If you feel like helping out

[bedhead]

So I'm doing that crazy scavenger hunt GISHWHES (Greatest International Scavenger Hunt the World Has Ever Seen) again, and as usual, there are items and people and locations I could not begin to have access to. So here's a list of our harder-to-find stuff. Please let me know if you think you have access to any. In the case of people, it's usually a question of getting them to pose for a silly photograph. (Or, if it's a location, we need someone to pose in front of it.) You can also request to join our FB group, GISHWHES TEAM: Jillybob's Warriors, if you want more details or if you want to see our full item list to see if you can help. Thanks!

Stormtrooper costume.

Someone available in Vancouver on Thursday at 2pm.

Skydiving simulator that will allow you to bring food in. As far as I know, they usually don't let you bring ANYTHING loose in.

Flash costume and access to a particle accelerator.

Someone able to pose for a photo in Red Square.

Oscar winner.

Live ducks and a movie theater.

A parrot or other shoulder-perching bird. And a pirate outfit.

Kilt, and a caber that looks like an asparagus

Dialysis patient.

Elderly couple and a winery and a grape-stomping opportunity.

Large dumpster or garbage that can be made into a swimming pool. (Or at least a dipping or standing pool.)

Jigokudani Monkey Park (Japan)

A sitting member of the U.S. House or Representatives or Senate.

Jeff Bezos.

Someone who can design a video game.

A preacher willing to condemn us in church.

A University prof.

Lots of kids to gather trash on a beach, then make an object from it

A camel

Access to Iguazu Falls. (Brazil/Argentina)

Dan Spitz or another heavy metal guitarist.

A live mouse and a Barbie car.

The Dali Museum in Spain.

One of the Seven Wonders of the World.

A marching band.

A colonel in the Russian army.

CEO of a major corporation.

Prisoner who can make a license plate.

Military aircraft we can put decals on.

Mechanical typewriter.

A lab with an international laser warning sign.

A Peugeot in France with a French license plate.

Ayers Rock in Australia. (And a pink ninja to go on it.)

Uniformed fireman, police officer, and paramedic, and a teacher that will eat a pie in appreciation

Parrot that can be trained to say a simple phrase.

18-wheeler we can put a temporary logo on

A skywriter.

Ice cream parlor willing to sell our own ice cream.

Neuschwantstein Castle in Germany.

TV news reporter/ station.

Two surfers.

This is just a small portion of the hunt, about half of the items are those that are acts of kindness. Anyway, just thought I would throw this out, and if anyone could help, please PM me ASAP.
Thanks so much.

 

[l00p]

Chapman Motor Sales in Austin ( I see you are in S.A.) uses Camels for promotions. I think they have them at one of their several dealerships every week for photos and demo.

If you run into a hard time with the reporter/news station I can ask. I have a fried who works at one here in town and has for a long time. May even be able to get you a well known anchor. Don't know for sure but they're pretty cool.

A very good friend's wife is from Moscow and has family and friends there. Again, if this proves troublesome I can ask her if a friend of hers will do a photo for ya.

 

[bedhead]

Gosh, thanks for the input!
A photo of someone in Red Square would be fantastic!
The problem, as I look at the specifics the image would need to be of 2 same-sex people kissing in front of a Red Square landmark. It does not say, however the ages...so it could be a father/son, etc.

It is for a lot of points, but I understand if you have your own private feelings about that. The other Russian related item is a picture of a colonel in the Russian army showing/proving he wears boxers. (again, could just be holding the top band out of his pants)

These are some of the hardest, and I have no idea where your wife's friends and family live, or if they have a sense of humor...but boy, would that be incredible.

Thanks again for your other offers/ideas, they are very much appreciated.

 

[bedhead]

Any hope of either of the Russian photos?
No pressure, it would just be good to know.

Thanks!

 

[l00p]

Are there specific criteria the photo must meet? Is there a sign or does somebody have to do something like hold up a newspaper from that day to prove it happened this week?

Or can it be a photo they took when they were there? I will need to know this before I call which needs to be before their baby goes to bed. I want to know what to tell them.

 

[bedhead]

No, no newspaper to say what day it is or anything.

Just a same sex (whatever age and obviously a boy or girl) pair kissing in front of something that identifies it as Red Square, and I'm sure they don't have a photo of a Col. in the Russian army showing his boxers.

This would be amazing!! Thanks for even trying.

 

[Seattle Husker]

Does it have to be Russia's Red Square?

The University of Washington has an area called "Red Square" on campus. Finding a same sex couple in Seattle would be pretty easy.

 

[bedhead]

Yeah, I guess that is the point. Pardon my lack of culture, but is that the Red Square? If so, thanks for posting--that tiny couple in the middle could be same sex.

They never specified it had to be 2 adults so I thought for those opposed to same sex it would be OK for it to be any age.
Right now, my competitive side just wants the huge amount of points. I'll grapple with the Olympics and everything else later! I know that makes me sound terrible, but this was supposed to be fun, not a big political statement. This is the only political item, but it is worth gazillion points.

 

[l00p]

Phone call made. What they would have on hand is a boy and girl kissing if they have that. I don't know about the same sex but phone call made, awaiting response. This is by far not the weirdest thing I will have asked of them so they will not balk at it's oddity. If it is at all possible, if she has a same sex couple for friends in Moscow that can do it, done. But, that's a big if since she has not lived there in years, just visited family.

We shall see.

Update: Call returned and subsequently a couple of calls will be made (or emails/facebook msgs) to a couple of same sex couples to see if this can happen in the next couple of days. We'll see and hope. They think it is hilarious and his wife was back home a few weeks ago and totally would have kissed one of her friends had she been there. NOW we know.

 

[bedhead]

I am jumping around my house like I just scored a touchdown!
Will wait for picture? Need it by Saturday....Thank you SO much!!! You are my Vince Young.

 

[l00p]

No, no, not yet. No jumping. It's late night over there right now so nothing can happen for hours if anything. She's just making a couple of calls. I knew she would have gay friends over there because she loves...LOVES shoes. I have not even spoken with her, just the hubby. We'll see. But don't jump too much unless it's part of Jazzercise or something.