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thegreatnippulini Inner circle of Hell because I've made 2582 Posts |
So, this morning is nice. I threw on the Anvilfire.com t-shirt because it's fairly mild, but we are supposed to get slammed with 4-6 inches of rain this weekend. I am finishing up a 5 sword order, packing it up talking to the customer. The client wanted forged letters in the pommel, "SM" and "LR". For some retarded reason I made "LM". Client contacts me and lets me know I made a mistake. Glad this happened before I shipped it! So, I go down to the cellar and begin work on the R (BTW that is a pain in the *** to make from one piece, but I did it). Some time into the project my dog starts barking at the front door. I climb up the spiral stairs and see a TV news camera crew outside. They want to interview my neighborhood about the ensuing storms and how it will affect our flood zone. During the interview the reporter asks me what I was in the middle of doing (I guess my hands were dirty). I tell him I was forging steel and that I do blacksmithing. Well immediately he asked if he could get some footage of it. Well SURE thing! Come on in! So the reporter, a camera man and an intern all crowd into my basement and watch me demo some welding, round rod to square forging, twisting and bending (all the while I am wearing the Anvilfire.com shirt). I tell them this isn't the first time I've had a camera crew down here. He asks why and then I tell him I am the Great Nippulini. They hit a goldmine and didn't know it! Now they're asking questions about being a world record holder, the reporter even remembers seeing footage of my work. I took them out back and showed them my sculptures, the camera guy immediately ran to the creek to take more footage. It was amazing! So, not only did Nippulini get air, but the Anvilfire site did, my clients swords are in it, and I got to quip my wit about some weather.
Supposed to air at either 4 or 6 PM at http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/
The Great Nippulini: body piercer, Guinness World Record holder, blacksmith and man with The World's Strongest Nipples! Does the WORLD care? We shall see...
http://www.greatnippulini.com |
willhunter Regular user Providence, RI 140 Posts |
Excellent! Keep us posted after the airing!
aka Billy Boston
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gsidhe Inner circle Michigan 1725 Posts |
When it rains it pours!
What a great media storm! G |
Stephon Special user Maryland, USA 911 Posts |
Wonderful!
~Les S. Moore, The Dapper Dipper
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Eddie Garland Inner circle Hells Kitchen, New York City 4207 Posts |
Great story!
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willhunter Regular user Providence, RI 140 Posts |
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/loca......hia.html
I tried find your coverage, but found this cool video of kids practicing circus arts!
aka Billy Boston
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MagiciennesUnlimited Regular user of the phrase 'Bite Me'. 197 Posts |
Way to go Nipps! Gotta love opportunity KNOCKING!
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thegreatnippulini Inner circle of Hell because I've made 2582 Posts |
They aired it, I DVR'd it. Nice feature, mostly about flooding then a lot of me doing metalwork, shots of my robots. I can't find any video or feed of it. I'll keep you updated.
The Great Nippulini: body piercer, Guinness World Record holder, blacksmith and man with The World's Strongest Nipples! Does the WORLD care? We shall see...
http://www.greatnippulini.com |
jondark445 Special user 716 Posts |
Wait...wait...wait....they ACTUALLY SHOT VIDEO????!!!???? I paid those guys to go to your house and strip!
Nice post....love it when stuff like that happens... --Tony |
thegreatnippulini Inner circle of Hell because I've made 2582 Posts |
Funny thing... your book was out on my table when they showed..... of course I had to show them.
The Great Nippulini: body piercer, Guinness World Record holder, blacksmith and man with The World's Strongest Nipples! Does the WORLD care? We shall see...
http://www.greatnippulini.com |
jondark445 Special user 716 Posts |
Nipps
Thanks...that's more than my own publicist has done!!!! --T |
thegreatnippulini Inner circle of Hell because I've made 2582 Posts |
My other site I go to (Anvilfire.com) is run by a friend of mine, I sent him the info and he put the clip online for me! Isn't that nice?
http://www.anvilfire.com/AnvilCAM-II/ind......ws_32010
The Great Nippulini: body piercer, Guinness World Record holder, blacksmith and man with The World's Strongest Nipples! Does the WORLD care? We shall see...
http://www.greatnippulini.com |
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