LUNA-TICS TEAM ROOM: Year-round "Looney" fun.

[bg]

Woohoo and hooyah! Just in time for Christmas, AJ has earned his meter multimillionaire status! Congratulations, AJ, on achieving a TWO million meter season! We wish you many, MANY more!

woooooooo hooooooo and congrats aj....

[andreacs]

Woohoo and hooyah! Incredible! Congratulations, Jay, on achieving a FIVE million meter rowing season! We wish you many, MANY more!

Oarsome! Cheers, BBB

AMAZING! Congratulations Jay!

Andrea

[Jodi]

The Man From Snowy River is an old film (but a goodie)....it has some of the most memorable footage of a horse and rider making a rapid descent down a steep incline...ever. Breath-snatching. The Snowy River is one of southeastern Australia's major rivers. It originates on the slopes of Mount Kosciuszko, Australia's highest mainland peak, and snow melt drains via the eastern slopes of the Snowy Mountains (part of Australian Alps) in New South Wales, before flowing through the Snowy River National Park in Victoria and emptying into Bass Strait. And, since Angelo resides in New South Wales, we'll call his reindeer "Snowy"...

Definitely an oldie-but-goodie movie, but also a great poem. I had to learn it in 7th grade, at school in Melbourne, and can still recite (most of!) it. I think that Dave H is related to the Australian poet, Banjo Paterson. This scene from the movie has the poem voiced-over, and if you don't have 10 minutes to spare, start it at minute 4:



Congrats, all, on a great Holiday Challenge ... such a herd of liberated-n-lit reindeer cavorting around the globe! Merry, merry.

Wow, I love that movie! And the video clip along with the poem gives such a feeling of pride and accomplishment. Again, Wow! Thanks for sharing.

[nl07695]

http://tvnz.co.nz/othersports-news/rowe ... eo-4667333

[andreacs]

QUITE A DAY FOR "MILLIONAIRES" WAY TO GO AJ
Ron

Congratulations AJ!

Andrea

[andreacs]

Woohoo and hooyah! Great leaping reindeer! Congratulations, Michelle, on achieving a THREE million meter rowing season! We wish you many, MANY more !!

woooooo hoooooo and congrats michelle.....

and from me too! Cheers, BBB

And me too . You go girl!

Andrea

[Kona2]

Woohoo and hooyah! It is truly a season of meter millionaires! Congratulations, Christa, on achieving a TWO million meter rowing season! We wish you many, MANY more!! Way to row !!

[Kona2]

"Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear, when from out of the past came the thundering hoofbeats of the great horse Silver!" And with a hi ho, Silver...the Lone Ranger would ride onto our tv screens...ready to unmask evil, fight for truth and justice, all while he was "the masked man." And, like Silver, another reindeer has arrived on the scene! Peter H, who sometimes resides in the Netherlands, has freed his reindeer from the stable. Thinking about the Netherlands, and what might represent a good reindeer name (Windmill....no....Hans Brinker.....no....but there was that bit about the silver skates) led me down a true bunny trail this AM. So listen for the thundering hoofbeats of Silver as he joins all the other reindeer in flight...and congratulations, Peter H, on achieving the 100K milestone in the Holiday Challenge and earning your $2 Concept2 donation. While no mask is required, Peter H does use the anonymous, helmeted race driver...The Stig.....as his avatar...so the masked man's horse Silver seemed appropriate.

Silver (Peter H)

[brotherjim]

Congratulations Ron on achieving another 1 million meter plus challenge!!!!! Awesome!
I was looking at the season meter boards and we have 4 Luna-Tics, count them, 4, in the top 25 Jay, Ron, Will, and Cathie. That is an amazing stat when you see how many people are rowing. I barely squeaked by last season to number 10 and that was pure luck.
Merry Christmas to all, and have a happy , healthy new year.

[Kona2]

With 69 reindeer (and more on the way), we're pulling a lot of ergs! We're not done yet, though - so even if you have reached a milestone, would really appreciate any extra meters you can provide in the next two days! We are on a true collision course with the $30K goal...as long as we keep the momentum!




The rest of today's posting will occur in a few hours...

[j1415]

First HM; 1:33:51.7
Not bad for an oldtimer...
Also... should reach 1MM on Christmas Day.
Just under 5 months with my rower.
I expect to be a 2MM per year rower.
But... can I reach 2MM in this rowing season, since I didn't have a machine for the first 3 months of the season?
That would mean rowing another million in just 4 months this time.
And I will be away for 10 days in Feb.
Hmmmmm I think I see another goal.
Cheers.

[Kona2]

Hooyah! Ashlee has made it onto the honor board...and her Concept2 donation is in the bank! Way to row, Ashlee! I know it seemed like a lot of work, but I'll bet you are pleased with finishing! We knew you could do it!!

[Kona2]

Woohoo and hooyah! Congratulations, Kim, on being over the moon and finishing your first half marathon! When you start cranking out half marathons here and there, you'll find that those meter millions add up pretty quickly.

[Kona2]

1 day to go !! This is the last day of the Challenge for the Aussie and New Zealand contingent! Row, row, row!!

= 69

Concept2 Challenge Donations Earned:

Luna-Tics Team = $645.38 ( 215 % of our goal - incredible !)

Concept2 Overall = $ 25,541.28 = 85 percent of goal!!!!

Of course, the $$$ amounts above are from oh-dark-thirty this AM. Looks like the overall Concept2 donations are hitting the NINETY percent mark now. We've got just under 36 hours to get those meters rowed. Would be great to see the mark go over 92 percent by tonight....we have a chance to make the full goal...and sometimes all you need is a chance!

Season meters as of 237/365 = 109,674,288 m

Total meters on the day = 618,645 m

Oars in space (participation) = 36 percent !! Excellent!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

5.05 MM Jay
2.9 MM Rosi
2.9 MM Jerry
2.4 MM Anita
2.0 MM Christa
2.0 MM AJ
1.8 MM Roger
1.75 MM Tammy
850 K Dennis
350 K Andrea
250 K Gail
150 K Peter H


Million Meter Watch:



Ron with (109,658m) to go!


Million Meter Watch :


Jerry with (75,098 m) to go!

Rosi with (79,071 m) to go!

Jim with (213,629 m) to go!

Ronnie with (268,246 m) to go!


Million Meter Watch:



Rivka with (15,481 m) to go ! Yikes...I better check to see if she's already there!

Zander with (54,483 m) to go! Wowzer, zooming along!

Ross with (137,089 m) to go!

Million Meter Watch:



Charles B with (29,340 m) to go!

Terri M with (31,103 m) to go!

Kim with (47,705 m) to go!

Chris H with (70,650 m) to go!

Dave H with (93,691 m) to go!

James G "enrage" with (133,482 m) to go!




Thanks to all who rowed today !

Steven D 944 m
Ethan 1,850 m
Kaylee 2,150 m
Terri M 3,000 m
Sam 3,066 m
Ashlee 3,190 m
Gene 3,500 m
Nataliya 4,800 m
Sunny 4,990 m
David T 6,000 m
BJ 6,016 m
Rick 6,292 m
Harold 6,500 m
Marty 6,500 m
Bobbie 7,010 m
Pat S 8,500 m
Baz 10,000 m
Ken G 10,000 m
Rodrigo-go-go 10,311 m ...you CAN earn the pin....
Karyn G 10,387 m
Greg C 10,395 m
David A 10,551 m
Rivka 11,000 m
Ronnie 12,000 m
Zander 12,000 m
Mitch J 12,009 m
Mike G 12,310 m
Gail 12,500 m
Greg H 12,502 m
Nathan 12,881 m
Elton 13,000 m
bg 13,107 m
Andrea 13,367 m ...you're going to make it!
Katerina 14,000 m
AJ 14,812 m
Dennis 15,000 m
Anita 16,000 m
Christa 16,000 m
Michelle 16,000 m
Roger 16,000 m
Bernie 16,016 m
Sarah 17,400 m
Peter H 18,000 m and one reindeer
Tammy 20,000 m
Minnie 21,097 m
Jim 22,000 m
Tony
Cathie 22,400 m
Ron 24,097 m
Rosi 25,000 m
Jay 30,000 m

Reindeer Milestones:


1 MILLION : Ron

800 K: Jay

700 K: Cathie

600 K: Jerry

500 K: Jim, Will S, Michelle

400 K: Rosi, Anita, Roger, Richard T

300 K: Minnie, Ronnie, David A, Baz, Christa, AJ, Rivka, Zander, bg,Tammy, Sarah, Robyn, Elton, Katerina

200 K: Bernie, Ross, Danno, Harold, Terri M, Dave H, Kim, Mitch J, Ken G, K2, Kristine, BJ, Greg C, Tony, Karyn, Sam

100 K: David T, Dennis, Kevin, Bobbie, Ted, Chuck, Marty, Greg H, Mike G, Gail, Dan E, Jack, Wim, Andrea, Rodrigo, Sunny, Jeff P, Gene, Nathan< Jodi, Peter H, Angelo

50+ K: Nataliya, Lily, Kaylee, Ashlee

Have reindeer and working on the donation level: Ethan

Hope I got everyone!

[Raoul]

Merry Christmas to all of you from far far away.

Let's take the opportunity to thank to our personal LUNATICS trainers and sources of motivation:

Kona and Ron, thanks to you for doing all these status mails!

It's for sure a huge bunch of work to do that every day and I really appreciate that!
I'm looking forward to a successful new rowing year in 2012 with many many million meters and a save trip back to planet Earth!

Have a good time with your families!

Raoul