CineVegas - Last Cup Premiere + the Red Carpet

There was a pre-party going on in one of the rooms just off of the casino floor, and to my surprise there was all you can drink Stellar Artois and Grey Goose mixers. Apparently they don't mess around in Las Vegas. They break out the good stuff when there is company over. I was already planning on wearing my Iceman jersey because I wore it at WSoBP 2 + 3, but I still found it hilarious that Josh Otten (one of the producers on the movie) demanded that I wear it out here. Like it's a question if I'm going to sport Brewers gear. After all, I needed some way for people to realize who I am and know that I'm a big deal. Besides, once they actually saw the movie, I would become instantly recognized for being the only person in Las Vegas wearing Milwaukee Brewers gear in June. I had to represent. In fact, it's one of the things I do best.

I "stole" this picture from Getty Images (shh...don't tell. I think I could get in trouble) but then found a better version on the movie's IMDB page. The handsome devil in the front row on the left is myself, then the director Dan Lindsay, then Antonio "Tone" Vassilatos, one of the other stars of the film. In the back from left to right are his partner Neil, and Duncan and Billy, the founders of Bpong.com and the WSoBP. It's a nice beer pong family picture.

This my official picture that I deemed appropriate for showing off my personality and involvement in the movie. The photographer on the red carpet started taking my picture of my smiling (you'll see those in a minute) but I brought a ping pong ball along for this specific reason. I decided to give them their money's worth and provide a sweet action shot that people could gaze upon in wonderment. I think that I made my parents happy with this pose.

This whole thing was a first time deal for me, but the director Dan Lindsay (the bearded white dude) and editor TJ Martin (the other dude) seemed right at home doing interviews. Maybe Hollywood just makes you good at stuff and more comfortable in front of the cameras, but I tried to sit back and blend in. Easier said than done for a big guy with Iceman stitched across the back.

I handed off my camera to one of the Film 101 crew to get some sweet action shots, and you can tell that these guys are in the movie business cause they mad a big lug like myself just look downright sexy and majestic. It's not every day that I would use those adjectives to describe myself (in fact, I don't think I've ever called myself majestic) but out there I felt like a star. The were flashbulbs going off and people looking at me, and I hate to get ahead of myself because I'll probably always be a Midwestern nobody, but I could really get used to this shit.