Wow! I knew I was going to have fun at PGI, but boy did I have F-U-N!!! I am completely converted to pyro and I promise I'll be back to PGI every year I can. It was amazing!! Here's some of the highlights.
1st Day of class
The outer casing
Filling my the outer case with effects.
After that you "schlapp" it with paper mache.
End of day 1
Now it's time for match stick and time fuse.
My very proud self!
My almost finished product, complete with warning label!
Out on the B line loading my shells for competition.
My shells - 2 3.5" Italian shells, aqua to orange stars with 1 silver starI finished tied for 14th out of 38 people in my class, but I definetly got the loudest cheer!
Leo and Dave building much larger shells for the AllStars show.
12" Shell
Rena and Dave working on shells.
A 14 foot Girandola (It's basically a wheel with lots of rockets)
This is the launching of the Girandola above.The Super String being carried out by enthusiastic pyro volunteers.
The Super String was over 4 million firecrackers.
Here it is burning. It was so unbelievably loud!! and burned for like 5 minutes!
My favorite pic of fireworks I took!
I made so many new friends! It was wonderful!!! This is Connie, Rena and me.
Me and Devin, who is famous for building a 36" shell. WOW!
Me and Devin, who is famous for building a 36" shell. WOW!
This is our new really wonderful friend Phil.
Little did we know that we would being living is such luxury. Thanks to Phil we had gourmet meals and fine champagne for dinner every night. I'm talking lobster and prawns, bacon wrapped filet mignon, lots of fresh corn, garlic mash potatoes, cheesecake, the list goes on and on. It was fantastic, I felt really spoiled!!
Smokin' on the cubans to celebrate the All Star show!! Phil saved the best champagne for the night, something like $200 a bottle! WOW! The fireworks business must being going really well!!!
I've never seen Dave and Leo have so much fun!!!!This was my favorite finale of the week.
Wyoming has amazing sunset . . .
after amazing sunset.
Leo packed the truck amazingly well, in fact he got asked if he had an engineering degree. :)
Needless to say this was amazing and I can't wait till next year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
after amazing sunset.
Leo packed the truck amazingly well, in fact he got asked if he had an engineering degree. :)
Needless to say this was amazing and I can't wait till next year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2 comments:
wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have a niece that's a pyro! SWEET.
that looks like tons of fun.
love ya!
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This scares me a little... not sure why ;0)
Thanks for hosting us this weekend! Love you
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