When I was a kid mom worked at the hospital, so I knew pretty much all the happenings going on there.
Haven't looked up Pasco, but there is a tradition ( or at least was) of a tribe importing at least a full size shipping container to sell. I think there was at least 6 that year, iirc. Really big deal, as the prez of Black Cat was set up like royalty complete with red carpet and throne in his own tent. He would accept appointments to keep out the rabble, but I got a cool BC poster with his sig. Not as impressed as with old man Grucci. Typical Japanese business dude. You could shoot the unfriendlies on site, ( hey, their rez!) as the cops would bust you filling your trunk for resale to the rubes south. They would actually leave you the 'safe snd sane' loads, but you lost the big stuff. I smuggled out a 3" purple shell for a friend's backyard show I kinda hacked together outta commercial stuff and green fuse trains. Met a chap that financed his yearly trips to fish salmon in Alaska by loading up his motor home b 4 going home to Cali. On a body of water below the border, but can't remember the tribe name. They fished as substance farming. Had a peninsula with the boats moored. I think I killed that brain cell with whiskey or toxic smoke. It was a true source of income for them. cheep and they gave tons of stuff away on July third so they could fold up the plywood fronts snd store them for the next year. You are obviously closer to do the research. Maybe too long ago now, don't know. Stay safe, brother!
Dang, Nate! Tell me about mysterious ways! It's like you were meant to save other people's lives. You are truly blessed snd charmed. Try not to push the envelope, okay?
I was invited to the "Thunder on the Bridge" or what not after the Kentucky horseraces. Didn't make it as I fired a show in a little place called Floyd Knobbs. In a Church parking lot next to the grave yard. Random dude shows up with his lawn tractor to clean up after. Hands and knees after that. I felt guilty. A very surreal night! All the tombstones had the same last name....with a few interlopers. Didn't see any corn fields nor children hanging out in them, but the natives were friendly snd ALL related to the Viking Princess' mom. I got to fish three different private 'ponds'.
FWIW, there was and maybe still is a Company out there that will incorporate your ashes into a pyro show flown off the deck of a specially chartered boat off the coast of San Clemente. Had a friend whose girl friend passed snd he wanted me to do that for him and her. Had the card in my wallet and gave it to him as I (secretly) felt it would be too awkward to handle the ashes of somebody I knew in RL, and dealing with his reactions as they went off. just too hard for me to get over. She was an amazing person, bright, bubbly and deadly smart. she was an Archeoligist and was supposed to go to the site of all those Terra Cotta soldiers before she got cancer. My kids know I want to go off in a rocket and my oldest will incorporate some of what was me into some steel in a custom made sword. (Family tradition)
My BIL asked to be added to a firework too. He passed last fall and my sister asked me to start making the shell yesterday(she's just now ready for that) I know the firework is legal here but not sure about adding ashes. It'll be done regardless.
Just make sure you get some pics and post em. Thanks
You know you're evil, right? Just checking. Also waiting for those pictures, too! Muuuahahaa!
