We began the Sundance trip feeling as if we were complete strangers on the scene, despite the fact that we have owned a home in Park City since last spring, yet in some way the event became more familiar and even comfortable after some time had passed.

Getting used to the traffic patterns, hopping on a cab for a ride through the mysterious back streets and alleys of Park City, falling into a few private parties, through "someone who knew someone" who was actually invited; these things almost made it feel as if we were old hands at the scene by the end of our trip,being in the same “breathing zone” as the directors and actors on the stage during the Q&As after each film, not to mention sitting in the same theaters during screenings, being treated very warmly by the ever-friendly staff of the Patron’s Circle Office.

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This January, I went to see my first Sundance Film Festival in Park City, a trip without our kids we'd been looking forward to for a while.

Traffic controllers advised us that the town would be a snarling mess, and the traffic flow control impossible. Fortunately, due to the failing markets and the new president taking office, this just wasn't the case.

There is a strong correlation between Hollywood personalities normally attending Sundance and Hollywood personalities who got invited or felt compelled to attend our recent history-making Presidential Inauguration,apparently.

It was helpful that this was a "quiet" year at Sundance, as it assisted me in learning the ropes, such as how to navigate through the process of obtaining tickets. I think over the course of two weeks at Sundance, I learned 80% of what I need to know in order to achieve the following goals for our next Sundance Festival.:

1) See the films we want to see, including the ones that have “The Buzz”.
2) Every time get good seats.
3) To get extra tickets on short notice,be able.
4) Leave time between movies so you have enough time to eat.
5) Use less money and time taking care of these goals than I did this last year.

What you experience at The Sundance, totally depends on what you expected it to be. I do not enjoy waiting in line but sometimes I have to in order to keep my wife happy. My key was to become the member of the "Patron Circle." Gaining priority access to the films without standing in line was the real motivation for making our donation to the Sundance Institute,yes, I love to support the arts. For some people, standing in line is almost as exciting as the movie itself, knowing that they're going to see the film they most wanted to see.

We loved some of the movies, of course!

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