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Originally posted by jimholio
D$ has heard this several times.....
I was brand new to the industry literally inside of 90 days and we went to go check the sceneout at ia2000 Miami.
This would be the show that launched the "Gold Rush" it was clear there was a ton of money to be made and there were legions of young hot shots wanting in on the action.....myself included.
After being on the floor for about two hours one thing became very clear....This Player's Ball was the event to attend....
So I briefed the crew and told them we were heading to the liquid lounge...when we arrived i did what ever i could to get up to the VIP so after asking the doorman if $500 would get me up the rope lifted and went upstairs to rub elbows with the group who would one day be my peers, my friends, and my closest business associates.
Once upstairs my appetite for success was hardly curbed. i went downstairs and decided to see if I could finesse my way tot he back stage area after a few confident attempts i see this D$ guy.....
So i tell him i wann tto go back and he says sure....i was floored.
the drinks were flowing and i was asked if i could give a shout out to the people in the balcony.......it was loud and D$ thought i had said i was with another company so a he said sure ......in fact why dont you announce ICE-T!!!!!
(D$ is such a stand up mo fo that he let what he thought was a sponsor have the honors of announcing the marquee talent)
So in my drunken state i stumble to the center stage and introduce myself and ICE-T....
D$ laughing asks who are you with again.....i tell him and he says Man i thought you said someone else!!!!!
We have had several good laughs about it over the years and it is to this day one of my fondest memories of working in this business
So there is my story the night i pirated my way to the elite VIP room and announced ICE-T without knowing a single person in the industry
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I love that story. See, it was before I even wanted to be on stage. People think I'm a ham and I love being on stage, but the truth is, KB's the ham. I host it because I need to make sure sponsors are thanked and the flow of the night moves along. If you want to make sure things get done right, you have to step in there and do it yourself. I'm still working at being better on stage, the one thing I can say for sure is this, I don't get nervous at all up there. You'd think with everyone of your peers in the crowd and 5000 eyeballs on you, you'd be nervous. The truth is, I have so much shit to handle, my mind is so pre-occupied with the nights agenda, there's no time to be nervous, and that's the absolute truth.
So now when KB and I are up there, it's natural, it's really us, talking shit into the mics, not knowing what we're gonna say next. The only thing I know for sure is that the sponsors need to be thanked and Woody Award winners need to know we're about to announce the winners.
So having Jim up there to announce Ice-T was a no brainer. I didn't have to do it, and I gave the honors to what I that was "Pornholio". This is before Jim became, Jimholio.
I love that memories like that are shared with players that are still thriving in the game today. And to think that I provided a memory to a guy as cool as Jim makes me proud as well.