An excellent little clip.
Sunday, September 2, 2007
Area 51 - An Incredible On-Air Radio Phone Call (Audio)
This is an audio clip from the Art Bell show/Coast to Coast AM. Art Bell sometimes selects a certain topic and devotes the show to that one topic. One night Art chose the topic of Area 51 and had a phone line devoted to callers who were currently working there or had worked there at one time.
The following clip is from a caller on the Area 51 line. Listen (my comments will follow):
This audio clip does not reveal this, but the time from the initial failure to Art coming back on the air was about 15 minutes, and this was on emergency backup link system.
Days after this event had happened information started to come out that there had never been a failure of this sort in the history of radio - ever.
Even weirder still is that several months later a man called in to the show who said he was the "mystery Area 51 caller" who said that it was all a hoax, but later, after sophisticated voice recognition analysis was done comparing the two callers it was found that the second caller was NOT the original first caller. Makes you think....
The following clip is from a caller on the Area 51 line. Listen (my comments will follow):
This audio clip does not reveal this, but the time from the initial failure to Art coming back on the air was about 15 minutes, and this was on emergency backup link system.
Days after this event had happened information started to come out that there had never been a failure of this sort in the history of radio - ever.
Even weirder still is that several months later a man called in to the show who said he was the "mystery Area 51 caller" who said that it was all a hoax, but later, after sophisticated voice recognition analysis was done comparing the two callers it was found that the second caller was NOT the original first caller. Makes you think....
Lunar Madness?
Hi everyone! As you can see I added some pics of the moon and lunar themed music to my page...and no...I haven't become a werewolf. LOL. I normally don't share a lot of inner-personal things in my blogs, but I thought this would be a good time to share that I needed to rekindle this wonderful fascination with the moon that I had when I was a kid.
I used to sneak out onto my roof with my blankets and pillow and stay up all night just staring at the moon. It was magical to me. I seemed to have lost that connection and fascination as I grew up and that is sad to me. There really isn't anything more beautiful and mysterious as the moon.
I am sharing this because several months ago I went into a deep meditation and had a moving experience wherein I was told that I, in certain respects, had ventured off the path for the purpose of my life and I needed to reconnect with the Moon and She would lead me back to my path. What did this mean? I still am not entirely sure. And like with many things, even with profound messages, I forgot about it the next day and went on with my life.
These past few days I have been going through a lot of the old 80s music that I loved so much as a teen and listened to three of my old favorites "Sister Moon" "Moon Over Bourbon Street", and "Little Wing" all by Sting (Moon Over Bourbon Street was written by Sting after he read the Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice. They are amazing books, which I think I might reread now). Wonderful and enchanting songs. When I was young I used to make-believe that the song Little Wing was a love song written about me and my Love, the Moon. :) I know that sounds really silly but its true. And this struck a deep cord within me. I had lost that fascination with my old love, the Moon. She still holds her sway. As any Cancer will tell you the Moon has a special place in their hearts. I remembered what my Inner Self had told me several months ago about reconnecting with the Moon and this, as you can see on my page, is a small rekindling of this fascination and love. This has been a deep part of me that has been locked away for many, many years.
I don't know really why I am sharing this with you. Maybe because I am lonely tonight. Restless. It feels good to share things like this. Yes, it may make me seem weird to some of you, but what can I say? I really am a pretty normal guy, I am just pretty deep I guess. Though its easy to become shallow as we age and become so wrapped up in the world.
My hope in sharing this is that maybe someone who reads this may also find that something that they need to reconnect with. To find that depth again, that wonder, that fascination.
I used to sneak out onto my roof with my blankets and pillow and stay up all night just staring at the moon. It was magical to me. I seemed to have lost that connection and fascination as I grew up and that is sad to me. There really isn't anything more beautiful and mysterious as the moon.
I am sharing this because several months ago I went into a deep meditation and had a moving experience wherein I was told that I, in certain respects, had ventured off the path for the purpose of my life and I needed to reconnect with the Moon and She would lead me back to my path. What did this mean? I still am not entirely sure. And like with many things, even with profound messages, I forgot about it the next day and went on with my life.
These past few days I have been going through a lot of the old 80s music that I loved so much as a teen and listened to three of my old favorites "Sister Moon" "Moon Over Bourbon Street", and "Little Wing" all by Sting (Moon Over Bourbon Street was written by Sting after he read the Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice. They are amazing books, which I think I might reread now). Wonderful and enchanting songs. When I was young I used to make-believe that the song Little Wing was a love song written about me and my Love, the Moon. :) I know that sounds really silly but its true. And this struck a deep cord within me. I had lost that fascination with my old love, the Moon. She still holds her sway. As any Cancer will tell you the Moon has a special place in their hearts. I remembered what my Inner Self had told me several months ago about reconnecting with the Moon and this, as you can see on my page, is a small rekindling of this fascination and love. This has been a deep part of me that has been locked away for many, many years.
I don't know really why I am sharing this with you. Maybe because I am lonely tonight. Restless. It feels good to share things like this. Yes, it may make me seem weird to some of you, but what can I say? I really am a pretty normal guy, I am just pretty deep I guess. Though its easy to become shallow as we age and become so wrapped up in the world.
My hope in sharing this is that maybe someone who reads this may also find that something that they need to reconnect with. To find that depth again, that wonder, that fascination.
A Comment on Suffering
This is actually a comment I left on my friend Chandler's blog about "What Cures Heart Ache?" I thought it might be good to post as a seperate blog.
Here is his Question and my response:
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Do you ever wonder how people get ever heart ache?
I do. I have seen so much of it over the years, from shattering soul crushing shock, or gnawing long term pain.
In this time I have never watched a person just "get over it."
Are we meant to suffer after great losses?
How long should we suffer?
Is there a point where you need to just "Shut up and let it go?"
I often tell myself, when I am really hurting, "The world sucks, wear a crash helmet."
Though it is a joke, there is some serious truth in there too.
The world can suck to a point you do not want to continue to take part.
They say "time heals all wounds." I do not know that is true.
Abusive neglected childhoods, abusive spouses, mental illness, death of family members, even the loss of love or the loss of what you thought your relationships are to people you care about. All seem to leave a mark for ever.
What is the cure?
****Let me add. I am not feeling this now, but is an item that was a serious issue ofr me last year and the year before it.**************
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My reply:
Our hearts, in a more metaphysical sense, are a living, breathing thing, just like a tree. If given the right environment and nutrition it will heal from any wound. Though I think most of us live in social and family environments that do not grant an ideal environment for healing. It is rare to find. This is why I believe self love is so unbelievably important to be "healthy" individuals. When we don't have that deep self love, we are forced to find it somewhere else - in someone, in something - and that never truly satisfies or lasts.
I think that suffering is a part of growth that is a part of the "plan" of this life. Joy and suffering are the two dimensions of the Tree of Life. Joy (as seen from the ground up) is seen in its beautiful green leaves, tasty fruit, and fragrant flowers. Suffering (as seen from the ground downward to the tips of the roots) is seen in the tree's "dead" times. The tree is still alive, but looks dead. This is the time when the root system grows deeper and deeper into the soil, without which the upper part of the tree cannot grow further upward. Some of our most important moments of growth is during these times of "deadness" and "suffering". Those who have experienced little or no suffering in life have very shallow roots and can be overturned easily in a strong wind. Those who have had an extraordinary amount of suffering in life will shoot up high and glorious in the future, though it is still necessary - in the case of excessive suffering - to be replanted in more suitable soil and/or environment. Sorrow and pain - if it doesn't kill us DOES make us stronger, though it is important to cultivate and prune the branches to create the fruit of joy to relish in.
All this is said though within the context of our hearts, which are found WITHIN us. If we rely on our outward circumstances, family and friends to provide the proper environment for our inward hearts then we are destined to live a life of difficulty, cynicism, sorrow, depression and pain. Even if we do find that perfect outward environment in our outward circumstances, family and friends, it is made dependent on these things which are all temporal and fleeting. When they leave, die, or change then we are hurt because of our dependence on them. But if we have that "perfect environment" within us already, no one and no thing can take that way from us. We have everything we need to be whole and healthy, despite the pounding of this tumultuous life. This is not to say that we cannot be deeply hurt, but it allows us to have deep love within ourselves and to not have need on others or the world to give that love to us. It allows us to heal from the pain and disappointment of others. I have never really lost anyone close to me before, whom I loved with all my heart, so it is unfair for me to comment on the death of a loved one. I know that if I lost my precious son I could no longer life this life. This love I have for him runs so deep in me that I would die if he was gone.
Here is his Question and my response:
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Do you ever wonder how people get ever heart ache?
I do. I have seen so much of it over the years, from shattering soul crushing shock, or gnawing long term pain.
In this time I have never watched a person just "get over it."
Are we meant to suffer after great losses?
How long should we suffer?
Is there a point where you need to just "Shut up and let it go?"
I often tell myself, when I am really hurting, "The world sucks, wear a crash helmet."
Though it is a joke, there is some serious truth in there too.
The world can suck to a point you do not want to continue to take part.
They say "time heals all wounds." I do not know that is true.
Abusive neglected childhoods, abusive spouses, mental illness, death of family members, even the loss of love or the loss of what you thought your relationships are to people you care about. All seem to leave a mark for ever.
What is the cure?
****Let me add. I am not feeling this now, but is an item that was a serious issue ofr me last year and the year before it.**************
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My reply:
Our hearts, in a more metaphysical sense, are a living, breathing thing, just like a tree. If given the right environment and nutrition it will heal from any wound. Though I think most of us live in social and family environments that do not grant an ideal environment for healing. It is rare to find. This is why I believe self love is so unbelievably important to be "healthy" individuals. When we don't have that deep self love, we are forced to find it somewhere else - in someone, in something - and that never truly satisfies or lasts.
I think that suffering is a part of growth that is a part of the "plan" of this life. Joy and suffering are the two dimensions of the Tree of Life. Joy (as seen from the ground up) is seen in its beautiful green leaves, tasty fruit, and fragrant flowers. Suffering (as seen from the ground downward to the tips of the roots) is seen in the tree's "dead" times. The tree is still alive, but looks dead. This is the time when the root system grows deeper and deeper into the soil, without which the upper part of the tree cannot grow further upward. Some of our most important moments of growth is during these times of "deadness" and "suffering". Those who have experienced little or no suffering in life have very shallow roots and can be overturned easily in a strong wind. Those who have had an extraordinary amount of suffering in life will shoot up high and glorious in the future, though it is still necessary - in the case of excessive suffering - to be replanted in more suitable soil and/or environment. Sorrow and pain - if it doesn't kill us DOES make us stronger, though it is important to cultivate and prune the branches to create the fruit of joy to relish in.
All this is said though within the context of our hearts, which are found WITHIN us. If we rely on our outward circumstances, family and friends to provide the proper environment for our inward hearts then we are destined to live a life of difficulty, cynicism, sorrow, depression and pain. Even if we do find that perfect outward environment in our outward circumstances, family and friends, it is made dependent on these things which are all temporal and fleeting. When they leave, die, or change then we are hurt because of our dependence on them. But if we have that "perfect environment" within us already, no one and no thing can take that way from us. We have everything we need to be whole and healthy, despite the pounding of this tumultuous life. This is not to say that we cannot be deeply hurt, but it allows us to have deep love within ourselves and to not have need on others or the world to give that love to us. It allows us to heal from the pain and disappointment of others. I have never really lost anyone close to me before, whom I loved with all my heart, so it is unfair for me to comment on the death of a loved one. I know that if I lost my precious son I could no longer life this life. This love I have for him runs so deep in me that I would die if he was gone.
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