The photo was taken at the first Retro UFO Convention two years ago. The man called himself “Orion Starseed,” and I remember him as a cool dude and a good sport for holding a copy of Weird California for my picture. I don’t know if he is a typical UFO fan, but he sure was interesting.

Sun Ra should be one of the first musicians examined by the field of exomusicology. According to the Aviary disinfo man on the 1988 UFO Coverup Live! show, the aliens like Tibetan music, although that’s what we would expect, isn’t it?

I would guess by your online persona that you are a discerning and well-informed observer of the paranormal scene.

I only speak with a small sample of people when I am at conventions, so I was giving the rest of the audience the benefit of the doubt to sort of make up for the general tone of my screed. Why paint everyone with a satirical brush? It may be more of a wish, I admit.

“The main tool of speculative exomusicology is the “thought experiment” which involves the music and culture of fictitious creatures and nonexistent alien species. The primary goal is that by thinking about what music might sound like and how musical instruments might be used in the context of various alien cultures, we might see more clearly what music means to ourselves.”

2: UFO Fan of the Second Kind: Serious.

3: UFO Fan of the Third Kind: Insane.

Of course most other people at UFO conventions and in online forums are simply there to learn as much as they can and quietly go about their lives…”

Then clearly most people that attend UFO conventions are not UFO fans.