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2010 - Lilydale Regional Park

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Discuss the 2010 Medallion Hunt Here 

13th Annual Rehash Bash and Other End of the Winter Carnival Festivities 

Sunday, January 31, 2010 
Newell Park Pavilion 
900 N. Fairview Ave. 
Saint Paul, MN 55104 
11:30am-2:30pm 

The 13th Annual Rehash Bash will be held on Sunday, January 31, 2010, at Newell Park, from 11:30am to 2:30pm. As always, its a potluck, and since we\'ve got the building, there will be plenty of power indoors for crock pots. Donations will be accepted to cover the $136 cost for renting the facility. MrMnMikey has some door prizes available. Since this isn\'t Super Bowl Sunday this year, if people want to stick around past the 2:30 closing time, we can start a fire in one of the fire rings. 

In addition, many of us long-time Coolerheads are loyal servants of Vulcanus Rex. Join us for the Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade, followed by the Vulcan Victory Dance. Information on the Parade Route is from the 2006 Vulcan Krewe. The best places for viewing the parade are going to be at the end of the parade route, as His Majesty, Vulcanus Rex LXXIII, the true King of the Winter Carnival, overthrows that other guy on the steps of the St. Paul Central Library, across from Rice Park 

 

Conference Call Info for Clue 11:

There was no conference call scheduled for clue 10.


 

  • Phone Number: 1-517-417-5000
  • Pass code: 859597 (clue 12 may be different
  • Everyone will be muted initially
  • Lines open at 11pm
  • lilslim will read the clue twice from start to finish
  • After the clue has been read, she will unmute the call
  • 60 ports are available for the teleconference



Line Placeholder Schedule 

1/26/2010- 
5-6 Redbear 
6-7 Jake 
7-8 Jerilyn 
8-9 Kathy 
9-10 Mikey 
10-Clue Steph 

1/27/2010- 
12-1 Redbear 
1-2 Andrea 
2-3 Nimrod 
3-4 jengerm 
4-5 Barefootguy 
5-6 Wicked Nick 
6-7 Chris Digger 
7-8 Art V 
8-9 CM & Me2 
9-Clue Sara 

 

 
First Video - The Deed is Done 

When January’s slanting snow, 
Makes us dream of Mexico 
St. Paul emerges from Wintery sleep 
To search for treasure buried deep 

Notice to every hunting battalion, 
We have hidden the Pioneer Press Medallion 
Where? You ask in husky shout, 
That’s for us to know, and you to find out 

Turn off the tube, leave your hovel 
Grab your walking stick and shovel, 
Whether you be giant or runt, 
The only way is to join the hunt 

For to the hunter belongs the spoil, 
Hunt by day, or Midnight oil, 
Hunt in boot and sturdy glove, 
Hunt with pal, or old true love 

For you who hunt each and every year, 
We raise a lusty St. Paul cheer 
“Good Luck” 

And now, let us be blunt, 
Get off thy duff, and hunt, hunt, hunt
Clue #1 

All hail, O Fire King, of thee we sing 
Thy blast of winter heat scorches 
When ice was like concrete it would\'ve been so sweet 
If the Vulcans plowed with their torches 

Emerge from the den as we once again 
Offer a bodacious bounty 
And this tip to the frozen: bring thick lederhosen 
To public land in Ramsey County 

Clue #1 Video

Hear ye all crews, now come the clues 
For this task I am the Czar 
With each rhyming gift, this shape I will shift 
Listen well to each avatar
Clue #2 

Kissed by a Vulcan, she left him sulkin\' 
\"Sir Soot, I\'ll not forgive these sins!\" 
Her airs Elizabethan, her language, bleepin\' heathen, 
Our mother once blessed us with twins.
Clue #3 

Look high, look low, wherever you go 
Follow a picturesque route 
There are ways to travel away from the gravel 
That keep you in hot pursuit
Clue #4 

Code by Morse should set your course 
To long dashes that dot the landscape. 
You or your avatar should park your car 
On your way to this great escape.
Clue #5 

Take a westerly tack up from the stack, 
A landmark most uncouth. 
Figures grand in scale point to a trail 
Of footprints left by our sleuth.
Clue #6 

You\'ll want to go shopping where things are hopping 
And storeowners once dropped anchor 
Go down the main drag, but be sure not to lag, 
You\'ll have plenty for which to thank her
Clue #7 

Escape your troubles where the water bubbles 
Or gurgles like a stream. 
You may be chargin\' right up to the margin. 
Look for a productive seam.
Clue #8 

Down on the delta where there\'s no ice to melta 
The purple horde raids a golden legion 
Today before kick off the prize you\'ll pick off 
If you search in just the right region 

To find the seed, energy you need 
In search for your clues to glean 
What once was planted is taken for granted 
Stored in one of fifteen
Clue #9 

Not far from stones and ancient bones 
Lay clues that are fit for Jim 
Lure the egrets to yield all secrets 
And you should satisfy him 

Get your kicks by hitting the bricks 
Admiring the trees and view 
Be ever glad hopping pad to pad 
Like amphibians in\'52
Clue #10 

Stonehenge tumbled down near a crumbled town 
Not far from the lights of the city 
If you would hike away from the pike 
You might stumble on something pretty 

Upstream from the landing lay a place in good standing 
Where people prayed, God willin\' 
Now midst the cocklebur and rusted spur 
Is nothing by murder and killin\' 

This park is a sliver, from ancient beds to a river 
In neither is the prize to be found 
Look for the goods among timber and woods 
Do not dig in the fossil ground
Clue #11 

Go for a lark in Lilydale Park 
Between Water Street and the river 
The city boundary sign and the old rail line 
Define the zone that will deliver 

You\'re outside the pale if you\'re close to the rail 
It\'s not to be found near the tracks 
Be nice and cooperative, respect private property 
On public land launch your attacks 

Within this area lies medallion hysteria 
A tangle near the river - not too close! 
About four dozen paces from the waterline to places 
Where you should tromp, dig and freeze your nose
 



 

ares

so much so that its scary.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 3:38 PM Permalink
me2

cute Becks :wink:

I've learned with the cold weather and cell phone batteries die- so thinking ahead if my laptop is in the car it will slow down and not have much juice. I'm charging mine now.

loveyah.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 3:39 PM Permalink
Love4Vino

MG is the only thing I thought of. It's like MJ's dress of the 80's with his face of current. Thought maybe it was a homage to pop culture of 2009, first the sherlock holmes looking chap then MJ. maybe tonight if farrah.

I don't know who the V in vendetta is, but certainly not phantom. Phantom has a much more refined quality to it, and isn't covering the whole face.

What if the videos don't really mean anything?
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 3:41 PM Permalink
me2

fyi: Should wear your boots to the bonfire
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 3:42 PM Permalink
Brassmonkey

I know it may be just for fun. There really is no need to intentionally throw us off. it has gone the distance three hunts now.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 3:43 PM Permalink
wolfpac

I don't think they are supposed to mean anything. Anyone without a computer would be out of luck and there are still some without.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 3:45 PM Permalink
New Daddy

anybody have any thoughts on the quote "I'll not forgive these sins"

sounds like it could be a quote from a semifamous trial for some semifamous crime in a neighborhood of a park.

Kind of like Ann Bilansky(the carpenters beau)
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 3:45 PM Permalink
Brassmonkey

That's what I think, it should be a even playing field for all.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 3:47 PM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

I can't speak for clue 1, however the hard copy of clue 2 had a picture of the 'avatar' printed next to it.

So if the key really is what character the reader dressed up as, it wouldn't hinder those that don't see the video.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 3:50 PM Permalink
New Daddy

any Shakespeare with the line "I'll not forgive these sins"??
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 3:51 PM Permalink
wolfpac

May I ask what park you picked. As soon as I heard the 1st clue, Tony Schmidt popped into my head so that's the one I picked.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 3:51 PM Permalink
me2

Reminds me of Harriet Bishop

I was trying to find concrete info on how she was a hard core moral Baptist woman

who was voiceterous against drinking big time.

but that is the line that is in such a deep southern accent in the video clue...almost Tammy Fay Baker ish
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 3:54 PM Permalink
Brassmonkey

For sure, the park I wanted was Phalen and it was gone so I picked Wakefield. It wouldn't surprise me one bit if they were to hide it there again and throw us all off.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 3:58 PM Permalink
Brassmonkey

Shakespeare had 3 kids, 2 of which were twins.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 3:59 PM Permalink
excavating stud

Don't over look the Sir Soot as the "Prince of Soot" (Vulcan Krewe member who is the ladies man and "Recorder of past Memories"). This is a look to the past cluehaving to do with Klondike Kate.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 3:59 PM Permalink
New Daddy

But wouldn't any hard core baptist or other christian still be forgiving??
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 3:59 PM Permalink
Brassmonkey

Is the pinky finger missing on the mannequin arm?
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 4:05 PM Permalink
excavating stud

Holy cripes. A lot of posting today for it only being clue 2.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 4:06 PM Permalink
ares

voiceterous. word of the hunt!
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 4:06 PM Permalink
queenmalley

Lust

 Gluttony

 Greed

 Acedia

 Despair

 Sloth

 Wrath

 Envy

 Pride

 Vain/glory

The 7 Deadly Sins. What is "Acedia" as a sin?
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 4:07 PM Permalink
ares

no offense ot any hard core baptists out there, but in my experience, no :smile:
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 4:08 PM Permalink
excavating stud

The video clues both emphasized "arms". The viking flexing his muscles, the klondike Kate like thing pulling off the fake arm. Maybe this is pointing to something like an armory or something nearby with "arms" in the name. Then again, it could be a silly coincidence.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 4:08 PM Permalink
ares

acedia = sloth, just like pride = vain/glory, and despair doesn't correspond to any of the others.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 4:11 PM Permalink
Terry

These videos sure have us noodling alot for clue #2.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 4:12 PM Permalink
OT

Considering the potty mouth of the person speaking in the original second clue video, here's an anagram of "I'll not forgive these sins" that I found funny. ef shrivelling snootiest
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 4:12 PM Permalink
Brassmonkey

They mention sins and blessed, there could be a church nearby...
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 4:13 PM Permalink
queenmalley

"....the klondike Kate like thing pulling off the fake arm"

Gosh, I love the Hunt!
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 4:16 PM Permalink
Terry

Or seen from a distance. The cathedral for one can be seen from great distances. Others have such high steeples that at least part of them can be seen from further away.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 4:17 PM Permalink
becksie

I second that
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 4:20 PM Permalink
becksie

Did anyone else notice a melody to the 2nd clue...it was so sing-songy. The last line, especially. It's not just speech...it's got a melody to it. hmmmmm....
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 4:23 PM Permalink
Mad_Dach5und

I still stand by my ground that noodling the video is worthless at this point and more of a distraction away from the actual clue texts.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 4:33 PM Permalink
becksie

<crickets> um...did I say something bad?
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 4:33 PM Permalink
Mad_Dach5und

Just placing my 2 cents - gotta go - will be on standby at home tonight. I got all next week off and I have no wife at home this Friday and Saturday.... Ooops, probably shouldn't have publicized that.... Um... I live in Eagan....
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 4:35 PM Permalink
Terry

Becksie, I went back and listened to it a couple times and not noticing a melody, but there is something sing-songy about it.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 4:36 PM Permalink
Terry

We're heading out. Dinner time!

See yaz all later.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 4:37 PM Permalink
SNAKE88

Where has Neck been
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 4:39 PM Permalink
excavating stud

Scarlett O Hara came to mind as I watched the video.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 4:42 PM Permalink
queenmalley

Also a Keller Park in Apple Valley (Twins?)
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 4:45 PM Permalink
becksie

In the pamplet that your button came on there is a coupon for $1 off a tap beer at, among other nearby venues, the Bulldog. I just discovered that...would have come in handy last night :eyeroll:

not that I can't use them on other nights...
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 4:50 PM Permalink
lilslim

Maybe another allusion to Elizabethan airs (the song version of the phrase)?
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 4:54 PM Permalink
Art Vandelay

Ok, the Snowjester and I are heading out to Yarusso's. Hope to see some of you guys there.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 4:54 PM Permalink
Brassmonkey

Also Ramsey county
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 4:58 PM Permalink
me2

Its not silly Evildoer- some of us even thought it may point to the ARMy ...so we all take a trip to visit Zeph!
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 5:15 PM Permalink
me2

simple yet effective - I like it
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 5:16 PM Permalink
me2

weirdly I think CM did, I think he was singing it at about 4 am so I just chalked it up to early clue insanity
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 5:17 PM Permalink
me2

I was dsriving and racking my brain to two of something. Shouldn't mix the clues though but I like it for clue 2.

either being able to see it from somewhere OR the Keller idea.

good find.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 5:19 PM Permalink
me2

ooooh thanks Becks, I have 8 of them! cool!
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 5:20 PM Permalink
me2

Reminder that everyone is invited to swing over for a warm fire in winter tonight. Gonna get that fire going about 8830ish.
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 5:22 PM Permalink