It occured to me
after the last entry, that I've shown none of the
actual plays that lead to such vitriol. Many of you
thought I was just overacting. While you still
may think that, I'm telling you - this game is
made for a quasi-reality show. Watch these
dozen plays, and then I'm gonna try to explain this
better - 'cause we ain't actin'...
The only thing
that is exagerrated is that those of us who have been
practicing for a couple of months, know this is "for
keeps". This is a tournament. This means something to
everyone involved and the absolute crux of why this
game gets under your skin? It's excruciatingly simple.
All you do, is hit the ball into another square. That
simpleness is what makes mental errors so FUCKING
frustrating. It's a game of passing the buck. It's
like hot potato. Give the problem to someone else to
deal with...
...but then you
decide to put a little english on it. So you try and
put the ball in the back corner so they end up
"dropping the ball" so to speak. Inevitably you get
yourself out - and there's no more frustrating feeling
in the world. The simplicity starts to eat at you and
as you can see, you start to lose your cool. So I have
to reiterate, we're not acting. Those of us who have
been rehearsing and practicing want to win,
REALLY BAD. And the only thing the camera does,
is remind us that there's no going back. This is being
documented for this show, and no one wants to lose in
front of everyone.
I actually
uploaded this video a couple days ago, and maybe it's
the quality of the close-up shots or whatnot, but I
can't believe how many of you think it's scripred or
that we scripted lines like the "You touched my boob"
line, etc. Amy isn't an actress, she's just
competitive. JT is a self-admitted prick when it comes
to all things competitive and wants to get under your
skin. He does it weekly when we practice. It works. I
am really, really, really serious about the whole
thing because my nature is to excel at everything I
ever attempt. When Amy yelled "REEEEEEEEEEEDO.
REEEEEEEEEDO" I was fucking angry. Because I
have a dual role of keeping the whole thing "fair"
since it's my show, so for her to forget that I
didn't GET A FUCKING REDO, pissed me
off. That look in my eyes? Jesus. And that play where
they're all ganging up on me, and then I make it out
alive? I EXPLODED inside. This isn't made up. This
isn't like other reality shows in that sense -
I swear to you. It's the game. It really is the
game.
Seriously - if
you're at all competitive? Go grab 3 of your friends
and some chalk, and draw a 4-Square court. Play for an
hour. I don't know what it is, but it gets under your
skin. Listen, everyone thought I was crazy. The
first couple guys that came over - were just humoring
me. And then, they just kept coming back. They started
telling friends (who thought they were insane), but
now after seeing the footage - some of them get it.
It's a bizarre sport that I think has room to grow
very, very popular -- and I think this show is gonna
be wildly entertaining. SOOOOOOOOOOO much more
than I expected. And the biggest reason?
...'cause you guys
haven't even seen any of the interviews! You don't
know any of the backstories. You don't know who the
couples are, who the pairings are, what the plotlines
are... and it's still fun to watch. So when I get the
whole thing together? Whew. Just couldn't be more
excited about this project. And I cannot begin to tell
you how badly I want to win. We're doing the
entire series in two shooting days and this Sunday
will crown the champion. There's at least 6 people
that completely believe they can win it. That's gonna
make for some intense moments and some
looooooooooooong rallies. And don't ask me. I will not
tell the ending. If I get any IMs about the outcome
you're getting a big "no comment" from me. And no one
involved is gonna say shit, and I'm gonna make them
all sign non-disclosure agreements to boot. I need you
all to watch when this thing starts airing, and it'll
be that much more dramatic if you have no idea how it
ends.
Very, very, very
pumped. BRING IT ON.
Adam
PS - 145 hours and
45 minutes until I finally cracked. A new personal
record for me. I'll try again in November - maybe
I can make it to the 12th. :-)
