Local Las Vegas Host George Knapp Is Back Tonight On C2C

Local Las Vegas investigative reporter and journalist George Knapp is hosting Coast To Coast AM tonight. As usual, he is talking about Area 51, the famous or infamous base 90 miles north of Vegas that did not exist officially until recently. He also talked about other diverse topics like UFO conspiracy theories, reincarnation, and the legalization of marijuana. The first person to call in to the program expressed his opinion that George should be hosting C2C more often, and George always says his "plate is full with his day job" as a reporter for KLAS Channel 8 TV in Las Vegas. Or maybe he is speaking contractually only, because I could really see George grabbing a weekend spot and doing more hosting during the week, and I sense that he always seems to really enjoy his part time gig, which I think now is only the occasional Saturday or Sunday night, normally once or twice a month.

George made a reference to a recent LA Times article about Area 51 which has some old time prior test site workers ( some of which have been previously interviewed by George ) who came forth to speak about de-classified activities and projects at Area 51. All the participants talked about their projects and did not mention captured flying saucers or aliens. George mentioned that just because they did not mention UFOs does not mean they did or do not exist at Area 51. Good point. For a good introduction to the UFO conspiracy and some details about the players see the Wikipedia article.

Geoge's Intro

George must have the longest show introduction when he is host, longer than any other radio talk show host I know. Here it is from memory ( just kidding, I had to transcribe it! ):

Good evening, everyone. You're in the right place at the right time. This is Coast To Coast AM and like the old ad slogan says "there is no substitute". Tonight we are coming at you blasting out of the Mojave desert like a Sirocco, blazing across the land into your town, into your home, slamming into your radio like a super charged nano particle of dark energy ... "

And then I heard what sounded like a static electrical discharge and my radio went completely dead silent at that exact point !!! So I am listening to George on the Internet now... :-)

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Coast To Coast AM Last Night - Area 51 Revisited

Last night was a kind of reunion, recap, and a re-telling ( and filling in ) of some details of the now legendary Bob Lazar story. It was fascinating to review the details from 20 years ago. Bob Lazar and Area 51 remains a Las Vegas based story, which borders on the incredible and fantastic.

Unfortunately, I slept through the last hour of listener call ins, and am now wishing that sleep learning works :-), since the radio continued playing in my earphone as usual. But, the solution is, of course, to join Streamlink, so that I can replay and download this exceptional show hosted by local investigative reporter George Knapp.

Talk of the movement of the captured saucer reverse engineering etc. projects from near Papoose Lake to a new northern base closer to the Tonopah Test Range was news to me, along with some details of Bob Lazar's private life that lead to his loosing his security clearance. Not sure how much of this story I believe, but I think Bob Lazar's story would make a cool major motion picture, and hopefully Gene Huff's screenplay will be made into a movie someday. I had also wished that Bob Lazar, who was in the process of moving, had called in to maybe add his personal perspective.

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Discovering Area 51

Aviator John Lear and screenwriter Gene Huff joined George Knapp to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Area 51 mystery. The duo discussed their role, alongside Bob Lazar, in bringing the Area 51 story to the forefront of the paranormal world. "It sounds a lot more convenient than it was. It was a lot of synchronicities, a lot of sheer coincidences that made things turn out the way they did," Huff said about the series of events that brought them together two decades ago.

They reminisced about their initial visits to the outskirts of Area 51, sharing a number of details surrounding the events. Huff revealed that their first expedition to the area was primarily motivated by Lazar's desire to impress his wife and that "we were excess baggage. I was just happy to be in on it and I'm sure John was too." Lear recounted watching a flying disc on his telescope that night and laughed about the series of events which prevented Huff from having the same view. "As I stepped back, I hooked my foot around the tripod, and moved the telescope. And, of course, Gene's never forgiven me," Lear joked.

Having known Bob Lazar before he became infamous for his involvement in Area 51, the pair speculated on a number of theories that have surrounded his story over the last twenty years. Regarding skeptics' claims that Lazar was unqualified for the job at Area 51, Lear theorized that perhaps stellar credentials weren't necessarily the primary factor behind his employment, rather "it was who they could probably discredit the easiest, if he said anything about it." Huff was skeptical of the idea that Lazar was a disinformation agent working for the government, saying "he would be the worst guy in the world to make up a lie and try and perpetuate a lie. He's too busy being productive doing other things."

Quote of the Night

"There's nobody on this planet that's made less money from Ufology than me and John Lear. Everyone in the world has sold videos and books and we haven't made a cent." --Gene Huff, on the explosion of interest and commercialization of Area 51 after their discovery of the installation.

George Knapp Hosts Coast To Coast AM Tonight

Tonight (NOW! ): George Knapp welcomes author and researcher Richard Dolan, who'll discuss UFO Disclosure and the Obama adminis., as well as other UFO related current events.

First Hour: Frank Costigan and 'Houseboat Bob' talk about the Needles UFO case.

If I can stay awake, I will try to live blog this can't miss show!

Otherwise, just enjoy the neat picture above ...

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Unexplained With George Noory - On SciFi Channel

On Sun. Nov. 16th through Thurs. Nov. 20th, don't miss the pilot episodes of Unexplained with George Noory, airing on the Sci Fi Channel at 11p (ET/PT). Topics include reincarnation, witchcraft, cryptozoology, UFOs, and strange tales.

George Knapp Discusses UFO Crash Near Las Vegas On Coast To Coast AM Tonight

"A large object with a turquoise hue plummeted out of the sky earlier this summer and plowed into the earth south of Las Vegas. Eyewitnesses say this was no meteorite, especially since a bunch of helicopters hauled it away. Chief Investigative Reporter George Knapp has the story."

George Knapp, Chief Investigative Reporter for KLAS-TV Las Vegas, will present an update of this story during the first hour of Coast To Coast AM radio show tonight. That's in 45 minutes from now ( 10 PM PT ) but repeated at 2 AM Monday morning and also available as MP3 downloads by Streamlink subscribers. ( Or with some luck, you can find a free stream server here. )

The Coast To Coast AM radio program can be heard locally in the Las Vegas area on KXNT AM 84O on the AM dial but is syndicated nationally on over 600 stations coast to coast.

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See also: Knell, Bill "The Needles UFO Crash - What Really Happened?." The Needles UFO Crash - What Really Happened? EzineArticles.com. http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Needles-UFO-Crash---What-Really-Happened?&id=1372805

Vegas Downturn Imminent?

I hear comments from people like that of guest host George Knapp ( Investigative reporter for local KLAS Channel 8 TV news ) last Friday night on the Coast To Coast AM radio show; George says that he observed that the major casinos are becoming much less crowded during the week. He was attending a luncheon meeting in a major ( unnamed ) Vegas casino and he said that you could "shoot a cannonball though the casino and not hit any people" ( I'm paraphrasing from memory here ).

I am wondering that since the Las Vegas Convention Center & Visitor's Authority & McCarran airport ( visitors ), the hotels ( occupancy ) and the casinos ( revenues )publish visitor stats that often are delayed by a few months, whether we are getting a very accurate, current picture of the downturn in the Vegas economy. Maybe the casinos are loosing customers due to the economic downturn at such a rate that they are unwilling to admit or publish.

I am interested in harbingers of a true recession in the Vegas casinos, which were once deemed to be recession proof. I can see why the casinos would be reluctant to admit that their tourism and visitor rate is way off, and that their revenues are way down. Gamblers who used to visit Vegas to possibly make some money are finding that leaving Vegas as a net winner is getting more difficult, due to high costs of hotel rooms and meals, not to mention the cost of traveling here. Do many casino employees fear further cutbacks and layoffs? This would have a great ripple effect throughout the Vegas economy.

What does this mean to the average Vegas visitor? In the short term, expect great deals in hotel rooms, dining and entertainment as the hotels compete for your dollar ( or whatever currency you bring! ). In the long term, I am not capable of predicting anything, but like most people I rely on the economic experts, who often contradict each other.

I noticed that Technorati, which reports the "buzz" in the blogoshere, has shown a precipitous drop in mentions of the word "Vegas" in the blogs. Could this mean that there is not enough "happening" here to evoke blogging responses? Or am I just being paranoid ( as usual ) ?

English posts that contain "vegas" per day for the last 30 days.

Get your own chart!

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Benjamin Spillman, a reporter at the Las Vegas Review Journal, reports that " Gambling stocks tumble on economic woes".

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Read a related article from Steve Friess of The Las Vegas Weekly, "Boom Cycle -Can Las Vegas ever be overbuilt?"

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And this economic analysis about the possible end of the Las Vegas building boom from Reed Construction Data.
From the article:

"Casinos are cutting room rates and meal prices to attract more visitors. This will increase volume but may or may not increase profits. This is a rational short term response. Longer term, a more diversified economy is needed but it will be hard to draw new industries to what has become an expensive, union dominated city with a reputation that is repugnant to many people."

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Recession?

Photo credit:
Graphic by Mike Johnson of the Las Vegas Review Journal.

Blogosphere Buzzin' 'Bout Vegas' Bombin' Economy

Google Blogs Alert for: Vegas

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Las Vegas Falls On Hard Times As Recession Grows


By Mark Hutcherson(Mark Hutcherson)


On a normal 4th of July weekend, Las Vegas would have over 95% of their rooms filled with happy travelers that would eagerly lay down hundreds of dollars at the gaming tables and not even mind that much when the casino, once again, ...


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Shooting Craps - Vegas comes up “snake-eyes!”


By Bryan Del Monte


With Americans cutting back on luxuries, and the price of gasoline and airline tickets rocketing, the so-called “Vegas vacation” is facing the axe. This week, as the nation celebrated Independence Day, major hotels were taking stock of ...


Right Commentary - http://www.rightcommentary.com

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Las Vegas Down and Out


By Michael Covel


This article paints a tough picture for Las Vegas and Casinos, but the charts of Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) and Wynn Resorts (WYNN) (yes I am a broken record) showed a problem long before this article hit the wires.


Michael Covel's Official Site - http://www.michaelcovel.com

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Geoge Knapp's Inrtoduction To Coast To Coast AM

George Knapp, chief investigative reporter and news anchor from Las Vegas' KLST TV Channel 8 guest hosted on the Coast To Coast AM radio program last night. He welcomed authoritative researcher Timothy Good for a discussion on the evidence for UFOs and ET contact, and how the information is kept from the public. In the first hour pilot John Lear talked about UFOs.

Apparently George gets the third Sunday night slot each month. George's personal introduction to the show was striking enough to repeat here:

"Good evening, everyone. You are in the right place at the right time. This is Coast To Coast AM slamming into your radio like a supercharged particle of dark energy, squeezing your brain, messing with your mind, and hopefully keeping you up so late you'll have to call in sick tomorrow to work.

Greetings from the boldest, bawdiest, most outrageous city in the world, the epicenter of excess, the planetary capital of fun, sun, sin, sex, and secrets --- my not so humble home town, Las Vegas.

You've heard the slogan "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas"? It's a great ad campaign except for the fact that it simply is not true. Just ask David Copperfield or OJ or Britney: what happens in Vegas goes everywhere.

My name is George Knapp. I'm your host, your travel guide, your designated driver for the next few hours..."

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