The cache is not at the posted coordinates, but Clara is there! Why not go say hello and get some information you need for the puzzle below? The other half you will need Google for, so why not get some fresh air before making your way to the final.
Depending on your generational status, you might learn something here - for others, you may be finding out that this legend rests eternally so near to us. I was unaware of the icon that Clara Peller is, so let me tell you the story of this amazing woman.
Clara was born in Russia in the year ABCD. Her family left the country when her father was being drafted for the second time and they decided to call Chicago, Illinois their new home. She found her specialty in beauty, becoming a manicurist and beautician in Hyde Park for EF years.
At the ripe age of GC years old, Clara was hired to be the manicurist for a TV commercial set in a Chicago barbershop. Although she suffered from emphysema and was hard of hearing, the agency was impressed with the nail lady's mannerisms and unique voice, so they asked her to become an actress for the agency. After accepting, Clara was used in TV adverts for different companies including the Massachusetts State Lottery but made her claim to fame as the "Where's The Beef?" Big Bun, er... I mean Wendy's spokesperson.
Clara was acting in commercials for AE years before being hired to deliver the three words that would ignite a pop culture phenomenon that would lead to a 30ish% increase in sales. In January of ABGH , she appeared in a Wendy's TV commercial where she won over the hearts of millions acting as an unhappy customer. Remember, Clara was in her GCs while shooting this commercial, suffering from hearing loss, so a production assistant had to tug on the hem of her skirt off camera to cue her when to speak.
This phrase quickly enblazened its way through society, becoming ubiquitous through all types of people, including Democratic candidate—and former vice president—Walter Mondale, who repeated the phrase when questioning a proposal presented by Democratic challenger Gary Hart during the ABGH presidential election. Clara became a regular on talk shows and a pop culture icon after this appearance. She reportedly made a half a million dollar salary during this time. She became so widely recognized that her family decided she should not live alone, so she moved in with her daughter in Hyde Park.
The beef (heh, get it) became too much to handle when Clara's agent signed her to appear in a Prego commercial a year later using her "Where's The Beef" fame to give another company a chance to cash in on the plentiful beef sources, suggesting that Prego's new beef-infused pasta sauce was where the beef was all this time. Wendy's quickly dropped Clara as their spokesperson, contending the commercial affected her credibility.
Clara enjoyed her time after the fame living at the Belmont Hotel and enjoying coffee with friends at (get this) McDonald's. Whenever a commercial needed an old woman, the commercial director Joe Sedelmaier, who catapulted her to fame, would send a staff member over to McDonald's to pick her up.
Clara passed away not long after her stardom in August of the year of ABGI. Her grave describes her beautifully and succintly and I hope you take the time to go give Clara a visit before making your way to the final find.
Where's The Beef Commercial 1984
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