Aaaaaaaah ! Aren't we happy or what !?!
Soundtrack + Gold Jupiter ! Wahooooo !!!

And for once, i got 3 on 3 ! Well I shall say 4/4 with the soundtrack !

Excellent work from Paul Czukaasy and Eric Cardinal indeed. Eric who's celebrating his b-day today... What a gift he got himself last night

My last post concerning this 25th anniversary will follow, later on this week, on my blog.
Then, i'll be ready for the snow !

Happy fall/winter/spring eveyone !!!

Mylene.

Paul Csukassy était assisté d'Éric Cardinal de la firme montréalaise Ampleman, et non de l'Américain Erik Tucker.


Hahaha, désolé, j'ai confondu les Eric ! C'est corrigé.

Congratulations on your predictions as well, Mylene! I love it when the Special Jupiter is amongst the awards, as it makes things even more exciting, while possibly giving an additional team the chance to win something.

Happy fall/winter/spring eveyone !!!

Fall--> Winter--> Spring--> Summer-->

For some reason, I have a really good feeling about Montreal fireworks 2010.

EDIT: I don't expect any controversy about the 2009 official results!

Neither do I, Fred. The way I felt after last year's results was the complete opposite of the feeling I have presently. I suspect the same holds true for everyone on this forum.

Trav.

La compétition s'est terminée de façon élégante hier, lors de l'hommage fait à Michael Jackson! Déjà une autre saison qui se termine, mais j'ai beaucoup apprécié l'abolition des spectacles du mercredi, allongeant ainsi la compétition jusqu'au 2/3 du mois d'août, rendant l'attente de la prochaine saison plus courte! J'espère que l'on adoptera cette pratique pour les nombreuses années futures!

Bravo au Canada pour le Jupiter d'Or....je suis tout à fait ravi!
Bravo aussi à tous les autres gagnants (Chine, USA et Australie) ainsi qu'aux participants de la compétition de cette année!

Dans un peu plus de trois mois seulement, les feux sur glace des samedis de décembre seront à nos portes...et la neige aussi! Ces spectacles sont devenus d'une qualité étonnante au cours des années et encore, j'assisterai à chacun d'eux!

Je souhaite à tous et à toutes dans ce forum, un très bel automne!

Pierre

For some reason, I have a really good feeling about Montreal fireworks 2010.

Me too Trav, I'm keeping my fingers crossed! Is it possible that IPON S.R.L. is coming back, and presenting next year? That's what I heard from a fellow pyrotechnician, who I'm keeping anonymous.

I'm not too sure if this is right, but if it is, I'm hoping not only me, but the entire FORUM goes to that display! The best spot I can honestly say is on Notre-Dame, you feel the power of those salutes! . If Benito Pagano gives us an IPON display, the shells won't be from his factory, that I'm aware of.

But my predictions for the countries next year is:

Germany
Canada
USA
Belgium
Japan
Mexico
Spain or Portugal or maybe both
Italy
and Switzerland or Holland.

For Germany, as I'm sure they will compete next year, if it's Weco, I'm sure Paul will be there with his famous t-shirt of his. Not only that, but they make very enjoyable displays!

I sure do wish there were another finale like in Spain 2001, like Trav always talks about. From what I heard, it was insane and the finale ended in a catastrophic matter of shells and salutes (hence from Paul's report).

Let's all hope IPON, my favorite firm outside of Canada, will be there to give us another taste of what happened in 2004 (or if we're lucky, 1997! ).

Fall-->Winter-->Spring--> Summer-->
Fall won't be so bad with the symposium and all! Winter will be the worst , and spring, not so bad cause we know we will see something for summer!

Regards once again,
Pat

Fall won't be so bad with the symposium and all!

You mean the pyro Symposium ?

The 2009 one was in Mexico last April...
And will be in Portugal for fall 2010.

I sure do wish there were another finale like in Spain 2001, like Trav always talks about

Don't get me started on that. I'll just state that Spain 2001 was easily one of the scariest finales I've ever witnessed in 20 years. I think Igual has lost their touch in finishers in Montreal over the years, but at least their displays are still generally well presented.

I hope to see IPON return to the competition, especially considering that it will be six years by next season since their last participation. Another finale to remember : Italy 2004. 2004 was one of the best years for me.

Trav.

I'll just state that Spain 2001 was easily one of the scariest finales I've ever witnessed in 20 years.

All of you talk about this finale, I can't imagine how it was. Does anybody has the video? I found the description in the report, but it's short, without sound, without image...

This display could be a great piece for the "Member Only Videos" section ;-) Maybe Paul could do the same he did with the Ipon in 2000 and Sunny in 2004 videos expanding the Special section.

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Let's move on to another topic: the results.

I'm happy to see most of you were right with your choices. However I still think the English and the Argentinian displays were ( FOR ME) better.

Anyway a big CONGRATULATIONS for the winners!

Let's see what happen the next season. As somebody said I wish we could see Weco (or maybe another German company) and IPON in the shedule. But we have to wait at least until December...

Before to finish I would like to render thanks to Paul for this web page and this forum. The season is over, but not the web page !!!!!!!


THANKS!

Alright, a bunch of replies to go over

Mylène,

You mean the pyro Symposium ?

The 2009 one was in Mexico last April...
And will be in Portugal for fall 2010.

My mistake, I meant on the internet. We could still all browse videos on YouTube. Speaking of which, Vander should let us know what he's been up to. I wonder if he's choreographing another display at the Mall Of Asia.

At out of curiosity, has anyone heard from Trae? Either he's been posting and I need a pair of glasses, or he hasn't been on in a long while. Can you let us know Paul? Just odd cause last year he posted alot of his comments on topics and stuff.

Trav,

Don't get me started on that. I'll just state that Spain 2001 was easily one of the scariest finales I've ever witnessed in 20 years. I think Igual has lost their touch in finishers in Montreal over the years, but at least their displays are still generally well presented.

I hope to see IPON return to the competition, especially considering that it will be six years by next season since their last participation. Another finale to remember : Italy 2004. 2004 was one of the best years for me.

I do have a YouTube channel, so you can send me a message explaining and save some space from here to let the others who haven't posted their thoughts on the results . And I'll take your word for that display. But from my thought, IPON in 2004 must have been better than Igual in 2001. Defenetley! My finale-enjoyment has always come from Benito's stunning finales! And no one can disagree! Mwahaha (Refrenced from Vander's posts in the earlier years )
The most scariest finales I must have either been IPON in 2004, USA last year or USA this year. Because other than those 3 finales, every finale since 2004 aside from those other finales haven't made my ears hurt that much at all. Canada did manage to pop my ears for about 2 minutes due to those huge shells. But easier said than done by saying IPON has presented one of the most powerful finales at La Ronde in my books!

Rovira,

I'm happy to see most of you were right with your choices. However I still think the English and the Argentinian displays were ( FOR ME) better.

I agree! But my vote was casted for Argentina, with the help of Benito Pagano (wasn't it? ), I think their finale resembled almost like an Italian finale. Where as Pains, was quite lacking a big finish, but like Paul mentioned before, we don't need BIG finales. But that is what makes the crowd go wild! I really enjoyed those 3 displays (the winners) and China really was unlucky with the rain and all.

Let's see what happen the next season. As somebody said I wish we could see Weco (or maybe another German company) and IPON in the shedule. But we have to wait at least until December...

I'd like to see Weco put a display on for us. But I'd rather IPON, anyday! I might not be the biggest IPON fan on this forum, but I am certainly the biggest fan of Studata Lambi's! Especially in IPON finales, that's what gets the chests thumping and the floor rumbling, never mind the tiny salutes below. The big guns above are what control it all! (I wish there was an 'Arnold Swarzanegger muscles' emoticon to pizzaz the 'big guns' Eh well, all we can do is wait to see who is up and running next year.

Pat

I think that the argentinian display was not connected in anyway with Benito Pagano... I think there's a lot more companies in italy that could compete in montreal... Such as Scarpato, VACALLUZZO, La Rosa etc. As for Weco.... Never been a fan of their displays except for their 2004 show in montreal I hope Sweden comes back though

vander

As for Weco.... Never been a fan of their displays

Me neither. 2004 was their best year. I wouldn't want them to take part in the competition. But if they were chosen next year. I wouldn't mind at all.

I think that the argentinian display was not connected in anyway with Benito Pagano

The shells in the finale resembled as Benito's shells. But it's true, many Italian shells all look the same. So you never know until your told by the setup crew or the shell maker themselve.

I'd like to see Di Matteo with their stutata's that they send to Benito, due to the tragic accident in 2005.

I'm hoping for IPON!

Pat

This is it. Season's over...

See Mylene et Artifice for my recap. This season has been very enjoyable, but also a lot of work for me, so you won't mind i'm taking some time off, right ?

I'll be reading your conversation tho. There's a limit at taking some time off

Mylene