Archive for October, 2008

CNN en Español at the Wren’s Nest — En Familia Video

---

Have you ever wondered what the Wren’s Nest looks like in Spanish?

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8245944374249364941

Me neither.

But, this particular episode of En Familia (as opposed to its usual tripe*) is pretty cool.  It’s about storytelling around the (spanish-speaking) world.  We talked about this in August.  You remember.

Things to look for — Akbar plays a prominent role, and then Amelia, Jeri, and I have small cameos.  If you stick around to the end and look closely, you can see that I forgot to wear socks that day.

Finally, recall that we were worried about if anyone in Spain or Latin America had heard of Brer Rabbit or Joel Chandler Harris.

Welp, turns out that CNN Producer Kevin’s intern–from Chile–was all like, “OMG I totally have that exact book at home!”  And she speaks for 350 million people, so obviously our worries were assuaged.

* I’m kidding, CNN. Sheesh.

Atlanta Magazine, Patrick Burns, and the Wren’s Nest: Spooktacular, Kinda

---

The October issue of Atlanta Magazine features an article on paranormal investigator Patrick Burns, of Haunting Evidence fame.

(The article may look a little daunting online–my recommendation would be to pick up an actual, real-life copy.  The design of Atlanta Magazine is quite impressive.)

You’re probably saying to yourself, “Geez, Amelia.  All magazines feature some gimmicky spooktacular article in October.  Why do I care about this one?”

Well I’ll tell you why, impatient reader.  The Wren’s Nest is totally featured!

The Wren’s Nest hosted Patrick in late June.  Kimberly Turner, journalist and Regator co-inventor, tagged along for a long, uneventful night at the Nest.

The most exciting moment probably came when Lain played audio from a different ghost hunting group.  Turn up your volume and listen-

“Come Here”

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

Creepy, no?

That said, there really wasn’t much more to report past that point–aside from the beautiful print Patrick gave us.  Ta da!

Apparently he dabbles in infrared photography.  (It looks way better in person.  Lain and I… do not dabble in photography.)

Overall, I think this makes our place of business cooler than your place of business, even if I am scared to be here by myself.