Please read the following "Official" press release. Toward the bottom of
this press release, you will notice a list of names. If any of you know
the where abouts and contact information for any of these people, please
contact me or have these people contact me. Thanks! Troy Gunn
----------------Past Masters Challenge-------------------- The AKA
invites all past convention Masters Class fliers to a "Past Masters
Challenge" at the 1999 AKA Convention in Muncie, IN. ? This new
competition will showcase old, classic ballet routines. Past Champions
will be invited to dust off their old winning routines and compete
against each other in a ballet only open competition. This means that
any type of routine is acceptable (dual line , Quad Line or innovative).
????This is an early announcement as many of the details are
still being negotiated. At this time we have tentative commitments from
various sponsors to pay for very special awards for all of the
participants! Special Old Timer judges will be used for this event as
well. Judges will be required to hold up flash score cards after each
performance so that the spectators can get a better understanding of
what's going on. A special guest announcer will be used for this
event. The announcer will be interacting with the judges and spectators,
so as to make the competition more fun and exciting!
????Invitation letters will be sent to all qualifying
candidates. To be eligible for this special competition, a competitor
must not have competed (individually) at an AKA convention since 1995.
Competitors will be asked to fly a vintage routine, including the
original kite, from prior to 1996. Judging will reflect the performance
based on the time period of the routine. Some of the Past Masters
that will be sent invites include: Ron Reich, Vince Bobrosky, Darrin
Skinner, Jim Baldo, Abel Ortega, David Bui, Chris Moore, Bob Childs, Bob
Hanson, Mike Simmons, Lee Sedgewick, Sue (Taft) Sedgewick, Pam Kirk,
Eric Streed, DonTabor, Brian Vanderslice, Robbie Sugarman, Pete Dolphin,
Dan Buxton, Eric Wolff, Frank Fieseler, Gary Counts, Alan Nagao, Scott
Aughenbaugh, Brian Gillian, Laurie Richie, Susy Edison, Billy Jones,
Malcom Moore, Chuck Bradford, Rod Tanis, John Oliver, Dean Jordan,
Robert Loera, Susan Batdorff, Steve Negen, Ray Wong, Phil Wiltz, Robin
Ward, Todd Nelson, Eddie Reynolds, Randy Tom, Greg Aronson, Keith
Anderson, Dodd Gross, Robert McBroom, Jim Poy, Al Hargas, Mike Barclay,
Mike Sterling, Craig McReynolds.
Due to time constraints, there will be a cap on the number of
competitors for this competition. If you qualify and see your name on
this list and are interested in competing in this unique event, please
All Competitors must be registered for the AKA convention in order to
compete. One day registrations are available at a reduced cost. See the
July/August issue of AKA Kiting for convention registration details
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