Bob and Dan's Amazing Race Application Video

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Owner:: J Marac Message this owner
Released:: Thursday, October 14, 2004
Origin:: United States
Recently Spotted:: Unknown Location

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Current Goal

To be put into the hands of an “Amazing Race” producer!

About This Item

Be a part of geocaching history! Introducing the first video travel bug designed to get it’s owners’ on a television reality show. We are Bob and Dan from Erie, Pennsylvania. We have been friends for 25 years and want to be on the CBS show “The Amazing Race”, the exciting reality series featuring 11 teams of 2 that race around the globe to a finish line where the winners split a million dollars! Check it out at www.CBS.com.

We have sent in our 10-page application along with video and passport. Now the goal is to get this bug directly into the hands of an Amazing Race producer (or send them to the below link where they can view it online). We are confident that if someone on the production staff views our video, they will want to meet us.

Anyone can claim they made a great 3 minute application video - WE SHOW YOU ! You don’t need to be a fan of “The Amazing Race” to enjoy this, but there are a few in-jokes that diehard viewers will appreciate. The video is in MPEG format. Feel free to make a copy of this CD but please handle with extreme care and do not make modifications of any kind! If it is damaged or unplayable - contact me immediately (J Marac) through Geocaching.com and I will replace it.

WHAT CAN YOU DO?? Do you know any of the Amazing Race producers? Jerry Bruckheimer, Burt Van Muster, Alex Rader, David C. Brown, Allison Chase, Barry Hennessey James E. Wade, Hayma Washington, and Evan Weinstein are some of them. Most geocachers will not know these people personally - and we realize this is an extreme long shot - but we are not intimidated by the odds! If you can’t give this to one of the producers directly, just keep it heading towards California, there lies the best chance for this to get into the right hands. Remember: each step gets us closer!

Also you can cheer us on by posting messages, or writing a review of the video on the geocaching/tracktravelbugs page. Have a camera? Upload a digital picture of yourself or group so we can have a photo record of everyone who helped us on our journey! We will send personal feedback thanking you for your involvement.

Find the bug for final details. (PLEASE NOTE: The travel bug tag is affixed to the inside cover of the case) Thanks everyone and wish us luck!

Want to see the video, but can't get to the actual bug itself? It is now posted for easy viewing on video.google.com You can view or download it by simply going to video.google.com and typing Amazing Race in the Search Video box and you will see it pop up (along with some other Amazing Race hopefuls). Or an even easier way is to go to the following link: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-652202264955089359&q=amazing+race&pl=true

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Tracking History (2949.1mi) View Map

1/8/2005	J Marac posted a note for it		Visit Log
Dear Friends, After a frustrating technical glitch, I'm happy to report that the Bob & Dan TB is back in action. Many thanks to TEAM D&D who drove 3 hours and ultimately rescued and refurbished the bug while I sat helplessly several states away. Geocachers are awesome! The bug is on it's way to Minneapolis as I write this. It will be exciting to see where it goes from there. (Hopefully it will escape severe winter weather!) Thanks again to each one of you who are making this Amazing Travel Bug project possible. I'm enjoying the emails! Your's truly, Dan
1/7/2005	DSF2004 posted a note for it		Visit Log
I need to post another note. When I opened this TB up the adhesive holding the TB tag to the inside cover had come undone. The adhesive did not adhere to the plastic case. So off I went on a quest to reattach the tag so it would never come off again, unless someone decides removes it. 🙂 I removed the old adhesive from the tag. Purchased some small screws and some all-purpose adhesive (For both Plastic and Metal). I drilled two holes into the case (In areas that don't cover any print) and added an extra hole into the bottom of the TB tag. Used the adhesive to attach the bug to the inside cover, Inserted the screws through the case and tag, tightened the nuts, and covered the nuts with Hot Glue so they don't damage CD if contact is made. After Emailing Dan he asked that I please leave it in the zip lock plastic bag it is in. So I added a note inside the case to express Dan’s wishes. I also added some labels to explain how to keep this CD from getting damaged or lost and to indicate the direction the CD needed to travel. Oh, as a last bit of insurance against loosing the TB Tag or the entire case (Heaven Forbid) I added a few TB# Labels to both the Case and the CD. I may have went overboard on this one, My wife sure thinks so, but I think this is the coolest TB idea I've seen in a while and I want to see it accomplish it's goal. If I can have some part in that, then I have done my job and have fulfilled my Geocaching obligation of "Trading Up" on this particular TB. I have also added a few Pictures so Dan can view the modifications. I have, for obvious reasons, blocked out the TB# in the pictures. Team D & D Greensburg, IN
1/7/2005	DSF2004 posted a note for it		Visit Log
I now know that I will be in Minneapolis for sure Jan 9, 10, and 11th. I will drop the bug off as long as I can find a cache container large enough for it to fit into. That should not be a major problem. I hope I have a few hours each day to cache. 🙂 Team D & D Greensburg, IN
12/30/2004	DSF2004 retrieved it from Hwy 63 Travel Bug Motel	Indiana	Visit Log
Hey we finally got our hands on this one. I am going to be heading to Minneapolis MN next week on business. I'll be placing this bug in a cache near the Airport. If anyone would like to help move this TB on, just let me know and I'll try and get it to you or a cache near you. (Send me an Email through Geocaching.com) We need to get this little guy moving along. This is my best opportunity to get it moving west again. Who knows maybe someone will be going to California on vacation. It sure is cold in Minneapolis. If it weren’t for work, I wouldn't be going. It's cold enough here in Indiana for me. Good Luck Bob & Dan!!! Team D & D Greensburg, IN
12/15/2004	J Marac posted a note for it		Visit Log
Dear Fellow Geocaching friends - A big THANK YOU! and a request for help at the same time. First - Thanks for all the tremendous support shown for the Bob and Dan Amazing Race Application Video Travel Bug. Since I launched the bug 2 months ago, I have received email from all over the country (Not to mention Canada and South Africa!) Everybody has been positive and letting me know that we are certain to get on the Amazing Race (I'm almost tempted to believe it myself). As of December 15, there are 131 geocachers who have this bug on their watch list and the number is steadily increasing. Many have downloaded the video as well and given positive reviews. A few even took it upon themselves to email Amazing Race host Phil Keoghan. I'm not sure how much he is involved in the selection process, but every bit helps - so feel free to continue spreading the word. Now for the request for help. The bug has visited 9 different cache locations, but I am concerned about it's current whereabouts. The last geocachers to have the bug put it on the outside of the container near the base (Please in the future, if you can't find a cache big enough to put the bug inside, then hold on to it until you find one that does). The last geocachers to visit the Hwy 63 Travel Bug Motel did not find the bug, (though they admit it was dark and they didn't look around the base). If anyone is in this area, could you please take a look to see if indeed our Travel Bug is still there and in good condition?? If not, I will have to send out a replacement to a willing geocacher in the surrounding area. Casting for the next Amazing Race will probably happen in the next 1-6 months, so our video has a lot of ground to cover and we would love to see it moving again. Thanks again to each one of you. Yours truly, Dan aka J Marac
11/26/2004	geopigs placed it in Hwy 63 Travel Bug Motel	Indiana - 55.69 miles	Visit Log

11/24/2004	geopigs retrieved it from Area of REST	Indiana	Visit Log
We'll take Amazing Race Video TB back to Michigan to be viewed by the other TBs, then help him along in his journey.
11/20/2004	Jabba posted a note for it		Visit Log
Hello Bob and Dan: I wanted to let you know that I went ahead and sent a note to Phil Keoghan as someone had suggested in a previous note. Following is a copy of the text from that email. I tried to keep it short and simple and let your video and the idea to send it by travel bug do the talking. Good luck again on you attempt to get onto the show. Seeya, Jabba Hello Phil: I wanted to drop you a note and let you know that there is a very interesting audition video being sent to the producers of the Amazing Race via a network of outdoor enthusiasts. The video is being sent as a "Travel Bug" through the Geocachers across the country. If you have never heard of Geocaching please check out the following website, http://www.geocaching.com/about/ . You can also view and track the videos progress at this link http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?guid=5464d4d7-87a3-476f-a844-1753858e34f2 . In just a few weeks 6 different Geocachers have moved the video across three states and over four hundred miles. Thanks for your time, Jabba
11/20/2004	Rupert2 placed it in Area of REST	Indiana - 107.36 miles	Visit Log

11/16/2004	Rupert2 retrieved it from Bicycle Bug's Home Cache & TB Lodge	Indiana	Visit Log
I found it on my way home work this evening. It was dark so I had a little dificulty but no big deal. Will do my best get her headed west. You guys deserve to be on the show just based on spirit. Good luck!
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