Heil T! Projects Summerfest

T! Projects: Summerfest

      June 4th, 2002 is surely one of the most (if not THE most) successful days for the Pro-T Movement thus far. On that fated day, Dstln, Mouse and Earthquake (Not a member of the movement) left on a journey to downtown Milwaukee to visit the world's largest and most successful music festival named Summerfest. The trip started on a shuttle bus when Mouse left some T slips on a prospective seat. He quickly moved before the shuttle left and a lucky young man took the spot and saw the slips.
     As we arrived and passed through the gates of Summerfest, we had a tough time deciding what to do first. The decision was made to find programs and maps. The programs were taken, and T slips were in their place. Next, we spent some time wandering (to get our bearings, of course) when Mouse saw a stuffed beanbag rat on the ground. Dstln then ran and picked it up, to the enjoyment of Mouse and Earthquake. The decision was a good one as the rat ends up being a large source of humor and adventure that night. Next, we left T slips in a few payphones (by putting them underneath the phone itself). That was done several times throughout the day and since the slips were quite secure, all the slips were presumed taken. Unfortunately, tragedy then struck.
     Mouse wildly threw the stuffed beanbag rat on top of a tent (he claims it to be an ‘accident’). After the ‘throw rat event,’ we three bumped into Omny (with gf) and we give the proper HEIL T salute. Our next target was the seat where a “mad duck” sits. We simply pushed a slip into the holed metal seat. In fact, we later discovered why the “mad duck” is so mad by walking by later. His trainer poses him like a stuffed animal making him wave his feathers at the crowd. Animal cruelty? Maybe it is, but it’s still damn good entertainment. Well, after leaving that slip we made our way to the Inet tent with full web-surfing machines set up. We all left T slips under the keyboards of the open computers and changed the homepages to www.protmovement.com. Many of the people who later walked in explored the site.
     At this point, we did some more exploring and ended up in one corner of the fest site. Dstln rejoiced in finding free food (Chef Boyardee Ravioli-yum, candy and corn nuts) and a Dance Dance Revolution machine. Unfortunately, some small girls who had no idea what they were doing were using the DDR machine. After hearing terrible (non-DDR) music blaring in a nearby speaker, us three moved on. A bike park was nearby, so we naturally felt the need to ‘hit’ that also. A few T! slips were placed on seats nearby people (from behind) and two were also taped on the stands (thanks to Corn Nuts for the stickers needed).
     We then returned to the center tent to rescue our lost rat. After looking at the situation, getting the rat down seemed hopeless. Then a lady at a stand decided to actually help us. She provided us with a chair and a broom, which Dstln used to knock the rat down. The day turned to night as we continued to leave T slips under those pay phone hooks until the concert was about to begin.
     At that point, we went to the concert and put some slips on random nearby seats. In a stroke of irony, a group Dstln knows sat in some of those seats. They approached Dstln about it, and a funny and short conversation ensued. Next at the concert, we met our new pothead suckas. First in the lineup was Epidemic. They angered the entire crowd due to their bad playing and unstoppable urge to repeat 'We’re Epidemic from L.A.!!' a thousand times. For 1. Being from L.A. won’t help you any and 2. Their 'repetition technique' made us even angrier with them. Next up was Jerry Cantrell (formerly of Alice and Chains). His portion was quite upbeat and well done (especially considering the loss of former AiC band mate Layle Stanley. Mr. Cantrell played his songs and the AiC songs very well. For his finale, Tommy Lee (previous drummer of Motley Crue, now lead of his own band) played drums for Jerry on 'Man in the Box.' Quite entertaining. Finally, Nickleback came on and invigorated the place with a tremendous light show and strong, catchy music.
     After it ended, Dstln had the idea of leaving numerous T slips on the railing while exiting. The idea was great as EVERY slip appeared to be picked up by bystanders. Mouse did the same and later saw a girl with one in her hand talking to her boyfriend about it. What success!! We continued to run out to meet the shuttle while leaving the remaining T slips in odd places such as in raffle buckets and on tables of lodges. Mouse even ran up to a table full of women, handed one to them, and ran off. As we arrived to the shuttle, one T slip remained. That final slip was thrown in the air to float away as a symbol of a night well worth spent.
     On the bus ride home, chaos erupted as Mouse and Dstln repeatedly (loudly) stated, "I like parks" (props to Parkboy from PNS). Eventually, some girls in the back yelled "STOP TALKING LIKE LITTLE GIRLS." We had a good laugh knowing that we were imitating ParkBOY from work. Dstln and Mouse next began to hum the tune to Indiana Jones until Mouse then brought out his cell phone. The bus was then treated to Fur Elise and Beethoven's 9th as we hummed along. We arrived back at the park and ride. Since we were desperately in need of food, we drove to the nearby Quick Trip gas station. Fortunately, they had three hot dogs for $1.19 and "Big Gulp" sodas for 79¢ each. GREAT DEAL. In all, the day was an extremely successful day for the Pro-T Movement. Just wait until the Pro-T Movement strikes the Brewers game on July 16th...