toejomino
05-09-2008, 03:03 PM
I've sent private messages to a couple of people, but only because I could not post a thread until now.
I'm a first year at the University of Chicago. Each year, we have a huge scavenger hunt, which you may have heard of if you read Slashdot (although I haven't seen an article on this year's hunt posted yet). If not, you can read about it on Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Chicago_Scavenger_Hunt). Anyway, item #10 on this year's list is "Get the Rock-a-fire (sic) Explosion to perform the Scav Hunt Theme Song." The theme song is "Conquest" by the White Stripes. Currently, we are planning on videotaping the RAE at Odyssey Fun World in Naperville (since they haven't returned my phone calls and emails) or ripping some of the footage available on YouTube (Sorry if any of that is yours.) and redubbing it with "Conquest," possibly editing it so that it appears the songs is being performed instead of it looking like a cheap edit job. However, it would be great if we could get the real thing instead. I've read a little bit about the reprogramming you guys have done and was wondering if anyone would be willing to help us out in any way. This is not a relatively high-point item, so this should not be a multi-week project. It also cannot be, since the Hunt ends Sunday. If you can help in any way or have any advice, please reply or email me ASAP. Thanks for any assistance you can offer.
Joe Tomino
jtomino@uchicago.edu
Also, for even more information on the Hunt, you can check out the the judge's website (http://scavhunt1.uchicago.edu) or this year's complete list (http://scavhunt1.uchicago.edu/lists/list2008.pdf) (warning: PDF).
I'm a first year at the University of Chicago. Each year, we have a huge scavenger hunt, which you may have heard of if you read Slashdot (although I haven't seen an article on this year's hunt posted yet). If not, you can read about it on Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Chicago_Scavenger_Hunt). Anyway, item #10 on this year's list is "Get the Rock-a-fire (sic) Explosion to perform the Scav Hunt Theme Song." The theme song is "Conquest" by the White Stripes. Currently, we are planning on videotaping the RAE at Odyssey Fun World in Naperville (since they haven't returned my phone calls and emails) or ripping some of the footage available on YouTube (Sorry if any of that is yours.) and redubbing it with "Conquest," possibly editing it so that it appears the songs is being performed instead of it looking like a cheap edit job. However, it would be great if we could get the real thing instead. I've read a little bit about the reprogramming you guys have done and was wondering if anyone would be willing to help us out in any way. This is not a relatively high-point item, so this should not be a multi-week project. It also cannot be, since the Hunt ends Sunday. If you can help in any way or have any advice, please reply or email me ASAP. Thanks for any assistance you can offer.
Joe Tomino
jtomino@uchicago.edu
Also, for even more information on the Hunt, you can check out the the judge's website (http://scavhunt1.uchicago.edu) or this year's complete list (http://scavhunt1.uchicago.edu/lists/list2008.pdf) (warning: PDF).