You wussies need an extension on the big challenge, eh?

So it’s looking like you people will not make it to 1000 stories on the front page by August 31st. However, things seem to be just starting to heat up here. So I have been talked into a deal of sorts. If you all can make it to 250 front page stories by the original deadline of August 31st 2008, my wife (The QueenOfCheese herself) will donate one foot of her hair to LocksOfLove.org. I however will give you all a one month extension on my original challenge. The date will be moved up one month, but everything else about my original deal remains intact.

What’s that all mean? 250 front page stories (on HeavyAsHell) by Aug 31st gets you the extension. If you make that, you will have until September 30th, 2008 to make me shave my head for LocksOfLove.org. In case you are wondering, the counter doesn’t even restart! That’s right, we are talking cumulative. So 250 front page stories by August 31st and you get until September 30th 2008 to get the front page count to 1000. So that is the new challenge and your last chance to see me bald!

On the serious side though, this is all for a good cause. LocksOfLove.org helps children suffering long-term hair loss from the effects of chemo, or any other medical diagnosis. It costs $1,000 to sponsor a child, so (as with the original challenge) we are still going to throw a one thousand dollar donation on top of my 3-4 feet of hair if you all make the 1000 front page stories goal by the end of September, 2008.

So please do everything you can to spread the word. Use your Twitter accounts, Plurk accounts, MySpace, Facebook, text message, instant message, email, phone, and twisting your little brother’s arm to get the word out on this. Do what you can to bug the hell out of every blogger you know to write about this challenge, too. If they do, submit that story, as well! Don’t have a story to submit? Go into the upcoming section and just vote some up. We have a ton of stories just sitting there. Thanks to everyone who has helped get the word out so far, but we are far from done. Things have only begun.

To you bands, watch this blog because we have a special deal for you we will announce very soon, as well. Free advertising? Details announced soon.

Here’s the video of the original challenge: