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Merry Christmas from the Family- R.E.K. Tribute #1 Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

razorbackgirl: Congrats to all who found it and listened to the song 500 times without losing your minds! I have plans to hide new caches in this park, so I'm archiving this one. Thanks y'all!

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Hidden : 11/21/2012
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

I LOVE Robert Earl Keen! This is the first in a series that will allow you to not only discover the cache, but also the music of this Texas troubadour as well. Be sure to use the music to solve the puzzle - don't cheat and just google the lyrics!

Thanks to BigGuyinTexas for the perfect container.

Merry Christmas from the Family is the ultimate redneck Christmas anthem.  If you're a fan of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation or have a family that puts the fun in dysFUNctional, you can totally relate!

The coordinates for the cache are: N 30 AB.CDE   W 097 FG.HIJ

Answer the following questions to find them:

A:  Number of trips to the store.
B:  Number of children Mom & Dad have.
C:  Number of wives Ken has had.
D:  Number of items purchased on the first trip to the store plus the number of children Ken had with his first wife.
E:  Number of times they sing Merry Christmas.

F:  Number of Christmas carols sung (if you're not sure, go with the larger number).
G:  Total number of beverages (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic) mentioned.
H:  Number of people in attendance minus the number of items purchased at the store.
I: Number of times little sister has been married.
J:   Combined number of letters in the first names of the relatives visiting from Harlingen.


 

Have fun & Merry Christmas y'all!

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

BX, BX, fb vs lbh qba'g xabj vg, abj'f lbhe punapr. Tbbq yhpx trggvat guvf fbat bhggn lbhe urnq! uggc://jjj.lbhghor.pbz/jngpu?i=C37kCvEm1ft

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)