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Teresa

9/23/2012

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Date: April 19, 2012
Location: Hanging in the N train going from Manhattan to Brooklyn


Older version - 4/19/12
April 19, 2012


He holds the flyer in his hand. Yes, it is nonsense--but just to feel better, just to hear something. Anything is better than not knowing where his daughter is. 



I keep finding Teresa's flyers on the subway:


George Lucas edit
August 2, 2012 - N train to Brooklyn
George Lukas edit
Mai 2, 2013 - on the R train in Brooklyn


Each version is a little different. The first one I found was just white and not very well laid out. Then the flyers got a better layout and they changed color. There is a yellow and pink version and even a version with blue ink.

The three flyers shown here also show differences in the content of the copy:





The first one points out that the individual is a southern spiritualist and claims all kinds of fantastic abilities that ultimately come from a connection to a god and can cure many of life's problems.

The second one has no mention of the South anymore.

The third one has a name change. Now the individual is called "Ms. Teresa" and further down in the text is referred to as "Sister Teresa." The claims of curing alcoholism and problems with cheating are added.

It would be interesting to find out what motivations there were for leaving out the South and adding the cure for alcoholism and cheating. Were those problems assumed to affect the target group? Does the target group not want to get help from people from the South?--and lastly: Who is the target group?



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Enzo
9/23/2012 12:21:35 pm

The old version of the flyer was found April 19, 2012 on the N train going from Manhattan to Brooklyn.

I found the new version on July 23, 2012 on the N train going from Manhattan to Brooklyn. It was printed with blue ink.

On August 2 and 30, 2012 I found the new version again in the R train going to Brooklyn.

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Amy Rosenthal
9/23/2012 01:00:18 pm

I saw this again on Friday, I believe, coming home on the R. There were a number of them all over the car, and they were on yellow and orange paper.

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Enzo
9/24/2012 04:51:04 am

Oh, cool. Thanks for letting me know. So that was September 21, 2012. She's still in business and innovating the marketing efforts. :-)

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Enzo
1/18/2013 09:28:30 am

Saw this flyer once more on January 5, 2013 on the R train from Brooklyn to Manhattan.

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Enzo
2/20/2013 10:35:37 am

Saw flyer again on January 31, 2013 in D train from Atlantic Avenue to Bay Ridge Avenue.

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Enzo
5/8/2013 05:15:19 am

March 9 2012, saw it in yellow on R train to Bay Ridge

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Enzo
5/8/2013 05:17:28 am

I mean March 9, 2013

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Enzo
5/8/2013 05:18:15 am

April 17, 2013, saw flyer in R train to Manhattan

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Enzo
5/8/2013 05:19:48 am

May 4, 2013, saw it in N train to Brooklyn

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Enzo link
11/12/2013 01:54:08 am

10/19/13 - Flyer hanging in uptown-bound R-train around Atlantic Avenue.

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