It isn’t often that I get to meet another mascot, let alone a mascot who loves pool as much as I do. Toward the end of the Super Billiards Expo, I got to meet none other than Critter, the well traveled road partner of the world famous OMGWTF (if you haven’t read her blog, you’ve got to check it out at http://www.massiveunderstatement.com).
We were chillin’ in the Mezz booth (which by the way was the place to be at the Expo) and all the sudden who should walk in the booth but the past, present and future of trick shots in Mike Massey and Florian “Venom” Kohler. Since Critter is a wee bit smaller than me, I decided to give him a leg up so he could watch the show.
Needless to say, Venom and Massey put on quite a show, doing some classic tricks as well as some of the crazy stuff from Venom’s new DVD. Hopefully I’ll get another chance to hang out with Critter in May when I head out to Las Vegas for BCA Nationals.
We’re finally back from the Super Billiards Expo and can I just say that travelling has become one of the more humiliating aspects of my job as official mascot.
Having to ride under the seat is expected, but being forced through an X-Ray machine like a piece of luggage, that’s just wrong.
Anyway, we’ve started checking out all the pictures thanks to my personal paparazzi, Samm Diep. There are a ton of great shots, so choosing the five best for our “Be Seen With Frank” contest is going to be tough. What won’t be tough though? Including this guy as one of the Top 5!
As photographer, Samm gets to choose two of the winners, but I have ultimate selection power for the other three. Once Samm gets back from NYC we’ll have all five picked and will send out the gift certificates. See, Samm and her friend Mike Fieldhammer decided to take off to New York without me and Sarah was busy with the folks over at Mezz, so that meant I had to go home with Mike. Ugh.
