If you have ever cruised around Vermont with me, you will have no doubt received some random commentary about a select number of pointless landmarks. Since I received my license many years back, I have spent countless hours traversing the state. I love random things, I guess that would be obvious from the videos, and Vermont is filled with them (though Northern NH is a bit more prolific).
Of all the great things to witness in the Green Mountain state, this is absolutely my favorite. Somewhere between Woodstock and Quechee, there is an antique store. And this antique store, that no one really notices, has two very normal signs announcing their place of business. But on the back of one is the old writing from some long past hot dog business.
Every time that I drive route 4, I look forward to seeing the sign for a good 20 miles prior. It is a combination of the location in one of the snobbiest parts of Vermont, the corniness of the message, and the complete random location. I finally have some photographic evidence, if you are on route 4 see if you can find it.
In late May, with very little sleep and many hours of cross country driving dragging me down, I slowly rolled the Fiesta into the Orwell Memorial Day parade. Driving a vehicle in my hometown's small parade was a lifelong goal. As I rolled through town, people smiled, waved, and nudged their neighbors with theories on why this odd green car would be in the parade. It put a smile on my face and was an odd little experience that I will never forget.
This month we worked with MWM Graphics to develop a new look for the Fiesta. When I saw the design that Matt came up with, I knew it was going to get attention, I just didn't realize how much. As Caleb from Yipes Auto started to put the graphics on the car, it became apparent that this was going to be on the ridiculous side of insane.
On the drive home I had the exact same feeling as I did in the Orwell parade, everyone seemed to be happier after seeing the car and as a result I was happier. Now I am rolling an original piece of MWM art around in my own One Car Parade, with a smile. As a friend said to me, "Smiles are worth a lot these days,"
Full story of the design and wrap process coming soon...
After running significantly over budget on explosives and behind schedule due to the director's ego swelling post, the bad colonies moving picture studio proudly releases "IV. The Wind in the Weeds". As with "Hey, Rube", it is highly recommended that you follow the below instructions to maximize your viewing pleasure.
Please note, this is NOT an official FiestaMovement video (take that youtube users that wondered what Hey, Rube had to do with the car)
1. Watch video below. (Note the inclusion of a standard quality version for the slow kids)
2. Think to self, option A: WTF? or option B: Damn, and I thought the last one was wack
3. Read this full post.
4. Watch again and state to self, "Ahhhhh, this makes perfect sense" (sarcasm optional)
Enjoy, comment, and send on to others, lots and lots of others.
The Director, Seth
HD Version, may take awhile to load.
Standard Version available here, should load faster or try the SD version on Vimeo here.
SPOILER ALERTwatch that first ^, then click to read, but then you should already know that
