This year we’re re-vamping the One Scary Night event to include twice as much action as last year. More monsters, more costumes, more give-aways, more things jumping out in your face! Come check us out on Thursday, October 27th, 2011!
We’re doing this party on Thursday this year so that you still can make it to those get-your-ass-drunk-off-PBR-with-your-friends parties on the 31st. So now there’s no reason you shouldn’t come! We’re also filming scenes for the next Night Tales movie, so if you come you might have yourself in a scene on the big screen!
There’s a whole lot of talent we’re bringing in this year. Some big names won’t be announced ’til you get to the party with your friends. You thought last year’s party was big? You haven’t seen anything yet!
Get your butt over to eTix.com and get your tickets now! Last year’s event sold out quick, and we’re expecting the same for this year.
American Basketball Association Entertainment League Open Run
September 10th, 2011
1:00pm to 4:00pm
These following celebrities and athletes will be there:
Bill Bellamy (Actor)
Jalen Rose (NBA & Fab Five)
Bryon Russell (NBA)
Cuttino Mobley (NBA)
Olden Polynice (NBA)
Chris Spencer (NFL)
Ephraim Salaam (NFL)
… and more!
Live DJ present, as well as free food and entertainment!
The NBA dissed the wannabe pro basketball players of Hollywood, dumping its NBA Hollywood League. But now the entertainers, directors, producers, elected officials, business professionals, ex-NBA, NFL, MLB and collegiate athletes who participated in that League are warming up for a new court battle. In two weeks, September 10th, the new Entertainment League kicks off. It’s a division of the American Basketball Association (ABA) ,ABA Classics. ABA Classics was the brainchild of Deon Taylor, a former professional basketball player in Germany, who now makes horror films through Deon Taylor Entertainment and heads up Ether Sports Marketing & Consultancy. He teamed up with J. Erving, son of legendary basketball star Julius Erving, as well as recently retired NFL star of 14 years Ephraim Salaam and veteran sports, entertainment and media attorney & executive Jeffrey Benz to give celebrities a new basketball venue after the NBA pulled their sponsorship of the League.
“It’s going to be like celebrity basketball on steroids,” laughs Taylor. “We’ll have live DJs playing music during the games as well as a red, white and blue basketball, keeping in line with ABA tradition.
They’re also working on a television deal to launch an ESPN-style weekly show that features highlights of all the Entertainment League games.
Aside from the Entertainment League, ABA Classics is trying to draw more attention to the ABA’s more than 50 teams, which are comprised of former collegiate stars and former NBA players, who either didn’t make the cut, or retired from the sport’s most prominent League. The ABA isn’t the original organization that was formed in 1967 and later merged with the NBA during the 1975-1976 season. It was started up by Joe Newman and Richard Tinkham in 1999. The League has struggled to get sponsorships over the years and the number of fans can’t compare to that of the NBA. For example, it’s 2011 All-Star game drew fewer than 5,000 fans at at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. That’s compared to the crowd of 17,163 at the 2011 NBA All-Star game at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA.
But Taylor and his team at NBA Classics is determined to use the NBA lockout to attract a wider audience and the television spotlight. They’re forming an elite series of 16 teams with the best-of-the-best players in the ABA, and working on a television package, with an undisclosed network, that would compete during the summer months, mainly during the NBA off-season. They’re hoping to sell the teams to and currently have interest in ownership from celebrities and top executives at multi-billion dollar corporations. But they have to move quickly to seal the deal with the network and secure their teams if they want to take advantage of the NBA lockout. They’ve had quite a bit of interest from NBA players to participate in the league to stay in shape during the negotiations, which would help catapult the ABA back into the spotlight.
‘We’ve had many calls from our teams and NBA players as well as their agents/reps about the use of NBA players during the lockout,’ stated Dick Packer , ABA President/COO. ‘We definitely welcome having NBA players on our teams. It is a great way for them to stay in shape and to play competitively as well as being able to play in the US. We decided not to include NBA players added to rosters under the salary cap or the 12-man roster limitation. We do not want the exemption to cost any ABA players their positions on their team. This exemption will exist during the NBA lockout only.’ Packer added, ‘As an example, I received an email from a Player Representative saying,…’…my client, xxxx was drafted in the second round by the xxxxxx in this year’s NBA draft. We are looking at options to keep him playing during the NBA lockout. The ABA represents a very interesting and viable option for some of my clients…I would like to get in touch in regards to possibilities. Thanks.’ ‘I spoke with the rep who has over 40 NBA players and we are going to work together to find teams for the players during the lockout.’
So at the very least, ABA Classics is planning to hold an All-Star event in October, and is hoping to have some exhibition games as well this Fall, if all goes well. Ultimately, ABA Classics isn’t trying to compete directly with the NBA. Although, realistically they are and the NBA could easily put the organization out of business as it did during the merger in the 70’s.
“But while the lockout is happening, we figured it’s the perfect time to give basketball fans a glimpse at what we’re doing and will have for them more next summer,” explains Taylor.
Special Open Run Event Planned for Hollywood on Sep 10
Los Angeles, CA. The American Basketball Association (ABA) and its ABA Classics division today announced that it will launch a new entertainment league this fall featuring entertainers, directors, producers, elected officials, business professionals, ex-NBA, NFL, MLB and collegiate athletes. “There’s no doubt about it, good competitive basketball is a very important pastime for so many professionals in the LA area,” stated Deon Taylor, CEO of Ether Sports Marketing, LLC, and one of the principals in the recently-announced ABA Classics, a celebrity-drive, prize money basketball division of the ABA that will make its debut next summer. “The ABA E League was created to promote sports and entertainment while supporting the growth of ABA E Leagues social network which has generated significant player participation and audience attendance.”
“We are very pleased to be a part of the ABA Entertainment League,” stated Joe Newman, ABA CEO. “and we are looking forward to being a part of this exciting new development in professional basketball. The ABA brand now extends to its ABA Classics Division, WABA and ABA Global.”
The ABA E League is fast emerging as the premier entertainment basketball league in Southern California. The long-term goal of the ABA E League is to create opportunities to promote the sports and entertainment experience while expanding upon and cultivating the ABA E League brand and social network. The ABA E League also fills the void arising from the NBA’s withdrawal of its support for what used to be the NBA Entertainment League two years ago.
The announcement is the latest in a series of announcements about the launch of ABA Classics. The ABA E League Open Run will commence Saturday, September 10, 2011 at Memorial Park in Santa Monica at 2600 Ocean Park Blvd, Santa Monica CA 90405 at 1pm; the event will run until 4pm. In attendance will be a number of celebrities and sports figures including Bill Bellamy (actor), Jalen Rose (NBA & Fab Five), Bryon Russell (NBA), Cuttino Mobley (NBA), Olden Polynice (NBA), Chris Spencer (NFL) and Ephraim Salaam (NFL). The event will feature a DJ spinning great music and will showcase the tremendous basketball talent around Los Angeles. The public is invited.
For more information, contact Kathryn Vanderveen Drake at Kathryn@createology.la or email ephraim74@sprint.blackberry.net or visit www.abalive.com. – or call 310 358 9001.
About the American Basketball Association, Inc. (ABA):
The ABA is the largest professional sports league in the US with over 80 teams based in the US and internationally. It is also the most diverse professional sports league in history with over 75% of its teams owned by women and minorities. The ABA has made professional basketball fan-friendly and affordable and its teams are committed to working closely with the youth in their communities. The ABA provides over 1000 players, 200 coaches and 200 referees the opportunity to work and compete at the professional level.
About Ether Sports Marketing, LLC (Ether():
Ether is the owner of the exclusive license with the ABA to manage ABA Classics. Ether is led by Hollywood director and CEO Deon Taylor, and is operated out of Los Angeles and Sacramento CA.
For those of you who don’t yet know, we are giving away two tickets to lucky participants that enter our ticket giveaway contest for the Showtime Special: Tony Roberts Comedy! To win you MUST email contests@deontaylorenterprises.com with your full name BEFORE the final winner is selected at 1pm today!
Here are the winners!
11:30am – Jeremy Smith
12:15pm – Carla Foreman
01:00pm – Amanda Sanders
Thanks everyone for participating!!!
Keep checking back to see if you’ve been chosen! Also, make sure to RSVP to the event on our Facebook page!
Not sure where that severed head came from… next time we gotta re-think our props. Anyways, tomorrow Thursday 25th at the Crest Theater LMAO presents Tony Roberts !!! Get your tickets now because they are selling out fast!
I got together with Tony Roberts this weekend to do some filming for the up and coming Tony Roberts comedy show at the Crest Theater. This is the first of three that we filmed… more hilarity to come tomorrow!!!
What’s up everybody! Here’s Episode 2 of Deon Unscripted. I just wanted to give you a little “sneak peek” what kind of content we’re gonna have on the video blog. As you’ll see, we’ll be doing features on all of our newest projects such as The New Night Tales, the ABA American Basketball Association, Comedy Tours, and our movie productions we haven’t even announced yet!
