Monday, February 21, 2011

Vanish

This was an awesome article, I felt like I was caught from the get go. Vanishing and hiding from everyone you know seems like a crazy idea, but I like it a lot. It was interesting how he used pre paid cell phones, along with programs that allowed him to give false IP addresses. I definitely think it would be fun to do this, and very challenging, knowing that there are people everywhere trying to find you. He said that he could hear people talking about him, as he would be walking by and people would not even notice him. His disguises were also great, it made sense to grow your hair out real long before he had started the hunt, and I thought it was interesting that he cut his hair as if he was balding man, where it was bald on top and he had hair on the sides. I feel like in a way it might make him stand out more, but I guess you must constantly change your appearance. One of the things I liked best about this was that he was able to travel with a band and go to different shows. The teams that were out to get him did a lot of work and had many great ideas. I thought that Evan was not going to be caught, and it really sucks that $3000 of the grand total was out of his pocket. As I was reading at times, I found my heart racing as if I was experiencing what he was doing. I would have liked him to win, but overall it was a good story and a great idea.

1 comment:

  1. 'Twas a riveting story, no doubt.

    The teamwork, as you note, was really impressive. The way people collaborated to catch Evan makes you wonder how criminals ever get away.

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