FP Series #655 - Stevie Ray Vaughan Traditional Cache
Hidden : 1/19/2011
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Six Hundred FiftyFifth in the Famous People (FP) Series - Stevie Ray Vaughan
When the slogan “Don’t Mess With Texas” first appeared, in January 1986, no one could have guessed just how popular a message from the Texas Department of Transportation would be—or how effective. This is the second installment of our look back at 25 years of “Don’t Mess With Texas”

1986—Stevie Ray Vaughan

Sitting on a concert stage before a sixty-foot Texas flag, the celebrated guitarist played a bluesy rendition of “The Eyes of Texas” before looking up and delivering his line in a slow drawl: “Don’t mess with Texas.”

TIM MCCLURE: I’m old enough to remember Jimi Hendrix playing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Woodstock and blowing everyone away. We wanted our first spot for TxDOT to make a bold statement, and I got to thinking, “Who could do that for us?” Texas has its own anthem, “The Eyes of Texas,” and I’d been hearing people equate Stevie Ray Vaughan with Hendrix.

So I met with Stevie to explain the concept. I said, “It’s easy. All you have to do is play ‘The Eyes of Texas.’ ” And he said, “Well, but I don’t know it.”

We had to go find a music store that was open—it was a Sunday morning—to track down the sheet music. We shot the video on the set of Austin City Limits. The filming was scheduled to be in the afternoon, but Stevie was such a night owl that we wound up shooting at four or five in the morning.

This soda bottle cache is the second in a series that takes a look back at 25 years of litter and legends. The campaign that took not only our state by storm, but became recognized throughout the nation. We will chronicle stories (or more accurately plagiarize articles from Texas Monthly) of many celebrities who appeared in the commercials. Hopefully each of these caches will prompt us to pick up some of the *mess* as we go along.

Samuell Farm is open Wednesday thru Sunday from 9-5. Enjoy the serenity of this hidden duck pond. The cache is placed very near PI, thorns and a large animal hole. Watch your step.

Cache placed as part of the Mesquite Rejuvenation Project


 GPSr Accuracy 8.1'
Avoid the use of acronym only logs and cut 'n paste logs. You must sign the log to claim the find. No exceptions, no excuses.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

zvtug or rnfvre gb yrnir vg grgurerq va cynpr naq whfg erzbir gur yvq naq ybt.

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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