Logs signed: 105
Cachers represented on those logs: *164(ish)*
You all made this a great success and we really appreciate you
coming out from wherever you happen to come from. We know that some
of you drove quite a ways to be there. We had a great time and
really hope you did too. Our only regret was that we didn't get the
chance to actually meet more of you! Reports from the other WWFMs
have all been great!
Congrats To:
FTF: >---^---:)
STF: Rooni
TTF: Lovstolaf
redegg - 1st cache logged (only because she's lazy though ;-))
FOBOJO - 100 caches logged!
MrMonk - 200 caches logged!
KestrelAerie - 400 caches logged!
Congrats to all those who logged their first event cache,
there's quite a few of you! If you had a milestone you'd like
listed, let me know and I'll add it to the page.
Here's some video, with more to come soon:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=VK4GmN7frUI
Some People I Need To Thank (sorry if this is
long and overly detailed!)
- redegg, my wife... for indulging yet another
one of my fantastic ways to spend lots of money on something a bit
odd. Without her help, patience and support I no doubt would have
at very least set myself on fire, if not lost an eye. There was no
way we could have been your hosts without her.
- Uncle Kevin... the muggle with our video
camera. We'll make a cacher out of him yet.
- Markta... he kindly provided one of his
personal coins, the perfect STF prize.
- globalgirl... what's an event without something
special to mark the occasion. We would have all found out without
her efforts!
- Lovstolaf and Rooni... we didn't ask for their
help, they just stepped up and did it. Please note that these
people weren't attached to the event as organizers or official
helpers and that it is just a really, really weird coincidence that
they won in the raffle. I didn't want to not thank them because of
that though :-)
- Groundspeak... for making the swag bucket rock,
especially as after mightyzinn revealed his secret super screaming
power, we know they'll never let us tour HQ!
- Podcacher... this was ultimately all their
fault
- Scooby, Shaggy & Velma and Celtic Cacher...
although I might not have been smart enough to accept it, offers to
help were appreciated!
If you did something that I really ought to be
thanking you for above, I'm really sorry I missed you!
We're already going over where we went wrong,
what we could have done better and what would have made for a
better event in general. We're hoping that we have the opportunity
to do this next time when we'll have more than 2 weeks notice to
throw this together :-)
If you've made it this far, you've probably spent
more time reading this than you did at the actual event! Go away!
Its time to get back out there and find some real
caches!
A Flash Mob is a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a
public place, do something unusual for a brief period of time, and
then quickly disperse. This event is one of over 50 similar
geocaching events taking place at the same time around the world.
Don't believe us? Check them
out!
DATE : Saturday, November 10, 2007
TIME: 9:00 AM to 9:15 AM (only 15 minutes!)
WHERE: Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, Under The Needle
If you are interested in attending this event please add it to your
watch list to be notified of any updates. We plan to update the
information as we get closer to the event, including prize
information.
This Flash Mob Gathering of Geocachers will be only 15 minutes
long. You MUST be present and sign the log sheet DURING this time
to claim this event. After 15 minutes… we're gone and you were too
late!
This event will be one small part of the WWFM (world-wide flash
mob event). This event (and all others around the globe in their
respective time zone) will begin precisely at 9:00 AM on Saturday,
November 10th. At exactly 9:00 AM (as determined by your GPS clock)
a bag for log sheets will be placed near the coordinates. As you
arrive, you’ll be handed a "log sheet." Participants will sign the
log sheets (which will later become the log book). To qualify for
attendance, drop them in the designated bag. Bring your own pen!
Names will be drawn from the bucket of log sheets for the FTF, 2TF
and 3TF prizes. At a designated time, we will have a “banquet” and
will take a group photo. At exactly 9:15 AM, the log sheets will be
packed up and sealed away. The event area will be evacuated without
a trace. Only those participants whose names appear on the log
sheets may log THIS event.
ITINERARY:
8:45 - 8:59 AM - Participants: Wait patiently near the area or
have a stroll around admiring the work of art. STAY AWAY from
ground zero until the signal is given. As much as you can, act like
a muggle, pretend not to know each other or give any indication
that something is about to happen. At 8:59 AM intolerable will
reach ground zero with the bag, announce the time. This is the
signal for the Flash Mob Event to begin. Everyone now makes their
way to GZ.
9:00 AM - Log sheets will be handed out for those who did not
bring their own. Bring your own writing instrument. Sign individual
log sheets and drop them in the collection box. Mingle. Trade
travel bugs and coins. Swap geocaching stories and tales. Brag. and
Take photos. Make arrangements to meet elsewhere, or to find the
various caches in the nearby area.
9:08 AM - The event “banquet” will be served! (Candy, because,
you know, its breakfast time!)
9:11 AM - Prize draws
9:13 AM - Assemble for a group photo, and assemble FAST. Listen
to the photographer for directions. Group photo is taken.
9:14 AM - One minute warning is called "It is now 9:14!" Prepare
to leave and CITO the area of wrappers.
9:15 AM EXACTLY - Wait for it ... then LEAVE the area (right at
9:15 AM)!
Meet elsewhere if desired. The log sheet bag will be packed up.
If you don't get to it in time you can't log the event. If
everything goes right we will have lots of people coming out of
nowhere and gathering for 15 minutes, holding a geocaching event
and then disappearing... This could be lots of fun and maybe even
raise a few muggle eyebrows!