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As for Cask 7, could Preservation in the picture mean Preservation Hall in New Orleans? Located at 726 St Peter St. I'm a bit stumped because verse 7 seems to go better with it than verse 2. Huh, so typing in that address gets me this latitude and longitude: 29.958199,-90.065488 All numbers that match 
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The Monkey Man posted:I'm speculating that the gem in the New Orleans picture is a pearl, and that it's represented by the full moon in the clock. Are all of the gems birthstones? It's turquoise and it's the inset below the moon. And the hunt STARTS at Preservation Hall I'm sure of it. The lat and long I posted earlier are correct. We just need to figure out what the 19 stands for. As for parks there is Louis Armstrong park to the north and east on google maps. https://plus.google.com/116787422002015701047/about?gl=us&hl=en Kiss Kiss Bang Bang fucked around with this message at 17:04 on May 31, 2013 |
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May 31, 2013 17:01
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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang posted:It's turquoise and it's the inset below the moon. And the hunt STARTS at Preservation Hall I'm sure of it. The lat and long I posted earlier are correct. We just need to figure out what the 19 stands for. As for parks there is Louis Armstrong park to the north and east on google maps. Well spank me silly: this is the lat and Long of Louis Armstrong park: 29.962708,-90.069019
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May 31, 2013 17:16
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Occams taser posted:Haha, actually i should have posted that those ideas came from that lemontiger site, not me! I just realized no one said anything about that site, so I thought i'd post it, all the while forgetting to cite them. Wow he's done most of the heavy lifting! I feel gratified my New Orleans stuff agrees with his.
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May 31, 2013 17:48
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The Monkey Man posted:The casks are all made of ceramic, so metal detectors wouldn't work. I don't know if there's any technology that could detect them that didn't exist 30 years ago. Well if you can get a hold of a Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground-penetrating_radar) you could be good to go!
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May 31, 2013 19:43
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Maguro posted:I live in uptown New Orleans, so it wouldn't be too hard for me to go check out the spot. Also anyone interested in the New orleans cask go read my post on page 2. It solidifies that it's in Armstrong park in my mind. Dude! Print out the picture and the verse and walk the route. You know you want to! I think just being there with the picture and the verse may be all you need to finish this thing off. You might also find out who does the ground keeping for the park so whoever wants to dig can get permission. Edit: I really like the "giant step" being musical. Look for something at the park like that. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang fucked around with this message at 14:14 on Jun 2, 2013 |
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Jun 2, 2013 14:11
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New Orleans I found an animated sheet music version of Giant Steps. Not sure it will help, but you never know it might yield an idea how to read another clue on the picture. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kotK9FNEYU
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Jun 2, 2013 16:15
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Fistgrrl posted:It's worth noting that the New Orleans pdf thought Giant Step was reference to Neil "Armstrong" as in One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. Which is what you'd think at first thought, but I don't think Neil Armstrong is as associated with New Orleans as John Coltrane/Jazz/Giant Steps is to a park dedicated to New Orleans Jazz.
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Jun 2, 2013 16:45
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NO Well, I emailed the New Orleans Tourism Board that put up the Louis Armstrong Park website. I'm asking them who to contact for park information and park usage permission. I'll post what they reply.
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Jun 4, 2013 18:00
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LargeHadron posted:I haven't been following the New Orleans discussion so maybe this is irrelevant...but doesn't the flagpole's shadow location depend on the time of year as well as the time of day? I think it would. That's why I tentatively excited to hear back from the tourism board. If they can put me in touch with someone who works in the park all the time, they might have more insight into what the clues mean.
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New Orleans Speaking of Twain's attention. Here is an excerpt from his wiki. Could it be meant as a distance indicator? In regards to Samuel Clemens becoming a river pilot, "This occupation gave him his pen name, Mark Twain, from "mark twain," the cry for a measured river depth of two fathoms." A fathom is equal to six foot, so two fathoms would be twelve feet
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Jun 4, 2013 23:55
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The Monkey Man posted:N. O. True, but it bothers me that all the directions have us going north. All the imagery (the lat and long numbers and hands pointing to noon) have us going north. Hell, standing in Jackson square looking at St. Louis Catherdral has us oriented north. The River is south.
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Jun 5, 2013 00:24
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Bea Nanner posted:The lat long covers the entire French Quarter and more. Fair enough, but everything pointing in moving north? vv Good man/woman/porpoise Kiss Kiss Bang Bang fucked around with this message at 00:41 on Jun 5, 2013 |
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Jun 5, 2013 00:35
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Bea Nanner posted:NO Could that be a Griffon's head? As in a heraldic griffon? I don't know anything about the meaning of heraldry though, It's gotta be a clue. Edit: wasn't there a goon who did an Ask/Tell about Heraldry? Kiss Kiss Bang Bang fucked around with this message at 14:31 on Jun 5, 2013 |
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Jun 5, 2013 13:52
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At this point for a few of them we just need people on the ground armed with the picture and verse. I'm afraid we are muddying up New Orleans and are about to make it overly complicated. As much as I like my Louis Armstrong Park theory, Jackson Square has a lot of merits "being it" as well. I just wish I could spend time there and look around. and drink. Hurricanes are *right next door* to Preservation hall. Get a Go-cup and solve this drat thing.
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Jun 5, 2013 21:36
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New Orleans I didn't want to double post, but I don't want this request lost. Could someone overlay the New Orleans picture over a street map of the french quarter? I was just noticing on google maps how regular, like the checkered background, it was. Maybe those distorted places match up on a map? Edit: as a separate anecdote, I owned this book and it was at my dad's house. I cannot for the life of me remember if I tossed it when I was sorting out his house to sell  This is exactly the scenario hoarders warn against!
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Jun 5, 2013 21:43
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Bloke posted:Haha I can't believe we had the new orleans so wrong, it's audobon park/zoo. And it's definitely verse 7, I'm still working on it but will post later. Can't wait to see what you have.
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Jun 7, 2013 19:32
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ohnorobot posted:Another possibility is that the New Orleans image is related to Jackson square Stone wall's door. Yeah, most of that was mentioned in previous theories. Nothing is discounted yet though.
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Jun 8, 2013 14:42
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NOMerlot Brougham posted:Verse 2 So that particular hotel burned down and was replaced with the Sheraton Charles Hotel at 215 St. Charles st. That hotel also appears to no longer be there but it might be important for the directions to the cask.
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stab posted:Uh what Dude. It was in all the papers for like, a week. Lowtax even tweeted about it. Just scroll back.
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