Buy Extra Shirts!

Our insanely awesome shirts will be arriving this next week and we have some extras for sale! They run $25 apiece and the proceeds are going to Asia's Hope. Buy yours today! When you purchase one, include your size in the order.

A Few More Tattoo Sketches

Here is another batch of tattoo designs that are available. There will also be one last sketch that will be available. It is a coat of arms that will be a bit larger in scale. That is the piece I will be getting. Jay (the co-creator of AF) actually came up with the idea for the piece and Andy Ringo is developing the sketch.

Also, though it isn't yet official, its looks like PBR will be sponsoring Awesomefest 2009! I think it is a great fit. After all, free beer is pretty awesome.

Finally, keep an eye open to our media coverage over the next couple weeks as Awesomefest has write-ups in the Columbus Dispatch, 614 Magazine as well as an interview on WDEM TV!

Timeline

Hello all

Here is the tentative schedule for this years Awesomefest, subject to change:

Registration @ Wild Goose Creative (2491 Summit St, Columbus, Ohio 43202) (coffee will be there courtesy of Cafe Brioso): 8:00-9
Jaws: 9-11
First Ride: 11-12:30 (route TBD, 15-18 miles)
Lunch: 12:30 (at WGC)
Jaws 2: 12:30-2:30 (tattoo appointments start at Evolved: 1906 and 1880 N. High St, Columbus, OH 43201)
Bike olympics: 2:30-6 (at Medary elementary: 2500 Medary Ave, Columbus, OH 43202)
Dinner/ Jaws 3D: 6-8 (at WGC)
Second ride: 8-9:30 (route TBD, 10-15 miles)
Jaws: The Revenge 9:30-11 (on Gay St. outside at dusk, courtesy of P2 Pedal Power)
Afterparty at Tip-Top: 11-?

Secondly, pay your fees this week! The early bird fee has been extended until Friday. It will go up to $35 after that.

See you in a few weeks!

Nick

First Batch of Tattoo Designs

Here is a handful of designs. There will be a couple more added in the next week or so. Any of these pieces can be done any size. They $50 price size is about 2" in diameter. If you have an idea for a design, email me and I will forward it on to the artists. They are open to ideas. And now the way we are doing the tattoos is that any artist is going to tattoo any of these designs, even if they weren't the one to create the design. That way everyone gets their first choice and we get the day moving along smoothly with plenty of artists tattooing riders.

Here they are:

Awesomefest 2009 Shirt

Thanks to Colin for his INSANE shirt design. I can't wait to get it on my body.

And here is the Awesomefest messenger bag thanks to Seagull Bags:




If these aren't incentive to sign up then you are a lost cause.

Updates!

We are on Twitter! Follow Awesomefest here: http://twitter.com/Awesomefest2009

Second, when you register for Awesomefest 2009 you will receive a cyclist number. You will use this number to bid in the silent auctions. You will also use this number to sign up for the tattoo design you want. Each artist will post their designs (by next Friday, June 19th) along with their available time slots. This is first come, first serve. Once the artist (along with their designs) are full you MUST pick another artist and design. So register NOW.

Finally, we have spoke cards! I will leave stacks at Cup O' Joe, Stauf's, Brioso, B1 and wherever else I happen to be. If you can track me down I will give you a stack. Let's make this a HUGE year.

Peace,
Nick

A Few Updates

First off, Jeremy Slagle , Meg Russell and the crew at Element designed us the above, super rad poster. We will get them printed up here soon so let me know if you want a few to hang up around town. Also, they designed a spoke card:

I will have the spoke cards to pass out here in the next week or two, so again, let me know if you need some. We need to spread the word!

Second, we have a modified date and tattoo artists. The event will be on August 8th and Evolved is giving us SIX artists! Each artist is going to
come up with a couple sketches based on this years themes so there will be plenty to choose from. There will be variations in size as well for those who want more ink than the average fella. And to coincide with these changes we are modifying the fee format as well. There will be one flat fee of $25 that includes your shirt, meals, energy drinks, prizes, etc. If you are one of the riders getting a tattoo, you will pay the artist at the time of your tattoo (the average tattoo will cost around $50). I will have all the sketches live on the site as I get them from the artists. Friday, June 19th is the final deadline for the artists to have their sketches in to me. Each artist will have a list of times available and after they fill up they will be unavailable. You will then need to pick a piece from a different artist. So check back here often and pick your design quickly!

Third, we have settled on a new charitable organization for this year: Asia's Hope. The money we raise from the silent auction and any extra money from this years fees will go directly to this organization. Our actions will help save these orphans. Pretty rad.

Finally, Seagull bags will be making an Awesomefest Jaws themed bag for our auction so BRING MONEY!

Contact me if you have any questions. See you soon!

Nick
614-507-7954