Tidbits From Sexy Sag Joe The Ghost Hunt in Grand Rapids Joe's Point of View
Grand Rapids here we come.... Matt and I had been looking forward to this trip for a long time and to be honest I really thought that we would get there and not really see very much, just sort of a fun little ghost getaway. HOW WRONG I WAS...
The trip started awesome, Matt and I driving there, Matt whining about the country side as the poor city boy was not used to just land and trees and cows. I never heard so much whining from him in my life. We finally arrived and Danielle came out to greet us with her husband. Now keep in mind that Danielle and I have known each other and even worked with each other for over 14 years so it was really good to see her, not to mention the fact that on a smart alec scale she almost compared to me. The keyword there is ALMOST.
We all went to the local Applebee's where apparently it was country anniversary night with all the people in fancy city clothes in there. We talked about the activity in the house and what we were planning on doing as we were also waiting on one of Maria Shaw's psychics to show up as she loves to ghost hunt and was willing to help us out.
We got back to the house after an excursion to the local Wal-Mart, where Danielle proceeded to lay into Manly Matt and fire off insults right and left (in Matt's defense he handled her foul mouth well). I was the first one in to Danielle's sons bedroom, where a lot of the activity happens with my trusty handy cam and camera. The minute I walked in something FLEW out of that room, so fast that I couldn't snap a shot off. Matt came flying in but it was to late. So I ran down stairs (no Idea why I did) but I started taking photos of everything. Honestly not a whole lot, but when I took some photos out side a lot of strange orbs kept coming up in the shots. Now they like to tease me because I pretty much explained away every orb, but Matt kept arguing with me that they were orbs, not moisture like I said it was (I will argue this till my dying day, it was MOISTURE) Just call me the sexy sceptic I guess.
Amy Donahue showed up about twenty minutes later, then everything changed. She went around the perimeter of the house planting crystals or something, not really sure as I was not out there. They came back in and we all talked about what my pictures really were. Everybody (except me) were convinced it was orbs. All of us went into Danielle's sons room to ask the spirit to communicate with us, so we would ask if somebody was in this room please make a noise. The only noise we caught was Matt's stomach growling (true story).
All of the others then went downstairs, except Danielle and I. We stayed upstairs and just talked, then about one o'clock I felt funny. Danielle looked worried and I heard something then Danielle said did you just hear a baby cry. I still don't know how to answer that as I know I heard something at the same time but not really sure what it was. Then the phone rang for no reason, then we heard all the baboons downstairs going nuts, Matt came flying up the stairs and said you two got to see this.
We made our way downstairs, when we got there I didn't want to move and neither did Danielle. I finally broke free from that feeling (OK, Danielle made me move) and we saw Amy holding an EMF meter. EMF stands for Electric Magnetic Field, which is used to detect energy in the air or on an object where no energy should be. Amy was asking is there somebody with us tonight and the light on the EMF would shine really bright. Then she asked are you the ghost that is bothering the child, again light jumping (speaking of jumping Matt and Amy's husband were hopping up and down like chimpanzees on the couch over every question it answered). I had been holding dowsing rods which are used to find any energy source. They then asked if you are here point them at Joe, they moved right to my chest. And then they said point to Danielle again they moved towards her. To kinda sum this up, it happened to be Danielle's Uncle who was with us and had been watching over the child and Danielle.
I cannot tell you the sensation of what it feels like to have a ghost touch you, everybody said I freaked out. I didn't, but when we were done, I was shot. I couldn't hardly move I was so tired. I don't know why I felt that way, but I couldn't get it together. Then I had to drive three hours back home. I know what I saw and felt that night, so I know it was true, but I have to say, and I stand by this. I do not think for one minute that it was just Danielle's Uncle in that room, it had way to much energy to communicate. There has been other activity since, so I do believe we will be going back soon. If you would like to hear about that trip, stay tuned. Joe- Some Things From Whiny Pisces Matt
The Ghost Hunt from Matt's Point of View
Joe and I have been asked quite a bit about our Ghost Hunt at his friends house in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It turned out to be quite an eventful night for two wannabes like ourselves.
We left around 4 pm...just in time for the Metro Detroit rush-hour(s) traffic, grrrrr (We're really smart with planning)...and began the "3 hour tour".
Joe and I were pretty excited about the chance to go on our first "real" ghost hunt with Paranormal Investigator and friend of the show, Amy Donahue. We had always done "ghost hunts", but for me at least, it was always an amature thing or an excuse to stay out late after the bar and act stupid hoping for a cheap scare!
As we made our way farther north and deeper into what seemed like the middle-of-nowhere, the anticipation mounted. I kept on thinking what I would do if I saw anything. I always try to think of myself as a "tough guy" before new or uncertain situations, but seriously, what the hell would I do if I saw something? Knowing my luck, I would probably do something stupid like running away like a girl or literally wetting my pants! I was also curious for Joe's reaction. Joe a lot of times comes off as very calm, almost intense, but is also very sensitive. To be honest...and he doesn't know this...I kind of wanted to seem him get freaked-out (sorry, Joe!)
We FINALLY made it up to the house around 7:30pm, where we met Joe's friend Danielle and her husband. It was a beautiful house. A couple years old, with a big back-yard and woods behind it. When we walked in, Joe said he started to feel strange right off the bat, and claimed that he saw "something move" in their son's room. He literally ran right in and just stood there looking around. I followed him, but was admiring all the cool toys the kid had! His room was really cool, but we were there to do a job! No time to play!
Amy and her husband met us up a couple hours later around 11pm. Danielle gave us the info on what had been happening before we started. To PREFACE (Maria's favorite word, lol!), Danielle's son had been saying he'd seen a "man" or a "man with a hammer" since he was able to talk and back at there old house. He also claimed his toys would move by themselves, and that his little toy-guitar would start playing by itself!!! How he didn't completely freak-out is beyond me. He's more brave than MANY people much older than he is...heck, he's more brave than most people I know! Danielle had also explained that she had had some weird experiences herself...mostly strange feelings, alarms going off at weird times or for no reason, only to have the alarm company say they had NO IDEA what was causing it! Whatever this was though, seemed to follow them she said.
Anyway, we started with Joe and I going down in the basement. Right from the moment we got down there, we both felt "weird"...you know the indescribable strange feelings, a "heaviness", cold-spots, etc. I'm normally not very sensitive to that kind of stuff, so it took me a bit by surprise. We took some photos with his digital camera, but only got a few orbs.
Amy and her husband started walking throughout the house and outside with a camera and EMF (Electro Magnetic Frequency) Detector. Joe and I followed and the first couple hours were uneventful, though Joe kept on telling me, "something doesn't feel right". Nothing out of the ordinary happened though.
Amy, her husband and I made our way into the woods behind the house. We walked in about 15 yards and noticed deeper in the woods, a faint-fuzzy light blue and white light or haze. It seemed to float or "dance" in the distance and change color between a light blue, a darker blue and white. We stood back there trying to figure out what the hell it was and I was pretty intrigued and excited. We had Danielle's husband come back with us and he took a look. After a minute, he says "Guys. There is a house in that direction of the woods. I think it's the guys TV!"....Ehhhh heh heh, I'm an idiot...MOVING ON!!!
We decided after that, to go go back inside and go into the son's room where a lot of the activity had been taking place. We turned out all the lights in the room and sat down with the EMF Detector. We all sat silently hoping to hear a strange noise or see something. As Amy starts to ask the "entity" questions, we heard noises...but NOPE...no ghost! My FREAKING stomach decided to start growling louder than I have ever heard! Right when we needed to be dead silent in the middle of an investigation, MY stomach decided to be stupid! Outside of that, there was not much activity and only a few "flickers" on the EMF.
From there, we went back into the basement and sat in the area directly underneath the son's bedroom. Again, not much activity for about the first 45 minutes. I'm sitting there thinking "Crap! We're not going to get anything, we won't be able to help Danielle and her family and the only 'strange' thing would be my stupid stomach". But then things got interesting!
Amy had Danielle's husband go over some of the experiences the family had been having...the "Man with the hammer", the guitar playing by itself, etc. As he was talking, the EMF Detector would go off when certain things were said. This wasn't random flashes, but repeated flashing on the EMF, ONLY when the same words were said. Those words were the son's name, their Uncle who had passed years earlier and Beaver Island where they had also experienced some of the paranormal activity. We were pretty sure we were making a connection, but wanted to be positive. Amy told the "entity" that to communicate to us specifically through the EMF after questions...Distinct flashes for "yes". Nothing for "no".
Sure enough, the questions were being asked, and SPECIFICALLY after each one, if there was a "yes", the EMF went off. Keep in mind now, that the ONLY time the EMF went off was ONLY after certain questions. There was some sort of intelligent response! This wasn't just random, arbitrary flashing. We would purposely take a minute to NOT ask a question to see if the EMF would still flash without questioning, and there was NOTHING. The EMF might as well been turned off. We also asked TONS of questions that we knew would not have a "yes" answer to see if it would still flash. NOTHING! It was incredible, because the ENTIRE night, the EMF was dead. But now, we seemed to be having an intelligent conversation with something or somebody!
Through the questioning, we found out that the "entity" was their Uncle Bill...who lived...and died on Beaver Island! The "man with the hammer" had finally made sense, because it was revealed that Uncle Bill worked construction or carpentry and ALWAYS was with a hammer! The son, as a little kid loved to play with a toy hammer and we found out through our "conversation" that Uncle Bill was trying to make a connection with his Great-Nephew through holding a hammer! Again, these were verified "yes" answers that flashed the EMF ONLY when there was the question.
One by one, we asked questions and learned a lot, as Danielle was able to verify answers to certain things that we would not know. As we were doing this, Joe brought out Amy's Dousing-Rods. The theory behind these is that when they spin by themselves in your hands, it is evidence of paranormal activity. Joe held the "L" shaped rods in his hands and pointed them out like he was pointing a gun, and as soon as he held them out, the rods started moving! It was as if an invisible person was standing there spinning the rods. We would ask the rods to point to Joe. They would! We asked them to spin and they would! We asked if it was Uncle Bill who was moving them, and the EMF Detector started flashing and the rods spun simultaneously, as if to say "YES"! It was amazing.
I was always kind of skeptical of dousing rods myself. I had to try them. I took them from Joe, held them just as Amy said and from the moment I took them, I felt a STRONG energy or something. It felt as if they could literally jump out of my hands by themselves! Soon enough, the things started spinning! I'm standing there, holding them and watching as they move by themselves. I couldn't believe it. Again, we asked them to point to me and they did. I then asked them to point to Danielle and her husband who were sitting on a couch to the right of me. The two rods slowly moved counter-clockwise and pointed to the right...one at Danielle, one at her husband!!! If I was not there, I probably wouldn't of believed it, hell I was trying to figure out if I believed it while standing there, but it happened!
The good thing about it, was that Danielle and her husband finally seemed to be at peace! I think that's what they, or anybody who has paranormal activity want...peace and an answer.
After about an hour and a half of some amazing activity, I could feel the Dousing rods kind of go "limp". It was as if they had been sucked dry of whatever energy it had and they stopped moving. The EMF Detector also went quiet. Amy said she felt that Uncle Bill had left. He had made his connection and was happy that Danielle was at peace. The night had ended.
It turned out to be an incredible evening and our first real ghost hunt went great! A lot of people might be skeptical and I understand. But I was there, I saw it and all I can say is SOMETHING tried to communicate.
As a bonus, Joe and I didn't freak! WOW, didn't realize I wrote this much. Hope you enjoyed...
06/03/2008 12:40PM
The Ghost Hunt in Grand Rapids
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06/03/2008 10:40PM
Joe and Matt- Scaredy Cats????
You guys were really scared, weren;t you? I know you were!!!! I heard reports back from others who were there at the house that night that you both were very frightened and couldn;t wait to get back home! LOL Maria
06/06/2008 4:06PM
Your Wrong Maria
While you may have heard that we were chicken, I beg to differ. I only had to hold Matt's Hand three times. LOL LOL.
Big Sexy-
06/06/2008 5:55PM
Good stuff!
You guys crack me up!
Sounds like an interesting night!
Katie
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Tidbits From Sexy Sag Joe 
Some Things From Whiny Pisces Matt 
Anyway, we started with Joe and I going down in the basement. Right from the moment we got down there, we both felt "weird"...you know the indescribable strange feelings, a "heaviness", cold-spots, etc. I'm normally not very sensitive to that kind of stuff, so it took me a bit by surprise. We took some photos with his digital camera, but only got a few orbs. 
We decided after that, to go go back inside and go into the son's room where a lot of the activity had been taking place. We turned out all the lights in the room and sat down with the EMF Detector. We all sat silently hoping to hear a strange noise or see something. As Amy starts to ask the "entity" questions, we heard noises...but NOPE...no ghost! My FREAKING stomach decided to start growling louder than I have ever heard! Right when we needed to be dead silent in the middle of an investigation, MY stomach decided to be stupid! Outside of that, there was not much activity and only a few "flickers" on the EMF. 
