"Hunt Easter Eggs with GP3"
April 7th, 2009  - george-p.com

     Planting 'Easter Eggs' in electronic mediums has become commonplace in today's technological playground. It's not unusual to find that there is a secret song included at the end of an audio CD. Many DVD movies frequently have extra footage for explorers to find by probing the disc's menus. Even modern video games include hidden bonus areas for those who want a little more. Many may think this type of imbedding to be a recent trend, but even painter Diego Rivera included himself in many of his murals. Alfred Hitchcock made brief cameo appearances in every movie he made. 'Hidden Mickeys' can be found throughout the Disneyland complex.

   And while it's true that none of these undocumented features are as valuable as the Russian imperial family's hidden Fabergé eggs (the original Easter egg hunts), it's still amusing to seek out the little extras included by the product creators. In that spirit, we invite those of you who are willing to explore the 'Easter eggs' of the GP3 site. While many of the 'bonuses' have been present on the site from its inception, some we've added just for fun for today.

     To make your hunt easier and more productive, we've included a list of places on this site to search:                                            Printer-Friendly Version

 

NAVIGATE: Go to the POSTERS page from the MISC Drop Down Menu
WHERE TO CLICK:  Find the flier poster for the 2nd gig the band ever played (Father's Day Spectacular on June 16th). Click the word FATHER found in the text below the thumbnail of the poster.
WHAT YOU'LL SEE: A 34 second movie of George's son, Joel riding a scooter on Christmas Day '07

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 NAVIGATE: Go to the HOME page from the Top Menu
WHERE TO CLICK:  Click on the INDIVIDUAL BIOS  to the right the main band bio.
WHAT YOU'LL SEE: By clicking on the NOSE nose of each band member, you can read about their super hero identities, powers, and how they came to join GP3.

NOTE: This silliness was the first Easter egg put on the site back at the beginning of it all. These silly 'super' bios are actually posted on the band's MySpace account as true biographies. Believe it or not, the trio was hired once by a community college who viewed the joke bios on MySpace and fell in love with the band's quirky sense of humor.

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NAVIGATE: Go to the CLIENTS page from the Top Menu
WHERE TO CLICK:  Find the STARBUCKS COFFEE LOGO in green on the middle left and click
WHAT YOU'LL HEAR: The 1st recording that George and Matthew made together, a song Matthew wrote called 'HUMAN PARTY'. The recording dates back to the summer of 1985. Matthew sings and plays the ukulele part, George plays the trumpet solo.

The system noise on this is atrocious, and at one point George's dog, Perkie (now diseased) makes a cameo barking appearance.  

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 NAVIGATE: Go to the SONG LIST page from the Top Menu
WHERE TO CLICK:  Click on DEAN MARTIN'S HAND (on the far right) in the black and white photo collage
WHAT YOU'LL SEE: View a small thumbnail of a painting by Corpus Christi artist, Johnny Olvey entitled 'JOY OF SURFING'. (Johnny is a surfing buddy of Lee's from long ago.)

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NAVIGATE: Go to the POSTERS page from the MISC Drop Down Menu
WHERE TO CLICK:  Find the flier poster for the July 21st gig at Jitter's Coffee ('Fro-Man' graphic). Click in the TIME AND ADDRESS SECTION  of this thumbnail flier.
WHAT YOU'LL SEE: A scan of comic book creator Wally Wood's 22 panels for comic book graphic layout.

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 NAVIGATE: Go to the [ MORE ] MUSIC page from the AUDIO Drop Down Menu
WHERE TO CLICK:  Click on the picture of the PIANO KEYS  
WHAT YOU'LL SEE: Lyrics to an original song that George and Matthew recorded together in 2006 called 'RAIN ON THE RIVER'

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NAVIGATE: Go to the CALENDAR page from theTop Menu.
WHERE TO CLICK:  On the image of the calendar on the left click on the '17'.
WHAT YOU'LL SEE: A treatment written by George and Matthew for the band's online TV series soon to make its debut on YOUTUBE next year. This episode is number 17 entitled 'THE GIGS OF JASON'.

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NAVIGATE: Go to the GIG POSTERS page from the PROMO Drop Down Menu
WHERE TO CLICK:  Find the flier thumbnail for the March 24th gig for Compass Pointe Homes Grand Opening (Two Birds in black and white near the bottom right). Click in the POSTER  of this thumbnail flier.
WHAT YOU'LL SEE: The 2005 poem 'THE LOCKSMITH OF PLENTYGOOD' written by George and Matthew when they were members of SCBWI (Society of Children's Book writers and illustrators)

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NAVIGATE: Go to the HOW TO HIRE GP3 page from the Top Menu. Click the link for FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.
WHERE TO CLICK:  Once you're on the page, scroll down to click on MATTHEW'S PICTURE  the right side
WHAT YOU'LL HEAR: A fake commercial recorded by Matthew and George in 2007 for a fictitious company named STANDARD SERVICES INTERNATIONAL.

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 NAVIGATE: Go to the [ MORE ] MUSIC page from the AUDIO Drop Down Menu
WHERE TO CLICK:  Click on GP3 LOGO (in the top left corner)
WHAT YOU'LL HEAR: A recording that George and Matthew made together, a song Matthew wrote based on JEREMIAH CHAPTER 9 from the Bible. Recorded in 2003, Matthew and George play all of the instruments on this MP3 (including Matthew on trombone).

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