Because we obviously haven’t embarrassed ourselves enough yet.

We’re really pleased to announce that work on Friday Night Fire Season Two is underway!  The first of four shows will hit the stage at Stanley Park Baptist Church on October 16, 2009, with the topic Secrets and Mysteries.

Advertising and such will be making its way around shortly, so keep your eyes peeled.  After all, peeled eyes are a delicacy in some countries.

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So What Happened?

We’re a little behind on show wrap-ups, so let’s dive in, shall we?

On February 20, our theme was Looking Forward; Looking Back.  Among other things, we saw:

• Kurt and Lanyard in a special Friday Night Fire backstage video
• A song by Julie Guthrie
• Kurt and Lanyard’s New Years resolutions
• An evil computer program
• A rerun of Grace Ducky’s Psychic Hotline
• A visit from Coach Jim Diamond
• A message from Gary Rush
• And an amazing (-ly loud) concert by none other than our friends Manic Drive!

And then everything went mad! We suffered a number of technical issues leading up to episode 4, which put us in a bit of a bind, which is why…

On May 22, we had a very special episode of Friday Night Fire called, The Hastily Thrown Together at the Last Minute Show.  This show consisted mainly of “best-of” material that we pulled out of the vault for you, like:

• Kent and Lanyard in The Friday Night Fire Public Service Announcements
• A very familiar-sounding sermon by Rev. Dent
• A special message from Lanyard about sponsorship programs
• A rerun of Luging Everything
• Something new to you… Videos from long before Kurt and Lanyard began hosting the Fire called The Office and The Big One
• A message from Gary Rush

But our next show will be all-new, and so fresh you can smell the ink on our fingers!

We’ve posted our videos below, along with a special, never-before-seen vintage clip.

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Backstage at Friday Night Fire

Kurt, Lanyard and Gary think about the future of Friday Night Fire.

see it on Vimeo | join Vimeo to download it (46.41MB)

And check this out: Backstage at Friday Night Fire is licensed under a Creative Commons License (by-nc 2.5 Canada), so you can do all kinds of stuff with it besides just watching!  Check the link for details.

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The Big One!

One of our vintage videos from about ten years ago.  Put together with the help of our good friend Tyson Ibele before he became all internet-famous.

A local ad that would probably run Sunday afternoon during a Golden Girls repeat.  Do you understand what this is about?  Because we don’t.

see it on Vimeo | join Vimeo to download it (3.05MB)

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The Office

Another oldie from the vaults.  A typical day at the office.  Thanks again to Tyson.

see it on Vimeo | join Vimeo to download it (20.15MB)

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Waiting Room

A little kid bothers Gary in the doctor’s office.  We didn’t even show this one at the Fire, so it’s a special web-only treat!

It’s not very good! Enjoy!

see it on Vimeo | join Vimeo to download it (18.7MB)

Friday Night Fire Episode II – Attack of the Grolocks

If you were there last Friday, thanks for coming!  We noticed a jump in attendance–around 100 people were there.  If you enjoyed it, tell a friend to come to our next show on February 20.  Our theme was Get Ready.

Here’s the breakdown of our November show…

• Music by our “house band” Dear Corban
• Kurt Gund and Lanyard Adams hosting
• Kurt and Lanyard in The Friday Night Fire Public Service Announcements
• A classic gospel song as performed by Julie Guthrie
• A classic infomercial from Kurt’s collection: Grace Ducky’s Psychic Hotline
• A visit from bad-luck-magnet Rev. M.B. Manfield Dent
• Instructions on Disaster Preparedness (hint: it involves Techno-Vikings and Indonesian food)
• The Parable of the Bridegroom Concert: a story by Gary Rush

And if that sounds like fun, you can come to the next Friday Night Fire on February 20, 2009!

As always, we have posted this show’s videos below.  Check them out and enjoy!

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The Friday Night Fire Public Service Announcements

Kurt and Lanyard give you a dose of readiness.

see it on Vimeo | join Vimeo to download it (58.42MB)

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Grace Ducky’s Psychic Hotline

A classic 90’s infomercial from Kurt’s collection.  A terribly bad way to get ready for the future.

see it on Vimeo | join Vimeo to download it (51.91MB)

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Important!! These videos are made available under a Creative Commons License (by-nc 2.5 Canada), which means that you have our express permission to download them, modify them, share them with your friends, etc.  You could even re-edit them or sample portions into your own video.

But you must follow these two conditions…  You must make it clear where you got the original work (a mention of itsthefire.com will work fine) and you can’t try to make any money off whatever you make.

A Fine First Fire for Folks and Friends

Edit: Remembering Billy Stubbs has been temporarily removed due to an unforeseen issue.  It will return as soon as possible.

Our theme was Losing Everything, but we managed to keep from losing our way.  Thank you to all the people who turned up for the show.  We hope you enjoyed it; we hope it made you think; we hope we didn’t scare you off by being too weird.

What did you miss if you weren’t there Friday?  Highlights included:

• Music by Dear Corban
• The hosting prowess of Kurt Gund and Lanyard Adams
• The videographic tale of Billy Stubbs
• An inspiring song by Julie Guthrie
• The true story of Lal Bihari
• The documentary Luging Everything
• A visit from the long-suffering Rev. M.B. Manfield Dent
• Instructions on How Not to Lose Things
• A message by Pastor Gary Rush on why losing everything is actually a good thing

But fear not! If you couldn’t make it to October’s Friday Night Fire, there is another opportunity for you on November 21!

And if you want a taste of the Fire to show your friends or see for yourself, look no further.  Enjoy the videos below, and we’ll see you at next month’s show.

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Luging Everything

The big hit of the evening was this mockumentary about two brothers careening uncontrollably downhill.

see it on Vimeo | join Vimeo to download it (136.65MB)

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Important!! Luging Everything is made available under a Creative Commons License (by-nc 2.5 Canada), which means that you have our express permission to download it, modify it, share it with your friends, etc.  You could even re-edit it or sample portions into your own video.

But you must follow these two conditions…  You must make it clear where you got the original work (a mention of itsthefire.com will work fine) and you can’t try to make any money off whatever you make.  Also please notice that the license does not extend to the clip of the street luge, which we do not own.  The original clip is found here.

Remembering Billy Stubbs is not currently licensed for that purpose (but you can still download it).