Danielle Carpenter was to tell us some of the highlights of her portion of the investigation, “Downstairs, when I was with Robert near the old bar and where we would later hold the séance, the meter varied in temperature and instead of maybe getting colder as in other buildings it got a little warmer since it was already so cool in the building. Also during the séance, I got the name of David/Davey and was later told that was the name of one of the owner’s deceased relatives. The other feeling that I sensed was a man with a long white beard. After explaining what he looked like, I was shown a picture of Captain Joe who is the man they see sitting at the bar and who built the building. It confirmed that there is a lot of history there and there were clearly spirits that were interested in what we were doing that night.”
But back to me, I of course was still at the third story and I was quite convinced from what I was seeing it was a man watching over the building, protecting. The spirit was anxious to give me his name. I felt it important to give Debbie that information. She immediately validated, “Nancy, you are right on in description and name. That is my husband’s father. We feel him around all the time.” For me it is wonderful to have an affirmation, not necessary, but still a pat on the back once in a while is rewarding and incentive to go on. I told her about the other entities I had encountered in the building and about the history of Joe, his lifestyle, loves and interests. Over and over she confirmed what I was telling her, and then she showed me a picture of Joe. Yup! That’s him exactly! Again I went into semi-trance, taking Debbie aside and telling her who I was seeing in spirit and giving her the names of the deceased and their messages for her and her family. But it seemed clear that Joe had things to tell us too, and he was anxious to do so, and so we set up for a séance. As we were getting ready, I held the tri-field meter to see if this would be a good spot. It was confirmed that without moving my hand at all, the readings went all over the place, up and down without reason. Well, without earthly explanation! We put two tables together and pulled up tall bar chairs for us to sit on. The lights were lowered and we would have cameras rolling, recording all the action. Sitting to my right in circular motion was Bob King, Liz (Lizzie) Harrison, Cat Noble, Judy Cooper, Danielle Carpenter and Laura (Lori) Martucci. We took readings all across the room, they continued to vary, up and down, off the chart, high readings.
As we began our séance, some of us heard banging and sputtering going on behind the bar. We insisted that the room be quiet, all hands on deck (nautical pun intended), and that no one be behind the bar. Someone touched Liz’s hair, and I turned around to clearly see the captain in his designated seat at the bar behind me. He appeared to be having quite the time enjoying our antics. His presence would later be confirmed as ectoplasm on video tape. I asked spirit if they could crash a certain bottle behind the bar to the ground. I jokingly said “I’m loaded, I’ll pay for it.” We thought we heard a bottle creep toward the edge of the shelf, but nothing fell. It was later confirmed that the bottle in question was slightly out of place from the others. Did we do it, or spirit? Open for interpretation. Later Debbie said the bottle we had designated with the XX on it, was her personal bottle because it held little alcohol and to replace it was not something she wanted to do. She made it clear she did NOT want it spilled all over the floor. We have to believe that she is the boss, and spirit listened to her. We continued the séance until the activity clearly dissipated and then completely stopped. Maybe spirit was getting weary of us.
From investigator Cat Noble’s observations “The night of the investigation we traveled a two-lane country road in the middle of nowhere in the fog to get to Pinky’s. No welcoming porch light from any home, no shining stars, and no other cars on the road – only the line in the middle of the road to guide us. The fog that arose from the surrounding fields was shielding our view and reflection our headlights back to us. The thought crossed my mind that the highway we were on was known as ‘Blood Alley.’ I did not share that with my fellow investigators.
“Entering the bar was like stepping back into the ‘70s and before. The décor was wood paneling, girlie calendars, and neon. Pinky’s was dimply lit and cold. I picked up an EMF meter and walked around the lower floor without any significant readings. Then I went upstairs where, at the top of the stairs on the landing Nancy felt a vortex. I closed my eyes and felt dizzy. I moved on to the upper room where I decided that my meter had no power, because I was not getting any readings. Often equipment will fail on investigations because spirits drain energy sources, batteries as well as electrical. Bob, Judy and I then went under the deck to check on things, and Judy’s camera was also miss-functioning. We had all been careful to make sure equipment was working properly when we left the GRG Headquarters. We went further –through a door that led under the building. It was frightful. The old tree stumps where tries had been cut down so the building could be built were still there. I was not certain if it were a cobweb or a ghostly presence that brushed my cheek. I pulled my hooded sweatshirt closer. I tried to take photos, but my flash would not work. Hmmm, seems we were all having equipment trouble that night, a sure sign of spirit activity. Everything was elusive, moving.
“When we were called back upstairs, the owner shared that the security light outside was on. That doesn’t seem unusual, except that the light is only triggered by people, and it goes out after about 15 seconds if no more movement is detected. The light remained on for several minutes and no one was triggering it – at least no one we could see – and it was working as expected before.
“I sat at a table to participate in the séance. The room became even colder. My hands felt like ice, and it felt as though the air became thicker. Someone spoke about a man in spirit, and I got a picture of a large, jovial, rose-cheeked, gray/white bearded man, which Nancy confirmed. I wish these wood-paneled walls could talk.”
During the séance, investigator Laura Martucci was to pick up the name of Elizabeth in the building. Though not confirmed, she thought the woman had been a cook, and was clearly in love with Joe. If anyone has any information about this woman it would be interesting.
Liz (Lizzie) Harrison’s job for the evening was mostly to monitor EMF and heat readings. From her notes, “At 5pm, the initial scan of the place held little readings of subsequence. At 6-6:30 I tried again and got various readings. In the area they did the interview (left table area) I got readings of 0 and then it would race up and down from 1.3 to 1.8. On the stairs about the middle stair I got readings of 0 and then of 1.2 and on the 6th step from the bottom I got a 1.6. On the carpet by the front door there was a reading of 1.8.
It clearly seemed as though the Spirits were playing with us by walking around, as the readings were there and then without provocation, gone. I got lots of pictures but the ones at the lower level seemed to have the most orbs. I clearly had the feeling that someone was following me. I certainly got lots of pictures at the boat, it really had spirit activity, but at developing it was not there. I will keep an eye on the photos in case something shows up.” (We have found that even after photos are developed it matters not to spirits. Their energy is still continues to develop.)
From Judy Cooper’s notes: “Underneath the place I caught glimpses of orbs on camera. There was a lot of wrestling sounds going on. I had a strong sense of people watching me. It was so pronounced I felt I had to walk around them to get my camera shots. Prior to going under the building I got a couple of good pictures of the boat. On one of the CD’s there was a brown something moving from the top of the boat to the water. It was way to fast to be anything living on this planet.”
There are some very interesting recollections from Head Investigator Robert Reppert who was behind the camera. “Upon Arriving at Pinkie’s, the first thing was to chart and note any exterior light sources. But the fog had made this harder than normal as we could only see about twenty feet at best. After a brief look around and some exterior pictures, I entered the building and set up the main equipment for the evening. As I set up, I also checked the equipment (as I had in the office) for fresh batteries and that they were working properly. While I was doing this I had the feeling that someone was standing over my shoulder, others were investigating at the time. As I handed out meters and other equipment, some of the investigators came back almost immediately saying that the batteries were dead. Upon changing the batteries and testing the old ones we found that they were just fine and full, this is a regular occurrence with spirit. The next job I had was to set up the interviews and I chose a table in front of the large windows facing the water. During the interview, I kept seeing a light outside almost even with the window. The building sits about 40 feet or so above the water on this end and the fog had set in at about ten feet by now. There was no explainable light source. As the night wore on there were many significant readings both with EMF and Temp meters throughout the establishment but the most prevalent was around the old bar area and this is where Nancy said to set up the séance. During the séance, I was running the video cameras to capture any activity of the night. Through the lens I observed a couple of shadows that I could not find origin for. Upon reviewing the tapes of the night, I found many Orbs and a few shadows that defy explanation in my experience. “
All and all, when we left this investigation and went out into the night air, we were very pleased. We were extra cautious to get our precious cargo and equipment home safely in little visibility, as the fog remained unyielding. The DVD of this shoot will be amazing, and the spirits did not disappoint us as will be evident when we show this episode on Investigating the Unknown, due to air Wednesday night at 8:00 pm Feb 26th, 2009. Stay tuned…
Special Note from Paul Dale Roberts, Ghost Girls Ghostwriter and Paranormal Investigator:
"Nancy Bradley is a dear friend of mine, not only is she an accomplished writer, but she is also a top psychic in America and a great paranormal investigator. Nancy is a psychic to various stars, politicians and powerful people. She has worked with the police on various crime scenes. I have seen her with a group of strangers and know everything about their lives and what they are going through. Yes! I have seen the tears flow from these strangers, as Nancy hits the mark by detailing the events of their lives. Nancy is very humble with her gift and uses her gift for positive means. She is one of the sweetest people I know."