Update May 2011 --
Mrs. 4444 at Half-Past Kissin' Time, started a saturday collection service many months ago. What does she collect?
Why good blog posts of course.
This was a fun one to create because going to this event was fun. It's also a good example of odd stuff that I enjoy. Not weird - just odd.
At the beginning of the clip you get a view of the Chicago downtown from North Beach. The John Hancock building is very noticeable as I pan my little camera.
Ok - the music is kinda corny but I was trying to find some flying music and I didn't look too long. It was fun to watch and I don't know when they be doing it again.
Enjoy -
I made it to Flugtag Chicago last Saturday. North Beach
I put together this short video. It would have been better if I just could of been there a little earlier and been able to position on the other side of a bush and a few people. Of course it's hard to get a good view of the "landing strip". I heard there were about 70,000 people trying to get that view.
Here's a few pictures too. (click the picture for a larger version)
The flying El was a Chicago favorite. It was written up in the Tribune. They did a great job of creating an L train, but it didn't fly far. The article about the team explained it all in one sentence. "....Basically, it gave us a reason to get out our power tools and pound a few beers at least once a week...."
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The pirates throw a wench in the water first.
The guy looks like he is wing walking on the way down!!!
Getting that "hitting the water" shot from my position was tough.
