[Analog/Digital hybrid art; pen and ink drawing digitzed and colored in PaintShop Pro X4]
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Sunday, July 07, 2013
Painting: Pond Life
By Jack Brummet
[Analog/Digital hybrid art; pen and ink drawing digitzed and colored in PaintShop Pro X4]
[Analog/Digital hybrid art; pen and ink drawing digitzed and colored in PaintShop Pro X4]
Saturday, July 06, 2013
Poster for an early John Lennon gig with his band The Quarrymen (who evolved into The Beatles)
By Jack Brummet, Music Ed.
The Quarrymen were a Liverpool skiffle/rock band, formed by John Lennon in Liverpool in 1956. By 1960, they had evolved into The Beatles. This poster is from one of their early gigs, playing at a garden show/dog display/costume parade. Macca would join the band a few months after this show, and George Harrison joined in early 1958. Ringo joined The Beatles in 1962, after they sacked their drummer Pete Best.
The Quarrymen were a Liverpool skiffle/rock band, formed by John Lennon in Liverpool in 1956. By 1960, they had evolved into The Beatles. This poster is from one of their early gigs, playing at a garden show/dog display/costume parade. Macca would join the band a few months after this show, and George Harrison joined in early 1958. Ringo joined The Beatles in 1962, after they sacked their drummer Pete Best.
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The Maury Island Incident film has begun shooting!
B y Jack Brummet, Alien Lore Ed.
Yesterday we posted an "ATIT Reheated" article about The Maury Island Incident:
As you know from the post yesterday, the first known UFO incidents in the U.S. did not occur at Roswell,. but in Washington state, within 60 miles of Seattle (and in the case of Maury Island, about a mile from Seattle).
Yesterday we posted an "ATIT Reheated" article about The Maury Island Incident:
Alien Lore No. 251: UFOs in Seattle - The Maury Island UFO Mystery
And, this morning, we stumbled onto the news that a film about the incident began shooting in the Burien/Des Moines/Maury Island area on June 28th.
As you know from the post yesterday, the first known UFO incidents in the U.S. did not occur at Roswell,. but in Washington state, within 60 miles of Seattle (and in the case of Maury Island, about a mile from Seattle).
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Friday, July 05, 2013
Alien Lore No. 251: UFOs in Seattle - The Maury Island UFO Mystery
By Jack Brummet, Alien Lore Ed
The Maury Island UFO Incident is one of the seminal episodes that launched the modern era of Flying Saucers, UFO's, crop circles, cattle mutiliations, hive activity, conspiracies, underground bases, pacts with The Greys, Majestic 12, and all the rest.
The Maury Island incident occurred in the summer of 1947 in the Puget Sound area. . .just a couple of miles from where I write this. Maury Island is located near the much larger Vashon Island, in Puget Sound, just off the Seattle coastline. The most incredible part of the Maury Island mystery is that it happened exactly two weeks before the famous Roswell UFO
crash. Shorty after Maury Island was when Kenneth Arnold saw an armada of UFOs over Mt. Rainier (about 60 miles southeast of Seattle). The Maury Island incident was capped by the crash of a B-25 Bomber and the deaths of two military intelligence officers. This bomber was allegedly carrying slag, wreckage, and other rubble from the Maury Island incident. Incredibly enough, this was the very first time a United States Air Force plane had ever crashed.
On the afternoon of June 21, 1947, Harold Dahl saw UFOs over Maury Island. He and his son were salvaging logs with a crew in Puget Sound just off Maury when they saw six doughnut shaped disks hover over the sound. One disk wobbled and seemed to be in trouble. The UFO descended in altitude to 500 feet above the water and was joined by five other saucers. The foundering disk dropped what looked like aluminum metal on the beach, followed by black slag. The slag wounded Dahl's son Charles and killed their dog.
The Maury Island UFO Incident is one of the seminal episodes that launched the modern era of Flying Saucers, UFO's, crop circles, cattle mutiliations, hive activity, conspiracies, underground bases, pacts with The Greys, Majestic 12, and all the rest.
The Maury Island incident occurred in the summer of 1947 in the Puget Sound area. . .just a couple of miles from where I write this. Maury Island is located near the much larger Vashon Island, in Puget Sound, just off the Seattle coastline. The most incredible part of the Maury Island mystery is that it happened exactly two weeks before the famous Roswell UFO
crash. Shorty after Maury Island was when Kenneth Arnold saw an armada of UFOs over Mt. Rainier (about 60 miles southeast of Seattle). The Maury Island incident was capped by the crash of a B-25 Bomber and the deaths of two military intelligence officers. This bomber was allegedly carrying slag, wreckage, and other rubble from the Maury Island incident. Incredibly enough, this was the very first time a United States Air Force plane had ever crashed.
On the afternoon of June 21, 1947, Harold Dahl saw UFOs over Maury Island. He and his son were salvaging logs with a crew in Puget Sound just off Maury when they saw six doughnut shaped disks hover over the sound. One disk wobbled and seemed to be in trouble. The UFO descended in altitude to 500 feet above the water and was joined by five other saucers. The foundering disk dropped what looked like aluminum metal on the beach, followed by black slag. The slag wounded Dahl's son Charles and killed their dog.
Kenneth Arnold's UFO sighting happened an incredible three days later on June 24. A pilot and Federal Marshall, Kenneth Arnold, saw nine disks skip over the north face of Mt. Rainier. It was upon this was the sighting what newspapers coined the term Flying Saucer. Arnold was interviewed by local and national press (including Edward R. Murrow), and the story made headlines around the world
Kenneth Arnold was lit up on UFOs after his sighting and he responded to a request by Ray Palmer—a Chicago editor—to investigate the Maury Island sighting. Lt. Frank Brown and Capt. Davidson met with Kenneth Arnold and Harold Dahl and collected all the fragments of rock to take back with them to Hamilton Field. Their plane allegedly loaded with alien artifacts, as I mentioned earlier, crashed (See Alien Lore No. 105 for more on the crash--forthcoming).
A couple of weeks later, on July 2, 1947, an object crash landed on a ranch, approximately 75 miles northwest of Roswell, New Mexico, leaving a large field of debris and fully catapulting UFOs into the popular imagination.
Kenneth Arnold was lit up on UFOs after his sighting and he responded to a request by Ray Palmer—a Chicago editor—to investigate the Maury Island sighting. Lt. Frank Brown and Capt. Davidson met with Kenneth Arnold and Harold Dahl and collected all the fragments of rock to take back with them to Hamilton Field. Their plane allegedly loaded with alien artifacts, as I mentioned earlier, crashed (See Alien Lore No. 105 for more on the crash--forthcoming).
A couple of weeks later, on July 2, 1947, an object crash landed on a ranch, approximately 75 miles northwest of Roswell, New Mexico, leaving a large field of debris and fully catapulting UFOs into the popular imagination.
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Thursday, July 04, 2013
Alien Lore No. 250 - Photographic evidence of UFOs preceding the 1947 Roswell and Mount Rainier UFO sightings
By Jack Brummet, Alien Lore Ed.
The most interesting information about these photos is that they were all photographed many years before The Roswell Incident, or the Mt. Rainier UFO sightings of 1947—both of which catapulted UFOs into the popular imagination.
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The anti-aircraft guns opened fire on the UFOs, and as you see in the photo, the projector beams began searching the sky. Many witnesses saw small objects flying at high altitude, of red or silver plated color. The saucers moved in formation at a high rate of speed, and the anti-aircraft artillery were useless. FDR got involved in this one. See the story in All This Is That...
In May 1932, at St. Paris, Ohio, someone took this picture of George Sutton. It was probably 1932 judging by the license plate on the car. George looks pretty calm for having a UFO hovering over his head. Nobody has been able to account for the dark object seen over Sutton's left shoulder in this photograph.
The most interesting information about these photos is that they were all photographed many years before The Roswell Incident, or the Mt. Rainier UFO sightings of 1947—both of which catapulted UFOs into the popular imagination.
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This photo was taken in 1870 at Mt. Washington, New Hampshire. The photo has been called "the oldest UFO photograph ever taken." This image was the subject of spirited bidding on E-bay in 2002 and was purchased by Samuel M. Sherman, the President of Independent-International Pictures Corp.
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This image was shot in 1927 at Cave Junction, Oregon. The picture was reportedly snapped by a volunteer fireman. Click on to see full size image to really appreciate the picture.
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In 1929 at SlideWard, Colorado, a photographer captured this alleged UFO photograph. According to Hetty Pline, the photographer's daughter "This photo was taken by my father Edward Pline at the sawmill in Ward where we lived at the time, I think it was 1929. I was about six years old then. My father was there to photograph the sawmill for some reason or another, and as he was taking the photo, he described a "terrible thunderous bellow," and a large round thing as big as a very large boulder that moved through the air above them. You can see it in the picture. None of the sawmill workers saw the thing in the photo, but they all heard the sound and felt the ground shudder. Later in my life I tried researching the incident at the County Historical Society, but I did not find any references to it. My father passed on a few years after the incident, and I have not found any surving sawmill workers from that time. "
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In this image, the alarm klaxons installed in the event of a Japanese air raid began blaring, and flying objects are seen and announced in the sky off the city. I have written about this incident before. A blackout was declared and terrified Los Angelenos turned off all the lights.
The anti-aircraft guns opened fire on the UFOs, and as you see in the photo, the projector beams began searching the sky. Many witnesses saw small objects flying at high altitude, of red or silver plated color. The saucers moved in formation at a high rate of speed, and the anti-aircraft artillery were useless. FDR got involved in this one. See the story in All This Is That...
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In May 1932, at St. Paris, Ohio, someone took this picture of George Sutton. It was probably 1932 judging by the license plate on the car. George looks pretty calm for having a UFO hovering over his head. Nobody has been able to account for the dark object seen over Sutton's left shoulder in this photograph.
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Wednesday, July 03, 2013
Hammering Woman a/k/a Yael depicted in Bartolomeo Veneto's "Woman With A Hammer"
By Jack Brummet, Visual Arts Ed.
This fascinating painting is Woman with a Hammer by Bartolomeo Veneto, painted in roughly 1500. The painting depicts Yael from the Book of Judges. Yael killed Sisera to deliver Israel from King Jabin: “While he lay asleep Yael crept stealthily up to him, holding a tent peg and a mallet. She drove it through his temples with such force that it entered into the ground below.”
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The Supremes toss out Section 4B of the 1965 Voting Rights Act (illustrations: the Louisiana Literacy test)
By Jack Brummet, Jurisprudence Ed.
In a split decision last week, the Supremes tossed out Section 4(b) of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. One key section of the Act mandated that nine states with a history of racial discrimination were required to get federal permission before they could change their voter laws.
In a split decision last week, the Supremes tossed out Section 4(b) of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. One key section of the Act mandated that nine states with a history of racial discrimination were required to get federal permission before they could change their voter laws.
Below is an actual “literacy test” given to black voters by the state of Louisiana in the 1960s. The Voting Rights Act eliminated both poll taxes and literacy tests. You had to take this test if you could not document that you had passed fifth grade.
The test had to be completed in 10 minutes, and one wrong answer meant a failing grade. You may notice some of the typos in the test, along with some fairly murky instructions. Remembering that missing one question would disqualify you from voting, you have to wonder how many voters of any color would pass the test?
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Tuesday, July 02, 2013
Whitewater rafting on the Deschutes River in Bend, Oregon
By Jack Brummet, Recreation Ed.
At our recent family reunion, a group of about fifteen of us went on a whitewater rafting trip. We went through Class 1, several Class 2, and a long Class 2+3 rapids. It was way more fun than I expected. And far wetter. Between long drops and waves, you pretty much have the river constantly pouring over you. It helps that it was 95 degrees in Bend that day. . .
At our recent family reunion, a group of about fifteen of us went on a whitewater rafting trip. We went through Class 1, several Class 2, and a long Class 2+3 rapids. It was way more fun than I expected. And far wetter. Between long drops and waves, you pretty much have the river constantly pouring over you. It helps that it was 95 degrees in Bend that day. . .
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Monday, July 01, 2013
Pre-smartphone hardware (photograph)
By Jack Brummet, Technology Ed.
The provenance of this photo is unknown; the shot claims to be from 1990. I think they missed watches, compasses, altimeters, and a few other devices...
The provenance of this photo is unknown; the shot claims to be from 1990. I think they missed watches, compasses, altimeters, and a few other devices...
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