Here's an email Dave sent the day before MBBB8:
Okay guys, here's the deal for tomorrow.
First off, after a little scrambling, we were able to fill the holes left by Matt's unfortunate absence. Brian will be filling in for volleyball and Rachel will be filling in for the scavenger hunt. There is also the possibility that Brian will join us for breakfast and Rachel will join us for lunch.
The schedule will be as follows:
Here's a breakdown of each item on the schedule:
Breakfast
We'll be going to Townhouse because IHOP is too busy. We need to arrange pickups but Marc and I can probably go pick up Span and Eugene if that's easiest. Mehr, if you don't mind doing some of the picking up, let us know. Span, I believe you said you'd be able to spend the night at your parents' house to make the picking up easier - if this is not the case, let us know.
Volleyball
Volleyball will be 3-on-3 with teams to be determined. We can probably figure out the teams when we get there. I'd imagine once we find fair teams, we can do a best-of-3, 21-point games, or something like that. Participants will be Dave, Marc, Brian, Mehr, Eugene, and Span. Mehr has secured a volleyball. There will be a payment for parking at Jones Beach and for use of the volleyball court. Marc and I will bring a scoresheet.
Lunch
Locations are to be determined but I think a combination of Taco Hut, Wendy's, and Subway should suffice. We can probably all meet up at one of the locations with our food.
Scavenger Hunt
Again, a 3-on-3 contest, Marc and Mehr will serve as the drivers. Teams are to be determined - we can probably discuss this over lunch. Participants will be Dave, Marc, Mehr, Eugene, Span, and Rachel. We will be using digital still cameras - one is Marc's, one is Eric's. Obviously, please be very careful when using the cameras! Eric has again written the clues. Teams will be provided backup batteries in case their batteries run out (which we consider highly unlikely). The hunt will have a time limit of 2 hours with the Struck house as start and finish. We may be able to turn the timestamp on each camera to verify all clues were taken within the time limit.
Handball
We will head down to Town Park for handball. Marc has the handball and Mehr will get cones in case we need to go to a backup location. Participants will be Dave, Marc, Mehr, Eugene, and Span. Marc and I will bring the scoresheets.
Shower Break
Only open question here is what Span and Mehr will do since they live a little bit away from Merrick - can you guys maybe go to a family member's place if that would be faster?
Dinner
We have a strong vote for P.F. Chang's, a strong vote for California Pizza Kitchen, so let's hash this out at breakfast or lunch.
Board game/Poker
If we do a board game, what board games are available? Should we try to get a sixth? Poker will most likely take place at Eugene's - we can probably do without chips but it would be nice if someone could bring them. Eric might join us for this and we figure to play till whenever we feel like stopping. Span will depart about 9:30PM to go to a concert.
And that's it. Marc and I will be calling everyone today to confirm everything - make sure you're ready! Thanks,
Dave