THE THINGS THEY CARRY...

On a typical traveling adventure, the Aerial Angels pack the following items in - and on top of - our touring vehicle, a 1998 Toyota Camry:
  • One collapsed 24-ft hot pink tripod
  • One or two aerial hoops/lyras
  • Large "blue bag" containing, but not limited to, the following:
    • Aerial silk, apparatus rigging, pulley and pulley rope, rig base rope, rig hardware, 6-9 fire torches, 2-3 fuel pots, can of fuel, fire torch repair kit, 2-4 bull whips, newspaper, bunch of celery, bull suit costume, bull whip repair kit, tinfoil, safety rope, costume repair kit, aerialist repair kit, yoga mat, 3 hat-pass bags, can of Tuffskin
  • Trapeze
  • Fender sound system
  • Three mics, packs, corresponding cords, & receivers
  • As many iPods as performers in car
  • iPod cord (for shows)
  • iTrip (for interminable hours in car)
  • Costumes bag
  • Merchandise bag (t-shirts and DVD's)
  • 3 or 4 carry-on size personal suitcases
  • 3 or 4 laptop cases containing 3 or 4 macs
  • 3 or 4 "mom" size purses
  • 3 or 4 pillows
  • 3 or 4 aerialists
  • 187 mix CD's (everyone's CD library now lives in the Camry)
  • One empty fuel tank
THE THINGS THEY USE

In a typical touring week, the Aerial Angels will consume the following:
  • One local newspaper.
  • Two bunches of celery.
  • One can of fire-eating fuel.
  • One bottle of Sun-in.
  • One half-bottle of sunscreen.
  • One pound of coffee (Flame only).
  • One bag of baby wipes.
  • One bag of make-up wipes.
  • Two and a half pairs of fishnets.
  • Three to six hotel keys.
  • Twelve wifi hotspots.
  • 1,335 cell phone minutes.
  • Equivalent of 87 bottles of H2O.
QUICK FACTS

  • Isabella knows the answer to every Trivial Pursuit question, and not from memorization.
  • Luna wears a sweater in 90 F to keep the chill off.
  • Flip has had more sports-related injuries than everyone else in the group combined.
  • Flame chose her name BEFORE she ate fire.
  • Mimi ties her shoes using a bizarre, ancient lace pattern.
  • Duke is headed to Texas for grad-school this fall. He is thankful he will no longer be the tallest person in town.
  • Star directs liturgical drama in her spare time.
  • Spike's hair takes 47 minutes to dry, using an industrial hair dryer.
"Thanks for putting on such a f***ing amazing show!"
Apocalypse Kow, Edmonton