"The Defibrillator Diaries" Traditional Cache
"The Defibrillator Diaries"
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This cache should be a fairly easy pn'g. It's in a small tube that
is camoflauged and is somewhere in the vicinity of the posted
coordinates.
There are many people in America who are huge fans of the Soap
Opera. Shows like 'Days of Our Lives', 'One Life to Life', 'Live
and Let Die', 'Life and the Lovers Who Lay in It', and 'General
Hospital', are adored by millions, but few know where it all
started.
'The Defibrillator Diaries' was a show that was pitched in 1971 by
none other than Jerry Garcia. Garcia had always had a soft spot for
hospital love stories and thought that The DD's, as they were
called by those on the 'inside' would really revolutionize American
culture and life. He went from studio to studio, telling everyone
who would listen about the great idea he had for a show about a man
and his defibrillator.
On one sunny day in 1973, Ben Oppenheimer, Robert Oppenheimer's
brother, bumped into Jerry Garcia at a local McDonald's. The two
got to talking and it just so happened that Ben had an honorary
seat on the Board of Directors at NBC. The two went to the director
of NBC at that time, pitched the show, and the network agreed to
put together a pilot.
The photo posted here is the only known promotional image ever
created for the series, that unfortunately ate the dirt when
executives actually saw the result of pen put to paper on this
undeniably awful idea.
As you may have guessed by the image above, the series was set to
star none other than David Hasslehoff, which is why the cache bears
the name of the show. You see, many know Hasslehoff comes from
Germany, but few know the story of his immigration into the U.S..
One morning, Jenny Honeydew (yes, that's her real name), who was
director of the nearby day care center, came to work to discover a
wicker basket with a tiny German baby inside. He had dashing good
looks and Honeydew decided to take him in.
Miss Jenny Honeydew had a penchant for lifeguards. She had posters
all over her walls and would even take little Davie to the beach to
stare at the lifeguards with binoculars from 100 or more yards
away. Many believe it was Miss Jenny's strange fascination with
those men in orange that led to Hasslehoff's big break as star of
the television series 'Baywatch'.
Another thing that not many people know is that Garcia and
Oppenheimer became great friends and later went on to create their
own ice cream line. The two were best friends until Garcia's death
in 1995, at which point Ben Oppenheimer decided to create an ice
cream flavor 'en memorium' to Garcia.
So now you know the story behind most every daytime soap opera,
David Hasslehoff, and the long time friendship between a musician
and a scientist.
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