Keith,
Barry has definifely won the "cool factor" award for two years of FE's and I'm sure the prominence of the press coverage of his entry has benefited his new business. There's no doubt that if Barry chose a subject which "worked" best with the annual rules (this year seemed to be Windsor architecture and CHI heads) that he would probably be a finalist.
As the hosts for the event, we at World / Bill Mitchell would love to see you compete for the top with what ever combination you felt best could win.
It's great because all the pros I spoke with enjoyed just being together in one room with their all peers.
I'd be happy to give you a "heads-up" post just to egg you on.
