Saturday, July 16, 2011

Treasure Quest: Discovery Lies Between The Covers: Mega Blog Hop Tour

The lovely ladies involved in the Mega Blog Hop Tour invited me to once again take part in their wonderful Blog Hop.  The theme for this one is a Treasure Quest.  What could be more appropriate for a bunch of mafia lovers than the promise of treasure.






After all, the mafia hustles everyday in order to get their piece of the pie. Occasionally they haul off loads of treasure such as:


The Lufthansa heist was a robbery at John F. Kennedy International Airport on December 11, 1978. An estimated $5 million in cash and $875,000 in jewels were stolen, at the time making it the largest cash robbery ever committed on American soil.[1] This robbery was the subject of two television films, The 10 Million Dollar Getaway and The Big Heist, and is a key plot element in the 1990 film Goodfellas. (Wikipedia) 


Lufthansa -twice jacked for loads of cash


Or


They make other's go on a treasure hunt for nothing, we call that a wild goose-chase such as:


James Riddle "Jimmy" Hoffa (born February 14, 1913 – disappeared July 30, 1975, declared legally dead July 30, 1982[1][2]) was an American labor unionleader and author.
Hoffa was involved with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union, as an organizer from 1932 to 1975. He served as the union's General President from 1958 to 1971.  Hoffa, who had been convicted of jury tampering, attempted bribery, and fraud in 1964, was imprisoned in 1967, sentenced to 13 years, after exhausting the appeal process. It was not until mid-1971 that he officially resigned the Teamsters' presidency, an action that was part of a pardon agreement with U.S. president Richard Nixon, in order to facilitate his release later that year. Nixon blocked Hoffa from union activities until 1980; Hoffa was attempting to overturn this order and to regain support.
Hoffa was last seen in late July 1975, outside the Machus Red Fox, a suburban Detroit restaurant (Wikipedia).

Jimmy Hoffa, his body has never been found
So what does this mean for you?   I will be doing a fun combination of the two.  In order to claim your loot, you must find someone.  If you join my Fanpage on Facebook at www.facebook.com/authornicholasdenmon AND join my blog as a follower, you will be entered into a raffle to win a free ebook.  Just sign up, and comment on the wall or in the comments section with, "I came here looking for Jimmy Hoffa!"
5 people will win a free ebook of For Nothing (currently the #1 selling thriller on Smashwords).

HERE IS WHERE IT GETS INTERESTING THOUGH!!

If you find a friend to join my blog as a follower OR to join my Facebook fan page they will be entered into the raffle too AND each person who says "I was sent here by (enter your name) to look for Jimmy Hoffa!" will give YOU another raffle ticket (thus increasing your chance to win) up to as many people as you can find to join your gang and to help search for Jimmy Hoffa's body!
Whoever gets the most people to join the search will win the GRAND PRIZE...a signed hardcopy of For Nothing.
SO what are you waiting for??  Get out there and find your gang to look for Jimmy Hoffa's body...just don't look under Giants Stadium, it has been tried unsuccessfully.  Besides it has since been torn down....


TOUR RULES:

1)  HAVE FUN!!!

2)  INVITE ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS!!! SPREAD THE WORD!!!

3)  THIS TOUR STARTS:  Monday, July 18, at Midnight (Arizona Time)
      THIS TOUR ENDS: Monday, July 25, at Midnight (Arizona Time)
      Winners will be drawn and posted June 21st! *** 

4)  MEET AND MINGLE WITH ALL THE AUTHORS! EXPERIENCE A NEW PARTY DESTINATION AT EVERY STOP! PARTICIPATE IN EVERY BLOG CONTEST AND BE ENTERED FOR CHANCES TO WIN MULTIPLE PRIZES! EVERY BLOG VISITED IS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO WIN!!

5)  PARTICIPATION AT ALL BLOGS IS RECOMMENDED, BUT NOT REQUIRED. REMEMBER, THE MORE BLOGS YOU HOP, THE BETTER YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING PRIZES. EVERY AUTHOR IS WAITING TO MEET AND INTERACT WITH YOU, SO PLEASE BE SURE TO SHOW EVERY AUTHOR SOME LOVE!

6)  DID I MENTION TO HAVE FUN?  WHOO! HOO!! HERE WE GOOOOOOOOOOOO!

***Authors have full discretion to choose an alternate winner in the event any winner fails to claim their prize(s) within 72 hours of their name being posted or after notification of win, whichever comes first. Anyone who participates in this blog hop tour is subject to these rules***


http://madisonroadtohell.blogspot.com/2011/07/treasure-quest-discovery-lies-between.html

20 comments:

  1. Awesome story. I've never heard this before. Great!

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  2. An interesting take on this month's topic. Unfortunately, blooger won't scroll down far enough for me to follow you.

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  3. I came here looking for Jimmy Hoffa. I'm following you on facebook as Melissa Sanchez Dempsey. And here as Nathiel ;)
    I hope this time my comment stays as it didn't last time
    Nathiel
    nathielgold@gmail.com
    http://thewolfslibrary.blogspot.com/

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  4. Hmmm Sherry- the follow button is on the right side of the page :)

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  5. "I came here looking for Jimmy Hoffa!"

    please enter my name thanks
    jbarrett5 at cox.net

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  6. I came here looking for Jimmy Hoffa!

    Im following the blog and Ive liked the facebook page =)

    iluvkimi_220@hotmail.co.uk

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  7. ^_^
    Seems like your having fun :)

    shadowestr@aol.com

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  8. I came here looking for Jimmy Hoffa!

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  9. I came here looking for Jimmy Hoffa. Just to let you know, while I was writing that I said it out loud in a deep voice and now my 3 yr old son thinks I'm crazy :( Anyway, I'm following you now and also became a fan on facebook :)

    chamblinh@gmail.com

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  10. I came here looking for Jimmy Hoffa!

    Follow on both.

    Thanks for the chance!

    bacchus76 at myself dot com

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  11. I came here looking for Jimmy Hoffa! edysiecreamlover18ATgmailDOTcom thank you!

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  12. I came here looking for Jimmy Hoffa
    Helenj1983@hotmail.com

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  13. I came here looking for Jimmy Hoffa! Fun post. I follow your blog and have "liked" you on FB.

    Robin D
    robindpdx (at) yahoo (dot) com

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  14. I came here looking for Jimmy Hoffa! Nice hat :)
    viajeradelmar@aol.com
    facebook like as Sherri McCarver

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  15. "I came here looking for Jimmy Hoffa!"

    I'm a GFC follower and a fan of your facebook page! (:

    vampyreprincess109(at)gmail(dot)com

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  16. I am an old follower and I have your e-book, great blog and thanks for joining the hop!
    heltondexter@yahoo.com

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  17. "I came here looking for Jimmy Hoffa!"

    This was fun! Great way to get your name out there. I'm doing what I can to get you more followers.

    Can't wait to read For Nothing and God's Forgotten Son.

    Best wishes

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  18. I came here looking for Jimmy Hoffa!
    Thanks for the giveaway!
    Thanks for participating in the blog hop.
    I'm a new follower on GFC-Lisa Richards


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    alterlisa AT yahoo DOT com
    http://lisaslovesbooksofcourse.blogspot.com/

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