He’s done it again! Gonzo filmmaker and cycling wild man Scott Coadyhas just finished Cobbles Baby! which chronicles his non stop, over thetop adventures at Paris-Roubaix, the bicycle race usually called The Hellof the North. The world premiere of Cobbles Baby! will be November16-21 at six of the most amazing theaters in northern California includingthe Art Deco masterpiece Grand Lake Theatre. For a complete listof times and theaters visit www.bigringfilms.com/upcomingscreenings.html. Scott will attend each and every screening,talking and signing his DVDs like crazy mad.
Scott also wants to help you raise money for your bike club, racingteam, junior program or favorite nonprofit cause by using his films. He’s just created two programs which walk you step-by-step through theprocess. And this is a man who clearly knows what he’s doing whenit comes to fundraisers: during the last four years he’s put on screeningsof his first film (The Tour Baby!) in cities all over the country. Everyone had a great time, and raised more than $160,000 for the LanceArmstrong Foundation and over $50,000 for the Davis Phinney Foundation.Check out http://www.bigringfilms.com/fundraising.html for all the detailsof the “Roll Your Own” minimalist program and the “Go Big” program whereScott makes a personal appearance at your event. Honest, fundraisingis one of the most fulfilling things you’ll ever do, and it can be a wholelot of fun, too.Coady’s first film The Tour Baby! was a breakout success earning cultstatus among cyclists all over the world. Cobbles Baby! chroniclesScott Coady’s adventures to get up close and personal to the hardest one-daybike race on the planet. Along the way he has full access to Americanstrongman George Hincapie and the U.S. Postal Service cycling team. Coady’s trademark “dumb luck” strikes again when he finds himself drinkingin a pub with commentators Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwin. The scene getseven wilder when Irish cycle racing legend Sean Kelly wanders in for apint. Not to be missed.One reviewer noted the film put viewers “right in the middle of theaction...I could easily imagine standing on a dirt path along one of thefamed cobbled sections, and I think I actually smelled the dirt!”All the proceeds will be shared by two fabulous organizations: The NorCalHigh School Mountain Bike Racing League (yeah! get those youngsterson the single track trails) and the DavisPhinney Foundation to improve the lives of people living with Parkinson’sdisease. By the way, among those people is the former Tour de France competitorDavis Phinney himself.If you’re unfortunate enough to miss these mind blowing events, don’tpanic. You have options. Look for screenings in your area ororder your own personal DVD of Cobbles Baby! by visiting Scott’s web pageat www.bigringfilms.com.