Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Pondapalooza, Part 2

It's subzero degrees outside. I can feel the fever settin' in. The call goes out once again: Pondmeisters, lend me your pics!
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Most of you will likely recall our first effort. Here's a little reminder. This is a 5.4 MB download, so be patient...and turn up the sound! (after the download, right click and supersize the screen)
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We started work on the sequel, but ran short on material. I don't get it...we have hundreds of Pond Boss forum members, but only a couple of dozen have ponds AND a camera...??? Come on! Help me get this thing off the ground!
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Email me at least 2 of your best pics of your pond. Don't resize them...email 'em as large as you can. If you have a name for your pondal slice of heaven, tell me what it is. Also, give me your forum name. I'll do the rest of the work.
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Send your pics to my email (listed on my profile)
brettski6969@......

All I can say is WOW. I had to watch that twice. I definitely want to be part of the sequel. Look for my pics soon.

Thanks B'ski. That is truly inspiring.

FYI, PM's, Bski's big download is a collection of pictures of forum members' ponds.

Awesome Pondapalooza!! I'll try to send you some pics of our pond soon! Thanks!

I'm sorting photos. Great job on the slide show Bski. It's great to be able to see ponds from the forum members.

i sent you some more b'ski.

i loved that slide show, and soundtrack to boot. and appreciate the level of effort on your part to put that together, awesome.

my offered criticism is the lack of pond pics from many established forum members here.....and all new forum members are strongly encouraged to participate.

cough em up guys

here is a preview of what i sent:




there's a good song out there i heard on a fishin show a couple weeks ago w/ words to the effect "every man dies, but not every man lives"......anybody heard that one? would be good soundtrack material. dont know the artist, will see if i can find out.

here it is (video link at bottom):

Jason Aldean off his Relentless CD
"Have you ever skipped a stone across the water
Have you ever hitched a free ride on a train
Have you ever climbed up on a water tower
To write a name

The truth is, Every man dies
Not every man lives

Have you ever loved someone that you would die for
Have you ever walked too far out on a limb
Have you ever chased a dream too high to reach for
And pulled it in

Truth is Every man dies
But Not every man lives

I wanna paint outside the lines
Run the red lights in my mind
Take everything, One lifetime has to give
I wanna stand inside a fire
Walk blind-folded on a wire
Every man dies
But not every man lives

Have you ever thought about how fast time passes
Ever thought about what you would leave behind
Ever stood up for something you believed in
And drawn a line

Truth is every man dies
But not every man lives

I wanna paint outside the lines
Run the red lights in my mind
Take Everything, One lifetime has to give
I wanna stand inside a fire
Walk blind-folded on a wire

Every man Dies
But Not Every Man Lives

i wanna pop that ol yolk sac
i wanna build a beautiful lil pond
i wanna raise them fightin Green sunfish
and wonder at all the life within

truth is every man dies
but not every man lives.

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http://www.topvideoo.com/videos_watch.php?video=M4fYl7tqGYU

ok, i edited in that last part.

I sent a couple in, so everybody should be able to find a few good pics. I know there are other new guys on here too, so step up and send them in. It's painless, I promise!

Sent in two photos. Get them sent in folks, Bski puts a lot of time and effort in to this and as you can see it came out great last year.

Thanks guys (edit: and gals)....sometimes the Pond Actor's Guild is difficult during negotiations.
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I will be able to upload these shows to anyone that is interested. You can save them to a file for your own use.

Bski can you post this on photo bucket? You are blocked by firewall these days. I can't even see my own website anymore.

hmmmm...not sure
I'll check the file compatibility tonite.
Do you have an email that will accept a file that is about 5.5 MB? I'll send ya a copy of the original

Ok, Brettski, I have lots of pond pics as we took them from beginning to end (and we continue to) to show progress. Are we looking for like one for before and one for after?

Hey MECIN
We are lookin' for the final product, in all it's glory. The one you would proudly hang on your living room wall.

...I should add
We are looking for 2 pics of the final product....from a couple different angles/point-of-view

Brett,

First off, Thank you for sending "LOOZA" via work e-mail acct.( I too, had trouble viewing thru the link, maybe cuz I'm on a mac?) I know your busy these days just like everybody else is, (fam,work,etc.) but you still find time to put out this great production!!! If you ever think of running for office, you got my vote!!! (lil' illinois joke, sorry)

Second, I don't know if it's just me, but, I COULD WATCH LOOZA ALL DAY LONG!!! You know how some businesses are displaying videos throughout their buildings' reception areas, I would have your production running 24/7.

Brett, you've done an exceptional job representing your fellow brothers and sisters and am thrilled and honored to be offered the chance to get in on the next production, my only worry is, will my pond make the cut, because it's not as beautiful as most in that video, sending pics anyways, and wouldn't be upset if they weren't chosen for next video, I'd understand.

P.S. EVERYONE NEEDS TO SEND IN 2 PICTURES OF YOUR POND IN THE NEXT 20 MINUTES OR SOMETHING TERRIBLE WILL HAPPEN, ALSO YOU MUST FORWARD TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW (WITH PONDS), IN THE NEXT 20 MINUTES, SO THEY CAN SEND IN 2 PICTURES OF THEIR POND, AND NOTHING BAD WILL HAPPEN TO THEM EITHER!!!! HURRY...YOU'VE ONLY GOT 20 MINUTES!!!

hope that helps Brett.

K-man, I'm humbled by your kind words and impressively agressive salesmanship.
You forgot to mention the Ginsu knives...

Sorry,

FREE GINSU KNIVES TO THE FIRST 5000 RESPONDERS, just pay shipping and handling.

I think it's more like:

IF YOU RESPOND NOW, BRETTSKI WILL NOT TAKE YOU OUT WITH HIS GINSU KNIVES.

Send pics to Brett, for Pondapalooza Part 2.

IF YOU RESPOND NOW, BRETTSKI WILL NOT TAKE YOU OUT WITH HIS GINSU KNIVES.




Thanks davatsa.

Send PICTURES everyone; I just sent my two.

B'ski I assume you got the PB mods slide show disc some time back. It has about 50 different PB guys ponds. It has pics of 2 of our ponds. Do you want pics of the 3rd in renovation ?

Yes, Ewest...I have the disc. Thanks.
I kinda want to narrow it down to folks that want to be in the production and then let them select their best pose. If I can get 2 great shots per interested member, we will be ready for production with about 12 more actors (x 2 pics each).
I know your ponds are in there, but you can save me some time by hand picking them from your files and forwarding them to me. I would love to get 2 of your ponds on this show. Tell me their names.

Brettski, Unfortunately my pc will not allow the viewimg of your video. I have sent 2 pics and will try to watch it on my wife's laptop.(if she will let me) Thanks for what you're doin. Tom

Shoot me an email addy that will accept a 5.5 MB download. It's a .wmv file (Windows Media Vision). Should be cake for a PC.