Father and Son Chats

Let’s get the bottom line “up front”–Matt wants to create custom wall-papers for you to help get to camp, or could you just donate two dollars?

Matthew has enjoyed swimming and water polo this season.  If you have viewed any of the water polo videos here, you can see how much fun they have had on their way to winning the State HS Championship.

The team is planning a trip as a team to Pepperdine University this summer to attend what is perhaps the premiere water polo training camp. They hope to continue their growth as Polo players and perhaps win not just a second State Championship for the Boys team, but to regain the title for the Girls team.

That said, we are asking for your help.  This camp is not cheap.  They estimate that it will cost $1200 to send a player to camp.  We are hoping you can help send Matt.

Matthew wants to work to earn his money to get to camp.  As you can see from this website, he is quite talented with the graphic arts, and would like to do “Custom Desktop Wall-Papers” for you.  For $50, he will use up to three (large) photos that you send him, and work with you to create your own special wallpaper.  Imagine having your own wallpaper on your computer, making whatever statement you wish!

You can view many of his wallpapers by clicking on the page-tab above, “Desktop Wallpapers by Matthew”

If you don’t want, or need, a “Custom Desktop Wall-Paper” you can still help.  Just donate $2, $5, $10, or really any amount, to help out.  If 600 people each donated just $2 each, he is on his way!

How do you do this?  Well, if you want a wallpaper created, email Matt at matt@fathersonchats.com and tell him what you want.  He will write you back within 24-48 hours (pending swim-meet events) and make the arrangements.  Once the wallpaper is completed to your satisfaction, then use the “donate” button you see off to the left to make your contribution.

If you just want to simply make a small donation, again, use that  “donation” tab off to the left side.    Just click on it, and fill out the amount you wish to donate, along with the other payment information.

Using PayPal makes it really that simple!

Thanks for all your support!

Steve and Matthew, The Father Son Chats.

Do you like the wallpapers?   Go read how you can get one custom made, and help Matthew earn his way to Water Polo camp!

We would love it if visitors would leave a comment or two, and let us know what you think.

Everyone needs feedback.  It’s how we improve.  This blog site is no different.  We know people are coming here, and regularly!  We would like to know what you like, and don’t like, about the site.

Are you using the wallpapers? GREAT! It’s why they are there, but it sure would be nice for Matt to know you are using his work!  He already has done some work “on request” and loves sitting down and learning new techniques.

Listening to the podcast? Or really don’t want to? Let us know that, as well!

<BEG> Seriously–just a quick comment every now and then would be nice…  </BEG>

This commercial was put together to pump up the team, and the school, prior to the BIG match-up of the season–Cumberland Valley vs Wilson HS.  The boys in particular were quite pumped up for this big match.

As it turned out, CV beat Wilson in this critical “at  home” match, and it was a foreshadowing of the State Championship match which, as we all know, was won by CV over Wilson.

Whether this commericial had anything to do with it or not, there was a very large crowd at the match, and so much energy in the natatorium you could FEEL it.

Enjoy!

 

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Do you like the wallpapers?   Go read how you can get one custom made, and help Matthew earn his way to Water Polo camp!

The first commercial that I did (see it here) was done to sort of set the stage, to “whet the appetite” as it were for things to come.  I then wanted to “hit ‘em hard” with the second video.  The idea was to show the excitement and the energy that is in water polo (at least all the excitement that one can see above the water!)

Thus, commercial 2 was born. I wanted to show the energy both on offense, and the skills required on defense, as the goalies, as the last best hope, stop the shots on goal.

And I wanted to get the students, and faculty, excited enough to attend the matches.  (Hey, it’s what advertising is supposed to do, rigiht?)

Enjoy–”Beast of the East”

 

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Do you like the wallpapers?   Go read how you can get one custom made, and help Matthew earn his way to Water Polo camp!

This year, Matthew decided to add water polo to his list of sports.  He joined the HS team, and had a blast!

To show my support, I developed a series of commercials that were shown in the morning over the HS closed circuit TV, CVTV (cute, eh?)

I am most pleased with the fact that one of the first comments I heard was from a football player who, when seeing the video in school said “Hey, we don’t have a commercial!”  I have since learned that the football team and at least one other sport have started doing commercials.  Perhaps I have helped raise the bar just a tad bit.

I have decided to share these videos with the readership, here.  Let me know what you think of them!

This first commercial never “aired.”  Matt decided that it didn’t make sense.  I can understand that.  I was going for the start of a marketing “campaign” but since those didn’t seem to go over very well with the Microsoft/Seinfeld ads either, perhaps I over-reached.  You be the judge!

Father…

 

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Would anyone want to join in with the Father Son Chats? We would love to have others call in, and join us.

Ask Matt questions about football (and try to stump him–I dare you!) Or question his knowledge of water-polo.

Shoot us an email and let us know if you are interested. dad (at) fathersonchats.com

What would you like to see from the Father Son Chats?  More wall-papers?  More talk about football? More talk about swim team and water polo?

Give us some feedback, and let us know just what would make YOU come back here more often!

Dad