"Scout Camp" Winners

On Wednesday evening, Cubmaster Chris and I did a live recording of The Leaders Campfire podcast. We had never done that before but we had a special reason for doing it. It was time to give away the prizes for the "Scout Camp: The Movie" Twitter contest. Quite a few people joined us in the PTC Media chatroom for the event which made it even more fun. The winners are listed at ptcmedia.net, but I thought I would list them here also:

Scout Camp DVD Winners:

ScouterTom
johneegeek
Taxgeekkm
mbeyke043
Brian Leslie

Scout Camp Poster Winners:
kcwccc
joeparajecki
onlinst
bryanspellman
CD_Ranger

If you are a winner, please e-mail your address to: cubmasterchris@gmail.com

And thanks to Garrett Batty at Scout Camp: The Movie for making a lot of this possible!

MSPP #69: The Forest of the Yellow Fingers

 Everyone loves to hear a story. Especially a story that has a some comedy with a little grossness mixed into it. Add a moral to the story and you have something to tell the Boy Scouts around the campfire. But what if the moral of the story includes a bad pun? Then, you have a groaner and you better be prepared to run for your life! The story of the Forest of the Yellow Fingers is one such story. 

This video of the Melrose Scouting Productions Podcast was videotaped during Troop 68's 2007 Laughs For Lunch Show. It features Scoutmaster Steve telling the audience the story of the Forest of the Yellow Fingers which takes place during medieval times. The story is a tale of a greedy king who wishes to enlarge his country by conquering the neighboring kingdom, but there is an obstacle in his path, a forest of huge, ugly, terrifying yellow fingers. Just wait until you hear how it ends.

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The Drawing Draws Near

There is only a week left to register for the drawing to win dvd's or posters for Scout Camp: The Movie. You do need a Twitter account to enter. Details are found at  http://tinyurl.com/kksp3z

Scout Camp: The Director

I recently had the opportunity to chat with Garrett Batty, the writer and director of the new film Scout Camp: The Movie, during a recording of the Leaders Campfire podcast. Garrett was nice enough to give us an hour and a half of his time. The episode came in at about 45 minutes after editing. Check it out at the Leaders Campfire site or the PTC Media site.

I am a bit of a movie buff so when I saw the film's trailer on Youtube a couple of months ago I rated it and added it to my favorites. When I realized this film would not be going into general release I sent an email to Three Coins Productions through Youtube to ask if the movie would be shown in central Minnesota. I received a reply from Garrett stating the film was going to be released on dvd but some councils were arranging special screenings.

After a few more emails Garrett agreed to be a guest on the Leaders Campfire podcast. Cubmaster Chris and I had a great time talking to him about making the movie, the cast, and his Scouting background. I am not going to write much about the interview in this blog because I want you to listen to the podcast, but I will tell you that I am even more excited to see the movie now than I was before our chat.

Garrett was kind enough to send PTC Media some copies of the dvd and posters of Scout Camp: The Movie to be used as prizes for a drawing for the listeners of the Leaders Campfire and people who use Twitter. Details of the drawing can be found HERE.

Cubmaster Chris and I appreciate Garrett Batty taking the time to join us for the show. The three of us hope you enjoy listening to it and pass it on to your Scouting friends. Don't forget to leave us a comment and enter the drawing. And be sure to order your copy of Scout Camp: The Movie.

Father's Day Card

 While shopping for a few graduation cards last weekend there was a Father's Day card that caught my eye that I just have to share with you. It features Snoopy, the Beagle Scout, and his trusty troop featuring Woodstock and his pals. I immediately added it to the pile of cards I was buying. Here is a picture of the front and the inside of the card. It is a Hallmark card, by the way.

I will not be sending it to my father though. I will be keeping this one as a part of my Scouting collection.