Author Archives: Dave Shattuck

Issue 57: AKA Grand Nationals

There are kite festivals, and then there are Kite Festivals!  But there is only one [...]

Issue 56: ProFile with Pam Kirk & Mike Dennis

One of the joys and delights of working on Kitelife is the opportunity to “interview” [...]

Issue 56: Washington State International Kite Festival

Well, we’re headed off to the Washington State International Kite Festival – or as it’s [...]

Issue 56: Summer Heat

Yup – back at it again. Off to another Sport Kite Competition, this time just [...]

Issue 55: How To Publicize Your Festival

As Editor Barresi will tell you, I occasionally get these strange “thoughts” – which usually [...]

Issue 55: Empty Spaces: Chuck Johnson

Chuck Johnson who passed away on May 31, 2007, was a good friend of kite [...]

Issue 55: Lincoln City Summer Festival

All right, we’re on the road again – this time just a hop, skip and [...]

Issue 55: Westport Windriders Festival

At times, it seems like I’m about “Festival-ed Out” with all of these fests and [...]

Issue 55: Ocean Shores Intl Kite Challenge

Well, we’re on the road again – this time we’re headed north about 180 miles [...]

Issue 54: Lincoln City Indoor

It’s February already? WOW, where has time flown? Maybe time to think about our old [...]

Issue 54: Northwest SKC

What? WHAT? An AKA/NWSKL sanctioned Kite Competition – right in my own back yard? Gosh, [...]

Issue 54: Bend Kite Festival

How wonderfully unusual! I mean… First off, I’m going to a Kite Festival in Bend, [...]

Issue 53: Empty Spaces: Shane Hill

“Empty Spaces In The Sky” pieces are never easy for us to write at Kitelife, [...]

Issue 53: Kite Party 5

Kite Party Number 5!  What more need I say? Okay, this is the Fifth Annual [...]

Issue 53: Zilker Park Kite Festival

Every now and then, something goes right for a change. Oh, it’s nothing we’ve done [...]

Issue 53: Up the River Indoor

This business about going to Arlington is getting to be decidedly “old hat.” I’d certainly [...]

Issue 53: Zilker Park Kite Festival (gallery)

Photos by Dave “Geezer” Shattuck

Issue 52: Buenos Aires Wind Party

Yeah, we’re doing it – or really, we already did it! Sure, you’ll read this [...]

Issue 52: Patagonia Kite Festival

What an amazing week we’d just experienced! We’d had a whole week of kite flying [...]

Issue 51: ProFile with Zach Gordon

We’re sitting around the Kitelife office before we head off the the AKA Convention / [...]

Issue 51: Lincoln City Fall Festival

Well, we’re off again… On the road, headed to little old Lincoln City, Oregon this [...]