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Dear Reader,

Welcome to issue number 3!!! This issue will set a new milestone for DPRT. We will debut our new monthly contest in this issue. It is our way of giving back to our devoted readers. For info on this contest simply check out the DPRT radio section of this newsletter.

Best wishes,
Sam Little and the rest of the DPRT staff!
 

 In This Issue...

•  Feature Article: Quest For Exposure
•  Interview: Director Sam Little
•  Announcements
•  Future Updates
•  Dravenstar Paranormal Radio
•  Additional Information

 Feature Article: Quest For Exposure

The Quest For Exposure A look at media addiction in the paranormal field By: Sam Little I guess it would be a good idea to inform my readers just how well I know the media environment. There was a time when I actually worked for a newspaper, and through that work learned a great deal of the inner workings of such a market. I also did a great deal of work with the media in my various endeavors into music and my passion of professional wrestling. Yes, yours trully was not always Sam Little, at one glorious time I was Darkside, the most destructive force in indy wrestling, but let's not get into that just yet.Our field is growing in leaps and bounds but a great deal of that growth is negitive. New teams are no longer so concerned with quality work as much as how much media exposure they can gain. They contact the internet radio broadcasters and plea for time when in reality these broadcasts are no indicater whatsoever as to the work a team is able to do, it is simply another bragging right. I have seen teams pump up to 100 bucks into a newspaper publisher to run a single article on them but then you pay a visit to their site and you get floored by the lack of any real knowledge toward our field. It sadens me at the way some teams have for a lack of a better term, and again I will issue a pre-emptive appology for this, whored themselves out to the media just to gain recognition. The general public needs to be informed that teams of this nature are not a good choice to come into your home. They seek fame and fortune at the cost of you and our field as a whole. It has always been policy of every team I have worked with to keep media exposure to a minimum. I would rather have Johny Nobody tell his pals about the great work we did than have a spread in the paper describing how great we are with no real evidence or testimonies to back that up. Dravenstar has been offered time, and lots of it on various internet radio broadcasts, even local stations have entertained us with offers of 30 minute and hour long spots on air. We decided collectivelly to decline the offers because we felt that to brag and toot our own horn so to speak would violate certain aspects of our field. In all honesty we were approached several times about TV exposures and even the possibility of a weekly show but after failure of the network to allow s creative control we backed out. Fame is great but for the sake of our field do not seek it above quality work. I do not are how much I hear a groups name on the radio, if I can not see creditials that stand up to the claim of greatness I consider them hacks who are more of a bother to the field than a help. Sure some teams can ack up their media claims with a great deal of work and that is great. TAPS obviously are a team who can literally stand strong in the work they have done. Locally I am often asked why teams come and go so frequentally in his area and DPRT remains so constant after over a decade. Most teams here are all about being seen and heard regardless of the work they do. ome teams, and for the record a very popular team in this area fall right into this dilemna, will dub a home haunted with or without a single piece of evidence to back that statement on. I know of a home owner who contacted this team and gave them a tale straight from hollywood and their investigation yielded nothing but scrathy EVPs and they told of remarkable first hand accounts of paranormal activity and were thriled to say it was the most haunted place they had ever been. Funny to some but to me our field just got knocked down a few steps by some rookies. Yet at another time this team made a statement that a home one of them occupied was horrably haunted. They would investigate and be unable to even enter at night, yet the owner lived there and the activity only seemed crazy in the presence of the team. Even the most foolish grenhorn in our field knows that activity is not limited to night. Yet despite these very obvious problems this team has plastered it's name on the net, over internet radio and even gone as far as to attemp TV exposure, why? Is it the persuit of the truth that draws so many of us to the darker side? Is it the quest for true experience that fuels the masses of paranormal mania? Nope! It's the journy of self obsession and narcissism that fuels these new media driven teams. They really make the rest of us look like morons. Of course as with most of these tpes of people they generally fade into oblivion shortly after forming and that is the true blessing thay bring to the table. In time people forget their attempts at stardom ad move on to more furtile grounds of thought but for that brief moment they are in the spotlight the rest of us suffer their ignorance. My feelings are that we has a group of enlightened individuals should not allow such stupidity to dictate how we act. Just cause the Society For Everything Trivial Being Paranormal is plastered on bilboards and TV screens does ot mean we have to do the same. We are searching for the truth. Now let's get back to the wrestling portion again. Truth. What a word. These teams who hound us with media exposure claim to have the truth, but ask yourself this, does the truth sell? Is the media after truth? Absolutally not! If Sam Litle, mild guy with glasses and a love for reading ad writing and the search for ghosts jumped in the ring the cams would quickly try and find some fat guy in the crowd eating. They would care not for that guy in the ring, and why is that? He's real. I had to wear face paint, yell at the crowd and be the villian I am not to put people in the seats. My TV exposure was amazing and fans flocked to see the Darkside destroy some guy who seemed more real than I. The point I want to make is, teams who get so much exposure have to keep that heat going and will do so at the cost of integrity. Evidence starts to get faked, suggestibilty starts to play a factor, even the most mundane occurance becomes a tale of supernatural glory backset against a stage built on lies and powered by the drive to keep the eyes of the public on them. The locals teams here that have maintained this grasp of media mania have fallen short of any real achievment in our field. I have seen no less than 10 fall under the force of trying to be what they could never be, and I would care to say I will see 10 more fall just as easilly wen all is said and done. It is just the way this type of attitude works in our field. As with all my articles before this one, this is an ongoing topic and by no means is this the last word on it. In fact I plan to write an article in the very near future that describes the positive aspect the media can play, for now, happy hunting!!!! Back to theAricles Page

  Interview with Sam Little (cont)

Interview conducted by Scott "Gamemaster Hush? Mathews
Q-1 Sam, the star has been conducting some new experimental work at the Library location, what exactly are you doing?

A-1We are exploring the use of crosstalk to try and capture real time EVPs. We are also setting up arrays of teasers in hopes of persuading the ghost to be more visual.

Q-2 Have you had any success?

A-2A little. We have noticed that when we discuss books being orginised we get more physical action on the shelves. We have also noticed that the entity is not a big fan of certain inscence smells.

Q-3 Could you tell us some of the community outreac h projects you work on?

A-3 Sure. Jeff, Alyssa, Karen, Cheeto, and myself are all volunteers at the Wheelwright Babtist Center where we do everything from community food drives to youth group mentoring. It is a great experience. At the local school Alyssa is a peer tutor so she works with kids who are having trouble coping with the educational demands. Jeff, Cheeto, and myself are also volunteer firefighters.

Q-4Sam, wow, sounds like you guys stay busy.

A-4We do but it is good for the community. We also run the local library and historic society so we have our hands in a lot of things that could help the community.

Q-5We had discussed a case study you had attempted to do regarding real life super heros. What ever came of that?

A-5Funny you should ask. It was going well, but a few of the "Punisher" type of heroes where trying to use it to make a name for theirselves at the expens of integrity for the real heroes. One guy went off on me saying he did not care for media exposure, yet he has a website, a twitter, a facebook, a myspace, and two seperate blog accounts.

Q-6 Are you planning to finish the work?

A-6When time permits. I met a great deal of good people in that study.

Q-7 Sam, what are the current plans for Dravenstar Radio?

A-7We have kind of slacked off a bit. We are planning on going full force again when some of our other endeavors give us a break. There have even been talks of bringing the Draven's Lair show back, but who knows.

Q-8What are the key points in DPRT right now?

A-8Really the team. We have been hanging out together trying to get a fill for each other and get that unity that was lost when we lost several core members.

Q-9 Are there any huge announcements for the star?

A-9Not at the moment.

Q-10Any additional comments?

A-10Two interviews in a row and you never called me D or Draven, I am proud of you, lol.

Dravenstar thanks the Game Master for interviewing Sam as well as being a great fan over the years!!!

 Announcements

DPRT has some great announcements to reveal to our supporters. They include...

Future investigations

Dravenstar is still awaiting winter's harsh embrace to let up so we can continue with the Hall Hollow Ghost Dog Case. Also DPRT is prepping for several cases in other parts of the KY area.

Community Outreach

DPRT is still working hard to make a difference in our little part of the world. We are currently helping at the Wheelwright Babtist Center and still running the Wheelwright Library.

Dravenstar Paranormal Radio!!!

. Of course DPRT will be working on new broadcasts and new material for the world to enjoy. Also look for some continuations on previous broadcasts.

 Future Updates

Member's Pages

The pages are up and running! Look for links to individual BLOGs and also a new page featuring DPRT in our off time.

New Case Studies

DPRT will be embarking on several new studies. Some of those include a detailed look at the possibility of zombies and a look at the relation of religion to the paranormal.

New site features.

The site will be getting some new additions including a forum, and a shout box. Also look for a few new site features such as a page detailing our work as members of the Wheelwright Historic Society.

 Dravenstar Paranormal Radio

Dravenstar is please to announce the addition of Dravenstar Paranormal radio to the paranormal public. Each week DPRT will broadcast a new video on our Youtube channel. You may have to activate controls to see. This month we are offering you, our readers, the chance to take home a brand new sealed DVD of Night of the Living Dead. All you have to do is make a video response to our top 5 zombie picks. The reader whose list is voted the best list will win a new DVD of Romero's Night of the Living Dead.

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