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3rd Place (or... 2nd loser, whichever you prefer) - Chicago 2008
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It’s SOOOO quiet here. We need a winter Flugtag circuit… or something equally entertaining to kick things back into gear.
Stay tuned for Viewing Party details… we’re still waiting on Red Bull. Peace.
Yao writes:
I loved your whole routine at Flugtag. Everything from the song to removing the sheet disguising the glider was really well thought out. Awesome job!
I was also wondering if the song you guys did is up anywhere for download. My boyfriend promised he would make it his ring-tone if I managed to find it :)
Yao, we’re glad you enjoyed the show! Here’s the song - do us a favor and post a YouTube of your boyfriend answering his phone after a few bars of I Like Thick Crust…
Seriously, if I ever heard this blare out of some dude’s cell phone I would soak myself in tears of laughter (after dancing the routine, of course).
Subject: My kind ‘o slice
Great job on Saturday & congrats on 3rd place.
Your routine and glider were awesome! Especially the pepperoni removal.
The song went over BIG as well. Crowd loved the lyrics.
Thanks Pete!
The Pie would not have been nearly as successful (hell, it may not have even existed!) had it not been for the incredible contributions of a few people.
Presenting… The Behind-the-Scenes Pie in the Sky! Team… From left: Greg & son Chris for the 70’s hang-gliding wisdom, making Scott prance around, access to a real machine shop, and for really caring about the whole thing from start-to-finish. Bill for giving us artistic superiority - making sure it was Pie in the Sky! shown on every menu tent, promotional ticket, and vespa model. Lastly, Anthony - who worked harder than the rest of us combined to make sure there were no surprises over the event weekend - Thanks Guys!
The tedium of reality is crashing down hard on the Pie in the Sky crew today, but at least we have a river of pictures and video to keep us going.
We were ready.
Safety meeting at Castaways. The other teams were a blast to hang-out with. Red Bull kept us busy all weekend, while simultaneously managing to put their logo on everything which was not nailed down. We’ll add after-party pictures later.
Participants never got a good sense of how packed the event really was, even from the platform it seemed like there was no end. This shot from Red Bull tells the story, amazing. © C.Santacroce/Red Bull Photofiles
Dance? In-front of 80,000? Don’t think any of us would have believed we would do that in our lifetimes.
The money shot. This is the exact picture we imagined, with 3 essential elements: Actual flight, Red Bull logo on the cart visible as it falls away, and pepperoni being jettisoned off the top.
Guess all those skydives & flying lessons helped after all! Could not have delayed any longer before pitching the nose back up. It was really difficult to get a sense of the attitude of the wing, had I understood it was so nose-down I could have gone much further. Typical hindsight 20-20 crap.
Other things to ponder:
Morning after photo of our majestic flyer…. nose down in LM. Frosty and I sat and watched the salvage crew trash 1000’s of hours of team craftsmanship and love… it was actually sad. On a related note, somebody had already grabbed our 120 pound, 8’ x 10’ launch cart… for the scrap metal undoubtdly… do these people have no souls?
Team picture from the award ceremony. Left-to-Right, Frosty, Chris M, Marty, Chris W, and Vinnie.
Help us win the coveted Red Bull Flugtag People’s Choice Award!!
We need help from YOU and every person you know in order to pull this off!
Voting is just like American Idol, except meaningful. Plus, your actions will not haunt you through an endless stream of crap music.
Here’s what to do:
Anytime between this morning (Friday) 9am and Saturday 3pm
Text the message: TEAM 23
To this number: 72855
Then repeat 4 more times (each phone number may be counted for up to 5 votes).
Thank You!
Boy oh boy! It’s getting close! We hope you’re planning to come cheer us on Saturday as we claim our championship and cement our place in the Flugtag record books.
Red Bull published this handy Event Guide which seems to answer most questions.
When you get on-site, we’ll be located in hangar #23 which is basically hidden amongst a bunch of trees and closest to the sand.
On the off chance you need directions, the map below may help.
We’re looking forward to seeing everybody!
