I'm licking my wounds from a this last chase season, and it's going to take a good amount of licking.
I'm in the process of fixing TIV2 with a fellow who builds class one vehicles for the Baja 1000. We are also going to be building a TIV3. Yeah, I know, just when you thought the world didn't need another TIV.
I'd put a picture up of TIV3 but it's top secret right now, I don't know why it's "top secret", but it sounds good. TOP SECRET! Sounds like we know more than we actually do. Guess that's why the Government has so many top secret programs.
Also trying to get funding for the Imax film. It's hard for me to ask "Hi. I need a million dollars, can I have it and give you 20% of an Imax film?" I want to be finished in a year from now and then start a tornado
intercept tour company. Maybe I should auction a seat in the TIVs for next year on Ebay. But then we'd have to deal with a client and I don't know think our SOP is in line with someone who is adverse to peeing in a water bottle. And that client is probable going to be older and have some money, with my luck it'll be John McCain. He'll get excited and have a heart attack and then we'll be faced with the question, "Do we stop the chase?" The answer will be "no" and then we'll have some explaining to do a week latter when we drop off our client at the local morgue. Maybe we'll just sell TIV t-shirts
Besides all that, getting a little tired of Los Angeles, time I think to move a bit north...have gone on three fishing trips since chasing. Caught 5 Yellow Tail, 4 Yellow Fin Tuna, and an assortment of Skip Jack, Sierra, Cabrillo, and Trigger fish.
I'm making fish tonight for friends and hoping I don't poison anyone.
Besides all that, I'm raising my beautiful family and trying to figure out what is eating all of my tomatoes.
Sean Casey
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Sean is making appearance on Extra today (Thursday!) and will be on a few other programs like Insider so keep a look out!
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Thanks for posting here Sean. A TIV 3 now if you need a driver/photographer just ask!
I will hopefully be doing my BBC Camera operators course next year, so who knows I could be on the team. I lived in a tank for five years rememberLOL.
As for what is eating your tomatoes, I blame sasquatch, hey thats another IMAX idea! LOL
Looking forward to more of your fine work, you will get there dude. If you film it they will come...
Hey enjoy the fishing and enjoy being with the family.
Rich
Posted by: Richard Cave | October 16, 2008 at 12:36 PM
Sasquatch? Nah, a very confused chupacabra. Thanks for posting, Sean. Good luck on your hunt for funding. I'd rather be fishing or chasing tornadoes any day than have to go through that nightmare. Best wishes to you and your family!
Posted by: M.R. | October 19, 2008 at 06:58 AM
Sean Casey! I saw you on the premier of "Tornado Intercept", and last year's” Storm Chasers”, I can't wait to see your I-Max film.
I'm making a documentary about tornadoes for my school project, and naturally I want to include you, my video will be posted on YouTube when it's finished. Right now I’m still trying to find good footage, I was wondering if you had any footage I could use?, Maybe a video of you talking about the TIV?
You can E-Mail me at: bootserx12@gmail.com
Posted by: Bryan | October 20, 2008 at 10:14 AM
Hey Sean,
Great to hear from you again (and the rest of the team of course) Just watched the first episode of the new season, and I feel your pain! I remember the frustration coming through on the posts here at the beginning of the season. Its like re-living it all over again. :) (Coincidently, it was also about that time that I first caught the first season of Storm Chasers, being in the UK, the Discovery channel likes to make us wait)
Cant wait for the next episode, and the 'Big Surprise'
Posted by: Dani | October 21, 2008 at 05:28 PM
Great first episode! I can't wait to visually see what happened, after reading all of your posts on the blog throughout the season.
Posted by: Khristopher | October 22, 2008 at 05:28 AM
I think you should keep both TIVs, even with the third one. What if something happens to TIV2? Or, you and an extra crew in TIV1 could intercept tornadoes together! And, if there are more than one tornadoes in the chase area, you can follow what you want to do in TIV2 while TIV1 follows Josh's ideas.
Posted by: Cameron | October 26, 2008 at 04:26 PM
Hi, im Melanie, im 15, from Illinois, and probably one of the biggest fans of this show. Since I was 8 years old, weather, especially storms and tornadoes, amaze me. My dream is to become a storm chaser/meteorologist. Im completly obsessed with storms. Whenever theres a storm near my house, I just want to get out there and see it, yet everyone I know always seem terrified. I've been waiting so long for a show like this and I absolutly love it. Keep doing what you guys do best and maybe some day that will be me out there. Fyi, im whatching your show right now :)
Posted by: Melanie | October 26, 2008 at 10:57 PM
Hey Sean, it seems the best ideas always have huge hurdles to overcome, which is also most likely the reason why you don't see an army of TIVs rolling out on the plains loaded with IMAX capability. I don't envy your having to go knocking on doors for the money, but keep hope alive... We're all rooting for you.
Posted by: Matt Granz | October 27, 2008 at 02:29 AM
Hey i just got hooked on this show. At first i was like nO but now im like yes. I blogged about it please come and check it out and leave a comment please. Thank
Jason
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Posted by: Jason | October 27, 2008 at 04:02 AM
Sean, I love the show and the action.
The one thing that frustrates me is equipment problems. Maybe this is good TV or story line,
but, since the Discovery Channel hosted shows
like Monster Garage, why not try to get help
from master fabricators and welders
like Jesse James and have
a more reliable TIV?
Posted by: Seth | October 27, 2008 at 04:11 PM