FP Series #499 - Morton Downey, Jr. Traditional Cache

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drives: No one seems to understand the rules of the game anymore or know the actual requirements for posting a Found log. The game has changed beyond my ability to deal with the new generation of cachers.

Bye Felicia.....

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Hidden : 1/13/2010
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Four Hundred NinetyNineth in the Famous People (FP) Series - Morton Downey, Jr.
Morton Downey, Jr. (born Sean Morton Downey; December 9, 1933 - March 12, 2001) was an American singer, songwriter and later a television talk show host of the 1980s who pioneered the "trash TV" format.

Downey was fired from his radio talk show in 1983 for cracking an ethnic joke about a member of the Sacramento city council who was of Asian descent and then refusing to publically apologize for it.

Downey headed to Secaucus, New Jersey where his highly controversial television program The Morton Downey Jr. Show was taped for two years before it was canceled for low ratings. The program featured screaming matches among Downey, his guests, and audience members. Using a large silver bowl for an ashtray, he would chainsmoke during the show and blow smoke in his guests' faces. Downey's fans became known as "Loudmouths", patterned after the studio lecterns decorated with gaping cartoon mouths, from which Downey's guests would go head-to-head against each other on their respective issues.

In 1993, Downey attempted a talk radio comeback on Dallas radio station KGBS, where he would scream insults at his callers. That only lasted a short time before it too was cancelled. We just hope you don't find yourself screaming insults at us for hiding a small bison tube inside the Morton Chapel Cemetery.

In 1996, Downey was diagnosed with lung cancer and had one of his lungs removed. He did a complete about-face on the issue of tobacco use, going from a one-time member of the National Smokers Alliance to a staunch anti-smoking activist. He continued to speak against smoking until his death from lung cancer in 2001.

 GPSr Accuracy 6.3'
Avoid the use of acronym only logs, one word logs, logs with only 'Found it" and cut 'n paste logs. You must sign the log to claim the find. No exceptions, no excuses. Blank logs and emoticon logs may be deleted without notice.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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