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I have been burning the candle at both ends, my friends. Coming at you on the eve of the BoA : Audio season premiere, I'm your creepy little friend binnall and this is the binnall report.
Amongst the highlights are a look back at stacked week on Coast to Coast AM featuring about five potential Coastie contenders. A look ahead to a science filled week that includes a small dose of Little People as well. We dip into the mailbag to find out if I really dislike Hoagland. We dig into the C2C vault to talk about elves, solar kill shots, and Gordon Lightfoot. And, I've got the inside word from Hollywood as C2C gets Lost in Hot Newz.
Plus, we've got the final hype laden BoA : Audio, Season Two preview. It's fresh episodes from here on out and you'll get the preview of tomorrow's festivities, plus next week's controversial episode. And, there's a link where you can find teaser #2 for the underground esoteric showcase that is BoA : Audio.
So we've got a lot to cover, as always. Hope you stick around and enjoy the trip.
The Week That Was
Whence I last left you, we were waiting on Linda Moulton Howe's monthly Coast visit as the Friday night pop-in. She was on to talk about a F-89 jet that was downed in Lake Superior. I didn't hear the report, so I can't comment all that much. Linda managed to turn this episode into an almost total Howe-fest, as she stayed on all the way through the third hour, including taking calls for the final hour. So it sounds like she salvaged an otherwise forgettable OL Friday night. Sorry I missed that.
Saturday on "Ian", IP had Walter Bosley on for the first hour (or so) and then Hollywood screenwriter Joe Eszterhas on for the full show. As I have been known to do, I missed out on this one. Lesley, thankfully, did catch it and recapped it in her C2C Rewind @ the Debris Field : "The first guest of the night was Walter Bosley, who spent about 90 minutes talking with Ian. He was talking about Ley Lines and Disneyland. It sounds kind of stupid and boring, but it really wasn't. I thought it was a very interesting theory. It sounds like Bosley is writing a book about his Disney theories with Greg Bishop, so I expect he will return with Greg for a full show in the future.
Ian's guest for the rest of the show was screenwriter Joe Eszterhas. Eszterhas had many interesting Hollywood tales and was very entertaining. Ian pulled a Noory during the show, which greatly upset me. Eszterhas was talking about working for Rolling Stone and started to tell us some Hunter S. Thompson stories when Ian interrupted and asked about someone else. Ian - never interrupt a guest who is talking about something interesting, it pisses off the listeners Saturday on C2C proper, Art Bell welcomed Paul Moller of Moller Sky Car fame. I warned you last week that I wasn't going to catch this one and, true to form, I skipped it. From the looks of things, Lesley wasn't too impressed either. I've come to the conclusion that Moller and his Sky Car are pop-in material, at best.
Sunday night on the show, Art had Jon Klimo on to talk about the afterlife and suicide. This was an excellent episode. Klimo had a lot of good material and both he and Art were smart enough to emphasize that it was channeled material, so they weren't trying to pass off some bad bill of goods on us. I can always respect a guest who admits the faults of his material.
Be that as it may, Klimo had a lot of interesting stuff to say about those who commit suicide and what happens to them when they cross over. For the morbid voyeurs in the audience, Art recounted his story of almost committing suicide, which was awkward, to say the least. Also, interesting discussion on the moral and kharmic differences between suicide and homicide. Strong episode on a number of levels.
Monday, The Noor was back in full force, with the beginning of a loaded week. It all started with Philip Carlo talking about serial killers and the like. Carlo is hardcore and has charisma by the boatload. He did sound kind of tired or worn out and his voice reminded me of Peter Lorre, but his stuff was still top notch. He pretty much ran the gamut of different serial killers and had a ton of info on them and what may make them tick. He also estimated that there are 500 serial killers on the loose in America today. Yikes.
Perhaps my favorite part was his insistence that serial killers like BTK Killer and the Nightstalker were listening to the show in jail and he kept calling them out and insulting them. That bit kept cracking me up to no end. On serial killers, he said that they are "punks. All of them are punks." Carlo, you rule. Top notch episode for the true crime fans, great episode for laypeople.
Tuesday, Noory welcomed the "Father of Modern Day Ufology" Stanton Friedman to the show. They were talking about flying saucers, of course. There's not much to say about this one, to be honest. It's Friedman. He's a legend. He brings the goods.
Great discussion of how Friedman got into Ufology in the first place, his heroes (including Jackie Robinson), pilots lost to UFO chases, and tons more. Of course, Friedman was dragged into the SETI / Shostak fiasco, taking Shostak's side, which isn't a surprise to those who know Friedman's take on the exopolitical movement and Greer. Also not surprising was Friedman's take on Corso. I was, however, surprised Noory even asked, because we all knew Friedman would shred the Corso story as he always does.
One humorous moment during the show was Friedman criticizing the wikipedia entry for MJ-12 and Noory remarking that he'd "just found out people put stuff on there, that it's not some official thing." Wow. Wow. Wow. I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
Wildcard Wednesday on Coast turned out to be David Sereda. Sereda spent the first hour or so talking about UFOs filmed by NASA. That part was pretty interesting stuff. Then he spent the rest of the show talking about singularity, which was complex but fairly interesting. After listening to the last three night's worth of shows, I was getting kind of burned out, so I don't recall much noteworthy stuff on here.
And then I was totally worn out by Thursday night. Sadly, I checked off to sleeptown quite early and ended up missing all of Graham Hancock's appearance on the show. He was on to talk about his DMT research. It's a tad too early to hear any buzz on the episode yet, but what I was getting at the beginning of the week was that folks were disappointed that Hancock has moved onto psychedelic research instead of his ancient civilization stuff. No word on what the ratio of old v. new material on last night's show was.
All in all, a pretty stacked week. I've no complaints when you get a pop culture "Ian", a compelling Sunday night Bell episode, back to back awesome Noory episodes, and two ultra strong eps. to finish out the week. Kudos to Coast for the loaded line up.
The Week That Is
Tonight, The Noor lords over Friday into Saturday Open Lines. No word yet on who the pop-in will be.
Saturday on "Ian", IP tackles "spontaneous human combustion" with Larry Arnold. Kudos to C2C for dusting off the classic SHC topic. I think I've been listening for almost 4 years and haven't heard it featured in-depth on the show. I'm a little worried, as this seem more like a Noory topic than an Ian topic, but I'm sure Punnett can deliver the goods.
Saturday on C2C proper, it's an ephemeral festivus as Art Bell welcomes Dr. Stuart Hameroff to talk about consciousness and spirituality. I usually quickly get glassy eyed when it comes to talk of consciousness, but Art is all about it, so he'll probably draw some decent material out of this one.
Sunday on C2C, Art Bell and Roger Tolces go "1984" on us. I'm not talking about Cindy Lauper and MTV, I'm talking about total surveillance by "the man". Art is a bigtime technology fan and Tolces will surely have startling and frightening info on how we're being watched constantly. Should be good.
Monday, The Noor has Dr. Jim Hardt on the show to discuss biofeedback and spiritual states, whatever that means. I'll be honest, I'm not enthused. I have a sinking suspicion that "biofeedback" relates to those "plants on a lie detector" stories, which we've all heard about a thousand times now. It could be good, it could be bad, we'll see how it shakes out.
Tuesday on the show, Noory has esoteric legend Russel Targ on the show to talk about remote viewing. Hopefully Targ will take some shots at Ed Dames again, as he has in the past. This should be good, so long as it is a mix of "classic" material and new stuff.
And then it's Wildcard Wednesday. Not really, but it's TBA on Wednesday. C2C still refuses to adopt my catchy name for the constant TBA guests, despite my pleas and yelps for the last few months. Rumours are swirling of internal fighting @ C2C HQ over whether or not to take on the "Wildcard Wednesday" name. Admittedly, I'm the one starting those rumours, but we all know there is a kernel of truth in there somewhere. Now I will show you how Wildcard Wednesday can be done ...
Wednesday ... Wednesday ... Wednesday ... it's Wildcard Wednesday. The one night of the week where anything can happen on C2C. Featuring a surprise mystery guest who will discuss any number of esoteric topics. It could be UFOs, conspiracy, Bigfoot, secret societies, alternative science / healing / energy, true crime, remote viewing, the Illuminati, or even something we haven't even thought of yet. It could be a beloved C2C legend, a newcomer making their C2C debut, or anyone in between. You won't know until you tune in ... Wildcard Wednesday on Coast to Coast ... be there.
Thursday on Coast, Noory goes hunting for Little People with Ron Quinn. Quinn wrote a new book on leprechaun-esque beings. I'm not sure if his book is about meeting them or just other people's stories, but it should be a sweet episode. Dark horse for best of the week.
There you have it. I'm not too enthused. Just a bit too much alternative science for my tastes. Then again, it's hard to follow a week like this past one. I expect a pick up in the ghoulish episodes with Halloween coming at the end of the month, so that will be a nice change of pace in the near future.
BoA : Audio
The time has almost arrived, my friends. Tomorrow at around 8 PM @ binnallofamerica.com, BoA : Audio, Season Two kicks off.
If you were crazy enough to miss out on Teaser #2, you can still hear it and download it HERE. This one has gotten rave reviews and features clips from each of the first four guests for the upcoming season.
This Week : BoA : Audio, Season Two kicks off with Jim Marrs, author of the new book "The Terror Conspiracy". We'll be discussing 911, new revelations in JFK assassination research, NYC on the 5th anniversary of 911, the birth and evolution of the 911 Truth Movement and its strange rivalry with Ufology, Hurricane Katrina, FEMA camps, the '08 election, and potential scenarios for the future of America. Plus tons more.
His website is jimmarrs.com
Next Week : Paul Kimball (Part 1 of 2) . Perhaps the most controversial BoA : Audio episode yet, the documentary filmmaker and blogger extraordinaire arrives on BoA : Audio to discuss how he got into following Ufology, his film "Stanton T. Friedman is Real", UFO documentaries, and the problems with exopolitics and Ufology in general. Plus Paul previews his 10.14.2006 New Frontiers Symposium. And, of course, tons more.
His website is The Other Side of Truth
binnall report mailbag
Letter #1
Why do you dislike Hoagland so much ?
Reese in Boca Raton, FL This is a common misconception around these parts, Reese. I certainly do not dislike Hoagland. My stance on RCH has evolved over time and, for the purposes of answering this question, I'll elaborate further.
It all began when I first discovered C2C. Every few months, an esoteric wildman (Hoagland) would show up and just put on a five star performance of esoteric radio majic. Without a doubt, I was a huge Hoagland fan. Joe Vee can attest to my Hoagie fascination. After about a year and half of listening to Coast, I noticed that RCH starting showing up more and more often, culminating in the last two years, where Hoagland has logged 90 appearances (and we've still got 3 months left in '06).
Hoags is a lot like a good friend who ends up as a roommate. After a while, his foibles and bad habits aren't quite as endearing as they used to be. His appearances aren't "special" any more, rather more run of the mill and, gasp, boring. Instead of waiting for a Hoagland appearance, I find myself groaning when he shows up.
The veracity of his wild theories notwithstanding, he can be entertaining as all hell, in small doses. Note the final caveat, which explains why many hardcore C2C fans seem to be turning on Hoagland, who was once held in pretty high regard amongst the fanbase.
Is there a chance for a Hoagland renaissance ? Of course. Look no further than to Steve Quayle, who was overexposed on C2C throughout 2004 then cut way back on appearances and put in some stellar performances.
Letter #2 :
Re : Steve Hodel's interview 9/22/06
I missed it…how and where can I download it?
Thank you
Fauna
Fauna, you're best bet is to join up over @ C2C's website on their Streamlink membership. I can't recommend it enough. They have an MP3 archive going back 90 days and you can grab whatever episode you want and save it to your computer. The service has saved my ass on a number of occasions when I miss something and then hear about it and dig it out of the archive.
No word on whether or not I'll get commission for this membership sale. Noory, get on that.
Questions ? Comments ? Send them to tbinnall@hotmail.com
This Week in C2C History
9.29.2005 : Cliff Pickover was the guest. The topic, his book "Sex, Drugs, Einstein, and Elves". Here's what I had to say about one year ago, "Thursday rounded out the week with Cliff Pickover who was on to talk about the fringes of science. Maybe the best episode of the week, as Pickover has done his research and he was an openminded skeptic, a rarity on C2C these days. His stuff about people seeing elves who control time (or something like that) was fascinating. I'm surprised it was his C2C debut as he seemed to have been around the proverbial block a few times."
9.29.1999 : An awesome sounding episode that serves as further proof that classic rock stars love C2C, "Gordon Lightfoot joins Art this hour and he begins by telling us how he heard Art was playing some of his music on the air and how he got into the music business. Art plays some of 'Sundown' and asks Gordon the meaning of some of the lyrics. Art asks Gordon about inspiration, how he gets it, etc. ... Art and Gordon talk about the different demeanor of Canadian concert goers versus American concert goers. Art asks Gordon if he 'knows' when one of his songs is going to be a hit. " (artbell.com cd rom)
9.29.1998 : Think the infamous Ed Dames "shot across the bow" prediction is something new ? Think again and look back to 8 years ago on C2C, "A burst of radiation from a distant star smashed into the earth's upper atmosphere last month with enough energy to power civilization for a billion years, astronomers say. Art wonders if this is a Ed Dames "shot over the bow". (artbell.com cd rom)
End Notes
Another week bites the dust. Hope you all enjoyed our weekly romp through esoteric radio land and beyond. Be sure to join us again next week for more hijinks.
Plugs : Like I need to say it. Tomorrow @ binnallofamerica.com, BoA : Audio, Season Two kicks off with Jim Marrs, talking about "The Terror Conspiracy". Sunday, Lesley's C2C Rewind @ The Debris Field and smoker dave is updated. Monday, R.Lee's Trickster's Realm. Tuesday, Lesley's Grey Matters. Wednesday, Khyron's The K-Files. Thursday, Hot Newz. And, we do it all again next week right here on Friday with the binnall report.
Off to finish up the last details of the Season Premiere, dot the "i's" and cross the "t's" and clean all the bells and whistles. I sincerely hope you check out our premiere episode, for a taste of something different in esoteric radio.
Until you hear from me next week, this is binnall ... signing off.