For many indie filmmakers or music fans, if asked “When you think of Liverpool, you think of?”…Answer is simple and you probably pondered “the Beatles” as you read that.  For many, The Beatles most popular album is “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”, and the opening line from Paul McCartney is “It was 20 years ago today…” and for the city of Liverpool…today it has a totally different meaning to it.

This morning the headlines in Liverpool read “20 Years Ago Today…”  and it’s a tragic day for friends, family and fans worldwide who support Liverpool Football Club. 20 years ago 96 fans lost their lives at the Hillsborough Football Stadium. The stadium was the playing grounds for Sheffield Wednesday, but it was Nottingham Forrest the boys in “red” we’re playing in 1989 for a FA-Cup semi-final game. This is still the most deadliest sporting event to happen in British Football and our hearts go out to the families, and those who love Liverpool.

It was “20 Hours Ago” where we watched Chelsea Football Club eliminate Liverpool in the Quarter-Finals of the Champions League, and it was the hardest and most heart driven match I have seen our boys play in awhile. The 14 boys who played yesterday all helped score four goals against Chelsea at their home, and made many Liverpool fans proud to wear that Carlsberg across the chest and the Liverpool Crest close to their hearts. Fantastic match, and wish we could have played Chelsea at home next for a win to move into the next round.

Thanks to the friends who posted about Hillsborough and please check out Tom Hall’s blog with two videos about the disaster, also our love and passion that we all sing EVERY TIME our boys step onto the pitch.

B.Quain (will Never Walk Alone)

I can not advice you enough to go to Itunes right now and purchasing the new Gomez “A New Tide” but seriously, you need to at least get Track 7, “Airstream Driver.” This song has been pushing me to write write write all morning. In this thing called web posting and “content”, which i am King Noob of, so much to learn and damn catchy music and great rhythm keeps the steady pace in order. 

We’ve had such an amazing time so far at this 2009 Florida Film Festival, and i can not push this festival enough. The past weekend we have been treated so well, and able to play catch up with friends. Finally was able to meet Darren Dean (prod/writer of the film festival smash/award winning Prince Of Broadway) and almost catch a TNA Wrestling Event with him here in Universal Studios. Thanks to Mark Rabinowitz for sharing amazing dinners and bird calls with us. Good luck on all your travels, and don’t forget Anfield? May, Rome? May!!

The Italian Cinema Night was last night and WOW, great night all around with some amazing shorts. We were able to get an interview with director Tak Kuroha (Clacson) and had a blast talking about one of the best, most disturbing comedic endings in a short film this year. A huge shout out to Matthew Curtis (FFF’s Programming Director) for a pristine 35mm print of La Dolce Vita and 2 glasses of wine, a Peroni, Pizza and popcorn (what doesn’t belong here?) and the best Italian Night Cinema the Florida Film Festival has ever put on. THANK YOU!

We’ll some videos are being uploaded now, and edited, but have no fear…you saw the pics of the Rock-afire Explosion, get ready for the video! 

B.QUAIN (is watching)

(Please click on http://www.rabbireport.com/ and read Mark’s lastest post on what would have been his mother’s 79th Birthday…very beautiful)

Matt and I are sitting in the Florida Film Festival office, getting the t’s crossed, and i’s dotted, etc. It’s been a great (and not too tiring) day of filming at the Enzian Theater, grabbed some lunch and now the finishing touches. Matt is already editing the new footage and we’ll have it up ASAP. As for me, i am setting up our filmmaker and celebrity schedules for the next 10 days. A bunch of great and familiar faces coming along, picking up films, and last minute prep items saying “HI!”. 

A quick HUUUUUGE thank you to Matthew Curtis, Shannon Jones, Jordana Meade, Jon Jones, Mara Shorr and everyone else in this office for giving us this office space and being so wonderful. Please give us a massive shout out and hello when you follow us on Twitter. @beforeyousubmit 

Thanks again! And see you in 24 hours, in person! Video to be up shortly.

B.Quain (is watching)