A Whirlwind Couple of Weeks….
February 17, 2007 Add a comment below...
Whew! Made it through the last couple of weeks. Here’s the rundown:1. The Budlight ad did air in the 4th quarter of the Superbowl. They went with the version with the burlap sack on my head, so it was a brief appearance and you can’t recognize me, but fun anyway…the best news though was that my other commercial for State Farm aired right after the Superbowl and before the trophy presentation…so not technically airing during the Superbowl itself, we’ll fudge and say I had TWO commercials during the Superbowl…pretty cool, eh? I hadn’t seen the State Farm commercial and didn’t know it was airing, so that was a nice surprise…
2. The PokerNetCast.com Heads Up Challenge went off a couple days after the Superbowl. It was simulcast on liveatthebike.com. There were some technical problems on the first day which negated it being broadcast that day, but it was still captured for the archives and for the eventual TV show that will be produced out of the material. Bill Edler ended up defeating Barry Greenstein in our finals. It was a great, exhausting three days. We met some great folks. Of course, the poker players: Daniel Negreanu, Chip Reese, Micheal “The Grinder” Mizrachi, and many others. A couple of my favorites were there: “Yukon” Brad Booth and Gavin Smith. On the last day after we were all done Gavin asked me how much I weighed. Now, knowing Gavin’s propensity to bet on things and knowing in the past people always guessing low, I figured I might have a chance at a little $$, so I said, “well, I can’t just tell you, we need to bet a little something don’t we?” and he said sure he’d bet on it and I gave him pretty wide range - 10lbs either way. Well, I walked out of that deal with a couple c-notes when he guessed too low. Thanks Gavan!! Overall, despite the technical problems, it was a great three days and will keep you posted as to when the show may air on TV.
3. The following week was Trent Tucker’s Hoopology Celebrity Poker event. Again, Poker NetCast was involved and I would be one of the commentators for this charity event staring the likes of Michael Jordan, Mike Sexton, etc. The event was held at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. It was a fun couple of days, met some cool folks, and had way too much of the margarita’s. Dont’cha know drinks are free in Vegas!! Another reason I shouldn’t live there…hehe….there are a couple of good bits about the time in Vegas, but as they say…what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, though if you corner me sometime and buy me a drink perhaps a story or two will spill out…
Now, recovery time. It will be nice to take a break and gear up for…well, who knows…but I look forward to it.
More soon, Bostin.
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