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"I was the host of TAR!"
Sophie 2407 desperate attention whore postings
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09-03-02, 03:39 PM (EST)
 
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"I was the host of TAR!" |
This last weekend, a friend of mine and I did a mini Amazing Race in our town. We had three teams compete, complete with Roadblocks, Detours and everything. It was a blast. My teams were:
The 20-something male friends
The 40-something brothers
The high school dating couple
And guess who won...The high school dating couple! The greatest thing was the ending. There is this beautiful little park in my town and they had to end with both members of the team having one hand on the flagpole holding the American flag in the middle of this park. To get to the park, you have to cross this little single file bridge. We had eliminated the 20 something friends in the earlier leg of the race and the end was so close. I was the host and I stood by the flagpole as both cars (the one holding the dating couple and the brothers)pulled up. They drove up, skidded to a stop and all four dashed out of their cars, almost running over two unicyclists. All four contestants ran across the bridge on eachother's heels. It was incredible.
The dating couple was Michael and Caitlyn and the brothers were Mike and Paul. Their hands hit the flagpole in this order:
Michael
Paul
Caitlyn
Mike
It was so close I was shaking.
So now, I plan on doing another TAR here with about 6 or 7 teams and spend a whole Saturday doing it. But I'm trying to think of Roadblocks and Detours that I can do here.
Any ideas? Sophie ~ knows she's pathetic, but it was so much fun!
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ELCinOhio 215 desperate attention whore postings
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09-04-02, 08:32 AM (EST)
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2. "RE: I was the host of TAR!" |
Sophie-I am so jealous. Can I compete in the next one? Maybe if you are going to have 6 or 7 teams, you need to make it a Saturday, and Sunday, and hey call your news station, if it's a slow day and you time it right(around the season) at least the local CBS might come out. Anyways, not knowing your town, it's tough to know some roadblocks and detours, but here are a couple of generic ones: Detour: Balls and Strikes. In Balls, you must each kick a fieldgoal from the 15 yard line on a local football field. In Strikes, each player must get a strike at the local bowling alley Detour: Up or Down. In Up players must find a designated tree and climb up it to reach the flag. In Down, players must slide down a slide at a local park. To make it hard, make the slide harder to find than the tree, and to make it really hard, just give them geographic coordinates to each location. Roadblock: Secret SHopper. At the local Mall, or shopping center, there is a clerk in one store. Find that clerk ask him about ____ (some obscure product), and he will give it to you, along with the clue See if you can use any of those.
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Sophie 2407 desperate attention whore postings
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09-04-02, 01:19 PM (EST)
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4. "RE: I was the host of TAR!" |
 Thank you! I love your ideas and I need more of them!Of course you can compete in the next one. Do you live anywhere near Idaho? lol...I'll give you a few details on my town.
It's about 60,000 people, there is a large river that runs right through the middle of town. There are four high schools, a mall, hmm...not sure what else to say. I like the idea of calling the news station. I wonder if they'd cover it. There is really a lot of interest in doing it. I need more people to help me run it, though. I love your ideas.
Any more?
Thanks! Sophie
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ELCinOhio 215 desperate attention whore postings
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09-06-02, 02:15 PM (EST)
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8. "RE: I was the host of TAR!" |
There are about 50 variables.. so I would go with a great big.........
MAYBE
But it doesn't hurt to try. It really depends on the person who reads the release, their interest, and what major news is happening that day
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ELCinOhio 215 desperate attention whore postings
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09-09-02, 01:25 PM (EST)
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11. "RE: I was the host of TAR!" |
>What is/how do you write a
>press release?
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> Sophie
Sophie
A press release is kinda like a memo to the media. You tell them what the event is, when, who to contact, and why they might want to cover it. If you want to give me details and write a draft for you e-mail me at: Elcinoh@aol.com Please put something in the subject so I will know it's from you and not spam
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Rain Crow 374 desperate attention whore postings
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09-04-02, 01:05 PM (EST)
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3. "Roadblocks and/or Detours" |
Play off old TAR tricks, but with a local flavor. Here are a few to fertilize your imagination...(1) You can always fall back on gross food. Make prior arrangements with a local eatery. If they don't have a "local" gross food specialty, make up your own. How about a peanut butter, jelly, and jalapeno on rye sandwich? Or how about eating some gross Gerber baby food?...that stuff in the little jars always looks nasty!
(2) If your community has a "redneck" component, you could have them chew some tobacco and spit until they fill up a shot glass or something...without puking 
(3) Mining for "Opals" ... bury something in a sandbox at the park, or hide clues where contestants must spend precious time searching or working, like under seats in a theatre, frozen in ice, throwing darts for a specific score, etc. Have fun! 
"Onward Thru the Fog"
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Survivorerist 4103 desperate attention whore postings
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09-07-02, 02:59 PM (EST)
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10. "RE: I was the host of TAR!" |
Really cool, Sophie! If I lived near you, I'd definitely try out for the next game As for detours, here's one idea... Jump or Duck: In jump, the team has to go to the local aquatic centre and dive off a high-dive board. It's quick, but not good if you're afraid of heights or water. In duck, they have to use a photo to find a man at the local park, get a bag of bread crumbs from him then go to the river/lake/whatever and feed the ducks. Relatively safe, but could take a long time. ======================= Survivorerist - Oh where oh where did my sig pic go?  (Courtesy of Strider )
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Survivor Freak 1987 47 desperate attention whore postings
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09-14-02, 02:42 PM (EST)
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14. "RE: Update!!!" |
Hey Sophie! I have some realy great ideas and I want to do one of these myself. I was wondering if you had any type of messenger that way we can share ideas and such! get back to me!
Dan
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