find a place to live in a 7 day window left me in the hole and it was so bad, I even had to put my camcorder and camera in hock. that's the first thing I got to take care of, is getting that back in my possession.
Last year, some of you may remember, I had went there with a project in mind. That was, to take a bunch of video and pictures, do interviews and film anything I could. My plan was to edit all of that footage into a DVD that would try and showcase why this tournament was not one to be missed and to try and get people that have never gone there, to want to go there. I thought that if I could make something that might persuade more people to go there, I would be helping Greg Sullivan out and any other vendor there, by getting more people in the door.
I love the whole idea of this particular tournament, because of it's focus on action and that it is molded after the Johnston City tournament. Action and pool, is what I love about pool the most. So I don't want it to ever have to close it's doors. I wanted to try and do anything I could to help with that.
I also thought I could sell my DVD and maybe recoup the cost of my equipment I bought to do this project. Mainly the High Definition camera. Hehe. well that didn't work out so good.
Well, after getting back and starting to edit my footage, I couldn't help myself, I just started sharing all of it with everyone and putting it all up online for free. Which makes it difficult to create a DVD that people will buy if it's already online for free. Hey.. what can I say. I like to share. I guess I think of how much enjoyment I get out of watching all of this stuff from the Derby, that I want others to have that opportunity to, also. I guess I wouldn't' make a very good salesman if I give away my product.
I still got a lot more footage to share with everyone from the last Derby. Some really good stuff!! As soon as I get the forums updated and working good, I'm going to focus on getting all of that out there for everyone to see.
If I am able to go this year, I have some exciting plans. I plan on capturing more of entire matches, instead of running around so much. I also wanted to go a day or so early and hang out with John Brumback at his house and maybe do some sort of documentary on John. (Psst.. he isn't aware of the documentary part, so don't tell him!)
So if you guys send me, I am going to come back with a ton of footage, all shot in HIGH DEFINITION BABY! So all of you that can't go, you are going to get to enjoy footage of the tournament for the next 12 months after I get back.
I also would be honored to shoot in the banks tournament. It would really mean a lot to me, to be able to tell others (brag) and for me on a personal level, to have played in a tournament of this magnitude. I have never played in any tournament other then some cheap bar tournament and the no. of those I got in, was probably on two hands..
Just the idea of you guys thinking of me and wanting to do that, means a lot to me. I really don't have any kind of life and never have, so pretty much any time I'm not working or sleeping, I am working on pool stuff. And I LOVE EVERY MINUTE I SPEND working on projects, watching pool, and most of all.. playing pool. So getting to be able to get back into pool again, has been a life saver to me. Having so much to do and loving doing it, is really is helping me get thru these very tough times personally.
So I thank all of you so very much, for perhaps giving me the possibility of a opportunity, that I may have the best 10 or so days that I have ever had in my life. I know some of you may say.. How fricking sad is this guys life"?
Well, it doesn't really matter about all that.. what matters is, each person has something that gives them great satisfaction, pleasure, joy and a feeling of self worth.
Mine just so happens to be pool and what I can do to contribute to it.
Thanks again guys.. and sorry for the rambling. You all know I ramble all the time. that's just me. In person, I"m kinda quiet.
And I'm going to practice up, because damn it.. I want to START my own beat list!!!
