Our January investigation was the Southport Music Hall located at the parish line between Jefferson and Orleans just off of River Road. This location has a very interesting past. Things ranging from the original building burning down in the early 1900′s, mafia ties involving Carlos Marcello, and many other unique traits. You will learn all about them when we release the show in the next few weeks.
I wanted to share an experience I had today while talking with a representative of a former owner of the property. We were discussing the logistics of setting up an interview to talk about their time in the building on the phone. We both were using mobile phones. I was located in a parking lot where I was idling in a parking spot, while he was in his home.
This is what I saw.
After chatting briefly about the property and what would be the best course of action and time frame to get the interview taken care of, we began discussing some of the EVPs that we had found and what other people over time had claimed to experience over the years. As we began to discuss the power of repetitive ceremonies and their seeming ability to lend power to an environment even if not being done to conjure such things, I realized my phone had gone to a black screen with the gray ‘Apple’ logo (an iPhone5) and that our call was cut off. My immediate thought was that my battery must have been low and it was shutting off. In all of about a second I was back at the dialing pad. My phone hadn’t shut down, I didn’t need to unlock it, it just blinked, disconnected him and put me back where I was.
I tried calling him back and got his voice mail, I tried a few times over the next 5-10 minutes and repeatedly had received his voice-mail. In time he called me back and said his phone and apologized saying his phone had died. Our phones blinked out at the same time, while discussing the investigation and setting up a time to talk to gather more information.
I can say I have never had anything like that happen before, not once. Just wanted to share that oddity. You never know with electronics, but that was some very curious timing.
@paranolajoe
These experiences can be complicated, not only that they can be emotionally and physically traumatic. We are doing out best to bring you well produced versions of what we experienced so you can have as accurate of a portrayal of what the investigators went through as well as any of those who were with us. That takes some time, particular with necessary personnel changes and being respectful to those who had traumatic experiences during the investigations.
thin the course of our last few investigations. All of our participants sign waivers to give the Krewe a chance to use whatever we film, but we are a family. Unless our family is comfortable sharing our experiences from the investigation, we will not move forward until/unless they do.