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== Video ==
 
== Video ==
 
* A video for "[[Dayvan Cowboy]]" was released as a promo DVD, included with Warpmart pre-orders of the ''[[Trans Canada Highway]]'' EP. For more information, see [[Videos]].
 
* A video for "[[Dayvan Cowboy]]" was released as a promo DVD, included with Warpmart pre-orders of the ''[[Trans Canada Highway]]'' EP. For more information, see [[Videos]].
* The first half of the video shows footage of [[Wikipedia:Joseph Kittinger|Captain Joseph Kittinger]]'s skydiving from the ''Excelsior III'', a gondola raised by balloons to 102,800 feet as part of [[Wikipedia:Project Excelsior|Project Excelsior]] (a series of record-breaking dives from high-altitude). Captain Kittinger fell for 14 minutes and 36 seconds, reaching a maximum speed of 614 mph before opening his parachute at 18,000 feet.
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* The first half of the video shows footage of [[Wikipedia:Joseph Kittinger|Captain Joseph Kittinger]]'s skydiving from the ''Excelsior III'', a gondola raised by balloons to 102,800 feet as part of [[Wikipedia:Project Excelsior|Project Excelsior]] (a series of record-breaking dives from high-altitude). Captain Kittinger fell for 4 minutes and 36 seconds, reaching a maximum speed of 614 mph before opening his parachute at 18,000 feet. <ref> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kittinger#Project_Excelsior</ref>
 
* The second half of the video shows footage of big-wave surfer [[Wikipedia:Laird Hamilton|Laird Hamilton]].
 
* The second half of the video shows footage of big-wave surfer [[Wikipedia:Laird Hamilton|Laird Hamilton]].
 
*The final scene of the sun setting was taken from the surfing documentary [[imdb:Crystal Voyager|Crystal Voyager]].
 
*The final scene of the sun setting was taken from the surfing documentary [[imdb:Crystal Voyager|Crystal Voyager]].
  
== Cultural References ==
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== Trivia ==
 
[[Image:Day-van-chevrolet-astro-van.jpg|none|thumb|200px|A Day Van is a discontinued make of Chevrolet Astro van]]
 
[[Image:Day-van-chevrolet-astro-van.jpg|none|thumb|200px|A Day Van is a discontinued make of Chevrolet Astro van]]
  
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* [http://www.warprecords.com/dayvancowboy/ Official Dayvan Cowboy download page] from Warp Records.
 
* [http://www.warprecords.com/dayvancowboy/ Official Dayvan Cowboy download page] from Warp Records.
  
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== References ==
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[[Category: Released tracks]]
 
[[Category: Released tracks]]
 
[[Category: The Campfire Headphase tracks]]
 
[[Category: The Campfire Headphase tracks]]
 
[[Category: Trans Canada Highway tracks]]
 
[[Category: Trans Canada Highway tracks]]

Revision as of 02:44, 27 June 2013

Dayvan Cowboy
Running time 5:00
Appears on The Campfire Headphase
Trans Canada Highway
still from the Dayvan Cowboy video


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Video

  • A video for "Dayvan Cowboy" was released as a promo DVD, included with Warpmart pre-orders of the Trans Canada Highway EP. For more information, see Videos.
  • The first half of the video shows footage of Captain Joseph Kittinger's skydiving from the Excelsior III, a gondola raised by balloons to 102,800 feet as part of Project Excelsior (a series of record-breaking dives from high-altitude). Captain Kittinger fell for 4 minutes and 36 seconds, reaching a maximum speed of 614 mph before opening his parachute at 18,000 feet. [1]
  • The second half of the video shows footage of big-wave surfer Laird Hamilton.
  • The final scene of the sun setting was taken from the surfing documentary Crystal Voyager.

Trivia

A Day Van is a discontinued make of Chevrolet Astro van

External Links

References

  1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kittinger#Project_Excelsior