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Obscure Oldies #5 - Lily, Rosemary & J. of Hearts Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/3/2013
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This is the fifth in a new series of puzzles, celebrating some of the more obscure or interesting songs by well-known artists. This one comes from a Joan Baez cover of a Bob Dylan song. Exquisite Bob Dylan poetry and Joan Baez voice.

The cache is not here. You don't park here either, but the parking is nearby.


To find the coordinates for this cache, you must extract information from the Bob Dylan song "Lily, Rosemary, and the Jack of Hearts" as performed by Joan Baez on the live album, From Every Stage.

The cache is at 39 3A.BCD 104 5E.FGH.

  • A: The leading actor hurried by in the costume ???
    • 8 - of a monk.
    • 7 - of a clown.
  • B: Who had business back in town?
    • 1 - Lily.
    • 9 - Rosemary.
    • 0 - The Jack of Hearts.
  • C: Backstage the girls were playin' five-card stud by the stairs, Lily had ???
    • 6 - two queens.
    • 4 - two jacks.
    • 8 - the Jack of Hearts.
  • D: Who got hung ???.
    • 7 - Lily.
    • 5 - Rosemary.
    • 6 - The Jack of Hearts.
  • E: It was known all around that ??? had Jim's ring.
    • 5 - Lily.
    • 6 - Rosemary.
  • F: Big Jim was killed by ???
    • 0 - a revolver.
    • 9 - a pen knife in the back.
    • 8 - The Jack of Hearts.
  • G: Big Jim was no one's fool, he owned the town's only ???.
    • 1 - diamond mine.
    • 5 - gold mine.
    • 3 - silver mine.
  • H: Who was missing from the hanging?
    • 9 - Lily.
    • 5 - Rosemary.
    • 3 - The Jack of Hearts.

You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

Initial contents: An unactivated Geocoinfest 2012 Jeep Tag for FTF and a TB to move along.

*** Congratulations to animjason, sassydil, and jp66 for being FTF! ***

Please make sure all camo is back in place and the cache is well hidden when you leave!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fgnl bhg bs gur pnany.

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)