Seven Hundred EightySixth in the
Famous People (FP) Series -
William Hung |
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| A series caches dedicated to those who have enjoyed 15 seconds of fame. |
William James Hung Hing Cheong is an American singer who gained fame in early 2004 as a result of his off-key audition performance of Ricky Martin's hit song "She Bangs" on the third season of the television series American Idol.
While studying civil engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, Hung auditioned for the third season of American Idol in San Francisco in September 2003. He was the final auditioner on the January 15, 2004, installment, the coup de grâce of an hour-long episode that showcased other would-be pop stars, mostly lacking in talent.
Hung rapidly gained a cult following. A William Hung fan site recorded over four million hits within its first week. Hung subsequently appeared on several television programs including Jimmy Kimmel Live!, On Air with Ryan Seacrest, Entertainment Tonight, George Lopez, the Late Show with David Letterman, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, The Howard Stern Radio Show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Dateline NBC, Arrested Development and CBS's The Early Show.
William Hung was offered a $25,000 advance on a record deal from Koch Entertainment in 2004, and released three albums on that label in 2004 and 2005.
As of January 2012 Hung has largely retired from music and serves as a technical crime analyst for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
All caches in this series are located on City Of Mesquite property. Highly recommend using the parking coordinates and doing the caches in numerical order. There are 10 caches total plus 1 bonus cache. The coordinates to the bonus cache are posted in only 1 of the caches so check the lids carefully. Round trip hike could be a short as 2.5 miles and there are no trails to speak of. Some ATV trails may come in handy occasionally, but best bet is to pretty much follow the little red arrow between caches. Download the track map to follow the route that was used to place the series.
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GPSr Accuracy 7.7' Under Heavy Cover |
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