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1:09 pm
March 8, 2009


Wes

Spaulding Inn, Room 38

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posts 142

Well while sipping a white mocha latte decaf espresso frapp at my local bookstore today, I was surprised to see a photo of Brian (Harnois, I think it is) splashed across the cover of a magazine called Haunted Times, with a headline something to the effect of "ghost hunter tells all."

For those unfamiliar with the magazine, it features a lot of ads for Chip Coffey seminars and orb photos; it's on my "must-miss" list … but undaunted, I knew I had to find out what Brian had to say about his GH and GHI days.

Sadly, but not surprisingly, there are no earth-shattering revelations. Brian says he left the shows to spend more time with his family; that he never saw anything staged or tricked and would be surprised if any paranormal investigator would stoop to such things (haruumph) and that he's an expert who has a lot to offer other ghost hunters because he's been on something like 600 investigations … (lesson number three: If you finally DO see a ghost, run like hell in the opposite direction …).

So, unless you are looking to eat up some brain cells and/or have 10 minutes in your life you'd like to waste …

"The truth shall bear all light."

3:37 am
March 9, 2009


dr_peter_venkman

Rochester, NY

Investigator

posts 99

That mag sounds a lot like the TAPS publication. My wife subscribed to TAPS last fall and now this litterbox-liner arrives once a month. It's chock full of low-fact content pieces written on a wide-range of goofy subjects. They should have a "Skeptic's Corner" piece.

Hee hee hee! "Get her!" That was your whole plan, huh, "get her." Very scientific.

11:43 am
March 9, 2009


Oubliette

Igloo in NJ

Lead Investigator

posts 574

So, in effect, the article could have been titled "Ghost Hunter Tells Nothing".

It will be a day to rejoice when one of these people actually do come clean, but I'm afraid it might not be in our lifetimes.  It seems everything former members of that enterprise do, write or say is watched very carefully by those who have a vested interest in keeping the current idiocy going.

If 50 million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.
Anatole France

1:30 pm
March 9, 2009


Revenant

Hopelessly Locked In A "Fear Cage"

Lead Investigator

posts 1393

Well, I can't see any incentive for Brian or any other former member to say anything. 

First, one never knows what the future holds, so Brian has probably been advised not to say anything damaging because he could probably wind up on another show down the road.  Even if not a show, there is still radio, personal appearances, seminars, maybe even a book.  Like it or not, he is a "paranormal celebrity."  Saying anything against it would only damage future earning potential.

Second, does he state whether or not he's still under contract?  If so, the non-disclosure agreement would still be valid.  Who wants to be sued?

Lastly, well…this one is tricky.  No matter what your personal view of the paranormal is, I think we can agree for arguments sake that they are the two camps of "believers" and "skeptics."  Yes, yes…I know…you can be both.  I don't wish to start a war over this.  My point is that Brian is a believer.  He believes in ghosts.  Since being on both GH/GHI, I'm sure he's sick of being "attacked."  There is no way he would ever say anything that would "hurt" his cause.  If he saw something being hoaxed, if he thought something was hoaxed, or even if he did some hoaxing himself, he would never in a million years admit it.  The battle lines have been drawn.  He believes what he believes and is very defensive about it.  He would never give anything to "the enemy."  He's passionate about what he does and he would never do anything to betray it.

So…nope, we're not getting anything out of Brian.  No way, no how…     

"Skepticism is not a position, it's a process." -Dr Michael Shermer

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