The Missus and I were very pleased to join "Senior Chief" and his family at the AOV Hollywood premier Monday night at the Arclight Theater in Hollywood. This is not the kind of event that we had ever been to, and so it was quite an interesting and exciting experience. Apparently my concerns about the Navy and NSW standing firmly behind this project were unfounded as the event was kicked off by the Leapfrogs Parachute Demonstration Team doing a 4500 ft AGL hop and pop jump using Sunset Blvd as their Drop Zone. In the film, these members of the jump team performed all of the MFF jumps, and so this was essentially their red carpet ride. Pretty cool entrance I'd say. My wife and I aren't People Magazine subscribers and don't follow celebrity news, but I have to say that it was pretty cool watching our friends and their families walking alongside movie stars on the red carpet. We went inside the theater after the big entrance and sat with all the family and friends of the cast members in what turned out to be great seats in the back. I'd seen the movie about a year ago, but they had made some edits here and there and the finished product was really just outstanding. Of course I'm biased, but once you see this film, you will be ruined for war movies going forward. The standard has been set. Afterwards, we all headed down the street to Boulevard 3 for the big Hollywood "After Party". Again, this is just not usually our thing, but the venue was incredible and with so many friends of ours in attendance it was like somebody won the lotto and threw a big party or something. Apparently, Governor Schwarzenegger was there, but we didn't see him. There were a few recognizable celebrities, but I don't know their names just that I'd seen them before. The one celebrity that was there and who was getting the most attention was none other than Tim Tebow. My wife and I really admire his Christian witness and were eager to meet and speak with him about it. The only problem was that somebody had given him a SEAL Trident to wear on his vest! After introducing myself, I asked him to remove it as it was not his place to be wearing that not having earned it. At first he thought I was messing with him, but once he understood I wasn't, he humbly obliged and put it in his pocket. I gained a lot of respect for him handling that in such a way (his intent was not to offend), and in all seriousness I did him a huge favor. If he showed up in any pictures with that on, the SEAL and military communities at large would not have been impressed. After closing that place down, we headed back to the W Hotel and continued our reverie for another hour and a half or so. It was just the SEALs and their families at that point, and everyone's spirits were very high in every way possible. Relativity is doing a very comprehensive and multi-platformed marketing campaign and I have a feeling that is going to really pay off. Aside from going directly after the sporting community at the Super Bowl and on ESPN, they are hitting the video game enthusiasts and blasting out stuff on Facebook and Twitter on a near constant basis. The one area that I find the most interesting though is that they are directly targeting the evangelical Christian community. Two friends of mine, SEALs and Christian brothers, Clint Bruce and Jeff Bramstedt have created and produced a men's bible study modeled on the SEAL Code and using the film as a demonstration tool. It can be found online at Life of Valor. I watched the intro video last night and it is a well thought out quality production. If that is your deal, check it out.
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