Comments on: TAM 6. Best. Ever. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/06/23/tam-6-best-ever/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:47:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: TAM: London announced | wongaBlog http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/06/23/tam-6-best-ever/#comment-153348 TAM: London announced | wongaBlog Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:28:41 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/06/23/tam-6-best-ever/#comment-153348 [...] For the last few years I have gazed with envy, resentment and not a little drooiling at the annual bout of skeptical awesomeocity that goes down each summer in Las Vegas. The Amazing Meeting (henceforth known as TAM: Vegas, just because it then sounds like CSI and is therefore made of win) brings together many of the world’s most interesting skeptical thinkers for a few days of lectures, comedy, magic, skeptical-guard-down chitchat, and general madness. [...] […] For the last few years I have gazed with envy, resentment and not a little drooiling at the annual bout of skeptical awesomeocity that goes down each summer in Las Vegas. The Amazing Meeting (henceforth known as TAM: Vegas, just because it then sounds like CSI and is therefore made of win) brings together many of the world’s most interesting skeptical thinkers for a few days of lectures, comedy, magic, skeptical-guard-down chitchat, and general madness. […]

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By: Comic Con Day 2 | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/06/23/tam-6-best-ever/#comment-105493 Comic Con Day 2 | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:19:08 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/06/23/tam-6-best-ever/#comment-105493 [...] we just got out of the panel for The Big Bang Theory, moderated by Adam Savage. Adam is made of awesome from top to bottom, and did a great job coming up with clever questions [...] […] we just got out of the panel for The Big Bang Theory, moderated by Adam Savage. Adam is made of awesome from top to bottom, and did a great job coming up with clever questions […]

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By: Not the official post about TAM6 « Skeptopia http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/06/23/tam-6-best-ever/#comment-95793 Not the official post about TAM6 « Skeptopia Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:12:52 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/06/23/tam-6-best-ever/#comment-95793 [...] did I mention that I’m a cover girl (hint : 2009 back cover)? It was a little weird having Phil Plait chase me down to get me to sign his copy of my picture. And by weird, I mean awesome. I have no [...] […] did I mention that I’m a cover girl (hint : 2009 back cover)? It was a little weird having Phil Plait chase me down to get me to sign his copy of my picture. And by weird, I mean awesome. I have no […]

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By: drzzzs http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/06/23/tam-6-best-ever/#comment-2463 drzzzs Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:30:34 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/06/23/tam-6-best-ever/#comment-2463 Agree it was an awesome meeting!! While there, I did not realize that the "other side" of TAM 6 was so crowded. It could explain the the chill I felt while at the Flamingo - maybe it was not the aggressive air-conditioning (found via Google) Million Ghost March On For This Weekend by Dean Terry The Million Ghost March is set to take place this weekend, June 19-22, 2008 at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Clairvoyants, mediums and psychics worldwide have been invited to contact spirits. The Million Ghost March is being held in protest of an annual Skeptics Convention taking place there. “For too long, paranormal skeptics have mocked people with a curiosity about ghosts, spirits and the afterlife. The Million Ghost March was conceived as an opportunity to turn the tables on these unimaginative naysayers,” said Peter Fenton, organizer of the massive effort. Called the Amazing Meeting 6, the Skeptics Convention is organized by magician The Amazing Randi and will feature guest speakers including a cast member of the Mythbusters, magicians Penn & Teller and cable news pundit Christopher Hutchins. To protest this annual gathering of professional non-believers, volunteer clairvoyants and psychic mediums are inviting deceased spirits and ghosts to haunt Las Vegas in an unprecedented Million Ghost March. Many celebrity spirits are expected to join the march. Celebrity ghosts including gangster Bugsy Siegel, entertainers George Jessel, Liberace and Tupac Shakur, the legendary Rat Pack and journalist Hunter S. Thompson are all expected to be there. For more information on this event, contact: Peter Fenton 541-686-5630 askdocparanormal@gmail.com or go to Peter Fenton’s blog Ask Doc Paranormal. Agree it was an awesome meeting!!

While there, I did not realize that the “other side” of TAM 6 was so crowded. It could explain the the chill I felt while at the Flamingo - maybe it was not the aggressive air-conditioning

(found via Google)

Million Ghost March On For This Weekend

by Dean Terry
The Million Ghost March is set to take place this weekend, June 19-22, 2008 at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Clairvoyants, mediums and psychics worldwide have been invited to contact spirits. The Million Ghost March is being held in protest of an annual Skeptics Convention taking place there.

“For too long, paranormal skeptics have mocked people with a curiosity about ghosts, spirits and the afterlife. The Million Ghost March was conceived as an opportunity to turn the tables on these unimaginative naysayers,” said Peter Fenton, organizer of the massive effort. Called the Amazing Meeting 6, the Skeptics Convention is organized by magician The Amazing Randi and will feature guest speakers including a cast member of the Mythbusters, magicians Penn & Teller and cable news pundit Christopher Hutchins.

To protest this annual gathering of professional non-believers, volunteer clairvoyants and psychic mediums are inviting deceased spirits and ghosts to haunt Las Vegas in an unprecedented Million Ghost March.

Many celebrity spirits are expected to join the march. Celebrity ghosts including gangster Bugsy Siegel, entertainers George Jessel, Liberace and Tupac Shakur, the legendary Rat Pack and journalist Hunter S. Thompson are all expected to be there.

For more information on this event, contact: Peter Fenton 541-686-5630 askdocparanormal@gmail.com or go to Peter Fenton’s blog Ask Doc Paranormal.

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By: Lee Graham http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/06/23/tam-6-best-ever/#comment-2462 Lee Graham Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:24:43 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/06/23/tam-6-best-ever/#comment-2462 This was my second TAM. Both were an absolute blast! Your talk was awe-inspiring, Phil. This was my second TAM. Both were an absolute blast! Your talk was awe-inspiring, Phil.

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By: Normal Dude http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/06/23/tam-6-best-ever/#comment-2461 Normal Dude Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:25:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/06/23/tam-6-best-ever/#comment-2461 I went to TAM 6 and it was fantastic. Best vacation ever. I even got a picture and signature from Phil. If you haven't been, you need to go. I went to TAM 6 and it was fantastic. Best vacation ever. I even got a picture and signature from Phil.

If you haven’t been, you need to go.

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By: Kitty http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/06/23/tam-6-best-ever/#comment-2460 Kitty Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:50:56 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/06/23/tam-6-best-ever/#comment-2460 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_71w093cflg sorry the video will make you kind of seasick...and I ran out of memory space before Randi could talk!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_71w093cflg

sorry the video will make you kind of seasick…and I ran out of memory space before Randi could talk!!!

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