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Where Did I Leave My Keys? Adventures in Geocaching…

February 24th, 2010 1 Comment

A few weeks ago, we went out with a GPS device (Global Positioning System) and a few magnetic key boxes, hiding them around the city. This marked the start of our participation in a little sport/hobby called geocaching.
What is geocaching? According to Wikipedia:
Geocaching is an outdoor activity in which the participants use a Global [...]

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Our *First* Contest Ever: Me and a Tommy

June 17th, 2009 13 Comments

So stoked!
This morning, we received an email from a big movie studio, asking if we’d be interested in seeing a sneak preview of an upcoming major summer film. (Update: the movie you might get to see is “Public Emenies” starring Johnny Depp!) As you might imagine, this caught us a little off-guard, since we’ve never [...]

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A Very Successful “Sins” Tweetup

June 5th, 2009 5 Comments

Last night, we hosted a special “Tweetup” for our many friends on Twitter and (we hope) a great time was had by all! (We know we had a blast!)
The people who came out include: @mojaveband, @gusf, @russbystarlite, @abc4, @gusgreeper, @staciebee, @rott1058, @bluey037, @emmerogers, @trishussey, @raincoaster, @hummingbird604, @dale42, @atomicfez, @jonjennings, @tofufighting, @anthonyfloyd, @owlex, @jpadamson, @johnbiehler, @mdiane_rogers, [...]

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Vancouver’s “Untouchable” Detective Ricci

February 1st, 2009 4 Comments

Last year, we did an interview for Global-TV about Sins of the City, showing the cameraman a few of the highlights of the naughty little tour. Naturally, the stories of Detective’s Sinclair and Ricci came up and we showed them a picture of the two of them, in an opium den under Chinatown.
The next day, [...]

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The Glamourous Case of the International Jewel Thief

December 1st, 2008 No Comments

Movie stars! High society! Theft! San Quentin penitentiary! Europe! The USA! The Orient! Oh, and Vancouver… This case had it all. And the Vancouver Police Department helped to crack it.
The 1940 Vancouver City Police Department Annual Report outlined a case with all the drama and sexiness of a Hollywood movie pitch.
First, the set-up: [...]

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