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How appropriate Les that you had one called "Hammer Time" in your stash from last year. That should be paying you a royalty for the name.

House of Cards wrote: ↑Tue May 30, 2023 10:05 am How appropriate Les that you had one called "Hammer Time" in your stash from last year. That should be paying you a royalty for the name.

LOL! I have more of those for this year too! Fitz and the gang continue to expand their Hammer and Anvil product line. Check 'em out Dave. Seriously... you need to do this. I may even have a 4th neighbor wanting to get in on the action for 2024. I have a pyro crazy neighborhood so trying to send some biz over to Queen City since they have taken such wonderful care of me, my neighbors, etc.

Been working on fusing my racks together for the show on 7/1.... that is the date of my party this year! Got the 12 shot rack and 2 16 shot racks done today. Will do the 50 shot rack tomorrow. That one is my finale rack and this year Fitz and the Gang at Queen City have 6" shells. Yes... 6" shells. Arthur Rozzi 6" shells. A must see people!








When I get back from Lake Erie, I'll have a 10 shot rack and 5 8 shot racks left to do. Neighbor will take care of prepping the cakes. I have a total of 144 mortar shots in the show now... so 6 cases of shells. Then Lord knows how many cakes we bought. Eh Mike? It's gonna be freaking KILLER!!! I am so pumped!

I get to catch walleye on Lake Erie and compete for money in 2 weeks then in 4 weeks I blow shit up!!!! I love my life!

Folks...

QC Fireworks is having their annual raffle so please go check 'em out! You can win $1800 worth of fireworks!!! I have posted a link to their Facebook post for details.

https://www.facebook.com/Queencityfireworks

Here is a pic of what you can win (minus the Freedom Tree itself lol)

CHRISTMAS IN JULY!!

MVWxObserver wrote: ↑Sat Jun 10, 2023 11:43 am CHRISTMAS IN JULY!!

For us pyro's it is!

I have half of the fireworks show fused up and ready to go with ignitors attached. I am referring too my mortar racks... 10 of them! (5) 8 shot racks, (1) 10 shot rack, (2) 16 shot racks, a 12 shot rack, and a 50 finale shot rack for a total of 144 shells!!! Then, we will have a ton of 200G and 500G cakes wired up to my 32 cue system. This is gonna be LARGE!!!! No rain on 7/1, no rain on 7/1, repeat after me. No rain on 7/1 Thanks once again to Fitz and the gang at Queen City for assisting us in building a great show! Googly Moogly!

Going to get with my neighbor this evening and get the order ready with regards to what cakes are being fired in what order and when to press a button on the other remote to fire off one of our many, many mortar racks. This is like the pregame to the Super Bowl for me.

I'd like to thank Queen City Fireworks, Fitz and the gang, etc for providing us (and their other customers) with great quality fireworks at a great price! I added a third neighbor this year and we may have a 4th wanting to get involved too for next year! We love the quality of these cakes and shells! So much better then what Phantom sells up the road from us. I had so many positive comments after the show how much brighter the colors were, how much higher the shells went before breaking, and those 500 G Fountains are the best on the market today! Our finale this year was 4 500 G fountains (2 Hammers and 2 Anvils) that I kicked off at the same time. After they got cranked up for a moment, then we did the last 16 shot rack followed by the finale 50 shot rack which was loaded with the 6" Arthur Rozzi Shells / The Craftsmen. Those shells are the best I have seen to date! I am getting more next year for sure!!!

tron777 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2023 1:13 pm I'd like to thank Queen City Fireworks, Fitz and the gang, etc for providing us (and their other customers) with great quality fireworks at a great price! I added a third neighbor this year and we may have a 4th wanting to get involved too for next year! We love the quality of these cakes and shells! So much better then what Phantom sells up the road from us. I had so many positive comments after the show how much brighter the colors were, how much higher the shells went before breaking, and those 500 G Fountains are the best on the market today! Our finale this year was 4 500 G fountains (2 Hammers and 2 Anvils) that I kicked off at the same time. After they got cranked up for a moment, then we did the last 16 shot rack followed by the finale 50 shot rack which was loaded with the 6" Arthur Rozzi Shells / The Craftsmen. Those shells are the best I have seen to date! I am getting more next year for sure!!!

I need to move to your hood Les. Sounds like your Firework shows are amazing!

cloudy72 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 05, 2023 10:10 am

tron777 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2023 1:13 pm I'd like to thank Queen City Fireworks, Fitz and the gang, etc for providing us (and their other customers) with great quality fireworks at a great price! I added a third neighbor this year and we may have a 4th wanting to get involved too for next year! We love the quality of these cakes and shells! So much better then what Phantom sells up the road from us. I had so many positive comments after the show how much brighter the colors were, how much higher the shells went before breaking, and those 500 G Fountains are the best on the market today! Our finale this year was 4 500 G fountains (2 Hammers and 2 Anvils) that I kicked off at the same time. After they got cranked up for a moment, then we did the last 16 shot rack followed by the finale 50 shot rack which was loaded with the 6" Arthur Rozzi Shells / The Craftsmen. Those shells are the best I have seen to date! I am getting more next year for sure!!!

I need to move to your hood Les. Sounds like your Firework shows are amazing!

Other people around me also add to the excitement! We'd be glad to have you Bro! Come on down! I am thinking of adding a total of 3 banks of 500 G fountains, the 50 shot finale rack and some cakes too for next year's finale! I am one crazy SOB! I love it!

Thanks again for coming out Les! I'm glad your show was a success!!!

I'm starting to get rested back up, had a long couple of weeks! I was personally on shows starting on June 29th through the 4th. Shot the City of Toledo's downtown show, then had to turn and burn to get back and reloaded to head to Lexington. We also had our big show in Blue Ash, that's a beast of it's own!

Time to get some rest and start prepping for the late summer shows and football season!

Mfitz730 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 10:26 am Thanks again for coming out Les! I'm glad your show was a success!!!

I'm starting to get rested back up, had a long couple of weeks! I was personally on shows starting on June 29th through the 4th. Shot the City of Toledo's downtown show, then had to turn and burn to get back and reloaded to head to Lexington. We also had our big show in Blue Ash, that's a beast of it's own!

Time to get some rest and start prepping for the late summer shows and football season!

You guys are great to work with Mike! Looking forwards to next year already. Get some rest! You deserve it my friend.

tron777 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 10:30 am

Mfitz730 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 10:26 am Thanks again for coming out Les! I'm glad your show was a success!!!

I'm starting to get rested back up, had a long couple of weeks! I was personally on shows starting on June 29th through the 4th. Shot the City of Toledo's downtown show, then had to turn and burn to get back and reloaded to head to Lexington. We also had our big show in Blue Ash, that's a beast of it's own!

Time to get some rest and start prepping for the late summer shows and football season!

You guys are great to work with Mike! Looking forwards to next year already. Get some rest! You deserve it my friend.

Thanks Les, will do for sure! Just got an email telling me our next container is on it's way, so it will have to be quick rest, HAHA!

You need a quick power nap then lol

Hello all! The 4th of July is just 2 short months away so it's time to start thinking about your pyro plans for 2024! For me, the wheels have already been turning and I will be going out to see Mike (Fitz) and the gang at Queen City Fireworks tomorrow. My neighbors and I will be picking up our stash for this year's 4th of July Party! It is going to be EPIC! I can't wait! I am so excited!!! I'm always like a little kid on Christmas! Be sure to visit Queen City Fireworks for all of your celebratory needs!

Here is their YouTube Channel:


https://www.youtube.com/@queencityfireworks5542


Also, you MUST check out their Hammer and Anvil line of fireworks! You WILL NOT be disappointed. And yes... there is a YouTube Channel for that also.


https://www.youtube.com/@hammerfireworks


Most of you on here have known me for a long time and I don't endorse products or businesses that I do not fully believe in. These guys are Pros! You get good bang for your buck and the quality of their cakes and mortar shells are unmatched!!! They beat the absolute heck out of places like Phantom. Trust me, I know first hand. Anyway, I hope you guys pay these folks a visit.


Here is their website and Facebook page for more information:

https://www.queencityfireworks.com/

https://www.facebook.com/Queencityfireworks

Another side note... Queen City Fireworks carries a lot of Raccoon Fireworks products as well. Raccoon fireworks quality is awesome, just like QC's Hammer and Anvil line of products. I highly recommend picking up both for your celebrations this year!

Thanks again Les, it was good to see you as always! We have more on the way, hopefully we can get everything in and sorted quick! The season will quickly be upon us!!!

Mfitz730 wrote: ↑Sun May 05, 2024 9:53 pm Thanks again Les, it was good to see you as always! We have more on the way, hopefully we can get everything in and sorted quick! The season will quickly be upon us!!!

Always good to see you also Mike! Thanks again! We lit off a few "test subjects" Sat night and WOW! The cakes are simply amazing!

Heck yeah! Gotta have some pre-show testing!!!

Mfitz730 wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 2:24 pm Heck yeah! Gotta have some pre-show testing!!!

It is a rite of passage as you know!

I'm starting on the task of fusing my mortar racks!

Got all 10 of my racks fused up and ready to go! Nice to get that work done while the temps are still cool.

Good morning fellow AV Pyros! I have started to plan our 2024 fireworks show. We probably have double the amount of cakes that we had last year. We'll be opening the show with our usual attention getter which this year will be (8) 500 gram fountains just to wake people up! I have 32 cues on my big fireworks unit with 4-6 cakes fused together on each cue. Then, I'll be sprinkling in the mortar racks from time to time as well. We have so much stuff to shoot off that about halfway thru the show, there will be a brief 5-10 min. intermission for folks to grab another drink, use the restroom, etc. The Grand Finale will be my 50 shot mortar rack fused together with a 200+ shot zipper cake, 4 ultra mines, and a big 500 gram cake! This is going to be freaking EPIC! I am so pumped up! I can't wait! Only 2 and a half weeks to go!

Below is going to be my fireworks show cue assignments for this year's show on 7/6/24! You'll see the cue name and name of each cake. All of the cakes are either Hammer & Anvil brand cakes or Racoon. The mortar racks are all a mix of Rozzi Special 6" shells as well as The Craftsmen also made by the Rozzi's. This is going to be so awesome!!! I cannot wait!!!!

2024 Fireworks Show Cue Assignment and Order

ACT 1

*Opener*
A1 thru A4 – (4) Hammer Fountains, (4) Anvil Fountains, (4) Ultra Mines

A5 – Freedom Finder, How We Got to the Moon, The Declaration, Joker, Secret Stash
A6 – (2) Hectic, Pyromaniac’s Brain, Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t

***Press Button #1 – 8 Shot Rack***

A7 – Own the Night, Viper Strike, How We Got to the Moon, Rock On
A8 – Gold Rush, Howling Wolf, Wild Horses, Land That I Love
B1 – Altered State, Own the Night, Patriotic Wings, (2) Ultra Mines

***Press Button #2 – 8 Shot Rack***

B2 – Demon, The Showmen, Raccoon Swoon, Aggression
B3 – The Forth, Top Secret, Joker, Land That I Love
B4 – Eleven, Angel, (2) Ultra Mines, Viper Strike

***Press Button #3 – 8 Shot Rack***

B5 – The Declaration, It’s Pyro Time, Secret Stash, Wild Horses, Land That I Love
B6 – Master & Apprentice, Howling Wolf, (4) Ultra Mines
B7 – Gold Rush, Angel, Freedom Finder, Wild Horses
B8 – Ant Chant (Zipper Cake), Talk the Torque, Patriotic Waves, Birds of Paradise

***Press Button #4 – 8 Shot Rack***

***Intermission***

ACT 2

C1 thru C4 – Hammer & Anvil Fountains, Hectic

***Press Button #5 – 8 Shot Rack***

C5 – Own the Night, Freedom Finder, Altered State, Secret Stash, Hammer Time
C6 – Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t, Eleven, The Forth, Joker

***Press Button #6 – ***Birds of Paradise, It’s Pyro Time, Raccoon Swoon
***Press Button #7 – 10 Shot Rack***

C7 – Pyromaniac’s Brain, Angel, Master & Apprentice, How We Got to the Moon, Viper Strike
C8 – The Showmen, The Declaration, (3) Hectic
D1 – Own the Night, Demon, Birds of Paradise, Joker, Raccoon Swoon

***Press Button #8 – 12 Shot Rack***

D2 – Rock On, Patriotic Wave, Howling Wolf, Aggression
D3 – Pyromaniac’s Brain, It’s Pyro Time, Wild Horses, Land That I Love

***Press Button #9 – Birds of Paradise, Talk the Torque, Aggression***

D4 – Altered State, Master & Apprentice, The Forth, Raccoon Swoon, How We Got to the Moon
D5 – Own the Night, Gold Rush, Demon, Land That I Love, Joker, Wild Horses

***Press Button #10 – 16 Shot Rack ***

D6 – (4) Ultra Mines, Freedom Finder, Hammer Time, The Showmen
D7 – Talk the Torque, Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t, Own the Night, Land That I Love, Aggression
D8 –Patriotic Waves, Altered State, Howling Wolf, Master & Apprentice, Aggression, Joker, How We Got to the Moon, Wild Horses

***Press Button #11 – 16 Shot Rack ***

GRAND FINALE

***Press Button #12 – 50 Shot Rack, Payback (Zipper Cake), Top Secret, (2) Ultra Mines***