It looks like the Rocket Poppeteers have touched down in San Diego for the weekend to pay a visit to all of the Comic-Con goers. As many of you have pointed out in the comments, the Rocket Poppeteers website has been updated recently with a link to a twitter page. The first tweet went out 18 hours ago asking if you can find them before they find you, which was then followed up by instructions to bring your Rocket Poppeteers letter to the truck for a special surprise. It also looks like if you go to the truck and sing the theme song you get a t-shirt. I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that you would also get a t-shirt if you brought your letter from the Rocket Poppeteers. I can't imagine too many people were carrying around their letters so the theme song might be another way to give out the shirts. They are also giving away Super Speedflier Fleet popsicles.
There are also a few pictures posted on the twitpic account of the truck surrounded by people. So if you're out in San Diego right now, let us know if you find the truck and give them your letter. And I suggest following the Twitter account as I'm sure it'll be getting updated a lot more in the future.
Thanks again to those of you that left this info in the comments (Xeno and TheDoctor).
According to gramma over at unfiction this is a round up of what people have gathered from the Truck itself (I'm sure more people contributed to the thread on unfiction, but gramma sums it up nicely so I apologize to those that I'm not citing)
From the Ice Truck we know:
Super Speedflier Fleet:
Original - Lime - Orange
Look for these FOUR additional Fleets in your grocer's Freezer
Coop's Fleet:
Original - Cherry - Lime - Watermelon - Grape - Orange
Brain Fleet:
Cherry - Lime
Twin Teamwork Fleet
Original - Grape - Orange
Sonic Strength Fleet:
Original - Cherry - Lime - Watermelon - Orange
License Plate :
1B03193
License Plate Holder:
Super Speedflier Fleet - Top Line
Rocketpoppeteers.com - Bottom LineSmall grey Rocket on the mirrors
Did you check out the new background from the twitter page, pretty sweet.
lol i’m a huge fan of your site.
I WANT THAT SHIRT!!
See that blonde in the bottom shot? I’d hit that. Wow… they’re not going halfway in their promos. Hotness.
@KC lol
@KC
Don’t be so shallow…
I’d hit either of them.
Updated five Minutes ago from twitter “Landed at 5th and Island!”
Updated an hour ago “landed at 1st and J Street!”
Now at K & 5th St
maybe this is a clue?
@Joshua Those are streets in San Diego… it’s the location of the truck.
@Coco
It’s not a clue, the Poppeteers truck is driving around San Diego in the area near Comic-Con. I didn’t have my letter on me for the truck, but I did try the popsicles. Fruity!
@3kko
It was delicious?
I know it is i just thought there might be a clue but once again I get replied something different.
wow. they must be spending millions on the arg alone!
some a hole problably went up to the truck and said something like;
“hey! you guysh are part of the shuper ate viral arent you?
I want the shirt and the popsicle. 🙁
Crap i dont live anywhere in san diego lets alone that state. -__- but anyways does anyone know that theme song? If they dont, do you think it has to do with the sound file we got? (Just an idea, idk if the truck was playing their theme song when going around)
Oh myy.. I ssooooo badly want one of those “sweet ice cream!” (you do know that I *do* mean the ice cream and not the girls, right? :P)
Oh, please happen at the NY comic-con too. I really want to see this stuff… What’s the Rocket Poppeteers song?
“Look for these FOUR additional Fleets in your grocer’s Freezer ”
does this mean that they’ll be coming to grocery stores all around the country?
damn!.. i wasn’t gonna go this year but oh well, i’ll cruise down tomorrow or sunday
@Mason
That’s what I was thinking! That would be so cool. When the Cloverfield viral went on I was hoping that Slusho! would be produced and sold at like convenience stores and such. Never happened unfortunately. But it’s possible. I would buy them.
But it’s sucks to live in Arizona and not have tickets to Comic Con. I miss everything. CRAP!
Do you think they’ll sell the shirts on the website once it launches?
I hope so. I’ll buy two or three!
Has anybody tried twittering the number of stars answer? And i have a feeling when someone hands their letter in to the truck they need the answer too. Just ideas i could be wrong
@Vic227 I thought of emailing or even mailing them but twittering I guess is more easier because they’ll reply quickly.
maybe they have set up a youtube page with a commercial on it that has the theme song
@Penguin
…maybe even a FB Page and other social network site! BTW: I searched on youtube and all i found was vids of the rocket poppeteers truck at comic con
My broter and i brought our letters. Our secret surprise was quite awesome. And we will wear it with great pride. We are the only ones to have done this so far.
* brother. Doing this via an android phone.
you’re welcome 😉
for those who want the twitter background…..
http://bit.ly/cNM30B
Check the poppeteers site! It says to check back shortly to join the rocket poppeteers!!!
Real Spacemen Love Rocket Poppeteers?
could that be the theme song??
Anyone thinking that the sound file has to do with the theme song? Just an idea
@Will
where does it say that? mine just has the same Temporarily Down picture..
@Mason
For a bit it said Check back shortly to become a rocket poppeteer! it doesnt now, but it used to, i swear!
Its back up 😀
Every once-in-a-while the message dissappears from the site, but it reappears soon after!
@Will not saying you’re lying but at least save the image or something.
Now this is something interesting…
As many of you know, if you search Super 8 on apple.com it says In theaters January 1 1970. Now if you google that, the first thing you get is Unix Time from Wikipedia, when the Big Bang occured according to a Unix computer system. This date is when the first Unix computer was made operable. If you find a file that was from Wed Dec 31, 1969 on your Linux PC, you can be sure that the date on that file got knackered.
On on the Unix Time article on wiki it says types of Unix Times so I converted 16180339, which was something about the Golden Ratio, and I got 7/7/70. I remember someone talking about something happening on the 7th because of a picture? Plus, isn’t this Big Bang related to Space and isn’t space related to Rocket Poppeteers?
So they left san diego. Where do you think theyll go next? If they go somewhere.
@Vic227 I think there next destination is OUTER SPACE!! 😀
@joshua lmao that makes sense but besides there!
Will is right! I’ve seen the same thing on the rocket poppeteers website. I’ve a copy on my phone but will try to upload that soon
@Troy
Thanks dude! I didn’t upload it ‘cuz I was a bit lazy to figure out where I would upload it ^_^”
Rocket Poppeteers Background: http://twitpic.com/28pcvs/full
@Vic227 I’m hoping NY Comic con, but that’s in October…
anybody else notice in the last picture,
the woman on the left,
her right breast nipple is poppeteering…
interesting…
Im watching E! and i think its Hollys World, and the poppeteer chicks are playboy models hahha
could the license plate mean anything?
@Sinamatik @bshaw
lol you just made my day…
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This is probs a stupid question but what is the theme tune? and where can I find it?
I more interested to know what the people who had there letters received from the truck.