This incident was an interesting commentary on how well people pay
attention.  Prior to the radio broadcast, and several times during the
broadcast, it was clearly announced on the air that it was a dramatic
presentation, and not a real invasion.  Even so, large numbers of people
thought it was real and paniced.

Now, making the jump from that incident in 1938 to a conspiracy between
Paramount and some news people to promote the upcoming movie (Wednesday
release, June 29) may indicate a level of paranoia that exceeds even my own.

Actually, I'm not paranoid, although everyone is always saying I am behind
my back.  I just wish that one time I could watch a football game on TV
without the players talking about me in the huddle.

Anyway, back to the film.  It looks pretty good in the trailers, and has
some good stars.  If you're in Willcox, it's only $5 for adults at my
theater.  Let me know and I'll send you the co-ordinates.  We had a lot of
people come out from Tucson for the Star Wars midnight premier, and that
continued throughout the first weekend.

As for UFO's, I admit that sometimes flying objects are seen that cannot be
identified.  That doesn't mean that they are spaceships from another planet.
It just means they are unidentified.  Sometimes robbers are seen on security
camera tapes, and yet cannot be identified.  That doesn't mean they are
aliens.

I believe it is almost certain that there is life elsewhere in the universe,
but I also think Einstein was right, and we cannot travel faster than the
speed of light, so travel between the stars won't be happening.

Bill in Willcox



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From: az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com [mailto:az-geocaching-

It happened the day before Halloween, on Oct. 30, 1938, when millions
of Americans tuned in to a popular radio program that featured plays
directed by, and often starring, Orson Welles. The performance that
evening was an adaptation of the science fiction novel The War of the
Worlds, about a Martian invasion of the earth. But in adapting the
book for a radio play, Welles made an important change: under his
direction the play was written and performed so it would sound like a
news broadcast about an invasion from Mars, a technique that,
presumably, was intended to heighten the dramatic effect.

Since the new version is going to be released this month, I wonder how
many people have connected the fact that this might just be a couple
of news people lined up to make the movie all that much more
appealing?


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