Preparing for the tour...

So here's whats going on...

I signed on to do the Ball 4 Real Worldwide tour (www.ball4real.com). I will be traveling the country with this basketball show to put car shows on for added entertainment. The show covers 30 cities in the span of 90 days. The first stop is in Seattle, and finishes in NYC. Check the website for the complete schedule. I am hoping to write a weekly blog, or even more, about my adventures. I hope to include pictures and videos along with the written blog. This tour is a huge opportunity, not only for myself, but for my company the NCCA. ESPN2 will air 13 episodes documenting the tour.

This chance of a lifetime is something that I am diving right into, and leaving everything behind. Family, friends, and a special lady will all have to wait 3 months for me to get back. Now that I am "done" with college, I have to get myself out there if I plan on doing big things. I am hoping that this will launch me into what I have been looking for. Working the Hot Import Night shows has been one hell of an experience for me, and has led me to many very good relationships with competitors, industry leaders, and other known faces within the custom car world. This simple hobby that I started to love so many years ago, is quickly turning into a lifestyle and career. With the help of some very big names, I hope to one day reach that kind of status.

I am worried that leaving for this long will be hard physically and emotionally, but I have never been one to let those things slow me down. There comes a time in life when you have to look out for yourself, and now is that time. I have made some everlasting relationships and friends while in college, and some that are even getting more serious, but they will all be put on hold for my new job. When I look back on these next three months I will surely have zero regrets, and hopefully have many doors opened for me.

I am writing this first post on the eve of my final HIN show here in Philly, and hope to make the best of the chances I have received so far with this company. Tomorrow I will not only be leading the staff to a successful show, but I will be meeting the new bosses that I will have for the summer. Life is about experiences and not about regrets, the things you do will only make good stories. The more you try and experience in life, the better the stories that you will be able to tell in the future.


That is all for now, I will post again before I leave to let you know about all the preparations I will make for the tour and to let you know how this show went. Until then, cheers.