Date: Thu, 1 Jan 1998 02:24:26 -0500
To: UFO UpDates - Toronto 
From: John Velez 
Subject: Re: UFO UpDate: Chilling Video Record of a Family's Abduction
>From: RSchatte  [Rebecca Keith]
>Date: Wed, 31 Dec 1997 17:33:55 EST
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>> 0bduction  That's their mistake, not mine!--Rebecca
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>Subject: UPN to Present Chilling Video Record of a Family's...
>Date: Wed, 31 Dec 1997 16:33:44 EST
>UPN to Present Chilling Video Record of a Family's Fateful
>Encounter With Extraterrestrials When ``Alien 0bduction: Incident
>in Lake County'' Airs Tuesday, Jan. 20, 9-10 p.m. ET/PT
>LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Dec. 31, 1997--

>During the special, several people who claim to have had similar
>experiences relate their ordeals, and experts on aliens discuss
>the authenticity of the videotape.
>    --30--DB/la TJM/la
>CONTACT:
>UPN Media Relations, Los Angeles
>Michael Di Pasquale, 310/575-7081
Hi Errol, hi All,
The following is an excerpt from a private note that I sent to my
partner Pat Parrinello. It relates to the above. We're never
going to get the 'serious' investigation that we need as long as
there are those who are willing to tout themselves as, "experts
on aliens". To me "experts on aliens" dredges up images of Dr
Joyce Brothers humping a wetback. Otherwise the term has no
meaning.
The note is self-explanatory.
John Velez
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Excerpt from my note to Pat:
I've been invited to do some TV thing out in LA, it sounds like
bullshit (they want me to review a tape of an alleged abduction!)
I told the producer that I would help by providing what abduction
related info I could but that I wasn't too interested in flying
to LA to appear as some, "expert" (which I'm not) and pass
judgement on a videotape that I know nothing about. I'm sure the
'camera whores' will jump at the opportunity but I'm not
interested. Let Doc Leir and Derrel give their "expert opinions"
on the videotape. We all know what experts on video analysis they
both are. 
I haven't got the belly for decieving people that way. If they
had asked me to appear as an abductee and to present what little
evidence we do have (in order to substantiate our claims) then I
would have packed my x-rays and pix, hopped the plane and gone
out there to do the thing the way it should be done. That's not
the case though. This sounds like more "TV hot topic"
sensationalism.
The people who -are- going to appear as "experts" should preface
their remarks by telling the public that there -are no "experts"
when it comes to abduction- and that -none of them- are video
analysis experts. I come closer to that than any of them and I'm
passing on it!
If they want to express their opinions, cool. But, if they are
going to sit there and spout off like they know what they're
talking about, (which is what they will all do) then I want no
part of it.
That kind of BS is pure "show biz" and has nothing to do with
getting to the truth.
It's tough waiting and holding out for serious offers from
serious people. There are so very few of them. It's a shame, this
is terribly urgent business, can't wait for them to wake up and
smell the coffee.
TTYL,
John
--- FMail 1.22
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