The Estes Mean Machine Model Rocket + A Little Boy
Dear Readers + Dreamers,
We know, we know... it's Thursday and we were suppose to leave Tuesday...
We know, we know... it's Thursday and we were suppose to leave Tuesday...
And there hasn't been a new blog post in a while... is this dream still happening?
YES!
Sorry we didn't post an update on our blog earlier... BUT WE REACHED OUR KICKSTARTER GOAL! Actually, people supported us way beyond our goal! We raised $7350 towards our original $6000 goal! Thank you everyone who supported us with a pledge, sharing our links, and believing in us.
Our rafting trip was incredible, by the way, and there will be a future post and video on that.
We've been working hard the past 2 weeks moving out, packing, and starting the rewards for our Kickstarter backers. We entrusted the tandem bicycle a few days ago to Mike and we just finished a commercial for our backers Karl + Cara (post coming soon). And it's 6:24am and Marty hasn't slept yet because he just finished the wings and painted THE MEAN MACHINE!!!
We have some additional gear arriving in the mail today and then we're leaving tomorrow!
SO... The time has come to get this Pan-American Dream going!
We are celebrating the funding of our Kickstarter project by blasting a giant model rocket off into the sky!!! THE MEAN MACHINE!!! RADICAL!
This rocket has some history. Marty's been holding onto it for about 15 years and has NEVER shot it off! The rocket represents a small dream, once lost, from routinely putting it off... this seems to happen to a lot of dreams and it shouldn't be that way.
SO, 15 years later we are making it happen! Realizing this small childhood dream will help us realize the Pan-American Dream!
We will be writing the names of all of our Kickstarter backers on the rocket so that all of you will FLY with us hundreds of feet in the air! We couldn't have done it with out you!
For those in the Ann Arbor area, we invite you to the launch! It doesn't matter if you were able to support us on Kickstarter or not, come watch dreams happen!!!
SO... The time has come to get this Pan-American Dream going!
We are celebrating the funding of our Kickstarter project by blasting a giant model rocket off into the sky!!! THE MEAN MACHINE!!! RADICAL!
This rocket has some history. Marty's been holding onto it for about 15 years and has NEVER shot it off! The rocket represents a small dream, once lost, from routinely putting it off... this seems to happen to a lot of dreams and it shouldn't be that way.
SO, 15 years later we are making it happen! Realizing this small childhood dream will help us realize the Pan-American Dream!
We will be writing the names of all of our Kickstarter backers on the rocket so that all of you will FLY with us hundreds of feet in the air! We couldn't have done it with out you!
For those in the Ann Arbor area, we invite you to the launch! It doesn't matter if you were able to support us on Kickstarter or not, come watch dreams happen!!!
Arrive 10-15min early to participate in the RAFFLE. We will draw names for who gets to PUSH THE LAUNCH BUTTON and who gets to KEEP the MEAN MACHINE and LAUNCH PAD afterwards!!! Uh-huh, Uh-huh!!!
LAUNCH
THURSDAY JULY 8TH, 7:09PM
ALLMENDINGER PARK (BASEBALL FIELD)
700 PAULINE BLVD (NEAR SEVENTH)
ANN ARBOR, MI 48103
IF YOU CANNOT MAKE IT, WE WILL BE DOCUMENTING THE LAUNCH AND IT WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE NEAR FUTURE ON OUR BLOG FOR YOU TO EXPERIENCE.
Also, if you missed the early Mean Machine video you can see it on our Youtube page at:
http://www.youtube.com/user/thepanamericandream#p/a/u/1/w0kvQ4WfqiY
Hope to see some of you today!!!
Hearts,
-Marty + Kelly
LAUNCH
THURSDAY JULY 8TH, 7:09PM
ALLMENDINGER PARK (BASEBALL FIELD)
700 PAULINE BLVD (NEAR SEVENTH)
ANN ARBOR, MI 48103
IF YOU CANNOT MAKE IT, WE WILL BE DOCUMENTING THE LAUNCH AND IT WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE NEAR FUTURE ON OUR BLOG FOR YOU TO EXPERIENCE.
Also, if you missed the early Mean Machine video you can see it on our Youtube page at:
http://www.youtube.com/user/thepanamericandream#p/a/u/1/w0kvQ4WfqiY
Hope to see some of you today!!!
Hearts,
-Marty + Kelly
Greetings from Palmer, Alaska. Good luck as you start your journey north. We're looking forward to your visit to Palmer and are working to secure some film/art students for you to work with. Wasilla High School is a possibility, plus I have tickets for you to attend the Alaska State Fair world famous Giant Cabbage Weigh-Off. I'll be following your progress to Alaska.
ReplyDeleteBridgette Preston
Palmer Arts Council