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(Apologies for the incorrect hashtag. Blame auto-correct. I fix it later on.)
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@susanbellfilm what is that? Something local, I presume
December 5, 2011 5:24:02 PM EST
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.@xanthor It’s a cell phone adventure! #griskinanomaly
December 5, 2011 5:24:02 PM EST
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Giskin Anomaly: Do You Hear Voices?
Do you hear voices? Follow along on your cellphone as Drake and Pandora uncover thoughts from the past in Balboa Park, San Diego. A free …
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Participating in the adventure (R to L) was
April Arrglington,
Susan Bell,
Amanda Price and April’s friend Kyle, whose tradecraft doesn’t allow us to reveal his last name (j/k).
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The merry adventurers! #giskinanomaly #transla http://instagr.am/p/XMn7D/
December 5, 2011 5:24:02 PM EST
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Balboa Park is beautiful! Site of not one, but two World’s Fairs, it has 15 museums, theatres, a zoo and many gardens & fountains.
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Balboa Park http://instagr.am/p/XJ2oW/
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Park Information | Balboa Park
Welcome to Balboa Park: the nation’s largest urban cultural park. Home to 15 major museums, renowned performing arts venues, beautiful ga…
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As it so happens, the park was also the site of San Diego’s December Nights, which was a large holiday fair with vendors, performers, carnival rides, and, most importantly, food!
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Carbing up for the adventure ahead! #griskinanomaly http://yfrog.com/hs8t5uhj
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EPISODE ONE: Honeymoon Bridge
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The anomaly was first spotted near the Old Globe Theatre…well, actually via a sticker on its box office window. This is how all the episodes would later begin, with a sticker on a door or window.
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And so it begins! #griskinanomaly http://instagr.am/p/XKi6B/
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The first stop was in Alcazar Garden, which featured this fountain. We all gathered around to listen to the first part of the story on a cell phone.
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Fountain http://instagr.am/p/XKvUr/
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Listening to the latest anomaly. #griskinanomaly #transla http://yfrog.com/mglfbxj
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We learned the story of two young lovers separated by his service in the Navy. They were to meet at the Honeymoon Bridge which formerly spanned Palm Canyon in the park. The best part of this story was the recorded dove calls used to warn her lover that the night watchman was out to get him!
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Bird Call to Jerome by susanbellfilm
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Cool tree near a dove calling #griskinanomaly #transla http://yfrog.com/klm1mmqj
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Realized using wrong tag! #giskinanomaly #transla
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EPISODE TWO : Leave Everything and Go
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#giskinanomaly moves to art museum now! #transla
December 5, 2011 5:24:02 PM EST
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This adventure began at front door of the Museum of Art and led us to the Botanical House aka The Big Bird Cage.
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The huge bird cage? http://instagr.am/p/XJ3mF/
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Another clue in round 2. #giskinanomaly #transla http://yfrog.com/h68vxcpj
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Here’s a photo of what the markers looked like. They were mostly hidden in flowerbeds, but could be very difficult to locate amongst all the holiday displays & booths.
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This one was tricky to find amongst the dancing children, scary statues & plants. #giskinanomaly #transla http://yfrog.com/khqmdnij
December 5, 2011 5:24:02 PM EST
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Had to share the frightening dancing mimes with Steve Peters:
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@susanbellfilm @aprilarrg AAAAHHH! Wrong! So wrong!
December 5, 2011 5:24:02 PM EST
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http://yfrog.com/kla0txmj scary Jesus mime performance. Ahhh!! @vpisteve
December 5, 2011 5:24:02 PM EST
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.@vpisteve Mimes in Balboa Park #giskinanomaly #transla http://yfrog.com/kic8fgkj
December 5, 2011 5:24:02 PM EST
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EPISODE THREE: The Go-Betweens
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#giskinanomaly third story beginning http://instagr.am/p/XLdUn/
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This story took us across a bridge to a lovely rose and succulent garden. The lovers from the first two stories had now been separated by war — he on a submarine, she in an internment camp in Arizona – and friends tried to help them communicate.
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Rose Garden listening #giskinanomaly http://instagr.am/p/XLg3y/
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Park scene http://instagr.am/p/XLkc_/
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In the Spanish Village Art Center, we hunted down a kaleidoscope, across from which sat Father Christmas. I asked him to wave to Twitter.
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Father Christmas http://instagr.am/p/XLuVA/
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In Zorro garden, we not only found lovely flowers, but a wedding party taking photos and a group of guys practicing
parkour.
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Passion flower http://instagr.am/p/XL4HF/
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EPISODE FOUR: Movie Night
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We headed towards the Japanese Garden and the Spreckle Organ Building.
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Just posted a photo http://instagr.am/p/XL9Hw/
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The ‘naked lady’ building. Kyle really likes this one.

#giskinanomaly #transla
December 5, 2011 5:24:02 PM EST
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These episode clues were scattered in the midst of many, many fair goers and we had some difficulties finding them. The initial sticker was in an off-limits staging area and we had to ask them for help.
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Had to ask for help at latest one from Japanese vendors & a organ building fan. #giskinanomaly #transla
December 5, 2011 5:24:02 PM EST
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@susanbellfilm are you in Japan?
December 5, 2011 5:24:02 PM EST
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@briguy25 Nope. San Diego!
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Dasher & Dancer http://instagr.am/p/XMdTC/
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Clue was to look where El Cid was looking. #giskinanomaly #transla http://instagr.am/p/XMfP9/
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Crazy turtle sculpture #giskinanomaly #transla http://instagr.am/p/XMi5U/
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The Spreckle Organ Bldg was used to screen movies during WWII http://instagr.am/p/XMzAy/
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We were to look for a bust of Spreckle. We were thinking something really large, not small & hidden behind a nativity scene!
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. @aprilarrg had to venture out of bounds for this one! #giskinanomaly #transla http://yfrog.com/obgcdigsj
December 5, 2011 5:24:02 PM EST
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I personally found this episode & its locations very interesting. We even picked up a local San Diegoan who came with us to find a clue. He knew about the game, but had only listened to a single stop in episode one.
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EPISODE FIVE: Rosie’s Night School
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This story started at the Air & Space Museum, which was a school during WWII.
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Blackbird watches the midway #giskinanomaly http://instagr.am/p/XM6_H/
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Nearby was the World’s Fair Industry building, which had been turned into a gymnasium.
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Looking for a marker by S in Industry #giskinanomaly #transla http://instagr.am/p/XNBRL/
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In a cactus garden #giskinanomaly #transla http://instagr.am/p/XNEpz/
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We started to lose daylight as we ventured into a cactus garden, then into the heart of the international area of the former World’s Fair. Here the holiday fair was in full swing with entertainment & international food vendors.
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Panamanian dancers. http://yfrog.com/oempysrj
December 5, 2011 5:24:02 PM EST
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This was the last marker we were to find near the House of Iran and United Nations building. It just got too dark to try & continue.
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We are now hunting #giskinanomaly by flashlight! #transla http://instagr.am/p/XNZ3m/
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Now we took some time to enjoy December Nights before heading back to LA…
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The Organ pavillion lit up for Christmas. http://yfrog.com/nwfhfwyj
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Prado w/ lights http://instagr.am/p/XOQ4P/
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Took a Skyfari gondola ride on the way back to the car!
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Here we go April! http://instagr.am/p/XOstv/
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If you can’t make it to San Diego before the adventure ends, you can always play along at home. Here’s the map & codes to listen to all seven episodes. Enjoy!
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