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So as I've mentioned a couple times, I got married two weeks ago in Hawaii. When we got back to Seattle we had a family reception, followed by an afterparty for friends up at my family place in the mountains. The weather forecast was for heavy and constant rain, so I wasn't optimistic about our...
I'm back from Hawaii and have made the final addition to my wedding reception show stash, purchased from Wolverine. They are out of a lot of stuff, but I'm happy with everything I did get. Weather is looking iffy, so I hope the show can actually happen on Saturday night! 4x Heavenly Delight (200g...
Here's how this went down. Originally, I believe, the idea to go to the Bluegrass Balloon Festival was Angela's. Kelly and Nicholas were going too. Leslie thought she might come. Then this week Leo got a virus and we thought we might have to bail. Angela made other plans with Becca. I talked with...
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Due to lack of money (the main sponsor dropped out), the annual July 4th fireworks at Fort Vancouver, WA have been canceled. I've never been to this show and doubt that it lives up to its billing as the "largest show west of the Mississippi," but it still sucks that it won't happen. As a result, a...
I need to write. It's fairly incriminating, i guess. But it’s my poison, my schema. I love it. So...the point. Yeah. Well, as if school and parents and friends and chores and chickens and Bears and incontinent dogs weren’t enough, I’m reasonably sure that I’m in requited love. If you are or...
I apparently didn't get enough of Steve when I went up there last week, so this Friday found me back up there again. PyroU member zuesmta (aka Matt) posted a thread asking about places to shoot in WA, as he suffers the horrible fate of living in the fireworks-unfriendly state of CA. Matt was coming...
Every year Stilly Firecracker Company has done a small show as a memorial/tribute to the victims and heroes of 9/11. This was the first year I made it up there, and found it to be a nice way to cheer up on a kind of depressing day... I had not been to Stilly's since the PyroU group shoot there last...
This Weekend we took a ride to Longwood Gardens in PA. We met Liz and Mark for a Water Fountain Light Show and Firework Display. It was a 2 hour ride but worth it. We had a tailgate dinner in the parking lot. Sharon made a wonderful Chicken Caesar Salad and Liz made a delicious Health Salad. I...
Dam. That about sums it up right there. Tonight I saw the best fireworks show I have ever seen in my entire life. It was for the fiftieth anniversary of La Defense: La Defense is the high rise business district that is just outside of Paris. The Grande Arch is there: The area is a planned economic...
Safety is the overriding principle in the choice of site. The choice of a safe site will be largely the decision of the senior firer. However there are parameters and considerations which will be helpful in making such judgements. Before a firework display is set up, it is necessary to define the...
Shell Barrages – “Cake Boards” Multi shot barrages (cakes) come in many sizes and shapes. Do not underestimate the power of this group of fireworks. Careful attention to detail is required when setting these up. They can produce considerable forces when firing. For this reason they must be...
Haha, I finally bought the Picnik Premium package n it was a good buy cos there are additional functions that i super love. Collage (put photos together in one) Layering (layer one photo over e other) I hope they will come out with more interesting features. For beginners, I recommend to try it. If...
Shell Batteries / Shell Strings These are generally used for 75mm. and 100mm. shells fired in sequences. They are usually used in groups of 6 shells for 75mm, and 5 for 100mm. shells. Such sequences are normally placed in racks specially designed for the purpose. This allows the shells to be fused...
Site Considerations The choice of a good site is critical to public safety, and clearly important to the full enjoyment of the display. Site Visit It is obvious that the Operator to any short-listed site must pay an early visit before detailed preparations can begin. The Operator will then be able...
I'm missing the next PyroU group shoot because I'll be in Hawaii getting married, so I needed to get a pyro fix somehow. So yesterday I drove up to Steve's place to buy a few things and shoot a couple while I was there. With all the efire on Wolverine shows, I haven't lit a fuse since last group...
OMG! An article on fireworks that is fair, quotes supporters, gives accurate injury statistics, and doesn't sensationalize things! Is it the apocalypse?!!? CHARLESTON — Legalizing fireworks is an idea that gives some folks the jitters in both the Legislature and within the ranks of firefighters in...
It's a new year: 2006. Last night we watched the fireworks exploding from the Sky Tower, only a block from our hotel, and thought about what the new year would bring for us here in New Zealand. This New Year's Eve celebration seemed more significant to us than most New Years in the past, since we're...
Being in a new country, we have to get used to different holidays. The day after we arrived, it was Boxing Day, which is not celebrated in the US. As the year progressed, we learned about and celebrated Waitangi Day, ANZAC Day, Queen's Birthday, Mother's Day in May but Father's Day in September, and...
Tonight is the big New Years Eve fireworks show and Sydney is already buzzing. There's about 25 or more designated areas around town with views of the harbour that are already filling up. Each area has a maximum crowd size and once it's full, they don't let anyone else in. So some places fill by...
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