Gentleman's Blues (Cracker) Easter Egg - 3 Phone Numbers in 3 Tracks

Three tracks on this CD are very short and consist of 11 dial tones each. This just so happens to be the number of dial tones in a US long distance phone number 1 (234) 567 8901. Save these tracks as wav files using a program like Winamp. Use a decoder program like Wintone (found on www.download.com) to decode the tones. The first two numbers are (202) Washington DC area codes, and using reverse lookup (like switchboard.com) you can determine that the first is Bill Clinton/White House (now is G.W. Bush), and the second is the US Independent Council's Office. The third number didn't make sense to me as it was a 310 area code (non existent). It seems to me that they may have wanted you to hold the phone up to the stereo to have you dial these numbers, but seems like you could get in a bit of trouble by doing that...

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Contributed By: DeBa5eR on 03-08-2001
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Special Requirements: WinTone or similar Dial-Tone (Standard DTMF) decoder
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Martha writes:
Hey that sounds pretty cool, but I am not sure if you remembered to write the name of the band where you can listen this phone numbers...
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DeBa5eR writes:
The name of the band is Cracker. The name of the CD is "Gentleman's Blues"
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DeBa5eR writes:
The 310 number is in Los Angeles, California, but is unlisted.
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Mavi writes:
Don't know if this was the number when the album was recorded, but I found this using Google: http://baraban.com/news/la/2004-05-07.html Psychotherapist Julia Postolov Relationship problems, Depression or anxiety, Grief and loss, Emigre issues Julia Postolov is a licensed psychotherapist working with adults, couples, kids, teens, and families. She moved here from Lvov, Ukraine when she was 5 years old. She speaks Russian fluently and has specialized in cross-cultural issues. You can reach her at her private practice in Beverly Hills at: (310) 289-4459
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