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Coast to Coast - October 21 2017 - The Firesign Theatre - Expedition for ETs
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General Information
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More Info............: https://www.coasttocoastam.com/show/2017/10/21
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Release Notes
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DATE: Saturday - October 21, 2017
HOST: Jimmy Church
GUESTS: Josh Gates, Phil Proctor
In the first hour, actor Phil Proctor joined Jimmy Church (email) to discuss his
life in entertainment and work in the legendary comedy troupe, The Firesign
Theatre. Proctor recounted how the troupe, made up of members with astrological
fire signs, got its start on radio in the mid-1960s. "When we were doing our
stuff, it was during the youth revolution, it was the anti-Vietnam War
demonstrations... not unlike where we are now," he said. The group built a
following by releasing records which allowed them to get uncensored content into
homes and college campuses. "We were doing something entirely new when it came
to the creation of comedy records," Proctor noted. He also shared the true story
about how he and fellow Firesign Theatre alum Peter Bergman survived the Golden
Dragon Massacre.
Next, adventurer and television host Josh Gates reflected on ancient mysteries
and his recent global quest for evidence of life beyond our planet filmed for
Expedition Unknown: Hunt for Extraterrestrials. "The thing I came away from
first and foremost is total believing that it is impossible now that we are
alone in the universe," he said, pointing out there are numerous exoplanets in
the Goldilocks Zone which may have life on them. Gates commented on advanced
aspects of ancient civilizations, such as their understanding of the heavens and
engineering knowledge. "There are things that ancient people did what we can't
do today," he noted. Gates revealed there are many more incredible things just
waiting to be uncovered at the Giza Plateau in Egypt. "There's stuff under the
ground they've already indentified they haven't started working on," he said.
Gates also shared a creepy experience he had in a forest in Japan where many
have gone to commit suicide.
Open Lines followed in the second half of the program. Kerry in DeLand, Florida,
suggested life may be rare or not exist at all in the universe because
conditions necessary for it to arise are almost impossible. According to Kerry,
conditions on a planet must be stable for billions of years and it cannot be
located in a binary or trinary star system. There are not many conducive places
for life "when you start subtracting those stars down to getting to one like
ours," Kerry said. Joe from Burbank, California, told Jimmy the Great Pyramids
in Egypt are more impressive in person than in photos, and the stones from which
they are built are remarkably large. "These blocks even on their side are
massive," he said, noting only an extreme athlete could climb a pyramid to the
top. Theresa in Gulfport, Mississippi, expressed her belief that we are not
alone in the universe. She credited this to her WW2 veteran father who told
stories of flying objects in the skies over Saudi Arabia that were not
terrestrial military craft.
WEBSITE(S):
travelchannel.com
planetproctor.com
firesigntheatre.com
BOOK(S):
Where's My Fortune Cookie?
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