Family Kite Festival--Milwaukee-May 23-24
Family Kite Festival--Milwaukee-May 23-24
Family Kite Festival
May 23 - 24
on the lake at Veterans Park in Milwaukee, WI
Click on the Maps link at the top of this page to find the festival. (or click here)
Saturday from 10 - 6.
Sunday from 10 - 5.
Free Parking
1000's of spectators, continuous demos, free sport kite lessons, giant kites, tons of fun!
PLUS: If you are a member of IKE, Scott Fisher (the organizer) will buy you lunch!
The official hotel will be the Comfort Inn, but you want to wait to book until Scott gets a kiter's discount worked out.
May 23 - 24
on the lake at Veterans Park in Milwaukee, WI
Click on the Maps link at the top of this page to find the festival. (or click here)
Saturday from 10 - 6.
Sunday from 10 - 5.
Free Parking
1000's of spectators, continuous demos, free sport kite lessons, giant kites, tons of fun!
PLUS: If you are a member of IKE, Scott Fisher (the organizer) will buy you lunch!
The official hotel will be the Comfort Inn, but you want to wait to book until Scott gets a kiter's discount worked out.
Re: Family Kite Festival--Milwaukee-May 23-24
ROLL CALL!
I'll be there!
I'll be leaving my house before the crack of dawn on Saturday, returning home on Sunday after the show.
I'll be there!
I'll be leaving my house before the crack of dawn on Saturday, returning home on Sunday after the show.
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Re: Family Kite Festival--Milwaukee-May 23-24
Count me in! (Of course!)
Hopefully I will be helping Brett (the KIte Whisperer) get some people flying revs on the north-end...
Looking forward to seeing all of you, there! HERE!
Hopefully I will be helping Brett (the KIte Whisperer) get some people flying revs on the north-end...
Looking forward to seeing all of you, there! HERE!
[align=center]"When the power of love becomes more important than the love of power, then there will be peace"[/align][align=center]-Jimi Hendrix[/align]
Re: Family Kite Festival--Milwaukee-May 23-24
I think I got this one slid into the schedule??? Kenosha should be a short enough commute as well...
Re: Family Kite Festival--Milwaukee-May 23-24
From Scott Fisher:
It is almost time for the Family Kite Festival.
Our sponsor hotel is the Comfort Suite and Inn, right up on the hill above Veterans Park. The actual
address is 916 East State Street, and the phone number is 414/276-8800.
The special room rate is only $89.95. Make sure you mention the FAMILY KITE
FESTIVAL to get that rate.
Re: Family Kite Festival--Milwaukee-May 23-24
BillLamm wrote:I think I got this one slid into the schedule??? Kenosha should be a short enough commute as well...
Keno is still in the plans but Friday my son has surgery on his knee... don't think anybody in this house is going to Milwaukee

Re: Family Kite Festival--Milwaukee-May 23-24
Best of luck with the surgery.
Re: Family Kite Festival--Milwaukee-May 23-24
For anyone that wants to peek in, here's the webcam of the field.
http://www.giftofwings.com/cam.html
http://www.giftofwings.com/cam.html
Re: Family Kite Festival--Milwaukee-May 23-24
Mike wrote:Best of luck with the surgery.
Thank you... all went well.. only had to work on the ACL.. the MCL had reattached itself and is doing fine... maybe I will drag his gimpy butt up to Kenosha...
Re: Family Kite Festival--Milwaukee-May 23-24
180GO Wowed the crowd here in Milwaukee!
Thanks to Mike, Rose, Isaac, and Jeff for your WINDerful performances!
Hope you enjoy... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45V5r61xzMc
You guys (and Rose too) are top-notch fliers... and more important, top-notch people all around! I'm so honored to be able to call you friends!
AND... Thanks to Isaac for the pizza party! Yummmmmmmmm!
(Jeff: I still say we could have finished those last four pieces!)
Thanks to Mike, Rose, Isaac, and Jeff for your WINDerful performances!

Hope you enjoy... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45V5r61xzMc
You guys (and Rose too) are top-notch fliers... and more important, top-notch people all around! I'm so honored to be able to call you friends!
AND... Thanks to Isaac for the pizza party! Yummmmmmmmm!
(Jeff: I still say we could have finished those last four pieces!)
[align=center]"When the power of love becomes more important than the love of power, then there will be peace"[/align][align=center]-Jimi Hendrix[/align]
Re: Family Kite Festival--Milwaukee-May 23-24
Thanks for the video Jynx!
I like the close up of the team at 2:50. You can see us tensing up for the big burst...then pow!
I like the close up of the team at 2:50. You can see us tensing up for the big burst...then pow!
Re: Family Kite Festival--Milwaukee-May 23-24
Great vid Jynx!
Thanks a bunch.
BTW do have any footage of the Brick House routine? I thought we looked pretty tight on that one.
Thanks a bunch.
BTW do have any footage of the Brick House routine? I thought we looked pretty tight on that one.
Re: Family Kite Festival--Milwaukee-May 23-24
TeamTrejo wrote:Great vid Jynx!
Thanks a bunch.
BTW do have any footage of the Brick House routine? I thought we looked pretty tight on that one.
Wish I had taken a break from the demo area for that one. I caught the performance but didn't have my camera... DANG!
Well... thought you guys (and gal) looked very tight, and did an incredible job, on this one!
Hope to see you all in Naperville! More pizza anyone?
[align=center]"When the power of love becomes more important than the love of power, then there will be peace"[/align][align=center]-Jimi Hendrix[/align]
Re: Family Kite Festival--Milwaukee-May 23-24
Here's one of Chicago Fire's performance at the Milwaukee Festival...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hByxpME_sUg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hByxpME_sUg
[align=center]"When the power of love becomes more important than the love of power, then there will be peace"[/align][align=center]-Jimi Hendrix[/align]
Re: Family Kite Festival--Milwaukee-May 23-24
Jynx wrote:TeamTrejo wrote:Hope to see you all in Naperville! More pizza anyone?
Ha! We may actually get more Pizza at Naperville too! Last we year we had a great time at Lou Malnati's Pizzeria courtesy of the festival organizers.
Re: Family Kite Festival--Milwaukee-May 23-24
pizza & kites seems to go together very well...
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Chris (aka Babbman)
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety...
Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759
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Re: Family Kite Festival--Milwaukee-May 23-24
Babbman wrote:pizza & kites seems to go together very well...
Hmmmm ... could that be a new Babbman masterpiece Rev??? The series could include thin crust (SUL) and deep dish (full vent) ... pepperoni would be a given, but all the other ingredients would define the series. No two alike!!!
Cheers,
Tom
Re: Family Kite Festival--Milwaukee-May 23-24
TeamTrejo wrote:Great vid Jynx!
Thanks a bunch.
BTW do have any footage of the Brick House routine? I thought we looked pretty tight on that one.
That's the one I'd like to see too. I was happy with how we did, but I thought we got better as the day went on.
That was neat when we were doing the "walking" at the start of the last routine. I could hear laughing from the crowd despite my earpiece and the wind noise. Lots of spectators there on Sunday.
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