PR: Paranormal Disturbance at Lincoln Dog Track

[Casinomeister]

April 24, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Bob Cooper (PRGUYNOW@YAHOO.COM)

Days and Evenings: (401) 447-6474

PRESS RELEASE

Paranormal Disturbance at Lincoln Dog Track
Bad Medicine warns Wampanoag Chief

Wampanoag Chief Wilfred “Eagle Heart” Greene, was “shocked” to hear of increased paranormal activity in and around the racetrack in Lincoln and the Monastery in Cumberland.

”This could be very bad medicine.” the chief exclaimed. “Medicine men have told me to expect this, but, well, you know, who wants to seriously talk about ghosts today?”

The report was publicly released yesterday by the Valley Rangers Paranormal Investigators, a research group based in Cranston who has investigated paranormal activity throughout RI, CT and MA, but has concentrated on the paranormal energy in and around the Monastery in Cumberland and the Dog Track in Lincoln for over ten years. They have nothing to do with the Wampanoag tribe and were not known to the tribe until the report was released.

The report summarizes that Wampanoag Ancestors may be responsible for this increasingly active paranormal activity in and around their ancient lands.

“Yes there was a very old Wampanoag settlement there”, the Chief said. There was also a Wampanoag fort that pre-dated the American Revolution.” “One day family members discovered the fort was just ‘gone’ as contractors had torn it down without permission to make way for the racetrack around 1954.”

That land is sacred Wampanoag land dating back to antiquity. Even when they invented the “unsigned deed” that descendents of the Colonists filed 50 years after the date of the alleged transaction, they dared not take the land around what is now the racetrack. It was specifically held for the Wampanoags because back then everyone knew it was sacred ground to us.”

As to the apparitions, Chief Greene responded, “I suppose it’s possible, but I’d have to see it for myself.” He then went on, “Actually there may be a reason for this. You have to understand that during King Philip's War in 1675, EVERY Indian Tribe on the Eastern Seaboard and Canada was either neutral or fought for and under the great Wampanoag Chief Metacom (King Philip) son of Massasoit.” “Every tribe . . . EXCEPT the Mohegans . . . who fought against their fellow Native Americans under Chief Uncas.”

”Uncas and his people executed many Native Americans, and while history shows that King Philip’s hiding place was betrayed by an Indian in the service of Captain Church, it is most likely that that Indian was also Mohegan.”

“You can see why our ancestral spirits may be a little miffed even at the mention of the Mohegans!” Chief Greene said with a wry smile. That land is Wampanoag ancestral land. It is our history, and it is our future. It must not be soiled by Mohegans or any other tribe. If spirits ARE at work there, the worst thing to do would be to violate Native American Indian law and take part in putting another Indian tribe on Wampanoag land.” “That would be very bad medicine.”

Seaconke Wampanoag Tribe
www.seaconkewampanoag.com
C/o Atty. Earl F. Pasbach
225 Waterman Avenue, East Providence, RI 02914

[jetset]

What was this "paranormal activity"?

[Casinomeister]

What was this "paranormal activity"?

I dunno. Give 'em a call and find out

[Casinomeister]

Lincoln Park suspends racing in wake of sickness

Thirty of 80 greyhounds set to race Saturday withdrew because of illness, namely kennel cough, and the park has instituted a quarantine.

01:00 AM EDT on Tuesday, April 19, 2005

By JOHN HILL
Journal Staff Writer

LINCOLN -- Dog racing at Lincoln Greyhound Park has been suspended since Saturday because of an outbreak of kennel cough among the dogs there, a park spokesman said yesterday.

Park officials decided to call off racing after 30 of 80 dogs set to race Saturday night withdrew because of illness, park spokesman Michael Trainor said. He would not predict when racing would resume, saying the dogs' health would be evaluated on a day-to-day basis. The track's other gambling activities are unaffected.

No dogs have died or are in danger of dying, Trainor said. He compared kennel cough to a cold in humans. The illness is harmless to humans, he said.

The park is under a dog quarantine, Trainor said. All current dogs must stay until judged healthy and no new ones are being allowed in.

This year's strain has been working its way through dog tracks nationwide, Trainor said. Outbreaks have already been reported in Arkansas, Texas, and Florida. It is usually spread when a dog from one part of the country comes to another track and brings the germ with him or her.

"It's highly contagious and airborne," Trainor said. "It hits the younger dogs worst."

Susan Netboy, director of the Greyhound Protection League, a national organization based in California, commended Lincoln Greyhound Park for its response to the outbreak.

"I'm glad that they put a quarantine in place," she said. "I wish all the dog tracks and dog owners would."

Trainor said, historically, Lincoln's cases of kennel cough seem to occur between March and May of each year. He said this year's strain seemed to be less severe than the 2003 version, which forced the track to shut down dog racing for a month.

Netboy said the current strain appeared to have started in Florida at the end of 2004. As to whether it will be turn out to be less of a problem than 2003, she said she wanted to see more data before making the conclusion.
http://www.projo.com/blackstone/cont...9.242cd3c.html

[dominique]

The reason they call it "kennel cough" and not "dog cough" is because it only occurs in dogs being kenneled for some time, as in cooped up in small spaces immediate to other dogs cooped up in small spaces for a period of time.

There is some blame to be put on the housing facilities for these dogs.

[jerryg]

Pretty crazy stuff. I've gotten a few press releases from that guy this week. Here's another one.


WARL 1320am The Drive
127 Dorrance St., Providence, RI 02903
401-521-5945

- PRESS RELEASE –

April 26, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: WARL 1320AM THE DRIVE, (401) 521-5945 x121

Contact: Daniel J. Bidondi, Jr. (valley_rangers@hotmail.com)
Days and Evenings: (401) 996-1617

WARL (1320AM) TO INTERVIEW GHOSTHUNTER
Brian Bishop to interview Wimbley Track Investigator

(Providence) Talk show host Brian Bishop will interview Valley Rangers Paranormal Investigator spokesman Daniel J. Bidondi, Jr. on WARL 1320am, today, April 26th at 6pm.

Bishop, known for discussing thought provoking ideas will discuss the increasingly active paranormal activity at Wimbley owned
Lincoln Greyhound Park in and the Monastery in Cumberland, Rhode Island.

Bishop’s interest in the ongoing paranormal story came about today amid reports that a man was escorted from Lincoln Park by Lincoln Police and Wimbley Security around 11pm last night for speaking to an Indian that security and track officials determined was not there.

Valley Rangers has been investigating these two well-known RI sites for over ten years and has noted a marked increase in paranormal activity since the Mohegan Indian Casino organization calling itself BLB began negotiating a purchase of Lincoln Greyhound Park from Wimbley. Both of these sites are ancient ancestral villages of the Seaconke Wampanoag. These are the same Wampanoags who met the Pilgrims in 1620 and depicted meeting Roger Williams on the Great Seal of Providence still used today.

Valley Rangers Paranormal Investigators is a Rhode Island chartered, non-profit organization since 1999.

Call in lines for WARL1320: Toll Free (866) 854-9275
Rhode Island (401) 273-6734

[jerryg]

One more....



WARL 1320am The Drive
127 Dorrance St., Providence, RI 02903

- PRESS RELEASE –
April 27, 2005


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: WARL 1320AM THE DRIVE, (401) 521-5945 x121
Contact: Daniel J. Bidondi, Jr. (valley_rangers@hotmail.com) (401) 996-1617

RI GHOSTBUSTERS GRANT INTERVIEW
”Paranormal Politics” say critics

(Providence) - Rule free radio took on new meaning for Brian Bishop of 1320WARL radio as he
was first to interview the modern day Ghostbusters investigating the paranormal phenomena at
Lincoln Park and the Cumberland Monastery.

Unlike the dorky "Ghostbuster" movie image, these guys are big and come packing plenty of muscle.

Squeezed into the small glass "fishbowl" radio studio right on Dorrance Street near the courthouse,
their breathing alone caused the temperature to rise inside the glass studio.

"We have no fear of investigating any psychic or paranormal phenomena no matter how
dangerous" declared Jason Bidondi, lead photographer and an investigator for the group.

Clearly they were not concerned about being laughed at either. When Brian Bishop, the lanky
ringmaster of "Rule Free Radio" called their comments "Paranormal Politics", Dan Bidondi,
weighing in at 250lbs of hardened muscle from amateur wrestling sounded off, "We don't care
about politics. We are tracking the paranormal!"

"That was land historically belonging to the Wampanoag." Dan Bidondi went on. "We don't
care about the politics of the situation, just about reporting what we have observed and
trying to explain why it is happening. It was Wampanoag land, and now Mohegans are trying
to take it over. We located Chief Greene of the Wampanoag and asked him what he knew, and
learned about the "Bad Medicine" of the Mohegans years ago. Now they are trying to buy the
racetrack disguised as the company BLB.

The surge in paranormal activity at Lincoln Park and the Monastery have prompted other
investigative groups to take an interest as well. This interest comes from someone at the
Atlantic Paranormal Society to Shelley King who is from Cumberland to even a brief email
dialogue with "The Silver Willow" in Rehoboth, and many others from out of the area.

After the show, the group showed some of the "spririt photos" they had taken and some of the
high-tech equipment they use to do temperature readings, electronic voice print readings,
audio readings, etc..

"It's clear these guys are not in this for money." Brian Bishop observed. "These guys are
serious and investigating in earnest."

[dominique]

Geez!

What is going on is that the dogs need more space and disinfected quarters.

Amazing how that can be turned into a media event and press and exposure for the track.

[jerryg]

I had trouble figure out what it was about. Is it the investigators just wanting attention? Is it the track going in for cheap publicity? Is it someone who is anti-BLB attempting to stir up controversy to void any negotiations for purchase? Is it BLB themselves behind it just trying to use cheap tactics to devalue the property a little?

Who knows. I did find one part humorous though, where they mentioned the guy who was escorted off the property for talking to an indian that was not there. Who can say how truthful it is, but it is a pretty funny thought.

[mary]

Well, as something of a paranormal investigator myself (something you didn't know about Mary) with some tribal experience (something else you didn't know about Mary) I got to say, they sure are coy about describing the paranormal activity.

Other than a guy talking to Indians that aren't there.

This is ringing Mary's BS Bell bigtime. For one thing, the "Chief" with his cornball "medicine" talk is somewhat offensive and not typical of a lot of Native etiquette. If anything, this will bring people out to the dogtrack.

Paranormal investigators who are also wrestlers? WTF? What's to wrestle? There's no need for muscle at all.

Lemme tell ya, digital equipment (cameras, motion detectors, emf readers, sound recording devices) have gotten so cheap that everybody who can read a dial is running around photographing reflections of dust particles and diligently recording EMF fluctutions of nearby appliances going on and off and thinking they've got ghosts.