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6/29/09 06:56 pm
In a battle between Chuck Norris and Godzilla, who do you think would win the fight? (And why?)
6/28/09 01:01 pm
I have three recently released podcasts or radio interviews available:
#1) Shadowdance podcast #029 - Vampires (2009-06-29)
In this episode, Michelle and Jackie visit Chris’s backyard around midsummer and revisit and update the topic of vampires, which they last looked at in 2006. A lot has changed in the past three years, and the hosts look at every aspect of the community in this ninety-minute rollercoaster ride.
About the Show
The purpose of Shadowdance is to explore, reveal, and interpret hidden world of fringe culture and alternative spirituality through interviews, music, art, and discussion.
Format: mp3
Quality: 128 kbps
Listen or download at:
http://www.shadowdancepodcast.com/2009/06/21/shadowdance-029-vampires/
Alternate download site:
http://rapidshare.com/files/249694907/Shadowdance_podcast__029__2009-06-29__-_Vampires.mp3
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#2) Unexplained World - 2009-06-01 - Vampire Interviews [show_527357]
Join us on this night, as Edward Shanahan & Annette interview those from the Vampire Community.
Format: mp3
Quality 32 kbps
Download at:
http://rapidshare.com/files/249697036/Unexplained_World_-_2009-06-01_-_Vampire_Interviews__show_527357_.mp3
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#3) c2c - Michelle Belanger - Hauntings & Vampires (2009-05-26)
Author & lecturer Michelle Belanger discussed her most recent work with hauntings, as well as the realm of spirits and dark forces. She also spoke about her life as a psychic vampire.
First hour guest, author Whitley Strieber reacted to Brother Dimond's assertions (from the 5/25 show) that UFOs are demonic in nature.
Format: mp3
Quality: 48 kbps
Download all 4 segments at:
http://rapidshare.com/files/237949953/c2c.2009-05-26.1-4.WhitleyStrieber-AlienEncounters.mp3
http://rapidshare.com/files/237949954/c2c.2009-05-26.2-4.MichelleBelanger-Hauntings_Vampires.mp3
http://rapidshare.com/files/237949955/c2c.2009-05-26.3-4.MichelleBelanger-Hauntings_Vampires.mp3
http://rapidshare.com/files/237949956/c2c.2009-05-26.4-4.MichelleBelanger-Hauntings_Vampires.mp3
6/27/09 09:19 am
Thought for the day:
People are uncomfortable with the thought of someone needing to drink blood, so they come up with all kinds of other possible reasons that tell them in their own mind "that person doesn't really NEED to drink blood. They just think they do, or want to [for whatever reason]." It never CAN be that the person IS a vampire, for real. It always has to be something else. Example: "They do it for power". And if it can actually be proven to some extent that they don't do it for power, then it's "they do it for SYMBOLIC power", and they'll come up with all kinds of theories and reasons why that is so; all designed to make the other person more comfortable -- or to pigeonhole the vampire so the other person feels they are more in control of the situation/other person.
6/23/09 12:23 pm
Shadowdance podcast #029
In this episode, Michelle and Jackie visit Chris’s backyard around midsummer and revisit and update the topic of vampires, which they last looked at in 2006. A lot has changed in the past three years, and the hosts look at every aspect of the community in this ninety-minute rollercoaster ride.
About the Show
The purpose of Shadowdance is to explore, reveal, and interpret hidden world of fringe culture and alternative spirituality through interviews, music, art, and discussion.
Format: mp3
Quality: 128 kbps
Listen or download at http://www.shadowdancepodcast.com/2009/06/21/shadowdance-029-vampires/
6/20/09 04:03 pm
Drove thru Estes Park, CO and ate lunch at and took tour of the Stanley Hotel! :D
6/19/09 07:57 pm
I fucking HATE fucking casinos. They are all the same and they all take your money. And the food's not even cheap anymore. And they charge for drinks and stiff you on the alcohol.
6/19/09 04:04 pm
Rut-roh, my parents are being selfish bitches again and trying to make like I'M the one being the bitch. And I'm a captive audience in the car...
6/18/09 09:59 am
When I'm a brat, I'm at my wurst. -Sanguinarius
6/17/09 07:13 pm
Hungry? Eat an illegal! - Sanguinarius
6/15/09 09:31 am
My dad is such a juvenile bitch. Also selfish, and disrespectful/rude to "lesser" people, like me or a clerk or waitstaff. Effing control freak. Homey don't play dat.
6/7/09 10:28 am
While in #Sanguinarius, the IRC channel (chat room) a few minutes ago, I was making like I was talking to my kitty... Meanwhile, TashRikil came in, saw what I wrote:
<.@Sanguinarius> *kitty talk voice* he's da Boo cat and he's just gotta have his stretchin' space. He's gotta stretch. He's awful big but he's still gotta stretch. Stretchin's good
<.TashRikil> mhmm
<.TashRikil> i see a few gears have gone poing. :P
6/5/09 01:06 pm
Roman toilet paper holder *snerk*
6/4/09 02:32 pm
Vampires Today: The Truth About Modern Vampirism
Joseph Laycock
The academic and sociological significance of this work can't be underscored enough. Laycock offers a sweeping scholarly examination of the vampire community and the process of self-identification as a vampire. He counters many of the negative stereotypes of the vampire community and posits thought-provoking arguments regarding ontological diversity. I strongly encourage everyone to obtain a copy of this book and link to it as a resource for vampirism and the vampire community.
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0313364729/sanguinarius
Praeger Publishers: http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/C36472.aspx
Religion Dispatches Article: http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/rdbook/1438/modern_vampires%3A_your_neighbors_and_spouses/?page=1
Vampires Today: The Truth About Modern Vampirism
Joseph Laycock
Chapter 1: What Is a Vampire? or, The Varieties of Vampiric Experience
Chapter 2: Why Vampires?
Chapter 3: The Vampire Milieu
Chapter 4: Initiatory Vampire Groups: Vampirism as Apotheosis
Chapter 5: The Vampire Community
Chapter 6: Vampirism and Religion, a Dialogue
Chapter 7: Out of the Shadows
Chapter 8: Vampires and the Modern
Bibliography & Index
Names You May Recognize (Mentioned and/or Contributed Material):
Atlanta Vampire Alliance, Daemonox, D'Drennan, Don Henrie, Dozens of Groups/Houses/etc. (House Dark Haven, House Eclipse, House Kheperu, House of the Dreaming, House Pantheon, House Quinotaur, House Sahjaza, Temple of the Vampire, Order of the Vampyre, Ordo Strigoi Vii, etc.), Eclecta, Father Sebastiaan, Father Vincent, Goddess Rosemary, J. Gordon Melton, Kiera, Lady CG, Lady Dark Rose, Lord Alistair, Madame X, Maloryn, Martin Riccardo, Merticus, Michelle Belanger, Nicholas, Sanguinarius, Sarah Dorrance, Shadowlore, SoulSplat, SphynxCatVP, Stephen O'Mallie, Vlad & Sky, Voices of the Vampire Community, Vyrdolak, & Zilchy
Inside Cover:
Vampires are not just the stuff of folklore and fiction. This book explores the modern world of vampirism in all its variety.
Around the globe, untold numbers of people are identifying as "vampires" and following the ways of "vampirism". But what does it mean to be a vampire? Is vampirism a religion? Is it a fantasy? Is it a medical condition? Based upon extensive interviews with members of the Atlanta Vampire Alliance and others within vampire communities throughout the United States, Vampires Today looks at the many expressions of vampirism.
In the past two decades, modern vampirism has come under increased study, yet most scholarship has portrayed the vampire community as a cultural phenomenon or, at worst, as a religious cult. Having interviewed many vampires across the country, both "lifestylers" and "real", even those "reluctants" who try not to be vampires, Laycock argues that today's vampires are best understood as an identity group and that vampirism has caused a profound change in how individuals choose to define themselves. As vampires come "out of the closet", either as followers of a "religion" or "lifestyle" or as people biologically distinct from other humans, their confrontation with mainstream society will raise questions about the definition of "normal" and what it means to be human.
In this book, readers will meet "lifestyle vampires", who adopt a culture and a gothic ascetic associated with the vampires of art and legend. They will be introduced to "real" vampires, who feel that they must actually consume blood and/or psychic energy for their well-being. They will hear from members of the Atlanta Vampire Alliance, and they will learn about the Order of the Vampyre, the Ordo Strigoi Vii, and the Temple of the Vampire.
There is no doubt that anyone who reads this book will find the details of real vampire life -- including vampire role-playing games, grimoires, "vampyre" balls, vampire houses like House Sahjaza and House Kheperu, the vampire "caste" system, and other details -- utterly fascinating.
6/1/09 01:33 pm
According to Sangi (me), being "good in bed" means he doesn't snore.
5/28/09 06:45 pm
Guinea Pigs needed. Tell me how this works for you, your experiences and preferences, and any comments you have about this. (Thanks in advance)
OK, let's try this...
...not showing up now. I swear, the harder I try, the less I succeed...
5/25/09 11:16 pm
Michelle Belanger will be a guest on Coast to Coast AM on Tuesday night. Coast to Coast AM is nighttime talk radio's leading show on paranormal topics ranging from bigfoot to aliens, conspiracy to parazoology, and more.
Tuesday May 26, 2009
Hosted by George Noory
Guest(s): Michelle Belanger
Author, lecturer, and vampire Michelle Belanger has recently been featured on the TV show Paranormal State. She'll discuss her most recent work with hauntings, as well as the realm of spirits, astral entities, and dark forces.
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To find a station in your area that carries the show, click here. Coast to Coast AM is on nightly beginning at midnight Central time. Their website is http://www.coasttocoastam.com/.
5/22/09 06:09 pm
From #Sanguinarius just now:
<.DesireDemise> Bald is beautiful except on cats.
Current Mood: hyper
5/18/09 10:26 pm
Supposedly, Bob Lazar worked at Area 51 and had a W2 tax form to allegedly prove it. Some people believe his story; some do not. Supposedly, there is no such employer as what is listed on Lazar's form. I believe it was the United States Department of Naval Intelligence, or something very similar. Supposedly, that doesn't exist. Or does it?
In 1994, a lawsuit was filed against the government by former employees of Area 51, because toxic chemicals being burned were endangering public safety and causing serious illnesses and some deaths of employees. I'm not aware of the details or the outcome*, but I believe their claims were much more able to be corroborated than Bob Lazar's; the case forced the government to acknowledge that there was a base there. I'd be interested to see what their W2 forms listed as their employer. I'm sure if those were consistent with each other, that information could be used to corroborate or refute Bob Lazar's W2 form, and therefore his claims.
We don't live in a vacuum...things are connected.
* More information about the 1994 lawsuit can be viewed here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_51#Environmental_lawsuit
5/18/09 10:07 pm
In the documentary Area 51 (from the series UFO Hunters), about 27 minutes and 42 seconds into the show, there is a close up of Stanton Friedman's hand holding a black and red pen. I have a pen just like it! ("Big whoopee, Sangi...get a life!") I believe the pen to be an "inc. Trio" ball point pen; mine is. I might be wrong, but it certainly looks like it's the same pen. I just thought that was kind of neat. ("Sangi, you're so lame.")
Conspiracy theorists, make of this what you will...
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