John Barresi

I still love my Jump, one of my favorite dual line kites ever. Aye aye Brett, chimed in, thanks!

Cool, thanks, gotcha on the list. Nice list of classic kites, btw!

Shooting for two wins in a row Tom? <grin> Might as well, you're on a roll.

Rich and Howard, all chimed in! I don't take per se, but I'm conscious of the help shown by the kiting community since day 1. This is a small thing, in comparison... Just doing what I can.

Hey folks, carrying on the Xmas spirit here... Giving away two free one year renewals to anyone who is already signed up. All you have to do is chime in here with a post, tell us what your favorite kites are, and what part of the world you hail from! Again, you must already be a subscriber (monthly, 6 month or yearly) to qualify for this one. Two subscriptions, two winners, one to each... Prize we will be awarded as follows: Yearly - immediate refund on one renewal 6 month - two concurrent refunds, one on each 6 month renewal Monthly - will cancel PayPal billing, initiate one year subscription on the forum As always, renewal afterward is elective. Looking forward to hearing from you. == Chimed in... quaa714 Hedgewarden Jeepster photomom titleist-boy ant man Penny Lingenfelter wen Baloo mensct FortFlyer BTW, if I forget to draw the winners on 1/10, give me a friendly poke, eh?

My pleasure Sammy, enjoy!

My pleasure Glenn, congrats again. Also, to be 100% clear, no further action is required on your part... Just have at the downloads, etc. TONS of cool videos in there, from 1988 to present, dual and quad, team and individual, competition and demonstration. There are even a few cool promotional videos and one tutorial as well. After the one year is up, you'll get a renewal notice... Ignore it at you just go back to regular forum member status, or you can choose to renew, totally up to you, no worries either way.

Winners are 5 and 10!! Congrats to temoniprince (subscriber 529) and boomzilla (subscriber 530)! Note to both of you, you'll see "new purchase" emails in a few minutes, but rest easy, no funds in motion, just signing you up for the year... Downloads section will become 100% accessible (link at top of forum), and entry into the prize drawings as well. Much thanks to everyone who chimed in... Will start another topic very soon for a couple of renewals for all you existing members who check the forums!

Okay, in order of chiming, numbers assigned... Grandpa genesant skb linekahuna temoniprince bobw Aerochic andelscott madquad boomzilla DB Cooper ArthurDent Chook thief himis Off to pick two winners here in mere moments.

I posted a link to this thread on Revolution's forum as well.

May I also suggest you provide an email or web site address for KEWO to which we, as kiters, can send our disapproval? You might be surprised at how effective a wave of emails from private citizens can be, especially if they include the disclosure that as consumers, we will be discouraging everyone we know from buying KEWO products until the situation is resolved. For those reading, in most cases, there is no existing legal copyright or on these creative designs from private kitemakers, but it's certainly common knowledge within the single line kite community as to who gave birth to particular designs, and in what general time frame... Bottom line, there is a certain ethic which should be upheld within the global kiting community, purely out of principle. In my 18 years of experience, a strong vocal presence from the general kite body does generally produce a worthwhile effect. Given my current understanding of the situation, I'll be happy to assist however I can. How about a brief article on the subject, for our February 1st issue, along with short bios on the kitemakers involved? If so, just send it in by January 15th, including enough specifics for people to identify the company and their products. Also, it's a key opportunity to broadcast information about the original kites, and their respective designers.

We had a great (albeit rainy) New Years fly in Portland with 8 people in attendance... Pics and info on the Rev forum, under "Upcoming Events".

Ha, ya, TK is better than any 1st place I've ever won... Will be worth the work to get her over to the US. Thanks Howard. FYI, I still haven't forgotten about your Kitelife site suggestions, just a matter of priorities, still on the white board for future work.

Thanks a bunch, we're both set with rain gear, gonna fly hell or high water tomorrow. <grin> She goes home (back to Tokyo) on the 2nd, gonna be rough until April when we see each other again.

Hey folks, just wanted to take a moment and wish you all a very Happy New Year. Thanks for being here!

Dagnabbit, I'll be in Florida for the KTAI trade show. Windless is a great event, and Weider of course, is awesome... I'm sure it'll be another top notch event.

That's really cool Steve, thanks for sharing it! I've sent the link to TK's email, she'll be looking shortly, I'm sure.

Ya, Imagina, very creative with the clowns and witch, tied in with kite play... Bravo!

Hi himis. Sorry Albro, this one's just for people who aren't signed up already. I ought to do something similar for a couple of free yearly renewals though, in the near future. Thanks for the thought!

I'll touch base on the axel, flic flac, 1/2 axel to flic flac and falling leaf at both my Treasure Island and SPI clinics.

Got you on the list, thanks Rob.

Aye aye, gotcha on the list Chook... Glad to hear about the Rev fun.

I think I feel a holiday kite prose article coming on for Kitelife.

Just sat down to properly read this... Cool Mike, thanks for sharing it.

Thanks Michael, welcome to the KL forum.