Tongiht kicks off the Culture of Contact Multimedia Festival found here:

www.cultureofcontact.com

Festivities begin at 7:00pm at the Pioneer Theater on 3rd Street btwn Ave. A & B (Close to A).

Much as the media did at our press conference yesterday, you will hear William J. Birnes close the case on Roswell, BUT FOR REAL THIS TIME.

I mean with facts and everything. It's jaw-dropping and it's over.

Then we'll watch "Earth vs. The Flying Saucers" and talk to abductees about their experiences and whether a movie like that depicts anything real. Anything at all. *cricket...cricket...*

For those uninterested in all that, you're crazy. But I respect your craziness and so for you we have Michael Luckman speaking about the alien and rock 'n' roll connection over at Lit Lounge. 2nd Avenue btwn 5th & 6th Street. That's at 9:00pm.

Go there and head into the basement where the rock stars play. Our rockstars include:

The Summarians
Roy Orbit
The Violets
Joe Truman lead singer from the super punk band, Dishwashers.

That starts at 9:30pm

Plus Masahiro Kahata plugs the bands into his psychic brainwave machine for a cumputer image light show that is...all in your head.

All of that is tonight and it's only the beginning. To read what the media has to say about us, pick up "Time Out New York" (we're their pick of the week for stuff to do in NY--Take THAT, Mermaid Parade!).

Heck, pick up a Post, pick up the Sun, pick up the Metro--we're everywhere. Including here:

http://www.thereeler.com/features/the_weekend_we_made_contact.php

The media is paying attention and as of yet are not patronizing as has always been the case with abductions. Maybe a real change is underway....

Hope to see you all tonight or if not, at some other point this weekend. Definitely check out the staged reading of my play, "I Know Why The Aliens Don't Land: A One-Man Show With Guests!" That's Saturday at 1:00pm at PS 63, which is on 3rd Street btwn Avenue A & 1st Ave. It's free and it's hysterical. The cast & director are brilliant.

--jeremy