Drive Premiere Utah Edition
As one last shout to Utah riders and water flickers alike, a last minute
Premier was organized to showcase Sean Kilgus’s new film DRIVE. The
inspiration behind the event was none other than one of our best local
riders Nick Weekes. Nick, who had just recently recovered from ACL
reconstruction, decided to conveniently unite his knee to his face on the
first session of the year. The result: a few cozy nights in the hospital
and some wicked looking metal that wired his shiny teeth shut for 3 weeks.
Wanting to do a little something to help out my best pal (Sir Nickolas) and
also have an excuse to get my hands on the first HD wakeboarding film ever
made, the Utah DRIVE premiere was born. Luckily the renowned Dewey and the
WakeUtah crew were all over the mess, helping to find local sponsors and
spreading the word. By Friday night, the venue was packed and swag was
flowing from the entranceway to the stage. Somebody had even found the Red
Bull girls frolicking in a local park and invited them to dance with our
local DJ Uncle Ben who was opening the event.
So after some great beats, some rafflin, and a quick slideshow of Nick’s
injury pictures, the premier had begun. In terms of the film… um… lets just
say a chorus of aahhhs, oohhhhs, and a few very loud holy blankities
accompanied the entire film. True.
Big thanks to:
Wake Utah, www.wakeutah.com
Slingshot, www.slingshotwake.com
MM Watersports, www.boardco.com
Skull Candy, www.skullcandy.com
Nick’s Face
Freds Marine, www.fredsmarine.com
Vitamin Water, www.vitaminwater.com
And of course, Alliance, www.youronthepage.com