The sweaty Idiot after a 4-miler on April 16, 2013. Current weight: 285
“Good Grief…. I do look like Santa Claus”
Steve and his Sister/Manager Lisa came up with some good ideas concerning your tracking our progress as we train for the next 1000+ days. One idea was to post some “before”, “during”, and “after” photos and videos of our progress through the next three years.
In that light, this is my “before” photo, taken tonight right after I got home from crawling/shuffling 4 miles across town, after fighting off every little unleashed purse dog in the neighborhood. I’ll have Steve remind to post photos or videos every few months so that ya’ll can see my progress or lack thereof.
Steve and Lisa also suggested that we each post some videos as we go along, which I will be doing at some point after my teenage son teaches me how to actually FILM things. (Is that the little movie camera symbol on my camera???)
Also, Steve and I will be posting TONS, literally TONS of photos and videos while actually out on the trail. As quickly as we can get a signal to upload everything, we will be sending out at least a few photos or a video as often as we can along the trail. For the FULL PHOTO AND VIDEO EXPERIENCE, you will have to purchase the BOOK, DVD, and FULL-LENGTH MOTION PICTURE of the Two Hiking Idiots Adventure….AFTER the hike is completed and we have completed our publicity tour of the nation.
The Book, DVD, and Full-length Motion Picture will also be available in the online Two Hiking Idiots store that I am sure Steve will be constructing in the near future.
Well, anyway, in that light…………….. again, here’s my current, untouched, sweaty photo of me in my idiot glory.
Hopefully, in a year, you’ll be able to see a LOT more of the fireplace and a LOT less of me. 🙂
Happy Hiking!
Filming along the trail is a great idea. Just be careful it doesn’t turn into a Blair Witch Project. 😉
PS. You remind me of Tim Allen in a certain Christmas movie. This is a good thing. Everybody LOVES Christmas, yeah? 🙂
Video clips from the trail will include lots of gratuitous screaming for help, begging for water, lots of weird-angle shots of both of us crawling up hills, and for the sake of keeping the PG-13 rating, a lot of unnescessary bad language as we are argue about how we came to be hopelessly lost in a small ravine echoing with eerie banjo music……………… 🙂
Do we have products to sell int he store yet? Besides autographs and original writings? I need to get my before picture going too. Not to mention a video.
I thought you were busy designing the “Two Hiking Idiots” t-shirts, hoodies, coffee mugs, mouse pads, and boxer briefs???? Get to it! This is gonna be a pretty bare store if we open now…… 🙂
Ooohhhh…. And a Two Hiking Idiots Snuggie. Got to have a Snuggie!! 🙂
Oh yeah! What WAS I thinking! I like the snuggie idea too!
I want a Hoodie!!!!!
I expect 10% of all proceeds once you have made your book/movie/ and DVD deals. I am willing to negotiate to 20% 😉
You’ll have to talk to our agent about all those details. You can call our Executive Secretary and she will put you in touch with him. 🙂
Why do you need both an agent and a manager? 😛
This is a large operation………… Look for us to be listed on the New York Stock exchange (Stock symbol: THI) in the near future…… 🙂
Goodness, it appears that you may need an attorney as well, to handle all of the contracts and licensing deals. I am offering my services at a discounted bloggers’ rate. Just sign here……and here….. and one more time…….here.
Mark I think you will need to be sure to get lots of pictures of yourself with Landon, because he will never believe Grandpa looked like Santa after you are a lean, mean, hiking machine!!
Thanks….consider yourself our Consigliere or however you say that word……….. you know….our MOB lawyer………….. and trust me, I am totally worried that little Landon’s first word will be “Santa!” when he sees me 🙂
Great start Maaahhhk, it’s a lot of fun following you two, keep up the good work.
p.s. You know the Santa look might not be a bad thing on the trail, who wouldn’t want to help Santa?
I plan on starting out as clean-shaven as a newborn……………. and will end up looking like a crazed elderly version of Howard Hughes by about the 100 mile mark…………… 🙂