Here it is. I put myself in charge of the stereo contest this year since it is pretty obvious that I would be the undisputed winner, if I were competing. 
Here are the preliminary rules.
I will find 2 other judges, they will likely be a woman and another man who are mostly impartial. You will have 2 minutes to show your stuff. You can take less time, but we are walking away after 2 minutes. Point your boat to the shore and we will be about 40 feet from the tower. Due to shoreline irregularity, we probably cannot get further.
Judging will be in 3 categories:
1. Clarity, It needs to sound good, 10 points
2. Volume, Yes, loud is good. 10 points
3. Showmanship. This is the X-factor. I would like to see Moki do a headspin on the swimplatform, little bits of water spraying from his hair. 5 points are awarded here for entertaining us. This is where a selection of music is important also. Play one song for two minutes, that is fine, but mix it up and you get bonus points for selection. A fart noise or two might help, a jet engine noise is always good too. Crowd response will be measured in here as well, get people moving and you get a full 5 points. But remember, you have two minutes. I will have a mix all done to start things off.
That makes 25 points for your efforts possible. In the event of a tie, we will have to do a soundoff. So you might need two mixes, or simply repeat the same first one.
I did find a really cool mixer that is free. http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ You can mix, fade, echo and speed up or slow down a track. It also has a pretty easy interface.
I am open to other ideas, but not really.
Since I started the reunion, we will do this my way. 
J/K
Give me some comments and feedback on this approach. It is not meant to be scientific, and not meant to really choose who is the best, but I think it gives a friendly opportunity to display our personality and get the party started.
I appreciate input from others who won't even be there, so I posted it in the general section to get the most traffic.
Prize for the winner? Anyone got an idea? Some small token, I don't want people complaining they got robbed of the gold medal. Maybe a set of earmuffs?
Here are the preliminary rules.
I will find 2 other judges, they will likely be a woman and another man who are mostly impartial. You will have 2 minutes to show your stuff. You can take less time, but we are walking away after 2 minutes. Point your boat to the shore and we will be about 40 feet from the tower. Due to shoreline irregularity, we probably cannot get further.
Judging will be in 3 categories:
1. Clarity, It needs to sound good, 10 points
2. Volume, Yes, loud is good. 10 points
3. Showmanship. This is the X-factor. I would like to see Moki do a headspin on the swimplatform, little bits of water spraying from his hair. 5 points are awarded here for entertaining us. This is where a selection of music is important also. Play one song for two minutes, that is fine, but mix it up and you get bonus points for selection. A fart noise or two might help, a jet engine noise is always good too. Crowd response will be measured in here as well, get people moving and you get a full 5 points. But remember, you have two minutes. I will have a mix all done to start things off.
That makes 25 points for your efforts possible. In the event of a tie, we will have to do a soundoff. So you might need two mixes, or simply repeat the same first one.
I did find a really cool mixer that is free. http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ You can mix, fade, echo and speed up or slow down a track. It also has a pretty easy interface.
I am open to other ideas, but not really.
Since I started the reunion, we will do this my way. J/KGive me some comments and feedback on this approach. It is not meant to be scientific, and not meant to really choose who is the best, but I think it gives a friendly opportunity to display our personality and get the party started.
I appreciate input from others who won't even be there, so I posted it in the general section to get the most traffic.
Prize for the winner? Anyone got an idea? Some small token, I don't want people complaining they got robbed of the gold medal. Maybe a set of earmuffs?
Anyone want to third it. Please.
Who wants to see a 270# man moving around. Maybe I can get 5 points if I hide. 
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