This is from
Chris's Myspace page, posted August 7, 2009:
Warning!!!!!!!! SEE PIC POSTED ON MY MYSPACE PAGE PHOTO ALBUM labeled "NO!"
It came to my attention last week by a phone call and email I received that I was going to be at the Trans-AlleGheny Lunatic Asylum event sponsored by Odyssey Star Productions this Sept. 19th.
Not only was I shocked that my face and name was listed on the event but under what right was I listed or promoted as being at the event?
I called my agent and then couldn't control myself and made a few phone calls myself. I find out that about 6 months ago my agent was asked If I would like to be on this event as well as a few others. He said I would entertain the idea if we knew more about it. So my agent sent over an email to this person with questions and what arrangements could be made. We never heard back nor had been contacted by this person since. He placed a phone call a few days later and never got a call back! That was close to 6 months ago!!!
Having not heard back he thought the event was dead in the water and it was never brought up again. Instead of us being contacted my name was put on the event as if I was going to be there. What??? Ridiculous if you ask me. How can anyone use someone's name, sell tickets to the event with them being attached to it and never call the person and let them know they are apart of the event??? My agent never heard back from them!
Anyone that knows me when I speak at a college or appear at an event or investigation, I post it on my websites and place it in my calender. I let everyone know about it. Imagine my surprise when I get a fans email who bought a ticket to the event and a phone call from a fellow investigator who heard that I was posted on their site as going to be there. I at first thought it was a joke, until I went to the site to see it posted. Shocked and alarmed I made some quick calls and even talked to the man himself that puts on this event and was given some bullshit.
"yeah you were on my list to call since we never got anything from your agent!" Excuse me, how can anyone by what right or mind, promote someone to an event if nothing was discussed further? Plus, that was close to 6 months ago! There was no response to the emails or phone call.
The biggest problem here is any tickets sold to people who bought them because I was going to be there. What happens to them??? Do they get their money back? How are they going to feel when they find out I was never apart of this? In my phone conversation I stated this and said what would be done, well I was told If i DID want to still be a part of this (Odd, something i was never apart of in the first place) he stated he would talk to my agent so we could maybe still work something out. Well days later, nothing got worked out. It was passed from one person to the next and when it got to that person they knew nothing about this. So what does this tell us? One doesn't need to be psychic to see what is going on...the run around.
Did they actually think that people wouldn't catch on?
I have now taken thing into my own hands and demanded my name be removed NOW and as a warning to everyone out there BE LEARY OF THESE EVENTS BY THIS COMPANY. I will not tolerate any deception or bullshit by any means to anybody in this field. Enough is enough.
walks like a duck, talks like a duck, ITS A DUCK!
Over the past few days I have heard of people losing out their money at TAPS con, speakers not being paid, other speakers being added who were not attending, events being cancelled, no phone calls being returned, etc. All by one man in particular. Brent Fair. From what I have seen you have f'ed over tons of people in this field, namely the consumers from what I have seen on youtube and on blogs. Now you screw over some of my friends in the field who work long and hard to contribute to the science and growth of this genre and then have the audacity to use my name to promote one of your events without my approval!? If I ever see you face to face I will give you a what's for. You don't lie to people and get away with it, not on my watch!!!
I love going to events and meeting people, but when stuff like this happens to the fans and the consumer...they are going to stop going to these events!!!!!!!!! It is going to give this field a bad name.
What has become of this industry??? How can we trust anyone??? My god, I take months off to spend time with my father and this crap is happening??
I am sorry for those of you having to hear my rants, but this is uncalled for and something needs to be done. Hey we all make mistakes but from what I have been hearing and seeing and what I just caught wind off regarding my name and attachment to this event. I WILL NOT TOLERATE THIS!!! It is fraud!
This is a field I am very passionate about and nobody comes close to the amount of years of experience I have and the years I have put into this, (except maybe my good buddy John Zaffis). It is my life, always has been, always will. I live and breath the supernatural.
Why do people have to come along and give it a bad name. Its time we the people stood up to this!!
Please if anyone bought tickets to this event with the assumption I was going to be there, I am soooo sorry. I had no idea this was going on, otherwise I would have had it removed earlier. IF that was the sole reason for you going, DEMAND your money back!!!!!!!! and let me know, I care. If my name is on anything, I most definitely care!
I AM ONLY AT EVENTS I POST ON MY MYSPACE and WEBSITE UNKNOWNMAG.COM !!!!!
If you ever see me at any other events and it is not on my site contact me ASAP and I will get to the bottom of it.
Make sure if you attend any event nowadays that it is with a respectable organization and with one that has a GOOD track record. Please!
-Chris Fleming
