HA, HA, HA Update
I just had a delightful conversation with the author of HA, HA, HA, a fellow who calls himself "DB Cooper." He, of course, admitted that he is not the skyjacker, but declined to tell me is "real" name because he wants to maintain his anonymity to protect his business dealings. He apparently is a very successful businessman and a financier.
But the story of HA, HA, HA is fascinating, and is coming forward in Cooper World these days because of a re-vitalization of a deal he made in his book when it was published in 1983. Simply, he is re-advertising a treasure hunt that he built back in the day. Namely, find a "certificate" using seven clues he places in HA, HA, HA, and he will give you 20% of the gross proceeds from the sale of his book, capped at a personal grand total of $200,000.
"DB Cooper" is doing this now as he is re-introducing the book to the public and attempting to foster sales. Back in the mid-1980s, a so-called partner named "Le May" took off with 14,000 copies and didn't share the proceeds as expected. DBC and his old editor, Judi Van Cleve kept 11,000 copies in storage, and now they are endeavoring to sell them. 40 bucks at Amazon.
"DBC" has a new editor, named Diane Dalbey, and her contact info is Signum Book Ltd., PO Box 2069 Mt. Vernon, WA 98273. I have her cell phone and it you would like it please email me, as I won't post it here without her expressed permission.
So a new "Hunt" has been launched. "DBC" said that he will confirm any possible clues that folks send him via Signum, in order to help them on their way to a really "Big Score." One clue is that the certificate is not a piece of paper. Rather, it is an airplane, a "replica-sized" plane according to DBC. I assume it's a model airplane. Perhaps an Remote Control model. That reminds me of our old parachute friend Norman Hayden.
I'll be meeting with "DBC" in Seattle in the near future to get more information on this deal, and I'll keep you posted.
