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Quick
Takes
Ghostly
Givers
The
Ghost Players will be at Commercial Club Park -
Jenk Field from 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm on July 31,
2010. They will be entertaining the crowd and will
be available to pitch to anyone interested in
taking some swings for $5.00 for five swings. All
funds will go to the Cam and Joey Kolle Benefit to
cover expenses related to several serious medical
issues.
More
details can be found at:http://www.kolles.x10hosting.com _____________________________
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Voices
Memories
For Sale
Contributed by: Beth
Brimeyer
Earlier this month, the news of the sale of
the Field of Dreams broke. Movie lovers all over
the world became intrigued by the possibility of
owning the landmark. Childhood memories came back
to people who had not thought of the land since
they visited it when they were younger.
Personally, I remember watching the movie
in delight to think the film was made in Iowa. I
believe it was from that point that I became
interested in filmmaking.
There is a picture I have of my brother and I
sitting on the white porch swing in front of the
farmhouse. I was four with short curly red hair.
That was a long, long time ago. I am 23 now
and interested in film-making. I am now a member
of local film guild. That memory remains in my
mind as one of the happiest memories from my
childhood and my fighting force to pursue my
dreams.
From the heart of that curly-haired red head,
those memories deserve to be preserved and so does
the land, property and baseball diamond. Wouldn't
it be amazing if it all went to a group that would
keep it in the condition it deserves to stay in
and continue to remember those dreams of our
childhood and pass it down from generation to
generation?
DreamCatcher Production is the
production company for the documentary Ghost
Players, which follows the ghost players from the
Field of Dreams. Along with the movie Ghost
Players, there is a companion book titled Travels
with Ghosts and Other Tales. These two forms of
media show the drive and determination that the
real life ghost players have when some-
thing
is close to their heart.
The
property, land and baseball diamond they started
playing on is what is closest to their heart.
These players have joined up with people to help
save the Field of Dreams. Together we could make
this dream a possibility. If you are interested in
seeing this dream come true, please contact Joe
Scherrman at joe@ghostplayer.us.
Note: This is the first time we've had a
newsletter subscriber send us an article and we
are happy to include it in this edition. If you
would be interested in submitting an article,
please contact our Editor at suzie42366@aol.com.
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Dreaming
Strong
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A little over a week ago,
the story broke that the FIELD OF DREAMS
was up for sale. Since then there has been a lot
of talk about the possibility of buying the
property, land and baseball field. At the head
of the discussion, Dreamcatcher Production has
been rallying to save this historical movie
site. In the past week, $120,000 has been
tentatively pledged if an effort to purchase to
land by the Ghost Players and supporters. There
is interest by locals and others throughout the
United States and from fans as far away
as Hong Kong. It does not seem to be
dwindling in any way. There is still a strong
desire held by sports and movie enthusiasts
alike to maintain a place that seems like
heaven. There are
skeptics that feel this is too ambitious to
come true. As for the believers out there, we
hold the belief that some dreams are meant to
come true. We appreciate all the work
that has been done and will continue to help
this goal succeed.
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GHOST
PLAYER
Touchdown at Lambeau
Field
Documentarian Joe
Scherrman received the filmmaker's version of a
touchdown at "A Mirror of Our Culture: Sport and
Society in America," conference late May 28th.
Scherrman was presented with a trophy for his
excellent sports-related documentary GHOST
PLAYER: Relive the Magic, during the
conference's first film festival awards
ceremony.
The documentary about
the transformed lives of the team members from
the Field of Dreams was a perfect demonstration
of the conference's focus on highlighting the
way our society has been impacted by sports. The
documentary highlights the way the players'
lives were interwoven in to the sport they loved
and the mission they carried out to use sports
as a venue to improve the moral of the US
Military abroad and build sportsmanship,
teamwork and character in children globally.
Read
more
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Sign
Surprise
The little boy is Nick
Brimeyer on a family vaction back in August 1990
at the Field of Dreams.
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picture was taken the summer after
the movie Field of Dreams was
filmed. The sign was only at the field for
a short time. This is the first picture we have
seen of that sign and we reviewed more than 5000
images to complete the book, Travels with Ghosts
and Other Tales.
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GHOST PLAYER: RELIVE THE
MAGIC, The Team. The Times. The History - Home Edition
DVD Movie. ISBN: 978-0-9840878-1-5 TRAVELS WITH GHOSTS
AND OTHER TALES, Home Edition Book. ISBN: 978-
0-9840878-0-8