Hot, Wet, Rochester Summer Part II

Soooooo...

For the rest of June we got into as many venues as possible and really focused on sampling everywhere we could.


Ludachrist show @ Pearle. Great DJ duo that does mash-ups out of California. Tons of exposure and great placement during Rochester Jazz-fest.
Thanks to Patrick Gafney and RIPROC for the opportunity!



The last weekend in June was the Rock the Cans event @ Genese Brewing off St. Paul downtown. Soul Asylum, Gin Blossoms, Genny, and Vital. Thousands of people and a lot of fun. Thanks to Genese for letting set up shop.

And of course there was the LPGA @ Locust Hill.

A little haggling and we got to set up right on Jefferson Ave. With the boat, flags, van and samples.


and of course... autographed bottles for an obsessed fan. Someone felt that it would be vital for Pat and Scott to get into VIP with our drinks.

Thank fully the 4th of July was great weather. 90+ degree days and not an ounce of shade. We sampled all over Canandaigua and on the lakes.

Me after standing in the scorching sun for about 4 hours with no shade. Yay heat stroke!

We had a few more shows @ Waterstreet including Minus the Bear and Feul... unfortunately my camera decided to eat all of my photos with Fuel. :(

July 9th we got to hit up the beach @ Angola with the Shore Club and Mickey Rats... amazing weather!

Gotta stay protected while peddling our wares on the beach. There was a lot less wind inside CVS.

For the next update I will finish out July to get up to date.
We had a break through, a great review, warped tour, weggies fun, tits in Buffalo and more.

What you sippin on?
-Jake

Hot, Wet, Rochester Summer Part I

And....
We're back.

Totally my bad for not blogging in almost 2 months (Jake). We have been running around abusing this hot weather. Due to back log, this post will come in a few parts to make your brain not overload from all the hot, sweaty Vital action you are about to read!

This part covers from mid May - mid June.

After the last post we hosted our first NFL special teams clinic. Adam Podlesh of the Jacksonville Jaguars came into town with Tony Yelk and did an outstanding job offering insight and training in how to become a better kicker/punter. After the success of this year we are definitely going to host it again, hopefully we can make it into an actual camp for the players in the area! If you got to be a part of the first year, spread the word!



On memorial day weekend we launched the Vital Vessel. A 22ft pontoon boat and paraded around Canandaigua Lake the whole time. We stopped other boats and visited people on their docks in order to let them try an ice cold Vital. More than one person said that we were "very patriotic" due to the dual American flags prominently on display at the bow of our boat.

The rest of May/June consisted of losing our colleges and starting to hammer our samplings around the Rochester/Buffalo area. Unfortunately April showers were really May showers and made sure to be a real pain in the ass for our outdoor sampling, but we made it work.

On a few side notes, we have the first official Vital pooch, Bob.

We got to see a Saleen S7 (super duper sweet car).

Got the RPD on our side.

Got to watch some sweet free shows at Waterstreet (a perk of being a vendor there).

More sweaty action in a few days that will make you want to touch your toes.
mmmmmmmmm,
Jake