Canada Day Demo, July 1 2023, 11:30ish am, Stony Plain Pavilion hill - no wait - Pioneer Museum field. It's sunny, no wait, it's raining, no wait, it's both. Was that lightening? Wow, listen to that rolling thunder, awesome. There is excitement, there is a little fear, I think to myself "we best get this show on the road ASAP!". A little jog from site A (the hill) to site B (the field), now we are all together. The crowd is good, lots of kiddos (excellent). No time to warm up (the little jog over helped), we are on in 4 minutes, no 2 minutes. No time for a run through, Dragon goes here, weapons go here and Lion goes here aaaaaand, begin.
Lion part one looks great! Dragon has unlimited room and Todai Bauer uses it (NOW I Am Warm!!), weapons demo kicked some royal butt (in my opinion), Lion part two looks even greater!! If you haven't seen the video here is the link.
https://youtu.be/VYQ7c-1dAQw
Adaptation and improvisation was in full force this day. And this IHC team crushed it! From the location to weather (lightening is normally pretty cool but NOT during a demo!), to the crunched time frame to weather (ya I mentioned it twice), it was epic. There were new potholes to contend with (bonus points - no one sprained anything), some slight timing issues, then my weapon started to undo during my 20 seconds of fame (yikes!), Adapt adapt adapt. But I wouldn't change it for the world. The excitement mixed with anxiety mixed with the pressure mixed with thrill of performing, you can't buy this stuff, you have to truley live it to appreciate it . And it makes you feel so alive that you wonder how you ever lived without it.
And then there was the last lightening strike just after we finished, Flash Bang, 1 - 2, right there! I actually felt the static electricity, OMG!! If that didn't get your heart pumping, nothing will! "Wow" is all I can say. Nothing like a little life affirming terror to end your demo, cool beans.
Now to try and top this one, without the lightening if you please.😁
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