pyroguysr's Diaryland Diary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Up In Smoke OK... I'll be heading back to Raleigh in about 10 hours... right after I get my car smog-checked and re-registered in the morning. Yes, I've been tough to get ahold of. Between going to visit folks that want to see me, my ex monopolizing my time to "help her clean out the garage" (meaning that I did all the work), seeing my son and then shooting 4 fireworks shows, I didn't have a lot of home time where I could be reached. Sorry about that. I miss shooting fireworks. It's a helluva lot of work, but also fun and strangely satisfying. There is artistry in what our crew does. The weather tried to defeat us by pouring down a monsoon while setting up our biggest show on Saturday, but we still got it in the air - much to the amazement of the organizers, sponsors AND the owner of the company I shoot for. All the other shows in the area cancelled. We had a HUGE crowd braving the rain to watch. All I can say is that we totally amazed them with what we did. Not to brag or anything... but we are damn GOOD! The fireworks we did for the CIALIS Western Open were awesome! The makers of Cialis were sponsoring the whole shindig this year. It used to be the ADVIL W/O, but they pulled out. The place where they hold the after-party wouldn't let them hire anyone but my crew. It was quite a compliment... especially as the Cialis people had never heard of us. They are thinking of hiring us for some of their other programs now. Commonly heard was "I've never seen a fireworks show like that before... absolutely awesome... better than the one they hold in Chicago/Detroit/your big city here." OK... as far as "home" and my "blah's" are concerned... I guess sometimes you just have to play mind games with yourself... Yes, again I wrote down things that were bothering me on the shells. Took a magic marker and put some of my problems, worries and pains on the bombs and let them go up in smoke to make people feel good. I could feel a weight being lifted off my shoulders. And yes, Wenchie and Sneech... I could "feel" the concern that both of you had... it helped a lot. Would have LOVED to talk to you though, Wench. Anyhow, I've had a grand vacation. I drive to Raleigh tomorrow, then we go up to Philly for AnthroCon next weekend. After that, I hope to meet Bies. Well, it's late and I'm keeping folks up. I'll see everyone tomorrow. Miss you dearly, Wenchie. You're a sweety! *Big HUGE twirlyhuggles and one photoshoot in lingerie* *grins* P.S. Two former chatters from the room were supposed to contact me and let me know if they needed crash-space for their trip out to Colorado. I've not heard from ya so I guess you aren't stopping by... prolly for the better as my mom's house was cluttered. She's having a modular home built at the campsite where they used to have the 5th wheel and all the junk was dumped in the spare room. Hope you had a safe and sane trip! 1:45 a.m. - 2004-07-06 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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