Then we should just make it a party and forget the films. Screens are so small there, you'd have to be standing right under the TV to know what river / rapid was being run.
Wes

Id like to try MM again if they can get the DVD players working, continue to donate and keep making delicious pizza.

I thought it was kind of crappy that they said it was all hooked up and ready to go, and then we get there...but yes, still a blast! I say we schedule one for June, if not May.



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That is true. Plus they have an outstanding beer menu and the pizza was awesome.

I wonder if Pazzos would extend the same 20% offer? There seems to be a little more room there. They also have a good beer list and good pie.

I think Bubba was talking to them about an LVM premiere anyway?

Of course, we could switch it up from month to month. I'm not sure that Mellow Mushroom would want to do the 20% thing on a monthly basis anyway.

There was also some talk about having an on the water / film premiere extravaganza on the KY river at Riptides.

Now there's an idea. We've been trying to get something going over at Riptides for some time. A combination video viewing/party/rolling practice in the KY river. I say, "YES!"

Hanley

That is a great idea Hanley. I also agree with Bethany, I would be very surprised if they offered to give 20% away regularly. Wouldn't it be doubly great if we could talk Riptides into building a beach there? ... of course I doubt they would want the liability of providing a place to swim in potentially dangerous waters. Boonesboro isn't too far away though.... just not much fun rolling in the river ... and probably illegal for us to wade there to teach rolling. I wonder if they consider our rolls there swimming?
Wes

I actually liked rolling at Riptides more last year than Boonesboro. I went to Riptides a number of times but to Boonesboro only once. The one time I did go, it was really dirty. And although there was a beach, it was littered with glass. Plus, hoping out of the water into a bar is my kind of roll practice!

I'm thinking we should meet at Riptides in May........

If I could summarize....I've been trying to host a film premiere for awhile locally. I've been lax in following through for one, but also I haven't gotten good response from LVM. If you recall, Clay asked about an LVM on the forum a month ago and I emailed Will offline and never heard back from him. I asked John Grace to send a film through Will to the clinic and then I heard that the WW Cats had two LVMs to premiere. Liz said she inquired to them about a premiere too.

I have always had two locations in mind...Pazzo's (beer garden screen on the wall and room with garage door) and Riptides. I have contacted Pazzo's, haven't Riptides. I am also the one that has the "Rollapalooza at Riptides" idea and pitched it to Will the other night once I saw that they had the inflata screen. Else, the tv situation made Riptides my secondary choice for films due to having to bring the projector and screen.

So I'm all for heading up film premieres from the BWA side, as my role with the NPFF is Roadshow Coordinator and I have the whole film library. I feel like a film premiere is something that the BWA and the NPFF should do....as we are one of the pioneers of paddling porn distribution in the first place.

I would like to work WITH the WW Cats. I feel like we can help them market, setup, and keep sustainable a semi-regular event. There membership will obviously have high turnover rates compared to the BWA and they'll be absent during the summer potentially.

I also realize that last night's event was a success...in that we all got to talk, eat, drink, and be merry. To me, in that setting, films would've been a distraction.

So in my mind its possible that we keep these events separate. However, if some benefit can be provided to the WW Cats in terms of a % of the sales then let's do it. In some cases, I've also thought it possible that occassionally we'd like to collect a small fee at the door to go to a good cause....ie conservation groups or maybe a winter BWA roll session fund.

This is long, so I'll stop. Bottomline....I think we should work with the WW Cats so we don't saturate folks calendars with similar events, but both groups maximize benefit and attendance and comraderie between the groups. I am SUPER excited that the WW Cats are more active within the BWA events now.

Next film premiere...Call of the River, Kent Ford. This will be one that we'll want to sit and watch so the venue and A/V is important. Its not a plop and drop carnage film that makes for a good background.

bubba

All I can say is wow, what a turnout. To all those who came, we really appreciate not only your food and beer orders, but most importantly your support. This really is what sets kayaking apart from most other sports. An individual sport with an incredible backing community.

So, from what I heard at the mellow and on this thread, it sounds like this is a good idea to keep going, so lets do it. Here's a breakdown of the places we looked at:

Mellow - good food and beer, small seating area, crapped out with the TV's, but after seeing our huge crowd they said they'd let us set up a projector and screen in the future. We get 20% of the proceeds, but I'm not sure how often we can do it. Although it is my understanding that with large numbers they easily make back the money, so they are eager to do it.

Pazzos - Huge seating area (outside) with projectors, good beer and food. They've been typically harder to get ahold of, but has good potential. Not sure about getting a % back, but like I said, big numbers for ANY place on a weeknight is going to make owners happy

BW's - I go there quite abit so Ill talk to a manager next time I go

It would be awesome to do this kind of thing once a month or so, with the BWA 'hosting' and collecting the profit for at least the summer months, and the WWC hosting some if not all in the fall/spring. These are all details that can be worked out later, for now keep talking to managers and tell them how big this event was. I'll post numbers on here as soon as we hear back from MM.

Sorry for the long post, Thanks again everyone who came out, lets keep em coming!

Robby