When I mentioned that some think Mothman was just a giant owl, like uber-debunker skeptic Joe Nickell, who refers to himself as a “paranormal researcher” instead of the skeptic he is, she said she had been in contact with him. I gave her my opinion, that Mothman was no “owl” and that Nickell seems to favor owls; owls are his explanations for the Kelly Hopkinsville UFO entities, and the Flatwoods Monster.

I also mentioned some things about cross-over cases (as Nick Redfern calls them) in crypto research; Mothman (not an owl and all the strange things connected with that) Bigfoot (seen with UFOs, psychic communications, etc.) and so on. As to Mothman, I offered up the idea that the government seems to have been involved; their interest in school children and their statistically out of whack high intelligence, the fact that Charles Manson, when a child, lived in the area, and so on. The producer gave a nervous little laugh and said she “didn’t want to get abducted by the government or anything.”

It was clear the producer was more interested in Mothman as Big Bird; an owl, a crane, rather than the esoteric side, though I got the impression MQ would throw some of that in just for show. After all, like all shows on television, it’s entertainment.

The conversation was amiable; and who knows where this will lead. I gave her names of better people than I to speak to about this subject; Andrew Colvin, Nick Redfern, and others. (all of whom she said she’d been in contact with, or was planning to contact.) I just found the take on Mothman an interesting one, of course, the episode hasn’t aired (if it’s been made yet) so who can say.

In thinking about the episodes of MQ, they seem to shy away from the paranormal/supernatural or Fortean side. They do go there, but it seems they prefer to stay on the “it’s fantastic, but it isn’t weird” side of the fringe fence. Which is fine, I’m making an observation, not a criticism. (Although it would be nice to see more of the strange side.)

And a bit of synchronicity for myself; if you read the comments left at his blog, you’ll where he mentions listening to the interiview with Tim Binnall and the “Paranormal Pastor,” who warns against getting too obsessed about the darker side of esoterica. I was just again thinking about that today; I’ve had an idea for some months now about a project — maybe a blog, site, or a book, not sure where I wanted to go — about the “dark side” of one aspect of Forteana. Then thought better of it. I have enough going on and there’s enough dark side stuff on its own to occupy any student of high strangeness.

It’s been a long, hot week of summer here in Seattle. The massive, 650-page Mothman’s Photographer III book is about to go the designer in just a few days. My second book, The Mothman’s Photographer II, continues to build momentum as more researchers in the parapolitical field discover its mind-melting joys. We’ve gotten positive nods from a variety of respected paranormal names, such as Adam Gorightly, Eugenia Macer-Story and Regan Lee. And that ever-present force, Nick Redfern, who has written a slew of great books on everything from conspiracy to UFOs to cryptozoology, has written an excellent review on what is probably the best UFO blog on the planet, “UFO Mystic” (thanks Nick!):

http://www.ufomystic.com/the-redfern-files/the-mothmans-photographer/

In other news, I am pleased to have been chosen for a discussion panel regarding “Prophecy and Conspiracy” with the No. 1 paranormal author of all time, Brad Steiger! Brad is the hardest working man in the field, having written countless books covering the entire range of Fortean and paranormal phenomena. He is a legend, and this is a great opportunity to bring the full Mothman story to the public. Join us on July 28th at 5 p.m, Pacific Standard Time.

http://www.esoterichall.com/

Also, my series on Grassy Knoll continues with episode #32. Go here to find out just how amazingly weird the media coverage was in April, and to receive a few other tidbits of evolving Mothman lore. By the way, GK host “Vyz” is a breath of fresh air, and quite possibly a national treasure – although he might question the meaning of “national” since the Constitution has virtually been destroyed:

http://beyondthegrassyknoll.com/audio/colvin7-11.mp3

There’s also a possible TV deal or two in the works, but I don’t want to spoil anything so…

Keep your eyes to the sky!

Andy

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Gorightly/2006/12/27/

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