Some quick website updates to make mention of.. first, out of respect and in memory of Storm Chaser Jeff Wear who was killed in a car accident while on his way home from chasing Hurricane Dennis, I've slapped a memorial icon with a link to his website on my navbar which will be seen through the site ('cept this blog page cause of coding). I'll leave it up for the remainder of the month in memory of a fellow chaser who enjoyed this as much as anyone could! He'll be missed in the chasing community.
Also worth mentioning that I updated a couple of logs,
including the insane trip to Texas back on June 12. This log, while lacking in tornadoes, ends rather humerously, so be sure to read through it. I also included the log from my most recent venture with Verne which pitched me over the 15,000 mile mark for the second season in a row. I'm on pace to eclipse last year's 15,393 miles and possibly even the career 40,000 mile mark (384 needed for that). While nothing is imminent in the forseeable future, it is likely I'll hit that mark in August when the usual week of severe weather invades the area again. Til then, this ridge keeps us baking in 90 plus degree temps and pretty well lids off any chance of chasable weather.
On a video note, I am going to begin production of "Lubacca 2005: Well That Sucked" this week. I've already done the
April 10 raw section which will end up being the 11 minute feature of the film. I've also toyed with the idea of making a blooper reel of my chasing events. Inspired by Blake's bloopers from the conference, but I'm going to use my own footage as opposed to gathering footage form others. Included with this will be various pieces from passed chases, including the Wichita Falls booger, the chasing down of a gas receipt, as well as various other unusual occurances while chasing. This will require some digging through videos to find some good stuff, but I'm sure I can fill a song or two. Beyond that, I'll probably do a couple music videos using music provided by
Dani Garza on top of some snippets from some bigger, non-tornatic chases. The more I look back, the more I realize that I have plenty to make a decent video. And yes, I am still keeping that title! Stay tuned to my
chase video page for more information on the video, including a release date!
