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| 1951 classic, still enjoyable to watch. "Klaatu barada nikto!" |
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| 1958. Summary at IMDB. |
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| Wikipedia says film cost $16,000 to make, in 4 days. Surprising to read that the composer Elmer Bernstein did the score. |
Showing posts with label 1950s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1950s. Show all posts
Monday, October 15, 2012
Vintage Monster Sci-Fi Movie Posters
Halloween season, inspiration for posting, and indulging in, classic vintage movie imagery.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Paranormal TV: Monsters of the UFO; Incident at Kelly
From 1994, this episode of Paranormal TV on alien monster and humanoid encounters! With news clips from the times. Pretty neat.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Nick Redfern: Contactees or Secret Agents?
Nick Redfern at Mysterious Universe: Contactees or Secret Agents? | Mysterious Universe
Nick has some interesting information in his article that supports the theory the government had some involvement in the contactee experience.
However, -- though I'm not expert at all and this is just my speculation -- I think there was some kind of truth to what the contactees were saying; some non-human energy was present, manipulating experience, and the government knew about it, in turn doing their own manipulation of contactee communications. Not to say I think contactees literally went to Venus or, that the entities that said they came from Venus, Mars, or Jupiter really did come from those planets. But I do think non-human intelligences were present and responsible for much of what the contactees said they encountered. With help from government, human agencies.
One of the most outrageous, but certainly intriguing, theories surrounding the early years of the Contactee movement suggests the Contactees were in the clandestine employ of the United States’ Intelligence community.
Their secret role: to spread outlandish – and utterly fictitious – tales of trips to the Moon and Venus with long-haired aliens. Their purpose: to make the entire UFO subject seem ridiculous, and to bury the truly unexplained and mystifying reports amongst a mass of largely unbelievable tales of cosmic contact. As controversial as it may seem, however, when we look for connections between the Contactees and elements of U.S. officialdom, we do find them.Redfern is correct that there's a "U.S. officialdom" connection with the contactees. It is outlandish, but I think there's something to the idea that many researchers have ignored, or at least, not considered seriously.
Nick has some interesting information in his article that supports the theory the government had some involvement in the contactee experience.
However, -- though I'm not expert at all and this is just my speculation -- I think there was some kind of truth to what the contactees were saying; some non-human energy was present, manipulating experience, and the government knew about it, in turn doing their own manipulation of contactee communications. Not to say I think contactees literally went to Venus or, that the entities that said they came from Venus, Mars, or Jupiter really did come from those planets. But I do think non-human intelligences were present and responsible for much of what the contactees said they encountered. With help from government, human agencies.
Friday, July 22, 2011
Going Back A Bit In Time – Revisiting The Early Days Of UFOlogy And The Contactee Movement | UFO Digest provides video proof of ufos, alien abduction and the paranormal.
Though Tim Beckley believes his motivations should be seen as altruistic, to others they are controversial even appalling. There are still some purists in the field who believe that “contactee” is a dirty word. Yet all things considered, Beckley is doing the UFO community a huge service by reprinting hard to find books from the 1950s, books written by early UFO experiencers who were the first to claim contact with the aliens after the initial sighting by Kenneth Arnold in 1947 that started it all.Going Back A Bit In Time – Revisiting The Early Days Of UFOlogy And The Contactee Movement | UFO Digest provides video proof of ufos, alien abduction and the paranormal.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
On Unexplained Confidential: Author Nick Redfern (The Real Men In Black) | Horror News.net | Horror Movies
Nick Redfern print interview on his latest book, The Real Men in Black.
Interview: Author Nick Redfern (The Real Men In Black) | Horror News.net | Horror Movies
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
New Book: "Two Golden Age of Flying Saucer Classics" contactees Dana Howard, Gloria Lee
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| Cover art by Carol Ann Rodriguez |
The cover art by Carol Ann Rodriguez is beautiful!
Friday, March 25, 2011
Vanguard to Venus
1957, sci-fiction book Vanguard to Venus, about a ship stopping off at the Moon where, the jacket flap tells us, the "Venutians" appear:
I haven't read the book, but I'm curious as to see how the Venutians are depicted. Different than the usual benign and wise space brother/space sister Venusians we're familiar with from many contactee encounters. Of course, the contactee stories were non-fiction/biographical events; this book is fiction."An interception was made by the Venutians which promised both treachery and ultimate disaster, a promise which almost became reality."
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Esoteric Claims to Fame, Or: My Cousin Was a MIB
Originally posted at Trickster's Realm for Binnall of America.
An item on Lon Sticker’s Phantoms and Monsters about Elvis and his life long interest in UFOs inspired me to write about the time I met Elvis in Los Angles when I was working at the Free Clinic. (see my post on UFO Mystic.) That was one of my brushes with fame, and esoteric in a round about way, since Elvis had a strong curiosity about UFOs and believed in extraterrestrial life.
Another esoteric brush with fame is, I think, waaaaaaaay cool. It concerns Boris Badenov. Yes, that Boris Badenov! Legend has it that the character actor Akim Tarmioff was the inspiration for the spy character Boris Badenov of the Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons. Here is what a Wikipedia entry has to say about Akim’s inspiration:
Akim (Mikhailovich) Tamiroff, the Russian born character actor who appeared in dozens of films and television shows was often typecast as a Mexican or Greek, among other ethnic characters. He played spies, cops, thieves; all manner of roles. Among the films Akim appeared in:For Whom the Bell Tolls, 1943, Lord Jim, 1965, Oceans 11, 1960, Topaki, 1964, and dozens more.
Akim was married to my grandfather’s niece, actress Tamara Shayne. My mother lived with them when she was in her late teens (that would be in late 1940s, early 1950s) when she first arrived in Los Angeles from Oregon. I met them once when I was little; I remember Tamara as being stand offish , but Akim was pretty nice, very funny and playful.
Truly, how cool is it that one of the iconic cartoon characters, Boris Badenov, was based on a family member? (Another fun esoteric synchronistic fact: my mother’s name is a variation of Natasha.)
Is it fair to say Boris was a MIB? No, it just sounded good for the title. Boris was short, fat, and hardly MIB like in behavior or appearance. He was an Eastern European/Russian spy, bumbling, the bad guy, created during the Cold War, when the spy business was everywhere. It still is; and actually, we’ve come back around to Russian spies recently, with movies like SALT and the plethora of Russian spies on television shows.
I have other claims to esoteric fame, which I'll write about in future columns.
An item on Lon Sticker’s Phantoms and Monsters about Elvis and his life long interest in UFOs inspired me to write about the time I met Elvis in Los Angles when I was working at the Free Clinic. (see my post on UFO Mystic.) That was one of my brushes with fame, and esoteric in a round about way, since Elvis had a strong curiosity about UFOs and believed in extraterrestrial life.
Another esoteric brush with fame is, I think, waaaaaaaay cool. It concerns Boris Badenov. Yes, that Boris Badenov! Legend has it that the character actor Akim Tarmioff was the inspiration for the spy character Boris Badenov of the Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons. Here is what a Wikipedia entry has to say about Akim’s inspiration:
Badenov's name is a play on that of the 16th-century Russian Tsar Boris Godunov ("bad enough" vs. "good enough"). His accent and explosive temper are an homage to Hollywood actor Akim Tamiroff, especially Tamiroff's role in The Great McGinty, a 1940 movie directed by Preston Sturges.
Akim (Mikhailovich) Tamiroff, the Russian born character actor who appeared in dozens of films and television shows was often typecast as a Mexican or Greek, among other ethnic characters. He played spies, cops, thieves; all manner of roles. Among the films Akim appeared in:For Whom the Bell Tolls, 1943, Lord Jim, 1965, Oceans 11, 1960, Topaki, 1964, and dozens more.
Akim was married to my grandfather’s niece, actress Tamara Shayne. My mother lived with them when she was in her late teens (that would be in late 1940s, early 1950s) when she first arrived in Los Angeles from Oregon. I met them once when I was little; I remember Tamara as being stand offish , but Akim was pretty nice, very funny and playful.
Truly, how cool is it that one of the iconic cartoon characters, Boris Badenov, was based on a family member? (Another fun esoteric synchronistic fact: my mother’s name is a variation of Natasha.)
Is it fair to say Boris was a MIB? No, it just sounded good for the title. Boris was short, fat, and hardly MIB like in behavior or appearance. He was an Eastern European/Russian spy, bumbling, the bad guy, created during the Cold War, when the spy business was everywhere. It still is; and actually, we’ve come back around to Russian spies recently, with movies like SALT and the plethora of Russian spies on television shows.
I have other claims to esoteric fame, which I'll write about in future columns.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
The Giant Rock Project
This came to me by way of Adam Gorightly, who posted the item on Facebook, and I'm passing it along.
The wondrous Giant Rock, in the Mojave Desert, is under the BLM care. Funds are scarce, and vandals and other elements have done damage to this icon of the Contactee era, and amazing natural artifact. Here is a bit from The Giant Rock's Mission Statement, an organization created to preserve the rock:
Visit The Giant Rock Project for information on what's being done to protect Giant Rock, and how you can help.
The wondrous Giant Rock, in the Mojave Desert, is under the BLM care. Funds are scarce, and vandals and other elements have done damage to this icon of the Contactee era, and amazing natural artifact. Here is a bit from The Giant Rock's Mission Statement, an organization created to preserve the rock:
Our goal, through this website is to educate, preserve and promote the legend of Giant Rock. We intend to do this by sharing stories, photographs and videos of the past and present day. We hope to inspire you to help with the preservation of this lesser known historic site.
Visit The Giant Rock Project for information on what's being done to protect Giant Rock, and how you can help.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Actress Patrica Neal: Rest in Peace
Actress Patricia Neal passed away at age 84 from lung cancer recently. She had suffered greatly in her life; but she also had what sounds like a strong and loving family. I think the following is beautiful:
Patricia Neal was fantastic in many films, Hud being one of course. In keeping with Vintage U.F.O.'s theme, we'd like to remember her in the classic 1951 film The Day The Earth Stood Still, starring Michael Rennie as the alien Klaatu and Neal as Helen Benson whose character spoke these famous words: "Gort! Klaatu barada nikto"
A trailer of the film:
And a section of the film that includes a scene with Patrica Neal:
"She had a beautiful death with her daughters," Warren Langton, a longtime friend, sometimes assistant, and frequent traveling companion of the actress, told The Martha's Vineyard Times.It's a nice article and bio of her life in the Martha's Vineyard Times: Patricia Neal, 84.
Patricia Neal was fantastic in many films, Hud being one of course. In keeping with Vintage U.F.O.'s theme, we'd like to remember her in the classic 1951 film The Day The Earth Stood Still, starring Michael Rennie as the alien Klaatu and Neal as Helen Benson whose character spoke these famous words: "Gort! Klaatu barada nikto"
A trailer of the film:
And a section of the film that includes a scene with Patrica Neal:
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
50s sci-fi and B-Movie Fans on Facebook
I just discovered a great fan page on Facebook: sci-fi and B-Movie fans. Lots of clips from classic flying saucer and monster movies, stills, and news on DVD releases. Enjoy!
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Bruce Duensing Ponders the Contactees
Bruce Duensing, at Intangible Materiality, on the contactees. A very different perspective: The Gravitational Field of the Contactees.
In thinking about what do "they" want, Bruce puts forth:
Maybe they do, maybe they don't. For much of UFO, anomalous and paranormal interactions, maybe the answer is that "they" don't want anything. They just are.
Bruce considers the interactions between contactees and the entities and presents some interesting perspectives;for example, are our desires and anxieties contributors to the experience?
I can never do Duensing justice so I'll stop now. Visit his site and read his article if you want something new to turn over regarding the contactee experience.
I'll just say that, while I remain utterly inarticulate as to why abductees, contactees and other experiencers of high strangeness should be considered seriously and not just as some quaint yet embarrassing aberration better left alone if one is a "serious" UFO researcher, it is important to explore this realm, without the finality of the decree "they were all frauds."
In thinking about what do "they" want, Bruce puts forth:
And so we ask, "What do they want?" Consider for a moment a one word reply. Nothing.
Maybe they do, maybe they don't. For much of UFO, anomalous and paranormal interactions, maybe the answer is that "they" don't want anything. They just are.
Bruce considers the interactions between contactees and the entities and presents some interesting perspectives;for example, are our desires and anxieties contributors to the experience?
I can never do Duensing justice so I'll stop now. Visit his site and read his article if you want something new to turn over regarding the contactee experience.
I'll just say that, while I remain utterly inarticulate as to why abductees, contactees and other experiencers of high strangeness should be considered seriously and not just as some quaint yet embarrassing aberration better left alone if one is a "serious" UFO researcher, it is important to explore this realm, without the finality of the decree "they were all frauds."
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Greg Bishop and the Name Game
Fun and interesting post on Greg Bishop's UFO Mystic: The Name Game.
For the rest, you'll have to visit Greg's blog!
The Name Game)
It has been noted that names of witnesses to UFOs and other strange phenomena sometimes repeat themselves. An article by Frank Altomonte references an obscure 1957 case from my local area which is significant in this regard.
The original account was related by Coral and Jim Lorenzen in their 1967 book Flying Saucer Occupants (which is actually one of my favorite UFO books.
For the rest, you'll have to visit Greg's blog!
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Sea Hunt Episode with Leonard Nimoy
Found this on YouTube: a 1958 episode of Sea Hunt, starring Lloyd Bridges. In this episode from season one, titled The Shipwreck, Leonard Nimoy appears as one of the lost.
Sunday, May 24, 2009
"Lost" Adamski Film Might Change UFO History
'LOST' documentary changes UFO history presented by Larry Lowe, Phoenix UFO Examiner on Neil Gould's research:
Much more, a lot to consider, and very well the time to take a look.
A long forgotten documentary which includes an analysis of a rare film taken by George Adamski, an icon from the early days of the modern age of UFO sightings, has surfaced on YouTube thanks to the effort of historian Neil Gould.
The 7 segment YouTube film is well worth watching in its entirety, but a particularly compelling segment discusses a seldom seen film, originally shot by Adamski himself in the presence of Madeline Rotterfor in the back yard of her house in Silver Spring, Maryland, in February 1965.
What the segment shows is the analysis done on the film, which--along with the testimony of Rotterfor, Sir Desmond Leslie and others who knew Adamski personally--makes a compelling case for the authenticity of the non-human origin of the saucer seen to dance in the sky.
Much more, a lot to consider, and very well the time to take a look.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Friday, April 3, 2009
New Movie: Alien Trespass
R. W. Goodwin's Alien Trespass sounds like fun. A new movie opens today that's an homage to 1950s type sci-fi flicks. Goodwin directed the first few seasons of The X-Files. I like that Goodwin didn't use CGI but "real rubber" and didn't use any camera lens created after 1957.
Here's a trailer for the movie! Enjoy.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
10th Annual Mcminnville, Oregon UFO Festival
It’s Headed Right For Us!
The 10th Annual UFO Festival at McMenamins Hotel Oregon
UFO enthusiasts are making plans to converge in Oregon wine country
All are welcome -- event tickets now on sale at www.ufofest.com
McMINNVILLE, Ore.—Thursday, April 2, 2009—The buzz is building as we get closer to the 10th Annual UFO Festival on May 15 and 16, 2009, hosted by McMenamins Hotel Oregon. The festival, set in a small town in the middle of Oregon wine country, explores and celebrates the possibilities of life beyond Earth. On our decade anniversary, we welcome keynote speaker and journalist Linda Moulton Howe, who will discuss a 1974 military encounter with a UFO; Kathleen Marden and Stanton Friedman, co-authors of Captured! The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience. The True Story of the World's First Documented Alien Abduction (2007); and UFO witnesses Kris and Marc Bales. Tickets are $10 per event, $15 for two ticketed events or $25 for all three events; UFO tickets are available at www.ufofest.com.
Skeptics and believers alike are invited to enjoy all the events happening throughout the weekend – an outdoor festival tent and UFO gift shop, live blues and Americana from Gavin Wahl-Stephens, an outlandish alien costume parade, an alien pet costume contest, a performance of the 1938 Orson Welles classic “War of the Worlds” by Willamette Radio Workshop and more! And have a pint or two of McMenamins Alienator Ale, handcrafted especially for the event. To cap off the weekend, attend our Alien Costume Ball for live rock ‘n’ roll by Big Mama Gayle & Her Sugar Daddies and a chance to win prizes for the most comical or well-done space outfit. All events are free and open to all ages, unless otherwise noted. Additional information and photos can be found at www.ufofest.com.
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Please note: All of our speakers are available for print, radio and television interviews. Contact Renee Rank, McMenamins Marketing Director, at (503) 492-5457 or ReneeR@ed.mcmenamin.com for scheduling and availability. See www.ufofest.com for additional photos and a video from our 2008 event, along with schedule details, festival history and beyond…
About the Speakers:
Linda Moulton Howe • Saturday, May 16 • 4 p.m.
Reporter/Editor for Earthfiles.com and Investigative Reporter for “Coast to Coast AM with George Noory” and “Dreamland Online” with Whitley Strieber
Linda Moulton Howe is a graduate of Stanford University who has devoted her film, television and radio career to science, medicine and the environment. With videotaped interviews, slides and illustrations, Howe will present one family’s eyewitness account of a 1974 military encounter with a UFO in Albuquerque, NM.
Kathleen Marden • Friday, May 15 • 7 p.m. (in conjunction with Stanton Friedman)
UFO Researcher and Co-Author with Stanton Friedman of Captured! The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience. The True Story of the World's First Documented Alien Abduction (2007)
Marden is the niece of Betty and Barney Hill, the focus of one of the most well-known alien abductions in UFO history. With UFO research luminary Stanton Friedman, Marden co-authored the story of her aunt and uncle’s harrowing 1961 experience. During her long career as a social worker, educator and certified hypnotherapist, Marden implemented model educational programs and taught adult education classes on UFO and abduction history. For 10 years, she served on the MUFON Board of Directors as the Director of Field Investigator Training.
Stanton Friedman • Friday, May 15 • 7 p.m. (in conjunction with Kathleen Marden)
Internationally Recognized UFO Researcher and Lecturer
In 1970, Friedman left his career as a physicist to pursue the scientific investigation of UFOs. Since then, he has lectured at more than 600 colleges and 100 professional groups in 50 states, nine provinces and 16 foreign countries. Friedman has published more than 80 UFO-related papers and has appeared on hundreds of radio and television programs. He has also provided written testimony to Congressional hearings and appeared twice at the United Nations.
Kris and Marc Bales • Saturday, May 16 • 10 a.m.
UFO Witnesses, Northern Idaho, September 2000
While on an overnight hunting trip, four men witnessed an enormous, triangular object hovering 200 feet above them. The report they filed with the National UFO Reporting Center reads: “My brother and I ... like to think we are normal, educated, businesspeople. ... We all have excellent eyesight. This was also a ‘dry’ camp. Although this exceeded the limits of our known comprehension we felt privileged to have witnessed this most incredible piece of equipment.” Two of these eyewitnesses will relate their incredible experience.
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2009 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
All ticketed events will be held at the McMinnville Community Center (600 NE Evans St.), just two blocks away from McMenamins Hotel Oregon.
All events are free and welcome to all ages (unless noted).
Friday, May 15
Kathleen Marden & Stanton Friedman
Co-authors of Captured! The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience
Doors at 6 p.m.; event at 7 p.m. • McMinnville Community Center
$10 per person; tickets available online or at the door (multi-event discount available)
Live music by Gavin Wahl-Stephens
As part of the Great Northwest Music Tour
7 p.m. • Mattie’s Room at Hotel Oregon
Live music by Kirby Swatosh & The Moon Rock Patrol
7 p.m. • Cellar Bar at Hotel Oregon • 21 & over
Saturday, May 16
Food & Concessions Tent
9 a.m. ‘til 6 p.m. • Evans St.
UFO Witnesses Marc and Kris Bayles
Doors at 9 a.m.; event at 10 a.m. • McMinnville Community Center
$10 per person; tickets available online or at the door (multi-event discount available)
Food and drinks will be available for purchase.
Following the Bales presentation: Peter Davenport, Director of the National UFO Reporting Center (Seattle, WA)
Davenport will discuss UFO cases that were reported in 2008.
Vivid Curve Digeridoo-Making for Kids
Kids can make a cool digeridoo and then walk in the parade and play them.
11 a.m. • U.S. Bank Plaza on Third St. • First come, first serve (up to 50 kids)
UFO Costume Parade
1 p.m. • Third St.
From school groups to marching bands to crazy floats to dancing Hammerheads, all are welcome to participate in the parade! Go to ufofest.com for an application!
Alien Pet Costume Contest
2 p.m. • U.S. Bank Plaza on Third St.
Dress little Spot or Fluffy up as a UFO, an alien or what-have-you! Give your pet a moment in the alien spotlight.
A Performance of Orson Welles’ classic “War of the Worlds” by Willamette Radio Workshop
2 p.m. • Mattie's Room at Hotel Oregon
Speaker’s Forum with Keynote Speaker Linda Moulton Howe, investigative reporter and editor of Earthfiles.com
Doors at 3 p.m.; event at 4 p.m. • McMinnville Community Center
$10 per person; tickets available online or at the door (multi-event discount available)
Food and beverages will be available for purchase.
Following the Keynote Forum: A Q&A panel emceed by Peter Davenport, including Kathleen Marden, Stanton Friedman and Peter Robbins.
Live music by Kirby Swatosh & The Moon Rock Patrol
7 p.m. • Cellar Bar at Hotel Oregon • 21 & over
Alien Costume Ball
Featuring the live music of Big Mama Gayle & Her Sugar Daddies
7 p.m. • Mattie's Room at Hotel Oregon • 21 & over
Rooms at McMenamins Hotel Oregon are sold out – please refer to the McMinnville Downtowners Association or the Chamber of Commerce for alternate local lodging.
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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 retreat for guests wanting 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 several reasons to simply relax. Hotel Oregon is also home to the quirky and fun UFO Festival, now in its 10th year and the second-largest alien-related gathering in the nation! More than 5,000 visitors convened in downtown McMinnville for the 2008 festival and parade. The festival 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. See ufofest.com for more information.
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. With 56 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.
The 10th Annual UFO Festival at McMenamins Hotel Oregon
UFO enthusiasts are making plans to converge in Oregon wine country
All are welcome -- event tickets now on sale at www.ufofest.com
McMINNVILLE, Ore.—Thursday, April 2, 2009—The buzz is building as we get closer to the 10th Annual UFO Festival on May 15 and 16, 2009, hosted by McMenamins Hotel Oregon. The festival, set in a small town in the middle of Oregon wine country, explores and celebrates the possibilities of life beyond Earth. On our decade anniversary, we welcome keynote speaker and journalist Linda Moulton Howe, who will discuss a 1974 military encounter with a UFO; Kathleen Marden and Stanton Friedman, co-authors of Captured! The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience. The True Story of the World's First Documented Alien Abduction (2007); and UFO witnesses Kris and Marc Bales. Tickets are $10 per event, $15 for two ticketed events or $25 for all three events; UFO tickets are available at www.ufofest.com.
Skeptics and believers alike are invited to enjoy all the events happening throughout the weekend – an outdoor festival tent and UFO gift shop, live blues and Americana from Gavin Wahl-Stephens, an outlandish alien costume parade, an alien pet costume contest, a performance of the 1938 Orson Welles classic “War of the Worlds” by Willamette Radio Workshop and more! And have a pint or two of McMenamins Alienator Ale, handcrafted especially for the event. To cap off the weekend, attend our Alien Costume Ball for live rock ‘n’ roll by Big Mama Gayle & Her Sugar Daddies and a chance to win prizes for the most comical or well-done space outfit. All events are free and open to all ages, unless otherwise noted. Additional information and photos can be found at www.ufofest.com.
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Please note: All of our speakers are available for print, radio and television interviews. Contact Renee Rank, McMenamins Marketing Director, at (503) 492-5457 or ReneeR@ed.mcmenamin.com for scheduling and availability. See www.ufofest.com for additional photos and a video from our 2008 event, along with schedule details, festival history and beyond…
About the Speakers:
Linda Moulton Howe • Saturday, May 16 • 4 p.m.
Reporter/Editor for Earthfiles.com and Investigative Reporter for “Coast to Coast AM with George Noory” and “Dreamland Online” with Whitley Strieber
Linda Moulton Howe is a graduate of Stanford University who has devoted her film, television and radio career to science, medicine and the environment. With videotaped interviews, slides and illustrations, Howe will present one family’s eyewitness account of a 1974 military encounter with a UFO in Albuquerque, NM.
Kathleen Marden • Friday, May 15 • 7 p.m. (in conjunction with Stanton Friedman)
UFO Researcher and Co-Author with Stanton Friedman of Captured! The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience. The True Story of the World's First Documented Alien Abduction (2007)
Marden is the niece of Betty and Barney Hill, the focus of one of the most well-known alien abductions in UFO history. With UFO research luminary Stanton Friedman, Marden co-authored the story of her aunt and uncle’s harrowing 1961 experience. During her long career as a social worker, educator and certified hypnotherapist, Marden implemented model educational programs and taught adult education classes on UFO and abduction history. For 10 years, she served on the MUFON Board of Directors as the Director of Field Investigator Training.
Stanton Friedman • Friday, May 15 • 7 p.m. (in conjunction with Kathleen Marden)
Internationally Recognized UFO Researcher and Lecturer
In 1970, Friedman left his career as a physicist to pursue the scientific investigation of UFOs. Since then, he has lectured at more than 600 colleges and 100 professional groups in 50 states, nine provinces and 16 foreign countries. Friedman has published more than 80 UFO-related papers and has appeared on hundreds of radio and television programs. He has also provided written testimony to Congressional hearings and appeared twice at the United Nations.
Kris and Marc Bales • Saturday, May 16 • 10 a.m.
UFO Witnesses, Northern Idaho, September 2000
While on an overnight hunting trip, four men witnessed an enormous, triangular object hovering 200 feet above them. The report they filed with the National UFO Reporting Center reads: “My brother and I ... like to think we are normal, educated, businesspeople. ... We all have excellent eyesight. This was also a ‘dry’ camp. Although this exceeded the limits of our known comprehension we felt privileged to have witnessed this most incredible piece of equipment.” Two of these eyewitnesses will relate their incredible experience.
****************************
2009 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
All ticketed events will be held at the McMinnville Community Center (600 NE Evans St.), just two blocks away from McMenamins Hotel Oregon.
All events are free and welcome to all ages (unless noted).
Friday, May 15
Kathleen Marden & Stanton Friedman
Co-authors of Captured! The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience
Doors at 6 p.m.; event at 7 p.m. • McMinnville Community Center
$10 per person; tickets available online or at the door (multi-event discount available)
Live music by Gavin Wahl-Stephens
As part of the Great Northwest Music Tour
7 p.m. • Mattie’s Room at Hotel Oregon
Live music by Kirby Swatosh & The Moon Rock Patrol
7 p.m. • Cellar Bar at Hotel Oregon • 21 & over
Saturday, May 16
Food & Concessions Tent
9 a.m. ‘til 6 p.m. • Evans St.
UFO Witnesses Marc and Kris Bayles
Doors at 9 a.m.; event at 10 a.m. • McMinnville Community Center
$10 per person; tickets available online or at the door (multi-event discount available)
Food and drinks will be available for purchase.
Following the Bales presentation: Peter Davenport, Director of the National UFO Reporting Center (Seattle, WA)
Davenport will discuss UFO cases that were reported in 2008.
Vivid Curve Digeridoo-Making for Kids
Kids can make a cool digeridoo and then walk in the parade and play them.
11 a.m. • U.S. Bank Plaza on Third St. • First come, first serve (up to 50 kids)
UFO Costume Parade
1 p.m. • Third St.
From school groups to marching bands to crazy floats to dancing Hammerheads, all are welcome to participate in the parade! Go to ufofest.com for an application!
Alien Pet Costume Contest
2 p.m. • U.S. Bank Plaza on Third St.
Dress little Spot or Fluffy up as a UFO, an alien or what-have-you! Give your pet a moment in the alien spotlight.
A Performance of Orson Welles’ classic “War of the Worlds” by Willamette Radio Workshop
2 p.m. • Mattie's Room at Hotel Oregon
Speaker’s Forum with Keynote Speaker Linda Moulton Howe, investigative reporter and editor of Earthfiles.com
Doors at 3 p.m.; event at 4 p.m. • McMinnville Community Center
$10 per person; tickets available online or at the door (multi-event discount available)
Food and beverages will be available for purchase.
Following the Keynote Forum: A Q&A panel emceed by Peter Davenport, including Kathleen Marden, Stanton Friedman and Peter Robbins.
Live music by Kirby Swatosh & The Moon Rock Patrol
7 p.m. • Cellar Bar at Hotel Oregon • 21 & over
Alien Costume Ball
Featuring the live music of Big Mama Gayle & Her Sugar Daddies
7 p.m. • Mattie's Room at Hotel Oregon • 21 & over
Rooms at McMenamins Hotel Oregon are sold out – please refer to the McMinnville Downtowners Association or the Chamber of Commerce for alternate local lodging.
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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 retreat for guests wanting 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 several reasons to simply relax. Hotel Oregon is also home to the quirky and fun UFO Festival, now in its 10th year and the second-largest alien-related gathering in the nation! More than 5,000 visitors convened in downtown McMinnville for the 2008 festival and parade. The festival 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. See ufofest.com for more information.
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. With 56 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.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Ann Druffel on BOA
This is a bit overdue, I just haven't had time until today to listen to the interview, but Tim Binnall's recent guest on Binnall of America is Ann Druffel. This is one interview you cannot miss! Ann is co-author (with D. Scott Rogo) of The Tujunga Canyon Contacts, and FIRESTORM: DR. JAMES E. McDONALD's FIGHT FOR UFO SCIENCE, published in 2003. Tunjunga Canyon was one of the first books I read on the UFO/abduction subject, and it was one of the books that threw me into this area.
Ann Druffel, and this interview, is a great resource into UFO history. Her ideas and experience, her insights, into the abduction phenomema are very interesting and refreshing.
Ann has been invovled in NICAP, and so much more. You can listen to the interviews here. Ann's website is here.
Ann Druffel, and this interview, is a great resource into UFO history. Her ideas and experience, her insights, into the abduction phenomema are very interesting and refreshing.
Ann has been invovled in NICAP, and so much more. You can listen to the interviews here. Ann's website is here.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Contactee Howard Menger Passes
Greg Bishop at UFO Mystic reports on the passing of Howard Menger, contactee, who passed away last Thursday.
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