Last Dance
Date: Feb 9th, 2014
Time:9:02Am
Location: Vancouver International Airport (YVR)
Destination: Las Vegas NV, Landing 12:30PM
Status: Luggage Scanned, Cues Rapped and Double Cased
At moments like this I'm generally ready for lift off and knowing that I'm in for a good week time in "Sin City" and some top flight pool at the TAR studio. Instead I'm in a somber mood like I'm in transit to friends funeral. I'm glad I could make it down for the last dance. It was a good run. It ends as it should with the most loved vs. the new one. TAR and SVB are intertwined. He grew up and became the monster all documented by Justin and in the early days by Nasty. I think both of them have a lot to do with the Shane we know today.
I remember the first time I went down and saw Shane play. WOW. You could see the intensity as the vein in the side of his head went to DEFCON 2. He wasn't scared to lose he was just driven to win. You go back through all the matches and people and it's impressive. In no particular order: SVB, Cory, Alex, Efren, Busty, Archer, John S, DH, Hatch, MD, Jayson S, Dennis O, Efren, Efren, Efren. DCC Action, Grady, Billy, Cotton, JJ, Jay, Ken S and others.
Alex vs Shane Trilogy is better than Star Wars.
Many thx to Justin, Nasty (RIP), The Crew and a Big thank you to Mark G who I'm sure wrote his share of checks.
They are calling my flight. One Rental Car. Two Bottles of Makers Mark at the liquor store. Check in at another hotel....and I walk into Pool Mecca.
Maybe I'll steal a door nob as a momento. PS if anyone want to play I'm available until Thursday night. Just PM me.
Nick