John Barresi Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 Hi all, Just a heads up, I'm currently at the Seattle airport on my way to meet Tristan Underwood in Shanghai, China where we'll be flying both dual and quad line indoor demonstrations as part of the Volkswagen exhibit during the 2015 Shanghai Auto Show... 16 days abroad, back in the U.S. on the 30th of April if all goes as planned. Will try to share photos and videos as possible, thanks for your patience with my response time to threads, PMs and emails during this trip. Fly on, fly on! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave362 Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 That's the coolest, John! so just to clarify, should I wish you still winds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonfish Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 Wow, that's really cool. Who would have thought VW and an auto show would be interested in indoor kites. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim P. Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 Sounds fun! Ya'll be safe and have a blast! We'll look forward to the stories, pictures and maybe even videos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobB Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 That sounds pretty cool. I just went to the NY auto show a couple weeks ago, sadly, they didn't have any kites ! Safe travels & looking forward to seeing some pictures ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barresi Posted April 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 What a trip. Will update with photos and respond to questions here in the next week. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbailey49 Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 So how does a northwest US dude get invited to come fly at a car show in China? I think it's awesome. I'm just curious about the process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makatakam Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 So how does a northwest US dude get invited to come fly at a car show in China? I think it's awesome. I'm just curious about the process. Well, first you must become the dominant flyer by kicking butt at all levels of the game for 20-some years. After that it's pretty easy. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul LaMasters Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 you get invited because ,.....everyone knows your name, even if you don't know theirs. They know your capabilities and enjoy your company also as opposed to a friend's great saying about myself "everyone knows you Paul,.... and a few of those people actually like you!" or this classic "out of everyone I know,... you are one of 'em" 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barresi Posted May 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 Aye, short and skinny of it... Gotta have a body of work, well distributed, that folks can find... Helps to have a lot of variety, good presentation, accolades, and some portfolio work is good too (like my work for Red Bull, Cavalia, etc). In this case, they found Tristan and I exactly this way - just Google and YouTube searching for kite performers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barresi Posted May 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 As promised, some photos... http://kitelife.com/forum/gallery/album/413-2015-shanghai-auto-show/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barresi Posted May 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 And, some video...Complete performance, filmed from the VIP section: Close up mix... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barresi Posted May 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 1757e3a44c335357e1c0233cee34e385 " data-width="500"> 1757e3a44c335357e1c0233cee34e385 "> Love to all! Posted by John Barresi on Monday, April 27, 2015 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbailey49 Posted May 7, 2015 Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 Aye, short and skinny of it... Gotta have a body of work, well distributed, that folks can find... Helps to have a lot of variety, good presentation, accolades, and some portfolio work is good too (like my work for Red Bull, Cavalia, etc). In this case, they found Tristan and I exactly this way - just Google and YouTube searching for kite performers. That answered my question perfectly. They knew they wanted indoor kites, then went online to find the indoor fliers that they wanted to approach. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makatakam Posted May 7, 2015 Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 Thanks for the posted presentations. Fun viewing them. Thanks for putting in the time to show us the gallery and vids. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barresi Posted May 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 There's also a professional quality VW video in the works, hope to find a link for that soon as it's available. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave362 Posted May 7, 2015 Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 Very very cool vids. What an amazing show, and such a cool creative way to incorporate kites! I tell ya, man, in front of all those folks and with the critical timing and slick presentation, good on ya to be able to look that natural and "bring it" on demand. Truly impressive. Simply another level of professionalism. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barresi Posted May 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2015 Aye, the pressure is on with a gig like this... German perfection and all. Out of 40 scheduled shows, I'm happy to report that I only had to pick up my kite once (snagged line on a throw) and only did a "penguin walk" (lines around feet/legs) off the stage twice... Not bad out of so many outings, I honestly expected more with the tight quarters and odd shifting wind pressures in a venue of that size. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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