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Researcher Roundtable Resurrected

March 28th, 2008 | Add a Comment

by SMiles Lewis ANOMALY magazine is proud to present the resurrection of The Elfis Network’s Researcher Dialogue project. Years ago the ELFIS Portal to Possible Paradigms launched a short lived section to its online E.L.F. Infested Spaces journal called Researcher Dialogue. Within that section of the online zine was to be a regular Question and Answer session for every issue, wherein a question on anomalous phenomena would be posed to the panelists composed of invited Kooks, each a noted Author and Researcher in some field of Anomaly Studies. Among the first round of Invited Panelists was ParaPolitical Researcher Jim Keith, Paranormal Publisher and Author Greg Bishop, then Elfis Editor Mr. Baggins, Elfis Founder SMiles Lewis, Crackpot Historian Adam Gorightly, Hauntings Investigator Dennis Hauck, Local Investigator I.M. Aliensun, Devil’s Advocate Tim Brigham, … Read entire article »

Filed under: Aliens, Conspiracy, Feature, Fortean, Roundtable, SMiles Lewis, UFO

Why Darth Vader Is Not Luke Skywalker’s Father

March 26th, 2008 | 1 Comment

PUNCHING YOUR HAND THROUGH A WALL FROM A CERTAIN POINT-OF-VIEW or Why Darth Vader Is Not Luke Skywalker’s Father by Stephen Romano Working as a screenwriter in the business of motion picture production, I have had the opportunity to study a strange and disparate species known as The Film Director. More specifically, I have encountered, worked with and endured the myriad insecurities, eccentricities and outright childish regressions of the Film WRITER-Director in his natural element. I have studied the beast close-up. I know where he nests and breathes. And I know how fearsomely he (or, in those rare cases, SHE) protects his (or her) babies from the cold, cruel world out there. I have seen these people rage out of control. I have seen them shield themselves behind walls of arrogance and … Read entire article »

Filed under: Books, Feature, History, Science Fiction, Stephen Romano

MUFON Journals – The Black Vault Encyclopedia Project

March 26th, 2008 | Add a Comment

MUFON Journals – The Black Vault Encyclopedia Project Now, this is a great resource tool: namely, all of the back-issues (from the late 1960s to the present day) of the Mutual UFO Network’s monthly magazine posted online at John Greenewald’s Black Vault in handy, PDF format for download. Hat tip to Nick Redfern at UFOmystic.com … Read entire article »

Filed under: History, News, SMiles Lewis, UFO

Dowsing For Your Dead with Paul H. Smith, March 25th

March 23rd, 2008 | Add a Comment

Now here’s something that sounds like a truly unique local event… For anyone interested in all things parapsychological, check out former military psychic remote viewer Paul Smith’s upcoming “Dowsing For Your Dead” presentation for the Austin Genealogical Society. Paul says, “It is an introduction and overview of how dowsing could be used to help search for ancestors’ final resting places.” Paul is the author of Reading the Enemies Mind and wrote the Army’s manual for training people in the art of Remote Viewing. Here are the details: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 Program: Dowsing For Your Dead Presented by: Paul H. Smith Where: Highland Park Baptist Church 5208 Balcones Drive, Austin, Texas When: 6:30 P.M. Doors Open; 7:00 P.M. Meeting & Program Begin Paul H. Smith – www.rviewer.com … Read entire article »

Filed under: Austin, Dowsing, Events, Paranormal, Remote Viewing, SMiles Lewis, Texas

Not Your Typical Bigfoot Movie

March 10th, 2008 | Add a Comment

Southern Ohio may seem a world-away from the Pacific Northwest habitat one typically pictures when they hear the word Bigfoot, but the region does have a rich history of hairy biped reports. The rugged Appalachian foothills of southeastern Ohio, in particular, have a number of reports from the Shawnee State Forest in Scioto and Adams Counties, and the Wayne National Forest further east. In his book “Field Guide to Bigfoot and Other Mystery Primates” Loren Coleman recounts the story of a devil monkey seen in the Duncansville area of Adams County. (Duncansville, which is mostly Amish owned hilltop pasture land and forest, is a short drive from the famous Serpent Mound and was a destination for curiosity seekers in the mid to late 1980s because of an image of … Read entire article »

Filed under: Art, Austin, Bigfoot, Cryptozoology, Economy, Feature, Fortean, History, Jeremy D. Wells, Jeremy Wells, Movies, Politics, SXSW

Real or Surreal – Black Ops Badges

March 7th, 2008 | 1 Comment

by SMiles Lewis Some time back I saw this allegedly official patch for stealth bomber pilots and crew. The 509th Bomber Wing were the first atomic bomb flyers and were based out of Roswell, New Mexico. I never thought it was likely to be real. Then last year friend and fellow researcher Greg Bishop wrote about his encounter with the patch while working on a new British documentary called Mirage Men. Apparently, UFO researcher Curtis Peebles had acquired one of the patches. And another UFO researcher, Dennis Balthaser actually called the Air Force and interrogated someone over the phone trying to ascertain the validity and meaning behind the patch. Now, it appears that an artist and activist named Trevor Paglen is having a bit of fun doing what he likes to do most, … Read entire article »

Filed under: Aliens, Art, Conspiracy, Feature, Fortean, Government, News, SMiles Lewis, UFO

Lecture on Bizarre Texas History in Denton, Texas

March 7th, 2008 | Add a Comment

Nick Redfern alerted us to an event that our North Texas readers might be interested in attending. And if you can’t attend the lecture, you may want to find a copy of Chad Lewis’ book … which also features a foreward by Mr. Redfern. Hidden Headlines of Texas: Strange, Unusual and Bizarre Newspaper Stories, 1860 – 1910 by Chad Lewis Bizarre Texas History Denton TX – UFOs sightings in the Texas sky are not a new phenomenon; in fact, a mysterious airship was reported in Denton in April 1897. Chad Lewis, author and paranormal investigator, will explore this sighting and other bizarre stories reported in turn-of-the-century Texas Newspapers. Join us at the Emily Fowler Central Library at 502 Oakland Street, March 15, 2008 at 3:00 for this fascinating presentation cosponsored by the Denton Area … Read entire article »

Filed under: Bigfoot, Books, Events, Fortean, History, News, Paranormal, SMiles Lewis, Texas, UFO

TBRC launches new website

March 5th, 2008 | Add a Comment

Once upon a time there were a couple of guys in Texas with an interest in Bigfoot reports from their state who started an organization called the Texas Bigfoot Research Center. Over time the organization grew. They began investigating reports. They began organizing field expeditions and conducting long-term camera trap surveys. Their dedication to detail gained the discrete support of many scientists and academics, and the open support of notable researchers and authors such as Dr. Jeff Meldrum and Loren Coleman. Eventually the group gained non-profit status and changed their name to the Texas Bigfoot Research Conservancy. And now they have a new web address. After a long period of stasis, the new TBRC site is up and active at www.texasbigfoot.org. The old address, texasbigfoot.com, is still active and will redirect … Read entire article »

Filed under: Bigfoot, Cryptozoology, Fortean, Internet, Jeremy Wells, News, Science, Texas

FortFest 2008 – Beyond Belief

March 3rd, 2008 | Add a Comment

THE INTERNATIONAL FORTEAN ORGANIZATION (INFO) presents FortFest ’08 “Beyond Belief”! www.Forteans.com 47th Conference on Anomalous Phenomena, March 29-30 *American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM), Baltimore, MD SATURDAY, March 29, at AVAM, 9:30 A.M.-6:30 P.M. Budd Hopkins with a startling all-new talk on ”The UFO Abduction Phenomenon and the new Paradigm”. Budd is an award-winning (Guggenheim fellowship) painter with pieces in major museums including the Guggenheim and the Whitney and the author of Missing Time, Intruders and Sight Unseen: Science, UFO Invisibility & Transgenic Beings. Linda Godfrey, a teacher and journalist, author of Weird Wisconsin, on her compelling books An American Werewolf and The Beast of Bray Road, chilling true life stories from the dark corner of cryptozoology! Orion Foxwood, Elder in Romano-Celtic Traditional Craft, primary founder of the Alliance of the Old Religion, is an Elder teacher … Read entire article »

Filed under: Events, Fortean, SMiles Lewis