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Old October 14th, 2009, 03:20 PM
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Head send me your e-mail address in a P.M. I called my friend Peter Maurelli sales guy at Barbizon in Denver (shameless plug ). He knows lots of technicians in your area. Peter said if I send him your e-mail he would help try to get you in touch with someone who can help. Hopefully we can talk someone who knows what they are doing into coming into your theater, meeting with your teacher, and saying that this is terribly dangerous and should be taken down.
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Praise Allah, this is the dumbest thing I think I've ever heard.

Sorry gang, it has been a slammed year at work...I haven't gone away permanently, but someday i'll get a chance to breathe again and chime in here.

Anyhoo...as usual, all the good answers have already been given. Yes, I'd like to destroy that 'system' with my teeth. Or a flamethrower, whichever's clever.

I might encourage this- here's the ETCP listings for Colorado, under rigging.
ETCP - The Entertainment Technician Certification Program


Good luck! Rig right or die! Seriously.

And holler at me if you need more help.
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I'm hopeful that my guy at Barbizon can help us contact someone in the area to stop by the school. I'll keep you guys informed. I've got Head's e-mail address... although I think I need his name and school name as well so I'm not writing this message, "Hi, I know a student named Headcrab in Colorado who needs help." Yeah. Anyone named Headcrab needs help.
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I was saving my " Letter to Headcrabs Principal" unitl I heard back on your contact Gaff. But now that you mention it, "Dear Headcrabs Principal...." Doesn't sound like such a great pre-amble.
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Unfortunately it is a seven hour drive from SLC to Fort Collins, so I can't help there. Hopefully Peter will come though, he's a good guy. Other than that, I think the important bases have been covered.
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It seems that the powers up in the clouds saw the light of day and chose to kill the project. Yay, I can walk across the stage again...
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YEAH ! I'm dancing for you Headcrab!
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Hallelujah!

Good... so we won't be reading about your school in the news (because of an accident).

Out of curiosity... Headcrab, who all actually talked to them?
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That's great news Head!!

Now can you do something about that kid flying the hot air balloon around your town? Is there something in the water there making people go crazy?
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That's great news Head!!

Now can you do something about that kid flying the hot air balloon around your town? Is there something in the water there making people go crazy?
I thought that might have been the kid that came up with the Build your own fly-system in the first place. Then I realized the kid was only six, then I realized that, developementaly, that's how old one needs to be to come up with that idea anyway.
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