the big todo list

[chris (fool) mccraw]

this is the last moment i'm going to have before saturday to think
about the wnbr. so this is one of the last emails i'm going to send
about it.

i realize i haven't been key this year so i think you guys have it
under control. but i think it's a good time to talk about last-minute
details. for instance, if you haven't finished your entire to-do list
from the meeting minutes thread that went on last week, now's your
chance. i got no answers to my questions about the square device for
selling posters by charge card, other afterparties, crank the bike
shop, or the drupal mascot, so those things aren't happening before
the ride.

some other things i think it would be good to talk about:

- how are we doing on volunteer #s? how are we going to cope with the
(presumed, sorry if i assume poorly, harmony) shortage?

- does anyone need help with anything? you're running out of time to
ask for it!

- day-of things to bring: about the only things i'm responsible for
are press passes, afterparty fliers, tarp to make a volunteer shade
near the bus, and the countdown projection. I don't have the
projector--that was you, right, phil? i'm also gonna bring a shitload
of stuff i still have from last year--fliers about not drinking on the
lot, flashlights, duct tape, poster tubes, trash bags, bike parking,
tie down station supplies, signage, etc. i could probably compile a
list of what i have if anyone will play quartermaster and compile a
list of all/additional stuff we need. but i'm not gonna bother to do
my inventory unless someone steps up to be inventory queen or king.
let me know by tomorrow (today, thursday) at 4pm if it's worth my
time.

- day-of things to do: last year we needed a mower and/or weedwhacker
that were gas-powered. anyone know where to score one?

- day-of logistics: what time are we gonna be at the lot? what time
are volunteers gonna be there? are we feeding them? what is our
schedule? is anyone sleeping at the lot (i'm not, this year). can we
leave stuff in the bus overnight? if not, what is our plan for stuff
like phil's projector, my power system, anything else valuable?

- day after logistics: who is taking the early shift? i'm probably
not. i'll be around some of the day and would like to stay to see
things finished, but i have a guest in town for ~24h and i'm not
spending 12 of it cleaning up like i did the last 2 years. where is
the trash going to go?

- volunteer communications: should happen. should include calls to
all volunteers to confirm. otherwise many won't show up, and i don't
think we can afford that.

- fundraising. do we have buckets, sashes, a plan, any fundraisers?

- poster sales. stephen did this himself last year for awhile. i
think that's ridiculous - he should be managing the everything. but i
think it's also a huge lost funding opportunity if someone doesn't.
wait, do we even have posters yet?

- route - is it finalized? does dutch know it? how are the cops feeling?

all in all we did a kinda half-assed job compared to last year on the
prep, and if the weather is as nice as it was this year, we'll have 2x
as many folks. i think things will work just fine but it will be
pretty chaotic. i think things will work better if we think about
much of the above ASAP. but that's just my $5. (i'm invested =)).

keep kickin' ass, y'all!

[revphil]

On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 1:18 AM, chris (fool) mccraw <gen...@gmail.com> wrote:

 

- does anyone need help with anything?  you're running out of time to
ask for it!

 
My responsibilities as i remember them

A) make a privacy screen. HORRIBLE FAILURE! like even if a dozen things went my way it still would not have worked. I asked some others for help and im guessing they got the press pack too late, but dont worry, they are being kind of lame at the moment anyway, so meh.

B) make a space to body paint. ON ITS WAY TO BECOMING A HORRIBLE FAILURE! I spent 2 hours doing research on paint. not exactly a total waste! All I think we need is a large tarp and a bunch of tempra paints. I will post to CL, FB and some other initialized locations as they occur to me.  Does anyone have a large (not necessarily clean) tarp to donate?

C) make a big sign/art thingy. NOT YET A HORRIBLE FAILURE! I have procured two 4x8 foot pieces of plywood suitable for painting (nice smooth finish on one side) Standing vertically next to each other they will make an 8x8 backdrop that could be a pretty excellent place to get your picture taken.

for this i will need
a) power + lights (i have a couple week cans, but i think they may be under powered)
b) wooden stakes + "do not cross this tape" tape - if this is popular then crowd control will be essential
c) a good location to place this mess! Im hoping we can just lean them against the fence and it will be gravy. should this be a "photographer safe zone" or what? I can imagine lots of people wanting to take pics, and many folks will want to let them... some not. any thoughts?

I do have a couple of volunteers who have expressed interest, although I am nervous that will wane . If there are people on this list who are not freaking out about their workload and want to work on this please let me know.

- day-of things to bring:  about the only things i'm responsible for
are press passes, afterparty fliers, tarp to make a volunteer shade
near the bus, and the countdown projection.  I don't have the
projector--that was you, right, phil?  i'm also gonna bring a shitload
of stuff i still have from last year--fliers about not drinking on the
lot, flashlights, duct tape, poster tubes, trash bags, bike parking,
tie down station supplies, signage, etc.  i could probably compile a
list of what i have if anyone will play quartermaster and compile a
list of all/additional stuff we need.  but i'm not gonna bother to do
my inventory unless someone steps up to be inventory queen or king.
let me know by tomorrow (today, thursday) at 4pm if it's worth my
time.

I am bringing a projector, i can also bring some cables. I thought Tall Steve was doing it? anyway whomever connects to my projector should prob use VGA... cause otherwise (well i might have another bag of tricks but like you im not keen on just bringing extra bags for the hell of it)

- day-of things to do:  last year we needed a mower and/or weedwhacker
that were gas-powered.  anyone know where to score one?

NE Tool Library would likely loan us one. but i just looked at their inventory online and they seem to have a dozen that are all electric. so nevermind what i just wrote. 

 

- day-of logistics:  what time are we gonna be at the lot?  what time
are volunteers gonna be there?  are we feeding them?  what is our
schedule?  is anyone sleeping at the lot (i'm not, this year).  can we
leave stuff in the bus overnight?  if not, what is our plan for stuff
like phil's projector, my power system, anything else valuable?

I could drive. (EEK! the horror)I might have a lot of gear. I dont remember how parking is down there, but I left a van overnight before, right? stuff would prob be safe inside if others need me to store it (tho if i do this i am only accepting things that have a label with a name)

all in all we did a kinda half-assed job compared to last year on the
prep, and if the weather is as nice as it was this year, we'll have 2x
as many folks.  i think things will work just fine but it will be
pretty chaotic.  i think things will work better if we think about
much of the above ASAP.  but that's just my $5.  (i'm invested =)).

keep kickin' ass, y'all!

thanks, TRAIN!!!

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[bro...@badexample.org]

> B) make a space to body paint. ON ITS WAY TO BECOMING A HORRIBLE FAILURE! I spent 2 hours doing research on paint. not exactly a total waste! All I think we need is a large tarp and a bunch of tempra paints. I will post to CL, FB and some other initialized locations as they occur to me. Does anyone have a large (not necessarily clean) tarp to donate?

Yes, I have a big green tarp I can donate to the cause. How far in advance do you want it?

[Carl Larson]

The route is the same as last year (minus the stop at R/West at the end): http://ridewithgps.com/routes/481331

Police and Dutch are in contact with eachother. Parade permit is either approved or about-to-be.

Carl

[revphil]

On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 7:04 AM, <bro...@badexample.org> wrote:

> B) make a space to body paint. ON ITS WAY TO BECOMING A HORRIBLE FAILURE! I spent 2 hours doing research on paint. not exactly a total waste! All I think we need is a large tarp and a bunch of tempra paints. I will post to CL, FB and some other initialized locations as they occur to me.  Does anyone have a large (not necessarily clean) tarp to donate?

Yes, I have a big green tarp I can donate to the cause. How far in advance do you want it?

hi mysterious tarp person! bringing it by the early evening of Sat will be fine. say... 6pm?

can I have some approx measurements?

and im guessing you want it back not covered in paint, correct?

rev

[bro...@badexample.org]

On Jun 14, 2012, at 10:03 AM, revphil wrote:

> On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 7:04 AM, <bro...@badexample.org> wrote:
> >Yes, I have a big green tarp I can donate to the cause. How far in advance do you want it?
>
> hi mysterious tarp person!

*snort* I get that a lot. I must not make much of an impression. You and I have been on several rides together, but I guess I've never bothered to introduce myself. Anyway, Hi. :-)

> bringing it by the early evening of Sat will be fine. say... 6pm?

Roger wilco.

> can I have some approx measurements?

Roughly 10' x 10'.

> and im guessing you want it back not covered in paint, correct?

Meh, I don't care a lot. It's a tarp. I'd rather it didn't get a buncha holes poked in it, but otherwise it can get reasonably grody.

- b

[Stephen Upchurch]

~Stephen

On Jun 14, 2012 1:18 AM, "chris (fool) mccraw" <gen...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> this is the last moment i'm going to have before saturday to think
> about the wnbr.  so this is one of the last emails i'm going to send
> about it.
>
> i realize i haven't been key this year so i think you guys have it
> under control.  but i think it's a good time to talk about last-minute
> details.  for instance, if you haven't finished your entire to-do list
> from the meeting minutes thread that went on last week, now's your
> chance.  i got no answers to my questions about the square device for
> selling posters by charge card, other afterparties, crank the bike
> shop, or the drupal mascot, so those things aren't happening before
> the ride.
>
> some other things i think it would be good to talk about:
>
> - how are we doing on volunteer #s?  how are we going to cope with the
> (presumed, sorry if i assume poorly, harmony) shortage?
>
> - does anyone need help with anything?  you're running out of time to
> ask for it!

I need help with the fence. I've looked at it now & its not as hard as I thought cause its a piece of shit. But I want someone to be on this. Browse?

> - day-of things to bring:  about the only things i'm responsible for
> are press passes, afterparty fliers, tarp to make a volunteer shade
> near the bus, and the countdown projection.  I don't have the
> projector--that was you, right, phil?  i'm also gonna bring a shitload
> of stuff i still have from last year--fliers about not drinking on the
> lot, flashlights, duct tape, poster tubes, trash bags, bike parking,
> tie down station supplies, signage, etc.  i could probably compile a
> list of what i have if anyone will play quartermaster and compile a
> list of all/additional stuff we need.  but i'm not gonna bother to do
> my inventory unless someone steps up to be inventory queen or king.
> let me know by tomorrow (today, thursday) at 4pm if it's worth my
> time.
>
> - day-of things to do:  last year we needed a mower and/or weedwhacker
> that were gas-powered.  anyone know where to score one?
>
> - day-of logistics:  what time are we gonna be at the lot?  what time
> are volunteers gonna be there?  are we feeding them?  what is our
> schedule?

The bus comes at 7. Security at 8. I'll be there in the afternoon with my car. We probably can't leave stuff in the bus but we can in my car. So not too much extraneous stuff. I'll be happy to buy pizza if someone will get it.

 is anyone sleeping at the lot (i'm not, this year).  can we
> leave stuff in the bus overnight?  if not, what is our plan for stuff
> like phil's projector, my power system, anything else valuable?
>
> - day after logistics:  who is taking the early shift?  i'm probably
> not.  i'll be around some of the day and would like to stay to see
> things finished, but i have a guest in town for ~24h and i'm not
> spending 12 of it cleaning up like i did the last 2 years.  where is
> the trash going to go?
>
> - volunteer communications:  should happen.  should include calls to
> all volunteers to confirm.  otherwise many won't show up, and i don't
> think we can afford that.
>
> - fundraising.  do we have buckets, sashes, a plan, any fundraisers?
>
> - poster sales.  stephen did this himself last year for awhile.  i
> think that's ridiculous - he should be managing the everything.  but i
> think it's also a huge lost funding opportunity if someone doesn't.
> wait, do we even have posters yet?
>

No posters at the ride. Sorry, we'll have them for later. They didn't sell well at the ride last year anyway.

[bro...@badexample.org]

On Jun 14, 2012, at 3:41 PM, Stephen Upchurch wrote:

> I need help with the fence. I've looked at it now & its not as hard as I thought cause its a piece of shit. But I want someone to be on this. Browse?

Which part, making new holes on Saturday, or patching them on Sunday? (Or both?) I'm already planning on being there no later than 6:00 pm to hand over the tarp to revphil. Is that early enough to start cutting the fence, or does that need to happen sooner?

- b

[Stephen Upchurch]

Also, the neighbors love us. Half of them are doing the ride. One of the guys from the rubber supply company does the ride painted silver. Beam Development loves us. They own most of the corner of Water & Taylor. They emailed all their tenants after I flyered them.
I have a feeling the ride is gonna be huge.
~Stephen

[Stephen Upchurch]

Both. Six is good. It's not going to be that hard. I just want someone to do it. I'll tell you where.

~Stephen

[revphil]

did we talk to Beam about getting a camera on top of their building? a time lapse would be excellent!

Stephen, Id love your thoughts on where the two items im planning should go

1) DIY body paint station. 10x10 foot tarp, maybe stakes and security tape to help with the cue
2) photo backdrop. a 8x8 plywood, could be lent against the fence maybe? although it looks kind of weak. maybe some other support structure?

thanks!

[Harmony Bliss]

So my thoughts on this as I am sending out the day before reminders to folks... I am asking the Setup Volunteers to bring duct tape, bungees, tarps, etc that they are willing to donate to the cause. I am also asking folks to bring a lawnmower/weedwacker if they have it to... Unless we already found one??

I am making the sashes for the volunteers(cutouts from t-shirts that look like pageant sashes...), and I am also bring some cash collection boxes... but if you have some that would also be great too. I have 12 boxes for the 12 people that signed up via the site. They are big cardboard boxes that I have duct-taped like crazy with a little hole in the top. I think that is pretty secure...

The Volunteer Orientation is happening officially at 7:45ish at the bus.... that's what I'm telling people. That orientation is for the Security/Greeters/Fundraisers

I'm pretty sure it's going to awesome :-)

HB

[chris (fool) mccraw]

On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 3:47 PM, Harmony Bliss <harmony...@gmail.com> wrote:
> So my thoughts on this as I am sending out the day before reminders to
> folks... I am asking the Setup Volunteers to bring duct tape, bungees,
> tarps, etc that they are willing to donate to the cause. I am also asking
> folks to bring a lawnmower/weedwacker if they have it to... Unless we
> already found one??

not that i know of.

> I am making the sashes for the volunteers(cutouts from t-shirts that look
> like pageant sashes...), and I am also bring some cash collection boxes...
> but if you have some that would also be great too. I have 12 boxes for the
> 12 people that signed up via the site. They are big cardboard boxes that I
> have duct-taped like crazy with a little hole in the top. I think that is
> pretty secure...

cool. i have more sashes here that i'll bring.

[revphil]

On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 2:36 AM, revphil <rev...@gmail.com> wrote:

On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 1:18 AM, chris (fool) mccraw <gen...@gmail.com> wrote:

 

- does anyone need help with anything?  you're running out of time to
ask for it!

B) make a space to body paint. ON ITS WAY TO BECOMING A HORRIBLE FAILURE! I spent 2 hours doing research on paint. not exactly a total waste! All I think we need is a large tarp and a bunch of tempra paints. I will post to CL, FB and some other initialized locations as they occur to me.  Does anyone have a large (not necessarily clean) tarp to donate?

harmony has got a team excited to help make it happen. another old tarp wmight be of use.

 

C) make a big sign/art thingy. NOT YET A HORRIBLE FAILURE! I have procured two 4x8 foot pieces of plywood suitable for painting (nice smooth finish on one side) Standing vertically next to each other they will make an 8x8 backdrop that could be a pretty excellent place to get your picture taken.

Its happening and is looking amazing! oh muy gawd its great living with roomates who like bikes and sex.
 

for this i will need
a) power + lights (i have a couple week cans, but i think they may be under powered)

my lamps will work fine and i have obtained an outdoor ext cord that i hope will be long enough. not sure where we are sourcing our power from.
 

b) wooden stakes + "do not cross this tape" tape - if this is popular then crowd control will be essential

anyone stakes and crowd tape?
 

c) a good location to place this mess! Im hoping we can just lean them against the fence and it will be gravy. should this be a "photographer safe zone" or what? I can imagine lots of people wanting to take pics, and many folks will want to let them... some not. any thoughts?

still waiting on a site plan. The offical photo booth is good for more serious pics. should they be in the same area or apart? i see benefits either way. waiting to be in the offical photo booth? got you own camera? VS possibly too bunched up in one area.

 

I be will driving and leaving my car.  please let me know about storage. do we need my massive tent for the camping team?

rev


--

[meghan sinnott]

The main things to know about the site--big bus in SE corner of lot.
Porta Potties on the West side. Most people will be "staging" on
Salmon Street (South of the lot).

Other than that--I recommend you take a fence near one of the exits.
If you move to a quieter corner, they won't find you. I say take the
left side of the South side exit, where the Vitamin Water people were
last year. They said they want to be on the street this year.





Meghan.

[Stephen Upchurch]

A tent is being requested. Maybe you'll have a slumber party.

~Stephen

[revphil]

i forgot to send this but i still want to. Thanks yalls!

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brilliant! thanks Meghan, Stephan! i should be driving down there in about an hour with:

projector
cables
bikesexual mural
lights
tent
paints
joy

come get some!

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