Frogasaurus Rex at daVinci Days 2005

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The Zeroeth Day: Art Judging

Frogasaurus Rex singing our song
[Picture by Dave Neiman]

Frogasaurus Rex at the art judging
[Picture by Dave Neiman]

Frogasaurus Rex Song 2005
Copyright 2005 Dave Neiman
to the tune of "Another One Bites The Dust"

Riding Frogasaurus in a KSR, we go cruisin' with the pack.
With our mud cleats, bribes and our water gear.
And our squirt guns in the Rack.
Are you ready
For daVinci Days?
Are you in the innovation scene?
Are you ready
To see what happens when
You mix frog and T-Rex genes?

<CHORUS>
Another one rides the frog!
Another one rides the frog!
And another hops on, and another hops on
Another one rides the frog!
Hey, it's For the Glory now
Another one rides the frog!

We conquer mud river, the Corvallis streets
And the big ol' sandy hill.
We take riders in the rumble seats
For a Graand Kinetic Thrill!
Are you ready
For the ride of your life?
Do you feel like turnin' green?
C'mon, then, and hop aboard
Our donut-spinnin' machine!

<CHORUS>

We like to let People take rides on the Tadpole.

And we like to take people on rides on Frogasaurus Rex. There were far more riders than I got pictures of.



	When we weren't giving rides, kids would pretend.

Meanwhile the Art and Pagentry Judging was still going on.

The Pagentry Judges challenged us to find a member of the audience to sing our song. This sweet girl volunteered. She was accompanied by the judges themselves.

The First Day: Parade, Road Race and Sand.

I don't have any pictures from the Road Race or the Sand Race. It's difficult to take pictures when you are racing. The following are pictures from the Parade.

	The Maltese Fulcrum carries Accordions Annonymous		Girls riding the Whymcycles
One half of a Mute-ant		Fairy
	Frogasaurus Rex in the parade. That's Gina in the passenger seat.		Gary is driving the Tadpole in the parade.
Kinetic Kop following a real cop.		Swing bikes
	How is Gina holding that bottle? Frogasaurus Rex in the parade.		Dave, Steve, Edward, and Gina in Frogasaurus Rex in the parade.
Gary driving the Tadpole		Magic Bus in the parade. The big red sign says 'Lawful to flash when red lights pass' and the black sign says 'Hippies use side door'. The other two signs are against the war.

The Second Day: Mud and River

	In the mud, a water battle erupts between Frogasaurus Rex and Kinetic Choo-choo. I think we have them outgunned.		Frogasaurus Rex returning from the mud as Pinwheel Peddlers negotiate the mud. The mud only reached mid-calf on Dave and Anna. Not so challenging this year.
Frogasaurus Rex getting mud washed off. The mud judges give extra points to any sculpture that can splash mud on them while driving by. So I had Dave dip our right pontoon into the mud and release it to splash them. That is why there is mud on that pontoon. Clearly this is not in the spirit of the challenge. Its more of a mild form of cheating.		Removing the mud cleats from Frogasaurus Rex after the mud.
	Kinetic Choo-choo returns from the mud.		Wet Paint
Grapeful Dead in mud bog [photo by David Landazuri, aka El Vid aka David L aka Davoid of the Musikal Pit Krew]		Whale of a Time
	Team Kaos		Two half ants
April poses in a frog helmet		Frogasaurus Rex doing water conversion. April is standing behind me on the pontoon. We took her as a passenger during the river run. Not a true barnacle since she wasn't on the KSR during the whole race.
	Frogasaurus Rex approaching the water exit. We are under about 1/4 power. Due to mechanical failures I cannot pedal and Dave can only pedal at half of his power.		Frogasaurus Rex exiting the water. That's me and April in the near pontoon. David on the far pontoon. I am at the far front of the pontoon to anchor it so we don't get washed downstream.