Government Secrecy Industry C2C Topic w/host George Knapp

Tonight on Coast to Coast, guest DB Grady and Beirne Logan on the Government Secrecy Industry. George Knapp is the host, who is among the best and must be among the busiest, since he spoke here in Oregon at the McMinnville UFO conference yesterday!

Paul Schroeder: The Elephant In The Room: MIstreatment

On UFO Digest, Paul Schroeder writes about the very real and tragic situation concerning elephants and circuses. Nothing to do with UFOs, and that's perfectly okay. This is an important issue. Article is hard to read, as any article is dealign with animal cruelty, but it is important.The Elephant In The Room: MIstreatment

Nick Pope and T-shirts

Nick Pope was tonight's speaker. Very good! I realized halfway in he wasn't using any slides, film, etc. just him, talking. Pope is a funny and good speaker. I'll write more on what he had to say; right now I'm very tired. I did wait in line during the Q and A -- I was going to ask him what his thoughts were on Jim Penniston's (I believe it was Penniston) downloading of binary code. Very curious about that. But I could tell that there was at least a half hour wait before I'd get to ask my question, and we were both very tired and very very hungry. Blood sugar was dropping fast. I literally felt like I was going to faint. So left during the Q and A and grabbed fast food near the motel.

Yea! They do have woman style t-shirts! I bought myself one of course. Sad they didn't have the neat raspberry color t, but I like the one I got -- a smoky black kind of purple. Love their design this year.

McMinnville UFO Fest: Checked In

We're here, staying at the Motel 6. Heard mixed reviews about this place so was hesitant, but other places were booked, and there's also our budget to consider. But for the price it's okay. No breakfast or pool or in room coffee (though they say there's free coffee, where I don't know.) But the room is all right, good TV (ha, watching Ghost Adventures right now) comfy beds, microwave, fridge. Can't complain. Off to an early Chinese dinner then to hear Nick Pope, who opens the UFO Fest at 7:00 pm. Tomorrow's speakers: Linda Moultan Howe, George Knapp, Jim Sparks. Busy day!

I didn't like the way the UFO Fest changed their ticket process. Had to order them via phone then print them out. Feels kind of cheesy. I hope you can exchange the printouts for a pass thing at the door. UFO Fest also redesigned their website, not sure why, and please, UFO Fest people, offer a woman's style UFO t-shirt!


Visit the UFO Fest site for information on the McMinnville UFO Festival.

New Addition to McMinnville UFO Fest

This just in: Just Added to the 14^th Annual McMenamins UFO Festival:

Special Edition: A Forum on the Citizen Hearing on Disclosure

 

Saturday, May 18 * 12:30 p.m. * Free * All ages welcome

As part of McMenamins 14^th Annual UFO Festival (McMinnville, Ore.)

What:        
At the Citizen Hearing on Disclosure (April 29–May 3, 2013, Washington, D.C.), 40 members of the military and witnesses from the scientific and governmental communities from 10 nations gave testimony to five former members of the United States House of Representatives and one former member of the United States Senate to discuss evidence of a possible extraterrestrial presence engaging the human race.
     Three of those who testified are featured speakers at this weekend’s McMenamins 14^th Annual UFO Festival (Fri. and Sat., May 17 & 18). Linda Moulton Howe, Nick Pope and Peter Davenport were on site in our nation’s capital to contribute their expert testimonies to a bipartisan Citizen Hearing Committee membership that included former Senator Mike Gravel (D/Lib.-Ak.); former Congresswomen Lynn Woolsey (D-Ca.), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-Mich.) and Oregon’s own Darlene Hooley (D-Ore.) and former Congressmen Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md.) and Merrill Cook (R-Ut.). A fourth UFO Festival speaker, George Knapp, reported on the proceedings on behalf of news station KLAS-TV (Las Vegas, Nev).

    At this newly added UFO forum, hear their impressions, perspectives and opinions of the hearings and what it all may mean for government disclosure moving forward. The event is free and no ticket is necessary to attend. See ufofest.com for the 2013 schedule of events, speaker bios, ticketed programming, past speakers, photos, history and more.

When:
On Saturday, May 18, at 12:30 p.m., Moulton Howe, Pope, Knapp and Davenport will present to the UFO Fest audience their opinions and perspectives about the hearings:  new information disclosed and how the hearings may (or may not) shape future discussion on the existence of extraterrestrials. This is an exclusive opportunity to hear first-hand accounts about the proceedings and to ask the presenters your questions about the perceived outcomes, mass media’s nearly non-existent coverage of the proceedings and more.

Where:

The event will take place at McMinnville Community Center (600 NE Evans St., two blocks from McMenamins Hotel Oregon), following our 10 a.m. ticketed UFO Festival presentations by Jim Sparks and George Knapp. No additional ticket is necessary to attend this forum. Food and beverages will be available for purchase.

Why:
McMenamins Hotel Oregon is home to the quirky yet educational UFO Festival, now in its 14th year and the second-largest alien-related festival in the nation. The event began as a way to honor the 1950 Trent UFO sighting in which two local citizens witnessed and photographed an unknown craft hovering in the sky above, said to be some of the most credible images of UFOs to date. More than 5,000 visitors convened in downtown McMinnville for the 2012 festival and parade.

Contact:

Tim Hills, McMenamins Historian
(503) 223-0109 * timh@mcmenamins.com

Kerry Beeaker, McMenamins Assistant Historian
(503) 223-0109 * kerryb@mcmenamins.com

 

McMinnville, Oregon UFO Fest

Here it is, the official press release:

14th Annual UFO Festival Lands May 17-18 at McMenamins Hotel Oregon

 

A former administrator of the British Ministry of Defence’s UFO Project, an Area 51 researcher, a multiple-abductee experiencer and an X Files investigator will speak at the 2013 festival

 

McMINNVILLE, OR: Thursday, May 9, 2013 - McMenamins’ 14th Annual UFO Festival is Friday and Saturday, May 17 & 18, hosted by McMenamins Hotel Oregon (3130 NE Evans St., [503] 472-8427 or [888] 472-8427). Skeptics and believers alike are invited to events happening throughout the weekend – four expert speakers, an alien costume parade, an alien pet costume contest, live bands, a fun run, a specially brewed Alienator Ale and more. The event began as a way to commemorate the 1950 Trent UFO sighting in which two McMinnville citizens witnessed and photographed an unknown craft hovering in the sky, said to be some of the most credible images of UFOs to date. More than 5,000 visitors convened in downtown McMinnville for the 2012 festival and parade.

2013 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Most events are free and all ages are welcome.
Speaker events: $10 per person advance, $15 day of event, available online and at the door (2-day pass also available for $25 per person in advance or $35 day of event)
All events requiring tickets will be held at the McMinnville Community Center (600 NE Evans St.), two blocks from McMenamins Hotel Oregon. Tickets are available in advance at ufofest.com

 

*** WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013 ***
Pre-Festival Special Event: UFO History Pub
How did the second-largest UFO festival in the United States start in McMinnville? To answer this question, we’ve just added a pre-festival talk by McMenamins Historian Tim Hills at Hotel Oregon at 7 p.m. This presentation will cover the famed story of the local Trent family UFO photos, taken nearby and sparking longtime worldwide interest in phenomena that occurred here.

*** FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2013 ***
McMinnville Downtown Association presents: "Landing Party"
• Vendor booths on Davis (3rd to 4th) and in the US Bank plaza, 3 -8 p.m.
• Alien drumming jam
• Stage and beer garden in the US Bank Plaza
• Dance and art demonstrations
• Jake Blair Band: 7 -9 p.m.

UFO Speaker: Nick Pope, former administrator/investigator of the British Ministry of Defense's UFO Project
Doors at 6 p.m.; event at 7 p.m. • McMinnville Community Center

Come and hear the secrets of the British Government's UFO project from the man who ran it. Dubbed "the real Fox Mulder" by media, Nick Pope will talk about the history of the UK Ministry of Defense's UFO research program, as well as discussing some of the most bizarre cases in the files, with his talk entitled, “The Real Live X-Files.” Pope will also talk about the ongoing program to declassify and release the entire archive of the UK's UFO files. Finally, he'll give an update on recent UFO stories, including the Citizen Hearing on Disclosure in Washington D.C., where he joined numerous other experts in testifying before a group of former congressional representatives.
Pope is a former employee of the UK Ministry of Defense, and had a 21-year government career. He’s now a journalist and broadcaster, recognized as a leading authority on topics such as space, fringe science, defense and intelligence.

McMinnville UFO Festival Video Contest
3 p.m. 'til 7 p.m. • 3rd St. Pizza Co./Moonlight Theater • Loop of all entries

Live music from Kirby Swatosh & The Moon Rocket Patrol • Spaced out rock
7 p.m. • Cellar Bar at Hotel Oregon • 21 & over

Live music from The Outer Space Heaters • Surf space rock
8 p.m. 'til 11 p.m. • Mattie's Room at Hotel Oregon

Movie in the Tent: Mystery Science Theater 3000
8 p.m. doors; 9 p.m. film• Tent on N.E. Evans St. at Hotel Oregon

“Ground Zero with Clyde Lewis” live radio broadcast
7 p.m. ’til 12 midnight • Paragon Room at Hotel Oregon

*** SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2013 ***
Vendor Booths
9 a.m. 'til 5 p.m. • Evans St.
10 a.m. 'til 8 p.m. • Davis St. and in the US Bank Plaza

UFO Speakers George Knapp & Jim Sparks
Doors at 9 a.m.; event at 10 a.m. • McMinnville Community Center
George Knapp, Area 51 researcher and Coast-to-Coast Radio guest host (first of two speakers)
Knapp is a two-time Peabody Award winner as well as a 19-time Emmy Award-winning journalist whose reporting on Nevada's infamous Area 51 military base was selected by UPI as Best Individual Achievement by a Reporter (1989).
Jim Sparks, "The Greys: Their Nature and Purpose" (second of two speakers)
Sparks is author of The Keepers, and a lecturer and expert in the abduction phenomena. His abductions began in 1988. Initially an unwilling abductee, his experiences transformed once he began to understand he was encountering intelligent advanced beings from other worlds.

McMinnville UFO Festival Video Contest
Noon • 3rd St. Pizza Co./Moonlight Theater • Single showing of all entries

New This Year: UFO Fun Run
1 p.m. • Meet at Third & Irvine at 12:30 p.m. to participate • Free; all ages welcome
Add athletic shoes to your alien costume this year, and join in this non-competitive UFO Fun Run, which is a .8-mile jaunt around the parade route.

UFO Costume Parade
2 p.m. • Third St.
The UFO Costume Parade is a dazzling highlight of the festival, with characters ranging from Darth Vader to acrobatic aliens marching through the McMinnville streets.  

 

Third Street Dance! Featuring Garcia Birthday Band
Immediately following the parade ’til 5 p.m. • Third St. at Hotel Oregon
After GBB's float wraps their parade appearance, come "dancin’ in the streets" as they park in front of Hotel Oregon for a few more hours of “Grateful jams”!

 

A performance by Willamette Radio Workshop
3 p.m. • Mattie's Room at Hotel Oregon

Performing "The Cave of Night" by James Gunn, "They're Made out of Meat" by Terry Bisson and "The Anachronic Man – The Original Dr. Who" by H.G. Wells

Alien Pet Costume Contest
4 p.m. at Buchanan-Cellers, 855 NE Fifth St.

Bring your pets, dressed in their alien best—and compete for prizes!

UFO Speaker Linda Moulton Howe
Doors at 4 p.m.; event at 5 p.m. • McMinnville Community Center
In 2009, Howe spoke at our festival to a near sold-out crowd, and we’re pleased to have her back again this year, with the talk, "Gobekli Tepe's 12,000-Year-Old Stone Circles Enigma – Terraformed by E.T.s?" which is based on her travels and investigations into an excavation in Turkey.
Howe is an award-winning documentary producer, writer and director, as well as a reporter and editor for Earthfiles.com. She is currently the X-Files investigative reporter for Premiere Radio Networks' Coast to Coast AM and Dreamland Online.

McMinnville UFO Festival Video Contest
3rd St. Pizza Co./Moonlight Theater
6 p.m.• Showing of all entries
7 p.m. • Awards Ceremony and screening for entrants and their families, with remaining tickets available to the public
Live music to follow the ceremony, admission is free, all ages, public welcome

 

Live music from Kirby Swatosh & The Moon Rocket Patrol • Spaced-out rock
7 p.m. • Cellar Bar at Hotel Oregon • 21 & over

 

Alien Costume Ball
Featuring live music from The Strange Tones • Out of this world R&B – Rockabilly
8 p.m. 'til 11 p.m. • Mattie's Room at Hotel Oregon
Dance and compete for prizes based on costumes; use of tin foil, antennae headgear and face paint is encouraged.

*****

ABOUT McMENAMINS HOTEL OREGON

Set in Oregon’s idyllic wine country 40 miles south of Portland, McMenamins’ historic 1905 hotel in McMinnville is the perfect place to uncork and unwind. Cozy guestrooms, a comfortable restaurant and pub, live music on weekends, the legendary Rooftop Bar and more offer visitors from far and wide reasons to relax.

 

ABOUT McMENAMINS HOTELS, PUBS & BREWERIES

The name “McMenamin” is well known throughout the Pacific Northwest, signifying a great place to enjoy handcrafted ales, wine, spirits and pub fare with family and friends. The dream began more than 20 years ago in the hearts of brothers Mike and Brian McMenamin and continues to spiral upward. With 57 properties (including Hotel Oregon) and counting, the siblings are considered to be pioneers of the Pacific Northwest microbrew, historic hotels and music venue industries. Go to mcmenamins.com for additional information, photos and more.                                                     

 

Fighting the Djinn

Now, I've been very interested in learning about the Djinn for some time. Particularly the relationship between some UFO/alien encounters and Djinn. One book high on my list is Rosemary Ellen Guiley's The Djinn Connection: The Hidden Links Between Djinn, Shadow People, ETs, Nephilim, Archons, Reptilians & Other Entities.
Guiley was on Coast to Coast last night, and as usual, I listened to some of the interview but had to go to sleep (damn it! I should probably sign up for the Coast to Coast insider) and I had a very disturbing dream. I really don't remember much in way of details -- my dreams are usually extremely detailed -- and it wasn't a pleasant dream. The emotion, the feeling, was so unpleasant; I'd call it a nightmare, and in many ways it was, but I was half-awake the whole time. All I remember is finding myself in some gray astral realm where the Djinn lived, and they were not pleasant beings at all. Very mean individuals. And I, I was doing whatever I could to get away. I couldn't get away physically -- it was like I was stuck in some sort of astral plane quicksand -- but with sheer force of emotion, intense anger (after all, they were pissing me off!) I called upon every positive thing, force, and being I could think of to help me get out of there. For awhile, every time I managed to get out of the strange gray "quicksand" I only became stuck all over again. Maybe less so each time, but not an easy thing to do, escape this realm. Finally, after exhausting myself with prayer, anger, force of will and just plain fighting them, I got away. The Djinn were both happy with my struggles -- a game to them -- as well as displeased I was thinking about them.

I read this on Guiley's site about the Djinn:

FAQS About the Djinn | Vengeful Djinn: Q: Can the Djinn cause nightmares?

A: Yes, like some other entities, they can cause unpleasant dreams, especially “dreams” that are real experiences in an alternate reality. When they wish to manipulate and control, they are capable of interfering in sleep.

There is also this, about getting rid of Djinn:

Q: Are there ways to minimize Djinn visitations?

A: Like dealing with all kind of entities, one must often experiment to find an effective solution, as results vary by individual. However, many people have found that leaving lights, radios and television sets on dampen down paranormal experiences in general. The fields of energy generated by these devices may interfere with the energy fields of the Djinn, as well as other kinds of entities. Some people also have success with prayer, invocations of angels, and with forcefully telling the intruders to leave.

From Thomas Sheridan Arts - Articles: Obsessive Debunking Disorder (ODD)?

You know I love this. Very good piece!

Thomas Sheridan Arts - Articles: Obsessive Debunking Disorder (ODD)?: We have all encountered them. The men and women of 'reason'. The self-appointed guardians and vanguards of materialist dogma along with their absolute faith and belief in official government and corporate press releases. The debunker, the hardcore skeptic—how they love to compulsively ridicule and mock all they deem 'pseudoscience' and 'conspiracy theory'—while also declaring anyone who thinks outside the box or questions the prevailing orthodoxy, a "moron" and a "tard". Matters not how solid the evidence you present them with is, nor how flimsy their own state-sanctioned 'hard science' which they smugly offer up as their rebuttal; they are driven by a messianic compulsion to root out unscientific 'idiots' with all the zeal and fanaticism similar to that of a Dominican or Jesuit charging through southern France in the twelfth century seeking out 'heretics' for the burning. Irony does not even come into their myopic worldview—unless of course a government, corporate or university press office states this. Then it becomes an undisputed fact. Thanks to the likes of Richard Dawkins and Christoper Hitchens, these Internet-bound warriors of rationality see 'Creationists' and 'hidden Christians' around every corner and seek to root them out and expose them as part and parcel of their own peculiar secular witch hunt mentality.

Recent UFO Sightings in Oregon (From 2012)

A MUFON report of a UFO sighting in Eugene from September 2012. Interesting to me because the location of the sighting is less than 2 miles from where I live, and, the description of the UFO "...trying to imitate a chameleon..." is very interesting, reminding me of another Eugene sighting where the object seemed to disappear but was still visible when the tape was slowed down -- object darkened in color trying to blend into the sky. Also, the witness reports the UFO as having flames, which is confusing to witness if the UFO was trying to camouflage itself. Which brought to mind my recent blog post for UFO Mystic about emitted beams of light from some UFOs.

Recent UFO Sightings in Oregon | Strange: The ship was changing it’s colors from dark blues to black. It was trying to imitate a chameleon, but I’m not sure why the ship was fine with such a noticeable exhaust.

The rest of the report at link. Scroll down a bit until you reach "Recent Sightings in Oregon."

UK schools still using staged UFO crashes in curriculum | Openminds.tv

An eerie bit of synchronicity; I was just discussing these types of staged scenarios in UK schools, including the UFO themed ones, to a like minded co-worker two days ago. (Like minded co-worker was quite astutely discussing the possibility of the Boston marathon bombings as not not being quite the picture presented to us by the mainstream media.) I've been writing about these fake events in the UK and the United States for awhile now. And here we have a report of the most recent staged disaster:

UK schools still using staged UFO crashes in curriculum | Openminds.tv: Kids at the Berrow Church of England Primary School in England’s Somerset county recently investigated wreckage from a crashed alien spacecraft. Police Community Support Officers from the Avon and Somerset Constabulary were present to tape off the scene of this staged crash that served as a creative writing assignment for the school’s year two students (generally ages six and seven). According to the Weston & Somerset Mercury, a letter from extraterrestrial visitors was “found” at this crash site, asking if the local village is a good place for an extraterrestrial landing. After investigating the crash, the students were tasked with writing response letters to the extraterrestrials.

This recent instance of a UFO crash being incorporated into a school’s curriculum is just one of many that have taken place at UK schools in recent years.

In all of these staged events in the UK, be they UFO scenarios or other events, the reason given is often the "creative thinking" explanation. In other cases, fostering "critical thinking skills" is the reason. Also, in many of the staged events, the local police are actively involved. As I've asked in previous blog posts concerning these fake scenes, what are the police doing with tax payer monies, not to mention wasting the public's time by play acting in schools?

Another common factor in these staged scenes is violence. In one case in the UK, a teacher was "killed" in front of students and staff.  Other cases: the start of WW III, with sirens and bombing effects while students hid in the school basement, and mangled alien claws, or hands, at the site of a crashed flying saucer.

And, also in many of these cases, parents are not informed of these staged scenarios.

Related posts:
On my blog Octopus Confessional: November 2011:

•  In Your Face Fakery: The Use of Terror Threats to Control
• September 2011: Monthly Terror Drills Now Required By Law For Students Including Kindergarten And 1st Graders

For UFO Digest: 

• July 2009:Follow-up: Staged Alien Events and Schools
• WWlll Has Begun: More Staged Events
• July 2009:My Teacher Was Abducted by Aliens: Preparation for Fake Disclosure?

Outside links:

• March 2010:Pupils suffer panic attacks after school stages fake shooting of RE teacher in playground

March 2010:St Hilary's School in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, were warned they could end up in an orphanage to give them 'insight' into the horrors faced by Jewish children during World War II

“UFO 96″ – The UFO World of 50 Years Ago | Journal of a UFO Investigator David Halperin

Now this amazing and different and overall cool:“UFO 96″ – The UFO World of 50 Years Ago | Journal of a UFO Investigator David Halperin. (Thanks to The Daily Grail for link.)

Project Serpo & ETs on Coast to Coast AM

Tonight on C2C: Project Serpo & ETs . I'll be listening even though I know better.

Accurate Citation: Chris O'Brien's Stalking the Trickster

Chris O'Brien, in his Stalking the Tricksters: Shapeshifters, Skinwalkers, Dark Adepts and 2012 writes:

Another recent incident of a so-called "man-bat" sighting was e-reported to Tim Binnell (sic) by a witness in Oregon.

This is the so-called "e-report" O'Brien writes that Tim received:

The "thing" was about 15 ft. from the witness at about 1:15 A.M. behind his house. He accidentally locked himself out of his house while working in his garage late last night. He went around to the back of his house to climb in through a window. He heard something and used the light from his cell phone, pointing it in the direction of the sound. The thing had a human form only quite large over seven feet with red reflecting eyes and very large wings. It jumped into the air flying off with the sound of massive air displacement with each wing stroke.

Actually, that passage was from my article Sacrificial Lambs Unto the Demon: Batsquatch in Oregon, May 5, 2009 that I wrote for my Trickster's Realm column, which appears on Tim Binnall's site.

In the notes section, the link to the article is given, but without credit to name, title or column.

Exploring the Question: Are UFOs and The Paranormal World Connected?

Diane Tessman, at UFO Digest, asks:

Exploring the Question: Are UFOs and The Paranormal World Connected?: Why can’t we humans handle the combination of UFOs and The Paranormal and get this UFO enigma figured out?

Good question. My own experiences confirm that yes, there are paranormal aspects to much of the UFO phenomena.

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New Facebook Pic

I changed my Facebook profile picture the other night to this:

I thought it a perfect image to represent me. Love its retro look and the time era fits, and the U.F.O. book in her hand, what could be better? No idea though about the photo's history. Thanks to UFO cinema expert Robbie Graham of Silver Screen Saucers,  who commented on FB that the image is from "...the 'Steve Canyon' TV show (1959), Episode 'Project UFO', which was censored by the Air Force." I need to know more about that! Googling this I came across some very interesting links. YouTube doesn't have much on this specific episode, but I did find this:

 

Shepherd Johnson also left a comment about the woman in the photo. She is Julie Adams, "...who starred in 'Creature from the Black Lagoon'" one of my favorite monster movies, a classic of course, from 1954 -- the year I was born.