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Tippecanoe and Tyler 2.1 MISSING LbNA #27791 (ARCHIVED)

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Dec 21, 2006
Location:
City:Newtown
County:Bucks
State:Pennsylvania
Boxes:1
Planted by:sewsewbizzy
Found by: Janila
Last found:Apr 5, 2007
Status:FFFFa
Last edited:Dec 21, 2006
This box band may not be in genre of others in this park, but They Might Be Giants. In 2004 this group recorded the lyrics for Tippecanoe and Tyler Too, an 1840’s campaign song, on the mixed artists album "Future Soundtrack For America". Sung by John Flansburgh, "It was the campaign song that invented the campaign song," Flansburgh explains. "I was interested in it because it's a great song, but historically, [through] the little bit of research I've done, I got the impression that it was the 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' of campaign songs."

Tippecanoe referred to William Henry Harrison, a war hero from the Battle of Tippecanoe, 1811. Tyler Too was John Tyler, his running mate and soon to be president upon the death of Harrison, 30 days 11 hours and 30 minutes after his inauguration. But I digress. The relevance of this box to music is that this Harrison/Tyler campaign was the first to use song - to the extent that they flooded the public with propagandic songs that superceded the issues.
http://tmbw.net/wiki/index.php/Interpretations:Tippecanoe_And_Tyler_Too

The explanation for Tyler 2.1 is that I was otherwise unavailable to attend the first Battle of the Bands, Tyler SP, 2005 and again in 2006. However, when newbie KPIletterboxer announced his intention to box Tyler on Dec 21/22 2006, a mini GET BOXED gather errupted. This is my attempt to get a band planted for Tyler 3.

CLUE:
From Mill Dam parking lot, take a foot path to the multi-use trail. At 10th tee arrow take in the scenic view of the dam to your right and then head down hill towards new foot bridge.
Behind...............02
..........MARRIED 11
........................01 the fallen ‘drift wood’ has many hidey holes. Find the one wedged ‘neath an arched branch where stone covers bark. A blanket of oak and birch leaves may cover both.