OKaey, finally, as promised, the Geoff Jose Memorial Warmachine Tournament 2011 Video.

To see it, just visit the front page of the Phoenix Forge: www.phoenix-forge.com

This was actually quite an emotional experience building the video as the photos and video captured really were showing something more than what was on the surface, and the song choice came to me a year ago when I heard it though that it rang true of the Blind Pig and its history - finding your own meaning in music is an awesome thing and to me it is about the Blind Pig and the GJMWT].

Thanks to all of you who really gave an awesome photogenic performance. :]

I wonder if Lobo was able to see the video in China.
I'm still amazed that he made it to the GJMWT in spirit.

And did nobody see the hidden crack in the video???

Geoff's Mum did!

She rang me up and had a go at me!!!!

Did she like everything else in the video? Wasn't many responses here on Wargamerau about the video, but there were so many viewings of it.

Well, you made her cry.

And me too, BTW.

It was good. No need to post comments on something like that, I could only watch it once......

So pissed off that I can't see it. For a long time there Luke, I couldn't get your website at all. Now I can get on there but I can't see any video.

AAAARRRGGGGG!!!!! RAGE QUIT CHINA!!!!!

Me too [the tears welling] each time I see it, and then the ambivalence inside as two emotions conflict when the smiles and humour shines through. I hope the video helps to reflect just how everybody felt to be a part of the GJMWT. I wanted something that reflected the enormity and history of the Blind Pig and the GJMWT.

[Note I used the word "politely" in the video which is contrary to the story Bec told me of what was said that fateful day to the soon-to-be-Pig-members in that shop].

I hope that the video is something Mama Jose [and all who knew Geoff] can keep forever - willing to give copies of the proper file to family, friends, important people.



Willing to set up a peer-to-peer facility of some variety to send you the file [41.3MB], Lobo.
I'm still amazed that you managed to get in there, along with Bec's 'wise cracking.'

I'm amazed Lobo hasn't died of some unmentionable animal product being passed off as "meat" causing a terminal dose of the squirts!!!!

(Obligatory four exclamation marks).

It was a close run thing. The school I am at provides lunch. Today was some sort of knuckle off of some sort of animal (i had to spit the bell collar out). Without fail, I would have been better off going outside and eating the leaves off of the trees. Taste, texture and the fact that 6 hours later, I am on the toilet wishing a violent death upon the "chef" that works there.

The thing about china is that there are no licencing issues. If I decide to wake up tomorrow and be a carpenter, I can be. A welder, no experience? Don't let that stop you. Hell, I was thinking of taking up gynocology(sp?) and seeing where that takes me.

A mate of mine worked in the construction of a Chemical/Hydro/Nuclear plant that is tied in with the Seven Gorges Dam project. All the work was overseen by Yanks and Brits, but the work done by the 'tradesmen' was somewhat less than desirable. He was asked to stay behind and help run the place working in a field he knew nothing about. He took his money, ran back to the USA and retired.

He told me that he expects the place to blow up one day. They locals have no quality to their work, no regard for worker safety and if they want something good for home (industrial) use it is imported.

BTW, have you tried the fried pigs face yet? It is so......words fail me, but is it up there with other Asian delicacies like cooked monkey.

No, I stood there looking at the pig face at a street vendors stall for about 15 mins and as I looked into the various face parts of 5 or 6 pigs I thought to myself that there must be a better option. I went instead for the noodle man that is out in the street. much better and I could pretend that the sliced meat was off of some animal more traditionally considered dinner rather than a house pet.

He's alive!!!!

I thought Jeff would've died of some dysenteric disease by now.......

He's just built of 'tuffa' stuff.

Woot! So you have WargamerAU access now, lobo?

Access for a little while now.

And it was a pretty close run thing on the dying of dysentary. I had the squirts pretty bad a couple of weeks ago. Unfortunately I also had to teach a class for 80 mins straight. about halfway through the lesson I had a little attack of the squirts. Lets just say that I earned the name 'Iron cheeks' in that lesson. I spent the whole lesson standing rigid at the front left of the class. not moving.

At one point I dropped my pen and just looked down at it sadly. It might as well have been sitting on the moon. There was no way I was able to get it myself. I just got those pants made and there was no way I was going to let things go. I got the other teacher to look after them with 5 mins to go in the lesson. I only just made it.

They make adult daipers in Wookie size, you know......