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Boneyards EVP Log – 9/11/13

Okay so anyone who knows me or has come to my previous shows this year or back in 2011 has heard me say the phrase “Ouija action.” As in, “let’s see if we get any Ouija action tonight” or “Any Ouija action on this end of the room?” or “Last night we got a lotta Ouija action, let’s see what happens tonight.” I used this phrase in last night’s show as well. I had to laugh out loud this morning when playing back the EVP recording from last night’s show to hear a wisecracking Synagogue Saint yell out a mocking “Ouija action!” Read on.

BONEYARDS is back from the dead to rock your underworld. Four new post-Fringe shows in October just in time for Halloween. 10/17/13, 10/20, 11/2 and 11/3. Only 20 seats per show, get ‘em before they’re gone.

Okay so anyone who knows me or has come to my previous shows this year or back in 2011 has heard me say the phrase “Ouija action.” As in, “let’s see if we get any Ouija action tonight” or “Any Ouija action on this end of the room?” or “Last night we got a lot of Ouija action, let’s see what happens tonight.” In fact I used this phrase in last night’s show. I had to laugh out loud this morning when I played back last night’s EVP recording and heard a wisecracking Synagogue Saint yell out a mocking “Ouija action!” Read on…

Last night’s Ouija session didn’t have the full-on fireworks of the previous night but still not a bad showing from the spirits (or subconscious ideomotor impulses depending on your beliefs). This is the 4th seance in the cellar and if you listen to them all you’ll see a ghostly narrative unfolding. We now know there are 12 otherworldly inhabitants of the synagogue. They don’t all hang out in the cellar. Why would they? That’s just where they come to talk with us. I call them the Synagogue Saints. We spoke to someone with initials PZ or PV, it couldn’t make up its mind. He/she was born in 06. Make that 1906. Were you ever in here when it was a store (before 1909)? NO. Were you in here when it was a synagogue? YES. Are you in the room with us now? NO. That’s a first; usually they say yes. Then where are you? A string of indecipherable consonants and then it shot down to GOODBYE, which I’ve found often happens when you start asking too many questions about their ethereal whereabouts; CAN’T TELL is also a common response. Wait! Before you go would you like to speak with us electrically? It crept back up to YES.

At that I ran across the room and fired up the P-SB7 spirit box. The EVP recording below picks up from there as we listen to PZ and company try to get their sea legs and learn how to talk through this thing — Continue reading “Boneyards EVP Log – 9/11/13”

Boneyards EVP Log – 9/10/13

Mindblowing evening in the spirit world. Simultaneous interaction between the Ouija board and the P-SB7 spirit box! I’d heard of this happening but for me this was a first–and it worked! Holy cow. The video needs a little context before you watch:

My 1917 original William Fuld Ouija Board (pre-Parker Bros.) is an integral part of the show. — This 1917 original William Fuld Ouija Board is an integral part of the show.

Mindblowing evening in the spirit world, y’all. Simultaneous interaction between the Ouija board and the P-SB7 spirit box. I’d heard of this happening but for me this was a first — holy cow!

The Ouija board was extremely active at the show’s climax. Audience volunteers Michael and G. personed the planchette while a 7-months pregnant J. helped me out as questioner (I’ll leave it to them to identify themselves in the comments section below if they so desire).

A spirit (or subconscious ideomotor impulse depending on your beliefs), MATTHEW, became active right away. The planchette was bouncing all around the board like a pinball. He was notably polite and insisted on speaking in complete sentences but at rapidfire speed. The highlights go about like this:

ME: Matthew, how old are you?

BOARD: 28

ME: When did you die?

1936

ME: What did you think of the show? (to the audience) Watch, he’s going to spell out ‘excellent.’ Continue reading “Boneyards EVP Log – 9/10/13”

Boneyards EVP Log – 9/8/13

The situation: I turned on the P-SB7 toward the end of my show as planned and aimed the video recorder at it, said a few introductory remarks and then walked away to the other end of the room where at Ouija board session was already in progress with 3 audience members. Most of the audience was gathered round the board but a few lingered by the spirit box to see if they heard anything. Except for when I’m directly addressing the box there’s no reason to assume these voices are speaking only to me. These messages could have been meant for any of us gathered in the room, or it could be the spirits talking to each other.

“I almost cried,” said one spirit about my opening show. Then there was the one who told me to “go to hell.”

The situation: I turned on the P-SB7 AM-FM scanner, aka Frank’s box or spirit box, toward the end of my show as planned and aimed the video recorder at it, said a few introductory remarks and then walked away to the other end of the room where a Ouija board session was already in progress with audience members. Most of the audience was gathered round the board but a few lingered by the spirit box to see if they heard anything. Except for when I’m directly addressing the box there’s no reason to assume these voices are speaking only to me. These messages could have been meant for any of us gathered in the room, or it could be the spirits talking to each other. As with the prior session in this space I detect at least 11 voices. And they are of a mixed mind. There’s the “no/lies/go to hell/ain’t got time for it” faction who wants me to go away and then there’s the “pull up a chair/don’t you go/love…kisses/talk to me/hi it’s me/I almost cried” fan base.

Meanwhile the simultaneous Ouija session was dull as the spirits seemed reluctant to speak with us (not always the case; check out the Ouija fireworks from the next night’s show). They made their presence known…there were at least 3 of them. One had initials DTS and Continue reading “Boneyards EVP Log – 9/8/13″

An Historic First: Auditions for the Dead

The first round of open auditions for the spirit world were held earlier today on the BONEYARDS set using the famed P-SB7 AM/FM scanner for listening to EVPs. Here are the results. No tricks, no jokes, same as before. All EVPs have been slowed down to half speed and had the volume bumped up a notch to improve audibility. The raw video is 5 minutes. I’ve cut it down here to less than 4 minutes. Transcript also included below along with a few afterthoughts.

The first round of open auditions for the spirit world was held earlier today on the BONEYARDS set using the famed P-SB7 AM/FM scanner,aka Frank’s box or spirit box, for listening to EVPs. I was all alone in the coal cellar of this 3-story 1895 building in South Philly that started out as a store before becoming an Orthodox synagogue in 1909. Here are the results. No tricks, no jokes, same as before. All EVPs have been slowed down to half speed and had the volume bumped up a notch to improve audibility. The raw video is 5 minutes. I’ve cut it down here to less than 4 minutes. Transcript is also included below along with a few afterthoughts but watch the video first. Continue reading “An Historic First: Auditions for the Dead”

Break On Through to the Other Side

Dead people! Real live dead people! My very first EVP recordings. Read on.

In preparation for my upcoming Philly Fringe show BONEYARDS, in which I will most definitely use my antique ouija board as I have done in the past, I’ve been considering kicking things into the 21st century by making use of a Frank’s box, or spirit box, during the show. So a month ago I bought the popular P-SB7 and have had nothing but dead air every time I’ve tried it. I was about to send it back.

REPOST – MY FIRST EVP SESSION IN 2013.

sadhupromo — Jeffrey Stanley, Boneyards rehearsal 8/27/13.

Dead people, y’all. Real live dead people strumming guitars and singing. No jokes, no tricks, video below.

In preparation for my upcoming Philly Fringe show BONEYARDS, in which I will most definitely use my antique ouija board as I have done in the past, I’ve been considering kicking things into the 21st century by making use of a Frank’s box, or spirit box, during the show to listen to EVPs (electronic voice phenomena). So a month ago I bought the popular P-SB7 and have had nothing but dead air every time I’ve tried it. I was about to send it back.

Then this past weekend while vacationing in a literal Cabin in the Woods I had a major Breakthrough while relaxing out on the deck. I spent a lot of time saying to the Frank’s box, “Okay Raudive voices, prove you’re intelligent. What’s 2 + 3?” I asked that over and over but just kept getting static. Finally when I was bored enough and just about to shut it off in frustration it shouted, “Five!” clear as a bell. Admittedly rattled I quickly shut it off.

I spent an hour rehearsing my show outdoors right there next to it on the deck and then turned it on again. It immediately said, “Jeffrey?” That got my attention. I sat down and started chatting.

Still in skeptic analytical mode, I stared at my acoustic guitar propped up in the corner and asked, Continue reading “Break On Through to the Other Side”