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
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
Deed is Done http://tinyurl.com/CwMessage
Clue 1 http://tinyurl.com/Clue1Video
Clue 2 http://tinyurl.com/clue2videonew
Clue 3 http://tinyurl.com/clue3video
Clue 4 http://tinyurl.com/clue4video
Clue 5 http://tinyurl.com/clue5videonew
Clue 6 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F14Z7enoJmo
Clue 7 http://www.twincities.com/sharedvideo/?bcpid=58071989001&bctid=62974493001
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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
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
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
People need to get a life.
What prolly happened is that it WAS in Tony Schmidt and as they have with me when I was getting too close, they moved it on Jake because they didn't want him to find it again so soon.
I tell ya. I gotta watch those guys like a Hawk!!!
Besides' what ever 'side' or 'team' or 'crew' we may be on - the real crime would have been for a non-dedicated hunter to stumble on the thing amongst all of us and run away with it - and that didn't happen. Kudos to EVERYONE who made an effort this year - at the very least we all got some exercise - either physical or mental.
Anyway, point being, unless you were out there, unless you know the guys, and you know how hard they work, you don't really have the knowledge to even understand that the possibility exists that they could find it once, let alone twice. And the hate that's spewing their way I think is by and large a byproduct of that ignorance of what it really takes to be the winner.
That being said, I have that knowledge and I have that appreciation, so I tip my cap, whereever it is, to the winners. The pro wrestler Ric Flair says "To be the man you gotta beat the man" So next year, I know the standard I have to exceed. And then get lucky on top of it. Congrats guys, I know you earned it!
Re: Me coming back. If I am still under-employed or able to do everything remotely, I'm coming for the whole thing next year. My brother will have his guest room setup so I should be able to stay there (he's between Como and Phalen in the North End). I drove my husband nuts this year. I paid just as little attention as I do normally during the hunt, except this time I was sitting right next to him! He kept telling me to go back, but I didn't want to incur the expenses (we're trying to buy a house) and didn't realize there would be another Cooler find. I'm regretting my decision now.
But, armchair hunting has given me a new perspective on the hunt. I want to say thanks to all the great noodlers and supporters who sit here day after day feeding the park hunters hints and ideas.
Crew was Spot-on about the Deb Howell references, including the twins. My daughter is going to New Zealand with U of M this summer for environmental studies...
I posted that message here and the other two boards and a lot of it went un-heeded, so the videos did their job - they made people lose focus of the raw clues and made noodling go into all kinds of crazy directions. Even WITH the distraction, by Saturday there was already a lot of people focused on Lillydale - and searching.
I have a feeling the use of multi-media is going to be almost a necessity in the future to sustain a longer hunt. Who knows? Maybe next year KSTP with have a late night 'Clues Show' on Channel 45 with interviews and more distractions. End each episode with the reading of th e new clue. Kinda cool, huh? But WE WILL STILL BE IN LINE FOR THE PAPER! :cool:
Did anyone take home the Clue-writer Bowler Hat and Glasses? Though we could have some fun with that at the Re-Hash...
Another idea I had for the Re-Hash was to take photos of the hunt and put it together in a slide show - but I doubt anyone has a spare projector, huh?
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You know what? The people who know you guys know how dedicated you are, how many hours you spent in the park, and how much you deserved this.
Sour grapes from armchair hunters make the worst whine!
Catch the rapscallion reference? Too funny - and he got his last digs in to the hunters as well.