Since my last post I have had most of my big school projects due. From now until the end of the quarter, and the start of Free Hugs Tour 2013 I only have 2 video editing projects and 3 final exams. I also have to get everything prepared for Free Hugs Tour 2013.
A couple days ago I purchased a backpacking backpack (Pictures yet to come) which I will test pack hopefully later today. I also will upload the itinerary onto www.couchsurfing.com in order to be able to coordinate places to stay while I am on my tour. I also have to figure out places to free hug in each of the cities I will be in and find people to hug with and enjoy my Free Hugging experiences. Let me know if you want to free hug with me!
I also now have some merchandise available on my website (www.freehugstour.com/merchandise.html), so go and check that out.
I'll keep you updated and upload pictures of my packing endeavors soon!!
Hugs,
David Melia (Professional Free Hugger)
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Free Hugs Tour 2013 Tour Itinerary!!
It is with much excitement and hugs that I present to you my Free Hugs Tour 2013 Itinerary!
Here is a couple posters with the information:
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Posters made by Adam Graham of Zigurous Studios who also designed a program where you can design your own Free Hugs design and enter the Free Hugs T-shirt Design Contest until May 18th!! Be sure to enter through the Free Hugs Design link!
For those who can't read the dates on the posters, here they are again:
Here is a couple posters with the information:
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Posters made by Adam Graham of Zigurous Studios who also designed a program where you can design your own Free Hugs design and enter the Free Hugs T-shirt Design Contest until May 18th!! Be sure to enter through the Free Hugs Design link!
For those who can't read the dates on the posters, here they are again:
Chicago 6/12-6/13
Milwaukee 6/14-6/16
St. Paul/ Minneapolis 6/18- 6/22
Seattle 6/24- 6/26
Portland (Leakycon) 6/27- 7/1
San Francisco 7/2- 7/4
Los Angeles 7/6- 7/10
San Diego 7/11- 7/13
Albuquerque 7/15- 7/17
Denver 7/19- 7/21
Wichita 7/22- 7/25
Kansas City 7/26- 7/29
St. Louis 7/31- 8/2
Nashville 8/3- 8/6
Atlanta 8/8- 8/11
Durham/Charlotte 8/12-8/13
Washington DC 8/15- 8/18
Philadelphia 8/19- 8/21
New York 8/22- 8/25
Boston 8/26- 8/29
Pittsburgh 8/31-9/1
Louisville 9/2- 9/3
Indianapolis 9/4- 9/7
Chicago 9/8
Let me know if you know anyone at these locations that would be interested in hosting me for a couple of nights as well as free hugging with me a couple of the days! Let me know what you think of the itinerary and the posters!
Until next time *Hugs*,
Until next time *Hugs*,
David Melia (Professional Free Hugger)
Monday, May 6, 2013
Agapefest Awesomeness!
Right before my last post my computers harddrive totally crashed which was a real bummer. Most of the data on it was saved in other places but there are a few things that I lost that I wish I would have had backed up beforehand. Anyway, it took about a week to get fixed at the Apple store. It set back some of my tour organizing projects. Now that I have my computer back, and I am saving and backing up all of my files constantly, updates and new fun updates should start to become a more common occurrence. Within the next few days I will hopefully have an itinerary uploaded with dates that I will be in each city!
This past weekend I attended Agapefest in Greenville, Illinois for the first time. It was an interesting experience to say the least. Agapefest took place at the Bond County Fairgrounds (a grassy field) which, at the end of the fest became a field of mud due to the rain and the tread of thousands of fest participants. That being said, I did have a fantastically awesome time meeting people, giving away hugs, telling them about my Free Hugs Tour 2013 project and my book. Some of the bands I met and actually had that chance to engage in dialogue a little bit include: Ravenhill, The Madison Letter, Family Force 5, Kutless, Hawk Nelson, and Attaboy. I was able to give them a little information about hugs and my book and I had the privilege to hear them live and get some of their music so that I can listen to the music on Free Hugs Tour 2013 and will provide some of my soundtrack for that (I am going to have a soundtrack like they do in the movies and stuff because I am cool like that? Maybe I don't know about cool but It will be a thing.)
A couple of other cool people I met include the people in this picture:
This past weekend I attended Agapefest in Greenville, Illinois for the first time. It was an interesting experience to say the least. Agapefest took place at the Bond County Fairgrounds (a grassy field) which, at the end of the fest became a field of mud due to the rain and the tread of thousands of fest participants. That being said, I did have a fantastically awesome time meeting people, giving away hugs, telling them about my Free Hugs Tour 2013 project and my book. Some of the bands I met and actually had that chance to engage in dialogue a little bit include: Ravenhill, The Madison Letter, Family Force 5, Kutless, Hawk Nelson, and Attaboy. I was able to give them a little information about hugs and my book and I had the privilege to hear them live and get some of their music so that I can listen to the music on Free Hugs Tour 2013 and will provide some of my soundtrack for that (I am going to have a soundtrack like they do in the movies and stuff because I am cool like that? Maybe I don't know about cool but It will be a thing.)
A couple of other cool people I met include the people in this picture:
Overall I met a lot of really cool and awesome people, and hopefully will continue to keep in touch with them in the future! I will definitely be going to Agapefest 2014.
Stay tuned for the release of the dates I will be in each city for Free Hugs Tour 2013!
Hugs,
David Melia (Professional Free Hugger)
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