Sunday, November 21, 2010

Movies with Fred and Marcio

Some of the best moments I had in Magic were watching Frederico Bastos and Marcio Carvalho exchange opinions and argue about the most diverse topics in life. Draft first picks, rating girls, discussung movies, life and philosophy. Doesn't matter what they argue about, every single time they start at it, they become really annoyed by what the other is saying, they laugh in each other's face, or refuse to talk to each other again, or at least they try their best to not laugh and pretend they want to end the conversation, tough they don't, they love every second of it.

It's gonna work like this, I'll be the host providing the topic, which will be movies for now, as I know zero about Mirrodin #2. Frederico Bastos and Marcio Carvalho will be my resident commentators, tough I might invite guest commentators ocasionally if I feel they can add lots of sillyness to the discussion (I'm thinking in Frederico Costa don't know why). So for now, let me introduce my resident commentators for this feature, and provide you with a little of their Magic and cinema backgrounds.

(Photos will be posted later)

Frederico Bastos
- 2 Pro Tour Top 8 (when Magic cards were shaped triangular)
- National Champion 2000
- National Champion 2009 (bc I was in China and had to skip Nats 2008 and 2009)
- Bachelor degree in Cinema or movies or directing or something like that by the Modern University of Lisbon
- Watches all the movies because he made a membership card which allows him to watch for free any two movies a day in the Sporting Lisbon stadium cinema complex.

funny fact about Fred: before that cinema complex existed he still watched all the movies by buying a discount ticket on Mondays, and "maximizing" it's use so to say.

Marcio Carvalho
- 2 Pro Tour Top 8
- National Champion 2008 (both of you got your chance when I wasn't there)
- Grand Prix Lisbon Winner (50% money split, that's my kid)
- Graduated from the "University of Card and Board games of Lisbon", also known as "Devir Arena Tournament Center - Lisbon", where he is now a guest teacher on the subject "How to be Marcio at Magic".
- Watches all the movies in ways even more illegal than Fred old schemes, often with poor quality and no special effects, or missing the final ten minutes.

funny fact about Marcio: In Feb 2009 Marcio bet with me he would win Nats again since I wasn't playing. Marcio lost the bet because later he received a 6 months ban and couldn't play Nats.

The artists have been presented, the facts may speak for themselves, but let's hear their wise words on the next post. And yes, this introduction was a way to pressure you two for your F... answers I'm waiting!