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From: BufoCalvin@aol.com
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 1997 00:18:00 -0700
Fwd Date: Fri, 27 Jun 1997 08:52:24 -0400
Subject: BWW Media Alert 970626

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June 26, 1997

Let me start out by saying that I'm not going to get it all this week :) .
 Everywhere you turn, there will be coverage of Roswell.  It's interesting to
me that Roswell, which for thirty years wasn't even a footnote in ufology,
now has the biggest "footprint", as they say.  Every major news outlet will
probably have somebody in Roswell for the anniversary doings...I mean,
instead of Woodstock, it's like it's Dilithiumstock, or something.

The SIGHTINGS ON THE RADIO show on Power Thinking on Wed. seemed to go
well...I've gotten several new subscribers (wave) as a result.  It should be
archived soon: check the website (http://www.sightings.com), and go to Real
Audio and pick Archives from there.  My giant snake show is already up there.


Oh, the mailing with the UFO Poll results took several days to get to me, so
there may be some delay.  Because of that, I'm going to try and get this out
earlier this week, even though it may not be as complete as usual.  Okay,
let's get to it!

FICTIONAL NOTES:

This is where I briefly cover items which are fictional but which I feel are
worth mentioning, either because of the impact they have had on the field or
vice versa. I don't list weekly shows, just special items.  If you want info
on the weekly fictional shows, see Rebecca Keith’s  excellent CNI NEWS MEDIA
WATCH at http://www.cninews.com.   The SCI-FI Channel has an incredible
line-up this week in their "ALIENS AMONG US: ROSWELL AND BEYOND" series.
 EARTH VS. THE FLYING SAUCERS runs Tuesday at 4:00 PM and 8:00 PM.  WAR OF
THE WORLDS is at 6:01 PM and 10:01 PM on Tuesday.  THE THING (the 1982
version) runs in letterbox at 4:00 PM and 8:00 PM on Wed.  THE BLOB (1958) is
at 6:01 PM and 10:01 PM on Wed.   Thurs. is IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE at 4:00
and 8:00 PM.  IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE 2 is at 6:01 PM and 10:01 PM on Thurs.
 Friday, all the series run UFO episodes...don't miss Frank Gorshin (one of
my faves...the original Batman tv series ((the Adam West one)) Riddler) at
9:00 am.  I don't know if the show's any good, but I always like him...it's
an ep of MONSTERS.  Over on USA at 11:00 AM on Wed, they run the WINGS
episode with a UFO, "Plan Nine from Nantucket".  The SCI-FI CHANNEL runs THE
SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN episodes featuring bigfoot and aliens on Monday and
Wed. at 2:00 PM.

BOOKS*

I've got to tell you, I recently read a book I really enjoyed.  In a sense,
it was an old-fashioned book.  The author actually went into the field and
did the research!  It sort of reminded me of one of my favorite authors, John
A. Keel.  The book is called THE MYSTERIOUS VALLEY* by Christopher O'Brien.
 It specifically covers UFO and other weird events in the San Luis Valley in
Colorado.  Regional interest books are often amateurish, but that is not at
all the case here.  It's also apparent that O'Brien isn't bending the facts
to fit a preconceived theory, or specifically looking for outlandish things
to spice the book up.  Here's the info:THE MYSTERIOUS VALLEY by Chistopher
O'Brien, St. Martin's Paperbacks, New York, 1996.  ISBN 0-312-95883-8.  No
pictures (a definite weakness, since several are referred to in the text), no
index.  Does have a bibliography.

MAGAZINES, NEWSLETTERS, PERIODICALS, ETC.

FORTEAN TIMES, #99, July 1997.  The foremost British magazine on all this
weird stuff, it's pretty readily available in large bookstores in the U.S. as
well.  Great website, too, at http://www.forteantimes.com.  This issue's
features include: HELL'S TEETH, a fascinating story with a great picture of a
saw-backed beast in the Amazon by Jeremy Wade; WATH THIS SPACE by Paul
Parsons, an outer space bit; JUST DO IT, on Heaven's Gate by Bruce Wright;
and RUMBLE IN THE OUTBACK by David Guyatt...it's on the Japanese Aum cult,
and the possibility that they are causing earthquakes (this is scary stuff,
and the sources of information are public and well-placed). Forum pieces this
month include: triangular UFOs by James Easton; ripping into Derrel Sims with
Rebecca Keith; giant anacondas, by Loren Coleman; Ian Simmons are perception;
Paul Deveraux on Web surfers; cloning, by Niclas Rasche; and the Bay Cat of
Borneo, by Karl Shuker.  Of course, STRANGE DAYS is one of the better news
round-ups.

UFO REALITY, Issue 7, April/June '97.  I apologize for not getting this
review done a week ago, but, hey, ya know.  This is an all-glossy mag from
England with a definite conspiracy angle.  Every issue has had a good
interview, and a plethora of pictures.  In this one, Editor Jon King begins
to discuss his own experiences.  This issue is also bigger than ever before.
 The articles include: THE 19TH PARALLEL - MEXICO '97 by Robert LaMont;
MIDWAY, an interview with UFO phtotographer Jose Escamillo; EARTH LIGHTS AND
ALIENS by John Shreeve; and THE POLITICS OF UFOS by Dr. Colin Ridyard.
 That's only a taste, of course.  There news section is also getting bigger.
 U.S. readers right to Orion Marketing, 1807 Cold Springs Road, Liverpool,
NY, 13090.  In England, it's PO Box 1998, Glastonbury, Somerset BA6 8YB.
 Tell 'em Bufo sent you, please!

ONLINE

OMNI MAGAZINE (http://www.omnimag.com) is back to do real time conferences.
The regular night for our kind of stuff is Tuesday 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Pacific.  This week, Patrick Huyghe interviews Loren Coleman about the "real"
Men in Black.  I've gone back and read Gray Barker's book that sort of
started it all, THEY KNEW TOO MUCH ABOUT FLYING SAUCERS.  That's where he
kind of codified the mythology, although Keel certainly expanded it, among
others.  I'm reading Bender's book, FLYING SAUCERS AND THE THREE MEN, but it
does read like contactee stuff almost, very first person and flowery, so far.
 Just getting started, though.

RADIO AND TELEVISION

SYNDICATED RADIO: END OF THE LINE is now SIGHTINGS ON THE RADIO.  This has
resulted, among other things, in a new website: http://www.sightings.com.
Next week's guests not known as I write this, but you can check the website
on Monday.  It can also be heard on your computer.  Airtimes: M-F 6-8 PM
Pacific (times given here are generally Pacific),. Sunday 8-11 PM Pacific.
 Starting July 1, will go to three hours a night!

SYNDICATED TV:

COULD IT BE A MIRACLE? No details available at this time.

PSI-FACTOR (see http://www.psifactor.com for stations and airdates and other
info).  This series is supposedly based on real cases.

Week of: 6/23/97 Episode #110R (repeat)

Case #63-1136
The Hunter: are cattle mutilations being committed by a werewolf?; Case
#96-9121
The Healer: a teen can heal...but will it hurt him?

Week of:6/30/97 Episode #111R (repeat)
Case #63-1136: The Curse: a cursed tomb!; Case #26-0122 Angel On A Plane:
sort of like "God is my co-pilot" :)


Saturday, June 28

RADIO: THE EDGE OF REALITY, 5:00 PM -8:00 PM Pacific.  Also
available on Satcom C5, Transponder 23, SEDAT  Channel 24.  The specific
spots have to be considered tentative, and the station in your area may run
it tape-delayed.

10:00 AM, THE SCI-FI CHANNEL, SF VORTEX ROSWELL SPECIAL
2:00 PM, THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL, ARTHUR C. CLARKE'S MYSTERIOUS UNIVERSE:
MONSTERS OF THE DEEP
3:00 PM, THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL, ARTHUR C. CLARKE'S WORLD OF STRANGE POWERS:
GHOSTS, APPARITIONS, AND HAUNTED HOUSES

Sunday, June 29

LOCAL RADIO, WRVA, RICHMOND VIRGINIA, 4:00 PM (Pacific...all times are
Pacific): UFO show with guest Jason Leigh

SYNDICATED RADIO, 7:00 PM, ART BELL'S DREAMLAND: (see
http://www.artbell.com for stations and program info) Art interviews Sarah
Heinze, author of COMING FROM THE LIGHT, SPIRITUAL ACCOUNTS OF LIFE BEFORE
LIFE*

LOCAL TELEVISION, KING COUNTY WASHINGTON, CHANNEL 29, 7:00 PM: JOURNEY:

6:00 AM, THE SCI-FI CHANNEL, BUZZ: UFOs and Men in Black
7:00 AM, THE SCI-FI CHANNEL, SF VORTEX ROSWELL SPECIAL
11:00 AM, THE SCI-FI CHANNEL, SIGHTINGS (#4052) Government cover-up of UFOs;
psychics; bigfoot; Mexico City UFOs; Highway 666 in New Mexico
12:00 PM, THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL, ARTHUR C. CLARKE'S MYSTERIOUS UNIVERSE:
GIANTS OF EASTER ISLAND
12:30 PM, THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL, ARTHUR C. CLARKE'S WORLD OF STRANGE POWERS:
GHOSTS, APPARITIONS, AND HAUNTED HOUSES
2:00 PM, A&E, THE UNEXPLAINED:
4:00 PM, A&E, ANCIENT MYSTERIES WITH LEONARD NIMOY,
4:00 PM, THE SCI-FI CHANNEL, SIGHTINGS (#4052) Government cover-up of UFOs;
psychics; bigfoot; Mexico City UFOs; Highway 666 in New Mexico
6:00 PM, TBS, SEARCHING FOR UFOS (this appears to be a new special, may
feature Christopher O'Brien, author of THE MYSTERIOUS VALLEY (see Books
section)
7:00 PM, FOX, BEYOND BELIEF: new series...presents "real" paranormal
cases, and phony ones, and you get to guess which ones are which
10:00 PM, THE SCI-FI CHANNEL, SF VORTEX ROSWELL SPECIAL
11:00 PM, THE SCI-FI CHANNEL, SIGHTINGS (#4052) Government cover-up of UFOs;
psychics; bigfoot; Mexico City UFOs; Highway 666 in New Mexico

Monday, June 30

SYNDICATED TV, MONDAY, STRANGE UNIVERSE: MEL'S HOLE (a so-called bottomless
pit) (see website at http://www.rysher.com/strangeuniverse for stations and
playtimes in your area.)

LOCAL TELEVISION, SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON, 3:00 PM: JOURNEY:   Brenda
Roberts produces.

10:00 AM, THE SCI-FI CHANNEL, MYSTERIES, MAGIC, AND MIRACLES (pre-empted)
6:00 PM, THE SCI-FI CHANNEL, ROSWELL: COVER-UPS & CLOSE ENCOUNTERS (2 hour
special)
9:30 PM, TBS, SEARCHING FOR UFOS (this appears to be a new special, may
feature Christopher O'Brien, author of THE MYSTERIOUS VALLEY (see Books
section)
10:00 PM, THE SCI-FI CHANNEL, ROSWELL: COVER-UPS & CLOSE ENCOUNTERS (2 hour
special)

Tuesday, July 1

SYNDICATED TV, TUESDAY, STRANGE UNIVERSE:  Gila Bend, Arizona, UFOs (see
website at http://www.rysher.com/strangeuniverse for stations and playtimes
in your area)

10:00 AM, THE SCI-FI CHANNEL, MYSTERIES, MAGIC AND MIRACLES (#14): SKEPTIC
SOCIETY;  INTER-SPECIES COMMUNICATION; FENG SHUI
2:00 PM, THE SCI-FI CHANNEL, ROSWELL: COVER-UPS & CLOSE ENCOUNTERS (2 hour
special)
7:00 PM, THE LEARNING CHANNEL, THE DEEP OCEANS (may feature sea monsters, a
bit hard to tell)
10:00 PM, THE LEARNING CHANNEL, THE DEEP OCEANS (may feature sea monsters, a
bit hard to tell)

Wednesday, July 2

SYNDICATED TV, MONTEL WILLIAMS (can't guarantee this is today): psychic
Sylvia Browne.

SYNDICATED TV, WEDNESDAY, STRANGE UNIVERSE: WHO KILLED EUGENE IZZY? (see
website at http://www.rysher.com/strangeuniverse for stations and playtimes
in your area)

10:00 AM, THE SCI-FI CHANNEL, MYSTERIES, MAGIC, AND MIRACLES (#15):  SEANCES'
DREAM THERAPY; THE GHOST & MRS. VIEWER (how to view ghosts at home)

7:00 PM, THE SCI-FI CHANNEL, SIGHTINGS
11:00 PM, THE SCI-FI CHANNEL, SIGHTINGS (#5065)

Thursday, July 3
SYNDICATED TV, THURSDAY, STRANGE UNIVERSE:  DEAD MEN TALKING (about
"Electronic Voice Phenomena", in which disembodied voices come through on
electronic equipment) (see website at http://www.rysher.com/strangeuniverse
for stations and playtimes in your area)

10:00 AM, THE SCI-FI CHANNEL, MAGIC, MYSTERIES AND MIRACLES (#16): THE MAGIC
CASTLE; THE APHRODISIAC CONNECTION;  GALACTIC HUMANS (people who believe they
are not of Earthly origin)
 6:00 PM, ANCIENT MYSTERIES WITH LEONARD NIMOY:
7:00 PM, A&E, THE UNEXPLAINED: ALIENS FROM MARS
9:00 PM, THE DISCOVER CHANNEL, ARTHUR C. CLARKE'S MYSTERIOUS
UNIVERSE: PREHISTORIC PUZZLES
10:00 PM, ANCIENT MYSTERIES WITH LEONARD NIMOY:
11:00 PM, A&E, THE UNEXPLAINED: SECRETS OF KARNAK

Friday, July 4

LOCAL RADIO, 8:00 PM (Pacific Time) WGBB 1240 AM, New York: THE JOYCE KELLER
SHOW: the host is a psychic who helps callers.  Phone number is 516-955-1240

SYNDICATED TV, FRIDAY, STRANGE UNIVERSE: (see website at
http://www.rysher.com/strangeuniverse for stations and playtimes in your
area)


12:00 AM, THE DISCOVER CHANNEL, ARTHUR C. CLARKE'S MYSTERIOUS WORLD:
PREHISTORIC PUZZLES
1:30 PM, THE SCI-FI CHANNEL, MYSTERIES, MAGIC AND MIRACLES: special
all-Roswell show
4:00 PM, THE SCI-FI CHANNEL, THE UFO INCIDENT.  This is a must-see docudrama
with James Earl Jones.  It's based on the Betty and Barney Hill case, the
first publicized abduction case.
6:00 PM, THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL, UFOS DOWN TO EARTH, DEEP SECRETS (includes
Bob Lazar, who got everybody interested in Area 51)
7:00 PM, THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL, UFOS DOWN TO EARTH: REASON TO BELIEVE
8:00 PM, THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL, UFOS DOWN TO EARTH: GREAT BALLS OF LIGHT
8:00 PM, THE SCI-FI CHANNEL, THE UFO INCIDENT.  This is a must-see docudrama
with James Earl Jones.  It's based on the Betty and Barney Hill case, the
first publicized abduction case.
9:00 PM, THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL, UFOS DOWN TO EARTH: UNCOVERING THE EVIDENCE
10:00, THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL, ROSWELL:

This is Bufo saying, "If =everything= seemed normal, that =would= be weird!"
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