Robbie Williams Speaks To The Dead

Robbie Williams is claiming that his paranormal powers enabled him to contact rat-packer Frank Sinatra when recording a swing album.

Robbie believes that Frank helped him to record his 2001 album, ‘Swing When Your Winning’.

“I like to play ‘Swing When Your Winning’ when I’m at home and Frank approves. He was there when I made it,” says the troubled singer.

When he’s not hanging around LA cemeteries, Robbie is reportedly studying black magic to help hone his abilities.

“I think I do have powers. I’ve seen things. My sister’s dog jumping at her feet, when it had passed away years before. Green lights coming in at my window, too.”

Street Lamps: Bizarre!

Over the last few years of Patrick's (brother-in-law) travels I've noticed something and even made the odd joke about it .... now its out of hand! I just saw his photos from his recent trip to london and there they are, plain as day ... STREET LAMPS!! Ok it might be coincidence, I mean if you take a picture on a street in most cities you might well catch a "bit of lamp" but have a look at this selection and judge for yourself:

Its not like he's a dull "spotter", he gets around! Heading off to Rome, New York, Oslo, Peru, London, Paris ..... but its getting to the stage when I just know I'm gonna see pics of street lamps with a corner of some of the great sites of the world squeezing in from the side.

Patrick you need help!
Just admit you have a Street lamp Fetish and you're half way there.

So how can I tie this into my paranormal blog I here you ask? Easy!


From wiki:

Street light interference, or SLI, is an alleged anomalous phenomenon street lights, or outside building security lights, when passing near them. Hilary Evans coined the word "SLIder" to refer to someone who causes this effect, in his book The SLI Effect. In his book on page 15 he says "the effect is spontaneous and is apparently meaningless; it serves no practical purpose, nor does it seem to provide satisfaction for the individual or in any other way serve some kind of psychological purpose." He further explains that a wide variety of street lamp types are targeted. Hilary Evans is a well know English author on paranormal subjects and one of the founding members of the Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena

The idea of SLI might seem weird but its very common - try google it.

Thankfully Lamp Fetishes are as common but if you give that a google too you'll see its also not as rare as I'd be comfortable with!

Time Flies!

I've been trying to account for my time lately as I've alot going on and was wondering what I have to show for it?

Seems I've been leaving out all those little jobs I do on the side ... and the trail tends to lead back to "The Brother-in-Law" and his plans for web-domination. Probably my favourite bits I've done for him in the last while are the logo Redpages.ie as well as the website for the Holiday accomodation in Bergen, Norway - Elfhouse.

So when people (including myself) are wondering why I'm not updating a blog or a website maybe I'm off helping Patrick earn his millions?

6thSensitive Update: Possession Article

Ok a small yet well overdue update to 6thSentive.com about different faiths views and stances on the subect of Demonic Possession:


I should be following up soon with a bit more writing on the subject.

UFO OVER COUNTY DOWN?

Amateur footage of the lights was taken

I have never personally experienced anything which could be discribed as a UFO (Unidentified Flying Object) and have no strong opinions on them either way but I have spoken to very sane people who have a stronge belief in such things.

Here is a report from BBC Northern Ireland's Website:

Residents in County Down have raised the possibility of a UFO sighting above the skies of Bangor.

Several callers to BBC Northern Ireland have reported a series of strange orange lights in the night sky.

Air traffic control at Belfast International Airport said it had also received reports about the sightings, including one from the Coastguard.

However, the airport said it had no record of any aircraft in the sky at the time.

The callers said the sightings had been made on Saturday evening.

Clifford Rossbottom from Bangor told the BBC: "There were three orange globes - nearly in a straight line - they were an absolutely fascinating sight.

"I watched them for five minutes, and then very slowly, they just disappeared.

"The only thing I thought it could have been was three high-flying aircraft.

"If that is not the case, then I have no idea, and the only other thing I can think of is in fact that they were UFOs."

STARBURST CHALLENGE: UPDATE

Following on from the StarBurst Challenge post we have a new record of a 40 stack!!

I also have a sugar rush headache and dont plan on trying this for at least another 2 years!

Still I did it and managed to prove nothing. Now lets see if anyone tries to topple the king.

STARBURST CHALLENGE

Ok not strictly paranormal but its so amazing its borderline Supernatural! Here it goes: Starburst (formerly known as Opal Fruits) are a chewy fruit sweet made by Masterfoods (Mars) - they are lovely. The challenge was to make a single stack and squash it down using just your hands to hold it steady. I did this 2 years ago for a laugh in my office and managed at first 10 as a test and then 20. Today I plan to to destroy that with a 40 stack!! Thats 10 of each colour; Green, Purple, Red & Orange. The resulting Starburst Burger is mindblowing!! The pictures expalin it best.

Here is the plate of 40 Starburst. I have an additional 50 in case I go nuts!!

The Ghost Bus

When it comes to Paranormal Tourism in Dublin we haven't really got much, and with a reputation like Ireland has thats a real waste. Cities like Edinburgh have haunted tours on every corner so why is Dublin lacking so much?

Don't get me wrong the Dublin Ghost Bus is great craic. Its theatrical, entertaining and fairly unique, here's what they have to say about it on the website:

Dublin Tour - GhostBus
Let us put you at your unease on the world's only Ghostbus, and introduce you to the dark romance of a city of gaslight ghosts and chilling legends.

The bus itself is a unique attraction, it is a mobile theatre decorated in the gothic style and features a live storyteller who takes you on a spellbinding trip through Dublin. Once onboard, we take advantage of this atmospheric setting to spirit you away to a world of felons, fiends and phantoms and put you in the mood for being both charmed and spooked at the same time.

En route you learn the real origins of Dracula and his Dublin born inventor, Bram Stoker. We stop at the College of Physicians to recreate the strange activities of Dr. Clossy, whose spirit is still seen walking the corridors carrying a bucket of human entrails. We visit the site where Walking Gallows, the notorious judge, jury and hangman dispatched his victims in a most gruesome fashion.

This tour may not suit those of a nervous disposition!

Apart from that, the Zozimus Ghostly Experience and The Ghost Walk Macabre there's not much else in my area of interest happening in Irelands Capital City - hopefully that will start to change as the interest in all things Paranormal & Supernatural gets more popular.

DREAM CAR

I'm not usually one for cars but after stumbling onto Ted Vernon's site I fell head over heals for this beauty above. If I wont the lotto tomorrow I'd be straight on the phone and would have this 1949 Cadillac Fleetwood shipped right to my door.

Don't get me wrong, for pure cheese I still love good ol' Ecto 1 but nostalgia would get elbowed to the side for the classic sexy Caddy.

The Sense of Being Stared At

THE SENSE OF BEING STARED AT
AND OTHER ASPECTS OF THE EXTENDED MIND
RUPERT SHELDRAKE

Just got a copy of this book and from what I've seen of it so far and what I know of Sheldrakes studies it looks to be possibly the most interesting read of the year for me.

Book Description (from the publisher)
Most of us know it well—the almost physical sensation that we are the object of someone’s attention. Is the feeling all in our head? And what about related phenomena, such as telepathy and premonitions? Are they merely subjective beliefs? In The Sense of Being Stared At, renowned biologist Rupert Sheldrake explores the intricacies of the mind and discovers that our perceptive abilities are stronger than many of us could have imagined.

Despite a traditional academic background, Sheldrake has devoted his notable career as a scientist and writer to challenging the boundaries of “acceptable” science. A firm believer in the power of an experiment to yield answers about nature, he has dedicated years of intense research to investigating our common beliefs about what he calls our “seventh sense.” After compiling a database of 4,000 case histories, 2,000 questionnaires, 1,500 telephone interviews, and the results of a decade of scientifically controlled experiments, Sheldrake argues persuasively in this compelling, innovative book that such phenomena are real. In fact, he rejects the label of “paranormal” and shows how these psychic occurrences are a normal part of human nature.

Have a gander at Sheldrakes own website.