Director M. Night Shyamalan poses for portrait during the 2015 Comic-Con International Convention in San Diego, California July 9, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
For years, the legendary M Night Shyamalan has lost his luster.. gone were the hits and surprise endings.. And in were the critics who slammed him for lame story lines and hackneyed tales and fables.
WAYWARD PINES was different..
Since the inception of the show, ratings were strong.
A few people who I read believed that the film SAN ANDREAS was just product placement for the real deal--that something big was going to happen in California. Getting the people prepped for natural calamity? That indeed is what some argued..
Early this morning there was a 4.0 quake felt far and wide around the city of San Francisco. It rattled nerves more than buildings or ground.. But even scarier than a little rattle would be a bigger shake.
That bigger shake, a geologist says, will happen any day now.
The fault line in question is the Hayward Fault.. Bay area residents, the geologist said, should be ready for a natural disaster that could change landscape and lives.
“We keep a close eye on the Hayward Fault because it does sit in the heart of the Bay Area and when we do get a big earthquake on it, it’s going to have a big impact on the entire Bay Area,” Brocher said. While a 2008 report put the probability of a 6.7-magnitude or larger earthquake on the Hayward-Rodgers Creek Fault system over the next 30 years at 31 percent, Brocher said the reality is a major quake is expected on the fault “any day now.” “The past five major earthquakes on the fault have been about 140 years apart, and now we’re 147 years from that 1868 earthquake, so we definitely feel that could happen any time,” Brocher said.
Brocher urged residents to take steps to prepare for a major earthquake.
Does this sound imminent to you reading? Could this just be conjecture? Maybe just a frightful message to stir the pot, keep people motivated to be prepped, and allow people to get a plan ready. Just in case it's any day or any year? Is that what this is?
Some, like Stan Deyo and the famed net quakeshaker DUTCHSINSE, believe that quakes can not only be predicted but also, perhaps, purposely manipulated..
The chorus of proclaimers who think predictions are likely and possible may have not grown larger--a US Geologist warning residents on a large California broadcast station to be prepared and that within only a few days, their world could be rocked and changed..
Space probe picks up something mighty interesting on camera: Could this be a comet version of Stonehenge?Rosetta was able to capture an image of what appears to be standing stones on a comet moving through space.. One of the rocks – a huge boulder with a diameter of around 90 feet – appears to be balanced precariously on the comet’s surface. Scientists admit that the information is not yet clear as to how the stones formed in their positions but believe it was due to the transport process on the surface. But the scientific theory hasn’t quelled the most lively of speculators who are pondering the possibilities that the stones were purposely arranged there.. Admittedly, the on-purpose theory is much more fun than the other option..
CHINA plans mission to the dark side of the moon.. Cue the Pink Floyd soundtrack as they go where no nation (we are told at least) has gone before. Maybe they will get there and discover a treasure trove in abandoned moon bases! If so, we have time to clean up the evidence. The dark side moon launch doesn’t happen until 2020…
JARED LETO as the Joker fully revealed.. These are photos from the TORONTO set of the SUICIDE SQUAD filming. While the NET may have gone crazy when David Ayer revealed the cast of the SUICIDE SQUAD–minus LETO–it’s the JOKER attire that most have long awaited. And now the these photos may wet the appetite of fans who have been waiting patiently for any leaked (or purposely leaked) photos of the new JOKER of the modern age..
PEPPA PIG smashes records!! The kids love the hog..Smashes the billion dollar mark.. . My son, age 4, has seen the program, and while he doesn’t request it, he will quietly watch it when it’s on.. Five minute programs about a family with one pig that enjoys jumping in puddles? The makers didn’t know it would be this much of a success and quite frankly, how could they have? It was created in 2004 in the UK.. the same place that gave us quirky comedy with MONTY PYTHON and amazing DR WHO shows also gives us pigs with sidewalks snouts who have overly dull existences and never raise their voices.. And the kids, these days, just love it. If I have to theorize as to why, I would say this: We have complicated kids’ lives with technology and gadgets. Maybe this low key simple show that eliminates flashy animation is exactly what the child’s mind needs. Something kind and peaceful. Something that doesn’t inspire seizures, violence, rage, or hate. Just a pig that likes jumping in puddles.
I am going to share a secret never before uttered: I copied all of my comedy material from someone else in grade school.. See, I was a bit of a class clown at times. I came up with some of my own stuff, my own jokes. By high school, there were times I even worked blue. But from around 1990 through the end of the 20th century, I was a hardcore David Letterman fan.
More than two out of five American honeybee colonies died in the past year, and surprisingly the worst die-off was in the summer, according to a federal survey.
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An excited Art Bell posted a link on his Facebook page to ArtBell.com tonight. The site announces a set of FAQs in relation to the MIDNIGHT IN THE DESERT program set to appear this summer..
I read a link posted by George Knapp on Facebook and Twitter tonight to a website called Educating Humanity. The link describes well respected people who say we may be living in a simulated reality. A matrix.. Just like the movie version..
The Fourth was with you yesterday. But today is Cinco de Roswell …
Roswell Slides day.. The day that UFO watchers have been waiting for .. ‘evidence,’ some would say, of UFOs stuffed away on old photographs in an attic..
Roswell is where it all began. At least the modern UFO hunt.. And now the Roswell Slides are going to spice things up a bit in the UFO field–more than that not at all credible 1990s alien autopsy fraud.
But are these new slides frauds, too? Just another tall tale in the alien world?
As always, trust your intelligence and use your discernment appropriately …
Also shown: Deadshot, and Captain Boomerang.. And more.
With each new photo and each new day, the SUICIDE SQUAD looks better and better..
Still..
I wonder about the Jared Leto JOKER.. the jury remains out on that..
Warmth from central Canada and the northern Plains will flow into the Northeast this summer, leading to above-normal temperatures and drier conditions for much of the region.
“I’m not expecting extreme heat, but periods of warmer-than-normal temperatures will come and go during the course of the summer,” AccuWeather.com Expert Long-Range Forecaster Paul Pastelok said. After a cooler-than-normal summer of 2014, the East overall is forecast to be hit by more 90-plus degree days this summer.
In Philadelphia and New York City, there may be as many as 10 more than last summer.
For much of the summer, the central and southern mid-Atlantic will come alive with showers and thunderstorms.
Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Philadelphia will be in the line of fire.
More than 150 swarms have been reported to Biosecurity Queensland so far this year, with some reported to be more than 40ha in size and thick enough to “black out the sky”.
While their activity has been dying down as winter approaches, there are fears eggs are lying dormant waiting to return in favourable weather conditions.
There were only 15 swarms reported throughout the state from 2011 and 2013.
But before you get ready for a Christian style rapture, keep in mind that this pest is somewhat normal and there are stories from history of it happening.
And while that’s fine and dandy, just picture a wall of locusts flying at you..
Maybe it’s time to consider harvesting them. I hear they can be tasty morsels of crunchy flavor.
Everything needs water to survive.. And rodents know survival at the fittest.
One creepy tale:
Tina O'Keefe of Dirty Rats Rodent Removal told NBC, “There’s no water source for them right now so they’re going outside to get it. They eat plants. They eat meat. They’re going to the dog park because there are water bowls. They’re going to horse stables because there’s water.”
Heron Head Park, which is situated just south of San Francisco, is one example where rats are coming out and taking water from dogs. “This has not happened before,” Renee Dunn Martin of the Port of San Francisco told the San Francisco Chronicle.
“It’s an open space, and a natural habitat for a lot of creatures, but regarding the rats, we are definitely on top of that issue and doing our best to address it,” Dunn Martin emphasized.
It’s been said that even after nuclear strikes, cockroaches will crawl like nothing occurred..
But rodents without water? That is a scary premise for their species.
As much as it is ours.. Scary times we live in.. Dry as well.
Expect to hear lots about this movie soon.. THE NIGHTMARE is a documentary that follows the stories of several people who are afflicted from sleep paralysis.. and along with that curse, they all seem to see the same things: Hat man, shadow people, the same voices talking..
There may be tricks in the brain being played..
There may be alternate dimensions opening up..
Rodney Ascher (from ROOM 237) doesn’t really seem to care about the scientific reasonings to explain away the stories, instead he focuses on the stories themselves and the people who suffer from the visions.. And how it changes lives..
Bloody-Disgusting reviewed this recently and gave it a rave rating--people seem genuinely frightened by the topic.
There are real stories from real people of these events taking place.
The mighty strange aspect of it all seems to be persistent and also relative to the fact that all of the people suffering from this see the same thing. The same shadows.. Hear the same voices. Exact..
That may be the precise reason this documentary is being so widely accepted not only by documentary fans but also the horror community. People are eating up 'reality' anymore.. not just slashers and ghouls of nightmares. But the real shadows of reality.
The University of California found that exposure to highly energetic charged particles - much like those found in the galactic cosmic rays – can cause significant damage to the central nervous system, resulting in brain impairments, according to reports today.
This has big ramifications.. it could prevent us from going to Mars. But. Maybe we should send androids there first. Humanoids to test the waters and see what things are like. Eventually when we merge man with machine we can join the robots who by then will have a beautiful garden with a terrace overlooking the planet Earth built for our arrival. A human can dream. Nonetheless. The article worth reading here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/space/11576788/Mars-astronauts-could-develop-dementia-on-journey-to-Red-Planet.html
Marketing has taken a darker turn lately.. The other day AARP put out an ad called bath featuring a peaceful scene of a woman bathing her child--the video was called bath. If you listen really closely, the TV in the background featured an announcer talking about martial law being declared in the United States. The AARP ad ends with 'in your new role.' Conspiracy theories did abound--I think perhaps rightfully so.. that was quite a creepy ad when you consider the background noise that is subliminally being implanted into your head..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=22&v=jT6imIqaCQs
But there's a new visitor on the block taking some attention away from the subliminal that AARP put out. This one is a bit more overt. On May 11, a new State Farm ad promises, something will happen. They also hashtagged their video "#TuneInEarthlings" .. The alien angle has seemingly riled up some of the quaint places online. Worries and fears that an invasion is imminent.. does State Farm know something..?!
And will our plans COVER an hostile alien takeover? I think the adjusters may not even show during a crisis of that nature.
Marketing 101.. State Farm is getting great attention from a vast amount of people who'd normally never pay attention to State Farm ads. Probably for the right reasons.. they are using the modern love of horror and sci fi to their advantage with an ad about something from beyond Earth disrupting "Jake's" life.. I love the ad.
But the AARP thing? That one is freaky.
I would much rather purposely overt horror than the subliminal kind.
So on May 11, perhaps, we'll know. The aliens strike and State Farm does into hyper-insurance-drive. And then the AARP turns up the volume on their "Bath" promo and lets the world hear about the Martial Law.
Let me fill you in on a little secret: You saw someone today that is going to die. As a matter of fact, you saw a lot of people that are going to die. And it all started this morning when you glanced in the mirror and tried to understand the ball of electrons and atoms staring back at you, vibrating in some form of reality that your mind tries to understand. But in reality doesn't get one bit of..
I knew someone who died today. A few days ago, I alluded to a friend who was afflicted with cancer, and who was succumbing to the disease after his battle began to end. He passed away from this world early in the morning, and has become the latest person in my life and close circle of friends and family to meet destiny. I suppose someone out there reading this right now may have the same moment of sadness and grief as well. Death is common, after all..
My heart is distraught and my mind is reeling. I am attempting to understand the significance of life and somehow juxtapose that with the rapidity of death. Our arrogance and affluence permits us to borrow time. But that time is fleeting. All things must end, including the worries and fears, smiles and hugs. All things must end.. And that's the part that darkens my spirits this evening..
The internet has been a wonderful thing. And an awful thing all at the same time. For much of my life, I expressed myself in private settings. I would summons my artistic powers and draw cartoons or comics in the good times. In the bad times I'd plant the seed of darkness and expel all of my emotions using less vibrant colors.. less humor.. More of the deeper stuff, I suppose. But with the advent of the Internet during my late high school years, that source of artistic adventure was turned off, met instead with the HTML coding and eventually blog services that would steal the paint. I have tried to draw now and then. For the most part I either can't think of something or I am mentally unable to focus long enough to make a picture look good, good like I think they used to. So instead now, I write. And tonight I feel that need to write, to get thoughts down in this setting, and surrender myself for a while to the tears that indeed are flowing due to the death of a friend.
This special person and I were also coworkers. Most of the time, when we talked, our chats would turn into conversations and often times feel never ending. But in a very good way. Once we got work off the table, our talks would turn deeper and other-worldly. He, like me, consistently pondered about the meaning of life, the purpose of our bodies, and the questionable reality of our souls. I often thought that God is math, he thought God was electricity. Either way, neither of us had the belief that God was the large white male with a beard that Catholic nuns had taught us. A little more of a nuanced approach to faith was in play once we got talking..
I will forever miss these talks--these amazing moments in which both of us let our guards down on purpose and spoke freely and openly about fears and superstitions, facts and figures. Now tonight, I suppose one can say he knows the answers to the mysteries of the planet earth. As do many others by the second.
x x x
My son falls asleep to music now. Instead of bed time stories, we quietly play YouTube videos of songs he likes to relax him. His little four-year-old nature is perceptive. He knew I was sad today and asked why.. I honestly told him what had occurred, and he looked down and admitted "that is sad, Daddy." Of course, as a child would do, he eventually wanted to think about those innocent kid things again. Which was fine for me, wrestling my son when he is calling himself the Incredible Hulk is much better than focusing on negativity all night. But before he fell asleep, he picked the CIRCLE OF LIFE song from the LION KING. Somehow the words had an extra special meaning today, this day, when the CIRCLE OF LIFE was completed for one and undoubtedly beginning for a lot more..
x x x
The death toll in Nepal is rising rapidly. And that is the horror so often seen in this world. One earthquake has taken the lives of thousands of poor people who were living in squalor already. The Prime Minister said the numbers could get to a frightening level of 10,000 or more.. Death at that scale happens from time to time on this planet. Either Mother Nature is busy utilizing the tricks of the trade to steal the lives of humans, or Man himself thinks of plots to murder his fellow friends on the earth. Deadly days are always here--the end of the world, feared by many, happens every single day.
x x x
I am not a hopeless person. I am not someone who enjoys reliving the dour over and over again--some who know me, even close friends, often accuse me of that very thing. Instead, I contemplate these events of sadness and grief in an attempt to understand them. Sometimes even to quell my loud laughter on purpose.. because I need to know what I am laughing at. Events of awful nature can often put things in a greater perspective. Ever have one of the day job moments when backbiting, sour apple co-workers, and meaningless office politics takes over your existence? When you think that those things actually matter? You get shaken up now and then. You meet a bigger destiny.. You often meet a maker.
x x x
Death has been called the great equalizer. We all share one bond on this planet, regardless of rich or poor dispositions: We will have the common event of an ending at some point. We hope far away in the distance.. We long for the taste and smells of life. But they go away..
x x x
I recall about a year ago, my work had a conference. That same person who died today was alive and well then, just diagnosed with cancer. He and others, along with me, went to a fancy steak house and he splurged, buying all of us dinner and a few rounds. He wanted no argument at the time the bill came. He wanted to pay. That was his nature--but that night even more, because he wanted us to remember a rancorous good time of loud laughter, cold beer, and great food. All on him--his gift to us... This is one of his finest moments, and perhaps one of his happiest. The sight of us allowing him to get the tab made him the happiest man in the room that evening. He was a consummate professional but also a never-ending entertainer. He played songs loud and sang louder. He lit up a room when he entered. Those rooms lit by the fiery of his existence are dark this night.
x x x
What is life? What is death? Those questions are asked to often we fail to even care anymore..
Instead in the age of smart phones when a hand held device gives us all of the information we crave, we stopped asking the important things.
Hillary Clinton is apparently going against some of Bill's crime policies from the 90s. Jeb Bush did something too. I don't recall what it was. And I frankly don't care. These are not the stories of human passion that we should be hearing.
We should be racing for the stars, trying to find Mars.. By now cancer should be gone.. At this point, all people should have a chance for a happy life. Every child should share in the dreams of a planet.. Life is too short.. By the time you get to this point in this posting, it's even shorter for you.
x x x
A little rock and roll heaven may be needed for a moment like tonight.. So enjoy it.. Life is only a one night stand. If you believe in forever, of course.
One quote I felt was notable, as it shows the melocholy nature of Letterman during this transition:
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David Letterman Reflects on 33 Years in Late-NightTelevision
Slide Show | Letterman Prepares to Sign Off A look backstage at the “Late Show” as David Letterman nears the end of his more than 33 years in late-night television.
By DAVE ITZKOFF
APRIL 29, 2015
In a single bound, David Letterman seemed to leap the full length of the stage at the Ed Sullivan Theater, racing from backstage as if he’d been thrust forward by the fanfare played by his longtime bandleader, Paul Shaffer, and his CBS Orchestra, and by the rumble of his announcer, Alan Kalter, bellowing his name — “Daaaaay-vid Leh-terrrr-maaaaaaaan!”
It was a routine Mr. Letterman, 68, has performed countless times but will repeat no more after May 20, when he will preside over his last episode of “Late Show,” the CBS franchise he established and has hosted since 1993. Like the veteran slugger who comes to the ballpark for batting practice, he was here on this April afternoon partly to warm up his swing on a few easy pitches, but mostly to put on a show.
No home viewers were watching as he twirled his microphone around like a Wild West lasso, walked it across the floor like a dog and leaned on an expensive broadcast camera. This was a pretaping ritual Mr. Letterman was doing only for the few hundred audience members in the theater. Or maybe he was doing it only for himself.
“Everything O.K. at home?” he asked the crowd. “Everything O.K. at work?” Met with mostly cheers, he laughed and added: “You don’t find yourself filled with some kind of emotional longing? Are we emotionally stable?”
David Letterman dressing for a taping of “Late Show.” Each cup to the left represents a completed show.
DAMON WINTER / THE NEW YORK TIMES
But how could these fans not be riddled with angst, knowing that in a few weeks, Mr. Letterman would bid a heartfelt good night to all of this, after a run of more than 33 years in late-night television — even longer than the three-decade tenure of his mentor, Johnny Carson. After that last show, he will head home to his wife, Regina, and 11-year-old son, Harry, and try to figure out what comes next.
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Late-night television will feel the loss of Mr. Letterman, one of its most innovative and unpredictable broadcasters, who in 1982 took a sleepy NBC time slot following Carson’s “Tonight” show and transformed it into a ceaseless engine for Top 10 Lists,Stupid Pet Tricks and a decade’s worth ofpioneering comedy bits.
Mr. Letterman proved he could reinvent himself, too: When he was passed over as Mr. Carson’s heir in favor of Jay Leno, he packed up for the uncharted territory of CBS and became a more inclusive — if still idiosyncratic — master of ceremonies.
Mr. Letterman reviewing cue cards with Todd Seda.
DAMON WINTER / THE NEW YORK TIMES
But Mr. Letterman is leaving a late-night biosphere very different from the one he helped thrive. Hosts like Jimmy Fallon (who ultimately replaced Mr. Leno at “Tonight”) and Jimmy Kimmel (at ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live”) are dominating with their own ingenious energy, their Internet savvy and their visible youth, and Mr. Letterman is about to be replaced by Stephen Colbert, the politically astute smart aleck of “The Colbert Report.”
Not that any of these issues appeared to be on Mr. Letterman’s mind during his preshow set. Asked by an audience member from Newberg, Ore., if he had any advice for that city’s impending graduates, Mr. Letterman replied, “Treat a lady like a whore, and a whore like a lady.” After some laughter at this seemingly un-Letterman-like joke, the host chuckled to himself and said: “I don’t know why I would say something like that.”
“What do you care?” Mr. Shaffer said.
But no matter how hard he has tried to hide it over the years, Mr. Letterman doescare. As he said, more sincerely, to the man who had asked for graduation advice, “If you do good things for people, it will never stop making you feel good about yourself.”
Upstairs in his “Late Show” offices a few hours later, a contemplative Mr. Letterman emerged, dressed in khakis and a T-shirt that said “Genetically Engineered Trout Is Safe!” to reflect on all that he has learned along the way. In these edited excerpts from that conversation, he offered his unguarded and unsparing assessments of his heroes, his colleagues, his would-be successors and himself.
Q. As your last show approaches, have there been times when you’ve thought: I’m leaving too soon?
A. Yeah, I’m awash in melancholia. Over the weekend, I was talking to my son, and I said, “Harry, we’ve done like over 6,000 shows.” And he said, [high-pitched child’s voice] “That’s creepy.” And I thought, well, in a way, he’s right. It is creepy. Every big change in my life was full of trepidation. When I left Indiana and moved to California. When Regina and I decided to have a baby — enormous anxiety and trepidation. Those are the two biggest things in my life, and they worked out beyond my wildest dreams. I’m pretending the same thing will happen now. I’ll miss it, desperately. One of two things: There will be reasonable, adult acceptance of transition. Or I will turn to a life of crime
I find it amazing to contemplate that the David Letterman I came to love in my youth and teenage is unknown to the modern era.. forgotten by the aging viewers.. and a product of a time that is forever gone never to return.
Letterman referred to the Jimmys thst now surround him ..and they are dominating and creative ..
I was struck by Letterman now having a say in the Colbert pick. After all, back last century Letterman hand picked Tom Snyder on the Late Late Show.. now Letterman seems to be getting the watch from CBS tv... to be given a nice goodbye dinner but quickly forgotten gy the network...
Ticket sales for AVENGERS AGE OF ULTRON are already defeating the first 2012 film's numbers.. It's an early projection, but if this continues, this film is going to have a solid weekend that may lead to some box office records. The summer movie season indeed begins in May. And consider this: Age of Ultron advance tickets comprised 84% of Movieticket.com’s sales between April 27 and April 28.. It has been the number 1 film in every country it opens in so far. FURIOUS 7 may have been a hit. But a few AVENGERS are about to change that..
This is not the first time the term purge has been in the news. In 2014, several 'purge' fears were prevalent after rumors circulated in cities across American of similar plans for violence, without any materializing.
This time in Baltimore, perhaps, as opposed to the past 'purge' meme warnings, violence did materialize. But to blame a movie? Perhaps this is just a chance for the media to drum up more fear over the summer of hell that may be coming..
Art Bell posted a message to his Facebook feed today informing fans that once again he has resumed his professional relationship with his webmaster, Keith Rowland.
Yesterday Bell posted a somewhat apocalyptic message stating that Rowland was quitting and that the program Midnight in the Desert may not continue without his presence to assist with legal and technical issues. Rowland also reportedly was going to give up the dark matter radio network...
Today things reversed course.. Bell posted this message showcasing that's a relationship was back
Fans are undoubtedly dizzied by the developments over the past 72 hours. Website hackings, cryptic Noory messages. And now a public battle playing out in real time--battles in showbiz thst typically take place behind the scenes.
The death toll is nearing 5000..m the prime minister says it could double to 10,000 as more remote villages became searched by teams... The area is poor, but the remote villages are even more so .. the constructed buildings are delapidated and already in complete dissaray. This story is getting only worse by the day, if not the hour..
The scenes from Baltimore today are troubling to watch for those who have called for peace after the death of Freddie Gray in police custody .. And for those who live in Baltimore or even vistors who have come to love the city …and for Americans who want the rule of law but also justice for all to prevail for all regardless of race or class difference..
Freddie Gray was arrested for looking at police.. And when he was in their custody his spine was severed.. But it did not begin there.. Race relations and tension in not only Baltimore but many other places have been brewing for some time.. Tension has been boiling tonight just as a funeral for Gray was ending.. The justice department is looking into it..
Lynch will now be on the case, though both she and her boss avoided media questions on the Baltimore riots today.
So tonight cars are burning, businesses owned by hard working people stripped of their livelihood.. Liquor stores ransacked.. High schoolers sending around memes of tales of a 3pm purge.. Rocks thrown, gangs meeting up with protesters, police injured, and the world is watching.
The events of 1968 .. And now 2015.
Th sun has set on the city of Baltimore now..
The only lights seen are that of cameras from media glare, dim street lights, and fires set by the hands of rioters destroying their own city..
Pray for calm to prevail. Because the alternative is tragic..
If it's not a website being hacked, it's a quitting. Tonight, Art Bell announced to fans that his friend for years and webmaster, Keith Rowland, is calling it quits. With his absence, Bell hints, there is a less of a chance he will return to the air this summer for the planned July MIDNIGHT IN THE DESERT.
In full, Bell writes,
Announcement
I am sorry to announce that Keith Rowland has informed me tonight that he no longer wants to move forward (he quit). This follows a conversation I had with him in which I asked him to not snap at people. I was concerned because he was in charge of the Business side of the deal which is a lot of work and involves dealing with people. Business is built on relationships. He said the stress of all this was to much for him which is understandable because there is a great deal to do on his side. He further told me that he will turn his Network over to somebody else. All this was as much a shock to me as I am sure it is to you.
As a result of this, it is less likely that I will move forward because I can not handle both The Talk Host part of the job as well as the Music License matters, the Streaming deals that have to be made, the Website, the Producer he had lined up and much more.
Since I have already bought all the Studio gear I will go ahead and build the Studio with the hope of finding a way forward. This is not me saying I quit, it is me saying that right now I don’t see a way to get it all done. If I can find a way, I will do so, but this is kind of a stopper for the moment. I will keep you all informed.
Art
The incident Bell is hinting to occurred this weekend when BELLGAB was hacked and taken down, Rowland wrote a Tweet critical of the webmaster. Rowland took the tweet down and also apologized.
The latest development is a surprise to Bell fans. He and Rowland have long been a team. Rowland even hosted a site ArtBell.net for years while Bell was incognito and absent from radio.
The HORROR REPORT has reached out to Rowland for commentary on tonight's development. We will update accordingly should any further information abound. We additionally are interested if Rowland will continue as Bell's webmaster, as the site was updated tonight with this information: http://artbell.com/art-puts-comeback-on-hold/
Meanwhile, this strange news comes hours after George Noory Tweeted this:
While it would be a bit wild to speculate that Noory knew anything of this, it surely is interesting timing. He mentioned 'war' before BELLGAB was hacked, and now promised something 'big' before Keith Rowland quit Art Bell's DARK MATTER and MIDNIGHT IN THE DESERT..
Not mentioned: the fact that fluoride cuts through concrete and the studies showcasing a lowering of IQ and ineffectiveness of doing anything to help teeth when ingested ... topical is a different story.
Currently over 70% of Americans get fluoride in their water. And that's not counting soda and beer.
There have long been claims of a cancer relationship to the chemical..
And now the government is taking it down a notch. Because of white spots of course. Not that other stuff..
Time to play truth or trash.. a website for a September 2015 event is selling tickets to an Art Bell keynote speech. Bell is front and center on the page. Which came as a surprise to Bell today when he learned it!!
SEPTEMBER 23-27, 2015 FROM TO 9 AM TO 10 PM, LAX Holiday Inn 9901 South La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045
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From the 5D event website, a description of the upcoming conference:
5D EVENT is about 5 days of celebration and life transformation of like-minded crowd of attendees with over 50 keynote speakers giving over 100 amazing Lectures, Panels, Workshops & Exhibits in a wide variety of subjects such as: Consciousness, Science, Cutting edge Technologies, Latest Health discoveries, Energy Healing, Healing the Earth, The intention and determination to bring rain and raise underground water levels with group Sound Vibration, Chanting, Meditation and Prayers with daily workshops and gatherings, Longevity, Moving away from Mass Media fear factor with creating Global communities with New Humanity Movements, Free Energy, Alchemy, Spirituality, Peace, Freedom, Human Rights, GMO, NWO, United Nations 300 pages report of Agenda 21, Eugenics, Extraterrestrial Disclosure, Time Travel, UFO/ IFO, Alien types, Cosmic Cultures, Secret Space, Paranormal, Metaphysics, DNA Activation, Forbidden Archeology, Secrets of Pyramids, Human origins, Crop circles, Path of Enlightenment, Conscious Leadership, Conscious Commerce, Business Networking, Self-Development,Empowerment, Personal Growth, Soul Cleansing, Karma cleaning, Self-Confidence, Vitality, Conscious Dating, Joy, Life Satisfaction, Evolution, Thriving, Awakening, Mastery, Meditation, Music, Building a better future with Star Seeds, Indigo and New Humanity..
But There MAY Be One problem.. Art Bell isn't yet committed to the event!!
Bell posted this on Bellgab:
Wow, somebody is selling tickets on a false premise, I only tol him I would think it over and he should call me back which he has not done, not smart.
Bell made an additional note of warning on his Facebook page:
A new age indeed... September ...two months after a Midnight tide begins.. and people making quick profits off of the Bell name.
How Many People spent Money On this?! Buyer beware....
The title is true.. the dramatic earthquake and aftermath has destroyed so many lives and properties that the numbers are simply overwhelming to contrmplate.. the death toll is rising quickly through yhe 3000s and closing in on 4k.. the amount of destruction is unfathomable.. the CNN headline is accurate and descriptive of the Nepal nightmare tye world is watching ..
The extra stretch of coastline at the town of Rausu on Hokkaido island has risen as high as 10 metres from the sea surface in some places, exposing what used to be the ocean floor to the elements
There has been fear and speculation over the sudden land mass .. geologists attitude it to a landslide ...
With the thrilling day of high drama at BELLGAB, Sunday night just won't end quietly.. Hours ago, Bellgab redirected to George Noory's COASTTOCOASTAM.COM, but tonight Noory himself is posting messages on the site that was hacked earlier.. Minus the 'crown' avatar, Noory stuck with the koala bear. He wrote,
Rest assured folks we were just as baffled as you and were conducting an investigation to see if my site had any unusual activity its bizarre
He additionally addressed the concern by some that he was threatening a 'war' with Bell's fans.. Noory wrote,
Not war with bellgab lol I meant were are about ready for war in the middleast yetpeople were concerned about my avatar
In the spirit of the increasingly tense verbal battle as the July 20th MIDNIGHT IN THE DESERT premiere, Art Bell wrote,
Hey George, when your done with your investigation perhaps you can help out with the St Louis PD internal probe.
Bell added,
Dave's actions are getting worse and his excuses for them much worse.
The whirlwind of a Sunday with the FTP nightmare facing MV at Bellgab may have ended. But showcasing how popular the site has become, it is yet again the epicenter evidencing differences between both camps of fans.
It indeed was a strange day. To borrow a term from Coast's host, 'bizarre.'
But the clear loser of a day? A guy from Pittsburgh who had a planned interview with George Noory sidelined by fate.
In the words of Graham Hess in SIGNS: Everybody in this family needs to just calm down and eat some fruit or something..
Users were stunned late Saturday night when BELLGAB began redirecting to Coast to Coast AM's official website.
We can now confirm that someone hacked into the BELLGAB server and changed coding to create the redirect. Even more, the attack appears to have come from an international source. There may be legal ramifications--it is illegal to do such activity. However, the return of BELLGAB will end rampant speculation that the site's owner sold out for a quick penny to Premiere Radio Networks..
Now as far as that 'war' Noory warned of? While there is no evidence that pinpoints this attack from the direction of Noory or cohorts, it's perhaps the opening battle truly of a long war before July..
The numbers continue to climb after the massive 7.8 quake.. Now it stands at 2,336 and most come from Nepal itself, with neighboring countries such as India reporting dozens ..
There have been powerful aftershocks making the horror of clean up and rescue missions even worse. There was a strong 6.7 quake just today--considered an aftershock but certainly strong enough to be considered a major quake as well.. There newest earthquake today also set off more avalanches on Mount Everest, according to those climbing..
The popular message board BELLGAB.COM is current redirecting to COAST TO COAST AM's official website. The website Georgenoorysucks.com has also been given a direct to the same..
There does seem to be a hint of intrigue, however, just by judging from the link that BELLGAB now directs to:
DMCA ACQUIRE? It would be mighty strange, however, for a DMCA battle to play out this way. It's certainly not typical that websites immediately redirect to another with the DMCA note .. Typically a battle over legal issues can take days or weeks, plus the owner of a site would be updated by the ISP prior to any takedown.
The other night when George Noory took to BELLGAB, he used the term war. Perhaps he wasn't showing his cards and the war indeed has begun on the home turf of Art Bell fans..
The same provision of copyright law that allows for the takedown notice also allows the alleged infringer to file a counter notice. After sending your takedown notice to the ISP, the ISP will notify the alleged infringer of the notice. The infringer then can send a counter notice to the ISP declaring that the infringer “has a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled” and other requirements of Section 512 (g). At that point, the ISP is caught in the middle. By law, the ISP must repost the infringing material to its original location.
Unfortunately, the only option then to stop the infringement is to file a lawsuit asking the court to enter an injunction stopping the use of the copyright material
Art Bell posted a Facebook message saying that BELLGAB has been hacked. However, the DMCA Acquire link may prove something else..
There is also rampant speculation on other Twitter feeds and Facebook postings that BELLGAB was 'sold ten days ago,' and that the results of that sale are not apparent..
The HORROR REPORT is attempting to contact the owner of BELLGAB through Twitter along with other users who may have a better direct link to him.
M Night Shyalaman has had hits. He has had duds.. He has had the LADY IN THE WATER.. This year, he's back, and as usual, a mixed bag of fans and foes are beginning to study each second of the trailer for the new film THE VISIT..
From what we know, the movie's premise revolves around children going to see their grandchildren at a rural Pennsylvania farm.. After some strange goings on, it becomes clear that things get weird after 9:30..
Anyone who sat through The Happening might not be able to believe it, but Shyamalan has managed to make a horror movie about something even less scary than plants: grandma and grandpa.
Mike Schuster with IFC takes a different approach, asking if this could be Shyamalan's first 'good movie' in over a decade---though some true and tridents fans may see that opening question as a false narrative, it's clear that the box office successes of SIXTH SENSE and SIGNS didn't translate into future success for the HAPPENING, THE VILLAGE, or LADY IN THE WATER. Schuster says this about the trailer, which appears to be promising to him:
It might get your hopes up that Shyamalan’s back in the game. And God knows we’ve been burned before
My take.. The movie showcases some of what Shyalaman does best, in my thought. He sets a peaceful and quaint location with brilliance. He startles with simplicity.. And he knows how to make Pennsylvania look like Pennsylvania, as someone from the same state he made famous with his Philadelphia films.. The trailer doesn't give much away, obviously. I think the trailer is actually weak---maybe I agree more with Bradley's SLATE thoughts than I do the IFC viewpoint..
I never judge a Shyalaman movie until it's over. Completely over. Call me nuts, some have, but I thought certain aspects of LADY IN THE WATER were beautiful and amazing. Same with the VILLAGE..
I think most would agree the HAPPENING just wasn't happnin'..
But THE VISIT?
We will see when the autumn leaves begin to change and September 11 rolls around. His movie will be in theaters.. for better or worse..
The Vatican downplayed the significance of the alleged plot.
"From what it appears, this concerns a hypothesis that dates from 2010 which didn't occur. It has therefore no relevance today and no reason for particular concern," said the Rev. Federico Lombardi, the Vatican spokesman.
But what does exist is also evident in recent news accounts from the Holy capitol of the Catholic world..
There is no doubt that Popes have always been global targets for terror and threats.. but this Pope seemingly has captured the imagination of the faithful but also the hated of others.. The 2010 Vatican threat now released to the public is only a reminder of the threats which exist--threats that have been openly discussed for months as the Pope continues to speak out about the atrocities committed by ISIS ..
Richard Sryett was hosting Coast to Coast AM while George Noory attended an event in San Francisco last night. Though his interview with Marie Jones on mind control and cults may have been worthy, the real show was taking place in a virtual world. George Noory posted on Bellgab after months of offline time..
Noory's return seemingly stemmed from Art Bell's message on Facebook critical of Noory's use of the term 'wanna take a ride,' a catch line long associated with the Coast Bell incarnation voiced by Ross Mitchell since the 1990s. Noory addressed the charge of theft, saying, "sorry but Ive been using it since my days in St.louis and picked it up on Coast in 2001 when I started filling in for Art. We both got it from the movie Contact. Ross even had liners for us. Nothing sinister here folks."
Users pounded quickly. But it was Steve Warner, the BELLGAB user known as BATEMAN, who seemed to get the 'goatsie' the most.
Warner began his own radio program in 2013 called DARK CITY, and was well known for pranking gags of George Noory during live call in shows on Coast to Coast AM. At that time, Warner said he was approached by Noory about appearing on Coast. During Noory's latest postings, Bateman continued pressing Noory about why he sent Warner a blank email message on April 23. Noory repeatedly denied sending the message, eventually admitting the possibility of something being sent, and posted "I was going to send you one (personal) a few days ago but never got around to it.....might have sent it blank during a commercial break? Steve I get 1000 emails during the shows and my staff is clicking saving etc for me until I read them."
Warner spoke to the HORROR REPORT hours ago about this private message. He said, "I think he actually sent it because he heard me on a podcast poking fun at him and this was his way of saying 'I'm watching you' with plausible deniability. Whatever the reason, it's funny he sent it at 3:30 in the morning when he's supposed to be doing his show."
Speaking more about his recent relationship with Coast, Warner again: "He started off telling me he wanted to do a 'spooky, yet funny' segment on Friday nights called 'Here's Bateman', I shit you not. Then he put out feelers after John B. Wells got the boot on weekends." That was 2013 during Bell's SIRIUS XM stint.
Warner continued, "Frankly, I think the Coast brand is toxic at this point, and I don't need them or their 600 stations to be successful at this. We live in a vastly different media landscape than we did just a few years ago."
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A vastly different world indeed. One where two late night radio hosts are at war on a message board. And speaking of war.. Noory's other comment raised the ire of posters. He said,
I am the KING of late night radio. Long live the new KING!!! I deserve the crown. This is a riot your upset over a king's crown lol..we are about ready to go to war and YOURE concerned about my avatar
The avatar in reference is a koala bear. Previously when Bell quit his SIRIUS job, Noory used a symbolic crown. Noory went on to post last night, "Redacted would you like me to have a crown of thorns that was for a king too?."
While it is unclear what 'war' may have been referred to---so many exist in the world after all--- there is evidence that Premiere Radio and the MIDNIGHT camps are beginning to prepare for a corporate battle of wits and skills.
With 'war' in offing, Art Bell wrote a late to the game response to the night of Noory postings.
In full,
I see I am late to the party, spent the evening with my Child Bride, great night.
Perhaps I have it wrong so if I do please correct me. Did Dave say we were going to War? Did he say something about wearing a Crown of Thorns?
Did he say he was using Wanna Take a Ride in St Louis? Really? Dave I can get you a hell of a special buy now price on the Arch.
I hope Dave was drinking heavily, otherwise I can not understand what would make him say those things, just wait till he wakes tomorrow Afternoon and reads what he wrote!
I told you, you can predict this guy like a clock, as soon as he knows I am coming back it begins and it will keep ramping up as we near July. Dave if you were running for office as a sitting President any advisor worth a crap would tell you to shut the hell up and stop helping the other side.
As most of you know I had made a deal not to strike first and I want it noted here that I did not, I simply reacted to recordings of Dave mumbling wanna take a ride and the clock struck midnight and Dave arrived right on time trying to rewrite History.
Time for bed, night all.
Art
The 'war' is on.. battle stations are armed. Words are slinging and flinging in HTML, FTPed, and instant.. The radio world is facing the internet world. That, perhaps, is the war..
Keith Rowland has acknowledged to the HORROR REPORT that Art Bell, in his July 2015 return to live internet radio, may not be able to beat the juggernauts of Limbaugh and Hannity, but the BELL camp is hoping to transform the landscape. However, as evidenced by the BELLGAB postings, there will be a number of virtual missiles launched prior to the summer skirmish.
The HORROR REPORT has reached out to Coast to Coast AM, and George Noory for comment. At the time of this posting, there has not been a response.. The story will be updated if contact is successful.
A powerful earthquake has struck Nepal less than 50 miles from the capital, Kathmandu, the U.S. Geological Survey said Saturday. It occurred at a depth of less than two miles, which is considered shallow.
The shaking was rated as "strong" to "severe" on the USGS ShakeMap. CNN sister network CNN-IBN is reporting that buildings are down and roads are out.
Art Bell's MIDNIGHT IN THE DESERT begins in July. But the tension is already building before the online live podcast debut.
Nights ago, Coast to Coast AM host George Noory used the famous coined Bell term 'wanna take a ride.' It did not go unnoticed by the users of BELLGAB, who pounded on Noory's attempt to borrow the term--whether knowingly or unknowingly. Bell himself chimed in with a fiery Facebook post slamming Noory for the use of the statement.
The comment, in total,
My goodness, it has come to my attention that George Noory has started to use my signature line, Wanna take a Ride? It is just desperate and pathetic. Every time you hear him say that please remember July 20th when Midnight in the Desert starts. I would steal some of his lines, but that would be Petty Theft.
Art Bell
The comment was quickly liked by hundreds of fans. The ride is going bust on Coast. The real attraction begins again on July 20, 2015.
For weeks, SUICIDE SQUAD Joker Jared Leto has been hinting as to how his version of the Clown Prince of Crime will look.. Tonight director David Ayer released the official LETO full makeup JOKER on Twitter..
Debate has ensued as to which JOKER is best.. Nicholson rates high. Ledger scores well.. even Romero is on the map.. Hammil's voice too.
But LETO? Two camps have seemingly developed on the character and role.. One who loves it. The other who questions ..
I am joining the less popular but more practical third camp: The group that will just anxiously wait in anticipation to see if LETO can become the arch villain that Gotham City needs..
Reality is scarier than fiction.. that is exemplified in a documentary that you may be interested on NETFLIX called KILLER LEGENDS. Chiller's documentary about true crimes, murders, and where some of our modern fears originate. You may learn something new.. and despite the fact no candy was ever poisoned on Halloween, the "CANDY MAN" section will still give you enough pause to check your kids' candy anyway..
I recommend the documentary for those interested in true crimes and urban legends.. this brings to light the reasons why we are freaked by hook hands, by masked killers.. and quite frankly, by people.
Among the things you may learn that you didn't know previously includes--besides no candy ever being poisoned for trick or treaters--are these facts: No babysitter killings ever happened in big numbers.. despite a number of movies being made showcasing it. The Texarkana killings are creepy--and even more creepy may be the yearly film festival showing THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN on a location where a grisly murder took place with the movie based in part on it..
And so many others.
Urban legends.
They all come from somewhere..
The other worldly nature of horror movies are not nearly as scary as the darkest minds and hearts of evil men who perpetrate evil and murder the innocent.
One picture, in particular, may create a firestorm of speculation about the long-living legendary creature:
It could be a log. Debris.. reflection.. refuse. It .. NESSIE. You be the judge
And you can continue your search with GOOGLE. The engine bringing the paranormal and weird right onto your own device. The power to find NESSIE now rests with you.
If you want to know why Catholic Churches and schools are closing throughout the United States, look no further than this number released by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: $2.9 billion.
Only 59% of those funds were allotted to settlements ($62.9 million) and therapy for abuse victims ($7.7 million). The remaining funds were spent on attorneys’ fees ($28.8 million), support for offenders ($15.4 million), and other costs ($4.2 million), according to the 2014 “Report on the Implementation of the Charter for Protection of Children and Young People.”
These expenses brought the total cost of the clerical abuse scandal to American dioceses and religious institutes between 2004 and mid-2014 to $2,895,629,230, according to the data in the current report and previous reports.
The report added that dioceses, eparchies, and religious orders spent an additional $31,667,740 for child protection efforts in 2013-14.
65% of accused diocesan clergy “had already been identified in prior allegations,” and 75% “were deceased, already removed from ministry, already laicized, or missing.”
75% of those who alleged abuse by diocesan clergy and 87% of those who alleged abuse by religious-order clergy were male, and abuse typically took place between the ages of 10 and 14. Most of the allegations involved incidents that took place between 1960 and 1989, particularly the 1970s.
My take..