John Beatty Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 (edited) The official date of the BBB4 is Oct 4. Request off now. It will be like last year, 25 spots & then shut down. First come, first served. Food & beer after, feats until I get too tired to stay up & families are welcome, but we do have limited seating. Events: Grippers Bending - still undecided whether max bastards in 5 min (if we do this, I will try to get the softer Bastard stock if available in the next 5 months & will stockpile it so I can have at least 300-400 Bastards for the comp), or three attempts. two hand medley hercules hold tearing medley Big squeeze DL Of course meet T's, Prizes & trophies through 10th place. I'll be trying to get the entry form up in the next few days. Edited May 16, 2008 by John Beatty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalachiMcMullen Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 As neat as the max bastards event sounds, I think it will leave some guys out. I know that you'd have it drop down the line to G8's or 1/4" Sq or something but I really love seeing guys put their all into a max bend. All sounds good then John! :rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsrule92 Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 I'm in! And my dad will definitely be there to compete as well. So save two spots for us Whats the entry fee? $50? I also voted for max bend. As cool as endurance bending sounds, last time I tired it I ripped my palm open, I really don't feel like training it again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Beatty Posted May 20, 2008 Author Share Posted May 20, 2008 Ok guys, max bend 3 attempts again then. I'll try to get the entry done Thurs. It will be at the FBBC headquarters again. Will work on some sponsors to have more prizes. I may try to have a radio or TV promo the night before, if anyone gets in early Fri & would be interested in doing it, let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsrule92 Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Ok guys, max bend 3 attempts again then. I'll try to get the entry done Thurs. It will be at the FBBC headquarters again. Will work on some sponsors to have more prizes. I may try to have a radio or TV promo the night before, if anyone gets in early Fri & would be interested in doing it, let me know. I'll be there 5ish Friday so I'd be interested if you could hook that up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Beatty Posted May 22, 2008 Author Share Posted May 22, 2008 Start time will be 12 noon, so the guys driving in that day will have enough time to get there. I took the day before off, so I'd have time to get things all ready (otherwise I work 11am-11pm, thought that might suck). If the weather turns out good, we'll be set up & ready, only thing we'll need is another small sized car for the ramps. So if anyone driving has a Camry sized vehicle that would be great, or if two people have small sized trucks or such. I've talked to the local news, and the paper, and they're interested in coming out, so we'll have coverage this year. Last year I forgot until it was too late, but already covered now. I'm also going to check into some of the event filming people & see if I can get a reasonable DVD made up, maybe to sell, too. Wanted to know if there is interest in a DVD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knyaz Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Dvd will be a great idea, the events are all awesome and to watch all of them even to get some tips would be great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalachiMcMullen Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 John, I WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED IN A DVD. I will be there the day of so I suppose I'm out of the whole "coverage" deal but like I said in the sentence previous, I WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED IN A DVD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsrule92 Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 I would definitely want a DVD. John, we're renting a Chevy Aveo, would that work? Or too light? It's a pretty small car but I figured I'd offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedd Johnson Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 A DVD sounds like a great idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Beatty Posted May 23, 2008 Author Share Posted May 23, 2008 I got a reply & some basic info on costs for the DVD. I'm figuring I'd need at least 10-12 guys at $35 per & I'll cover the other half (or a little more) of the expenses. You guys think about it & let me know. If we want to add some after contest stuff, it'll cost more, he charges $100 per hour on site, plus reproduction costs for the DVD's. When I get a more exact number, I'll post some more info, but we'll start there. Waiting on some other quotes, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jad Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Hi John, I'll be at the contest but would not be interested in purchasing a dvd. See you in October. Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalachiMcMullen Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 I got a reply & some basic info on costs for the DVD. I'm figuring I'd need at least 10-12 guys at $35 per & I'll cover the other half (or a little more) of the expenses. You guys think about it & let me know. If we want to add some after contest stuff, it'll cost more, he charges $100 per hour on site, plus reproduction costs for the DVD's. When I get a more exact number, I'll post some more info, but we'll start there. Waiting on some other quotes, too. Why not do it like Rice did at Gripmas with just a few video cameras running and contributed footage? So long as you have a camera and a DVD burner, all it would cost you is the price of the DVD's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Beatty Posted May 25, 2008 Author Share Posted May 25, 2008 That's cool with me, I'd like to get footage, especially the after stuff, and I've had people ask about DVD's of the BBB in the past, so we'll keep things open for now & make a final decision later. I'm going to work on hotels this week, we won't be using the Drury again, prices were too high last year & they charged me for a room I didn't use & took 3 months to get me a refund. I'll look for something in the same general area, so all the shopping, restaurants & such will be close. Going to try to keep the room cost under $100, but that may be tough due to the comp being in the middle of the U of I football season, even though that weekend is an away game the hotels jack it up. I've got a couple of sponsors on board already, Robert Baraban & GILL athletics, along with FBBC of course, so will be trying to work up some even better prize packages this year. I had a pretty nifty idea for the load medley, so will be building that soon, it's going to be an eye popper. We will have local media coverage, so I'll try to record the news & have it posted if I can figure out how, and if the paper shows, too, I'll try to get a bunch of copies so everyone can get one. I've got a friend that works for the local paper & he hooked me up with a pile last year when my son was on the front page for the article on FBBC. As always, we'll play for hours after the show, so anyone is welcome to bring toys. The lots behind my house haven't sold yet (I still want to buy the one directly behind, but not yet), so we've got a lot of space to play. I'm going to do the entry shortly, and will post it asap. I would like to request checks for the entry fees, not paypal if possible, I have a tendency to use the Paypal $ for other FBBC things & then have to come up with big chunks at the last minute. If I have the checks, I'll only cash them as I need to pay for stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twig Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 I'll get 5 DVD's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twig Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Oops! That's a typo, should be 2, not 5! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxyj75 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 You can count me in John!! How do I go about getting an entry form? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerryg Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 You can count me in John!! How do I go about getting an entry form? http://www.fatbastardbarbellco.com/BBBIV.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxyj75 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Thanks Gerry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Beatty Posted June 4, 2008 Author Share Posted June 4, 2008 I don't know about the rest of you guys, but I see a few KOAB's going down at the BBBIV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jad Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Hi John, A couple of questions about the events: Will gloves be provided for the license plate in the tearing medley or do we need to bring our own? Will the Kazmeier rule be in effect for the tearing and 2H medleys? Are there any restrictions on where you place hands on the big squeeze for the deadlift? I'm talking more in terms of width; I know you can't hook your fingers under, etc. Will tilting be allowed? Will the Jason Payne Caddy Crush Pads be allowed during the bending event? These have a prefabbed pocket in the leather so your steel doesn't slip out. They are made completely of leather and glue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalachiMcMullen Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Hi John,A couple of questions about the events: Will gloves be provided for the license plate in the tearing medley or do we need to bring our own? Will the Kazmeier rule be in effect for the tearing and 2H medleys? Are there any restrictions on where you place hands on the big squeeze for the deadlift? I'm talking more in terms of width; I know you can't hook your fingers under, etc. Will tilting be allowed? Will the Jason Payne Caddy Crush Pads be allowed during the bending event? These have a prefabbed pocket in the leather so your steel doesn't slip out. They are made completely of leather and glue. I'll supplement Josh's questions quick, Will the license plates be steel or aluminum? (It makes a difference ) WHAT is the Kazmeier rule? What exactly were you thinking of having in the tearing medley? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickr104 Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 What exactly were you thinking of having in the tearing medley? I second that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jad Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 What exactly were you thinking of having in the tearing medley? I second that. If I remember correctly it's: ez phonebook, deck crossways, hard phonebook, deck vertically, part's catalog, license plate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalachiMcMullen Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 What exactly were you thinking of having in the tearing medley? I second that. If I remember correctly it's: ez phonebook, deck crossways, hard phonebook, deck vertically, part's catalog, license plate Shoot, if that is one of those plastic paged monsters then no one, NO ONE will get past that. UNLESS the objects can be done in any order Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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