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| Editor/Publisher |
| John Barresi |
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| Editor at Large |
| David Hathaway |
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| Assistant Editor |
| Dave Shattuck |
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| Directors-at-Large |
Troy Gunn
Central USA |
Terry Cornell
Southeast USA |
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| Contributors: |
| David Gomberg |
| JD Fabich |
| Dave Hoggan |
| Micki Kawakami |
| John Freeman |
| Scott Skinner |
| Gary Engvall |
| David Hoggan |
| Andrew Beattie |
| Andrew Taylor |
| Chris Goff |
| Dallas Oliver |
| Con Engels |
| Stefanie Gaines |
| Gayle Woodul |
| Phil Broder |
| Petra De Back |
| Dave Bradley |
| Donna McCown |
| John Freeman |
| Bea Westlund |
| Carlos Simoes |
| Doug Isherwood |
| Glenn Davison |
| Judy Nejman |
| Ronda Brewer |
| Lindsay Johnson |
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| Founder |
Mike Gillard
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In a nice change of pace, this was one of the few issues I got to edit entirely from home without having to juggle being away somewhere with the "to do" list that accompanies the building of every issue, struggling with wireless connections and trying to efficiently edit all within one screen! Kind of a nice change given my travels wrapped up for the year once I returned from the Niagara International Kite Festival. And now? Nothing until South Padre Island. Maybe I can finish unpacking from my move now as well? |
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"Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss"
- And after this issue, I'm turning the reins of editing of the individual issues back over to John for the forseeable future. He's got some basic new ideas he wants to implement which will become evident in Issue 64 and he's got more time now so, back to him it shall go! It's been GREAT fun doing this over the last year and I'll still be around taking care of other editing duties as the official Assistant Editor. A huge thanks goes out to everyone I've worked with getting these together, without your help, articles and pictures, this would have been far harder.
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| And lastly, are you finding yourself stuck with what to get that special kite flyer on your list for Christmas? I'm sure you can find all kinds of inspiration in the Kitelife store, or maybe a membership to the site itself would make a good gift? Be sure to take time to enjoy your family and friends this coming holiday season and we'll be back in the New Year with all new articles, pictures and new features. Thanks again! |
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AKA Corner
Gary takes us for a walk through some of the numbers involved with both the AKA itself and the annual Convention and how that fits in. |
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Dave's World
Dave and Susie return once again to South Africa for a group of festivals and some special causes to support while they are there. |
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Drachen Archives : Making Kites Fly
Down in Oaxaca, Mexico, Scott Skinner works some magic and manages to add some magic to a wonderful kite art exhibit. Read how he does it... |
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Join the Team!
Our staff here at Kitelife extends a heartfelt invitation to share your experiences, your insights, your knowledge, and delight in kiting! |
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REVisions RECapped
A monkey reflects on the 20th anniversary of the Revoultion and the parties that took place plus he casts his eye in the future and new kites! |
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Empty Spaces - Scott Spencer
The South Jersey Kite Club and all of the AKA will deeply miss this man's achievements and input on kiting at large. Remembering Scott Spencer. |
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Empty Spaces - David Davies
A true innovator in the world of kites, David Davies invented the Skydancer, a truly unique quad line kite loved the world over. |
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Red Bull Revisited
Kitelife sends it's ace cub reporter, John Barresi, to Perth, Australia to look in on how the Red Bull Kite Performers have been faring around the world. |
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Tokyo Bay Flight Party
Andrew Taylor treks around the world to chief judge one of Japan's most entertaining and fun festivals of the year, just outside of downtown Tokyo. |
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Niagara International Kite Festival
Get a glimpse from a kite festival organizer's viewpoint as to how a large festival like Niagara comes together and whats involved with cat herding! |
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Wind Party in Buenos Aires
Dave "Geezer" Shattuck heads far down south for an extended trip to Argentina, for kites, friends and festivals at the start of their summer. |
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Idaho Kite Festival
Often the difference between an ok kite festival and a really great one is the ability for the organizers to adapt as weather hands them the unexpected. |
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Capetown Kite Festival
Phil Broder, ever busy editor of the AKA's Kiting magazine provides a different view on a recent trip to South Africa. Also with some great KAP photography! |
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Kites Over Granbury
Regular contributor, Dallas Oliver writes to fill us in on how the 3rd Annual Kites Over Granbury Event went this year, deep in the heart of Texas. |
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Qatar Kite Festival
David Hoggan takes a trip halfway around the world and finds himself at a kite festival in The Middle East, surrounded by Octopi |
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Lincoln City Fall Fest
Every year, the D River finds new ways to torment kiters and JD "Mr. Fabulous" tells us how it went this year at the annual Fall Festival. |
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Festival/Comp Schedules
Looking for an event? You can find full schedules and contact information for events all over the country on the web sites listed here. |
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South Padre Island Kite Festival
Join iQuad and a bunch of other great people at the 9th annual SPI Kite Festival, one of the best winter escapes you can possibly hope for! |
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Windless Kite Festival
Come to Long Beach, Washington for the seventh annual Windless Kite Festival, taking place MLK weekend in January over a few days. |
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Fort Worden Kitemakers Conference
John Freeman delivers some excellent reasons as to why the annual Fort Worden Kitemakers Conference is not to be missed this spring. |
Photo Collections
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We offer a wide variety of kite related apparel through our shop at CafePress with the Kitelife logo, Kitengruven, Quadengruven, Shut Up and Fly, WWJF, and even offerings from our very own sponsored performance team, iQuad! |
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