ChopSueyChris
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Feb 28, 2005, 11:42 AM
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Re: [adtr] ADVICE!!!! Shooting a MMA (in boxing ring) fight this weekend....
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I've been waiting all weekend to see these. When/where do we get to see some more?
Do I know you from somewhere?
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I am giving the pics to the webmaster of Euphoria today, so the pics should be up in the next day or two. I will however post some more as Gunit and I shot almost 2000 pics of the night. TONS of great pics.
But here is the horror story to get our passes.
We get to the arena around 630. I get the tickets for our pals, no prob.
Glen and I go to the front door of the Taj Mahal... "Where do we pick up our press pass credentials?" I said... We were told the Box Office.
We get back to the box office, they look @ us like we are aliens... I asked to speak to someone in charge. The lady took our names and info. Came back a few minutes later. gave us comp tickets for the cheap seats. I told the lady "We were specifically told elbows on the canvas to shoot... We need real passes to do our job."
So I felt like a dick because I dragged Glen out and pushed Euphoria for a month for credentials to have it end like this? So, We go to the front doors, a lady in charge of security told us "No pro Lenses allowed" Which I replied "I am not leaving my friend and I, our 10,000 dollars worth of lenses and equiptment in a parking a garage". She said that there's nothing she can do. So, Glen and I walked to the other side of the arena, music playing as Bruce Buffer was announcing the night line up. We spoke to a woman in charge who in hindsight was a blessing for doing us a solid and getting HER supervision to come talk to us. After explaining our case. Throwing around a few names, showing a biz card, He wasn't able to get in contact with the Fight people, so He took us practically by the hands walked us into the arena with out lesnes. I bs'ed with the head of security which later on Glen asked "if I knew him personally since I spoke like I did." But, in reality I was just being friendly since this guy was actually helping us out and doing a great deal of good for us.
So we walk past the ring, and by the backstage area and BOOM! The security supervisor says "There is Miguel right there." I poped my head in, quickly explained who I was and when we spoke and mix up with passes @ the box office..." He pulls out a stack of "All Access Passes" gives Glen and I two with chains and said "You guys are late go find a spot @ ringside..." So after another handshake, a huge thanks to the Security Supervisor. We were in and on our way.
I gotta say the 20+ minutes to get in the door felt like hours, felt my heart sank a few times. Felt like crap that it almost didn't pan out for Glen and I. Felt like I was letting a friend down. But it worked out. I knew it was a cool experience for us being ringside, hearing the chatter of the fighters coaches durring the fight, hearing the hecklers which turned out to be my 2 closest friends next to Glens friend in the audience! It was great, and now as 2 days have gone by since the fights... It is starting to settle in how much of a once in a lifetimes experience the night was. Like I told Glen @ the end of the fights "I couldn't think of one other fight fan/photo enthusiest (sp?) that I would have rather spent the night shooting pics with.
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I got some stuff.
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