Happy dance!
I just got the news the other day that Wolverine is going to get their Oregon wholesale permit to operate in that state, which means there should be no problems using them for the 2009 Renn Fayre fireworks!
I graduated from Reed last year but want to make helping on shows a tradition to give back to the school in a unique way, so I'm very happy. Hopefully I'll be able to help them get another show there also.
Time to start planning way in advance again...
It'll be mostly (maybe entirely) 1.4G, but it would be cool to get some big 1.3G cakes if possible, especially their Brocade Waterfall (direct video link) fan cakes.
I'm hoping to use more shells this time for a little more precise timing at points, maybe some single shot mines as well. Hopefully I'll have their full cake selection to choose from, so I'll have to keep an eye on that. Last year much of the show was pretty saturated and I could easily use fewer cakes at a time without harming the show, I got a little carried away at points last time.
I want to do it to music again, though I don't have it all worked out yet. Last time was all Explosions in the Sky, which worked pretty well. I'd like to stay with that style of music to avoid the usual classic rock stuff at most fireworks shows. I'm thinking of using Sigur Ros, but I don't know if I could do the whole show with them, I might find a few other bands as well. I think Glósóli will make a pretty sweet finale song...
UPDATE: Forgot to add this little P.S. to my post... On November 28th (the day after Thanksgiving) I will be helping Wolverine on a show in Sumner just like last year. I just heard about it (I had forgotten this one) so I'm excited, I thought I was done with shows for a while since I've got New Years plans...
I graduated from Reed last year but want to make helping on shows a tradition to give back to the school in a unique way, so I'm very happy. Hopefully I'll be able to help them get another show there also.
Time to start planning way in advance again...
It'll be mostly (maybe entirely) 1.4G, but it would be cool to get some big 1.3G cakes if possible, especially their Brocade Waterfall (direct video link) fan cakes.
I'm hoping to use more shells this time for a little more precise timing at points, maybe some single shot mines as well. Hopefully I'll have their full cake selection to choose from, so I'll have to keep an eye on that. Last year much of the show was pretty saturated and I could easily use fewer cakes at a time without harming the show, I got a little carried away at points last time.
I want to do it to music again, though I don't have it all worked out yet. Last time was all Explosions in the Sky, which worked pretty well. I'd like to stay with that style of music to avoid the usual classic rock stuff at most fireworks shows. I'm thinking of using Sigur Ros, but I don't know if I could do the whole show with them, I might find a few other bands as well. I think Glósóli will make a pretty sweet finale song...
UPDATE: Forgot to add this little P.S. to my post... On November 28th (the day after Thanksgiving) I will be helping Wolverine on a show in Sumner just like last year. I just heard about it (I had forgotten this one) so I'm excited, I thought I was done with shows for a while since I've got New Years plans...
