Indiana Robotics Invitational. (I.R.I.) talent show

[234smidget]

I am part of Cyberblue234 and we are one of the three team that is hosting this (super-dellic) event. I was just curious to see how many team members of any team attending plan on entering the talent contest.

I know some would not like to ruin any surprise but would anybody mind informing all of us what they plan on doing. You can always give hints to make it better.

[Nawaid Ladak]

if i come, im in, i'll think of something...

....waiting for karthik to post.....

[Ryan Dognaux]

Yes! awesome thread, a reminder to anyone who wants to do an act for the talent show must submit it by July 10th to Talent@IndianaRoboticsInvitational.org

Please include your name, number of people in your group, team affiliation, what your act is, approx. runtime, and any special equipment you will require such as microphones or music.

[dlavery]

...waiting anxiously to hear about ...

The Return Of Fishboy!!!!

[Greg Needel]

Originally Posted by dlavery

...waiting anxiously to hear about ...

The Return Of Fishboy!!!!

I am waiting for the whip guy to post....there is no "splash zone" in the crowds at IRI but there is a death zone

[Qbranch]

Is coding with 5 people talking to you at the same time a talent?

But seriously, i'll pass this on to my team... sounds like a great time!

-q

[Jeremiah Johnson]

I've decided to forgo singing "White 'n Nerdy" this year. It would to take a lot of practice for me. LMAO

[mrs. p]

the pink team is also passing on their previous talent show entry, the nose pipes (for those that remember) but we will have a new team talent this year!

[JaneYoung]

It would be nice to see something with a rhinestone theme in it.
Glitter, pizzazz..you know -
Can't help but think of some of 1902's safety glasses. Some of those were decorated with pink rhinestones, if I recall.

[mrs. p]

Originally Posted by JaneYoung

It would be nice to see something with a rhinestone theme in it.
Glitter, pizzazz..you know -
Can't help but think of some of 1902's safety glasses. Some of those were decorated with pink rhinestones, if I recall.

some of the spirit group decided to set up a "bling your safety glass" station in vegas. thought it was the best place for the glitz and bling. seemed to be a hit with the teams, judges and even refs. they set up another bling day in atlanta on thursday. my safety glasses will never be mistaken for someone elses, way too cool

[Jeremiah Johnson]

Originally Posted by mrs. p

some of the spirit group decided to set up a "bling your safety glass" station in vegas. thought it was the best place for the glitz and bling. seemed to be a hit with the teams, judges and even refs. they set up another bling day in atlanta on thursday. my safety glasses will never be mistaken for someone elses, way too cool

Pink's (I think) all-girls Vex team "pimped out" my glasses, and then proceeded to answer a lot of questions I had about FVC, but before that they fought over who was going to talk to me.

[Cartwright]

I was at the I.R.I two years ago as a VEX student, but I don't remember the talent show all that well. Do people do basically anything? What's it like?

[Guy Chriqui]

Going to be letting loose some "Canned Heat" if I end up going. The if is only because we haven't purchased tickets yet. =.

[Andy Baker]

Originally Posted by Cartwright

I was at the I.R.I two years ago as a VEX student, but I don't remember the talent show all that well. Do people do basically anything? What's it like?

The IRI talent show has quite an impressive history.

There have been these sorts of acts:

singers (very good, and very bad)
pianists
unicyclists with a dancing FISH BOY
a master of the bull whip
an expert banjo picker
poets
rappers
community tooth brushers (aka: water conservationists),
contortionists
bands (yes, the DS&K band got their start at the 2004 IRI)
skits
upside-down Mt. Dew chugging
comedians

My wife and kids look forward to seeing the IRI talent show each year. It is a fun, family show that gives people a chance to see the other talents FIRSTers have.

However... you can't just get up on stage and go. You gotta go through an approval process, managed by Ryan Dognaux. Check out his post earlier in this thread for detail of how to apply.

All contestants must take heed, as there is a judging panel, armed with white boards. Sometimes, the judges can get a bit harsh. For instance, last year's introduction of FISH BOY was a tough act to follow. If someone in a later act was not so good, the judges wrote "bring back FISH BOY".

This year's IRI talent show should be the best yet. I can't wait!

Andy B.

[Lil' Lavery]

Andy, don't forget that you've had unicyclists without the fishboy too in 2004
980's "water conservation" act in 2004 is still, by far, my favorite IRI talent show act.