Phantoms and Monsters

Whisperin' Bill Anderson and His Haunted Tour Bus
Greatest Story Ever Told or Biggest Paranormal Event Ever Known?
Psychiatrist Claims the 'King of Pop' Being Harassed In Heaven
Disclosed: Pig's Blood Used In Cigarette Filters

Whisperin' Bill Anderson and His Haunted Tour Bus

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 12:56 PM PDT

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When Whisperin' Bill Anderson embarked on his 12-day Canadian tour on March 23, he thought it would just be business as usual, rolling down the highway in his tour bus going from one gig to the next.

But Bill and his Po' Folks Band had a rude awakening ... literally. During the first few nights on the road, the Country Music Hall of Famer heard some eerie moaning sounds coming from the bus' back state room. Then, last Wednesday night (Mar. 24), the bus driver had to come to a screeching halt after hearing a loud scream.

That's when Bill's sense of humor kicked in. "I'm trying to figure out if it's Hank Williams wanting to co-write a song or Faron Young just messing with my head," he jokes with That Nashville Sound.

We're guessing Bill's nickname may change to 'Screamin'' Bill Anderson if his ghostly friends don't find a new bus and let him get some sleep!

Whisperin' Bill Anderson and His Haunted Tour Bus

Greatest Story Ever Told or Biggest Paranormal Event Ever Known?

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 12:32 PM PDT

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abcnews - The History Channel revealed for the first time Tuesday night a new 3-D image that many believe to be the face of Christ, causing mixed reaction around the globe.

Artists and scientists studied the Shroud of Turin, a cloth that some say was wrapped around Jesus' face when he died, to develop the image.

"If you want to re-create the face of Jesus and you want to get the actual face of Jesus, you have only one object and that's the shroud," said computer artist Ray Downing of Studio Macbeth in New York City, which specializes in digital illustration and animation.

While some people said the image was "realistic" and what they imagined Christ looked like, others were not as certain.

"I find it questionable," one man told ABC News.

"I don't think there should be any one face," a woman said.

Another man questioned whether the Shroud of Turin was real.

"I believe it is an accurate image of whoever the shroud belongs to, but it's unclear if that shroud belongs to Jesus Christ," he said.

Others said they felt a spiritual connection to the image.

"I see love. I see compassion. I see my savior," said one woman who was at the Vatican when she saw the image.

The drive to create the image and the intense response to it are examples of the profound role that Jesus plays in so many lives.

"There's a long tradition in Christian theology and Christian history of seeking the face of Christ, of wanting to know what he was like as a man," said the Rev. Jonathan Morris, a Catholic priest and author in New York City.

Finding Jesus' Face

The centuries-old shroud contains a faint impression of the front and back of a human body, along with blood, dirt and water stains from its age.

Cutting-edge modern skills were required to pull an accurate flesh and blood face from a piece of fabric so old.

The year-long project culminated with a team of graphic artists using the newest technology to create a computer-generated image.

"I have a lot of information about that face and my estimation is we're pretty darn close to what this man looked like," Downing, the lead artist, said.

Ancient Shroud Provides Clues

One of the main problems -- the condition of the shroud -- provided key clues. The team realized there were distortions in the image on the shroud because the fabric had been wrapped around the body.

"The solution was to realize that the shroud wasn't hanging on the wall, it was wrapping a corpse," said Downing, who has also used computers to create images of Abraham Lincoln. "That's the crux of the problem, the face is hidden in there."

"By imitating those distortions, we could take the image and put it back into that shape and figure out what the face looked like … it gave us a blueprint," he said.

After forming the blueprint, the computer artists started the recreation. Of course, there were limitations to what they could do with what they had.

"Inevitably, you do run out of information," Downing said. "You can't see the pores in a linen fabric. There are no eyebrows. It doesn't take a lot of guesswork to assign pores and skin texture to a model, to know that the man did have eyebrows and to provide them. At some point, you do have to leave the realm of actual information and use experience."

NOTE: Now, before people start shooting emails off to me stating I'm a religious zealot, please understand...I'm only interested in the historical and possible paranormal aspect of this phenomenon. Though I'm familiar with the teachings of the Christian faith (in my case, a childhood of having it force down my throat) I am not a follower. I do call myself 'spiritual' but in a sense not related to any organized religion. Personally, I believe that there was an actual Jesus of Nazareth who very well may have had followers who believed that he was a rabbi and the Messiah. Was he able to heal and provide as stated by his disciples? The Bible is a wonderful historical document but, so are the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Koran, the Shruti Vedas and other ancient religious texts. I lean towards interpreting Judeo-Christian and other ritual dogma in a more metaphysical manner. There is an excellent website on the Shroud of Turin that includes several links and theories...Lon

Greatest Story Ever Told or Biggest Paranormal Event Ever Known?

Psychiatrist Claims the 'King of Pop' Being Harassed In Heaven

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 11:32 AM PDT

NOTE: The following statement comes from Abraham Tribesky, the 'Psychiatrist To Deceased Hollywood Stars.' Apparently, some of Tribesky's 'deceased clients' (in particular, a deceased 'sitcom actor') are telling him that dead pop star Michael Jackson is being harassed in 'Heaven' by furious residents who don't believe he should be there. OK...well, where do these heavenly residents think Jackson should be? I'm looking forward to more of this divine soap opera...Lon

"A lot of people feel like Michael Jackson cut some sort of shady deal to get into Heaven and they're not happy campers. These are guys and gals who feel they did the right thing while they were alive and Jackson, well, he pulled a few strings to get here. They contend that rich and powerful dead people are getting special treatment on the Other Side just like in real life–and they're furious.

"The result is that a small group of protesters has been harassing Michael Jackson ever since he surprised them by popping up here. The King of Pop can't go anywhere without being followed by critics who'd like to expel him from Heaven.

"And their campaign seems to be working. Just yesterday Jackson was spotted moaning incantations with a notorious group of hooded, monk-like figures with connections to what we in Heaven simply call the Other Place.

"Michael Jackson may truly belong in Heaven. But the way things are going, he'll most likely be happier moving on."

Abraham Tribesky
Adjunct Professor, Afterlife Issues
Edgar Allan Poe Community College

NOTE: Abraham Tribesky has given several interviews on the following blog askdocparanormal. Frankly, I know very little about this person and I'm presenting it here for your interpretation...Lon

Psychiatrist Claims the 'King of Pop' Being Harassed In Heaven

Disclosed: Pig's Blood Used In Cigarette Filters

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 09:33 PM PDT

ukmedix - Cigarettes may contain traces of pigs' blood, an Australian academic says with a warning that religious groups could find its undisclosed presence "very offensive". University of Sydney Professor in Public Health Simon Chapman points to recent Dutch research which identified 185 different industrial uses of a pig - including the use of its haemoglobin in cigarette filters.

Prof Chapman said the research offered an insight into the otherwise secretive world of cigarette manufacture, and it was likely to raise concerns for devout Muslims and Jews. Religious texts at the core of both of these faiths specifically ban the consumption of pork.

"I think that there would be some particularly devout groups who would find the idea that there were pig products in cigarettes to be very offensive," Prof Chapman said.

"The Jewish community certainly takes these matters extremely seriously and the Islamic community certainly do as well, as would many vegetarians.

"It just puts into hard relief the problem that the tobacco industry is not required to declare the ingredients of cigarettes ... they say 'that's our business' and a trade secret." The Dutch research found pig haemoglobin - a blood protein - was being used to make cigarette filters more effective at trapping harmful chemicals before they could enter a smoker's lungs.

At least one cigarette brand sold in Greece was confirmed as using pig haemoglobin in its processes, Prof Chapman said. "If you're a smoker and you're of Islamic or Jewish faith then you'd probably would want to know and there is no way of finding out."

Disclosed: Pig's Blood Used In Cigarette Filters
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