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Today is the big day for Jim, the day he’s going to climb 66,000 stairs. The equivalent of over 35 runs up the Empire State Building. The man jhas been training for so long, he must have buns o steel by now! Jim, thank you for your involvement in the chilehead world and all that you are doing for the charities out there. Best of luck to you today, looking forward to your wife giving us updates.
1. Why hot sauce? Where did the idea come from for you to get involved doing this?
The idea for hot sauce was a natural extension from the chile pepper growing business. My original start in the biz was selling chiles to folks all over the country- they would pay me in sauces many times & I’d re-sell those to make my money. Only problems were, the margins on re-selling weren’t that great and it meant committing more time to working festivals and such to sell other folks’ stuff! I thought I could do at least as well if I did some of my own- that ol’ value added idea and all. Additionally, I was hand delivering the chiles in a lot of cases- getting off from my 24 hour shift at the firehouse, driving to Denver CO (20 hours each way), dropping off the chiles, and driving straight back to the firehouse with only a few hours to spare.
Something had to give 
I was already turning the chiles into mash for Blair and so sauce making was a very easy next step.
2. If you had to pick a favorite sauce yours, which would it be?
My favorite ones to use are both from my milder end. My Chipotle Sauce (formerly known as “Smokin’ Chipotle” till I discovered that is the registered trademarked name of someone else) is probably the best all around use, though it is a bit sweet- kind of like a BBQ sauce. It’s won the most awards and is also one of my best sellers. For a standard ‘hot sauce’, it would be my Rookie Orientation. It’s a cayenne based sauce with a ton of garlic- think Franks or Durkees with a LOT more attitude and heavy garlic. Can’t have too much garlic 
3. Any new products we should be ready for from your line?
Ideas are the cheap part of this business I’ve many, many ideas that I’d like to see come to fruition but it is expensive to take a sauce from drawing board to sales floor. Having said that, you’ll likely see me come out with a fatalii sauce next spring after this crop comes in. I’d also like to have another sauce for the milder end, having the wilder side pretty well convered
4. Where do you see the future of hot sauce 5 years from now? 10? 20?
The $64,000 question! Increasing governmental regulation is probably the single biggest obstacle to food production. Political blame aside, the re-organization of the FDA under the Homeland Security Department (Food Bio-terrorism Saftey Act) stands to eliminate a lot of folks from the market. The cost of meeting the regulations, which are ever changing, are substantial and form a significant barrier to start ups, especially manufacturing. There is tremendous consolidation going on in the food industry as a whole and I expect that the chile pepper biz will see consolidation as well. It’s already well underway- the actual number of original sauces out there is a fraction of the actual number of sauces out there, and the number of manufacturers smaller still.
Folks would be absolutely amazed at the number of labels that go on the exact same sauce. The days of ‘home made’ sauces are rapidly drawing to a close. Anyone who wants to become ‘known’ will soon run into the “we’re from the government and we’re here to help” scenario. The same folks that insist that my 90 year old, crippled aunt be searched to make sure she isn’t carrying a bomb onto a plane are now out to apply that logic to the food industry. If anyone thinks *that’s* a good idea, I’ve several 3rd world, wives of senior government officials, recently widowed who need your help in giving you millions of dollars who’d like to talk to you
5. What is your favorite sauce that you don’t make?
Blair’s original Original Death Sauce (before he cranked it up). The single best Louisianna style, vinegar based sauce there is!
Road to Hell, from Two Chefs. Just an outstanding sauce in all
respects- perfect heat, great flavor, versatile, and chunky.
CaJohns’ Sparky. Gotta love a good Cayenne sauce
6. Do you eat the sauce you make?
Yup, though it cycles. We’re grilling a lot at the firehouse these days & so we’re going through the Original Finishing Sauce and the Chipotle sauce by the gallon.
7. What do you eat hot sauce on?
It would be a lot easier to name what I *don’t* eat hot sauce on. That would be one item only- a good rare steak. You come near my steak with anything, even a good a sauce as Brian’s Lava, you’re gonna get a fork stuck into you. Other than that, hot sauce goes on (or in) grilled cheese, hamburgers, soups, pastas, lasagne, biscuits & gravy, eggs, and most every other various and sundry burnt dead animal parts we eat…
except steak.
8. What sets you aside from the other hot sauce producers out there today?
Yuck- I’m going to come across as ‘holier than thou’ and that will make a waste of my ill spent youth Every producer is going to say ‘quality, customer service, versatility’ or the like. I’ll toss them in as well, but I think there are two things that set me apart. The first is that I grow my own chiles. That alone puts me in pretty rarified company. Most chiles are purchased in bulk on the open market and it is sometimes a crap shoot as to what you get. If Cajohn would move his manufacturing here, these sauces could just about be considered ‘estate bottled’. From seed to label and every step in between, I’m involved.
Easy enough as the one and only employee of the company The second thing that I think sets me apart is principle. I have a real job and that gives me the luxury of falling on my sword in the chile pepper biz if necessary. I won’t do toilet humor labels. Period. No judgements on those who do, that’s just not who I am and I will not compromise that for the sake of a quick (or multiple) sales. My mantra has been ‘It’s not what’s *ON* it, it’s what’s *IN* it’. There are very few jerks in the chile pepper biz (thankfully) but there are some. One or two could likely very much help my sales or lower my production costs. No thanks. I’d rather count CaJohn, Blair and Dave, among my friends then make an extra nickle on the bottle… even if it means living a limited life in the chile pepper biz. I can also add that I’ve a college degree in Fire Science 
Another item that sets me aside is that over 90% of all orders go out the door with a free item included- whether it’s another sauce or a bottle of powder, I try to enclose a more tangible ‘thank you’ than a note
9. What is your inspiration before you embark on a new concoction?
See what CaJohn or some of the other industry leaders are doing “R & D” in the food biz, means ‘rob & duplicate’ Seriously though, the inpsiration is most likely a perceived need, either personal or customer driven. If I find myself needing a sauce for a particular food, such as Italian, I’d be inspired to maybe come up with a spicy marinara style sauce. Occasionally, customers will demand something as well. I’m under pressure to come up with a steak sauce (ugh!). I had one a decade or so ago, but it fell by the wayside.
10. Outside of creating hot products, what else keeps you occupied or out of trouble?
You gotta be kidding! NOTHING seems to keep me out of trouble.
http://www.StepUpForCharity.org for the moment. Professional firefighting for another. Trying to stay married keeps me VERY occupied. Travel, when I can. Yadda, yadda, yadda.
11. Any weird stories or uses for your hot sauce that you would like to share?
I wouldn’t know where to start! I’ve hundreds of them. Most will be in the book, which I hope will come out later next year. They’d be waaaayyy too long for the blog, I’m afraid. There’s the “Great Red
Savina(R) Road Trip”, habanero underwear, habanero hazmat stirfry evacuation, and many others. Any story I tell usually is pretty wordy
12. How much sauce do you make in a week?
Ask CaJohn When I made it, it would vary from none (on slow weeks) to several hundred gallons (on busy weeks). I’d often work 24 to 36 hours straight on my ‘off days’ from the FD to crank out mash or sauce.
A lot (most!) of that was sauce for other folks- CaJohn was killin’ me!
My actual needs are pretty small. My sales (of sauce) are quite small compared to most anyone. Folks are pretty surprised to find I still get excited if I get two or three orders in a day A lot of days there are none.
13. How many different recipes do you go through when developing a new sauce?
Not many. After almost 20 years now at this, I pretty well know straight off what I want done. Experimentation can be expensive.
14. How did you get started in the industry?
I’d been growing chiles all my life. I cannot remember back to a time when I wasn’t planting chiles, and my memories go back pretty far My parents were gardners, out of necessity with ten kids, so we always got to pick stuff to plant. I always chose chiles because I thought they were neat. When I got involved in the fire service (not that one, the *other* one), I was drying them out & taking them in for cooking.
Each year, my fellow friefighters would have me plant a few for them and so the garden was getting bigger and bigger. I’m only a little slow- it only took about ten years of this & it finally dawned on me that their might be a business at this. I threw a handful of habanero seeds in the ground and, when they started to produce, ordered a mixed case of hot sauces out of a catalog. I started calling the numbers on the bottles, looking mainly for East Coast & Midwest producers, to see if they’d be interested in someone growing habaneros in Indiana. I figured I could save them a fortune on shipping as habs were tough to come by back then & were mostly shipped up from the Yucatan or California. As fate (or karma would have it, one of the first people I spoke to was a restaraunt owner out in New Jersey who was thinking of going big time with his sauces and was very interested. A few others also expressed interest and I set out to then be the biggest chile pepper farmer in the world. Of course, I’m only a little slow- it only took about 3 years of that before I discovered that ‘farming sucks’! We now seamlessly transition up to the beginning of this interview and review the answer to question #1
15. What is your biggest challenge so far?
Keeping up with demand and competing within NAFTA, ie- trying to make a bloody nickel! Demand for my chiles far, FAR exceeds my meager ability to produce them. Just ask CaJohn, Melindas, or any of the many other folks I’ve had to say ‘nope- sorry, all out’ to. Several large farming cooperatives are starting to form and that is going to drive production up and prices down. Good for you now, bad for me now, bad for you later. My labor costs are substantially higher here yet I still must compete with places that have dirt cheap labor costs.
16. What is the most common question you get?
One- “I had this pepper once & it was hot. Can you tell me what it was? It was red and pointy.”
Two- “I r wants to be in duh chilly peper bidnus. Can u tell me what I needs to no?”
17. What do you want to know from the readers of the HSB?
What’s the next big thing? This is the question that one must always try to answer. Succesfully guessed ‘habanero’ and then ‘Red Savina(R)’ and am pondering ‘what now’.
18. What’s a typical day for you?
Up at 3:30 AM, spend some time in the office (HSBlog!!) before heading off to the firehouse at 5 AM. Shift change with the off going Lieutenant at 7 AM. Figure out the days schedule (while blogging Answer calls as they come in. First call last day was a guy that rear-ended a tractor trailer & left parts of his face and brains on the dash. Had to extricate him- he was still alive at the time. Clean up equipment & back to training, working out, or blogging. Off duty at 7 AM the following day & off to the stair stepper. Several thousand stairs later, head home, grab a glass of wine or port and do a face plant on the bed. I guess that’s actually two days, but 48 hours is a typical ‘day’ for me
19. Worst burn ever?
Hmmmm…. 2 mil oleoresin right between the eyes. 2 gallons of 185 F habanero mash on top of the head. 5 ounces of 190 F Red Savina(R) Garlic sauce in the lap. Kind of tough to choose
20. Best burn ever?
Vaporizing the hi temp, polycarbonate face shield off of my helmet while heading into a fully involved garage attached to a house That’s what we call ‘a good un’.
Mild to Wild Pepper & Herb Co
81 Martin Place
Franklin, IN 46131-1745
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Awesome interview. Jim I wish you much success on your endeavor today, you are truly a hero in my book
Good luck today Jim!
Ed
Ok, life is short Jim, but geez, do you have to try to cram it all into 48hrs! I’m exhausted just reading about your day(s). lol Good luck today!
Good luck Jim from me, Bubba, Leroy, and Billy Joe Bob the ‘gator!
Almost forgot, the Evil Kitty say to ” give ‘em hell! ” 
Good Luck Jim!!!!!!!
Show those Stairs whos Boss.
Good luck Jim! It is truly a great man doing a great thing for a great cause.
GReat interview Jim. I only have one question:
“I r wants to be in duh chilly peper bidnus. Can u tell me what I needs to no?”
good luck today Jim..yes one one persom said you are a true hero!!!!!
Best of luck to you Jim, you’ve done an amazing job promoting this event, and a lot of time and effort to lead up to today. Now finish it, you have trained hard to accomplish this- if you put your heart and all your detrimination into it as well- you will do great, good luck man!
You can do it Jim! My thoughts are with you today!
Myself and the wife wish you good luck today Jim.
I usually tell people Jim & I are “joined-at-the-hip” business wise. If we really were I’d certainly be a lot more svelt than I am. Jim is an amazing individual with a huge heart! He is consumed by his passion and refuses to accept less than a 150% effort from himself. It will be “how much” he beat the record by, not “if” he breaks it this evening. I am honored to say Jim has been my primary mentor in this business. Go Jim, “YOU CAN DO IT” Proud to be associated with you & Mild to Wild(R)!
good luck Jim
do we have any way of getting updates on how Jim’s doing or do we just get to wait and see
chrisk on 8/16/2006 at 6:46 am said:
Good morning all,
and good morning Jim. Hope you are well rested.
Good Luck today Jim, go all the way.
You already impressed us here at HSB (so far),
so anything else you accomplish is just a bonus.
That would be great if there was a way to check in and monitor where he’s at. You know we’re all rooting for you and support you every step.
GOOD LUCK…………………….
Good luck today Jim! You are truly inspirational! Nice job on the interview too!
Good luck on your big day today, Jim. Remember if you need a knee replacement, I may have a lead on someone who could do your anesthesia…;)
“I r wants to be in duh chilly peper bidnus. Can u tell me what I needs to no?”
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! Awesome.
I still want to know how you get back down?
Give ‘em ‘ell
Good luck, Buddy. Wee nos u kan du it!
Go Jim, Go Jim, its yer birthday. Ok, maybe not your birthday, but definately a day to celebrate you. Show that machine who’s boss!
Jim,
You are a hero!! good luck I know you’ll conquer all 66,000 stairs.
Thats great Jim. Of all that sauce I bought from you like a month or so ago, ive only go the finishing and smokin chipotle left. Yes somehow I managed to destroy 6x bottles of 16 ounce fiery hot habenero sauce that fast lol!
Me, Clint, and Dan are going to be trying our hands at producing some hot products, weve already got two under the belt. We just need to get some ideas on how to package, where to find packaging, lol and maybe where to find an industrial dehydrator (ebay anyone?), or maybe the best way to grind up dehydrated chiles.
Anyways, your my Favorite manufacturer! keep up the good work, and best of luck with the stairs today.
Step Up 4 Charity Update:
Jim is doing great. He has a lot of great support around him and he appreciates all of your thoughts and encouragements here on the blog. He is about to pass the 34,000 stairs mark. We will keep you posted throughout the day.
Jim Campbell- StepUpForCharity.org on 8/16/2006 at 12:06 pm said:
Step Up 4 Charity Update:
Jim is doing great. He has a lot of great support around him and he appreciates all of your thoughts and encouragements here on the blog. He is about to pass the 34,000 stairs mark. We will keep you posted throughout the day.
Go Jim Go…over half way there…i think i see 100,000 at the end!
Wow - that;s is truly remarkable. GO JIM
Great job Jim!
See Jim..See Jim climb..see Jim go up all the stairs….Go Jim Go!!
GO JIM WOOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU RAWK
drink lots of fluids, keep hydrated, and eat make sure you eat to keep up your energy.
WOOOOO HOOOOO JIM IS THE BEST!!!!!
Great interview Jim! I think your peppers are the best too. They go into my sauce.
Mrs.Ryan on 8/16/2006 at 12:40 pm said:
GO JIM WOOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU RAWK
drink lots of fluids, keep hydrated, and eat make sure you eat to keep up your energy.WOOOOO HOOOOO JIM IS THE BEST!!!!!
It lots of hot sauce, keep those endorphins moving!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Step Up 4 Charity Update:
Great news!! Jim has been interviewed by several news outlets including ABC and NBC and the radio channel WIBC (1070 am) about STEP UP & the World Record attempt. We are getting some great coverage for this event. Keep an eye out for him on the news throughout the day. Thanks for all the encouragement. It is keeping his spirits lifted and even though he has been pretty ‘stern’ looking all morning with this attempt. We have seen him crack a few smiles today while listening to some of your comments, but don’t tell him that.
P.S. Were At 45,000 stairs and counting!!
Jim Campbell- StepUpForCharity.org on 8/16/2006 at 1:25 pm said:
Step Up 4 Charity Update:
Great news!! Jim has been interviewed by several news outlets including ABC and NBC and the radio channel WIBC (1070 am) about STEP UP & the World Record attempt. We are getting some great coverage for this event. Keep an eye out for him on the news throughout the day. Thanks for all the encouragement. It is keeping his spirits lifted and even though he has been pretty ‘stern’ looking all morning with this attempt. We have seen him crack a few smiles today while listening to some of your comments, but don’t tell him that.
P.S. Were At 45,000 stairs and counting!!
GREAT. I pledge 1 beer drank tonight for every 10,000 steps! It is the elast I can do for the cause
whoops, should say “least I can do”, and I haven’t even started drinking yet!
huvason on 8/16/2006 at 1:37 pm said:
GREAT. I pledge 1 beer drank tonight for every 10,000 steps! It is the elast I can do for the cause
C’mon huv…where’s the spirit. Add a shot of .5 with every beer why-don’t-cha!
chrisk on 8/16/2006 at 1:49 pm said:
C’mon huv…where’s the spirit. Add a shot of .5 with every beer why-don’t-cha!
The 0.5 and 0.4 bottle are in the colection. No shots from them!!!!! I can, however, do shots on DEFCON ONE! DEAL One beer and one shot of DEFCON ONE for every 10,000 steps! Or should I make it 1 shot of Red Savina(R) Pepper Mash It would be more appropriate.
Jim is on hour intervals with this particular stair machine. So, at the end of this hour he has posted 46, 510 stairs. We will try and keep everyone posted on an hourly basis. Thanks again for the support!!
Jim Campbell- StepUpForCharity.org on 8/16/2006 at 1:59 pm said:
Jim is on hour intervals with this particular stair machine. So, at the end of this hour he has posted 46, 510 stairs. We will try and keep everyone posted on an hourly basis. Thanks again for the support!!
Good going Jim, keep it up!!! 
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huvason on 8/16/2006 at 1:54 pm said:
The 0.5 and 0.4 bottle are in the colection. No shots from them!!!!! I can, however, do shots on DEFCON ONE! DEAL One beer and one shot of DEFCON ONE for every 10,000 steps! Or should I make it 1 shot of Red Savina(R) Pepper Mash
Thats fine Huv, you are up to 4.6 so far
Somehow I dont think your effort is as grueling though
chrisk on 8/16/2006 at 2:05 pm said:
Good going Jim, keep it up!!!
Thats fine Huv, you are up to 4.6 so far
Somehow I dont think your effort is as grueling though
Maybe not, but there was a lot of training that went into it
huvason on 8/16/2006 at 1:37 pm said:
GREAT. I pledge 1 beer drank tonight for every 10,000 steps! It is the elast I can do for the cause
HUV, I’m gonna top ya, I pledge a beer for every 1,000 steps Jim does (but since I don’t drink, it will have to be the cost of a beer, say $3.00?) Anyone care to join me?
Hope to hear from you all!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GO JIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Send me to the poor house
Jim, I can say I don’t know how the hell you can do it at your old age!
It sounds like you should have no problems there to do the challenge at hand. We are ALL rooting for you, even though you cannot see us and haven’t met many of us, you should be able to feel the proud Aura of everyone here on the HSB created by just being able to say “we know that guy”.
Best wishes, luck is not a factor when the heart is that big.
I can’t wait to meet you at ZF, to shake your hand! 
Kindest Regards,
Paul MacDonald
aka pmac
thebigshow on 8/16/2006 at 2:17 pm said:
HUV, I’m gonna top ya, I pledge a beer for every 1,000 steps Jim does (but since I don’t drink, it will have to be the cost of a beer, say $3.00?) Anyone care to join me?
Hope to hear from you all!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GO JIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Send me to the poor house
Man - you trying to get my wife to really shoot me - you met her!!!!!!! Let’s see if I win the eBay auction first
huvason on 8/16/2006 at 2:44 pm said:
Man - you trying to get my wife to really shoot me - you met her!!!!!!! Let’s see if I win the eBay auction first
LOL….no you’re already doing the beers, no need to get into trouble with the wife. Just hoping to get others to join in, I’m sure we’ve all already contributed one way or another, just tryin to stir-up some more
WOW Keep it going Jim! I can’t wait to see how it all turns out tonight! It is good to hear you and the charities are getting some deserved attention on the ol TV. I can’t wait to hear how much was raised cause I am sure it will be several pennies!
Rock on Jim
Hey fellow HSB’rs, I will post the ebay #1 INSANE this weekend for Jim, be sure to bid high. We are giving Jim 100% of the final price. Lets all step up, this is my small way of helping.
You go jim !!!
Arizon Jack on 8/16/2006 at 3:10 pm said:
Rock on Jim
Hey fellow HSB’rs, I will post the ebay #1 INSANE this weekend for Jim, be sure to bid high. We are giving Jim 100% of the final price. Lets all step up, this is my small way of helping.
You go jim !!!
Jack, will be looking forward to the auction.
Step Up 4 Charity Update:
Jim has just broke 52, 450 stairs mark at 2:30 p.m. He is still going strong and he was just interviewed by FOX news. We are really excited over here at the Healthplex Sports Club. Jim said if you are going to make the (huvason) pledge interesting you should do the shots with Stupid Hot. No, we aren’t that mean, but you guys are without doubt keeping him very entertained. He also said that any pledges raising money for the charity is ok with him. Thanks again for the continued support.
Jim Campbell- StepUpForCharity.org on 8/16/2006 at 3:29 pm said:
Step Up 4 Charity Update:
Jim has just broke 52, 450 stairs mark at 2:30 p.m. He is still going strong and he was just interviewed by FOX news. We are really excited over here at the Healthplex Sports Club. Jim said if you are going to make the (huvason) pledge interesting you should do the shots with Stupid Hot. No, we aren’t that mean, but you guys are without doubt keeping him very entertained. He also said that any pledges raising money for the charity is ok with him. Thanks again for the continued support.
LOL - If I had stupid hot - I would. (boy am I glad I don’t !)
pmac on 8/16/2006 at 2:31 pm said:
Jim, I can say I don’t know how the hell you can do it at your old age!
It sounds like you should have no problems there to do the challenge at hand. We are ALL rooting for you, even though you cannot see us and haven’t met many of us, you should be able to feel the proud Aura of everyone here on the HSB created by just being able to say “we know that guy”.
Best wishes, luck is not a factor when the heart is that big.
I can’t wait to meet you at ZF, to shake your hand!
Kindest Regards,Paul MacDonald
aka pmac
I second that wholeheartedly Jim!
huvason on 8/16/2006 at 3:33 pm said:
LOL - If I had stupid hot - I would. (boy am I glad I don’t !)
Keep it up Jim!!! Huv, you hang in there too!
huvason on 8/16/2006 at 3:33 pm said:
LOL - If I had stupid hot - I would. (boy am I glad I don’t !)
Maybe we can have Nick run a bottle over to you (real quick like)
Looks like its just about at 5.3 for you Huv. Great job Jim!
chrisk on 8/16/2006 at 3:49 pm said:
Maybe we can have Nick run a bottle over to you (real quick like)
Looks like its just about at 5.3 for you Huv. Great job Jim!
Ummmmmmm Not necessary…. that stuff sounds scary….. Besides, this is Jim’s day. GO JIMMMMMMMM
huvason on 8/16/2006 at 3:51 pm said:
Ummmmmmm Not necessary…. that stuff sounds scary….. Besides, this is Jim’s day. GO JIMMMMMMMM
Huv, I can offer up my .4, think you can handle it? LOL
Just Kidding, that doesn’t leave the shelf either.
I think some Hab Mash, should do a pretty good job.
Arrgghhhh - can’t wait for the next update!
GO JIM!!! I’ll be watching the local news!
All the Rogues wish you the very best!
Go Jim!! We know you can do it!
-Jen
Step Up 4 Charity Update:
Fantastic news everyone! Jim just broke 58,570 stairs mark at the club. He suspects that he will break the record sometime in his next set. Now, we should start guessing about how many stairs he is going to complete in a 24 hour period. Keep up the comments, he is loving them!!
huvason on 8/16/2006 at 3:51 pm said:
Ummmmmmm Not necessary…. that stuff sounds scary….. Besides, this is Jim’s day. GO JIMMMMMMMM
Yes it is…
Jim Campbell- StepUpForCharity.org on 8/16/2006 at 3:29 pm said:
Step Up 4 Charity Update:
Jim has just broke 52, 450 stairs mark at 2:30 p.m. He is still going strong and he was just interviewed by FOX news. We are really excited over here at the Healthplex Sports Club. Jim said if you are going to make the (huvason) pledge interesting you should do the shots with Stupid Hot. No, we aren’t that mean, but you guys are without doubt keeping him very entertained. He also said that any pledges raising money for the charity is ok with him. Thanks again for the continued support.
But, “you guys are without doubt keeping him very entertained.”
so if it motivates Jim, I say drink up huv… 
Jim Campbell- StepUpForCharity.org on 8/16/2006 at 4:04 pm said:
Step Up 4 Charity Update:
Fantastic news everyone! Jim just broke 58,570 stairs mark at the club. He suspects that he will break the record sometime in his next set. Now, we should start guessing about how many stairs he is going to complete in a 24 hour period. Keep up the comments, he is loving them!!
I bid $20 for his smelly Gym Socks
chrisk on 8/16/2006 at 4:06 pm said:
Yes it is…
But, “you guys are without doubt keeping him very entertained.”
so if it motivates Jim, I say drink up huv…
I will be in about 51 minutes
87855 stairs - I’ll round up to 9 beers and 9 Red Savina shots! Man my head and my a$$ are going to hurt in the morning
Jim Campbell- StepUpForCharity.org on 8/16/2006 at 4:04 pm said:
Step Up 4 Charity Update:
Fantastic news everyone! Jim just broke 58,570 stairs mark at the club. He suspects that he will break the record sometime in his next set. Now, we should start guessing about how many stairs he is going to complete in a 24 hour period. Keep up the comments, he is loving them!!
I’m pulling for him to break the 100,000 step mark!
If it’s a bet, I’m guessing 83,500
huvason on 8/16/2006 at 4:07 pm said:
I bid $20 for his smelly Gym Socks
Is that the secret ingredient in your new sauce huv, or a fetish of yours?
OUCH!
huvason on 8/16/2006 at 4:07 pm said:
I bid $20 for his smelly Gym Socks
All yours Huv, charity or not, I dont even want to take the chance of winning them!! hehehehe
Besides I’m pulling for the 100,000 steps, that would be 2 full 5oz woozies for you! mmmmm drink up big man! good thing your polack and dont feel any pain!!
huvason on 8/16/2006 at 4:12 pm said:
87855 stairs - I’ll round up to 9 beers and 9 Red Savina shots! Man my head and my a$$ are going to hurt in the morning
LOL, better you than me Huv, but I have the feeling Jim will be hurting more.
GO JIM!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lets make Huv hurt!!!
how long has he been at this? how many hours left?
chrisk on 8/16/2006 at 4:14 pm said:
Is that the secret ingredient in your new sauce huv, or a fetish of yours?
OUCH!
Now that’s a secret
thebigshow on 8/16/2006 at 4:15 pm said:
All yours Huv, charity or not, I dont even want to take the chance of winning them!! hehehehe
Besides I’m pulling for the 100,000 steps, that would be 2 full 5oz woozies for you! mmmmm drink up big man! good thing your polack and dont feel any pain!!
Don’t you mean “good thing i’m a polack and not that smart”
Mrs.Ryan on 8/16/2006 at 4:21 pm said:
how long has he been at this? how many hours left?
Good question Mrs R. I assumed based on the # of step he started very very early this morning, but i could be wrong.
Let’s hope it’s in the next update.
Oh, and Huv, you better prepare a yogurt enema for tomorrow.
huvason on 8/16/2006 at 4:23 pm said:
Now that’s a secret
Don’t you mean “good thing i’m a polack and not that smart”
WEll i figure even new that “not that smart” goes along with being polish!! hehehe from another big dumb polack
thebigshow on 8/16/2006 at 4:27 pm said:
WEll i figure even new that “not that smart” goes along with being polish!! hehehe from another big dumb polack
wow…see there’s the proof…. “everyone knew” ….
He has been on the stairs since 5:30 a.m. so about 11 hours now. And as for the socks:
Signs: $20
Gym clothes: $40
Food & Drinks: $60
Selling Jim’s Sweaty Socks On A Hot Sauce Blog 4 Charity: PRICELESS
Suck it up and whack them stairs!
Jim Campbell- StepUpForCharity.org on 8/16/2006 at 4:33 pm said:
He has been on the stairs since 5:30 a.m. so about 11 hours now. And as for the socks:
Signs: $20
Gym clothes: $40
Food & Drinks: $60Selling Jim’s Sweaty Socks On A Hot Sauce Blog 4 Charity: PRICELESS
Nice, let’s call MastCard, and see if they’ll but it!
Is he wearing Nikes? Lets call them!
Jim Campbell- StepUpForCharity.org on 8/16/2006 at 4:33 pm said:
He has been on the stairs since 5:30 a.m. so about 11 hours now. And as for the socks:
Signs: $20
Gym clothes: $40
Food & Drinks: $60Selling Jim’s Sweaty Socks On A Hot Sauce Blog 4 Charity: PRICELESS
Then I’m way off…… I was going from midnight…… Oh, always go with your first guess
Suck it up! This is your finest hour! G/luck!
huvason on 8/16/2006 at 4:45 pm said:
Then I’m way off…… I was going from midnight…… Oh, always go with your first guess
I really thought maybe midnight or no later than like 4am!
Alot of time left. I can’t wait to hear that the record is broken and he’s extending it!
I’m off to work shortly, can’t even imagine the update I will be coming back to you.
Jim “Stair King” Campbell
Jim, You are making your Chilipal in Jersey Proud……Feel ALive My Friend..Your Eternal Chilipal BLAIR
Hey Blair, glad to see you’re following too! Thanx again for the donation of the Charity bottles. Hope all is well in NJ. TTYL
Step Up 4 Charity Update:
Only 1, 310 stairs left until the record is broken, and 12 ½ hours until he is done. Keep up the support guys!!
P.S. He loves his new alias Jim ‘Stair King’ Campbell
Jim Campbell- StepUpForCharity.org on 8/16/2006 at 5:12 pm said:
Step Up 4 Charity Update:
Only 1, 310 stairs left until the record is broken, and 12 ½ hours until he is done. Keep up the support guys!!
P.S. He loves his new alias Jim ‘Stair King’ Campbell
GO JIM GO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Another record bites the dust!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sounds like the record is falling in the first 12 hours, who would have thunk it!
I think Jim Croce even wrote song about the Stair King, “You Don’t Mess Around with Jim”.
Woo Hoo - great news!
Step Up 4 Charity Update:
700 away and the Indianapolis Star photographers are here to capture the moment for tomorrow’s paper. Jim is still looking pretty good up there, thanks in large part to your continued support.
Jim Campbell- StepUpForCharity.org on 8/16/2006 at 5:40 pm said:
Step Up 4 Charity Update:
700 away and the Indianapolis Star photographers are here to capture the moment for tomorrow’s paper. Jim is still looking pretty good up there, thanks in large part to your continued support.
We’ll have to get a copy of that pic for his website!
Just…….a……..few…..more……steps…….Jim.
I wish we were able to be together today, crowded around a TV, watching that final moment of you climbing that last stair. I know the energy here is great but I could imagine the cheers!!!
I’ll pay $20 for the reciept for all the painkillers you’re gonna be taken tonite! lol
Just a quick reminder. If anybody wants to help Jim financially and get something out of it, there is still an ebay auction going on from which all proceeds will be donated to Step Up 4 Charity. Current bid is $102.50 for 3 rare prototype bottles and one additional. 1 HSU bottle signed by all 4 members, 1 Liquid Axe and 1 Houston…We Have a Problem (2006 Houston Hot Sauce Festival special) both signed by CaJohn, and 1 bottle of Backdraft signed by the hero of the day, Jim Campbell himself. The auction can be found here http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=006&item=160018675556&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1 HAPPY BIDDING!!
Step Up 4 Charity Update:
Can you hear that sound of thunderous applause coming from the Healthplex in your home? Well, I know we sure can. Jim just broke the record and we are breaking out the champagne to celebrate. He continues to climb, because he doesn’t just want to break the record, he wants to shatter it. Thanks for all the comments, they are keeping him going!!
Jim Campbell- StepUpForCharity.org on 8/16/2006 at 5:57 pm said:
Step Up 4 Charity Update:
Can you hear that sound of thunderous applause coming from the Healthplex in your home? Well, I know we sure can. Jim just broke the record and we are breaking out the champagne to celebrate. He continues to climb, because he doesn’t just want to break the record, he wants to shatter it. Thanks for all the comments, they are keeping him going!!
CONGRATULATIONS - I AM BREAKING OPEN THE FIRST BEER!
YEEEE HAWWWWW!!! You da man Jim!
Amazing interview!
Best of luck today Jim!!!