96 Tears

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Owner:: Mr Smeee Message this owner
Released:: Sunday, March 14, 2010
Origin:: California, United States
Recently Spotted:: In Park Path Kids Cache and TB Hostel

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Current Goal

Go to the Rock and Roll hall of fame

About This Item

The song was originally written by likely Question Mark, Rudy Martinez, around 1962. The recording was done in Bay City, Michigan. It was first released on the small Pa-Go-Go label and then picked up by Cameo Records for national distribution. The original issue is quite rare and sought after by record collectors.
Known for its signature organ licks and bare-bones lyrics, "96 Tears" has been widely-recognized as one of the first garage band hits and has even been given credit for starting the punk rock movement. It is generally accepted that rock critic Dave Marsh coined the term "Punk rock" when referring to this song.
The song hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966 and was the band's only major hit single. Follow-up song "I Need Somebody" peaked at number 22 later that year and no other U.S. top-forty singles followed. It appears on the band's album 96 Tears.

Lead singer Question Mark (believed to be Rudy Martinez, born in Mexico but raised in Michigan's Saginaw Valley)
Lead guitarist Robert Balderrama
Keyboardist Frank Rodriquez
Bass player Frank Lugo
Drummer Robert Martinez

Tracking History (44mi) View Map

1/13/2011	chaosmanor posted a note for it		Visit Log
I hate writing notes like this 😟 This Travel Bug was NOT seen in the Park Path Kids Cache and TB Hostel in which it is listed. I found this cache today, and completely emptied the cache: no travelers of any kind. In looking over the logs, no one mentions taking it, either. Hope it turns up somewhere, but until it does, please retrieve this, or mark it "Missing", so that other cachers don't come out expecting to see it in the cache. Thank you!
7/1/2010	Usnjason placed it in Park Path Kids Cache and TB Hostel	California - 29.2 miles	Visit Log

6/29/2010	Usnjason retrieved it from Wound Up for Barbydos	California	Visit Log
Since I can't seem to find Mr Smeee caches when I make my way up the Conejo, it was a pleasure to grab this Mr Smeee coin. This particular trackable was probably my primary reason for driving up for the FTF on the cache it was in.
6/27/2010	VCTrails placed it in Wound Up for Barbydos	California - 16.37 miles	Visit Log

6/20/2010	VCTrails retrieved it from Roble Grandisimo	California	Visit Log
Found this on the Grasslands Trail in Calabasas. I've seen this coin on the Oak Coins web site before, but see it is much more attractive than portrayed there. I've just ordered some for myself. Thanks for showing this too me! Now I believe I'm in possession of two Mr. Smeeeeee travellers... I'll move them along soon.
4/26/2010	vindroid placed it in Roble Grandisimo	California - 14.49 miles	Visit Log

4/18/2010	vindroid retrieved it from State Line	California	Visit Log
picked it up from state line.
3/14/2010	Mr Smeee placed it in State Line	California	Visit Log

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