Poker Legend “Amarillo Slim” Preston Passes Away
The 83 years old poker legend “Amarillo Slim” Preston has passed away after a lengthy illness. The legend was the winner of 1972 World Series of Poker Championship Event, four-time WSOP bracelet winner and Poker Hall of Fame member.
Earlier it was reported that Preston was battling cancer and heart problems and last weekend he was taken to a hospital. His many poker companions, including his old “Road Gambler” running mate Doyle Brunson, accompanied him to the hospital where he seemed to have improved over the past week. But he could not survive the passing days and his death announcement was provided to poker player Scott Clark. Later, the Preston family released following statement through Nolan Dalla, the Media Director for the WSOP:
“We hope everyone will remember our beloved Amarillo Slim for all the positive things he did for poker and to popularize his favorite game – Texas Hold’em.”
Texan Thomas Austin Preston, Jr. became “Amarillo Slim” for his fondness for making outlandish prop bets as well as his tremendous skills on the field. Preston with Brunson and another former World Champion-to-be, Brian “Sailor” Roberts formed Texas “Road Gamblers”. The trio would often tour the southwest for poker games and make their living. But according to Brunson, which he stated in interviews, their relationship unfortunately broke up after they lost their bankroll in Las Vegas. However they continued to remain friends and make their living during the early years of the World Series of Poker.
“Amarillo Slim” earned his first fame during the 1972 WSOP Main Event, where he took down the championship for his first ever bracelet. Quickly, he built a celebrity status and made appearances on talk shows including The Tonight Show and several movies to promote the game of poker. With his excellent performances on the tables, he won three more WSOP bracelets, and his last victory came in 1990 in a $5000 Pot Limit Omaha tournament. Read the rest of this entry »
iPhone Painting App: Inspired by Jackson Pollock
Jackson Pollock’s art has influenced the iPhone painting app, which is a touch art application where you can make choices and become a Jackson Pollock paint-alike iPhone artist.
This limited and simple app enabling you to create art. There are few options and the tools are your fingers. Despite its simplicity, it is an amazing new way to create abstract art. As your screen appears to fill with paint and reacts to the angle of your iPhone, tilting motion helps create your design. If you don’t like what you are doing, and want to start over, just shake the device and return to a blank canvas. The touch screen of your device allows you to release the artist within; you can draw, sketch and accomplish numerous other artistic endeavors with this incredible digital equipment.
This renowned American painter is known for his abstract renditions of art. Despite the fact that Jackson Pollock died in 1956, his art is living on, with the Jackson Pollock app, associated with iPhone and its painting apps. Because the reclusive artist was a pioneer in abstract expressionism, and notorious for his drip and splash style, it was a great loss to the art world when he died in a car accident at the young age of 44 resulting from his addiction to alcohol.
Not at all conventional, Pollock would place a canvas at random on the floor or alternatively attach it to the wall rather than use an easel. You would not find brushes in his hand, but rather foreign matter and objects, “knives, trowels or sticks” he describes. Read the rest of this entry »
Writing a Treatment for a TV Show
Writing a treatment for a TV show can be a daunting task. Luckily, it is not impossible or even difficult to write, especially if you have a clear idea of what kind of show you want to make. The clearer the concept is to you, the easier the treatment will be to write. If you know where the conflict is coming from or how you want it to be resolved, you’ll be able to write that treatment.
Writing a treatment for a TV show is all about distilling it into its most important scenes and characters. It’s around eight to sixteen pages long, single spaced, using Courier New, 12-point font. It must include the main conflict of the story, as well as action sequences and the resolution and climax of that conflict. The characters should also be described here. All these things should be described in the present tense, using the perspective of the writer, which is you. Think of it as a quick guide to the TV show you want to make.
The benefits of writing a treatment for a TV show are numerous. First of all, when it comes to selling it to an executive, there’s nothing like a treatment to immediately get their attention. Producers and executives are extremely busy people, with multi-million dollar projects that constantly require their attention. Your treatment is a quick and solid look at what your story is all about without forcing them to read a forty-page script. Read the rest of this entry »