#NSR2012 as told by Twitter

March 11, 2012

On Thursday the 1st of March 2012, I made this announcement on Twitter:

“Anyone attending the #NSR2012 shall have access to the #LiquidSatisfaction Twitter account. Just ask and you shall receive the login details”

“If you have a smartphone, tweet anonymously using the @LiquidSatis Twitter account. Do your worst… Burn my old brand!”

From Thursday afternoon, the story of The National Student Rodeo 2012 had begun… on Twitter:

DISCLAIMER: Most of these are the anonymous tweets of some of the 1100 students at the National Student Rodeo 2012. Some are not for polite eyes…

Friday Morning

It’s 1.47am the day of the rodeo. If your in bed, that’s rubbish. Team @extremeev are still going for it! #partyhard

@LiquidSatis – 10:58am
Team briefed, #NSR2012 goodie bags about to be packed. Who’s coming?!

@JamesjHorton
The minibuses are all lined up outside the student union ready for #nsr2012

@MagpieBrewery
Hope everyone going to the National Student Rodeo enjoys the @MagpieBrewery Real ales on offer! Have fun guys @riverlegacyuk #realale

@IanSmithCME – 6:46pm
Let’s get #NSR2012 trending on the Trent! #PlymouthUniCanoe are getting closer!

@LiquidSatis – 6:47pm
Spreading the #NSR2012 love. With this many people, that’s a lot of love to be spreading. Gonna get messy… @NSR2012Info

@DanDouble2D – 7:01pm
Stuck in traffic on my way into Nottingham, it must be the queue for#NSR2012

Friday Night

@LiquidSatis – 7:17pm
Drinking Lamfresco Bianco at #NSR2012. That’s #LiquidSatisfaction

@R1cmw – 7:22pm
#NSR2012 arrived and ready to party.

@IanSmithCME – 7:56pm
Registering at #NSR2012 with #PlymouthUniCanoe

@Extremeev – 8:27pm
We got here early, got some shipping done and are now going to rocks your socks off. #NSR2012

@LiquidSatis – 9:36pm
Don’t blame #LiquidSatisfaction for this one #NSR2012

@JamesjHorton – 10:00pm
Surrey uni have arrived at #nsr2012 !

@studentpaddlers – 10:06pm
“@JamesjHorton: Surrey uni have arrived at #nsr2012 !” Get to the bar!!

@extremeev – 10:21pm
If your in the campsite and not down at the party you have already missed the macarena #NSR2012

@extremeev – 10:42pm
It’s coming up to 11pm we are going to start bring out the big songs now. Get to the dancefloor and the bar!!!! #NSR2012

@LiquidSatis – 10:43pm
Look, no hands! #NSR2012

@JamesjHorton – 10:49pm
Surrey uni have made it to the party tent #nsr2012

@LiquidSatis – 10:53pm
#PlymouthUniCanoe have arrived @ #NSR2012, beer me!

@grimtits – 10:55
if i cant be at #NSR2012 i will be there in the world of social media

@LiquidSatis – 11:41pm
Student boaterX in the alps is happening on the 16th of June (Saturday). Be there or be a dick. #NSR2012

@LiquidSatis – 11:43pm
Sheffield Uni in the house! #onit#NSR2012

@Extremeev – 11:48pm
Falmouth, Lancaster,Derby, Liverpool, Birmingham, Leeds, Lancaster, Loughborough your Unis are doing you proud! #NSR2012

@LiquidSatis – 12:05am
I’m going to poo on this moth #NSR2012 http://pic.twitter.com/V9RriHB1

@Extremeev – 12:11am
We seem to have lost our #shifty. Anyone seen him? Please point to the dj booth with beer! #NSR2012

@LiquidSatis – 12:44am
Your party needs you! #NSR2012

@mulrainm – 3:13am
Im in! #nsr2012

@thegift_guitar – 3:21
Glasgow uni arrive at #NSR2012 too late for the party! Tent has a river in it! But still in good spirits!

@LiquidSatis – 5:05am
Wish I had a hangover. That would mean I got some sleep#fuckinghatecamping #soooocold #nsr2012

Saturday Morning

@JamesjHorton – 6:38am
Up far to early, and possibley still drunk #nsr2012

@LiquidSatis – 6:49am
Lovely night in a hotel for the University of DamX faculty staff.#noneofthiscampinglark #NSR2012

@LiquidSatis – 7:52am
Safety crew are ready to go! #nsr2012

@DaleMears – 8:08am
Oh the decision #NSR2012 or stay in bed? Rodeo it is then!

@LiquidSatis – 8:33am
The luucc girls covering last nights wrongs with glitter #NSR2012

@Extremeev – 8:45am
#NSR2012 Saturday morning is GO!!!! Heats have started and we are spinning some bangers!! #anyoneseenourshifty?

@PLEA_AND_EA (Daz Clarkson) – 9:43am
Students kayaking, I remember the days. #nsr2012 you work shy, bongo playing, birkenstock wearing, blue wkd drinking, hopes for the future.

@IanSmithCME – 9:47am
#NSR2012 glad to see the topo carnage has started on good form.

@LiquidSatis – 10:40am
#LiquidSatisfaction tweets are announced over radio system. To get your tweets heard use this account or #NSR2012. Get involved!

@LiquidSatis – 10:42am
Dance harder! Dance the rain away! #NSR2012 #PlymouthUniCanoe

@LiquidSatis – 10:54am
@justinbieber come play at the #NSR2012!

@LiquidSatis – 10:56am
Dancing the rain away at #NSR2012

@LiquidSatis – 10:58am
Once it’s on the Internet, it’s there forever. Dancing the rain away at#NSR2012! Surely this is #LiquidSatisfaction http://yfrog.com/bb69tz

@LiquidSatis – 11:11am
A local has just asked us to turn the volume down! Sorry but we want you to KNOW how much fun we’re having at the #NSR2012 !!

@LiquidSatis – 11:18am
#NSR2012 thanks for the condoms! Got any size large?#PlymouthUniCanoe

@LiquidSatis – 11:32am
The @PyranhaKayaks high five conga at #NSR2012 http://t.co/hMbLVo9H

@LiquidSatis – 11:36am
The #NSR2012#RodeoRabbit was spotted 50 miles away at a different rodeo!

@LiquidSatis – 11:48am
#LiquidSatisfaction isn’t a brand, it’s a community of muppets – sharing, caring, creating and often offending at the #NSR2012

@LiquidSatis – 12:02pm
Having a #NSR2012 interlude with tea and cake#PlymouthUniCanoe

@LiquidSatis – 12:18pm
Can we have some toilet paper in the porter loos please #NSR2012

@LiquidSatis – 12:26pm
Oldskool at #NSR2012 !

@LiquidSatis – 12:50pm
Everyone you see in this picture is part of the #NSR2012 safety team gearing up for the women’s novice heats!

@RobOggy – 1:28pm
Time to saddle up and head on over to the rodeo. #NSR2012

@recoilboater – 1:37pm
On my way to #nsr2012 to enjoy the sunshine over Nottingham before returning to my warm house #nocampingforme #cleantoile t#bed gd luck lucc

@LiquidSatis – 2:28pm
Good tunes boys @extremeev #NSR2012

@LiquidSatis – 2:32pm
Aber Uni cc, clearly the best Uni here #NSR2012

@Simon_Kibble – 2:42pm
Power sleep done. Time to tag in with one of the others from the amazing @extremeev crew at #NSR2012!!!

@LiquidSatis – 2:50pm
Rodeo rabbit is like bugs bunny, just a bit more ethnic #NSR2012

@LiquidSatis – pm
#mostnakeduni Nottingham Trent or Sheffield?? #nsr2012

@LiquidSatis – pm
University of DamX students sat their first term papers today, preliminary counts of the results look favourable #NSR2012

@LiquidSatis – pm
Here’s the current tone of discussion

@LiquidSatis – pm
My name is max bilbow and my Willy looks like a cheestring. (NOTE: Not actually posted by Max Bilbow)

@LiquidSatis – pm
Drunk already, anyone for sexy time??

@LiquidSatis – pm
Andy turton’s illegitimate, he has got no birth certificate…

@LiquidSatis – pm
If @maxbilbow ever shuts up it will be #aDamRelief (NOTE: Tweeted during my 5 minute talk!)

@LiquidSatis – pm
RT @AlexInHouston: Finish this sentence; If you were to throw the ultimate party, it should definitely have 1100 drunk uk students!

@LiquidSatis – pm
Just burried a can of strongbow……hopefully there will be a stronbow tree in the morning!

@LiquidSatis – pm
Hi @jlwells26 here tweeting and there isn’t 1 girl I don’t fancy here! And they all want me #picknmix

@LiquidSatis – pm
Shout out to the sheffield snake love it. @nsr2012

@LiquidSatis – pm
Not the biggest but hitting it hardest #PlymouthUniCanoe

@LiquidSatis – pm
That is how to party #nsr2012 @NSR2012Info #Glasgow #hallam @ShuCanoe

Sunday Morning

@LiquidSatis – am
Good morning nsr2012 from Teesside uni

@extremeev – 9:50am
It all gone a bit delia! “where are you! Where are you!” students assemble! #NSR2012

@charles_blyth – 10:41am
#nsr2012 i win

@JamesjHorton – 10:46am
Nothing like playing on the inlet gate to get ride of a hangover#nsr2012

@LiquidSatis – 10:56am
So any one else get a wet willy last night? My tent leaked as well!#nsr2012

@LiquidSatis – 11:31am
It’s raining sideways at the #NSR2012

@LiquidSatis – 12:21pm
There is a flying squirrel at the rodeo! #NSR2012

@studentpaddlers – 12:28pm
“@LiquidSatis: Just woke up missed my heat who said nsr was about kayaking #worthit“ #NSR2012

@LiquidSatis – 1:40pm
Topo duo finals are about to start at the looping pool! #NSR2012

@studentpaddlers – 2:26pm
“@LiquidSatis: We love the carnage!! We do #nsrsafetyteam @NSR2012Info @studentpaddlers“ #NSR2012

@LiquidSatis – 2:30pm
What’s brown and nutty? #NSR2012 #punny

@LiquidSatis – 3:38pm
University of DamX students sat final papers today, all passed with flying colours. Job done, thank you and goodnight. #NSR2012

@extremeev – 4:00pm
Wowzers out of HPP and goodbye to #NSR2012 by 4pm. Records smashed this weekend. Largest rodeo, earliest sunday finish!

@LiquidSatis – 4:02pm
Cheese from @palmequipment resells with the biggest #NSR2012problem of the day

@charles_blyth – 4:15pm
Actually nothing better after 48 hours of partying than a massive fuck off mcdonalds #nsr2012

@studentpaddlers – 4:33pm
Congratulations to all the winners of #NSR2012 all the organisers@NSR2012Info and everyone who took part! Bring on #NSR2013 !!

@flowfree_lowri – 4:49pm
Woop woop, 3rd in the old school event! #NSR2012

NSR 2012 After-thoughts

@DaveStationUK – 6:33pm
Badass weekend at the biggest party in kayaking, #NSR2012Bangor party winners no question…

@Doug_Digby – 6:53pm
The words “Suck this” with an arrow pointing down are funny until you realise it’s a permanent pen. #nsr2012

@joyful791 – 6:58pm
Slightly broken & tired. Entirely worth it. Tomorrow is written off as I have a all day date with my bed #NSR2012 #safetyteamlovescarnage

@LiquidSatis – 7:03pm
What an amazing weekend at #NSR2012 cheers from all at Bangor Uni! Psyched for carnage and beer at #NSR2013 :D

@LiquidSatis – 7:31pm
Hugs to all the #NSR2012 competitors from the Safety Team. We hugged a lot of you on the course, but apologies to anyone we missed.

@Thomas_S_North – 9:32pm
Saw awesome view of fireball over UK whilst at #NSR2012Kayaking+Astronomy=#winning #happycampers

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-17248959

@jlgre2 – 9:47pm
Ah yes. The post-Rodeo chills, shivers, and cramps. #wemeetagain #NSR2012

@dave_p_adams – 10:08pm
Absolutely knackered after a weekend at #NSR2012. Bring on next year’s event!

@FullerNathan – 10:08pm
@maxbilbow loving the speech, I have heard less hallelujah’s at an american church! Praise Max Bilbow! #liquidsatisfaction #NSR2012

Monday

@flowfree_lowri – 7:44am
If I’ve been awake all night on the Sun/Mon of #NSR2012 - did I just win the party? @LiquidSatis @studentpaddlers

@IainSmithCME – 8:58am
Who else made it to work/lectures this morning? #NSR2012 @LiquidSatis #takemebacktobed

@FullerNathan – 12:43pm
From my dissertation analysis I have ascertained that data analysis sucks and #NSR2012 is a better way to spend time!

So in Conclusion

Our little social media experiment was a complete success. I personally enjoyed the extra dimension it added to the event and, for those of you who are still avoiding twitter… you will probably still avoid it after reading this little article. I guess you just had to be there ;o)

#NSR2013 still to come – What does #LiquidSatisfaction mean to you?

NSR 2011: The Movie!

May 23, 2011

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Make sure you look out for all the bonus features and deleted scenes on The NSR 2011: The Movie! Vimeo channel: http://vimeo.com/channels/nsr2011/

And if that isn’t enough, we’ve uploaded all previous NSR/Liquid Satisfaction videos to the following channels:
vimeo.com/channels/nsr2008/
vimeo.com/channels/nsr2007/

NSR 2011: The Movie! (Trailer 1)

March 22, 2011

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мека мебел

I know I haven’t posted much in a while…. So I’ll just let this new “NSR 2011: The Movie!” trailer do the talking.

Subscribe to the NSR 2011 movie channel on Vimeo:
http://vimeo.com/channels/nsr2011

Means of Production: World Premiere

December 2, 2008

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Chris Stevenson introduces the Means of Production Premiere at Leeds University. But before we get started, it’s time to warm up the 140 person strong crowd…

With a friendly game of BINGO! With simply tons of prizes provided by Pyranha, there was much fun had by all.

Once the BINGO! has ended and the film is ready to start, the crowd rush to the toilet leaving Chris alone and ad libbing – desperately stalling for time. But not to worry…

It’s Tom Parker Kamikazi stand-up to the rescue. Dive-bombing with such classics as “Doctor doctor, I feel like a pair of curtains” and “A seal walks into a club”.

And once the general awkwardness is out of the way, and everyone has wiped the tears from their eyes, it’s on with the show; Means of Production in all its glory.

But then what?

Well it’s off to our own private venue in town for cocktails and cigars. A place where you can mingle with all the stars of the film and make informal complaints about the horribly inappropriate bingo calls.

Of course it is important, during any point in the evening, to be able to keep your sponsors happy, as Ms James is clearly aware.

Owen Jackson gets down with a spot of ballroom dancing to impress the new Leeds Uni Freshers.

Finally… a photo my grandmother should be happy with!

Chris Eastabrook (Top Left) is mobbed by doting fans.

All in all the night was a fantastic success with much credit going to LUUCC and in particular: Naibm Stack and Martin Rogers for organising the event.

Also Dave and Shaun Hazel for making sure everything sounded fine and that the bingo and movie screening went down without a hitch.

And obviously all the countless individuals who turned up and made the night one we’ll never forget.

The film is now available from www.mopmovie.co.uk.

All photos by Paul Wilkinson. More photos here.

Movie Premier: Means of Production

November 11, 2008

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There’s not a lot to say really. Just one more big shout out about the Means of Production release and world premier; beginning in Leeds, going via Uganda and Canada, and finishing up in New Zealand.

There are already over 100 confirmed guests coming to Leeds, and tickets for the showing and afterparty are selling fast! All proceeds go to SOFT POWER EDUCATION.

Oh! And it’s also my birthday… So there’s not a lot else to say except:

Be there or simply don’t be at the center of the universe that evening.

Pyranha Fest 2008

October 20, 2008

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What an amazing weekend and excuse to show the Means of Production trailer…. Actually I forgot to write this article a month ago… So here are the pictures anyway.

Max goes for a pop-out in the new Kenarly

Carl Mitchel goes for a loop

Tom Parker gets working in the new Zone

Emily (I like my pink boat) Bayne throws a loop in the worlds hole

…Slackest blog post ever.

Photos by Max Bilbow and Emily Bayne

Max’s Spring Round-Up

July 4, 2008

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It’s been a while since I posted anything of substantial content and yet so much is going on in the world of Max.

Max gives a talk

In March, Adam Dumolo, Chris Easterbrook, Tom Parker and I ran the BCU Student Safety week in Scottland; helping current university canoe/kayak clubs with the important safety and leadership skills that help produce such persistent university bread boaters.

Good times.

Let’s not forget the NSR and the first official DVD released this year.

Plastic Fantastic at the Washburn! Liquid Satisfaction are helping to product the PFAKS DVD for Canoe Kayak magazine.

The Future

So what for the future? What’s my next step? Well it’s going to be quite a relaxed summer for me; only 3 weeks in Norway and 3 weeks in Uganda. A little repetitive but a good rut to be stuck in, yes?

Norway’s a no brainer; not just for the courses Tom and I are running – a continuing Tom Parker Coaching / Liquid Satisfaction venture – but it’s been a while since I had a good creeking hit and Norway is a Mecca for spectacular gnar-boating.

The call of the Nile was not unchallenged by the screaming rationality of my bank balance. However it will be worth it simply for the first time I lead Adam and Tom down Silverback; “It’s just a big wave train” I’ll say nonchalantly, with a look of inane smugness on my face, as they follow me down down deep into hell’s jaws and wonder how long it’s been since they last took a breath.

Means of Production

And then there’s the DVD. That’s right, we’re making a literal DVD that I hope will be at least half as good as Dave Manby‘s Everest DVD.

The film will contain footage from the last 2 years of kayaking around the world and be chock full of extras including a behind the scenes ‘making of’ documentary. View the trailer at www.mopmovie.co.uk.

The Real World

And then I have to bite the proverbial bullet and take one small step closer to the real world. On September 1st 2008, I will begin a 1 year PGCE course in Mathematics and Outdoor Education at Bangor University. Not only is this a very exciting course for me to take part in but, living in North Wales, it looks like I will be getting in a fair amount of terrestrial boating over the next academic year!

Photos: Chris Eastabrook, Paul Wilkinson

Order your NSR DVD now!

April 5, 2008

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National Student Rodeo 2008… The Movie! is available to pre-order now… on the Liquid Satisfaction website.

Spread the word and order yours so that we can make next years video even better!

Yarr! ‘Twas a good year for rodeo.

March 13, 2008

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Nick Horwood and Tim Trew and The National Student Rodeo 2008

Yes, me hearties. It was a fantastic rodeo; bigger than all rodeos with nearly 24 and a half billion participants. An especially big round of applause is due for Nick, Tim, Leeds University and all the sponsors and participants who made last weekend’s NSR the biggest and most successful to date.

In fact it could well have been the International Student Rodeo this year with kayakers the DKayaking team from France, competing in the open event, and Josh Clark and Anna White all the way from New Zealand!

The party was no less groundbreaking than the event itself: Four marquees, big tunes and hundreds of swashbuckling pirates!

But perhaps most exciting of all is the forthcoming NSR 2008 movie. The movie is already thoroughly into production and will be available on DVD from the beginning of April 2008. Watch the trailer here.

For more information and photos, go to The National Student Rodeo Website.

Photos by Paul Wilkinson

National Student Rodeo 2008 DVD Trailer

March 13, 2008

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