Friday, October 7, 2016

THAT'S IT! IT'S OVER!!!

The Hoopla Challenge is OVER!! Put down your pencils, we are done and it's time to hand out the PRIZES!!!

The following 16 people completed all five weekly challenges and are BIG WINNERS!! WOW!
  • Remy Timbrook
  • Dayni Kuo
  • Sharon McKellar
  • Mary Dubbs
  • Josh Armstrong
  • Brian Guenther
  • Rochelle Venuto
  • Larry Davis
  • Isabel Macias
  • Tod Booth
  • Margaret Rodriguez
  • Erin Sanders
  • Elia Shelton
  • Josephine Sayers
  • Alice McCain
  • Rebekah Randle
Hoopla is a product that's all about getting your hands on movies, music, comics, ebooks and audiobooks--it's all about entertainment. So, for your humble challenge preparer, choosing prizes was kind of a no-brainer: they should be only the HOTTEST hits in movies and music today! And in the most current and awesome of formats, just as "with it" as Hoopla's digital titles.

So HEY, Big Winners-- you get to pick your prize from any of the HOT MOVIES and MUSICS you see below! Comment with your choice of prize--it's first com(ment), first serve!!


MOVIES:

  • THE ROCK, STARRING SEAN CONNERY AND NICHOLAS CAGE
  • A TWO-PACK: CHARLES BRONSON STARS IN COLD SWEAT AND CHINO
  • ANOTHER TWO-PACK: CHUCK NORRIS STARS IN BREAKER! BREAKER! AND LONE WOLF MCQUADE
  • KITTY SAFARI: A VIDEO ADVENTURE FOR CATS
  • RUNAWAY BRIDE STARRING JULIA ROBERTS AND RICHARD GERE (NOT PICTURED)
  • LEARN OUR HISTORY: COLUMBUS AND THE GREAT DISCOVERY
  • LEARN OUR HISTORY: THE ADVENTURES OF LEWIS AND CLARK
  • AN INDEPENDENT FILM: JUNE 24, 1989: BOBBIE AND CYNTHIA SHOW (TO: MRS. GEORGIA SHARPE



MUSIC:

  • BECK: LOSER (CASSINGLE)
  • NATALIE COLE WITH NAT "KING" COLE: UNFORGETTABLE (CASSINGLE)
  • 1996 LOLLAPALOOZA SAMPLER
  • LOS AMIGOS INVISIBLES: ULTRA-FUNK (CASSINGLE)
  • NEW YORK DOLLS, EPONYMOUS LP
  • HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS, IT HIT ME LIKE A HAMMER (CASSINGLE)
  • BRIAN MCKNIGHT, ONE LESS CRY (CASSINGLE)
  • ROLLING STONES, LOVE IS STRONG (CASSINGLE)
  • PRIDDIS MUSIC KARAOKE (INCLUDES "SHOW ME THE MEANING OF BEING LONELY," "READY TO RUN," "SMOOTH," AND "(YOU DRIVE ME) CRAZY")
  • BRITNEY SPEARS SNEAK PREVIEW CASSETTE (INCLUDES ADDRESS TO JOIN HER FAN CLUB!!)
  • BJORK, HUMAN BEHAVIOR (CASSINGLE)
  • WILSON-PHILLIPS, THE DREAM IS STILL ALIVE (CASSINGLE)
  • WILSON-PHILLIPS, GIVE IT UP (CASSINGLE)
  • PEARL JAM, VITALOGY (FULL ALBUM)
  • U2, ACHTUNG BABY (FULL ALBUM)
  • KRAFTWERK, COMPUTER WORLD (FULL ALBUM)
  • BRYAN ADAMS, CAN'T STOP THIS THING WE STARTED (CASSINGLE)
  • OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN, BACK TO BASICS: THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION 1971-1992 (FULL ALBUM)
  • THROWING MUSES, RED HEAVEN (FULL ALBUM)
  • LAIBACH, LET IT BE (FULL ALBUM)
  • CHRIS ISAAK, FOREVER BLUE (FULL ALBUM)


SOME SORT OF DISC ON WHICH IS PRINTED A PICTURE OF A MOVIE:
  • THE NEVERENDING STORY

...And finally, for those who like to sip:
  • A SHOT GLASS FEATURING THE NATION'S HOTTEST BAND, CHUMBAWAMBA!!
Finally, I want to give major props to EVERYONE who took a few minutes to participate in the Hoopla Challenge. The following people did between one and four of the five challenges, and have earned themselves a sweet treat!

  • Annabelle Blackman
  • Lynne Cutler
  • Linda Nguyen
  • Sally Engelfried
  • Ashley Bonifacio
  • Emily Odza
  • Jackie Overlid
  • Lina Hernandez
  • Celia Davis
  • Alma Garcia
  • Michelle Waddy
  • Rebekah Eppley
  • Ally Hack
  • Xochitl Gavidia
  • Brenda Membreno
  • Amy Sonnie
  • Pat Toney
  • Vi Dyas
  • Inti Garcia
  • Christine Saed
You'll be receiving something delicious via interoffice mail very soon! 

THANK YOU, everyone for playing along! I hope you all had a lot of fun with this challenge and are ready to bring Hoopla to your patrons. You've done a great job engaging with this new eresource, discovering its best features, weak spots, and tips and tricks. I look forward to challenging you again in the future! What kind of digital resource will we add next?? WHO KNOWS!





19 comments:

  1. OMG, I'm the first to request KITTY SAFARI?? My cats will love it. I hope they have a VCR.

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  2. A Chumbawumba shot glass? That's a no-brainer if I ever saw one.

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  3. I'm a fan of Huey Lewis,so you can hit me with that hammer.

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  5. I will take the June 24, 1989 tape. Thanks!

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  6. Umm... as if this challenge hadn't been surprising enough, I would like a surprise prize too! Thanks! (Margaret)

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  7. Surprise me! (Since I'm too late for the safari or the shot glass)

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  8. Gah! Can I ILL Kitty Safari?? ;)

    I'll take a surprise please!

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  9. The thrill of the win was enough for me (unless there are extra sweets -- then I will take a sweet). Hoopla!

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