All we had to do was mention that we were doing a pirate themed GITGO for the ideas to start flying and one person more than any other led the way to add creative elements to our service -- Ben Rainey, Sr.
My dad has been preparing for this GITGO for years before even knowing about it. He loves the Pirate films and was quick to make a list of props and ideas. Not only was he the idea man, but he took on the lion's share of actually building set pieces and put a lot of work into it. This week my mother was away on a trip, and I think it probably freed up some more time that he put into preparing. And he made it look great.
In the original list of ideas that my dad produced he mentioned a canon, but quickly brushed that idea aside. However, I knew we could have it, because I knew my brother-in-law, Andy, had been in preparation for just such an opportunity. When I told Andy I wanted an air canon to shoot t-shirts he already had the compression chamber built. He only needed to know what size projectiles, and how far I wanted them shot. He did a great job, we shot three t-shirts at about 30lbs of pressure and they were all great shots. The kids loved trying to catch them.
Of course all this required a lot of setup time, and practice with the cannon. I'm very thankful for the hours put in by both men with me to make it happen.
--Ben
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