Instructables/Craftsman Webcast to feature Ecomodder electric motorcycle

[bennelson]

Tonight, Instructables.com and Craftsman are hosting a real-world Show and Tell event from the Craftsman Experience, in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

As part of the event, they are holding a LIVE WEBCAST! It starts at 7PM (Central Time) and you can see it at:
livestream.com/craftsmanexperience

I'm going to be a featured guest on the webcast, showing off my electric motorcycle.

I think MPaulHolmes might be a guest by telephone as well!

You can even CALL IN during that time! Please do so and tell them how much you love Ecomodder.com!

[JethroBodine]

Sorry Ben. Just caught the last bit, would have called in. Mr Holmes sounded a bit Sto....drunk.

[MPaulHolmes]

Nice Job Ben! Oh I wasn't drunk. I woke up at 3am, and I am stinking tired, and can't think straight. haha.

[bennelson]

Come on... Looks at Paul's avatar image on the side! Drunk Pumpkins vomiting!

He just needed some "liquid courage".


Just kidding. Paul always sounds like that.

I'm just afraid that I looked like I had my face stuffed with tacos the whole time. They kept calling me back on stage right after I had taken a big bite of food!

A couple of the other Instructables authors did say to me something along the lines of "how the heck are we supposed to follow that!?" referring to me and the cycle.

[bennelson]

Here's some photos from the event.
MobileMe Gallery



The Craftsman Experience is sort of part Museum, part Hands-On, part Art Gallery, and part TV and Radio Studio.

For the show, it was sort of a small stage in the middle of the space, surrounded by lights and several cameras. Instructables authors were interviewed there showing off their projects. I went first, and just pulled up on my motorcycle directly in front of the stage.

After the stage segement, we would go over to their radio studio room, where people could also call in.

I didn't even get to catch the whole show. For any part of it that I was in, I really couldn't be watching a monitor to see what they were doing for graphics or anything. I also had to go back out to my truck to get my camera, and had to eat.

I was told that they will put up the recorded version of the show in about a week. Apparently, it has to get corporate approval before going out to YouTube and web.







And really... With all those people there who were into hacking and modding, I can't believe that NOBODY else realized that everything needed to build a Choco-Taco was right there!



I mean, really, look how totally JEALOUS the guy in the red Instructables shirt is!



It was SOOO good!

These girls were fun. The one sort of complained about how many sewing machines she has won in Instructables contests. Apparently, she just DOMINATES the realm of sewing on Instructables.

[bennelson]

If you want to see projects by some of these Instructables Authors, the ones who were at the live event are:

Instructables Member: JoshuaZimmerman
Instructables Member: technoplastique
Instructables Member: bennelson (me)
Instructables Member: antibromide
Instructables Member: wholman

And of course, let's not forget our very own Paul Holmes who made it to the event by phone:
http://www.instructables.com/member/MPaulHolmes/

[bennelson]

One other thing I thought was funny...

It was mostly the Instructables Authors who were there until they were ready to kick us out.

I had all my stuff out of there except for the motorcycle. I was just going to ride that out last thing.

With the shop closing up, and most the lights off, the motorcycle LOOKED LIKE IT BELONGED THERE. If it was just left overnight, people might just come in and admire it the next day, never knowing that it wasn't part of the display.





Also, that motorcycle is crazy fun to ride up and down staircases!

[Weisheimer]

It kinda looks like you are having too much fun!

Looking forward to seeing the video/audio when it gets posted.

Great Job!

[bennelson]

Here's the dessert I made while I was there.

Improvised Choco-Taco from Instructables LIVE @ Craftsman Experience

[JethroBodine]

Like a rather large vegetarian friend of mine says," There ain't no meat in chocolate."

They also gave you a cordless tool( can't seem to remember clearly what it was, probably a good thing I didn't get to call in), I think it was an impact gun? Stairs on bikes is AWESOME!!