Saturday December 27, 2014
John Kachuba
Tonight for our year-end show, we had returning guest, author John Kachuba of Ghosthunting Ohio On the Road Again, Ghosthunters: On the Trail of Mediums, Dowsers, Spirit Seekers, and Other Investigators of America's Paranormal World, Ghosthunting Ohio, et al.
Henry started out with John discussing Mexico's Day of the Dead festivities, mostly in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, and his touring down there, mentioning his Pinterest gallery of the event.
He spoke about his origins, getting into the paranormal and such. He met and befriended Lorraine and Ed Warren, both of whom John invterviewed.
He spoke about Dark Entry and Dudleytown, (close) to which I mentioned having beenm when I lived back east. He even wrote up a Dark Entry ebook on the haunted area.
Considered I asked Book of Life.
After the first break Ceiling Cat Barbara Duncan asked about John's interest in the Mexican culture of death. He clarified it was a slight mixture of the Incan and Mayan cultures, as well issues with the 16th Century introduction of Catholicism. Unable to quash it outright (shades of Samhain), the Church absorbed it.
He also conveyed the concept of Day of the Day weddings. As marriages are to survive beyond the grave, as well as having deceased relations in attendence. As John is a minister and licensed to officiate weddings, he looks forward to performing such a Day of the Dead wedding.
Kat had John speak of Ashtabula. He first mentioned the train disaster there, and the rumours of ghosts thereform, but segued into the Ashtabula library ghost.
Kat mentioned the Willard Library ghost cams; John spoke about activitiy at the Pieora Library.
John explained his choice not to speak of hospitals, universities, and schools.
Henry referred to John's Ghosthunting Illinois book.
He spoke of visiting wright-Patterson Airbase, though with John they were very reluctant to answer any questions about Activity. CC spoke of the similarities of hauntings with the USS Hornet.
Henry brought up the Lincoln Tomb, about which John detailed, which contains a sarcophagus, but the actual body is in a deeply buried casket..

Henry asked about the Gold Lamb Inn in Lebanon, a former stagecoach stop. During the war between the states, a standing senator, Clement Vallandigham, was convicted of sedition and Lincoln banished, him as opposed to execution. He was able to return, and as a lawyer, he foolishy shot himself during trial, while demonstrating how the defendant could not have shot the victim; eventually died at the Golden Lamb. Also Henry Clay is a suspected ghost there,
As I took us into the second break, I pointed out to John how, as a guest mentions plkaces and such, I quickly find a link to add to my reports, and realized the Gold Lamb Inn article I'd found was actually written by John in October 2009...
After the break CC reported that tonight apart from our elite regulars in the chat room, we had listeners in the US, the UK, Canada, Poland, Brazil, and Haiti.
Kat spoke about Medina Steak Inn (now called the Medina Steak & Seafood Company).
Sherri in the chat room asked about whether John had had any negative experiences while researching or investigating (he hasn't).
Henry recommended to John haunted Ryan's Tavern.
Kat had him discussed the Ridges, formerly the Athens Lunatic Asylum, eventually incorporated into Ohio University. John spoke about his investigation/s there, including but not limited to a creepy Class A EVP. John added that Athens Ohio is one of the most haunted areas.
Henry raised the topic of the 1847 Ye Olde Trail Tavern, Ohio's Second Oldest Restaurant, in Yellow Springs, and John spoke about the known ghosts there.
John clarified aspects of the Illinois Old Slave House in Equality, about which Henry asked.
Having already given out his Pinterest information, John gave out his official website, where one can learn of his upcoming events, his blog page, and his Facebook profile.
I gave out my website's Paranormal View hub page at which one can find the show's respective report pages, and that we're very findable on Facebook, and my Followable Twitter presence, et al.
website, and her @katklockow, the show's @Paraviewradio Twitter presence, her @jinxedcomic Twitter account, her Facebook fan page, her Hunt For Ghosts site, and her Miss Grey graphic novel page.
Henry announced our guest for the first show of the 2015 would be Marie D. Jones.