You Say It's Your Birthday ... LbNA #18008
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Add Location| Owner: | N/A |
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| Plant date: | Sep 10, 2005 |
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| City: | Ann Arbor |
| County: | Washtenaw |
| State: | Michigan |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | J&B Books
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| Found by: | Dawnkey |
| Last found: | Oct 25, 2013 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFaFFFFFFFFFFFa |
| Last edited: | Sep 10, 2005 |
... well it's my birthday, too. So said the Beatles. In actual fact, J and B's birthdays are not exactly the same, but are separated by a whole two days. In any case, this box was placed to celebrate both birthdays and to honor all birthdays.
This letterbox can be found at Parker Mills County Park, which is located on Geddes Road, east of US-23 and Dixboro Road. This park is home to three trails and at least one other letterbox. Enjoy!
Below you will find a list of well-known (or somewhat-known) people. Knowledge of these people's birthdays will be required to find the letterbox. J & B recommend that this research be done BEFORE going out to avoid frustration. As you will see from the clues that follow, sometimes you need to know more about the person than just their birthday!
Piers Anthony, author
Fiona Apple, musician
Jane Austen, author
Dicky Barrett, musician
Marlon Brando, actor
Marie Curie, scientist
John Cusack, actor
Clint Eastwood, actor
Thomas Edison, inventor
Peggy Fleming, athlete
Joseph Glidden, inventor
George Harrison, musician
Paris Hilton, model
Andrew Jackson, president
Mick Jagger, musician
John Lennon, musician
Sugar Ray Leonard, athlete
Rudy Lewis (of the Drifters), musician
Paul McCartney, musician
Oliver North, soldier
Keith Richards, musician
Wayne Rollins, athlete
Ringo Starr, musician
Twiggy, model
George Washington, president
Jerry West, athlete
John Wooden, coach
Roger Zelazny, author
For the purposes of below, all months and days are single or double digited, as appropriate (e.g. January = 1, not 01, October = 10), and all digits should be used. Therefore, “October and January” gives the number 101 (10,1), not 11 (10+1). Only the last two numbers of any given year should be used, e.g. 1973 = 73, 1846 = 46.
After parking (or walking, if you so choose) to the parking lot for Parker Mills, go to the end of the parking lot remeniscent of the above person born on 5/31/30. There you will find a paved path, and will immediately face a choice. You want the path at _____ degrees (Marlon Brando’s birth day and Thomas Edison’s birth year).
On this path, you will soon be confronted with another choice. Take the path closest to the sign bearing the name of the person born on 7/27/48. At the bottom of the hill, you are forced to make another choice. The path you desire is at _____ degrees (Andrew Jackson’s birth day and Dicky Barrett’s birth month). Avoid the path in common with the person born on 5/17/56.
You will pretty quickly travel between those born on 7/26/43 and 12/18/43. They are just sitting still here, though. At your next choice of path, you will want to avoid this band’s first hit after the death of their man born on 8/23/36.
Not too long after this, you will pass between two old friends. The trail will then make a wide curve that finishes pointing you straight at _____ degrees (George Harrison’s birth day and John Cusack’s birth month). On the left you will pass a fine example of one of the 1/18/13 birthday boy’s inventions. Soon after this the pathway will turn to the person born on 10/14/10.
Stop after ____ paces (Paris Hilton’s birth day) from the concluding end of the above described pathway change. At ____ degrees (George Washington’s birth month), you will see a slight clearing through the trees to an _______ (9/13/77 birthdate) _____ (nickname of 6/16/55 birthdate). Your present is wedged in at the base. Please replace and cover well with ________ (9/19/49 birthdate) when done.
This letterbox can be found at Parker Mills County Park, which is located on Geddes Road, east of US-23 and Dixboro Road. This park is home to three trails and at least one other letterbox. Enjoy!
Below you will find a list of well-known (or somewhat-known) people. Knowledge of these people's birthdays will be required to find the letterbox. J & B recommend that this research be done BEFORE going out to avoid frustration. As you will see from the clues that follow, sometimes you need to know more about the person than just their birthday!
Piers Anthony, author
Fiona Apple, musician
Jane Austen, author
Dicky Barrett, musician
Marlon Brando, actor
Marie Curie, scientist
John Cusack, actor
Clint Eastwood, actor
Thomas Edison, inventor
Peggy Fleming, athlete
Joseph Glidden, inventor
George Harrison, musician
Paris Hilton, model
Andrew Jackson, president
Mick Jagger, musician
John Lennon, musician
Sugar Ray Leonard, athlete
Rudy Lewis (of the Drifters), musician
Paul McCartney, musician
Oliver North, soldier
Keith Richards, musician
Wayne Rollins, athlete
Ringo Starr, musician
Twiggy, model
George Washington, president
Jerry West, athlete
John Wooden, coach
Roger Zelazny, author
For the purposes of below, all months and days are single or double digited, as appropriate (e.g. January = 1, not 01, October = 10), and all digits should be used. Therefore, “October and January” gives the number 101 (10,1), not 11 (10+1). Only the last two numbers of any given year should be used, e.g. 1973 = 73, 1846 = 46.
After parking (or walking, if you so choose) to the parking lot for Parker Mills, go to the end of the parking lot remeniscent of the above person born on 5/31/30. There you will find a paved path, and will immediately face a choice. You want the path at _____ degrees (Marlon Brando’s birth day and Thomas Edison’s birth year).
On this path, you will soon be confronted with another choice. Take the path closest to the sign bearing the name of the person born on 7/27/48. At the bottom of the hill, you are forced to make another choice. The path you desire is at _____ degrees (Andrew Jackson’s birth day and Dicky Barrett’s birth month). Avoid the path in common with the person born on 5/17/56.
You will pretty quickly travel between those born on 7/26/43 and 12/18/43. They are just sitting still here, though. At your next choice of path, you will want to avoid this band’s first hit after the death of their man born on 8/23/36.
Not too long after this, you will pass between two old friends. The trail will then make a wide curve that finishes pointing you straight at _____ degrees (George Harrison’s birth day and John Cusack’s birth month). On the left you will pass a fine example of one of the 1/18/13 birthday boy’s inventions. Soon after this the pathway will turn to the person born on 10/14/10.
Stop after ____ paces (Paris Hilton’s birth day) from the concluding end of the above described pathway change. At ____ degrees (George Washington’s birth month), you will see a slight clearing through the trees to an _______ (9/13/77 birthdate) _____ (nickname of 6/16/55 birthdate). Your present is wedged in at the base. Please replace and cover well with ________ (9/19/49 birthdate) when done.