For my last FortFest appearance, I gave a talk on some drawings by contactees that John Keel collected and circulated in the ’60s. I posted most of it over on the Keel site.
Entries Tagged as '*Words'
Sketches of Strangeness
May 2nd, 2012 · 1 Comment
The Ullage Group
April 30th, 2012 · 3 Comments
The Ullage Group deserves a mention on this site. Anthony Matt and I had contemplated forming a Fortean Society, along the lines of John Keel’s old group, and like those currently meeting in pubs in Dublin and Edinburgh. We finally opted for a semi-fortean group, and chose as our emblem “ullage,” a fine old word […]
UnConvention 2006
April 29th, 2012 · 1 Comment
For the 2006 UnConvention, the annual convention organized by the Fortean Times in London, I gave a talk on “Evolution and Pop Culture,” and presented a “Cabinet of Musical Curiosities.” Here’s the line-up; I was in fine company..
John Keel and the Mothman
April 24th, 2012 · 1 Comment
In 2002, I gave a talk about John Keel and the Mothman Prophecies (with, I add, his blessing) at the Fortean Times UnConvention and at the FortFest held by the International Fortean Organization. The idea was to drum up interest in the movie — and, more particularly, the book. Dave Singer has posted the INFO […]
The Dee Sermon
April 16th, 2012 · Comments Off on The Dee Sermon
For the 1996 FortFest, the annual gathering of the International Fortean Organization, I delivered a talk on John Dee, that intriguing Elizabethan polymath. I had already composed and performed a song cycle based on Dee’s dream diary; so when Phyllis Benjamin, the head of INFO, suggested a Dee talk, I took his dreams as a […]
Cinderella’s Glass Eye
April 12th, 2012 · Comments Off on Cinderella’s Glass Eye
“Cinderella’s Glass Eye” is a bit of fairy tale music, scored for tuba and piano. There is a story to go with it; here it is. (Some readers have complained that the images are too small; let me remind them, gently, that you can enlarge a thumbnail by clicking on it.) And here’s the brooding […]
The Disinfocast
April 6th, 2012 · Comments Off on The Disinfocast
Matt Staggs interviewed me about my old friend, the inimitable John A. Keel, for his “Disinfocast.” You can listen to it here.
When In Doubt, Doubt
January 26th, 2012 · Comments Off on When In Doubt, Doubt
Words to doubt by. I make up a batch of these pinbacks from time to time; let me know if you want one.
UnConvention 1998
December 26th, 2011 · Comments Off on UnConvention 1998
For my first appearance at the UnConvention, the weekend bender organized by the Fortean Times, I gave talks on the Count of Saint-Germain and Richard Shaver. The nice folks at FT even hired a ‘cellist for me, so that I could sing a couple of the Count’s songs with a proper continuo.
Quoted in “Hustler”
December 21st, 2011 · 1 Comment
As far as I know, I’ve only been quoted once in Hustler magazine. The occasion was an article on Forteana by Skylaire Alfvegren, in the November 2006 issue.