Date: Sunday, February 8, 2004
Time: NOONish
Park: Phalen
The cooler crew is an online community that is made up of folks with a commonality that involves digging in parks in the dead of the winter and because we have this obsession in common, we find other parts of us that have commonality too. - TerryV
Who goes to a picnic in February?
The Re-Hash Bash is always open to all Diggers, Hunters, Clue-Writers and Lurkers. Discuss the Medallion Hunt, and have a good time with those of like obsession. It's a great time! The Re-Hash Bash is a family affair. Spouses and kids (even toddlers) are more than welcome! Come early, stay late and eat, then eat some more. It's a potluck deal. It really is a fun time. It helps bring closure to the hunt for the year.
- Bring a dish to share: dessert, salad, hot dish, whatever you like.
- Bring your own drinks, plates, cups and utensils.
- There is usually a fire to "keep yourself warm". logs are needed !
- Check the weather forecast on the link below, but come prepared for "changing" weather.
- You may wish to bring a lawn chair.
Did someone say Crosby?
Arrrrreeeeeeeeez! likes to wear dresses ;p
when I wrote this the night before the rehash I was feeling as if my thoughts and thank you's were getting long and I felt like the orchestra was gonna start to play to get me off stage-hense the corolation of the Oscars in my speech. and thank you for listening to the whole thing is the windy cold park
I had heard some things after the hunt that didn't make me feel very good and I needed to convey to YOU allthat you are all important and wonderful people so you wouldn't feel the way I did!
EDIT: I knew I would miss a couple people that need mention, Santa Dave-brings a smile every year, ChrisDigger passing up a trip to somewhere south and warm to hunt this year (ARE YOU NUTS?), Medallion Stallion with his new Swedish fiance -Congratulations! and Trent and Jackie-another baby on the way-I was thinking...if you had another girl and you named her Brooklyn? you would have Brooklyn and Bridget ;)-you are in New York arn't you?
BUT every single person I met this week "YOU DIG? and YOU ROCK"
some of us were digging around rocks at Phalen ;p
OK , just breathe. – I’m getting up here to talk a bit. I brought a speech. Not because I won an oscar, and I havn’t yet found the medallion, but I won! I won all of YOU.
Once again I have seen us strengthen friendships and make new relationships. New Daddy, RedDog, Karl & Laurie. I got to put new faces to online names of BigG, Mystical_Muzik. But there are still people I hope are here today that I havn’t met in person yet- Homeless Artist, On the Search, jusme, 231gnx – I hope you find as much kindness, respect, laughter and acceptance with these fine people as I have.
Most of us were brought together by the Winter Carnival Treasure Hunt.
You have unique qualities that have kept us together! Some of you are terribly funny, some really care that we had a rough day, some are quiet, like Reg ;) . Sometimes we disagree with each other in the forum, we listen to each other vent, share in each others joys (like a new baby Congratulations ESD!, a new job-way to go ClueMaster!, Terry and Inks son in the Peace Corp-come home safely)
We share our private lives as much or more than we discuss clues in a treasure hunt.
There are some that we don’t hear from throughout the year that put a smile on our face the moment we see them in line at the pioneer press or out in the park, like Wright Winger, Tami or Chair guy-John. Then there’s the Clowns –"Whoes goin' chicken huntin'?"
Unselfish began at the pre-hash bash with East Side Digger giving me and Scribe copies of his newspaper art project. And trickled into Marley giving me a glow in the dark bulldog and reminding me to be positive-It was the year of “I believe, I believe” from Miracle on 34th st., some of you may have heard me chanting as I dug.
Thank you Terry Knapp for bringing us tacos in the middle of a park! To everyone who brought drinks! Then the Camo Crue-always so generous! A huge thank you to anyone who gave another person a ride to the parks. Cluemaster for 2 am talks in the truck. Gordy for slipping me a handwarmer while standing in line and CM for slipping me some schnapps. Randy Rust for the last of his hot chocolate at 3 am.. Tim the hunter-thank you for carrying Ares heavy shovel back to my truck! Karl, Laurie & New Daddy for offering me gloves on that last night when I left mine at home! Downtown Dave for posting the clue almost every night. Chrisdigger, Ares and Artemis for waiting hours downtown for the last clue! Artemis daily report that I still have to read. and Terry Valentines editorials.
Marley and ESD for designing bumper stickers and Mom, Dad, Terry & Inks for the wonderful work they do on the buttons.
The little things throughout the year that take so much time. Like Marley, Med Hunter & Ares (and now OntheSearch) for keeping wonderful websites maintained! Everyone who takes pictures throughout the years!- Cluemaster, Ian and KC0GRN! TMK just for always making me laugh ...and playing with our kids at the re-hash bash every year! THX our “stern controller” in the cooler.
Scribe hanging out with me under the table at the Rockin Lobster.
Green? Just cause it’s hard being Green.
LL – you have graduated from (CCA) Cooler Crew Anonymous – you stuck by Phalen this whole hunt! Congratulations!
AW and Marley- looking forward to a good old fashion treasure hunts!
If I have not mentioned your name it isn’t because you’re not thought of.
Cooler Crew are, restaurant & business owners, website organizers, master gardeners, authors, lawyers, figure skaters, car salesmen, photographers, clue writers, police officers, filmmakers, ... moms, dads, grandma’s & grandpa’s, we donate our time to our friends, habitat for humanity, the historical society, schools.—YOU ARE THE SPIRIT OF ST PAUL –you are the soul of medallion hunts.
I don’t plan to win an oscar if I make it in Trents movie and I may not ever find that medallion but You can forever call me ...” lucky... humbled.... Proud.... blessed...” to have met every single one of you. This is to all of you, I raise my shovel! Thank you.
love, Me2
AWWWWWWW! We love you too ME2! Great speech!
Just as I remember it....very nice me2.
Very good Me2.
I didn't post it because I want you all to ooooh over me, ;)
If you wern't at the re-hash bash then screw you. But a few of you bugged me to see it. ;p j/k
Fine turns away sniff
me2...you know the best part....
I know next yr. i get to be included.....
;)
I still liked it.....
I was at the re-hash but didn't hear the speech cuz I couldn't drag myself away from the warm fire, so I'm glad you posted it :)
info joe
WHERE IS REGMAN?
WHERE IS me4?
WHERE IS JAKE?
WHERE IS BUGGS?
WHERE IS MR. NEWS?
etc etc etc
HEHEHEHE
Kitch see the edit tomorrow
also a line in the speech is missing and I will ask THX to fix it tomorrow.
LOL IAN!
WHERE'S THE EFFIN' POT WHEN YOU GOTTA WHIZZZ IN THE COLD????
For the rejoinder to this... See: "Shoot The Breeze."
oh the the famous "coverall" line....you know I understand...
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=106948
The Re-Hash Bash was also a geocache event. The PDG at McGovern's was also a geocache event. This event was a milestone in geocaching for me: my 400th cache. Only a select few are able to log it. I'd like to have as many log it as possible.
Please log a "find" for McGovern's on Jan. 24 and a "find" for the Winter event on Feb. 8
If you are not registered yet: Go to http://www.geocaching.com/login/user.asp?S=0
and create an account. It's free and easy.
If you found the "Mosh Pit" cache, you can log a "find" on the event page.
Marley. Mr Med Hunter, Downtown Dave (?), Scribe, THX, me2, you guys are already registered. Please take a minute and log the site.
THANKS
TAG you're it
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why did i come in here...i just knew what was up....
oh made ya look.
anybody want some left-over sloppy joes?
didn't think so
Did I leave my name tag here?
it's the ghost of OTS, come back to haunt us from the valley of death!!! ;)
OTS how are days treaten ya
They are getting better......
Once I got used to it I liked days much better