The Last Thing I Will Do Before I Leave...

[Reginald Rutledge]

this hobby is produce a realistic video with the people in place to give people outside the game a view that is not one of disrespect but one of "awe". I think with the knowledge I have, the equipment I have, the ingenuity and know how, the props that I can bring into play, and many other things, I have no question I could make this game look believable to many who are not in the game.

That may be the last thing I do before I leave the game. I will definitely continue to play solitaire but just thinking in terms of future endeavors, this is something I have always wanted to do. Now I hope someone else beats me to the punch - I really, really do!

I think at that time, my time will have been up. I will have invented enough of the things I wanted and played who I wanted and traveled to where I wanted. So there will be no hard feelings on that.

For me, I guess it's been a lifelong mission of mine to bring the game to the forefront the best way I know how. Because of my other interest (my daughter's foundation), the urgency to do this one last "Big Show", to bring all that I know into a production of the game is something I want to do.

I've got to have people who believe in what I do and who are looking for the same things that I am looking for. I want to tell the story of miniature football to anyone who will listen. The only way I know how is by filming what I know.

Everyone has their opinion on why they think the hobby is or is not growing or why we can or can not bring more people into the game. All that I've given to the game from the figures to the stadium to the gameboards to the "How to's" to the "Newspapers" to "MF Broadcast TV" to the color and hype and pregame shows and strategy TV shows, could be channeled into a product. I did all this for that simple reason anyhow. Might as well put the plan into action. I would like to someday in the very near future do something like this.

You've got to have the characters who can articulate the concept but you've also got to have the equipment and props to pull this off. This may never make it anywhere but if this is something that can be done for posterity sake, let it be.

If anyone here would be interested in coming to Texas for a weekend and helping make this a reality, you can let me know here or via email. I know I can get Michael Robertson and Barry Stephenson and even LeRon King to come do this but any others, let me know. Maybe, instead of doing that Shootout thing, y'all can just come here and help make this possible. We could definitely play some games, even hold a lil' tourney but this would be something to be passed on to the next generation of MF gamers. Some games can be played but the task would definitely be WORK for the hobby. For myself, at least one last time. Any takers?

Reg