FOTF Halloween Party

The "Dead End" Halloween party occurred this past weekend. I had 3 parties to be at that night so I made a tough decision. I left the couch at the Halloween party....unattended. This is the first time that I have "lent" the couch out for a party. It was left in the hands of the 'FOTF' members, but when you give a bunch of drunk people a famous rolling piece of furniture and tell them you will be back on Monday to pick it up.....you never know what is going to happen.

I dropped it off Friday night and there were all ready party goers 'pre-gaming' it. The warehouse the party was held at was decorated awesome! They had a video wall, severed heads, kegs, and a ton of cobwebs. It was so creepy looking.

The party was all ages up till about 9 pm. I ripped some of these pictures from the internet so we could see some of the celebs that sat on the couch that night. Here we have Mario and Luigi hanging out before the show.

There were witches.

Ninjas.

And others....

It was about 1 am when I got the text message that the couch was at the top of the hill... The next morning I got the news that there was damage and the pictures started to surface.

The couch has hit a stop sign. The board that the swivel wheels are mounted to came off. I knew that this was going to happen at some point. This was the weakest part of the the couch. I also envisioned the couch speeding down a grassy hill, that board coming off and the feet of the couch catching the ground....at that point the couch would either kart wheel, or the front side of it would rip off. Luckily, neither of those scenarios played out. I will be picking the couch up from it's wild weekend away tomorrow so we can see what damage has been done. The couch is a trooper, so I think it will be ok.

Blooper Reel

As a lot of you know, Bk Boat n Sleds has brought you a new website called iBangDitches.com. The site was created to support Bk's snowmobile season and advertise their used parts. The couch was in the shop for the shooting and played a special role. DougsCouch.com, another Bk creation, would like to present to you the blooper reel from the new commercial, 'I Bang Ditches'.

If you have not seen the new commercial, check it out at www.iBangDitches.com!

Bk Boat n Sleds

I brought the couch into the BK shop yesterday for a little check up. I filled the tires, 30 psi at 200lbs, and it is back to rolling smoothly. We also were suprised that the couch hasn't split in half yet. We have had HUNDREDS of lbs on it at a time, and with the lift on it....there is no longer center support. I hope I get it on camera when it folds in half like a taco.

While the couch was in, it was used in a brainstorming session for Bk Boat n Sleds's new commercial, "Ditch Bangers". The commercial has gone into final editing and should be released soon. DougsCouch.com will hold the "Outtakes and Deleted Scenes Video" when it is released. Bk also just purchased, IBangDitches.com. It will be a collection of stories from ditch bangers. Shirts are also available.

While the couch was in the shop, it caught a lot of time on the webcam. A few customers got to see the couch in action too.

Pecatonica Snow Show

The Tri County Trail Alliance had there Snow Show out at the Winnebago Fairgrounds this past weekend and the couch was able to make it with the BK team. BK was set up in the dealer hall surrounded by local dealers that brought NEW showroom snowmobiles and products. I was nervous at first about bring the couch out. It was a little intimidating. Then I thought about it and the couch gives us that 'normal' funny guys appeal. I rolled it out and it just did what it do....got attention!


My little girl was with me so I let her be the photographer on this shoot. She brought a ton of stuff to keep her occupied so the BK space looked more like a garage sale than anything.

Again, we got a ton of people mentioning the saw the couch on JohnDee.com. Another funny note was this was not the only couch at the event. I was walking through the swap meet section and some one had a flowered loveseat in the back of there enclosed trailer. I ment to get a pic but never got back out there.

If you would like to read more about what BK did at this event, please check out thier blog.

Bk Blog

You can also become a fan of the COUCH and BK BOAT N SLEDS on Facebook!

The "Suby" Hero Car

Today I stopped by Northwest Performance to see the "Suby" Hero car. Ian, the owner of N.W.P., shared the couch and the story of the car with me today.

The car belongs to Private First Class Adam Trost. Adam's 2004 Subaru STi arrived at N.W.P while he was on duty in Iraq. It was in need of a new turbo and a few other parts. While the "Suby" was at N.W.P, Ian got word that someting had happened in Iraq. Adam had been shot, nearly point blank, in the chest during a sweep of an abandoned building. If it were not for his vest and the force of the shot knocking him out, he would have been dead. As a battle insued over him, Adam lied on the floor unconscious...he awoke in the transport vehicle shaken, but alive!


Ian and others have now found a way to say thank you to a solider that nearly lost his life for his country and all of us here. A "Suby" Hero fund has been created to make this STi everything Adam wanted it to be and more! Enough money has been raised to get a new Turbo and a few other parts. N.W.P. is donating all of the service work and all the parts at cost. Every dime that is raised is going into this STi.

If you would like to make a donation, you can do so by sending a check to:

Suby Hero Campaign
NorthWest Performance
27992 W. Rt.120 Unit 34
Lakemoor, IL 60051

OR

Suby Hero Campaign
Harris Bank
1712 N. Richmond Rd.
McHenry, IL 60050

If paypal is easier for ya, you can send a donation to
ian@nw-performance.com

Boone County Sled Show

I went with the Bk Boat n Sleds team out to the 16th Annual Prairie Riders Snowmobile Club's Snowmobile Show in Belvidere, Il. This is a show that is getting bigger and bigger every year. We opted to use this event as a marketing venue and went strictly with what we do best....ADVERTISING! We handed out about 150 koozies with flyers.

Not only did BK get a lot of recognition, the couch had some attention too. There is a snowmobile site that I keep updated about the couch, Johndee.com, that has really helped in spreading the word about the couch. I had about 4 people walk by that said, "Thats that couch from JohnDee!". It was pretty cool to actually see people that have seen the site on line.

Thanks to eveyone that stopped by our booth at the Boone County show and I also want to give a shout out to all the JohnDee Fans! BRRRRAAAAAP!

NIU Tailgating

I met up with some friends this weekend (all fellow NIU Alumns) for NIU Homecoming Tailgating. We have made it a yearly get together for the group. I had big plans for the couch that weekend, but the weather had other plans. We got there early so I was going to wait for a nice crowd to get some attention for the couch.

While the lot filled in, we started ripping into the food. I took the BK trailer grill out that day too so we had plenty of space for grillin. As usual, we made TOO much food and I ate it all...lol.


We got a lot of compliments on our set up. I wish I had these tailgating tools in College, I would have had a totaly different experience!

Once again, I can't keep the ladies off the couch. What more do you need; women, food, and a couch.

This is when the plan got foiled. Just when there was a large enough crowd to start rolling the couch from tailgater to tailgater....the ski opened up and the wind started whiping. I am glad that we just came for the fun part and were not going into the game!