“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 […]
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Cinderella’s Glass Eye
April 12th, 2012 · Comments Off on Cinderella’s Glass Eye
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.
UnConvention 2002
November 30th, 2011 · Comments Off on UnConvention 2002
In 2002, the nice people at the Fortean Times invited me to give a couple of talks at their annual UnConvention. I gave one on John Keel and the Mothman, tying in with the film that was just released; and the other on the scientific method. At Keel’s request, I introduced a talking frog puppet […]
Eddie Unchained
November 3rd, 2011 · 3 Comments
“Eddie Unchained” was the most elaborate appearance I ever devised for my dummy, Eddie Gray. He was the star of this musical, supported by me, my other dummy Lloyd, the fine actress Ivy Austin (replacing Alice Playten on short notice), and a fine string quartet (Robert Zubrycki, Cenovia Cummins, Carol Benner, and Benjamin Whittenburg). I […]
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The Shaver Talk (Four Walls)
September 24th, 2011 · Comments Off on The Shaver Talk (Four Walls)
I’ve often given talks on the visionary painter and pulp writer, Richard Shaver. The one I did at Brooklyn’s “Four Walls” gallery was the most elaborate. Mike Ballou made wall sconces using Shaver’s rock photos; we hung a tree with Shaver publications; and I spoke within a charming fake cave.
Lo!
August 19th, 2011 · 1 Comment
This was my first foray into Forteana, reading selections from Charles Fort for the Virginia Matthews Dance Company, back in San Francisco in 1985. And lo, Janice Ross of the Oakland Tribune approved, even if she got Fort’s name wrong (2/11/85).
The Best of John Keel
July 24th, 2011 · Comments Off on The Best of John Keel
This was John Keel’s last book: a collection of his columns for Fate magazine. He had promised to write an introduction, but was too ill to do it. The publisher, Phyllis Galde, asked me if she could use the bio I had written for the Mothman issue of Fortean Times. So, I got their permission, […]