As we plan for 2009, please take a moment and let me know what type of events you want to see Tampa Ghost Watchers conduct in 2009.
PLEASE PROVIDE AS MUCH COMMENT AS TO WHY AND WHY NOT AS YOU WISH. This is very helpful.
1. Do you want more events just in the immediate Tampa area ?
2. Do you want more events that are program oriented with speakers and guests ?
3. Do you want weekend events within a reasonable drive of Tampa ? (probably requiring a two night hotel stay)
Please rate the following only if you attended: (1 being great and 5 it really sucked)
a. Cedar Key trip
b. Ocala Forest Camping
c. St. AuGHOSTine
d. Ybor Paranormal Conference
e. Niagara Falls
f. Gregorian Chant
g. Phillippee Park Gathering
h. Cassadaga with Memphis Ghosts
i. TapsCon at the Belleview Biltmore
j. Sunset Ceremony at RedHawk Ranch
l. Others
Any other paranormal events that you attended that you think is worth mentioning, and why ?
Any other paranormal events that you think we should consider having, and why ?
We know you are not all alike. Budgets are different, time constraints exist, interests are different, and plenty more differences.
We probably have the broadest range of any paranormal group in the country and we plan to stay that way. BUT your comments, suggestions, and criticisms are extremely important to us and this is the place to do it.
PLEASE CLICK ON COMMENTS BELOW AND POST YOUR RESPONSES. We really want interaction between each of you on our plan. I received two responses so far and have posted them below.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Next Meeting - Sunday, Jan 25
HOPE EVERY ONE IS HAVING A GREAT NEW YEAR !
Our Next Meeting of the Tampa Ghost Watchers will be Sunday, Jan. 25, 6 PM at the offices of the Tampa Marketing Company. 1906 N. Armenia Ave. #207.
Please call me if the door is locked at 813-770-3902 cell.
We will have a conference call with one of the Gettysburg Ghost Investigators, and we will layout our schedule of meetings and events for 2009.
Members, Guests, Visitors are all welcome to attend. NO Cost to attend.
Our Next Meeting of the Tampa Ghost Watchers will be Sunday, Jan. 25, 6 PM at the offices of the Tampa Marketing Company. 1906 N. Armenia Ave. #207.
Please call me if the door is locked at 813-770-3902 cell.
We will have a conference call with one of the Gettysburg Ghost Investigators, and we will layout our schedule of meetings and events for 2009.
Members, Guests, Visitors are all welcome to attend. NO Cost to attend.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Gregorian Chant & Holiday Get Together
The Gregorian Chant Advent Concert is planned for Sunday, Dec 14 at 4 PM. Location: Sacred Heart Church, corner of Twiggs St. and Florida Avenue in downtown Tampa. Donations expected. This is an open to the public event with a sung mass from the 11th/12th Centuries. More info at www.FloridaProMusica.com
After the Chant (probably 6 PM) - Holiday Get Together at a new location called CORK at 406 South Howard Avenue in Tampa. This new restaurant/wine bar just opened this week. It is immediately across the street from MacDintons and has the same owners. They have generously offered to provide us with a selection of complimentary appetizers, but I need to let them know how many participants we expect. SO, please email me if you plan to attend.
Everyone is welcome to attend both events. Just Please RSVP to me as soon as possible for the Holiday Get Together.
bill@tampaghostwatchers.com
After the Chant (probably 6 PM) - Holiday Get Together at a new location called CORK at 406 South Howard Avenue in Tampa. This new restaurant/wine bar just opened this week. It is immediately across the street from MacDintons and has the same owners. They have generously offered to provide us with a selection of complimentary appetizers, but I need to let them know how many participants we expect. SO, please email me if you plan to attend.
Everyone is welcome to attend both events. Just Please RSVP to me as soon as possible for the Holiday Get Together.
bill@tampaghostwatchers.com
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
EVPs Digital vs Analog
I always run a few analog recorders and a digital. As mentioned at Cedar Key, the way a digital recorder works is with Voice recognition software. Your digital recorder reads what it thought it heard and then in prints a digital sound signal. Much like when talking to the phone company automated signal many times it didn't get it right. They are programmed to hear and play only in the actual frequency range of a human voice. Many times the cheaper ones will pick up sounds not in the programmed range and play them back with the only software it has available. This software recreates the sound as an in the room type volume. So a whisper across the street from the house you are investigating could in actuality play back as yelling in the room you are standing in.
Analog works with sound ions in printing through magnetic heads onto tape. If the sound is not clear it may records garbled but it wont take it upon its self to INVENT words as a digital will.
I have been running two recorders together for the past few investigations. What I have found is that my digital recorder makes up a lot more then I thought it did. A person might say " I left it in the refrigerator "and the digital might play it back as "I want some cheese". In the beginning of using digital recorders I thought, I know no one said that! So it must be paranormal. Now that I have researched how recorders work I realized this wasn't paranormal but digital recognition software gone a rye.
Now don't throw away your digital recorders. Digital recorders, because of the possibility of hearing something not in the human frequency range and having to print it out in a human frequency range can be great for understanding some of what the paranormal whispers are actually saying. Of coarse its just a digital software guess but at least its some hint to what could be being said.
As a paranormal investigator debunking is an important part of the job. Before I play a recording for a client that says "GET OUT OR I'LL KILL YOU" I want to make sure its not a fellow investigator saying "is it raining out side". If you should get a recording like that and its not backed up on a analog recorder this doesn't mean that it wasn't paranormal. It just means perhaps we should schedule another investigation sooner then we thought...
Analog works with sound ions in printing through magnetic heads onto tape. If the sound is not clear it may records garbled but it wont take it upon its self to INVENT words as a digital will.
I have been running two recorders together for the past few investigations. What I have found is that my digital recorder makes up a lot more then I thought it did. A person might say " I left it in the refrigerator "and the digital might play it back as "I want some cheese". In the beginning of using digital recorders I thought, I know no one said that! So it must be paranormal. Now that I have researched how recorders work I realized this wasn't paranormal but digital recognition software gone a rye.
Now don't throw away your digital recorders. Digital recorders, because of the possibility of hearing something not in the human frequency range and having to print it out in a human frequency range can be great for understanding some of what the paranormal whispers are actually saying. Of coarse its just a digital software guess but at least its some hint to what could be being said.
As a paranormal investigator debunking is an important part of the job. Before I play a recording for a client that says "GET OUT OR I'LL KILL YOU" I want to make sure its not a fellow investigator saying "is it raining out side". If you should get a recording like that and its not backed up on a analog recorder this doesn't mean that it wasn't paranormal. It just means perhaps we should schedule another investigation sooner then we thought...
Friday, November 28, 2008
Trelles Clinic Investigation
NOTE: The Planned Campout at Red Hawk Ranch on Dec 13 and 14 has been Cancelled. Watch for a rescheduled date soon.
However, the Gregorian Chant Advent Concert is still planned for Sunday, Dec 14 at 4 PM. Location: Sacred Heart Church, corner of Twiggs St. and Florida Avenue in downtown Tampa. Donations expected.
After event get together at MacDinton's Irish Pub at S. Howard and Azeele.
TRELLES CLINIC INVESTIGATION Sunday, Nov 30
Special thanks to Fred with the former Trelles Clinic and Carrie with MC Film for getting us access to this unique, historic location.
You are invited to participate in an investigation of the former Trelles Clinic in Ybor City on Sunday, Nov. 30.
Location: 1508 8th Ave.
We will meet at Streetcar Charlies Restaurant and Bar at 6 PM and enter the Clinic across the street at 7 PM.
Streetcar Charlies is at 8th and 15th.
You can get more info about the clinic and Dr. Pacheco by entering a search on Google.
Please RSVP your attendance by emailing me at bill@tampagold.com.
Depending on number of participants, we may have different teams entering at different times.
No cost to attend, however, you must be a member of Tampa Ghost Watchers to attend.
However, the Gregorian Chant Advent Concert is still planned for Sunday, Dec 14 at 4 PM. Location: Sacred Heart Church, corner of Twiggs St. and Florida Avenue in downtown Tampa. Donations expected.
After event get together at MacDinton's Irish Pub at S. Howard and Azeele.
TRELLES CLINIC INVESTIGATION Sunday, Nov 30
Special thanks to Fred with the former Trelles Clinic and Carrie with MC Film for getting us access to this unique, historic location.
You are invited to participate in an investigation of the former Trelles Clinic in Ybor City on Sunday, Nov. 30.
Location: 1508 8th Ave.
We will meet at Streetcar Charlies Restaurant and Bar at 6 PM and enter the Clinic across the street at 7 PM.
Streetcar Charlies is at 8th and 15th.
You can get more info about the clinic and Dr. Pacheco by entering a search on Google.
Please RSVP your attendance by emailing me at bill@tampagold.com.
Depending on number of participants, we may have different teams entering at different times.
No cost to attend, however, you must be a member of Tampa Ghost Watchers to attend.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Lots of Events this Past Year
Someone recently sent me an email saying: "Doesn't look like your group has been active since 2007."
Where the hell did you get that idea ?
In the last 90 days we held a conference in Ybor City with a large and diverse group of speakers. The event was covered by 4 newspapers and two tv stations. camped out in Wimauma at Red Hawk Ranch and enjoyed a very spiritual Native American Sunset Ceremony. We had a cemetary walk at Oaklawn in conjunction with the Tampa Historical Society.
We have held a few meetings and conducted quite a few small investigations.
In 2008 we booked the entire Island Hotel in Cedar Key, took 8 people to Lillydale in NewYork and to Nigagara Falls with investigations of 3 forts, and a lot more.
We went to Cassadaga, investigated an old fire house, and scores more.
Tampa Ghost Watchers is the largest paranormal investigation team in Florida and quite possibly in the country. We welcome everyone's participation.
BUT it is up to you to take the moment to add your email address to our FREE email list so that you are kept informed of our events.
You can add your name to our email list here
Where the hell did you get that idea ?
In the last 90 days we held a conference in Ybor City with a large and diverse group of speakers. The event was covered by 4 newspapers and two tv stations. camped out in Wimauma at Red Hawk Ranch and enjoyed a very spiritual Native American Sunset Ceremony. We had a cemetary walk at Oaklawn in conjunction with the Tampa Historical Society.
We have held a few meetings and conducted quite a few small investigations.
In 2008 we booked the entire Island Hotel in Cedar Key, took 8 people to Lillydale in NewYork and to Nigagara Falls with investigations of 3 forts, and a lot more.
We went to Cassadaga, investigated an old fire house, and scores more.
Tampa Ghost Watchers is the largest paranormal investigation team in Florida and quite possibly in the country. We welcome everyone's participation.
BUT it is up to you to take the moment to add your email address to our FREE email list so that you are kept informed of our events.
You can add your name to our email list here
Friday, November 7, 2008
Next Meeting Announced
Next Meeting will be Sunday, Nov. 16 at 6 PM. Current Plans are for the meeting to be at the Tampa Marketing Company Offices at 1906 N. Armenia Ave. #207, Tampa, FL 33607, while the time is firm there is a chance we will be changing the location. Please watch for a later email or watch this blog for a possible change in locations.
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TSHIRTS - I am about to order some new t-shirts. Any member that I owe a shirt to, please send me a reminder with a size request. Any potential members - this is the time to join as I am ordering shirts. Join here
I will also be ordering some Dark Smoke Gray long sleeve tshirts. If you would like to order one I need to know size wanted prior to MONDAY, Nov. 10 - 2 PM. Cost is $15 each. This is a one time chance to order these long sleeve shirts.
Let me know asap.
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GETTYSBURG !
We have reserved one of the most haunted locations in all of Gettysburg for Memorial Day Weekend.
May 22 - May 25. Total cost per person including a shared room, three private
investigations, tours, reception, one night dinner and ground transporation, cost will be $575 per person.
$200 deposit per room (for two people) needed asap. Limited to 8 total rooms, 16 participants.
PLEASE NOTE: there are NO single beds available.
Please indicate your room partner.
If interested in sharing a room please let me know so we can possibly match you with someone else.
First to pay deposits will have their space held.
ONLY 4 ROOMS REMAIN AT THIS TIME !
$475 per person
Balance due March 1, 2009 .
Airfare to Baltimore will be approximately $225.
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TSHIRTS - I am about to order some new t-shirts. Any member that I owe a shirt to, please send me a reminder with a size request. Any potential members - this is the time to join as I am ordering shirts. Join here
I will also be ordering some Dark Smoke Gray long sleeve tshirts. If you would like to order one I need to know size wanted prior to MONDAY, Nov. 10 - 2 PM. Cost is $15 each. This is a one time chance to order these long sleeve shirts.
Let me know asap.
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GETTYSBURG !
We have reserved one of the most haunted locations in all of Gettysburg for Memorial Day Weekend.
May 22 - May 25. Total cost per person including a shared room, three private
investigations, tours, reception, one night dinner and ground transporation, cost will be $575 per person.
$200 deposit per room (for two people) needed asap. Limited to 8 total rooms, 16 participants.
PLEASE NOTE: there are NO single beds available.
Please indicate your room partner.
If interested in sharing a room please let me know so we can possibly match you with someone else.
First to pay deposits will have their space held.
ONLY 4 ROOMS REMAIN AT THIS TIME !
$475 per person
Balance due March 1, 2009 .
Airfare to Baltimore will be approximately $225.
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