Linkswarm's West Coast Treasure Hunt, Pirate Party and Bad-meep Barbecue.(Planning Stage)

Tinkering with map designs...
All the maps will basically look like this:

-but with better wood, inset "as viewed" pics(so that even the densest of 'tards will be able to find their way) graphic map art and of course an "X" on it somewhere.

Four chests on location:

(Monster chest still being worked on)
By the way, when you make Jolly Rancher Vodka;
USE WHIPPED CREAM FLAVORED VODKA
That sh#t is AWESOME.

MOAR CAVES THAN YOU CAN FUKING BELIVE!!!

Goat and I were discussing whether or not it'd be necessary to have folks sign waivers for this event.
Just in case somebody staggers off a cliffside or a group of thuggish idiots decides to try and strongarm the booze and prizes away from the good folks that attend.

Then I remembered that probably half the people there will be Correctional Officers from my work.

Now before anybody panics, it's a MINIMUM-LOW facility.
These guys (for the most part) are VERY relaxed, easygoing and fun to be around.

They are also well-trained in breaking up groups of idiots with a minimum of damage and hurt feelings.
(Lots of IPC training because of that whole guilt-by-association thing)

Not quite sure how many coworkers to invite.
What percentage of workers can you invite before it becomes a de-facto company party?
I'm not having the company banner put up on MY F#CKING gig.
Not having it, you hear!?
(Ugh. Too much Vodka...)

I have done a LOT of "Free Hippie Music Events". It is ALWAYS a good idea to have EVERYONE sign a simple piece of paper that says that they understand that it is a simple family gathering, they will follow the park rules, and if they do something stupid and break their Bobo, it's not the fault of Spanky or Linkswarm.com

And I WILL be attending in Character...

You know...BOUNCE HOUSES...
We could rent a sh#t ton of bounce houses, so than when an a##hole falls off this, he lands in his own little safe zone...

Le waiver.
(To better protect mine lilly white assets from the litigious rapery of sore losers.)

I see some small adjustments or wording (for legal purposes) for the thing, but that's about perfect. Nicely done.

Goat

PM the changes and I will make it so.

Titty chest format: Locked in.
Sleep status: Optimal
High-density cellulose supply: Sufficient

INITIATING PROGRAM: UBERPERVCHEST.EXE

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Teaching the Grandcritter to bury Treasure. By October, she will be a four-year-old Pirate Beastie.

So It Is Written.

So It Shall Be Done

Goat

Either she must be freezing her little meep off, or you a undergoing a slow-cooking process.

She was running, continuously. Me, slow, like molasses.

Axe-wielding 'pirate' warned by Swedish cops

@spankerchief
Assuming you are creating a waiver for serious legal reasons, you ought to pick up one used by other recreational organizations (e.g. a scuba shop) and incorporate some of the wording. These waivers typically work very well in California. If you're going to the trouble, you might as well make sure your bases are covered.

Pepper & I have worked a lot of three day music fests...I'm sure we still have a couple of the boiler plate waivers around from those. Written by a lawyer, and all they say is that you agree to abide by the rules of the park, and if you hurt yourself acting like an idiot, it's your own fault, and nobody else's. Seems like common sense & courtesy, but you can always find some yahoo in a crowd that will drink a fifth, twist his ankle, then sue the organizers because they didn't provide a "safe environment".

Just want to make sure, IN WRITING, that everyone there understands that it is an informal family type event, and we aren't there to provide babysitting services, and it isn't frinking Disney's Pirates. It's a real life wild & woolly woodlands, complete with critters & cliffs.

wow.

I think we can just have the six winners sign one before I hand over the maps.
The spectators may still get stupid, but at least I can argue that they should have had sense enough to stop when they saw the 'meep with the map walk off the cliff.

The descending scream and distant thud/splash is usually more than sufficient warning.

...But then again, this IS California...

Better have an avocado to throw in after...

...because it IS California...

...bee-cause...they're...gonna look like salsa after they hit...?

You guys are draining the fun right out of this.

I have a living room filled with cutlasses, chests, rhinestones, camping gear, and costumes, plus all the tools to progress daily towards the event. We are as excited as a couple of chipmunks in a nut factory.

The "Fun" is so totally here. It will be in every bite of BBQ, every silly slap of a sword, and every half-dressed drunken pirate who stumbles and roars in the night across the sand-strewn landscape.

Skitter on over in October and see for yourself.

We have slightly less than two months left for this get together and this is what I have so far:
The event will span two days; October 27th and 28th.
We meet up Saturday morning on the beach at Spooner's Cove in Montana De Oro State Park located about 2 miles south of Morro Bay

We'll do the kid's competition and treasure hunt first both days so that we aren't getting tanked at 9am.
The kids will compete through games of skill and chance...
Okay, I'm still working on ideas here, but I'm thinking some kind of target (archery/knife throwing/darts/wet sponge :coughpussycough: toss/etc) probably a foot race around the beach and whatever else it takes to narrow the field down to a winner.

After the kiddies are done; LUNCH.

I will brine and pre-cook as many picnic meeps as needed and use the Buffalo to heat it up and cook side dishes like stuffed Jalapenos and cabobs and such.

Then on to the adults, who will play slightly more...adult oriented games.(Probably gonna be a sausage fest, so nothing too orgy-like, sadly)
I've got some suitably demeaning tests of skill planned out plus some drinking games to pick the final winners: A wheel to spin marked sword/drink/GTFO/MAP on day one and dice on day two(or whatever, I'm still planning)

The grand prize will be awarded on day two so I recommend being there both days, staying the night in either Morro Bay or getting a campsite.
(I'll help as much as I can)

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Two Weeks to Go!

You had me at titty chest

Any details to get you here, including lodging, just PM.