Lights Out in Blackham

[douglas]

Kick off the inagaural "Beryl Shipley Classic tournament" in style and catch an exclusive peek at new content from the documentary "Lights Out in Blackham". Fans can Meet Coach Bob Marlin while you hang with USL legends Bo Lamar, Fred Saunders, Payton Townsend, Dean Church and many others, along with the Shipley family and film makers. Enjoy fantastic food and drinks provided by Schilling and bid on one of a kind items such as a jersey signed by the USL legends themselves. All of this is part of the "Bery Shipley Tribute Gala" presented by Cox Communications.

We have planned a very special evening to honor the contributions of head coach Beryl Shipley on November 16th from 6pm to 9:30 pm at the Acadiana Center for the Arts in downtown Lafayette. Tickets will go on sale at the end of this month and will be limited. If you would like to receive an email notification as soon as we are ready to launch in the box office please send contact info to info@nerdpictures.net. Proceeds from the event will fund the completion of the film and the "Beryl Shipley Mended Hearts" scholarship endowment Please check out the attached flyer for more details on the event and we hope to see the ragin pagin faithful there!

[douglas]

the Lights Out in Blackham crew is bustin humps to get all the guys in for the Shipley tribute gala and keep em here for the duration of the classic so the guys can catch the games and be honored in the half time ceremonies. As of now here are the playerslocked for the week:

bo lamar
fred saunders
steve green
payton townsend
dean church
charlie english
steve caldwell

i have several others that are in the simmer stage, but the gumbo pot should be boilin soon. It's going to be one hell of a tip off for the fans, to be able to cheer on the team alongside the guys who put UL on the map. and man...my wallet is a feelin it!

[El Sidonio]

i would love to meet Bo Lamar in person!

what is the date of the game where these guys will make the halftime appearance?

[BrockMeaux]

Thanks for the update...any updates on Lights Out in Blackham? How are things going on the documentary, any idea if the finish line is anywhere in sight on the project?

[douglas]

they will be presenting something to the shipley family on court and will also be on court for saturday during half time. Ooooooor you could get some serious face time at a kick ___ event i just so happen to be throwin for a little movie im workin on....just throwin it out there...nudge nudge

[VermilionSports]

Hey Douglas, this event sounds awesome.


I sent you a private message pertaining to it.

[douglas]

we have been working at break neck speed for the last 10 months and have a ton of stuff in the can, so much in fact i had to stop booking shooting dates so we could step back and see what the heck we got. As of now i have around 1.2 terabytes of stuff, whats that mean...a lot that's what.

I could start slapping the film together now and call it a day, but our goal is to make this thing the best it can be and that means talking to people like ray authement who we have had to back up several times but really wants to be in the film. Also I need to start putting the crew and our gear on jet planes for chats with ncaa investigators who damn sure as hell ain't comin here along with a few peeps around the usa-that aint gunna be cheap, which is one of the reasons it is important i get a solid turnout for the "shipley tribute gala", and hell it's gunna be an awesome night anyways.

We are farther along than i thought we would be at this time though and our post production workflow is rolling nicley, if i dont have to farm out some major tasks such as color correction i think i will have my submission to major festivals postmarked in may or june, which for a four man indy crew is stupid fast. Dale Browns began in 2007 and just premiered last week.

So we will continue to eat sleep and breath this bad boy until it's done, when i can show it to the cajun nation depends on what level we reach

[RaginFan2]

we have been working at break neck speed for the last 10 months and have a ton of stuff in the can, so much in fact i had to stop booking shooting dates so we could step back and see what the heck we got. As of now i have around 1.2 terabytes of stuff, whats that mean...a lot that's what.

I could start slapping the film together now and call it a day, but our goal is to make this thing the best it can be and that means talking to people like ray authement who we have had to back up several times but really wants to be in the film. Also I need to start putting the crew and our gear on jet planes for chats with ncaa investigators who damn sure as hell ain't comin here along with a few peeps around the usa-that aint gunna be cheap, which is one of the reasons it is important i get a solid turnout for the "shipley tribute gala", and hell it's gunna be an awesome night anyways.

We are farther along than i thought we would be at this time though and our post production workflow is rolling nicley, if i dont have to farm out some major tasks such as color correction i think i will have my submission to major festivals postmarked in may or june, which for a four man indy crew is stupid fast. Dale Browns began in 2007 and just premiered last week.

So we will continue to eat sleep and breath this bad boy until it's done, when i can show it to the cajun nation depends on what level we reach

I wish you and your crew "Godspeed!" in this production! I think it has the potential to be a great film. It is a great, mostly unknown (to most of the nation) story. I was fortunate to be able to witness a brief portion of that era, and it was awesome. It marked me (an outsider from North Louisiana) as a Ragin' Cajun for life! I came to Lafayette in Jan. 1973 and got to attend the last semester of the Shipley era. It gave me a glimpse of what was possible here at UL. I feel that Coach Hud is the first one we've had since then that has brought a semblance of that feeling back to Acadiana. Not that we haven't had some fun and exciting times in the interim, but they've seemed to mostly be isolated events or very short time frames. And, of course, I'm not just referring to basketball. I am so glad you have picked up this subject on which to put together a film project. I know it will be important to the local community. I think if it is done right, it will resonate nationally. Thank you for taking it on!

[Turbine]

I think Marlin brought some serious Citement last season. When you combine an 11 game win streak and then a 6 game (fb) win streak virtualyy back to back . . . These are citing times. I'm looking forward to basketball season.

Now to the present: It will be fun to look back at how EXciting the Shipley era really was.

[USL1970]

we have been working at break neck speed for the last 10 months and have a ton of stuff in the can, so much in fact i had to stop booking shooting dates so we could step back and see what the heck we got. As of now i have around 1.2 terabytes of stuff, whats that mean...a lot that's what.

I could start slapping the film together now and call it a day, but our goal is to make this thing the best it can be and that means talking to people like ray authement who we have had to back up several times but really wants to be in the film. Also I need to start putting the crew and our gear on jet planes for chats with ncaa investigators who damn sure as hell ain't comin here along with a few peeps around the usa-that aint gunna be cheap, which is one of the reasons it is important i get a solid turnout for the "shipley tribute gala", and hell it's gunna be an awesome night anyways.

We are farther along than i thought we would be at this time though and our post production workflow is rolling nicley, if i dont have to farm out some major tasks such as color correction i think i will have my submission to major festivals postmarked in may or june, which for a four man indy crew is stupid fast. Dale Browns began in 2007 and just premiered last week.

So we will continue to eat sleep and breath this bad boy until it's done, when i can show it to the cajun nation depends on what level we reach

Good news on Dr. Authement - one of the last alive who knows what happened during the Rougeou adminstration.

[CajunRebel]

You guys will be floored when you see some of the stuff Douglas has come up with for this documentary.

And the fundraiser he's holding is going to be just amazing if you are a UL fan. You'll be able to rub elbows with some straight up legends!! I for one am just giddy over it!

[douglas]

alright folks, tickets are now on sale for the "Beryl Shipley Tribute Gala" presented by Cox. We have got a killer line up of Cajun Legends-Bo , Freddie, Dean Church, Payton Townsend and others, along with coach marlin, an exclusive preview of material from the film "Lights Out in Blackham". Ticket price is $75 and includes free food, beers, wine and sodas. We will have autographeditems, among many others the silent auction. Proceeds from the event will fund the completion of the documentary and the Beryl's mended hearts scholarship endowment.

Only a limited amount of tickets are available and are moving pretty quickly, i'd scoop em up before the weekend is over based on the numbers we have already sold. thanks again for all of he support guys and i hope to see you there!

how to get em:
#1 visit the box office at the acadiana center for the arts, 101 W. Vermilion St. Lafayette, LA 70501
#2 call 337.233.7060
#3 or online at www.acadianacenterforthearts.org