A Conversation With Frederic Caudron Part II

[zensteve]

I hope you enjoy the conversation with Frederic Caudron. Ricky Carranco, Fred, and I had a very good conversation yesterday which lasted over an hour. This is unedited. Like any electrical technology, there were a few glitches. A few audio issues and the introduction was cut somehow. So it starts off right away with the first question ( which is fine by me ). Everyone, have a nice rest of your weekend. https://youtu.be/VsDsc7ffdZs

 

[KissedOut]

Hey Steve, I really enjoyed this. And thanks very much for including some of the questions that I had suggested after the first one you did. The audio drop-outs were unfortunate but didn't really detract from the discussion.

Thanks for doing this. How did it come about, if you don't mind telling us?

 

[zensteve]

Thanks KissedOut. Yes, you can tell we were all having a good time. Years ago when I was on the USBA BOD I interviewed the top players from around the world. It was fun and I found all of them quite open and willing to share their knowledge. I contacted Fred sometime ago when the whole UMB and PBA brouhaha started. And as you know, Fred was summarily kicked out of the UMB. I contacted UMB president Farouk El Barki for his comment. He was pleasant but intransigent. I contacted one of top top players in the UMB ranking. He would not comment other than to say he doesn't talk about the PBA. I support Fred and wish him well. ( Can you imagine the UMB made no accommodations to stream the World Games in Birmingham? Unless there is something that doesn't permit it. I can't imagine what that would be ) Have a great week KissedOut.