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A good friend of mine, Christopher McCollum (also a Gralien Report news correspondent) has recently begun to make such headway with his own research into the strange twilight realm of Forteana that he has launched and excellent new blog of his own, Popular Paranormal:

Popular Paranormal: A Closer Look at Paranormal Themes in Popular Culture

McCollum is a member of the L.E.M.U.R. Paranormal Investigation team, led by Joshua P. Warren, and will be featured in his first nationally televised appearance tomorrow night (Monday March 1st) on National Geographic’s Paranatural. This fellow will no doubt continue to become one of the newest movers and shakers in the esoteric community… be sure and check in at his site often to learn more about his observations into the link between movies, books, media, and the unexplained.

When he’s not hunting UFOs and reading conspiracy books, Chris enjoys playing soccer and praising the exploits of the Great Flying Gople of Denmark.

Those who follow my work on this site and other venues I write for may not be as well familiar with some of the other pursuits and endeavors I undertake from time to time. In addition to researching the unexplained, I am also a professional musician (mostly on the weekends) playing in a group called the Runners of the Green Laurel.

We do mostly Bluegrass, but we also throw in a good bit of old time country, folk, and even an occasional jazz or rock song (whatever comes to mind… or occasionally, whatever arrives at the tip jar written on the back of a five, ten, or twenty dollar bill)! If you’d be interested in hearing what a Gralien playing Bluegrass might sound like, follow this link, where you can learn about my new album, as well as hear some sample audio:

Runners of the Green Laurel

This image appeared over at the blog of John Downes, Still on the Track, purported to show an enormous rattlesnake captured recently in Florida. In fact, the individual who supplied Downes with the photos (identified only as “Paula”), reports that this is the largest Eastern Diamondback ever caught on record.

Along with the photos sent to Downes (which can be viewed at his blog), Paula provides the following information:

1) One bite from a snake this large contains enough venom to kill over 40 full grown men.
2) The head alone is larger than the hand of a normal sized man.
3) This snake was probably alive when George H. W. Bush was President.
4) A bite from those fangs would equal being penetrated by two 1/4 inch screwdrivers.
5) A snake this size could easily swallow a 2 year-old child.
6) A snake this size has an approximately 5 and 1/2 foot accurate striking distance.
7) Judging by the size of the snake, it is estimated to weigh over 170 pounds. How much do you weigh?

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Below is a video preview of National Geographic’s new program, PARANATURAL featuring the LEMUR team researching causes behind the mysterious Brown Mountain Lights:

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Greetings Graliens,

Now that my new book, Magic, Mysticism and the Molecule has been available for purchase through Amazon.com and other distribution outlets for a few weeks, I am able to provide a very special offer for those of you who would like to buy the book directly through this website.

Later in this update, I will be providing a special offer code which, if you click on the link below and go directly to my e-store, will give you ten percent off your purchase! Here’s the link:

Purchase Magic Mysticism and the Molecule!

Once you follow this link and arrive at my e-store, directly below the image of the book’s cover you’ll see a button that says “Add to Cart.” After you click this, you’ll be redirected to the checkout area, and near the bottom of the page (just above the “Check Out” button) you’ll see an entry box, and beside it the words “apply discount.”In the box, all you have to do is enter the discount code below and you’ll receive 10% off your purchase:

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It’s that simple! Be sure to pick up a copy today, since the book is full of in-depth information and analysis about a variety of topics I’ve only had time (and space) to touch on previously here at the Gralien Report. Thanks for your support, and most of all, enjoy!

I just received word that a television program Joshua P. Warren and the L.E.M.U.R. team filmed last October with National Geographic will be airing this Monday night, according to word from network sources. Here’s an update sent out by Warren earlier this week:

At long last, our BIG National Geographic program is slated to air this Monday, March 1, 9pm east coast US (New York) time on the National Geographic Channel.

Our team has captured some truly weird and amazing stuff. As usual, I was skeptical and doubtful when I first saw the footage. After analysis, I realized what we got was truly out of this world.

Using 3rd Generation Night Vision technology, Dean Warsing (www.UFONightShift.com) was able to capture something at Brown Mountain we cannot explain. It was enhanced by Brian Irish, assisted by Chris McCollum.

If you tune in, you might even catch a (very fleeting) glimpse of yours truly (although I was on set, most of the work I did was off-camera… you know what they say about guys like me having a face made for radio, right?).

This Saturday is the deadline to win free copies of several great books by William Michael Mott, Joshua P. Warren, and Micah A. Hanks! All you have to do is submit a short essay to me at info@gralienreport.com for a chance to win… here is a link to the subjects you can choose from:

Click here and start writin’ up a storm!

Among the prize titles are Caverns, Cauldrons and Concealed Creatures, The Pulsifer Saga: Omnibus Edition, Pulp Winds: Pulse Pounding Adventures in Fiction and Verse, and This Tragic Earth: The Art and World of Richard Sharpe Shaver by William Michael Mott, as well as Pet Ghosts and The Secret Wisdom of Kukulkan by Joshua P. Warren, and finally, my own book, Magic Mysticism and the Molecule. Thanks to those of you who have sent in essays for entry already, and for those who are holding out until the last minute, ya better make ‘em good!

Commenting on the way that researchers in the modern Internet era use the web to outsource tools for monitoring even the most esoteric studies, Jon Thompson at TechRadar.com discussed how Ufology is also going through “great changes” thanks to newly available technology.

“The Internet,” he says, “has certainly brought it chaos, but it has also been a catalyst for new life and opportunities. It’s now easier to be taken seriously if you have what you believe is an extra-terrestrial experience—and the very organisations you might try to contact in this case have also had to adapt to change brought about by the internet.”

True, the new methodology applied to the study of UFOs encompasses everything from using programs and utilities like Google Earth to “map” UFO hotspots, to capturing occasional airborne anomalies using outdoor webcams. More simply, however, social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter are making waves in the field, with online fan groups, networking forums, and even syndicated feeds that bring relevant news to our news collectors and cell phones without anyone having to look for them. Thanks to the web, mankind has all but created a filter that catches the summation of our ideas and interests, categorizing and capitalizing on them in new, exciting, and accessible ways.

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Greetings all,

At 6:00 PM EST US time today, I’ll be doing an interview at the Mabus Incarnate Chatroom about my new book, Magic, Mysticism and the Molecule. If you’d like to participate in the chat, just go to MabusIncarnate.com and you’ll be taken directly to the chat interface. Then, if you’re into customization, you can change the name of your online “alias” and your avatar (image) to suit your style a little better. Looking forward to discussing things with you!

In a statement appearing in the New York Daily News on Thursday, the release of an additional 6000 pages in the British Ministry of Defense’s ongoing disclosure of UFO documentation elicited the usual response: passive dismissal of acknowledged UFO activity. “Our only concern,” reads a letter from 1994, “is to establish whether or not they pose a threat to the security of the United Kingdom. Unless we judge that they do, and this has not been the case so far, we do not attempt to investigate further, or to identify whatever might have been seen.” (Image, right, by Markus Ram / Markusram).

One must ask if, in the event something were to have been conclusively identified as some kind of natural phenomenon (i.e. ball lightning, etc), wouldn’t this have helped the MoD reach the same ultimate conclusion that the activity warranted no special concern? Granted, part of the process used to judge what sorts of activity might pose a threat would have to entail some measure of inquiry into the nature of the phenomenon itself. Still, it is stunning how dismissive officials can be of something which may represent, at most, some kind of non-human intelligence engaging in activity here on Earth. Had the MoD attempted to investigate further, might details pertaining to future potential dangers or aggressive activity have been uncovered?

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