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JaDon Blair joined the Irish Breakdown show shortly after announcing his commitment to Notre Dame. JaDon was also joined by his parents, and all three dive into the commitment to Notre Dame, the recruiting process and much more. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/  Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com  Stay locked into Irish Breakdown for all the latest news and analysis about Notre Dame: https://www.irishbreakdown.com​ Subscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/irish-breakdown/id1485286986 Like and follow Irish Breakdown on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/irishbreakdown Sign up for the FREE Irish Breakdown daily newsletter: https://www.subscribepage.com/irish-breakdown-newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ken Bowman will be one of three new members on the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors to be sworn into office in January. During this episode, Bowman discusses the experience and strengths he will bring to the Board and how economic development remains one of his top priorities. Bowman also talks about how he wants to make sure there is funding for the schools and the Sheriff's Office, as well as looking at how to move forward with fire and EMS in the future. 

"Three legless creatures examined both men aboard their ship." UFO witnesses speak. 'The story is very true. That's what has bothered me for 45 years.' UFO witnesses speak. It's a story that has fascinated people for decades. Two Pascagoula men claim they were abducted by aliens while fishing on the Pascagoula River. As was expected by the two men — Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker — their story was often met with skepticism and ridicule.. Now, three more witnesses have come forward. All three of them say they saw some sort of flying object with a bright blue light at the same time and in the same area as Hickson and Parker. One of the witnesses says she saw what she originally thought was a man in the water but now believes was one of the aliens. Three legless creatures examined both men aboard their ship "It was Oct. 11, 1973," Parker said. "We'd gotten off work that day, and a friend of mine, he and I went fishing. "The old abandoned shipyard; they had a little pier out front and we were on that pier. I'm going to guess it was about six o'clock in the evening. It had just started getting dark, but it was kind of a bright moon." Parker said he saw blue light reflecting off the water and thought law enforcement officers had arrived to tell them to leave the property. However, when Parker looked up, he realized the light was coming from a craft like nothing he'd ever seen. "A big light came out of the clouds," Parker said. "It was a blinding light. "It was hard to tell with the lights so bright, but it looked like it was shaped like a football. I would say, just estimating, (it was) about 80-foot. (It made) very little sound. It was just a hissing noise." Parker said three legless creatures floated from the craft. One had no neck with gray wrinkled skin. Another had a neck and appeared more feminine. Parker described their hands as being shaped like mittens or crab claws. When one of the creatures put one of its claws around his arm, Parker said he was terrified, but then another feeling came over his body. "I think they injected us with something to calm us down," Parker said. "I was kind of numb and went along with the program." Parker said the creatures floated him and Hickson into the craft and performed physical examinations on the two. Then they were taken back to the bank of the river. Hickson, who died in 2011, was very public about his experience. Parker, who now lives in Moss Point, was not and spent much of his life distancing himself from the event. However, he published a book about his experience in 2018 and since, people who had been largely quiet about their experiences that night are now speaking out. Maria and Jerry Blair of Theodore, Alabama are among them. Couple across the river saw same blue light and a flying object Maria and Jerry were sitting in their 1969 Pontiac GTO in the parking lot of Graham's Seafood on the opposite side of the river. Jerry worked for the business and was waiting on a boat captain to take him offshore. The captain was late and the Blairs waited for hours. Just after dark Maria saw something strange. "I was looking at the sky and I noticed a blue light in the sky over where they were fishing," Maria said. "It started moving and it seemed like it was following along the Pascagoula River. "I just seen the lights on it. It was just going back and forth. Sometimes it would just sit there. It went on for 20 to 25 minutes." Maria said she initially thought it was a plane, but realized the flight pattern and hovering were not indicative of a plane. Jerry watched it also but didn't think much of it. "I thought it was a helicopter initially and just blew it off," Jerry said. "It landed about 150 to 200 yards from us. "I was just north of the bridge and it was just south of the bridge. I was there, but stupid me didn't pay much attention to it. I was just going offshore and thinking about other things." Woman believes she saw one of the aliens in the water After they lost sight of the craft, the two went to put Jerry's clothing and other items on the boat. While walking down the lighted pier, something else caught their attention. "We heard this loud, thumping splash in the river," Maria said. "I looked over the side of the pier, and that's when I thought I saw a person in the river. "I was looking right down on it. It looked like a person, but there was something different about it. It only came to the surface of the water. As soon as I saw it, it just went back down in the water." Whatever Maria had seen, which she thought was a person in some sort of diving gear, did not resurface. Jerry, who was walking ahead of her and didn't see it, said it must have been a dolphin. She said she is positive it wasn't a dolphin. Jerry went to work that evening and Maria returned home. In following days she heard reports of Parker and Hickson's experience. The descriptions of the aliens matched what she had seen in the water. "I thought it was a person, but now I think it was an alien," Maria said. "What Parker described was exactly it." Another woman said UFO made her radio go crazy, car to die Later that evening, Judy Branning was sitting in a car a few miles away at a traffic signal with her roommate and their dates. "We were on a double date that night," Branning said. "We were at a red light at Chicot and Highway 90, and we were basically sitting on the railroad track. I saw some lights, and I wasn't sure what I was looking at because it was so far away." Like the Blairs, Branning thought it was an airplane at first, but as it came closer and flew over the car she was in, the four realized it wasn't. "It didn't make noise," Branning said. "It had bright, bright lights. "It got closer and it was hovering. It was kind of a saucer shape or disc shape with a rounded top. The radio started sounding like it was running through all the stations and the car went dead. We were freaking out." Branning said after it passed over the car, the craft shot straight up at a rate of speed she'd never seen and disappeared. It left her shaken. "I didn't sleep that night thinking about it," Branning said. 'When I saw what Calvin and Charles went through, I kind of backed down' Branning said the four agreed not to say anything about what they saw. She said over the years she told a few people but not many because she was scared of people's reactions. Now 74 years old, she said she does not care if people believe her or not. Maria said she told people what she'd seen but largely stopped talking about it in the weeks following that evening. "When you talked about it back then, people thought you were crazy," Maria said. "Back then, when I saw what Calvin and Charles went through, I kind of backed down talking about it. "The story is very true. That's what has bothered me for 45 years. It's been on my mind for 45 years." Parker has met with the Blairs and Branning and said he's happy they are now telling their stories publicly. "I checked the people out as best I could, and they seem credible," Parker said. "It means a lot to me that that they came forward." Parker feels there are more witnesses out there. "I definitely do," Parker said. "There's been two or three people that have contacted me privately that didn't want their names used. "I believe there are more people that haven't come forward. Back in the '70s you just didn't talk about it." A Look Back: Charles Hickson talks of his abduction by a UFO in Pascagoula One of two men who claimed to have been abducted by a UFO in Pascagoula in 1973, Calvin Parker, has finally explained what he remembers about that night 45 years ago in a new book, "Pascagoula — The Closest Encounter, My Story" The other man, Charles Hickson, told Clarion Ledger columnist Billy Watkins his account of the event in great detail 16 years ago at his home on the Gulf Coast. Hickson died Sept. 9, 2011, at the age of 80. During that interview, he revealed something he had never talked about publicly. Here is Watkins' story from Oct. 20, 2002. GAUTIER — Charles Hickson has no proof. No photograph he can pull from his wallet, no papers certifying his story. Just his word that 29 years ago this month he and a fishing buddy were abducted by a UFO, examined by a machine resembling a giant eyeball, then released physically unharmed. He has told his story under hypnosis, told it to Johnny Carson on national TV. Recently, while sipping coffee in his modest home in Gautier, he told the story to a Clarion-Ledger reporter. His account of that night never changes. He has passed numerous lie-detector tests. What Hickson hasn't talked about publicly, until now, is that he believes whatever - or whoever - was on that craft has kept track of him. "I think they know where I am at all times," he says. "Too many strange things have happened." Hickson, a retired shipyard foreman with five children and a no-nonsense demeanor, is 71 and spends most of his time caring for Blanche, his wife of 48 years who suffers from rheumatoid arthritis. He is fighting health problems of his own, including clogged arteries in his neck. Hickson says he is a God-fearing man who "believes Jesus Christ died for my sins." Whether people believe his UFO story doesn't seem to be a big deal to him. "If you were in my place right now, I'm not sure I'd believe you

"Three legless creatures examined both men aboard their ship." UFO witnesses speak. 'The story is very true. That's what has bothered me for 45 years.' UFO witnesses speak. It's a story that has fascinated people for decades. Two Pascagoula men claim they were abducted by aliens while fishing on the Pascagoula River. As was expected by the two men — Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker — their story was often met with skepticism and ridicule.. Now, three more witnesses have come forward. All three of them say they saw some sort of flying object with a bright blue light at the same time and in the same area as Hickson and Parker. One of the witnesses says she saw what she originally thought was a man in the water but now believes was one of the aliens. Three legless creatures examined both men aboard their ship "It was Oct. 11, 1973," Parker said. "We'd gotten off work that day, and a friend of mine, he and I went fishing. "The old abandoned shipyard; they had a little pier out front and we were on that pier. I'm going to guess it was about six o'clock in the evening. It had just started getting dark, but it was kind of a bright moon." Parker said he saw blue light reflecting off the water and thought law enforcement officers had arrived to tell them to leave the property. However, when Parker looked up, he realized the light was coming from a craft like nothing he'd ever seen. "A big light came out of the clouds," Parker said. "It was a blinding light. "It was hard to tell with the lights so bright, but it looked like it was shaped like a football. I would say, just estimating, (it was) about 80-foot. (It made) very little sound. It was just a hissing noise." Parker said three legless creatures floated from the craft. One had no neck with gray wrinkled skin. Another had a neck and appeared more feminine. Parker described their hands as being shaped like mittens or crab claws. When one of the creatures put one of its claws around his arm, Parker said he was terrified, but then another feeling came over his body. "I think they injected us with something to calm us down," Parker said. "I was kind of numb and went along with the program." Parker said the creatures floated him and Hickson into the craft and performed physical examinations on the two. Then they were taken back to the bank of the river. Hickson, who died in 2011, was very public about his experience. Parker, who now lives in Moss Point, was not and spent much of his life distancing himself from the event. However, he published a book about his experience in 2018 and since, people who had been largely quiet about their experiences that night are now speaking out. Maria and Jerry Blair of Theodore, Alabama are among them. Couple across the river saw same blue light and a flying object Maria and Jerry were sitting in their 1969 Pontiac GTO in the parking lot of Graham's Seafood on the opposite side of the river. Jerry worked for the business and was waiting on a boat captain to take him offshore. The captain was late and the Blairs waited for hours. Just after dark Maria saw something strange. "I was looking at the sky and I noticed a blue light in the sky over where they were fishing," Maria said. "It started moving and it seemed like it was following along the Pascagoula River. "I just seen the lights on it. It was just going back and forth. Sometimes it would just sit there. It went on for 20 to 25 minutes." Maria said she initially thought it was a plane, but realized the flight pattern and hovering were not indicative of a plane. Jerry watched it also but didn't think much of it. "I thought it was a helicopter initially and just blew it off," Jerry said. "It landed about 150 to 200 yards from us. "I was just north of the bridge and it was just south of the bridge. I was there, but stupid me didn't pay much attention to it. I was just going offshore and thinking about other things." Woman believes she saw one of the aliens in the water After they lost sight of the craft, the two went to put Jerry's clothing and other items on the boat. While walking down the lighted pier, something else caught their attention. "We heard this loud, thumping splash in the river," Maria said. "I looked over the side of the pier, and that's when I thought I saw a person in the river. "I was looking right down on it. It looked like a person, but there was something different about it. It only came to the surface of the water. As soon as I saw it, it just went back down in the water." Whatever Maria had seen, which she thought was a person in some sort of diving gear, did not resurface. Jerry, who was walking ahead of her and didn't see it, said it must have been a dolphin. She said she is positive it wasn't a dolphin. Jerry went to work that evening and Maria returned home. In following days she heard reports of Parker and Hickson's experience. The descriptions of the aliens matched what she had seen in the water. "I thought it was a person, but now I think it was an alien," Maria said. "What Parker described was exactly it." Another woman said UFO made her radio go crazy, car to die Later that evening, Judy Branning was sitting in a car a few miles away at a traffic signal with her roommate and their dates. "We were on a double date that night," Branning said. "We were at a red light at Chicot and Highway 90, and we were basically sitting on the railroad track. I saw some lights, and I wasn't sure what I was looking at because it was so far away." Like the Blairs, Branning thought it was an airplane at first, but as it came closer and flew over the car she was in, the four realized it wasn't. "It didn't make noise," Branning said. "It had bright, bright lights. "It got closer and it was hovering. It was kind of a saucer shape or disc shape with a rounded top. The radio started sounding like it was running through all the stations and the car went dead. We were freaking out." Branning said after it passed over the car, the craft shot straight up at a rate of speed she'd never seen and disappeared. It left her shaken. "I didn't sleep that night thinking about it," Branning said. 'When I saw what Calvin and Charles went through, I kind of backed down' Branning said the four agreed not to say anything about what they saw. She said over the years she told a few people but not many because she was scared of people's reactions. Now 74 years old, she said she does not care if people believe her or not. Maria said she told people what she'd seen but largely stopped talking about it in the weeks following that evening. "When you talked about it back then, people thought you were crazy," Maria said. "Back then, when I saw what Calvin and Charles went through, I kind of backed down talking about it. "The story is very true. That's what has bothered me for 45 years. It's been on my mind for 45 years." Parker has met with the Blairs and Branning and said he's happy they are now telling their stories publicly. "I checked the people out as best I could, and they seem credible," Parker said. "It means a lot to me that that they came forward." Parker feels there are more witnesses out there. "I definitely do," Parker said. "There's been two or three people that have contacted me privately that didn't want their names used. "I believe there are more people that haven't come forward. Back in the '70s you just didn't talk about it." A Look Back: Charles Hickson talks of his abduction by a UFO in Pascagoula One of two men who claimed to have been abducted by a UFO in Pascagoula in 1973, Calvin Parker, has finally explained what he remembers about that night 45 years ago in a new book, "Pascagoula — The Closest Encounter, My Story" The other man, Charles Hickson, told Clarion Ledger columnist Billy Watkins his account of the event in great detail 16 years ago at his home on the Gulf Coast. Hickson died Sept. 9, 2011, at the age of 80. During that interview, he revealed something he had never talked about publicly. Here is Watkins' story from Oct. 20, 2002. GAUTIER — Charles Hickson has no proof. No photograph he can pull from his wallet, no papers certifying his story. Just his word that 29 years ago this month he and a fishing buddy were abducted by a UFO, examined by a machine resembling a giant eyeball, then released physically unharmed. He has told his story under hypnosis, told it to Johnny Carson on national TV. Recently, while sipping coffee in his modest home in Gautier, he told the story to a Clarion-Ledger reporter. His account of that night never changes. He has passed numerous lie-detector tests. What Hickson hasn't talked about publicly, until now, is that he believes whatever - or whoever - was on that craft has kept track of him. "I think they know where I am at all times," he says. "Too many strange things have happened." Hickson, a retired shipyard foreman with five children and a no-nonsense demeanor, is 71 and spends most of his time caring for Blanche, his wife of 48 years who suffers from rheumatoid arthritis. He is fighting health problems of his own, including clogged arteries in his neck. Hickson says he is a God-fearing man who "believes Jesus Christ died for my sins." Whether people believe his UFO story doesn't seem to be a big deal to him. "If you were in my place right now, I'm not sure I'd believe you

Fourteen-year-old Sage Blair had already been through a lot by the time she was legally adopted by her grandparents. When she entered high school, she began to experiment, as many of her friends were, with her “gender identity.” All the while, the school deliberately withheld information from her adoptive parents. Sage was encouraged to adopt the name “Draco,” claim male pronouns, and use the boys' bathroom. Only after Sage was physically assaulted by a group of boys in the bathroom did her parents find out what was happening.   Sage ran away. After connecting with an online “friend,” she was drugged, trafficked, and sexually exploited. Nine days later, she was located by the FBI in Baltimore.  Testifying before a House subcommittee in Virginia, Michele Blair remembered the drive to pick up her daughter, only to find out that she and her husband had been summoned before a Maryland judge for their refusing to support their daughter's transition.  They didn't even tell Sage that we came for her. … We finally enter the courtroom, and Sage appears on a huge Zoom screen from a prison cell. She looks tiny and broken, and I cry out, “I love you, Sage!” Sage responds, “I love you too, Nana!”  Sage's state-appointed attorney rebuked Michele, saying “She is he, and his name is Draco, not Sage.” The judge then accused the Blairs of emotional and physical abuse, though, in Michele's words,   We just learned she claim[ed] to be trans and were willing to use any name and pronouns to bring her home. My husband was so tearful, he kept forgetting the new pronouns. So, the judge had the bailiff remove him from the courtroom.   I was pleading for my child to be returned and treated for her unspeakable trauma. Judge Kershaw told me if I used the word trauma again, he would throw me out too.  Judge Kershaw withheld custody from Sage's parents for over two months. During that time, Sage was transferred to a state facility for boys where, again, she was sexually abused. She ran away again and, once again, became a victim of human trafficking. When she resurfaced months later, in Texas, she was returned to Virginia where she spent more months in a court-appointed mental health clinic. The counselors at this center pushed her toward a double mastectomy as a solution for her mental health issues.   Nearly a year after the ordeal began, Sage was allowed to come home. Her parents were vindicated after a months-long state inquiry concluded that there was no evidence of abuse on their part. For Sage, however, the damage was done. Now with the loving support of her parents and having desisted from her trans identity, she still suffers from severe anxiety, panic attacks, and medical issues resulting from all she has suffered.  The most damning part of Sage's story is how tragically predictable all of it was once the state chose to ignore decades of research, the entire weight of human experience, common sense, and the rights of parents to their children. In no way should it be said that Sage “fell through the cracks.” When dealing with ideologies that deny reality, failures are features, not glitches.  Still, Sage's example is about as plain as any of how trans ideology destroys our most essential relationships: of a child to her body, of a child to her parents, of a family to the wider community, of a judge to justice, of citizens to state authorities. When legal authorities embrace bad ideas, the consequences are all the more devastating for the victims.  For Christians exhausted by the “culture war,” unsure of whether we engage in politics, and wishing only to “stay in our lane” of proclaiming the Gospel, Sage's story speaks. Every generation of Christians who have faced conflict within a pagan cultural context has had to protect children. Our pagan moment is no different.  We will answer before God about whether we remained silent or dared to speak on behalf of children like Sage and parents who face incredible opposition like hers did. May we be known for our love, expressed by a courage that challenges evils like Sage faced, until they are a thing of the past.  This Breakpoint was co-authored by Kasey Leander. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org. 

Our favorite pod of the year, full EPL table and awards prediction. We also talk all the crazy transfers that happened this summer and La Liga and Serie A Top 4 predictions. My audio is a little worse than Blairs, I do apologize about that, we will be better for next weeks pod I guarantee it. Thanks guys enjoy this weekend of soccer!!!

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"Three legless creatures examined both men aboard their ship." UFO witnesses speak.'The story is very true. That's what has bothered me for 45 years.' UFO witnesses speak.It's a story that has fascinated people for decades. Two Pascagoula men claim they were abducted by aliens while fishing on the Pascagoula River. As was expected by the two men — Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker — their story was often met with skepticism and ridicule..Now, three more witnesses have come forward. All three of them say they saw some sort of flying object with a bright blue light at the same time and in the same area as Hickson and Parker.One of the witnesses says she saw what she originally thought was a man in the water but now believes was one of the aliens. Three legless creatures examined both men aboard their ship"It was Oct. 11, 1973," Parker said. "We'd gotten off work that day, and a friend of mine, he and I went fishing."The old abandoned shipyard; they had a little pier out front and we were on that pier. I'm going to guess it was about six o'clock in the evening. It had just started getting dark, but it was kind of a bright moon."Parker said he saw blue light reflecting off the water and thought law enforcement officers had arrived to tell them to leave the property. However, when Parker looked up, he realized the light was coming from a craft like nothing he'd ever seen."A big light came out of the clouds," Parker said. "It was a blinding light."It was hard to tell with the lights so bright, but it looked like it was shaped like a football. I would say, just estimating, (it was) about 80-foot. (It made) very little sound. It was just a hissing noise."Parker said three legless creatures floated from the craft. One had no neck with gray wrinkled skin. Another had a neck and appeared more feminine. Parker described their hands as being shaped like mittens or crab claws.When one of the creatures put one of its claws around his arm, Parker said he was terrified, but then another feeling came over his body."I think they injected us with something to calm us down," Parker said. "I was kind of numb and went along with the program."Parker said the creatures floated him and Hickson into the craft and performed physical examinations on the two. Then they were taken back to the bank of the river. Hickson, who died in 2011, was very public about his experience. Parker, who now lives in Moss Point, was not and spent much of his life distancing himself from the event. However, he published a book about his experience in 2018 and since, people who had been largely quiet about their experiences that night are now speaking out.Maria and Jerry Blair of Theodore, Alabama are among them.Couple across the river saw same blue light and a flying objectMaria and Jerry were sitting in their 1969 Pontiac GTO in the parking lot of Graham's Seafood on the opposite side of the river. Jerry worked for the business and was waiting on a boat captain to take him offshore. The captain was late and the Blairs waited for hours. Just after dark Maria saw something strange."I was looking at the sky and I noticed a blue light in the sky over where they were fishing," Maria said. "It started moving and it seemed like it was following along the Pascagoula River."I just seen the lights on it. It was just going back and forth. Sometimes it would just sit there. It went on for 20 to 25 minutes."Maria said she initially thought it was a plane, but realized the flight pattern and hovering were not indicative of a plane. Jerry watched it also but didn't think much of it."I thought it was a helicopter initially and just blew it off," Jerry said. "It landed about 150 to 200 yards from us. "I was just north of the bridge and it was just south of the bridge. I was there, but stupid me didn't pay much attention to it. I was just going offshore and thinking about other things."Woman believes she saw one of the aliens in the waterAfter they lost sight of the craft, the two went to put Jerry's clothing and other items on the boat. While walking down the lighted pier, something else caught their attention."We heard this loud, thumping splash in the river," Maria said. "I looked over the side of the pier, and that's when I thought I saw a person in the river."I was looking right down on it. It looked like a person, but there was something different about it. It only came to the surface of the water. As soon as I saw it, it just went back down in the water."Whatever Maria had seen, which she thought was a person in some sort of diving gear, did not resurface. Jerry, who was walking ahead of her and didn't see it, said it must have been a dolphin. She said she is positive it wasn't a dolphin.Jerry went to work that evening and Maria returned home. In following days she heard reports of Parker and Hickson's experience. The descriptions of the aliens matched what she had seen in the water."I thought it was a person, but now I think it was an alien," Maria said. "What Parker described was exactly it."Another woman said UFO made her radio go crazy, car to dieLater that evening, Judy Branning was sitting in a car a few miles away at a traffic signal with her roommate and their dates."We were on a double date that night," Branning said. "We were at a red light at Chicot and Highway 90, and we were basically sitting on the railroad track. I saw some lights, and I wasn't sure what I was looking at because it was so far away."Like the Blairs, Branning thought it was an airplane at first, but as it came closer and flew over the car she was in, the four realized it wasn't."It didn't make noise," Branning said. "It had bright, bright lights."It got closer and it was hovering. It was kind of a saucer shape or disc shape with a rounded top. The radio started sounding like it was running through all the stations and the car went dead. We were freaking out."Branning said after it passed over the car, the craft shot straight up at a rate of speed she'd never seen and disappeared. It left her shaken. "I didn't sleep that night thinking about it," Branning said.'When I saw what Calvin and Charles went through, I kind of backed down'Branning said the four agreed not to say anything about what they saw. She said over the years she told a few people but not many because she was scared of people's reactions. Now 74 years old, she said she does not care if people believe her or not.Maria said she told people what she'd seen but largely stopped talking about it in the weeks following that evening."When you talked about it back then, people thought you were crazy," Maria said. "Back then, when I saw what Calvin and Charles went through, I kind of backed down talking about it."The story is very true. That's what has bothered me for 45 years. It's been on my mind for 45 years."Parker has met with the Blairs and Branning and said he's happy they are now telling their stories publicly."I checked the people out as best I could, and they seem credible," Parker said. "It means a lot to me that that they came forward."Parker feels there are more witnesses out there."I definitely do," Parker said. "There's been two or three people that have contacted me privately that didn't want their names used. "I believe there are more people that haven't come forward. Back in the '70s you just didn't talk about it."A Look Back: Charles Hickson talks of his abduction by a UFO in PascagoulaOne of two men who claimed to have been abducted by a UFO in Pascagoula in 1973, Calvin Parker, has finally explained what he remembers about that night 45 years ago in a new book, "Pascagoula — The Closest Encounter, My Story" The other man, Charles Hickson, told Clarion Ledger columnist Billy Watkins his account of the event in great detail 16 years ago at his home on the Gulf Coast. Hickson died Sept. 9, 2011, at the age of 80. During that interview, he revealed something he had never talked about publicly. Here is Watkins' story from Oct. 20, 2002.GAUTIER — Charles Hickson has no proof. No photograph he can pull from his wallet, no papers certifying his story.Just his word that 29 years ago this month he and a fishing buddy were abducted by a UFO, examined by a machine resembling a giant eyeball, then released physically unharmed.He has told his story under hypnosis, told it to Johnny Carson on national TV. Recently, while sipping coffee in his modest home in Gautier, he told the story to a Clarion-Ledger reporter. His account of that night never changes. He has passed numerous lie-detector tests.What Hickson hasn't talked about publicly, until now, is that he believes whatever - or whoever - was on that craft has kept track of him."I think they know where I am at all times," he says. "Too many strange things have happened."Hickson, a retired shipyard foreman with five children and a no-nonsense demeanor, is 71 and spends most of his time caring for Blanche, his wife of 48 years who suffers from rheumatoid arthritis. He is fighting health problems of his own, including clogged arteries in his neck.Hickson says he is a God-fearing man who "believes Jesus Christ died for my sins." Whether people believe his UFO story Three legless creatures examined both men aboard their ship UFO witnesses speak Alien Aliens

"Three legless creatures examined both men aboard their ship." UFO witnesses speak.'The story is very true. That's what has bothered me for 45 years.' UFO witnesses speak.It's a story that has fascinated people for decades. Two Pascagoula men claim they were abducted by aliens while fishing on the Pascagoula River. As was expected by the two men — Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker — their story was often met with skepticism and ridicule..Now, three more witnesses have come forward. All three of them say they saw some sort of flying object with a bright blue light at the same time and in the same area as Hickson and Parker.One of the witnesses says she saw what she originally thought was a man in the water but now believes was one of the aliens. Three legless creatures examined both men aboard their ship"It was Oct. 11, 1973," Parker said. "We'd gotten off work that day, and a friend of mine, he and I went fishing."The old abandoned shipyard; they had a little pier out front and we were on that pier. I'm going to guess it was about six o'clock in the evening. It had just started getting dark, but it was kind of a bright moon."Parker said he saw blue light reflecting off the water and thought law enforcement officers had arrived to tell them to leave the property. However, when Parker looked up, he realized the light was coming from a craft like nothing he'd ever seen."A big light came out of the clouds," Parker said. "It was a blinding light."It was hard to tell with the lights so bright, but it looked like it was shaped like a football. I would say, just estimating, (it was) about 80-foot. (It made) very little sound. It was just a hissing noise."Parker said three legless creatures floated from the craft. One had no neck with gray wrinkled skin. Another had a neck and appeared more feminine. Parker described their hands as being shaped like mittens or crab claws.When one of the creatures put one of its claws around his arm, Parker said he was terrified, but then another feeling came over his body."I think they injected us with something to calm us down," Parker said. "I was kind of numb and went along with the program."Parker said the creatures floated him and Hickson into the craft and performed physical examinations on the two. Then they were taken back to the bank of the river. Hickson, who died in 2011, was very public about his experience. Parker, who now lives in Moss Point, was not and spent much of his life distancing himself from the event. However, he published a book about his experience in 2018 and since, people who had been largely quiet about their experiences that night are now speaking out.Maria and Jerry Blair of Theodore, Alabama are among them.Couple across the river saw same blue light and a flying objectMaria and Jerry were sitting in their 1969 Pontiac GTO in the parking lot of Graham's Seafood on the opposite side of the river. Jerry worked for the business and was waiting on a boat captain to take him offshore. The captain was late and the Blairs waited for hours. Just after dark Maria saw something strange."I was looking at the sky and I noticed a blue light in the sky over where they were fishing," Maria said. "It started moving and it seemed like it was following along the Pascagoula River."I just seen the lights on it. It was just going back and forth. Sometimes it would just sit there. It went on for 20 to 25 minutes."Maria said she initially thought it was a plane, but realized the flight pattern and hovering were not indicative of a plane. Jerry watched it also but didn't think much of it."I thought it was a helicopter initially and just blew it off," Jerry said. "It landed about 150 to 200 yards from us. "I was just north of the bridge and it was just south of the bridge. I was there, but stupid me didn't pay much attention to it. I was just going offshore and thinking about other things."Woman believes she saw one of the aliens in the waterAfter they lost sight of the craft, the two went to put Jerry's clothing and other items on the boat. While walking down the lighted pier, something else caught their attention."We heard this loud, thumping splash in the river," Maria said. "I looked over the side of the pier, and that's when I thought I saw a person in the river."I was looking right down on it. It looked like a person, but there was something different about it. It only came to the surface of the water. As soon as I saw it, it just went back down in the water."Whatever Maria had seen, which she thought was a person in some sort of diving gear, did not resurface. Jerry, who was walking ahead of her and didn't see it, said it must have been a dolphin. She said she is positive it wasn't a dolphin.Jerry went to work that evening and Maria returned home. In following days she heard reports of Parker and Hickson's experience. The descriptions of the aliens matched what she had seen in the water."I thought it was a person, but now I think it was an alien," Maria said. "What Parker described was exactly it."Another woman said UFO made her radio go crazy, car to dieLater that evening, Judy Branning was sitting in a car a few miles away at a traffic signal with her roommate and their dates."We were on a double date that night," Branning said. "We were at a red light at Chicot and Highway 90, and we were basically sitting on the railroad track. I saw some lights, and I wasn't sure what I was looking at because it was so far away."Like the Blairs, Branning thought it was an airplane at first, but as it came closer and flew over the car she was in, the four realized it wasn't."It didn't make noise," Branning said. "It had bright, bright lights."It got closer and it was hovering. It was kind of a saucer shape or disc shape with a rounded top. The radio started sounding like it was running through all the stations and the car went dead. We were freaking out."Branning said after it passed over the car, the craft shot straight up at a rate of speed she'd never seen and disappeared. It left her shaken. "I didn't sleep that night thinking about it," Branning said.'When I saw what Calvin and Charles went through, I kind of backed down'Branning said the four agreed not to say anything about what they saw. She said over the years she told a few people but not many because she was scared of people's reactions. Now 74 years old, she said she does not care if people believe her or not.Maria said she told people what she'd seen but largely stopped talking about it in the weeks following that evening."When you talked about it back then, people thought you were crazy," Maria said. "Back then, when I saw what Calvin and Charles went through, I kind of backed down talking about it."The story is very true. That's what has bothered me for 45 years. It's been on my mind for 45 years."Parker has met with the Blairs and Branning and said he's happy they are now telling their stories publicly."I checked the people out as best I could, and they seem credible," Parker said. "It means a lot to me that that they came forward."Parker feels there are more witnesses out there."I definitely do," Parker said. "There's been two or three people that have contacted me privately that didn't want their names used. "I believe there are more people that haven't come forward. Back in the '70s you just didn't talk about it."A Look Back: Charles Hickson talks of his abduction by a UFO in PascagoulaOne of two men who claimed to have been abducted by a UFO in Pascagoula in 1973, Calvin Parker, has finally explained what he remembers about that night 45 years ago in a new book, "Pascagoula — The Closest Encounter, My Story" The other man, Charles Hickson, told Clarion Ledger columnist Billy Watkins his account of the event in great detail 16 years ago at his home on the Gulf Coast. Hickson died Sept. 9, 2011, at the age of 80. During that interview, he revealed something he had never talked about publicly. Here is Watkins' story from Oct. 20, 2002.GAUTIER — Charles Hickson has no proof. No photograph he can pull from his wallet, no papers certifying his story.Just his word that 29 years ago this month he and a fishing buddy were abducted by a UFO, examined by a machine resembling a giant eyeball, then released physically unharmed.He has told his story under hypnosis, told it to Johnny Carson on national TV. Recently, while sipping coffee in his modest home in Gautier, he told the story to a Clarion-Ledger reporter. His account of that night never changes. He has passed numerous lie-detector tests.What Hickson hasn't talked about publicly, until now, is that he believes whatever - or whoever - was on that craft has kept track of him."I think they know where I am at all times," he says. "Too many strange things have happened."Hickson, a retired shipyard foreman with five children and a no-nonsense demeanor, is 71 and spends most of his time caring for Blanche, his wife of 48 years who suffers from rheumatoid arthritis. He is fighting health problems of his own, including clogged arteries in his neck.Hickson says he is a God-fearing man who "believes Jesus Christ died for my sins." Whether people believe his UFO story Three legless creatures examined both men aboard their ship UFO witnesses speak Alien Aliens

"Three legless creatures examined both men aboard their ship." UFO witnesses speak.'The story is very true. That's what has bothered me for 45 years.' UFO witnesses speak.It's a story that has fascinated people for decades. Two Pascagoula men claim they were abducted by aliens while fishing on the Pascagoula River. As was expected by the two men — Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker — their story was often met with skepticism and ridicule..Now, three more witnesses have come forward. All three of them say they saw some sort of flying object with a bright blue light at the same time and in the same area as Hickson and Parker.One of the witnesses says she saw what she originally thought was a man in the water but now believes was one of the aliens. Three legless creatures examined both men aboard their ship"It was Oct. 11, 1973," Parker said. "We'd gotten off work that day, and a friend of mine, he and I went fishing."The old abandoned shipyard; they had a little pier out front and we were on that pier. I'm going to guess it was about six o'clock in the evening. It had just started getting dark, but it was kind of a bright moon."Parker said he saw blue light reflecting off the water and thought law enforcement officers had arrived to tell them to leave the property. However, when Parker looked up, he realized the light was coming from a craft like nothing he'd ever seen."A big light came out of the clouds," Parker said. "It was a blinding light."It was hard to tell with the lights so bright, but it looked like it was shaped like a football. I would say, just estimating, (it was) about 80-foot. (It made) very little sound. It was just a hissing noise."Parker said three legless creatures floated from the craft. One had no neck with gray wrinkled skin. Another had a neck and appeared more feminine. Parker described their hands as being shaped like mittens or crab claws.When one of the creatures put one of its claws around his arm, Parker said he was terrified, but then another feeling came over his body."I think they injected us with something to calm us down," Parker said. "I was kind of numb and went along with the program."Parker said the creatures floated him and Hickson into the craft and performed physical examinations on the two. Then they were taken back to the bank of the river. Hickson, who died in 2011, was very public about his experience. Parker, who now lives in Moss Point, was not and spent much of his life distancing himself from the event. However, he published a book about his experience in 2018 and since, people who had been largely quiet about their experiences that night are now speaking out.Maria and Jerry Blair of Theodore, Alabama are among them.Couple across the river saw same blue light and a flying objectMaria and Jerry were sitting in their 1969 Pontiac GTO in the parking lot of Graham's Seafood on the opposite side of the river. Jerry worked for the business and was waiting on a boat captain to take him offshore. The captain was late and the Blairs waited for hours. Just after dark Maria saw something strange."I was looking at the sky and I noticed a blue light in the sky over where they were fishing," Maria said. "It started moving and it seemed like it was following along the Pascagoula River."I just seen the lights on it. It was just going back and forth. Sometimes it would just sit there. It went on for 20 to 25 minutes."Maria said she initially thought it was a plane, but realized the flight pattern and hovering were not indicative of a plane. Jerry watched it also but didn't think much of it."I thought it was a helicopter initially and just blew it off," Jerry said. "It landed about 150 to 200 yards from us. "I was just north of the bridge and it was just south of the bridge. I was there, but stupid me didn't pay much attention to it. I was just going offshore and thinking about other things."Woman believes she saw one of the aliens in the waterAfter they lost sight of the craft, the two went to put Jerry's clothing and other items on the boat. While walking down the lighted pier, something else caught their attention."We heard this loud, thumping splash in the river," Maria said. "I looked over the side of the pier, and that's when I thought I saw a person in the river."I was looking right down on it. It looked like a person, but there was something different about it. It only came to the surface of the water. As soon as I saw it, it just went back down in the water."Whatever Maria had seen, which she thought was a person in some sort of diving gear, did not resurface. Jerry, who was walking ahead of her and didn't see it, said it must have been a dolphin. She said she is positive it wasn't a dolphin.Jerry went to work that evening and Maria returned home. In following days she heard reports of Parker and Hickson's experience. The descriptions of the aliens matched what she had seen in the water."I thought it was a person, but now I think it was an alien," Maria said. "What Parker described was exactly it."Another woman said UFO made her radio go crazy, car to dieLater that evening, Judy Branning was sitting in a car a few miles away at a traffic signal with her roommate and their dates."We were on a double date that night," Branning said. "We were at a red light at Chicot and Highway 90, and we were basically sitting on the railroad track. I saw some lights, and I wasn't sure what I was looking at because it was so far away."Like the Blairs, Branning thought it was an airplane at first, but as it came closer and flew over the car she was in, the four realized it wasn't."It didn't make noise," Branning said. "It had bright, bright lights."It got closer and it was hovering. It was kind of a saucer shape or disc shape with a rounded top. The radio started sounding like it was running through all the stations and the car went dead. We were freaking out."Branning said after it passed over the car, the craft shot straight up at a rate of speed she'd never seen and disappeared. It left her shaken. "I didn't sleep that night thinking about it," Branning said.'When I saw what Calvin and Charles went through, I kind of backed down'Branning said the four agreed not to say anything about what they saw. She said over the years she told a few people but not many because she was scared of people's reactions. Now 74 years old, she said she does not care if people believe her or not.Maria said she told people what she'd seen but largely stopped talking about it in the weeks following that evening."When you talked about it back then, people thought you were crazy," Maria said. "Back then, when I saw what Calvin and Charles went through, I kind of backed down talking about it."The story is very true. That's what has bothered me for 45 years. It's been on my mind for 45 years."Parker has met with the Blairs and Branning and said he's happy they are now telling their stories publicly."I checked the people out as best I could, and they seem credible," Parker said. "It means a lot to me that that they came forward."Parker feels there are more witnesses out there."I definitely do," Parker said. "There's been two or three people that have contacted me privately that didn't want their names used. "I believe there are more people that haven't come forward. Back in the '70s you just didn't talk about it."A Look Back: Charles Hickson talks of his abduction by a UFO in PascagoulaOne of two men who claimed to have been abducted by a UFO in Pascagoula in 1973, Calvin Parker, has finally explained what he remembers about that night 45 years ago in a new book, "Pascagoula — The Closest Encounter, My Story" The other man, Charles Hickson, told Clarion Ledger columnist Billy Watkins his account of the event in great detail 16 years ago at his home on the Gulf Coast. Hickson died Sept. 9, 2011, at the age of 80. During that interview, he revealed something he had never talked about publicly. Here is Watkins' story from Oct. 20, 2002.GAUTIER — Charles Hickson has no proof. No photograph he can pull from his wallet, no papers certifying his story.Just his word that 29 years ago this month he and a fishing buddy were abducted by a UFO, examined by a machine resembling a giant eyeball, then released physically unharmed.He has told his story under hypnosis, told it to Johnny Carson on national TV. Recently, while sipping coffee in his modest home in Gautier, he told the story to a Clarion-Ledger reporter. His account of that night never changes. He has passed numerous lie-detector tests.What Hickson hasn't talked about publicly, until now, is that he believes whatever - or whoever - was on that craft has kept track of him."I think they know where I am at all times," he says. "Too many strange things have happened."Hickson, a retired shipyard foreman with five children and a no-nonsense demeanor, is 71 and spends most of his time caring for Blanche, his wife of 48 years who suffers from rheumatoid arthritis. He is fighting health problems of his own, including clogged arteries in his neck.Hickson says he is a God-fearing man who "believes Jesus Christ died for my sins." Whether people believe his UFO story doesn't seem to be a big deal to him. "If you were in my place right now, I'm not sure I'd believe you o

"Three legless creatures examined both men aboard their ship." UFO witnesses speak.'The story is very true. That's what has bothered me for 45 years.' UFO witnesses speak.It's a story that has fascinated people for decades. Two Pascagoula men claim they were abducted by aliens while fishing on the Pascagoula River. As was expected by the two men — Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker — their story was often met with skepticism and ridicule..Now, three more witnesses have come forward. All three of them say they saw some sort of flying object with a bright blue light at the same time and in the same area as Hickson and Parker.One of the witnesses says she saw what she originally thought was a man in the water but now believes was one of the aliens. Three legless creatures examined both men aboard their ship"It was Oct. 11, 1973," Parker said. "We'd gotten off work that day, and a friend of mine, he and I went fishing."The old abandoned shipyard; they had a little pier out front and we were on that pier. I'm going to guess it was about six o'clock in the evening. It had just started getting dark, but it was kind of a bright moon."Parker said he saw blue light reflecting off the water and thought law enforcement officers had arrived to tell them to leave the property. However, when Parker looked up, he realized the light was coming from a craft like nothing he'd ever seen."A big light came out of the clouds," Parker said. "It was a blinding light."It was hard to tell with the lights so bright, but it looked like it was shaped like a football. I would say, just estimating, (it was) about 80-foot. (It made) very little sound. It was just a hissing noise."Parker said three legless creatures floated from the craft. One had no neck with gray wrinkled skin. Another had a neck and appeared more feminine. Parker described their hands as being shaped like mittens or crab claws.When one of the creatures put one of its claws around his arm, Parker said he was terrified, but then another feeling came over his body."I think they injected us with something to calm us down," Parker said. "I was kind of numb and went along with the program."Parker said the creatures floated him and Hickson into the craft and performed physical examinations on the two. Then they were taken back to the bank of the river. Hickson, who died in 2011, was very public about his experience. Parker, who now lives in Moss Point, was not and spent much of his life distancing himself from the event. However, he published a book about his experience in 2018 and since, people who had been largely quiet about their experiences that night are now speaking out.Maria and Jerry Blair of Theodore, Alabama are among them.Couple across the river saw same blue light and a flying objectMaria and Jerry were sitting in their 1969 Pontiac GTO in the parking lot of Graham's Seafood on the opposite side of the river. Jerry worked for the business and was waiting on a boat captain to take him offshore. The captain was late and the Blairs waited for hours. Just after dark Maria saw something strange."I was looking at the sky and I noticed a blue light in the sky over where they were fishing," Maria said. "It started moving and it seemed like it was following along the Pascagoula River."I just seen the lights on it. It was just going back and forth. Sometimes it would just sit there. It went on for 20 to 25 minutes."Maria said she initially thought it was a plane, but realized the flight pattern and hovering were not indicative of a plane. Jerry watched it also but didn't think much of it."I thought it was a helicopter initially and just blew it off," Jerry said. "It landed about 150 to 200 yards from us. "I was just north of the bridge and it was just south of the bridge. I was there, but stupid me didn't pay much attention to it. I was just going offshore and thinking about other things."Woman believes she saw one of the aliens in the waterAfter they lost sight of the craft, the two went to put Jerry's clothing and other items on the boat. While walking down the lighted pier, something else caught their attention."We heard this loud, thumping splash in the river," Maria said. "I looked over the side of the pier, and that's when I thought I saw a person in the river."I was looking right down on it. It looked like a person, but there was something different about it. It only came to the surface of the water. As soon as I saw it, it just went back down in the water."Whatever Maria had seen, which she thought was a person in some sort of diving gear, did not resurface. Jerry, who was walking ahead of her and didn't see it, said it must have been a dolphin. She said she is positive it wasn't a dolphin.Jerry went to work that evening and Maria returned home. In following days she heard reports of Parker and Hickson's experience. The descriptions of the aliens matched what she had seen in the water."I thought it was a person, but now I think it was an alien," Maria said. "What Parker described was exactly it."Another woman said UFO made her radio go crazy, car to dieLater that evening, Judy Branning was sitting in a car a few miles away at a traffic signal with her roommate and their dates."We were on a double date that night," Branning said. "We were at a red light at Chicot and Highway 90, and we were basically sitting on the railroad track. I saw some lights, and I wasn't sure what I was looking at because it was so far away."Like the Blairs, Branning thought it was an airplane at first, but as it came closer and flew over the car she was in, the four realized it wasn't."It didn't make noise," Branning said. "It had bright, bright lights."It got closer and it was hovering. It was kind of a saucer shape or disc shape with a rounded top. The radio started sounding like it was running through all the stations and the car went dead. We were freaking out."Branning said after it passed over the car, the craft shot straight up at a rate of speed she'd never seen and disappeared. It left her shaken. "I didn't sleep that night thinking about it," Branning said.'When I saw what Calvin and Charles went through, I kind of backed down'Branning said the four agreed not to say anything about what they saw. She said over the years she told a few people but not many because she was scared of people's reactions. Now 74 years old, she said she does not care if people believe her or not.Maria said she told people what she'd seen but largely stopped talking about it in the weeks following that evening."When you talked about it back then, people thought you were crazy," Maria said. "Back then, when I saw what Calvin and Charles went through, I kind of backed down talking about it."The story is very true. That's what has bothered me for 45 years. It's been on my mind for 45 years."Parker has met with the Blairs and Branning and said he's happy they are now telling their stories publicly."I checked the people out as best I could, and they seem credible," Parker said. "It means a lot to me that that they came forward."Parker feels there are more witnesses out there."I definitely do," Parker said. "There's been two or three people that have contacted me privately that didn't want their names used. "I believe there are more people that haven't come forward. Back in the '70s you just didn't talk about it."A Look Back: Charles Hickson talks of his abduction by a UFO in PascagoulaOne of two men who claimed to have been abducted by a UFO in Pascagoula in 1973, Calvin Parker, has finally explained what he remembers about that night 45 years ago in a new book, "Pascagoula — The Closest Encounter, My Story" The other man, Charles Hickson, told Clarion Ledger columnist Billy Watkins his account of the event in great detail 16 years ago at his home on the Gulf Coast. Hickson died Sept. 9, 2011, at the age of 80. During that interview, he revealed something he had never talked about publicly. Here is Watkins' story from Oct. 20, 2002.GAUTIER — Charles Hickson has no proof. No photograph he can pull from his wallet, no papers certifying his story.Just his word that 29 years ago this month he and a fishing buddy were abducted by a UFO, examined by a machine resembling a giant eyeball, then released physically unharmed.He has told his story under hypnosis, told it to Johnny Carson on national TV. Recently, while sipping coffee in his modest home in Gautier, he told the story to a Clarion-Ledger reporter. His account of that night never changes. He has passed numerous lie-detector tests.What Hickson hasn't talked about publicly, until now, is that he believes whatever - or whoever - was on that craft has kept track of him."I think they know where I am at all times," he says. "Too many strange things have happened."Hickson, a retired shipyard foreman with five children and a no-nonsense demeanor, is 71 and spends most of his time caring for Blanche, his wife of 48 years who suffers from rheumatoid arthritis. He is fighting health problems of his own, including clogged arteries in his neck.Hickson says he is a God-fearing man who "believes Jesus Christ died for my sins." Whether people believe his UFO story doesn't seem to be a big deal to him. "If you were in my place right now, I'm not sure I'd believe you o

It's a new year, but the same Gareth and Ming. Life is back to normal and time just passes by so in this month's episode Gareth and Ming recap all that has happened since the new year started.Find out how Ming's drag side career is going, he's had gigs and he's got more gigs! Gareth tells all about his latest sexcapade along with a side hustle Ming had no idea about. Ming introduces a new theory about people and life "Blairs vs Flairs" thanks to friend of the pod, Patrick!And always there's a quiz to round things off!Follow Gareth on Twitter at @gtvlondonFollow Ming on Instagram @heymingaling 

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to get involved with a sport without being an athlete? This week, Jorja talks to the general manager of Hanover's Hockey team, the Hanover Barons. We talk about Blairs experience with hockey growing up and how he transitioned to the General Manager of a hockey team. Enjoy this episode and check out our instagram: whats_your_9to5

Every year we are lucky enough to award The Blair Vining GC Award so we speak to Blairs wife Missy about the award and open the line for nominations for this years award. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alastair Campbell + Fiona MillarSpin doctor/journalist/mental health campaigner + Journalist/educational campaignerLife partner + Life partnerAlastair Campbell is a journalist and author but is best known as Tony Blair's formidable former press secretary and director of communications and strategy. Since leaving No.10, Alastair has been a vocal advocate for mental health charities following his own 2005 diagnosis of depression. Along the way he has written seventeen books on politics, mental health and sport, all while traversing the country in pursuit of his beloved Burnley F.C.Alongside Alastair is his life partner, Fiona Millar. Fiona is a journalist and campaigner on education and parenting issues. While Alastair was advising Tony Blair, Fiona was also in Downing Street, as advisor to Cherie Blair. Fiona currently contributes to The Guardian and the Local Schools Network website.Together they lift the lid on working with the Blairs, living as a family with mental illness and how they would advise the Royals.If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, you can contact the charity, Mind, at https://www.mind.org.uk/need-urgent-help/using-this-tool/ or call them on 0300 123 3393.This four way conversation was recorded on 20th September 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode, we speak to Alastair Campbell, a well regarded journalist, author, strategist, and broadcaster. He is best known for the roles he held during Tony Blair's leadership of the labour party. Alastair was a central figure during Mr. Blairs time as prime minister, he was the Downing Street Press Secretary, Director of Communications and the Labour party's Campaign Director for the 2005 United Kingdom general election. In the episode, Alastair discusses strategy, leadership and teamship and unpacks these three factors by relating them to his own experiences in Downing street and as a writer. Alastair also talks openly about the impact of mental health and how pressure can become all consuming; highlighting how one needs to remove themselves from the work bubble to de-stress and detoxify. Finally, he speaks about the need to have a defined objective that guides your decisions and motivates the team. 

"Three legless creatures examined both men aboard their ship." UFO witnesses speak.'The story is very true. That's what has bothered me for 45 years.' UFO witnesses speak.It's a story that has fascinated people for decades. Two Pascagoula men claim they were abducted by aliens while fishing on the Pascagoula River. As was expected by the two men — Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker — their story was often met with skepticism and ridicule..Now, three more witnesses have come forward. All three of them say they saw some sort of flying object with a bright blue light at the same time and in the same area as Hickson and Parker.One of the witnesses says she saw what she originally thought was a man in the water but now believes was one of the aliens. Three legless creatures examined both men aboard their ship"It was Oct. 11, 1973," Parker said. "We'd gotten off work that day, and a friend of mine, he and I went fishing."The old abandoned shipyard; they had a little pier out front and we were on that pier. I'm going to guess it was about six o'clock in the evening. It had just started getting dark, but it was kind of a bright moon."Parker said he saw blue light reflecting off the water and thought law enforcement officers had arrived to tell them to leave the property. However, when Parker looked up, he realized the light was coming from a craft like nothing he'd ever seen."A big light came out of the clouds," Parker said. "It was a blinding light."It was hard to tell with the lights so bright, but it looked like it was shaped like a football. I would say, just estimating, (it was) about 80-foot. (It made) very little sound. It was just a hissing noise."Parker said three legless creatures floated from the craft. One had no neck with gray wrinkled skin. Another had a neck and appeared more feminine. Parker described their hands as being shaped like mittens or crab claws.When one of the creatures put one of its claws around his arm, Parker said he was terrified, but then another feeling came over his body."I think they injected us with something to calm us down," Parker said. "I was kind of numb and went along with the program."Parker said the creatures floated him and Hickson into the craft and performed physical examinations on the two. Then they were taken back to the bank of the river. Hickson, who died in 2011, was very public about his experience. Parker, who now lives in Moss Point, was not and spent much of his life distancing himself from the event. However, he published a book about his experience in 2018 and since, people who had been largely quiet about their experiences that night are now speaking out.Maria and Jerry Blair of Theodore, Alabama are among them.Couple across the river saw same blue light and a flying objectMaria and Jerry were sitting in their 1969 Pontiac GTO in the parking lot of Graham's Seafood on the opposite side of the river. Jerry worked for the business and was waiting on a boat captain to take him offshore. The captain was late and the Blairs waited for hours. Just after dark Maria saw something strange."I was looking at the sky and I noticed a blue light in the sky over where they were fishing," Maria said. "It started moving and it seemed like it was following along the Pascagoula River."I just seen the lights on it. It was just going back and forth. Sometimes it would just sit there. It went on for 20 to 25 minutes."Maria said she initially thought it was a plane, but realized the flight pattern and hovering were not indicative of a plane. Jerry watched it also but didn't think much of it."I thought it was a helicopter initially and just blew it off," Jerry said. "It landed about 150 to 200 yards from us. "I was just north of the bridge and it was just south of the bridge. I was there, but stupid me didn't pay much attention to it. I was just going offshore and thinking about other things."Woman believes she saw one of the aliens in the waterAfter they lost sight of the craft, the two went to put Jerry's clothing and other items on the boat. While walking down the lighted pier, something else caught their attention."We heard this loud, thumping splash in the river," Maria said. "I looked over the side of the pier, and that's when I thought I saw a person in the river."I was looking right down on it. It looked like a person, but there was something different about it. It only came to the surface of the water. As soon as I saw it, it just went back down in the water."Whatever Maria had seen, which she thought was a person in some sort of diving gear, did not resurface. Jerry, who was walking ahead of her and didn't see it, said it must have been a dolphin. She said she is positive it wasn't a dolphin.Jerry went to work that evening and Maria returned home. In following days she heard reports of Parker and Hickson's experience. The descriptions of the aliens matched what she had seen in the water."I thought it was a person, but now I think it was an alien," Maria said. "What Parker described was exactly it."Another woman said UFO made her radio go crazy, car to dieLater that evening, Judy Branning was sitting in a car a few miles away at a traffic signal with her roommate and their dates."We were on a double date that night," Branning said. "We were at a red light at Chicot and Highway 90, and we were basically sitting on the railroad track. I saw some lights, and I wasn't sure what I was looking at because it was so far away."Like the Blairs, Branning thought it was an airplane at first, but as it came closer and flew over the car she was in, the four realized it wasn't."It didn't make noise," Branning said. "It had bright, bright lights."It got closer and it was hovering. It was kind of a saucer shape or disc shape with a rounded top. The radio started sounding like it was running through all the stations and the car went dead. We were freaking out."Branning said after it passed over the car, the craft shot straight up at a rate of speed she'd never seen and disappeared. It left her shaken. "I didn't sleep that night thinking about it," Branning said.'When I saw what Calvin and Charles went through, I kind of backed down'Branning said the four agreed not to say anything about what they saw. She said over the years she told a few people but not many because she was scared of people's reactions. Now 74 years old, she said she does not care if people believe her or not.Maria said she told people what she'd seen but largely stopped talking about it in the weeks following that evening."When you talked about it back then, people thought you were crazy," Maria said. "Back then, when I saw what Calvin and Charles went through, I kind of backed down talking about it."The story is very true. That's what has bothered me for 45 years. It's been on my mind for 45 years."Parker has met with the Blairs and Branning and said he's happy they are now telling their stories publicly."I checked the people out as best I could, and they seem credible," Parker said. "It means a lot to me that that they came forward."Parker feels there are more witnesses out there."I definitely do," Parker said. "There's been two or three people that have contacted me privately that didn't want their names used. "I believe there are more people that haven't come forward. Back in the '70s you just didn't talk about it."A Look Back: Charles Hickson talks of his abduction by a UFO in PascagoulaOne of two men who claimed to have been abducted by a UFO in Pascagoula in 1973, Calvin Parker, has finally explained what he remembers about that night 45 years ago in a new book, "Pascagoula — The Closest Encounter, My Story" The other man, Charles Hickson, told Clarion Ledger columnist Billy Watkins his account of the event in great detail 16 years ago at his home on the Gulf Coast. Hickson died Sept. 9, 2011, at the age of 80. During that interview, he revealed something he had never talked about publicly. Here is Watkins' story from Oct. 20, 2002. GAUTIER — Charles Hickson has no proof. No photograph he can pull from his wallet, no papers certifying his story.Just his word that 29 years ago this month he and a fishing buddy were abducted by a UFO, examined by a machine resembling a giant eyeball, then released physically unharmed.He has told his story under hypnosis, told it to Johnny Carson on national TV. Recently, while sipping coffee in his modest home in Gautier, he told the story to a Clarion-Ledger reporter. His account of that night never changes. He has passed numerous lie-detector tests.What Hickson hasn't talked about publicly, until now, is that he believes whatever - or whoever - was on that craft has kept track of him."I think they know where I am at all times," he says. "Too many strange things have happened."Hickson, a retired shipyard foreman with five children and a no-nonsense demeanor, is 71 and spends most of his time caring for Blanche, his wife of 48 years who suffers from rheumatoid arthritis. He is fighting health problems of his own, including clogged arteries in his neck.Hickson says he is a God-fearing man who "believes Jesus Christ died for my sins." Whether people believe his UFO story doesn't seem to be a big deal to him. "If you were in my place right now, I'm not sure I'd believe you or not," he said.But others saw something that night, too.Several people later reported strange lights in the Gulf Coast sky just after sunset on Oct. 11, 1973 - about the time Hickson and then 19-year-old Calvin Parker say they were abducted.Mike Cataldo, a retired Navy chief petty officer now living in Rotonda West, Fla., says he saw "a very strange object on the horizon" late that afternoon while driving on U.S. 90, between Pascagoula and Ocean Springs.

Blair Dell is back and this time he came for a visit to the Bikers Lifestyle Podcast Studio (aka BIC Club House) and again he did Not disappoint! Blair is from BMK Ventures and 813 Consulting LLC and he is a man that puts his money where his mouth is. He served 4 tours in Iraq and Afghanistan as a Navy Special Chief and using his acquired real time training, has cross applied it to Initial First Aid response training and medical kits. Blair's motto is No Ego...All In. Why is this relevant to Bikers? Because in many cases, when the rubber literally hits the road there is no time to waste in providing immediate first aid. Calling 911 is always recommended but their response time is often delayed and you need to act now and Blair can provide you the tools and training needed. This episode is Highly recommended. Blairs links: blair.dell@bmkventures.com Blair Dell @Instagram Our Master Link: https://linktr.ee/thebikerslifestylepodcast

For the fifth episode we are going to begin where we left off on the unsolved murder of Blair Adams. In this episode we will come to the final incident of what happened to Blair and try and dissect what could have been the result of his murder. It should be noted that even to this day all leads have been exhausted and Blairs case remains unsolved. Story begins at 2:10. Hosted by me, Keelan, an aspiring artist and freelance filmmaker based in small town Saskatchewan. You can find me under the handle artbykeelan on YouTube, instagram and TikTok. Make sure to join me on Mondays as I sit down to create mediocre art while diving deep into urban legends, paranormal activity, astrology, and all the interesting unexplained experiences out there (aka aliens?). We're gonna be talking about everything. Thanks for stopping by and I will see you in the near future.

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"Three legless creatures examined both men aboard their ship." UFO witnesses speak.'The story is very true. That's what has bothered me for 45 years.' UFO witnesses speak.It's a story that has fascinated people for decades. Two Pascagoula men claim they were abducted by aliens while fishing on the Pascagoula River. As was expected by the two men — Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker — their story was often met with skepticism and ridicule..Now, three more witnesses have come forward. All three of them say they saw some sort of flying object with a bright blue light at the same time and in the same area as Hickson and Parker.One of the witnesses says she saw what she originally thought was a man in the water but now believes was one of the aliens. Three legless creatures examined both men aboard their ship"It was Oct. 11, 1973," Parker said. "We'd gotten off work that day, and a friend of mine, he and I went fishing."The old abandoned shipyard; they had a little pier out front and we were on that pier. I'm going to guess it was about six o'clock in the evening. It had just started getting dark, but it was kind of a bright moon."Parker said he saw blue light reflecting off the water and thought law enforcement officers had arrived to tell them to leave the property. However, when Parker looked up, he realized the light was coming from a craft like nothing he'd ever seen."A big light came out of the clouds," Parker said. "It was a blinding light."It was hard to tell with the lights so bright, but it looked like it was shaped like a football. I would say, just estimating, (it was) about 80-foot. (It made) very little sound. It was just a hissing noise."Parker said three legless creatures floated from the craft. One had no neck with gray wrinkled skin. Another had a neck and appeared more feminine. Parker described their hands as being shaped like mittens or crab claws.When one of the creatures put one of its claws around his arm, Parker said he was terrified, but then another feeling came over his body."I think they injected us with something to calm us down," Parker said. "I was kind of numb and went along with the program."Parker said the creatures floated him and Hickson into the craft and performed physical examinations on the two. Then they were taken back to the bank of the river. Hickson, who died in 2011, was very public about his experience. Parker, who now lives in Moss Point, was not and spent much of his life distancing himself from the event. However, he published a book about his experience in 2018 and since, people who had been largely quiet about their experiences that night are now speaking out.Maria and Jerry Blair of Theodore, Alabama are among them.Couple across the river saw same blue light and a flying objectMaria and Jerry were sitting in their 1969 Pontiac GTO in the parking lot of Graham's Seafood on the opposite side of the river. Jerry worked for the business and was waiting on a boat captain to take him offshore. The captain was late and the Blairs waited for hours. Just after dark Maria saw something strange."I was looking at the sky and I noticed a blue light in the sky over where they were fishing," Maria said. "It started moving and it seemed like it was following along the Pascagoula River."I just seen the lights on it. It was just going back and forth. Sometimes it would just sit there. It went on for 20 to 25 minutes."Maria said she initially thought it was a plane, but realized the flight pattern and hovering were not indicative of a plane. Jerry watched it also but didn't think much of it."I thought it was a helicopter initially and just blew it off," Jerry said. "It landed about 150 to 200 yards from us. "I was just north of the bridge and it was just south of the bridge. I was there, but stupid me didn't pay much attention to it. I was just going offshore and thinking about other things."Woman believes she saw one of the aliens in the waterAfter they lost sight of the craft, the two went to put Jerry's clothing and other items on the boat. While walking down the lighted pier, something else caught their attention."We heard this loud, thumping splash in the river," Maria said. "I looked over the side of the pier, and that's when I thought I saw a person in the river."I was looking right down on it. It looked like a person, but there was something different about it. It only came to the surface of the water. As soon as I saw it, it just went back down in the water."Whatever Maria had seen, which she thought was a person in some sort of diving gear, did not resurface. Jerry, who was walking ahead of her and didn't see it, said it must have been a dolphin. She said she is positive it wasn't a dolphin.Jerry went to work that evening and Maria returned home. In following days she heard reports of Parker and Hickson's experience. The descriptions of the aliens matched what she had seen in the water."I thought it was a person, but now I think it was an alien," Maria said. "What Parker described was exactly it."Another woman said UFO made her radio go crazy, car to dieLater that evening, Judy Branning was sitting in a car a few miles away at a traffic signal with her roommate and their dates."We were on a double date that night," Branning said. "We were at a red light at Chicot and Highway 90, and we were basically sitting on the railroad track. I saw some lights, and I wasn't sure what I was looking at because it was so far away."Like the Blairs, Branning thought it was an airplane at first, but as it came closer and flew over the car she was in, the four realized it wasn't."It didn't make noise," Branning said. "It had bright, bright lights."It got closer and it was hovering. It was kind of a saucer shape or disc shape with a rounded top. The radio started sounding like it was running through all the stations and the car went dead. We were freaking out."Branning said after it passed over the car, the craft shot straight up at a rate of speed she'd never seen and disappeared. It left her shaken. "I didn't sleep that night thinking about it," Branning said.'When I saw what Calvin and Charles went through, I kind of backed down'Branning said the four agreed not to say anything about what they saw. She said over the years she told a few people but not many because she was scared of people's reactions. Now 74 years old, she said she does not care if people believe her or not.Maria said she told people what she'd seen but largely stopped talking about it in the weeks following that evening."When you talked about it back then, people thought you were crazy," Maria said. "Back then, when I saw what Calvin and Charles went through, I kind of backed down talking about it."The story is very true. That's what has bothered me for 45 years. It's been on my mind for 45 years."Parker has met with the Blairs and Branning and said he's happy they are now telling their stories publicly."I checked the people out as best I could, and they seem credible," Parker said. "It means a lot to me that that they came forward."Parker feels there are more witnesses out there."I definitely do," Parker said. "There's been two or three people that have contacted me privately that didn't want their names used. "I believe there are more people that haven't come forward. Back in the '70s you just didn't talk about it."A Look Back: Charles Hickson talks of his abduction by a UFO in PascagoulaOne of two men who claimed to have been abducted by a UFO in Pascagoula in 1973, Calvin Parker, has finally explained what he remembers about that night 45 years ago in a new book, "Pascagoula — The Closest Encounter, My Story" The other man, Charles Hickson, told Clarion Ledger columnist Billy Watkins his account of the event in great detail 16 years ago at his home on the Gulf Coast. Hickson died Sept. 9, 2011, at the age of 80. During that interview, he revealed something he had never talked about publicly. Here is Watkins' story from Oct. 20, 2002. GAUTIER — Charles Hickson has no proof. No photograph he can pull from his wallet, no papers certifying his story.Just his word that 29 years ago this month he and a fishing buddy were abducted by a UFO, examined by a machine resembling a giant eyeball, then released physically unharmed.He has told his story under hypnosis, told it to Johnny Carson on national TV. Recently, while sipping coffee in his modest home in Gautier, he told the story to a Clarion-Ledger reporter. His account of that night never changes. He has passed numerous lie-detector tests.What Hickson hasn't talked about publicly, until now, is that he believes whatever - or whoever - was on that craft has kept track of him."I think they know where I am at all times," he says. "Too many strange things have happened."Hickson, a retired shipyard foreman with five children and a no-nonsense demeanor, is 71 and spends most of his time caring for Blanche, his wife of 48 years who suffers from rheumatoid arthritis. He is fighting health problems of his own, including clogged arteries in his neck.Hickson says he is a God-fearing man who "believes Jesus Christ died for my sins." Whether people believe his UFO story doesn't seem to be a big deal to him. "If you were in my place right now, I'm not sure I'd believe you or not," he said.But others saw something that night, too.Several people later reported strange lights in the Gulf Coast sky just after sunset on Oct. 11, 1973 - about the time Hickson and then 19-year-old Calvin Parker say they were abducted.Mike Cataldo, a retired Navy chief petty officer now living in Rotonda West, Fla., says he saw "a very strange object on the horizon" late that afternoon while driving on U.S. 90, between Pascagoula and Ocean Springs.

'The story is very true. That's what has bothered me for 45 years.' UFO witnesses speak.It's a story that has fascinated people for decades. Two Pascagoula men claim they were abducted by aliens while fishing on the Pascagoula River. As was expected by the two men — Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker — their story was often met with skepticism and ridicule..Now, three more witnesses have come forward. All three of them say they saw some sort of flying object with a bright blue light at the same time and in the same area as Hickson and Parker.One of the witnesses says she saw what she originally thought was a man in the water but now believes was one of the aliens. Three legless creatures examined both men aboard their ship"It was Oct. 11, 1973," Parker said. "We'd gotten off work that day, and a friend of mine, he and I went fishing."The old abandoned shipyard; they had a little pier out front and we were on that pier. I'm going to guess it was about six o'clock in the evening. It had just started getting dark, but it was kind of a bright moon."Parker said he saw blue light reflecting off the water and thought law enforcement officers had arrived to tell them to leave the property. However, when Parker looked up, he realized the light was coming from a craft like nothing he'd ever seen."A big light came out of the clouds," Parker said. "It was a blinding light."It was hard to tell with the lights so bright, but it looked like it was shaped like a football. I would say, just estimating, (it was) about 80-foot. (It made) very little sound. It was just a hissing noise."Parker said three legless creatures floated from the craft. One had no neck with gray wrinkled skin. Another had a neck and appeared more feminine. Parker described their hands as being shaped like mittens or crab claws.When one of the creatures put one of its claws around his arm, Parker said he was terrified, but then another feeling came over his body."I think they injected us with something to calm us down," Parker said. "I was kind of numb and went along with the program."Parker said the creatures floated him and Hickson into the craft and performed physical examinations on the two. Then they were taken back to the bank of the river. Hickson, who died in 2011, was very public about his experience. Parker, who now lives in Moss Point, was not and spent much of his life distancing himself from the event. However, he published a book about his experience in 2018 and since, people who had been largely quiet about their experiences that night are now speaking out.Maria and Jerry Blair of Theodore, Alabama are among them.Couple across the river saw same blue light and a flying objectMaria and Jerry were sitting in their 1969 Pontiac GTO in the parking lot of Graham's Seafood on the opposite side of the river. Jerry worked for the business and was waiting on a boat captain to take him offshore. The captain was late and the Blairs waited for hours. Just after dark Maria saw something strange."I was looking at the sky and I noticed a blue light in the sky over where they were fishing," Maria said. "It started moving and it seemed like it was following along the Pascagoula River."I just seen the lights on it. It was just going back and forth. Sometimes it would just sit there. It went on for 20 to 25 minutes."Maria said she initially thought it was a plane, but realized the flight pattern and hovering were not indicative of a plane. Jerry watched it also but didn't think much of it."I thought it was a helicopter initially and just blew it off," Jerry said. "It landed about 150 to 200 yards from us. "I was just north of the bridge and it was just south of the bridge. I was there, but stupid me didn't pay much attention to it. I was just going offshore and thinking about other things."Woman believes she saw one of the aliens in the waterAfter they lost sight of the craft, the two went to put Jerry's clothing and other items on the boat. While walking down the lighted pier, something else caught their attention."We heard this loud, thumping splash in the river," Maria said. "I looked over the side of the pier, and that's when I thought I saw a person in the river."I was looking right down on it. It looked like a person, but there was something different about it. It only came to the surface of the water. As soon as I saw it, it just went back down in the water."Whatever Maria had seen, which she thought was a person in some sort of diving gear, did not resurface. Jerry, who was walking ahead of her and didn't see it, said it must have been a dolphin. She said she is positive it wasn't a dolphin.Jerry went to work that evening and Maria returned home. In following days she heard reports of Parker and Hickson's experience. The descriptions of the aliens matched what she had seen in the water."I thought it was a person, but now I think it was an alien," Maria said. "What Parker described was exactly it."Another woman said UFO made her radio go crazy, car to dieLater that evening, Judy Branning was sitting in a car a few miles away at a traffic signal with her roommate and their dates."We were on a double date that night," Branning said. "We were at a red light at Chicot and Highway 90, and we were basically sitting on the railroad track. I saw some lights, and I wasn't sure what I was looking at because it was so far away."Like the Blairs, Branning thought it was an airplane at first, but as it came closer and flew over the car she was in, the four realized it wasn't."It didn't make noise," Branning said. "It had bright, bright lights."It got closer and it was hovering. It was kind of a saucer shape or disc shape with a rounded top. The radio started sounding like it was running through all the stations and the car went dead. We were freaking out."Branning said after it passed over the car, the craft shot straight up at a rate of speed she'd never seen and disappeared. It left her shaken. "I didn't sleep that night thinking about it," Branning said.'When I saw what Calvin and Charles went through, I kind of backed down'Branning said the four agreed not to say anything about what they saw. She said over the years she told a few people but not many because she was scared of people's reactions. Now 74 years old, she said she does not care if people believe her or not.Maria said she told people what she'd seen but largely stopped talking about it in the weeks following that evening."When you talked about it back then, people thought you were crazy," Maria said. "Back then, when I saw what Calvin and Charles went through, I kind of backed down talking about it."The story is very true. That's what has bothered me for 45 years. It's been on my mind for 45 years."Parker has met with the Blairs and Branning and said he's happy they are now telling their stories publicly."I checked the people out as best I could, and they seem credible," Parker said. "It means a lot to me that that they came forward."Parker feels there are more witnesses out there."I definitely do," Parker said. "There's been two or three people that have contacted me privately that didn't want their names used. "I believe there are more people that haven't come forward. Back in the '70s you just didn't talk about it."A Look Back: Charles Hickson talks of his abduction by a UFO in PascagoulaOne of two men who claimed to have been abducted by a UFO in Pascagoula in 1973, Calvin Parker, has finally explained what he remembers about that night 45 years ago in a new book, "Pascagoula — The Closest Encounter, My Story" The other man, Charles Hickson, told Clarion Ledger columnist Billy Watkins his account of the event in great detail 16 years ago at his home on the Gulf Coast. Hickson died Sept. 9, 2011, at the age of 80. During that interview, he revealed something he had never talked about publicly. Here is Watkins' story from Oct. 20, 2002. GAUTIER — Charles Hickson has no proof. No photograph he can pull from his wallet, no papers certifying his story.Just his word that 29 years ago this month he and a fishing buddy were abducted by a UFO, examined by a machine resembling a giant eyeball, then released physically unharmed.He has told his story under hypnosis, told it to Johnny Carson on national TV. Recently, while sipping coffee in his modest home in Gautier, he told the story to a Clarion-Ledger reporter. His account of that night never changes. He has passed numerous lie-detector tests.What Hickson hasn't talked about publicly, until now, is that he believes whatever - or whoever - was on that craft has kept track of him."I think they know where I am at all times," he says. "Too many strange things have happened."Hickson, a retired shipyard foreman with five children and a no-nonsense demeanor, is 71 and spends most of his time caring for Blanche, his wife of 48 years who suffers from rheumatoid arthritis. He is fighting health problems of his own, including clogged arteries in his neck.Hickson says he is a God-fearing man who "believes Jesus Christ died for my sins." Whether people believe his UFO story doesn't seem to be a big deal to him. "If you were in my place right now, I'm not sure I'd believe you or not," he said.But others saw something that night, too.Several people later reported strange lights in the Gulf Coast sky just after sunset on Oct. 11, 1973 - about the time Hickson and then 19-year-old Calvin Parker say they were abducted.Mike Cataldo, a retired Navy chief petty officer now living in Rotonda West, Fla., says he saw "a very strange object on the horizon" late that afternoon while driving on U.S. 90, between Pascagoula and Ocean Springs.

Blair Adams var bara 31 år gammal när han under sommaren 1996 plötsligt bestämde sig för att säga upp sig, tömma sitt bankkonto och bege sig iväg på en extremt märklig roadtrip. Den här resan påbörjades i hans hemstad Surrey i Kanada och avslutades i Knoxville, Tennessee. Där hittades Blairs livlösa kropp på en parkeringsplats och runt omkring honom låg alla hans kontanter och värdesaker, helt orörda. Blair hade betett sig märkligt en tid innan detta och uppgett att han kände sig rädd och förföljd. Men än idag, drygt 25 år senare så vet man fortfarande inte om han försökte fly ifrån en person, sina egna paranoida tankar, eller om han råkade ut för något helt orelaterat som i slutändan ledde till hans mystiska död.Säsongsavslutning:Det här avsnittet är det allra sista för säsong 5! Vill du vara med och stötta podden och samtidigt få tillgång till extra avsnitt och annat bonusmaterial även under kommande uppehåll? Kika då gärna in på vår Patreonsida här:https://www.patreon.com/rysarpoddenLänk till vår merchbutik hos Podstore:https://www.podstore.se/podstore/rysarpodden/ Maila oss:rysarpodden@gmail.com Följ oss på Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/rysarpodden/ Följ oss på Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/rysarpodden See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Today we have special guest Blair Anderson on the show to discuss nutrition and long term effects of our beloved Cheat days. Did you know childhood trauma plays a role in how healthy your gut is? How often do you throw caution to the wind when it comes to cheat days? Listen in for Blairs view on why whole nutrition is important, even on cheat days! The herbs specifically mentioned today for gut health are calendula, rosemary, rose, licorice. Send us your questions or comments and we would love to discuss them on the show!  IG: Paula: @Botanically_curious  Bands and Botanicals: @Bandsandbotanicals  Blair Anderson: @busybeenutrition --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bandsandbotanicals/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bandsandbotanicals/support

Blair and I have a strong promotion relegation segment lots to talk about there. Then we do the classic 5 leagues 5 minutes and preview this weekends matches. This Sunday will be INSANE who you got? Blairs audio might suck so we apologize for that

Join Mal discussing: * Black History Month - Is it needed? * The new Education Secretary and his speech to the NAHT * The party political conferences in the UK with Fiona Millar - Educational campaigner and journalist. Former special advisor to the Blairs. Tune in. Talk it Out! #BHM #Policies

On this week's #RedBusiness with Jonathan Healy, we speak with the brothers behind The Blairs Inn, the first mention of the ‘C' word from shopinireland.ie, and Riley on making sanitary products sustainable.

Brexit, Grenzchaos, Kampf um Impfstoffe – wie angespannt sind die Beziehungen zwischen EU und Großbritannien wirklich? Alastair Campbell muss es wissen – der Politikberater war Regierungssprecher und „Spin Doctor” von Tony Blair. Heute ist der ehemalige Journalist Bestsellerautor und Mental-Health-Aktivist. In dieser Folge spricht er über Erfolg und Versagen der Corona-Politik, über die wahren Interessen von Boris Johnson und über Angela Merkels Image in der Welt. Und er verrät, warum er die deutsche Sprache liebt und wie er sich im Lockdown vor Depressionen schützt. +++ Dell Technologies ist einer der innovativsten IT-Technologiehersteller und Solution Provider weltweit. Sowohl für Verbraucher als auch Unternehmen jeder Größe haben die Dell Technologies-Experten immer die passende IT-Technologielösung parat - damit jedes Unternehmen immer auf alles vorbereitet ist. Auch kleinen Betrieben und Startups hilft Dell Technologies mit den richtigen Lösungen langfristig erfolgreich zu sein. Klingt gut? Mehr Infos gibt’s unter: Dell.de/KMU-Beratung +++

Hosts Hannah Brown (@hannahabrown and host of Not Aspirational with Hannah Brown) and Tyler Meredith (@tylermckmeredith and host of BDE||big disney energy) sit down, light a seasonal candle and buckle up to discuss all things debutante ball! Things of note: our nxivm doc journey and its big theatre kid energy, current season of The Crown and our dialect exploration and our initial thoughts on RHOSLC. More importantly, it's DEBUTANTE TIME BABY, and honestly Blairs been training her entire life for this moment and we love this for her. Join us as we cover the complexities of Lily's stunning coiffure and Serenas mess of a hair style trajectory, HOW PEOPLE NEED TO STOP SHOWING UP WHEN THEY'RE NOT INVITED PLACES and how Little J will always choose the upper east side lofty life every time over Brooklyn. Also Carter Baizen IS BACK and Chuck has major Mr. Big-lurking-in-a-limo energy and exits the episode in a turtle neck and trench coat--bound for the airport! What's to come? That's one secret we'll never tell. XOXO

This is a boring week of soccer. We have the stupid Nations League but South America is in some intense World Cup Qualifiers that we cant figure out how to watch. In this weeks Promotion/Relegation I promote Arsene Wenger's new proposed rules he would like implemented into the game, Blairs not really a fan. We cap it off with a look ahead to Saturday's hugeeeee day of matches!!

Blair Quasnitschka is a Sports Management graduate of Springfield College who “found his calling” 5 years after college following in his father’s footsteps of nursing home administration.He spent the first 10+ years of his career in that space operating high-volume Medicare buildings and doing regional operations work for a provider that focused on short term rehab and addiction service/mental health populations.While continuing his efforts in working with seniors, Blair pivoted towards senior living 3 years ago when he took the Executive Director position of a Continuing Care Retirement Community – Evergreen Woods in North Branford, CT, operated by Senior Living Communities out of Charlotte, NC.Blair also serves as the Operations Mentor for the portfolio where he helps to onboard newly hired Executive Directors and Care Service Administrators, as well as conduct ongoing support of their ED’s in operations and sales capacity. Blair was recognized as the Company’s Executive Director of the Year in 2019.In addition to Blair's formal professional work, he's been active with the American College of Healthcare Administrators (ACHCA) on a local CT Chapter level (served as Director, Vice President and President) and more recently as a Director of the ACHCA National Board for the past two years.Blair is a Fellow with ACHCA, the highest individual distinction. He has served as an Examiner for American Healthcare Association’s (ACHA) Silver Award submissions.Blairs and his wife live in Central CT along with their two sons Maddox (6) and Jagger (5), and a new puppy, Luna). Blair enjoys playing the piano (33 years) in his spare time as well as for his residents and staff, playing golf (when time permits) and he's an avid Kansas City Chiefs fan – 2019 Superbowl Champs! Topics:Employee retention – the importance of it and the strategies we useCovid precautions – balancing safety precautions against keeping residents engaged and thrivingThe future of senior livingWhat does “ready” look like for seniors – in terms of making a decision to move from their own home to a CommunityBlair's LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blair-quasnitschka-fachca-17923867/

Lineup changes in the band ! Blair Fraser exits stage right , as Greg Kolodychuk (re)enters stage left! Great to have Greg back after a near-3 year absence; thankful for Blairs 18 months of full time service!

As an entrepreneur, I have dedicated my life and business to understanding, landing, and speaking on stages.  Now as a podcaster I have become passionate about keeping you up to date on what is happening in the industry and giving you the tools you need to succeed in an ever-changing world.  That is why I am excited to introduce you to one of the core members of my dream team, Blair Nichols. Blair is our Director of Stages and is in the trenches every day working with professionals from digital stages to physical stages. As someone who has already booked hundreds of stages in 2020, he’s got the inside track on what’s happening in our industry TODAY.  For us to get the upper hand as speakers and meeting planners (yes, I am including myself) we need to learn from someone who has the inside knowledge of what is working now, not someone giving us old models and old frameworks that worked in the past.  I am excited to announce that you will be able to glean from Blair not just today, but also moving forward! So, to serve you better, Blair is now the official co-host for Inside the Greenroom.  Here’s what we cover: Why we doubled down on digital stages How to cut down your road warrior mentality   Increase revenues, if you are losing keynote stages  How our stage agency is making an impact Diversifying your approach and why it’s important Pivoting to diversify your Portfolio  How you can continue to grow your events & grow your speaking business Why the business model of speaking is broken, and what you need to do to fix  Why speaking bureaus don’t work anymore Why Blair is passionate about stages Why Advance Your Reach is committed to what’s happening in stages tomorrow And much more!       Connect with Blair:   blair@advanceyourreach.com      Connect with us: Facebook: ​​www.facebook.com/advanceyourreach Website:​​ advanceyourreach.com Email​: ​info@insidethegreenroompodcast.com   Episode Minute By Minute: 0:33 Why this episode is different 1:49 Why the “bureaus” model is broken 5:07 Meet Blair 6:12 Why Blair is passionate about our stage agency 9:38 The impact of our stage agency 11:42 We will always know stages “tomorrow” 13:33 The biggest things going on in the event space today 17:13 Don’t put your eggs in one basket 19:41 Understanding the power of digital stages 25:54 How COVID impacted the industry 28:08 Connect with Blair 29:53 Blairs closing thoughts   More About Blair : Blair Bryant Nichols is the Director of Stages for Advance Your Reach. He oversees the Stage Agency, connecting entrepreneurs and business owners with stages that will grow their business, and manages its community of meeting planners. After beginning his career representing hundreds of authors from Top 6 publishers, he moved into the management of founders, entrepreneurs, executives, authors, and celebrities. With various work streams, projects, and personal interests, acting as a Chief of Staff, manager, or agent. He has a deep expertise in developing speakers for corporate events, conferences, and other thought leadership opportunities, including internal and external communications. As a manager, coach and consultant he enjoys helping diverse individuals and/or socially-driven companies foster new strategies for operations, communications, business development and partnerships across all appropriate areas to further develop and enhance their bottom line and brand. He earned his M.B.A from UCLA-Anderson and a B.A. in Literature from American University.

Debenhams workers protest against the way their jobs were wiped out last week, Reporter Frank Greaney on the sentencing of the killer of Cork student Cameron Blair, how do we separate fact from dangerous fiction when discussing #covid19 & there's lots more See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

An early morning, coffee fueled chat with local Trinity Wesleyan pastors Johnnie and Amanda Blair

CHECK OUT THIS FUN FILLED EPISODE AND AN AMAZING EVENT THAT HAPPENS IN BLAIRSTOWN NEW JERSEY AT THE BLAIRSTOWN MUSEUM. THIS IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING ALL HORROR FANS SHOULD CHECK OUT. ENJOY THE EPISODE LOTS OF FRIDAY THE 13TH LOVE!!   THANK YOU ALL FOR THE SUPPORT PLEASE RATE ON WHICH EVER PLATFORM YOU LISTEN TO THIS PODCAST ON. ALSO PLEASE KEEP SHARING ON ALL OF YOUR SOCIAL MEDIAS TELL FAMILY, FRIENDS, CO-WORKERS,STRANGERS, AND ENEMIES ABOUT THIS PODCAST.. IF YOU EVER WANT TO COME ON HERE AND TALK SOME HORROR EMAIL ME AT HORRORWITHSIR.STURDY@GMAIL.COM DON'T FORGET ABOUT THAT AWESOME GNR STREAMING EITHER AND FOR 1ST TIME SUBSCRIBERS USE PROMO CODE SIRSTURDY TO SAVE $5 ON THE PRO  PACKAGES WHICH IS ONLY $25 FOR A TON OF CHANNELS INCLUDING MOVIES,SPORTS PACKAGES,PAY PER VIEWS, AND LASTLY THEY HAVE A HORROR CHANNEL.... SO GO SIGN UP NOW USING PROMO CODE RIGHT NOW AND SAVE $5 AND YOU ONLY NEED HIGH SPEED INTERNET AND A FIRE STICK. CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO NOT ONLY SEE THE GNR TV BUT MANY OTHER AWESOME PAGES AS WELL I'LL SEE YOU IN YOUR NIGHTMARES!!!! COOL PAGES TO CHECK OUT      

Are you Pissy? If you are a runner with a history of bladder control concerns If you are a post-partum mama of any age If your core just never restored no matter what you do YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS WEEKS EPISODE OF POTTY TALK ON OWNING HER HEALTH  I am so happy to connect you with Dr. Blair Green owner of Catalyst Physical Therapy in Atlanta Georgia ( IG @blairg1012 ‘s ) because I got to capture some of the many maternal health wisdom nuggets Blair's healthcare work over the years has produced for this audience. Blair's bio is extensive. After graduating from Duke University and earning her Master’s degree in Physical Therapy from Hahnemann University, she spent the first few years of her career in an orthopedic setting, where she found a special interest in the care of pre-natal and post-partum women. She also immersed herself in continuing education, developing her clinical skills, and started teaching and practicing Pilates.  Dr. Green then went on to be a partner in private practice and in 2017, opened her own boutique concierge women's health practice named Catalyst in favor of taking action, particularly with pregnant and post-pregnancy moms.  Blair and I are part of a global network of women's health providers and have crossed paths over the past few years since I came on back into the Physical Therapy world but it was not until Blair and I started working together on birthing some of her dreams where I really had a glimpse of the potential of this goddess wisdom powerhouse. Besides the numerous professional orthopedic and educator credentials and praise she has received over her career, Blair also is a busy mom of two tweens, a wife , a clinic owner and officially an author and entrepreneur and shares her focus on teaching peers and the public how to care for the pain body of many women's health concerns such as the topic of her book, Go Ahead Stop and Pee which she co-wrote with a former co-worker, Dr. Kate Edwards showing how our women's networks keep coming back around on divine timing for great things! Blair and I discuss... What NO ONE IS TEACHING YOU How every woman, especially active girls, should graduate high school with this book as a gift! this book took years to make because of life's many tangents such as blessed delays, pregnancy timings, a health scare, professional focus, and other curves that seemed to get in the way actually worked out for the best outcomes!  Her vision of better Maternal Health Care Bladder control and the gaps in current education and access to relief The frustrations we both see and felt as moms with some wisdom trying to get support Several common dysfunctions often dismissed by other health providers that you may be worsening while running and how to make the needed easy adjustments. How so many women are walking around not Owning THEIR Health, suffering from prolapse and pain while also giving you some empowering topics you can bring to your next physician visit or better yet, seek out a women's health provider directly to save time and money! Finally where to get this book ASAP!!! Moral of the story??? THERE IS A WORLD WITHOUT DEPENDS AFTER 50 IF YOU DO THIS POST PARTUM THING RIGHT!!! but you need to be with caretakers trained to help you function better not just deal with the dysfunction!   To download the PDF version of Blairs book and support their Kickstart Campaign to keep these books getting into every mom's hand CLICK HERE  To contact Blair directly or set up a consultation or peer training, you can reach her at https://www.catalystga.com/ Tel: 770-847-0742 Email: info@catalystga.com  

Snackstesten, eller den internasjonale snackstesten - startet høsten 2008. Kriteriene for at noe var en snacks var at det kom i en pose som knitret og skal helst knase i munnen når man tygger det. (Kilde: http://rr.eikern.net/wiki/Den_internasjonale_snackstesten)

Talking Shop - Show prep, sound FX rabbit hole We discuss the useage of Blairs minivan as the "bandvan" - up to and including the painting of a viking woman on the van's side. We also record our discovery of Blairs vast new sound FX/sound library due to his new software and new hardware combination (wait till you see this rig on May 10th!!)

One of Ben and Blairs final releases from Wodapolooza in Miami is a great one! Adrian Conway talks about everything that you’d want to know about when it comes to FNX, competing and shares a personal mantra.

After Matty Blair claimed Doncaster are the best team in the league it was only fitting that Luton went and smashed them 4-0. The guys chat about how good the team performed and also take another look at just how good Jack Stacey is.

Welcome to The Wild Card Podcast!  This is episode 68 of our attempt at this whole podcasting thing!! Today's episode features: Jared Eaton definitely not being a drug kingpin, Jeff going on the Blair vacation (because of course he did) a few months after the Blairs did (they wondered why Ron came back), and Ron Blair eating Fudge Flies with his friends! Throughout the episode, you'll hear the three of us discuss such varied topics as: the way this podcast is about learning to play the rubber band (give instant feedback, please) our favorite adventures from the previous couple of weeks, Jeff's daughter discovering that something has gone terribly amiss at The Wild Card Studio....., the amount of fun that can be had using your pants to smuggle, and occasionally we part from our tangents to discuss spycraft in the Cold War! Specifically we talk about the book, The Billion Dollar Spy, by David E. Hoffman. We look into the story of Adolf Tolkachev: how he made contact with the CIA, how he stole over 2 Billion dollars worth of Soviet secrets, and the impact of his efforts on the United States during the 1970s and 80s. Join us on this journey to wherever and we're sure that you'll never see this most Provacative Podcast coming!Please like/subscribe and leave comments below! Let us know your thoughts on the Adolf Tolkachev and spycraft in the Cold War, your thoughts on Universal Studios and/or haunted tours, and if you are interested in being an official Deckhead! P.S. “The Cold War isn't thawing; it is burning with a deadly heat. Communism isn't sleeping; it is, as always, plotting, scheming, working, and fighting.”~Richard NIxonP.P.S. Bite the Edge!P.P.P.S. Check out The Wild Card Podcast on Buzzsprout! And, hopefully coming soon: Apple Podcasts and more!

Subscribe now by going to http://lootcrate.com/kfms and use code: KFMS for 15% off. Get a trial month of Hims for $5 at http://forhims.com/morningshow Special guest Blair Herter joins the show today to talk about reports of Henry Cavill leaving Superman, Apple’s latest iPhone releases, and more! To help raise money to fight childhood cancer and support Blair Herter team https://www.classy.org/team/145613 For more Blair follow him on twitter: https://twitter.com/blairherter -Henry Cavill out as superman amid warner bros. DC universe shake-up (17:34 mins) -Apple website leak reveals 512GB iPhone XS and six color options for iPhone XR (22:10 mins) -Matthew McConaughey says he threw baby 15 feet to avoid chargin ram (41:55 mins) -Blairs bike ride (49:00 mins) Thanks to https://www.twitter.com/kumailh for our timestamps!

I had no idea who Blair was... the only connection I had with this guy, was that he took a mesmerizing photo of Benagil cave. It was an image picturing his girlfriend. An image which was pretty sexual, but sensual, natural and bold at the same time. It showed that this guy knew a thing or two about photography but what it didn't tell me was that there was a brilliant story behind how he got down to Benagil. Blair grew up in Cape Town into a nature friendly family. His father was a nature conservationist and his mother an entomologist. His desire for travel is evident while he designs himself a location independent career as an online teacher. What defines him though is a careless accident. Find out how he managed to look at the Algarve from a completely different perspective to the normal drinks, dinner and hotel tourist due to his traumatic accident and his resultant grateful outlook on life. Show notes Blair = "from the fields". We look into Blairs outdoor youth in Cape Town in South Africa. Blair wanted to explore the world (like many young South Africans), travelling alone to the South of France after obtaining a few yacht qualifications. What its like to fall out of a three storey window! Split his right patella (knee), broke open his nasal cavity, broke some teeth, scarred his face, broke his ankle and spent a month in a French hospital. Travelled with his girlfriend, Beatrice, back to South Africa, then onto Majorca, Ibiza, Barcelona and the Caribbean before settling in Trafaria just south of Lisbon. They set about planning a road trip from Lisbon to the Algarve (300km), with the idea to visit our iconic cliffs, caves and coves. Driving down from Lisbon through Sines and down through the Costa Vicentina (West Coast national park) stopping off for a night on the beach on the west coast. Do out of the norm things to have out of the norm experiences We talk about this hidden gem below that they both found in Benagil Beach and caves  A post shared by Blair Impson (@blair_withme) on Aug 30, 2018 at 1:39am PDT On swimming around to the Benagil cave at 7am: "Respect the ocean", really wise words. It's about 100m but this depends on the tide (high tide is a longer swim). Floating around Ponte da Piedade in Lagos with a flotation device and unfriendly life guards. Blair Impson You can follow Blair and his girlfriend Beatrice on Instagram. Give them some love! Blair https://www.instagram.com/blair_withme/ Beatrice https://www.instagram.com/beatriceljunggren/

August is our birthday month! It’s been two years of nonsense, and we’re thankful you’ve stuck it out with us.  ----more---- This year, we decided to celebrate by embracing our inner child. We talked to Pamela and Jeffrey Blair, the owners and founders of EyeSeeMe, St. Louis’ first all African-American children’s bookstore.  If you’re a parent looking to get your child reading, a teacher hoping to provide more diverse literature options to your students or an independent author looking to get your book into kids’ hands, you need to check out this interview. Thanks again to the Blairs for taking time to speak with us! Be sure to support the EyeSeeMe by making a purchase or donating to their foundation. Do you have a suggestion for a future #BCLChat? Email us at contact@blackchicklit.com. And don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe to Black Chick Lit on iTunes. Continuing our dive into kid lit, next episode we’ll discuss every black girl’s favorite American girl, Addy. Join us when we discuss Meet Addy, by Connie Porter. 

Strawny helps Churney from Blairs and Port Central Newsagency give away a 3K prize...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Armed with only early boyhood memories, Lawrence P. Jackson begins his quest by setting out from his home in Baltimore for Pittsylvania County, Virginia, to try to find his late grandfather's old home by the railroad tracks in Blairs. My Father's Name tells the tale of the ensuing journey, at once a detective story and a moving historical memoir, uncovering the mixture of anguish and fulfillment that accompanies a venture into the ancestral past, specifically one tied to the history of slavery.Jackson's dogged research in libraries, census records, and courthouse registries enables him to trace his family to his grandfather's grandfather, a man who was born or sold into slavery but who, when Federal troops abandoned the South in 1877, was able to buy forty acres of land. Jackson reconstructs moments in the lives of his father's grandfather, Edward Jackson, and great-grandfather, Granville Hundley, and gives life to revealing narratives of Pittsylvania County, recalling both the horror of slavery and the later struggles of postbellum freedom.Lawrence Jackson is professor of English and African American studies at Emory University. He is the author of The Indignant Generation: A Narrative Histoyr of African American Writers and Critics, 1934-1960 and Ralph Emerson: Emergence of Genius. Recorded On: Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Kenny interviews superb woodwind player Sid Blair at his home in Ormond Beach, FL. Sid recounts the life of an on-call musician in Detroit from the 40's to the 80's, and then here in Florida afterwards. Starting public school music programs from scratch, playing Carnegie Hall with the Detroit Symphony, late night recording sessions at Motown Records, & playing with Nelson Riddle, Mel Tormé, the Temptations and more, all the while becoming one of the swingin-est jazz cats in the motor city; Sid's really done it all. He continues to be the go-to guy for anyone looking for a killer tenor, luxurious flute or exquisite clarinet, and is a hero to sax players throughout the state.Right-click palmcoastjazz.blogspot.com and select open in another tab to view photos of Sid that accompany the interview. Hosts: Allison Paris and Kenny MacKenzie00:00 ~ Allison's introduction01:05 ~ Music: Sid Blair with the St. Augustine Jazz Society All-Stars Live - Labor Day 2011        (S Blair - tenor sax, K MacKenzie - piano, Larry Nadar - bass, Scott Mariash - drums)02:07 ~ Sid's childhood, musical family, first clarinet and musical beginnings. Sid starts                gigging at age 14, listening and learning.06:40 ~ Recollections of listening to music in dime store, learning the solos of the masters.           Sid gets clarinet lessons from Dr. Keith Stein.          (background music -  more from the St. Augustine Labor Day concert 2011)08:55 ~ Sid gets drafted United States Army Air Forces, and manages to join a big band of             experienced musicians. Sid gets exposed to jazz in East St. Louis.10:45 ~ 1946 discharged from service. Marries childhood sweetheart Helen & starts family.          Gigging with Red Overton in Virginia. Sid opts to go to Wayne State U, and begins          10 year stint with George Gumbrecht.           (background music from Sid's album "Blast from the Past" [2008]           S Blair - tenor, Lee Quick - piano, Sally Quick - bass, Jay Messick - drums)13:15 ~ Graduates & begins teaching and starts 2 music programs from scratch. Kids excel.            (background music - performance c. 1961 by Grant Jr. High School Symphonic Band            formed & directed by Sid Blair)16:00 ~ Sid designs the band & choir rooms, becomes adjudicator for music festivals in MI           for Jack Pierson. He is made Fine Arts Chairman for school system.17:45 ~ Music - performance with Sid Blair and the East Detroit High School Jazz Band.18:40 ~ Sid & Helen develop theatre group & performance venue. 20:20 ~ 1950 - Sid doesn't audition but plays bass clarinet for Phi Mu Alpha Symphonic              Band. Plays lead alto in Tom Houghton's band. Joins pianist/composer Bob DuRant's             band. Sid begins theatre work with the Nederlander Theatrical agency, constantly           in work (& demand) in Detroit; while still working as Fine Arts Chairman.           (background/foreground music - selections by Bob Durant Big Band with Sid Blair)26:20 ~ Sid is on call with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra under Sixten Ehrling. Sid studies           with Larry Teal. Tours playing Rimsky-Korsakov, playing Carnegie Hall & Kennedy             Center.30:30 ~ (background music - selection by Jack Brokensha)           Sid's health gives out, retires from school district, and become a full-time musician.           Starts playing with John Trudell band, doing recording sessions for Jack Brokensha. 32:10 ~ Music: Sid Blair playing lead tenor with the John Trudell Band (circa 1980s).33:30 ~ Wolverine Jazz Band, life as on-call musician for famous acts; Sid recollects working           with Henry Mancini, Nelson Riddle/Linda Rondstadt, Michel Legrand, Sarah Vaughan.37:10 ~ Remembrances of: Helen O'Connell, Ann Jillian, Larry Elgart, Bob Hope, the             Tempations & the Four Tops and Mel Tormé. Sid does recording session for Motown              and other Detroit labels.42:30 ~ 1990 Sid & Helen "retire" to Ormond Beach, Florida. 43:30 ~ Music - selection from Sid Blair album recorded in Detroit after Sid moved to FL            (S Blair - tenor, Bill Hart - trumpet, Buddy Budson - piano, Dan Pliskow - bass)44:05 ~ Sid's amazing musical fortune continues immediately in FL. Works with Joe Moses,            Joe Odom, Frank Roberts. Quits bands and works shows for Warren Bills and takes          local gigs. Sid remembers gigs with Carol Channing, Lawrence Welk Singers,             48:15 ~ Sid plays for big bands on cruise ships for several years. Sid plays concert in Palm            Coast (European Village) for NEFJA with his son, daughter in law as 3 Blairs + 2.           Work with Jim Miller's Big Band America and feature concerts at Stetson University.50:25 ~ Music - selection with Sid Blair on clarinet and James Blair on electric piano.            51:30 ~ Sid up to today aged 85 (2011) still gigging on call and with Lenny Glasso, Frankie                Kay and Sal Ronci.52:45 ~ Music - impromptu performance by Sid on flute!54:00 ~ Sid's legacy of music in his children & grandchildren.           (background/foreground music - Overture di Festival composed by Nathan Blair              - Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra - Christopher Wilkins - 2007)57:00 ~ more on grandchildren; closing thoughts and more Sid on flute, live!59:15 ~ Allison - closing remarks and info.          (Palm Coast Jazz Closing Theme by Seven Octaves)This podcast copyright 2011 Kenny MacKenzie. Contact for (free) broadcast permission and modifications.